In a message dated 97-04-30 01:59:44 EDT, you write:

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 A friend from the collie list is moving to Norway. She had some interesting
 (and perhaps naive!)impressions of the Norwegian collie. I wanted to share
 it with you, because they sound closer to the Victorian collie and may
 represent that gene pool you've been looking for:
 
 "So small! So much stop! I am not a professional dog person, but
 even _I_ can see it! I am sure my eye will become adjusted to them in
 time, [...]but they look like shelties to me. Pretty though. They
 don't glide like our collies either, they sort of hopskipjump it."
 
 Cathy
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Hi, Cathy, If your friend would like to correspond via e-mail with a
norwegian sheltie breeder, I have a pen pal over there who breeds and shows
shelties. We have been discussing the various differences and similarities
in shelties. If your friend has a computer and would like to chat, I would
be glad to share his address. Nancy [log in to unmask]