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We do not train dogs, but all the English Shepherds we have had would do anything we ask of them.

I was born in St. Louis. When I finished school, I worked in an office doing bookkeeping and general office work until I was married twenty-two years ago.

Our ten years on the farm would fill a book. Because we were new to farm life, we have had some sad and some amusing experiences. Our twenty-one-year-old son’s interest in horses was the main reason for our move to the farm. It is in Osage County, Missouri, on Highway fifty, one-half mile from the Gasconade River. We raise Hereford Cattle and Saddle horses. Mr. Filer is a builder but enjoys helping with the animals on weekends.

I tried raising poultry but could not become interested in it.

We all like dogs and always have had one. About a week after moving to the farm, we lost our Boston Bull Dog. It was like losing a member of the family.

We decided then that the next one would be a useful farm dog. Our first English Shepherds were sable, but since then we have changed to the black, white and tan.

Our stud, Major Nick (son of Shag O’Texas), has a good broad head, and is very intelligent. We do not plan to raise many dogs, but I would like four or five females.

We do not train dogs, but all the English Shepherds we have had would do anything we ask of them. Now that we have owned and raised English Shepherds, no other breed would do for us. I think English Shepherds have everything: beauty, intelligence, and loyalty. They will do anything they are trained to do.

English Shepherds are wonderful house pets, but at the same time they are hard workers on the farm - enough cannot be said about their merits.