~LOL~ Peg, sounds like they *may* be related! ~G~ Well, Bear HAS taken pups away from Spirit as Spirit was giving birth. But Bear, OTOH, likes to eat chickens....
This is part of an update that I received on a 9 mth. old ES pup, named Seven. The owners have no previous experience with stock or ES. They recently acquired...
Hello all, I am new to your group & the English shepherd. My hubby & I live on a few acres in Ct. & raise chickens to sell eggs. We are having a big problem w/...
Hi Cheri, it's nice to see another CT person, although my Chandler is a suburban dog. I'm sure there will be somebody here who has chickens that can answer...
Cheri, I'm in CT also. We got our first ES pup about a month ago, and love her! She is great with the chickens. We keep our chickens in a fence, but some do...
Our dogs, one or all, stay out night. It's a part of their job, to watch over things, including marauding night varmints. They have different backs for...
We have tried the hava heart for yrs. Once we caught a baby. The adults are too smart for hava a heart. When we had German shepherds they would keep them away,...
Hi Everyone; Recent puppy photos updated with a few extra photos added. Take a visit: http://kaschak-kennels.tripod.com/<http://kaschak-kennels.tripod.com/>...
I posted new puppy pictures to my site last night. If anyone wants a whiff of puppy breath! http://www.earthangelses.com/EssiePups2wks.html Blessings, Ruth...
Kristen said: <<I don't know how an ES would do being out all night (maybe someone with more experience would know).>> The breed has really never been a house...
Hey guys... it's us : CANDID (just the two of us : Female/Vocal & Song Writer, Male/Guitar & Bass, with a lot of friends behind us). We play somethings that...
Thank you all for this thread - I find it fascinating and informative! (I am also a "newbie" at the whole bloodline/breeding thing). Lesley (and Trailer) Get...
This describes Trailer (10 1/2 months) to a tee. Here's an example: I took him to a herding clinic given by Bruce Nelson this past weekend. (Ok, the clinic was...
Hi Jean~ I agree that there are some ES that do well in the situations you mention. But again, I have to stress that these ES *do* have a job to do...a...
HI Tim! It is so good to hear how well Panzer has fit in with your family. I was glad when I read your completed questionaire that Panzer was moving right...
What a successful story Erin! I'm so glad you were able to bring him around. What a big boy! and he has the most beautiful coat and markings. Cat `` Cathy ...
This pretty much describes Clem. She does have a low prey drive as far as ignoring the poultry, ducks and goats. She 'moves' on command with them. She does...
Elaine, This pretty much describes Clem. She does have a low prey drive as far as ignoring the poultry, ducks and goats. She 'moves' on command with them. She...
Thanks Peg and Shel! Wow....Wullie is mammoth! LOL Very nice looking guy if I might say so myself! Cathy citysplitter@... Vine Hill Farm-Blue Rock, OH ...
I am on the short list for an ES puppy. I already have a full male Great Pyrenees. The breeder isn't sure which would be best, and neither do I. I'm...
Why not neuter the Pyr? I would not get a male ES to go with a male Pyr both intact. if you neuter the pyr either sex might work for you. I would NOT cross a...
I have to agree with Elaine, there are too many people trying to get rid of their accidental "oops" crosses. Personally, unless I kept my dogs penned up at...
Well, Monday was a red letter day here at A Farm Called Providence. I got up at 3am to drive to Arkansas to meet Lynda McCall to get our new ES, and when I...
Congratulation on.....all the new little ones! And good luck with them all. Blessings, Ruth www.earthangelses.com ... I ... new ... what ... Nubian ... c= ) ...
The best pack dynamic is usually male/female. Two males can work, usually best if ne or both are neutered and the two are not around females in season. Two...