Wonderful news! Lilly and Briar have a litter coming, due early November 2024!
Lilly is owned by Christine, a dog trainer. Please contact her christine@freshstartdogs.com – here’s what she had to say about her:
Lilly – A Truly Special English Shepherd.
Lilly is an exceptional English Shepherd with a calm, sweet, and adaptable temperament. Her owner, a professional dog trainer, believes she is the sweetest-natured dog she has ever met. While gentle and loving, Lilly won’t allow herself to be bullied by other dogs, standing her ground in a balanced, confident way. Lilly’s experience as a therapy dog has given her a steady presence, she is calm and gentle with both adults and children alike, and has many fans both in the local rainbow group, and also with her therapy dog clients. She excels at learning new things and has recently had success in agility, winning her first, 1st place this summer. Lilly is deeply bonded with her family and nurturing by nature. Lilly has lived both in the countryside and in the city of London, adjusting happily to both environments. Lilly’s very athletic, and on one occasion she had been put behind a tall baby gate in the kitchen so that her mum could mop the floor, imagine her surprise when Lilly was the next minute right beside her. Lilly is very adaptable, and flexible to change, last Christmas the family went on a road trip to Spain, Lilly flourished, adapting easily to different climates and environments.
Briar is owned by Debbie, a very experienced dog owner and professional. Here’s what she says about him:
Briar is a very typical English Shepherd. He is my shadow, my constant companion. He is very athletic and loves to learn. He has a strong drive to work but isn’t neurotic about it! He has lived with 5 other dogs of different breeds, both male and female, getting along very well with them. He has a strong guard instinct of our property. He is versatile and adaptable, we stayed in a hotel recently and he was a great ambassador for the breed, greeting people with a waggy tail. People comment on how handsome he is all the time. He is from the Edenvillage and Betts Wilson lines.
**ALSO, Watch this space, we hope to breed Lil in 2025.**
Lil is a princess, she never gets involved in the other dog’s shenanigans, she has a lovely laid back character but is quite self assured and doesn’t need to be with you every minute of the day. She has been a very easy dog to raise. She’s good with strange dogs and loves the grandchildren. She doesn’t have much of a guard instinct compared to my other dogs. I would describe her as low drive but enjoys scent work.
