by E.S. Conservancy | Apr 28, 2023 | Breed Conservation, English Shepherd Breeders, Responsible breeding, Uncategorized
Breed Census There are several different ways to look at population size. One is to do a head count: how many dogs are there in the breed? The simple answer to this is, no one knows how many English Shepherds there are – but, based on what we can see from...
by E.S. Conservancy | Apr 28, 2023 | Breed Conservation, English Shepherd Breeders
The social media theme of “too many dogs” has a corollary, the lament that there are “too many breeders.” This lament seems to reflect a variety of concerns. One is a sense that there is inadequate health screening in dogs being bred, the idea being that the lack of...
by E.S. Conservancy | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you follow English Shepherd groups on social media, you have probably heard people fretting that there are “too many dogs.” It is becoming a common refrain: there are too many breeders, too many litters, too many puppies, shelters and rescues are...
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