Breed: English Shepherd
Houlahan’s Pipistrelle 78 PRGN
by ML Church •
Pip is a certified search and rescue dog who has seen much of the world. She visits farms frequently and has been worked formally on sheep and ducks. She has spent time around poultry, goats, sheep, horses and cattle. Pip will not bother these animals on her own but shows a keen desire to help…
Goochland’s Hubba Bubba 77 PRGN
by ML Church •
Bubba works on a sheep and poultry farm. There are several breeds of sheep on his farm. Some are easy and gentle but there are some nasty, mean individuals. Bubba can easily stroll through the pasture with most of the sheep giving no notice but when a ram comes close and threatens his master, he…
Heron’s Coire 76 PRGN
by ML Church •
Coire is excellent at sorting sheep. His master will point to “that one” and Coire will casually walk up to them and then pounce and hold the sheep there until his master comes to his side. He herds goats from one pen to the other. He is an incredibly stout-hearted dog who took on an…
Cimarron Guthrie’s Bud 74 PRGN
by ML Church •
Bud is a very laid-back guy with power and presence. He is incredibly smart and lives to please his master. He learns well with “on-the-job” training. He has had no formal herding instruction but his natural desire to be a team with his master and his herding instinct make him a useful stockdog on his…
Stony Creek’s Uptown Girl 72 PRGN
by ML Church •
Jazz is a weekend herder who is earning her stripes in stockwork with off-the-farm venues. She has worked sheep and shows promise in herding ability. She is typical of the English shepherd style with sheep, working upright and using dominance behaviors to control their movement. She is responsive to her owners but has her own…
Cimarron Indigo Skye 71 PRGN
by ML Church •
Skye works on a goat and chicken farm. She is expected to help with the movement of both types of stock and she does a terrific job of applying just enough pressure to accomplish her task. She can be gentle and calming but will not back down from a confrontation. She is a bossy dog…
Hetzner’s Mona 68 PRGN
by ML Church •
Mona is a ranch dog with duties including cattle herding and chicken protection and penning. She works in dense brush to move out bulls and cow/calf pairs. She will bark her command for the cattle to move and then give a nip at the nose or heels if necessary. Once they are moving, she positions…
Cimarron Cinders 67 PRGN
by ML Church •
Cindy is a tag-along dog who has learned to herd by appropriate positive and negative reinforcement. She has worked sheep, goats, cattle and geese. She has a lot of prey drive and does best with less flighty stock. She uses different styles in different situations. Sometimes she crouches when herding, using eye to control stock,…
Corley’s Jack O’ Hearts 66 PRGN
by ML Church •
Jack is the right hand man on his farm. He has learned all that he knows by tagging along and muddling through. The end result is a great dog who can think. He has a natural gather and will bring in the herd with the wave of his master’s arm. He will also drive when…