Any Other English Shepherd Owners Here?

[babalubird]

Kinderkorner, did you get the information? I sent it to the email on your website rather than the PM here. If not, let me know and I'll resend here to your PM. Connie

 

[KinderKorner]

Oh yes. I believe I got it.

Thank you very much.

 

[ScottK]

We just got our English Shepherd puppy today. You can find breeders here: http://www.englishshepherd.org/

Our breeder already had our puppy hanging with their chickens. Our chickens don't think much of her yet since they are scared of dogs (one was killed by a neighbor's lab). I can't wait to give the command to put the chickens back in the coop some day. The breeder demonstrated by having my pups' mom go check for loose chickens while we were there. Incredibly obedient.

 

[BrinaChick]

I have 1 ES and 3 Scotch Collies (Which are the base of all modern shepherds and collies)

Here's a great story of back when I was little. I have more if you want a good read check out my website onegoodfarmdog.wordpress.com

One fine Summer day mom was going to town and she left me in charge of my 3 younger siblings. I knew just what I wanted to do for fun, our neighbor had just put up a new cattle corral and to a kid it looked like an new shiny jungle gym, I was itching to climb on it.
As soon as mom's car disappeared over the 3rd hill I turned to my siblings and told them my plan for adventure. We headed down an old logging trail which we called the bike trail. Eva my personal dog came with us. I didn't ever go anywhere with out her. Riding my bike I sped ahead of everyone else and I saw that a few cows would have to be cleared out of the corral before we could play. I thought that I'd just go move them before the others caught up. Parking my bike at the open gate I jumped on the fence and hollered "He-ya! Git!" and the 2 Angus mother cows with calves trotted out leaving a yearling murry gray bull.
Just by the looks of him I could tell something was odd. I had seen rabies in movies but didn't expect to find it here. This bull was foaming at the mouth, his ears were droopy, his backside was caked with dung, and his eyes had a wild look, rolled up a bit. Yes I should've left the corral and got my siblings far away, but I was determined to climb on this new contraption, and I wasn't sure that he was rabid. Eva and the others were just coming down the last hill, feeling that it was my job to get the bull out I ran forward waving my arms and shouting. Rolling his eyes the bull charged and I only just lept out of his way in time. The bull turned on a dime and came at me again, this time I scrambled up the tall corral gate shaking from shock and fear. I held tight as the bull smashed into the panel I was sitting on. Glancing behind me I saw my siblings coming to my rescue "Stay back, he's rabid! " I screamed. At this moment Eva dashed in, driving the bull back. I was afraid she'd get hurt or even worse - Rabid! I called to Eva giving her the command to leave the bull, but she was not going to back down, thankfully Eva's stubborn ES side came out and she wasn't going to back down to leave me defenseless.
The bull flung himself at the metal bars crazed with rage. I jumped down on the other side and ran around to the opposite end opening a back gate wider so he could see his escape. But the bull didn't care to go, he only seemed to want to crush me. As I moved away from the gate he tried to follow, but Eva stopped him. I told Eva to herd him out and into another pasture. And Eva did just that expertly, dodging the swinging head, and striking hooves. She drove him a good way off before returning. GOOD GIRL! I shut the gates to the corral and our scare was soon put aside and we began to play and climb. Though the next time I saw the neighbor's come to feed their cattle I let them know of the rabid bull and I pointed him out, shortly after the bull was shot and disposed of. Brave, stubborn Eva had Saved my life, and my siblings! <3



The above picture is of my lovely hardworking pack. The story was about my personal dog Eva who is 2nd from the right with the large white blaze.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I love that story and the breed, always wanted one haha