Online Resources:

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Dude owned by Tedra Parker

General Resources

National English Shepherd Rescue
Website includes general breed information, links to online articles on training, information on dogs available for adoption, and more. 

​English Shepherd Club Breeder and Breed Information
Website includes general breed information, links to online articles on training, information on dogs available for adoption, and more.

English Shepherd Club Registry
This web-based database is open to the public.



Health

A literature review on the welfare implications of gonadectomy of dogs. Kendall E. Houlihan dvm.  ​https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdf/10.2460/javma.250.10.1155

Health concerns of MDR1 (Multi-drug sensitivity) - mutant gene in collies & collie type dogs (including English Shepherds) - Washington State University study

Health concerns Canine Hip Dyplasia: Pennhip, OFA (Othopedic Foundation for Animals)



Herding

American Herding Breed Association

Working Aussie Source - Comprehensive listing of herding resources available online and in print, as well as information on organizations promoting herding.

Herding on the Web - Website featuring information on various herding breeds, as well as links to herding clubs throughout the United States and Canada.

Stockdog Library - Nice collection of articles on training and using stockdogs, posted on the Working Aussie Source website.

Collies: Back to the Future  - Interesting website examining the origins and history of various herding breeds.



Email Lists discussing English Shepherds:

The English Shepherd Club has an email list on Groups.io available to members at https://groups.io/g/EngShepClub/

There are several Facebook groups dedicated to the English Shepherd

There are several Yahoo groups dedicated to the English Shepherd



Other Activities

Therapy Dogs - General Information

Therapy Dogs Delta Society 

Agility - Website with descriptions and links to agility organizations.
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Flyball - General information and contacts for flyball teams throughout the United States

Nosework ® - General information

Barnhunt - General information
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Books of Interest to English Shepherd Owners: 

  • Working Sheep Dogs by Tully Williams – he has done a LOT of thinking about how different working traits fit together and result in a good working dog. 
  • The Farmer's Dog by John Holmes. Popular Dogs Publ. Co. Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London, WIP 6JD, U.K.
  • Herding Dogs: Progressive Training by Vergil Holland. Howell Book House, 15 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023.
  • Training and Working Dogs For Quiet Confident Control of Stock, by Scott Lithgow, University of Queensland Press, © 1987
  • Sheepdog Training, An All Breed Approach , by Mari Taggert. Describes ES's in a brief paragraph as being like "the old Chevy car."


Books that feature the English Shepherd Dog: 

  • The Howell Book of Dogs by Liz Palika A definitive reference to 200 breeds and varieties.  Best general interest or reference book, Dog Writers Association of America 2007, Features English Shepherd Dillon owned by Rebecca Wingler
  • Harper's Illustrated Handbook of Dogs, 1991., Roger Caras (ed.), ISBN 0-06-273164-5, Harper & Row, Publishers, Color plate (#98) of an English Shepherd, pg. 259--nice 1 page breed description. Available in hard cover and paperback. Interesting book with pictures of several of the lesser known UKC breeds.
  • The Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World ; 1989, 2 Volumes, Wilcox and Walkowicz, ISBN 0-86622-855-1, T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Pg. 372, 2 color photos with a discription of the breed, Pg. 60 color photo of ES working cattle.
  • A Celebration of Rare Breeds, 1986, Cathy Flamholtz, ISBN 0-940269-00-7, OTR Publications, Pages 88 through 91, 3 B/W photos with stories about old time ES people. Fun to read.