Kelvin and Angie are sheepdog enthusiasts. Before moving to the U.K., Kelvin and Angie owned a farm in Canada raising purebred Dorset, Suffolk, Katahadin and South African Dorper sheep, and South African Boer goats. They moved to the U.K. to trial, train and raise their sheepdogs, and to enjoy some new running terrain and adventures.

Kelvin
Kelvin is a Maori from the Ngai Tahu tribe of the South Island of New Zealand. Originally an elementary school teacher, and before that a baker, Kelvin left New Zealand for the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the hard slog of a Ph.D. in Education - thanks to a scholarship from his Ngai Tahu tribe. Kelvin went on to become a university professor in Canada and the U.S.A, as well as an educational consultant where he consulted with the Arizona State Government and the Government of Alberta in Canada. He still teaches at the University of Calgary in Canada, is an Adjunct Professor at Northern Arizona University in the U.S., and is also working on a consulting project with a large oil and gas company in Canada. Kelvin is a wildlife enthusiast, budding botanist, bee-keeper, dog-lover, cook, photographer, computer geek, potter, and runner. His real passion is running and he's been fortunate enough to win a few marathons including the Calgary Marathon (8 times), the Royal Victoria Marathon (5 times), and still, to this day, is the marathon record holder of the Calgary Marathon with a time set in 1991! Kelvin has also represented New Zealand 3 times at the World Mountain Running Championships. He lives to run in the mountains, hills, trails, fells, and anywhere he can commune with nature.
Kelvin running by the ruins of an abandoned farmhouse in Scotland.
Angie
Born in the U.K., Angie moved to New Zealand as a child where she could be found hanging out at the beach, visiting her grandparents' farm, or running with her beloved New Brighton Running Club. After too many years at Otago University, she won a Commonwealth Scholarship to do her Ph.D. in Marketing in Canada. When she finished her Ph.D., she become a University Professor in Entrepreneurship and a consultant in the Federal Government of Canada until the allure of the private sector enticed her to start a successful marketing and market research consulting practice. She has published articles on marketing in international journals and books, and been invited to speak at various conferences. But she ditched the corporate suit all for border collies! Angie is a bit of a dare-devil. She LOVES sky-diving, bungy jumping, and riding a bicycle as fast as she can down a hill. She is a 'jogger' (that's like running only much slower), cross-country skier, soapmaker, chocoholic, and amateur photographer. She is also a passionate bread-maker - as many of her friends and acquaintances know - and has recently started making her own fresh pastas.
Angie's first tandem skydiving jump from 10,000 feet.
Angie and Kelvin hope to one-day own their own farm, continue to breed, train and trial border collies, run in the hills, and operate a pottery studio.

Other Family Members

Off-sheep lessons!