color:Sable & white
temperament: Toasty is my gentle giant. He is sweet natured and easy-going, never using any more force than necessary. He is observant, sensitive, and extremely intelligent. Toasty was curled up at my feet under the kitchen table. I was trying to read the paper but the calico cat was busy trying to distract me. I unceremoniously dropped the cat on the floor but she jumped right back up on the table. I dropped her again (I didn't bother to say anything to her because my experience is that cats don't listen anyway) - up she jumped again. A third time I dropped her and before she could jump back up Toasty reached out a big ol' paw and held Nellie down till she decided to do something other than try to distract me. . That's so typical Toasty.
brief description: 70 pounds, muscular and solid. Toasty is a gorgeous dog in body and soul.
Toasty's pedigree
ofa: - Good (62G24M-T)
PennHIP: 0.46 / 0.43 (80th percentile for ES in 12/2000)
cerf: clear in 1999
registered:IESR
dam: Caledonia Ragged-but-right (Cally)
color:Black and White
temperament: Devoted and loving. Cally adores children and is confident the entire world adores her.
brief description:40 pounds of grace and beauty. Cally is athletic and agile, a regular little mountain goat. She is a natural low heeler and also very protective. When unwelcome dogs come on the property Cally makes sure Bonnie and the cats are out of the way and safe before helping Quinn (my top dog) take care of things. She is very smart, eager to please, and a joy to live with.
Here is
Cally's pedigree .
ofa:mildly dysplastic
PennHIP:0.61 / 0.47 (70th percentile for ES in 8/2002)
cerf:
registered: IESR
date of birth 28 February, 2003
about thepups 5 boys (currently B&W but some may change color, Cally pups don't always stay B&W), 2 girls - 1 clear sable, 1 shaded sable.
address:551 Mayotte Road
city/state/zip:East Fairfield, VT 05448
phone: 802-849-6912
email: jan
(jan@caledoniamission.org)
special comments:
This was a carefully planned and considered litter. Cally's PennHIP scores are quite respectable but her OFA rating was a disappointment. I feel strongly that structural soundness and "hip health" are important considerations in any breeding decision. At the same time Cally has all the qualities I most treasure in the English Shepherd breed and I had really hoped that she would be the foundation bitch for the Caledonia line of English Shepherds. (She could be a black and white reincarnation of Ladybug, the ES I had as a kid, the ES who is singlepawedly responsible for me being involved with the breed today.) Cally had an unplanned litter of pups two years ago whose preliminary hip xrays suggest they inherited their father's better hips while they most definitely inherited their mother's sassy confidence, intuitve intelligence, and loving devotion. Toasty brings very nice hips plus his wonderful temperament to the breeding. This will be Cally's last litter.
I expect these pups to be first and foremost "kid hounds" as Cally really seems to put that stamp on her pups. While I do not think these pups are likely to be champion level agility or flyball candidates they would make great starter dogs for kids who want to learn agility or participate in 4-H events. They would make good all 'round farm dogs for people looking for a dog to keep an eye on things and enforce the routines. Mostly I think they will grow up to be once-in-a-lifetime companions because of the incredible devotion and intelligence of both parents.
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breeder: Jan Hilborn
dam: Caledonia Ragged-but-right (Cally)
