English shepherd pups

[English Shepherd]

We have two stout-hearted English shepherd pups ready to go. I'm waiting for just the right home. Three generations of proven cattle dogs. This is the dog that wants to be your right hand man and lend a paw whenever you need it.

www.englishshepherdhome.com/Erin/available.htm

[Big Muddy rancher]

Nice looking pups. We have 2 border collies. One the traditional Tri color and the other a shorter haired red and white. Altho he's still a pup he acts more like the way you describe your "Farm" collies. I hope he stays a little calmer then our older dog altho he is calmer then my first BC.

[Oldtimer]

I got a red and white pup now too Big Muddy-- saved it from the last litter...The black and white female (Jessy) I saved from last falls litter for myself got working so good that I got an offer I couldn't refuse...This one is a male (Sam)-- and so far he shows he is going to be a smart little devil...Loves to ride on the 4 wheeler...

Even got some rain last night-- about .15-- not much, but enough that the alfalfa was too wet to swath this morning-- reason I'm killing time on here for a couple of hours

[English Shepherd]

Good border collies are hard to find up here in Wisconsin.

I like our English shepherds because they have so much control of their instincts. Our male can handily work 300 head of cattle in the pasture but turn off right away and hang out around the farm so that he can police the other things that need tended--like keeping the chickens out of the flower beds and the rabbits out of the garden.

This same dog that can head off 300 stampeding cattle can also gently nudge our roasters along when they get so fat they don't want to move. He helps us catch chicks that escape by putting his paw and mouth over them. They're pretty slimy but no worse for wear!

The other evening I heard a distressed "peep, peep, peep". I thought one of our turkey poults had escaped. I went to the barnyard to investigate. I found that one little chick--about a week old--had been left behind as his family went to roost. I did not know where his mom liked to roost. I tried to catch him, but he was too quick. I finally herded him back to where I thought his mom might be...but she wasn't there. He was peeping frantically. Shooter came along and saw me trying to keep up with this chick in my barefeet. Shooter got between the chick and me and started gently following along behind him. They were making better time than I was.

Shooter followed along behind that chick all the way to his mom. Shooter, first of all, knew who mom was--we have 5 or so hens with broods. He also knew where mom was and he knew how to herd the chick to her.

Someday I will quit being so amazed.

[Faster horses]

English Shepherds are such neat and loyal dogs.
One question, do yours bark at livestock?

[English Shepherd]

Ours bark an alarm type bark when something abnormal is happening. Sometimes this is because a cow has escaped or the herd is running for no apparent reason. ES are bossy dogs and will sometimes use their bark to tell off the cows who they deem as being unruly. And the amount of bark varies greatly throughout the breed--the bossiness doesn't vary as much. ;)