The following mailing lists are specifically devoted to topics of interest to border collie owners and admirers. Once you subscribe, mail from the list will appear in your mailbox on a daily basis. Initially, you'll receive a message from the list's moderator explaining the rules of the lists and the commands necessary to send messages of your own. If you're new to a list, it's a good idea to lurk (read without writing anything back) for a day or two, just to get a feel for the flavor of the list. Once you feel comfortable, post an introduction and let people know who you are and why you wanted to join the group. After that, sit back and enjoy the fun!
Sheepdog-L is a moderated list dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the Border Collie as the premier herding dog in the world. All conversation centers around the training and trialling of Border Collies. General veterinary topics, genetics, and breed politics (particularly regarding the American Kennel Club) are explicitly forbidden. This list is moderately active; if you subscribe, you can expect about ten to fifteen pieces of mail daily.
BC-L is a general-interest border collie list. All discussion relating to Border Collies is welcome, although flames (personal attacks on an individual list member) are not tolerated. This list has a warm, supportive atmosphere and is dominated primarily by those who have Border Collies as companions. Many tell daily anecdotes about their dogs. The list also has quite a few people active in various canine activities such as agility, obedience, and herding. BC-L is a high-volume list; if you subscribe, expect to receive about 70 pieces of mail from it on a daily basis.
To subscribe to BC-L, sent an email message to BC-L-Subscribe@egroups.com. Leave the subject and body of the message blank.
BC-Rescue-L is concerned with the rescue and placement of Border Collie and is for announcements only (dogs available for adoption, adoption applications, news, and request and offers for help).
To subscribe to BC-Rescue-L, sent an email message to listproc@cornell.edu. In the body of the message, simply write the following:
subscribe BC-Rescue-L [your first and last name, without brackets]
In other words, if your name were Mary Doe, the command would be:
subscribe BC-Rescue-L Mary Doe
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