English Shepherd Club of America (ESCOA) - Black and Tan English Shepherds

According to Tom D. Stodghill, the English Shepherd Club of America was informally founded on August 22nd, 1950.^[1]ESCOA Who’s Who Breeder Manual, page 15 Stodghill states that 16 members joined by the end of the first week.

Two months prior, in June of 1950, Stodghill wrote the English Shepherd Standard.

In June 1950 before we organized the ESCOA, I received a letter from Will Judy, editor of Dog World, wanting a copy of the English Shepherd Standard. I kept putting it off. Then he wired me, so I wrote the English Shepherd Standard one Sunday, and I had to mail it in that day Air Mail in order to get it printed. In fact, this was May but was for the June Dog World. Up until this time, I hadn’t ever seen a standard for English Shepherds. I just made the standard as near like my best English Shepherd that I possible could.
Tom D. Stodghill

American Farm Shepherds Illustrated is the full-color newsletter published by the Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Association. In each quarterly issue you’ll find award-winning photography, historical research, and of course feature stories about these heroic dogs! Each printed issue also includes an up-to-date breeder directory, upcoming litter listings, and letters from members of the Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd community. Subscribe N ow to have American Farm Shepherds Illustrated delivered by U.S. Postal Mail directly to your mailbox each quarter.

Would you like to receive a notification when new articles are published on American Farm Shepherds Online? Fill-in your e-mail in the space below and click Notify Me!

Email Address

Enter your email address above and click Subscribe! to receive an email notification whenever a new article is published by Farm Shepherds Illustrated.

References[+]

References
↑1	ESCOA Who’s Who Breeder Manual, page 15

3 thoughts on “English Shepherd Club of America (ESCOA)”