- OBTESA [1]Board of Directors’ regular quarterly meeting to be held March 15th, 2022.
- Vol. 2, Issue 1 of American Farm Shepherds Illustrated [2] was mailed to subscribers on March 11th.
- Three females and two males were born on 11/15/2021 to Sallee’s Rustie Jr. and Sherling’s Jill. The litter was registered UKC. As part of the OBTESA Breeder Incubator program [3], all pups were placed in breeder’s homes.
- Four females and three males were born on 1/11/22 to Sallee’s Rustie Jr. and Sherling’s Princess. The litter has been registered UKC. As part of the OBTESA Breeder Incubator program [3], most pups were placed in breeder’s homes.
- OBTESA was classified as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
- A History of the Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd was published on page 8 of the January/February 2022 issue of the Newsletter of the Rutherford County TN Historical Society [4].
- Old Shep’s General Store was opened online at www.oldshep.org [5]