Black and Tan English Shepherds
Old-fashioned Black and Tan English Shepherd Association
When I think of beauty, and when I think of the history of our great nation, these dogs are what I see in my mind’s eye. My father and my grandfathers shed blood in this nation’s wars so I could pursue liberty and happiness. As did my own wife, who along with my father are … Read more
Sugar[1]Biographical and Husbandry Details for Natchez Trace Famous Shoes and Vixen[2]Biographical and Husbandry Details for Sherling’s Stone Cold Vixen love the creek. Especially Vixen, who swims like a fish. References[+] References ↑1 Biographical and Husbandry Details for Natchez Trace Famous Shoes ↑2 Biographical and Husbandry Details for Sherling’s Stone Cold Vixen
In the summer of my twenty-fourth year, I earned my living by working as camp tender on a Montana sheep ranch. The great western ranges, unlike other sheep countries of the time, were devoid of sheep fence. As a result, we herded sheep every day of the year except during the winter when we kept … Read more
Here are Sugar, Vixen and Liberty out running with Josie this morning.
Sometimes when we’re putting the goats back into their pen I’ll ask Sugar to hold the gate while I round up a stray. Here she keeps three bucks in while I retrieve a stubborn nanny from the brush line.
Sugar is the most valuable tool on my ranch. She is what I’ve come to call a three tool goat dog. I’ve spoken previously about Sugar’s ability to help me move my goats from pasture to pasture. I’ve also written about Sugar’s ability to hold a goat while we’re in the catch pen so we … Read more
We started keeping brush goats about eight years ago. We bought a male and a female, and grew the herd up to nine goats. They are our pets, each has a name. We’ve used them to clear underbrush, and I use them to to work my English shepherd’s dogs. Like any stock, there are regularly … Read more
We moved the goat herd from the pasture to the barnyard this morning. This used to be an unpredictable and stress-filled event that I was not sure would take twenty-minutes or an hour. One time, I even sustained a mild injury in the process. But thanks to my fifty-pound gold nugget, that just isn’t the … Read more
