Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Association
The late Celo Farm’s Tara was born September 25, 2002. She was bred by James McGowen of Carousel Farm and owned by Fergus Pope. Tara is of the Double RR Stormy dam line, a well-known ESBT dam line of maternal haplotype A1a A388. I have met several of Tara’s descendants and even own a few … Read more
Sonny Tucker McCarty was born in West Virginia on New Year’s Eve of 2003. He was bred by Jim McGowen of Carousel Farm and owned by Alan McCarty. Mr. McGowen used STM at least seven times, breeding him each time to one of two sisters, Carousel’s Lisa and Carousel’s Magnolia (Meg). STM is a member … Read more
Two of Rusty’s boys attended a Cathy Hartley herding clinic this weekend. By all accounts, Chase and Ruger represented our Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd bloodline well. Here’s a note from the clinic: You would have loved to have watched Chase and Ruger today at the herding clinic with Cathy Hartley!!!! It was Chase’s … Read more
This is the late Comanche Bluff Sassy Britches. Born 2004-01-25, Sassy Britches is of the important Hudson’s Lassie dam line, with maternal haplotype C2 C42/54/55. Sassy Britches had OFA Excellent hips, and she is an ancestor to several breeding quality females in use today, including my Vixen, John Sherling’s Meg, Larry Raulston’s Roxie Foley and … Read more
In this photograph, Vixen is displaying the body language of a confident dog. Her head is held up, with her eyes and nose oriented in the same direction, toward the unblinking eye of a large 55 mm camera lens. Her lips are relaxed but held back slightly. Her ears are alert but not tensely forward. … Read more
Why is it difficult for a retired urban professional in Portland to consistently breed dogs that are true to the ancestors bred by farmers of the southern Great Valley region? Because social influences, selection pressures and gene/environment interactions form the foundation of what makes an Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd what it is.
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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.
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
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
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:
The puppies played on bread racks during today’s unusual surface exercise. Click an image to zoom.
As part of my puppy enrichment process, the litter is safely exposed to uneven and unusual surfaces. Today, these 28-day-olds were introduced to the teeter board. This piece of equipment is part of a set sold by M.A.D. Agility. In a few days, we’ll begin to use this board for marker training. Click an image … Read more
Vixen’s Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd puppies are 26 days old today. This morning each puppy received a prophylactic dose of Toltrazuril 5% to stave off potential coccidiosis. This preventative dosing is a standard part of my process. Click a photo to zoom.
Vixen’s Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd puppies began to spend daytime hours outside yesterday. That was a big step, so we didn’t throw much more than that at them. Today, when we went back outside, we started exposing them to the rural sounds of the farm. At first, these sounds are introduced from a … Read more