Pam Kaye's Jep, 1945
pictured at right| "This good old dog
lived from the mid 1940's to the mid-1950's in the Grand Rapids, Michigan
area. He was the faithful companion first of my Uncle John, and then, after
Uncle John got married and moved away from home, to me and my Grandmother.
Jep spent part of his time at my Grandmother's home, in town, but traveled
at least once a week (in the trunk of the car) out to the country, where
he either worked at my Great Uncle's farm or watched over the horses at
the stables at my Great Grandmother's house... I loved this good dog so
much. He was a very special friend." Pam Kaye, Butte, Montana |
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Lunita Frank's Peggy, 1958
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"We got our English
Shepherd, Peggy, from Fairview Kennels in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1958. She
came to us via Railway Express, in an orange crate! I wish I had a picture
of Peggy standing up but you can see those eyes - so much
kindness there! Peggy was so very special. When my daughter Pauline was
about 5 and her brother, Wayne was 2.5, we all moved to southern Indiana
and lived, temporaily, close to 3 small, very deep, lakes. One morning the
children were just outside the door, playing, I thought; when I went to
check on them - no kids! I called for Peggy (as she was their nursemaid
and stayed right with them) and she came to me quickly but her front feet
and legs were wet! I'm not a swimmer so I guess she could hear the
panic in my voice. When I asked "Where's Pauline? Where's Wayne?" she really
did the "Lassie" thing and led me to them - dipping their toes in the closest
lake!" Lunita Frank, Cleveland, Texas |
Highview Kennels, Iowa... founded 1918pups packed up for shipping, right"The Kennels were founded in 1918 by my father, Will Isley, after he
had tried several breeds of farm dogs including the German Shepherd and
the Collie. He found the German Shepherds to be too vicious and undependable
and the Collie to be too timid and easily discouraged. The English Shepherd
strikes a happy medium, can be easily trained for stock driving, is an
excellent watch dog for guarding home and property, and is a wonderful
pet and guard for children. They have a natural instinct to hunt rats
and mice, and can be trained for hunting coon, rabbits, birds, and other
game. We have even had customers in the northern country purchase and
use Shepherds to keep deer and bear away from their homes and gardens."
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