Several years ago I had 12 English Shepherd BOY puppies. What a challenge! What I learned from those boys could fill a book.
For example, if you are pack leader and the “kids” are doing something they shouldn’t, call to them “Let’s go” and turn and walk in the opposite direction. Don’t look back. If you are truly, the pack leader they will leave what they are doing and come with you.
This lesson has served me well in raising lots of puppies and managing my older dogs as well.
It took many months to find the perfect homes for each of these pups. Angus was about 7 months old when his perfect family emailed me from Germany.
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Here is a note that I just received from Angus’ Germany family. What a lucky English Shepherd to be so loved!
Angus is just a perfect dog. Brought the goats this morning to pasture. I blocked the one side so they couldn´t go into neighbour’s field and he drove them perfectly into the fence. He´s so great when we´re walking and goats start to stray from the way to fields he goes the same direction like saying ” oh accidently there´s something really interesting behind you I´ve got to look at.” Most of the time that´s enough for him to do.Goats know aleeady what that means. If not, he gives them a little more pressure. But he´s more like a gentleman dog.
When I walk in front of them and they don´t follow because they´re eating on a hedge Angus brings them without telling him . Just sometimes when he snoops around or having fun with my other dogs I give him a short signal and he´s immediately coming by like saying “sorry, I was a little thoughtless”.
He really is the best dog I ever had.
He is also extremely friendly to all kids- everybody loves him.