White Oak English Shepherds

Sire: Cadron Creek's Duke Is A Dandy

Date of birth: 04-05-2012
Registration: ESCR, UKC
Hip screen: PennHIP L-0.31/ R-0.29
Other testing: MDR1 - Normal/Normal
CEA, PRA/PRCD - Clear

Description: Duke is a black and tan English Shepherd and comes from Whippoorwill and the old Blankenship lines. Gentle, Loyal, Loves people and great with kids, varmint eradicator, dabbled in beginner agility, eager to please, alerts us to visitors (people and animals). He has produced pups that have done well both on working farms and as companions.

From Rebecca: "I was very impressed with Duke's friendliness and temperament while we were there visiting. One reason I chose Duke is because he is Rex's grandson. Duke's sire was from a one time cross between Rex (as an old male) & a b&t female that went back to the Blankenship lines. Duke reminds me a lot of Rex with his temperament, but is actually a better looking boy! Rex was the male we used for Bec's second & third litters."

Pedigree: Whippoorwill's Jethro  x  Whippoorwill's Robin Jeane

Dam:  Wingler's White Oak The Ties That Bind

Date of birth: 10-09-2016
Registration: ESCR
Hip screen: PennHIP: L-0.38/R:0.42
Other testing:  MDR1: Normal/Normal
CEA - Normal/Clear
CEA, PRA/PRCD - Clear

Description: We kept Roper from our 2016 Holly/Zeke litter. Roper is our fourth generation of ES being raised here. In general Roper is a very loving girl, a quick thinker, a carrier of objects (like her grandmother Kira), has proven herself to be a varmint eradicator, listens well and has excelled as my agility partner. She is quite a talker (not barker, but talker) and does like to greet and lick.

While we do not have livestock here, Roper & I attended a Cathy Hartley herding clinic over the summer of 2018. Roper showed drive, and tended to be a heeler, not a header. She also did some barking, but it did not remind me of force barking to make the stock move.

Roper has become my main varmint eradicator and will go after snakes, moles/voles and anything else that doesn't belong in her backyard/woods. She does seem to keep her barking limited to what she feels is important, so I may find her barking at a deer, or other pests, but not usually just because one of the other dogs is barking. It seems that she needs a reason to bark.

As I have watched her mature tremendously over the past year and a half, I can see that she is an appeaser - wants to maintain the peace in the family. I see a lot of her grandfather Dillon in her make up and personality, which is a very good thing to me. She also took over as Riker's main playmate & teacher about a year ago, following Kira's death. She is super fast, super smart, wants to please more than anything and is truly an enjoyable dog to have around.

Pedigree: Middletree's Mayo's Zeke x Wingler's White Oak Holiday

---

Comments:
Litter due August 26, 2020

I expect this litter to produce black & tan pups with some minor white markings or sable (like Roper) with minor white markings. I believe that these will be eager to please pups, but will also need owners who will set fair & consistent rules and be willing to work with their pup.

Previous Litters (date & number of pups)
12-09-2018    2 pups

Breeder Info/Location/Contact Information:

• When did you have your first ES litter?  2003
  
• When did you acquire ES breeding stock?  2001
  
• Did you own ES before starting your breeding program?  Yes, for most of my life my family & I have owned, or been owned by ES. My grandparents raised them in the 1950's through the mid 1970's. My family owned them through the 1990's. I added ES to my own family in 2001.
  

Rebecca Wingler
North Carolina
919-362-9303