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The original farmer's dog, the keen
versatile worker with an "off switch"
"Unrefined to this day, English Shepherds still possess antique features once common
to all early shepherd dogs -- its broad head, varying ear carriages & tail lengths, its half-coat, its multi-purpose
working type & its sagacity remain hallmarks of the breed. These dogs are living history. What many shepherding
dogs once were, the English Shepherd still is." Vivian
Flynt, Breed Historian
As can be seen in the chart below, the English
Shepherd originated in Great Britain. The calm, easy going old working farm dogs here were taken to the USA but were
not changed. We have brought this wonderful breed back home.
Click HERE to see the first English Shepherd litter born in England.
Information on the "ES"
English Shepherds are descended
from England's domestic farm dogs that went over with the first English settlers to America. Like the Border Collie, another
English dog, they were also used in Lowland Scotland. Queen Victoria owned these old style 'collies' who were very
similar to the Black and Tan ES's of today.
Here are two of Queen Victoria's dogs, Noble and Fern:
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