There was a few of that type about wasn't there, the good early dogs like Fred and Fly then Seagull, Nipper, Toby, Reefer etc
I remember the lads up at Lynemouth site having a big Wooly dog and a litter of pups in the late 90s I don't know which dog that was now, must have been the early stuff that was up around Ashington area, then Sankey brought that line into his stock, same sort of time Fettle was up here as a youngster