Copper Valley English Shepherds
Sire: Cedar Creek Lad, Copper's Light
Date of birth: 12/11/2016
Registration: ESCR, UKC Hip screen: PennHIP .41/.18 Other testing: MDR1 - Normal/Normal by Pedigree CEA (clear); PRA/PRCD (Clear) Description: Laddie stands 22" at the shoulder and maintains a trim 65 lb weight. For all his compact proportions, his heavy shaded sable coat, huge brown eyes, Laddie is more than eye candy: he is sweet and devoted, a gentlemanly English Shadow. He has never jumped on me! He does his part warning off visitors, but quickly settles once he is told they belong. While he plays a strong "alpha" when rallying the pack for a run, Laddie learned quickly to exert "just enough" pressure on the goats to return them to their field. It is a pleasure to watch Laddie race across our 60 acres. He is a powerful, agile runner. While he loves to give chase, he is not particularly predatory, I have called him off fawns and nesting birds. Laddie rarely needs correction, and then only once. Pedigree: Goochland CdrCrk Rocky Raccoon x Cedar Creek EmmaLou |
Dam: Sister Dream Keeper of Elon Hollow
Date of birth: 5/11/2017
Registration: ESCR Hip screen: OFA Good Other testing: MDR1: Mutant/Normal CEA, PRA/PRCD Normal/Clear Description: Lilly stands 21 inches at the shoulder and weighs 55 pounds. She has a shaded sable coat that is fine and light, with sstrong Irish markings. She has one blue eye. Lilly has a lanky, lean build and some of the males in her line tend to be larger than the English Shepherd norms. Lilly will do anything to please me, but has struggled with bossing the other dogs at times. She is competitive, and loves to "drive"goats, cats, and dogs, but rarely is allowed to do so. She is not a night guard, preferring to cuddle inside on the couch, and eat blueberries while I pick them. Lilly was an outstanding mother to her first litter of 9. I am hoping for a repeat act. Pedigree: Elon Hollow's Gunior Gem of Green Mtn x Elon Hollow Farm's Rare Jewel |
Comments:
Litter born June 22, 2021
7 puppies, 3 males & 4 females - sable & white, tri-color
Pups are expected to be biddable, intelligent, and gentle, but also high energy and athletic.
Previous Litters (date & number of pups)
July 22, 2020 9 pups
Breeder Info/Location/Contact Information:
Rhoda Hurst
Virginia
540-763-4053
Litter born June 22, 2021
7 puppies, 3 males & 4 females - sable & white, tri-color
Pups are expected to be biddable, intelligent, and gentle, but also high energy and athletic.
Previous Litters (date & number of pups)
July 22, 2020 9 pups
Breeder Info/Location/Contact Information:
- When did you have your first ES litter? 2016
- When did you acquire ES breeding stock? 2013
- Did you own ES before starting your breeding program? I bought my first English Shepherd, Elise, when she was 8 weeks old. In the contract, I agreed to breed her if her hips proved "good." Elise had her first litter in 2016 . Prior to this, I had never bred dogs of any type. During the 50's and 60's, I grew up with a beloved 'shepherd-collie mix, " "Cuddles," that looked and acted like an English Shepherd. She is why I recognized how wonderful English Shepherds were when I accidentally discovered them in 2013. The description of the breed exactly matched my beloved Cuddles. I continue to breed English Shepherds so that people will have an opportunity to have the pleasure of adopting one of these fine dogs. It scares me that I only stumbled across the breed by accident and might never have been able to have another dog like my original, beloved Cuddles"
Rhoda Hurst
Virginia
540-763-4053