Welcome to the website for Shepherd's Way!

The goal of this website is to provide an introduction to the English Shepherd breed, to share information on dogs from Shepherd's Way, and to provide resources for people who share my interest in these dogs. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments, or your own English Shepherd stories to share!

Contact Information

Shepherd's Way
Lake Oswego, Oregon
503-697-3498
Shepherd's Way email

News & Photo Updates

2012 Litter Plans: I am planning Belle's first litter for mid-2012, please contact me if you are interested. Click here for details.
Experience a walk with Honey...
Kathy Lofthouse's Just Emma, aka, Shepherd's Way Emm'a Star, earned her USDAA Performance Tournament Master-Bronze to go along with her Tournament Master title. For those who do not follow USDAA rules and regs. this means she has done very well in both the Championship classes and the Performance classes. For some insight into Kathy's training practices, read on!
Tupelo and Belle each earned an advanced level "ranch dog" title -- HRD IIIs -- at a herding trial in Washington over St. Patrick's Day weekend. They both still have some rough edges but the potential is there!

Tupelo & sheep

Stories & Historical Archives

English Shepherd history is rich and fascinating. Sharing this history as chronicled in magazine articles, stories, and photos can help secure breed traditions and heritage for future generations.

Go to library and historical archives...

"Old Style" Dogs

English Shepherds are "old style" dogs, in the tradition of the working farm collies that all but disappeared following WWII:

"...he was a great dog in the old style, calm, eager to work but happy to lie on the front step between times. They were never able to replace him after he died."

- Quote from Library of Congress

To help ensure English Shepherd owners never encounter this predicament, please support the English Shepherd Club!

Activities and Events

2012 English Shepherd Gatherings

Breeder's Corner

English Shepherd breeders are themselves a rare breed and in need of support. The information below is one attempt to make their job easier. Let me know if you have links or information I should include!

Emma