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I second the comment on their speed. We call ours “black lightning”.

Good Lord!!! That’s rather unnerving! Maybe time for a chat with the parents? 7 is definitely old enough to learn about an electric fence. I don’t think I would turn it off...

Aawww, poor girlie. It is always so hard on them to be taken away from their mom and siblings and everything they know.... Time for lots of cuddles and hopefully in a few days she’ll be much better!

Oh, and she’s a cutie! Also: if you want a brave dog make a sure you keep her safe while she’s still little, you don’t want her getting scared by lifestock, predators,... Always show her that you have her back!

Best way to train her is to keep her with you so she can watch and see what needs doing, what the rules are, and strongly bond to you. When she is ready she will offer to do some of the work/order keeping she saw is being done by you and other dogs. Make sure she doesn’t primarily bond to the...

Is Laurens IA too far? Peg Egertsen breeds excellent ES.

My Bennie came from Missouri. He is a marvel - unfortunately his breeder closed down. Let me look, maybe I can come up with some leads...

Really? That is so odd. I have found most everybody there to be very friendly and thoughtful.... You could try the ES breeders page (if you tell them what you are looking for in your ES they should be able to point you in the right direction). Also the ES club has a litter list online.

Yeah, I’d recommend asking in the ES working farm dogs group.

I think there is a bit too much emphasis on the coat regarding heat tolerance in dogs. Yes, brush out all the old loose hair, but otherwise a bigger coat shouldn't be such a problem. With sheep, people make sure their coat isn't too short when it gets hot, because they handle the heat better...

The fox might come back after his initial good luck and find the dogs ready to deal with him this time!

I found that metal garbage cans with tight fitting lids work well to cut of the food sources for rodents. We put feed and rice hull bedding in those and after not buying oat hay anymore there is nothing left to attract them now besides shelter. I think it helps.

Me, too! Hi Karlie!