Paradise English Shepherds

05/06/2024

Going Husband hunting for this sweetheart!
Miss Kwyn is looking for a fella for her upcoming heat cycle.
A little about Kwyn, if you would like more information feel free to reach out and/or check out her album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.414006937865196&type=3
Her biggest drive is for human interaction and because of this and her laid back nature, my goal for her first litter is to provide pet homes. She is extremely biddable and very quick to pick up on new concepts. Has a great natural off switch and has never met a stranger. She's on the smaller size of the breed, about 45lbs.

I am looking for a proven male as this is her first time. MT, WA, OR, ID, maybe WY. She is out of KC's Green Mountain Conrad and Paradise's Lovin Elnora.
I am looking for a solid, sober male, Low to medium working drive. Human driven, smart and biddable. No preference on color.

04/15/2024

Been kind of holding off announcing this as I was hoping she was just carrying high being a first time mamma, but Miss Duna didn't take. I am actually very happy for the situation! We are moving forward with getting Duna and Kwyn's hips X-rayed and are planning now to breed Kwyn like we originally planned. Stay tuned!!

03/09/2024

Announcing Roland and Duna's First litter!! Due April 19th I'm expecting these guys to have medium herding drives and energy levels, with a couple higher drive pups. Very confident and biddable dogs. Because they are going to have a certain amount of energy I am looking for homes that are either sport, active or farm homes for these guys. I am hoping to have a pet litter later this year. To learn a little more about the parents for this litter here are the links to their albums. Roland https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.860750887444776&type=3 Duna https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.414030314529525&type=3

02/18/2024

Thank you all for your patience with me today. With Brenna's litter, a lot of things needed updated.
All of Brenna's pups are now sold, and we are getting ready for our next adventure.
We've added an Album for Kwyn and Duna, also updated the albums for Roland and Brenna.

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement on Monday.

02/18/2024

Born September 8, 2017. Roland is the son of Quintessa, and Conrad. Roland has a .34/.19 PennHIP, and you can view his Embark test here: http://embk.me/paradisesrolandthebold?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark
He is very playful, affectionate, and willing to walk through fire if told to by his boy! His loyalty to Garrett, his owner (who is my younger brother) is one of the most spectacular examples I have ever seen in a dog! He is very obedient and willing to please with everyone, but you know exactly when he sees his boy! His face lights up, tail goes straight up in the air, and everything around him disappears until he can get near his person! He doesn't have a lot of drive to work livestock, and is overall very gentle with animals. He will work if need be, but most of the time he will let his dad do the work, who has a great herding drive. He is not an alpha male at all and gets along well with all other dogs. I don't think we've had a dog near him that he didn't like. He is very gentle with the puppies, and makes a great babysitter. Even though he and his father are both intact dogs, we really have had a great experience with the two of them, mostly because Roland's temperament is so sweet!

02/18/2024

Brenna is by far the sweetest, calmest dog I've ever owned! She is the picture of docile! She is a great mamma, setting adequate boundaries with the other dogs and her puppies, and is very caring with the babies. Literally the only aggression I have ever seen her exhibit is when one of the males gets too near her whelping box before the pups start learning to climb out. And that is a lifted lip. She loves every person she meets! From the youngest baby to the oldest! Most people that come here, immediately love her because of her sweet nature! She gets along great with new dogs as well. She isn't pushy, and had a great sense of personal boundaries. She always has been this way. If one bends down to pet her, then stops, she will calmly sit there, waiting to see if she can get more attention. She isn't demanding for it at all! She is very well mannered, and sensitive to what is expected of her. She rarely gets reproved for ill behavior, as she is a master at picking up what is expected of her. She is my shadow dog, loves to come with me on walks, car rides, horseback riding, pretty much anything. The only time her loyalty falters is the first 4 weeks of her puppies' lives, in which she is very focused on their well being. I wasn't thrilled with having a black and white dog with so many awesome colors available, but as the old saying goes, "color is as color does". Her color now has such a sweet place in my heart because of her wonderful personality!
Brenna as born August 7, 2016, Breeder is Jaiaen Beck. You can view her Embark test here: http://embk.me/jaiaenskcbrennatributetorio?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark Her PennHIP score is .31/.45. Her sire is Blueberry Hill Sudan and Dam is Trail Blazer's Breeze.

02/18/2024

01/20/2024

Mr Trakr's first day on the long line. A few days ago I put him on the long line for the first time! He did really well. And of course, sweet Hadassah felt the need to jump in to help as much as possible.
The goal for his first session was to see him get comfortable with the line and harness attached to him. I was kind of hoping I would see him give into pressure. But I knew they were cold and wound up, so wasn't sure we would get that far. Well this smart fella surprised me! Not only did he figure out how to give to pressure, he realized where his perimeter was and very quickly learned to stop before hitting the end of the rope. He learned to come back on his own for a little bit of attention, even with the rest of the pack running around like mad. And he learned to be pretty sensitive to the line.
Added to that, he also figured out how to slip the harness :D Sassy little man!
Oh and we all decided that we love playing in new snow!! So much fun!

01/12/2024

Due to no fault of his own, this little firecracker is still looking for his perfect home. We thought we had a great option, but due to family issues, they weren't able to take him. Then the holidays hit and I just didn't get him posted.
Mr Trackr is our work horse for the litter, meaning we are looking for an active home for him, someone who's experienced with English Shepherds. Preferably working home. He is my pick of the litter because of his incredible intelligence and confidence. If we hadn't added the two girls this past year I would be sorely tempted to keep him as a stud.
He has been well socialized and next week starts his training. He's shown good instinct for working stock. Leaning toward heading rather than heeling. He's independent, and loyal. My brother owns his full brother and twin in temperament. So I have a pretty fair view on what Trakr would look like as an adult.
I'm expecting him to be very loyal and driven. Very human focused and always up for an adventure. Friendly to strangers and either indifferent or friendly to other dogs.
PM me if you're interested in this special guy.
Possibly delivery to the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains.

11/21/2023

What a week that's past and another full one ahead. Today was a little bit of the eye of the storm. Beautiful and sunny, so the pups and I spent all day outside. I have been sorely in need of a new long line and so braided one today in between life distractions and of course, puppy snuggles and play time! The pups absolutely loved having a wad of twine to play with! Greatest thing of their lives, judging by how they played with it!
Patricia, Magic, Moira, Welles, and Amy have all gone to their new homes this past week. Coming up is Beau, Hadassah, Grady, and Madeline this week. We are still looking for homes for Jason and for Trakr. I'm going to write up an individual post for each of them here in a little bit, so you can officially meet these fine fellas.
The pictures here are showing the pup's adventures for the last week, week and a half.

11/13/2023

More pictures coming of all of this week's adventures. They are off to the vet in about an hour

11/10/2023

This might be the wackiest food challenge I've tried so far. Enjoy.

11/09/2023

Amy

11/09/2023

Moira

11/09/2023

Betty individual

11/09/2023

Madeline individual

11/09/2023

Patricia individual

11/08/2023

11/2/23 Had a young, talented photographer come out to practice taking puppy photos and I really love how they turned out! The challenge was for her to take a good picture of every pup individually. I think she did a great job! We were working on a feeding challenge that day as well, so she got some fun shots of everyone working on problem solving. The challenge was to navigate a ramp at which I was on the top, to come get food. They did really well, and everyone accomplished it!

11/02/2023

The babies headed to the farm. We were hoping to do this earlier, but scheduling worked out such to do it this day. Our entire goal here was to see how it went and to introduce the pups to the smells of the farm. If they decided to try to herd, that was a bonus. A huge thank you to my friends who allowed us to invade their farm and also were a huge help wrangling puppies for me.
The pups wandered around for a little bit smelling all the new odors and playing in the alley way. After a little bit one of the sheep came over to say hi. Unfortunately the only picture I got of the puppies meeting the sheep was blurry. I didn't realize it until later. Once they fell asleep, we left their crate in the sheep pen while we went inside for lunch. They were all awake and content when we came back out. And the sheep had come over to see the pups.
After Lunch we went up to their shooting range and shot for around an hour. The pups were a little nervous about it, but settled down quickly and went to sleep. Lots of snuggle time with new people was mixed in and through there. We took two different approaches to introducing them to strangers. First was out in the open, pulling them out of the crate to say hi. And then the second was while they were inside the car and a little more enclosed.
Overall I would say it was a successful day, even if I didn't take too many pictures :D

10/30/2023

Officially passed out

10/27/2023

Well I thought I had them stumped with this one, but nope!

10/26/2023

Food challenge for today. Tippy surfaces.

10/26/2023

Sunday night Mr Beau hung out with us all evening and got lots of snuggle time getting passed around.
Then Monday morning all the pups met the cat. The puppies did way better than the kitty did! They loved the cat, bit couldn't figure out why this new friend didn't want to wrestle.

10/21/2023

10/21/2023
The puppy's first exposure to explosions. They reacted very well for their first time I would say. They still were somewhat stressed out, but not terrified.

10/21/2023

10/19/2023
Big day for the pups. They had a visitor, who will be messing around with them weekly, a teenaged girl who's a friend of ours. They are now old enough to have to work for their meals. Today they had to find their way into a crate in order to eat. It builds their problem solving skills and makes their first interaction with a dog crate a very pleasant one.
And of course, lots of play time and snuggles!!
FYI the pictures posted backwards for some reason this time, so the beginning is the last picture.

10/19/2023

Beau getting a manicure!

10/18/2023

Betty 3lb 1oz

10/18/2023

It was a beautiful day so we got a lot done! A couple days late, but we started off with taking week pictures and weights. Everyone is growing really nicely! With the exception of Rick, everyone gained approximately a pound this week. Everyone got their nails trimmed today and did absolutely champion! Took it all very calm and easy. For a couple of the Sassier pups, I rolled them on their backs to be able to work on that as well. Then we did a food barrier challenge. Most of the pups were more interested in napping than eating, but a couple completely the challenge very well. Madeline, Amy, and Moira found the food in about 2 minutes. Patricia and Welles found it in about 30 seconds, Trakr worked with it for about 15 minutes on and off until he figured it out. I have lots of videos to post coming up. And we will keep working on new concepts every day, so stay tuned.