A typical year in the life of David Murray, a Scottish sheep farmer, and of “Number”, his champion sheep-dog; filmed against pleasant Scottish hill-country, with interesting wildlife sequences, through the four seasons.
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ACMI Identifier
007406
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farmers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farming
Animals & Wildlife → Dogs - Training
Animals & Wildlife → Sheep dogs
Animals & Wildlife → Working animals
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scotland - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scotland - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Seasons
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Dogs - Training
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)