Black and Tan English Shepherds
Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Association
Two Year Anniversary Issue Contents
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The price of hay has really gone up. My local Farmer’s COOP says it’s going to stay that way as long as fertilizer is so expensive. Normally, I’d feed my goats hay through the winter, but it was always a thorn in my side because I have plenty of good grassland that isn’t fenced-in. My … Read more
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The problem [with High Volume Breeding] is the accelerated loss of genetic diversity. When you have a high volume breeder using short generation times that loss stands the potential of having a dramatic impact on the breed as a whole – if you’ve seen ICB’s “extinction vortex”, the combination of high volume breeding at short … Read more
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Dear Mr. Dawson, With a heavy heart, I am writing to inform you that your son Lewis was killed by a bear. I was his companion and his friend. Some of us were hunting and a few others cooking, and a couple of men had gone off picking some grapes. Suddenly, a gun was fired … Read more
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These puppies are about three weeks old. The litter is by Bouldin Joe, out of Sherling’s Molly. Both parents’ Embark Vet DNA labwork came back clear of breed-relevant genetic conditions. Photos, pedigree and video below.
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Young Shep and I were out in the woods this morning looking for some oak to turn in the lathe. What I love about Shep is his even-headedness. Hiking in the woods, putting away goats, dealing with a stubborn nanny or encountering wild game, Shep keeps his wits about himself. He is the kind of … Read more
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Today is litter day 38. Yesterday we did our first Parvo vaccination. For Parvo, I use NEOPAR by NEOTECH, LLC: Early Age Protection Stimulates antibody production in the presence of existing maternal antibodies First Dose Protection Antibody production begins after the first dose. Other canine parvovirus vaccines require two or three doses to stimulate an … Read more
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Vixen’s Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Puppies are 5 Weeks Old. Everyone got some dewormed with Pyrantel this morning. Click a photo to enlarge:
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The 2022 3rd quarter issue of the official Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Association newsletter will be mailed the first week in September. In the upcoming Vol. 2 Issue 3: From the Editor’s Desk: Knee-Deep In Puppies Essay: On English Shepherds and Landrace Conservation Feature Story: “The Boy I Left In the Barn” is … Read more
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The puppies played on bread racks during today’s unusual surface exercise. Click an image to zoom.
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