Old Pond publishing days

Demolition Giants - new DVD in stock

Demolition Giants, DVD by Steven Vale, 85 minutes plus extras has now come into stock at Old Pond Publishing, £15.95. There are more details about the programme in the blog of 8 February. 

Know More Sheep - new book in stock

Know MORE Sheep, Jack Byard's second postcard-sized guide to British sheep breeds is now in stock at Old Pond, £4.99. For more details see blog 20 December 2008. 

A fresh look at sheepdog training - new DVDs

From chaos to control!

One of the beginner’s main obstacles to training a sheepdog is that he or she has to control the sheep while at the same time encouraging the dog to go around them. The time-honoured way to do this is to use an experienced sheepdog to keep the sheep in the centre of the paddock.

Andy Nickless bases his training on containing the sheep without the need for the second dog.

In the first DVD in this two-DVD set Andy shows how his system works and gives detailed advice on: the choice of dog; choice of sheep; management of a field; what you as a handler must know; when to start training; and how to proceed.

The second DVD shows the basic training of three young dogs with very different temperaments. Andy subdues the aggression of the livelier one and encourages activity from the quieter dogs. It is noticeable that throughout the DVDs Andy’s dogs are enjoying their training and enjoying being with their handler.

Andy Nickless came relatively late to sheepdogs after a career as an industrial photographer. Now he spends all his time training dogs, producing programmes about them and running a working sheepdog website.

First Steps in Border Collie Sheepdog Training, demonstrated by Andy Nickless. Two-disc DVD set, over 120 minutes. Released 2009. IN STOCK at Old Pond Publishing. £26.95

New Brewis Audio CD in stock

Second Helpings by Henry Brewis, Audio CD, approx 60 minutes is now in stock at Old Pond. Retail £7.95 inc VAT. For more details see blog 25 February.

Ax Men and Steiger 2 in stock now

Two new DVDs are now in stock at Old Pond:

Ax Men from the History Channel (for details see blog 21 February)

Steiger Part 2 from Toy Farmer magazine and Peter D Simpson (details -  blog 26 February)

New books and DVDs in stock at Old Pond

Four new titles have recently come into stock at Old Pond Publishing:

JCB's Backhoe Loaders - workhorse for the world, Tim Starkey-Smith (DVD), see blog 27 October.

The Moon and the Sledgehammer, directed by Philip Trevelyan (DVD), see blog 20 October.

Peter and Pauline at Hollyhock Farm, RAE Linney (hardback book), see blog 17 August.

Britains Farm Model Balers and Combines, David Pullen (hardback book), see blog 27 October.

Massive Earthmoving Machines Part 3 (Aitik) - new DVD in stock

For more details of this new DVD by Steven Vale, see blog for 24 August. It is now in stock at Old Pond for £15.95 (inc VAT).

New Marshall Diesel Tractors book in stock

Full details of Peter Anderson's Marshall Diesel Tractors 1930-1957 are given in the blog of 20th May. The book is now in stock at £24.95. See www.oldpond.com.

Kings of Construction - DVD set in stock

Old Pond is now able to distribute the Discovery Channel's Kings of Construction DVD set. 

This is real value – over 6½ hours of viewing on eight DVDs in one package.

Kings of Construction tells the dramatic story of some of the world’s most demanding building projects:
• Gotthard base tunnel, 58 kilometres long.
• Hallandsås ridge tunnel, Sweden, two 8-kilometre tunnels.
• Snohvit natural gas plant, Cadiz.
• South China cable car, 5.8 kilometres long.
• Stonecutters bridge, Hong Kong, main span 1,000 metres.
• Hoover dam bridge, America’s longest concrete-arched bridge.
• El Cajon dam, Mexico, the world’s highest rock-filled dam.
• Dubai ski resort, world’s biggest artificial ski slope.

All are ambitious designs requiring vast amounts of money and the highest skills for the engineers, builders and architects trying to deliver on time and on budget.

Six-disc DVD set, approx 400 minutes, released 2007
£21.95 from www.oldpond.com

New catalogue of DVDs and books on the land-based industries

The new free catalogue from Old Pond Publishing, in stock today, contains details of 160 DVDs and books on a wide range of topics associated with work on the land.

The range includes:

tractors and farm machinery history
ploughing skills
farm machinery and welding skills
harvesting in North America
earthmovers and construction
forestry
heavy transport and trucking
ice roads
livestock farming and veterinary
farm breed recognition
heavy horses
sheepdog training
rural photograph books and archive film DVDs
reminiscences by land girls and others; rural novels
Paul Heiney's television series and the humour of Henry Brewis.

To obtain a copy email [email protected] or telephone 01473 238200 (in the UK); 0044 1473 238200 outside the UK.