English Shepherd as Poultry Guardian

[centrarchid]

Betterish photographs.

Sable FEMALE

BlacK and Tan FEMALE

I call this FEMALE brindled, registry person indicated sable.

White on sable FEMALE

White on black MALE

White on black FEMALE

White on brindle / sable FEMALE

 

[aart]

Awwww...I want this one!!

White on black FEMALE

 

[ShrekDawg]

Betterish photographs.

Sable FEMALE
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BlacK and Tan FEMALEView attachment 1948113
I call this FEMALE brindled, registry person indicated sable.
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White on sable FEMALE
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White on black MALE
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White on black FEMALE
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White on brindle / sable FEMALE
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They are VERY cute!!

 

[fisherlady]

Very nice color variations...our breeder called the brindle appearing ones 'shaded sable'. It is a very attractive color on the mature dogs.

 

[fisherlady]

My black and white, Dillon, and Gibbs, my mom's sable, he was very dark tipped (shaded) as a pup, now mostly just the dark shading on the points with his summer coat, a bit darker yet in winter.

 

[centrarchid]

Honey is not participating in poultry guarding at all. When going out she relieves herself and drinks a lot. She has not been seen consuming feed or dead stuff like what a pesky owl is working on. She must still be drawing down the tissues expanded to support pregnancy. Pups doing well.

 

[centrarchid]

They are getting active now. We selected one to be kept, only male in the litter. A female to be kept until spring also selected.

Mother eating off deer carcass.

 

[centrarchid]

Very nice color variations...our breeder called the brindle appearing ones 'shaded sable'. It is a very attractive color on the mature dogs.

Ben (sire) is of the shaded sable color type. Looks like the black and tan pup is actually black and shaded sable. I do not recall seeing that color pattern in a dog.

 

[fisherlady]

It will be interesting to watch her color develop as she gets older.

 

[aart]

As hard to take puppy pics as chicken pics, they ever stop moving!
Wants to cuddle one of those pups.