What Ever happened to Old Shep?
For all of you English shepherd, farm collie, border collie, Lacey dog, McNab shepherd, and Australian [sic] shepherd fans out there: Source. And here’s a wonderful article on the old-collie-type...
View ArticleCharlie got clipped
This is what he looked like before his battle with the dog clippers:
View ArticleThe shepherd’s mastiff
Photo by Terra Presotto. It took me a while to get all of my information on this particular dog together. I’m am sorry am a little late in answering this question. One the surface, it appears to be...
View ArticleA thoroughly mixed dog
(Source for image) This dog is a cross between two mixes. Her dam was a mix between an Airedale and American bulldog, and her sire was a border collie/sheltie mix. And she looks like an English...
View Article“Four Night Hunters”
From Hunter-Trader-Trapper (1905). These dogs are “shepherds.” They are the root stock behind the various dogs that have been called English shepherds, farm collies, and treeing farm shepherds. These...
View ArticleCharlie, Cammie, and Rhodie
Asleep on the couch in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Charlie the English shepherd belongs to my cousin Laura Atkinson in Georgia. He’s a good dog. And the JRT pups are, too– when they are asleep.
View ArticlePennsylvania shepherd dog from the 1920’s
Southwestern Pennsylvania farm shepherd dog from the 1920’s. Note the coal buckets! Photo courtesy of Patricia Ward.
View ArticleThe truth about collies
Everyone tends to think of the collie family as being the ultimate herding dogs. This is how they are popularly known and how they are classified with breed clubs. However, the American experience...
View ArticleThe Shepherd’s Dogge
Source Over the years, I’ve made mention of the fact that English shepherds are a very common breed in West Virginia. Indeed, I knew what an English shepherd was long before I’d ever heard the words...
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