Cimarron Ozarks Hank
Butcher's Sandy Sue x Johnny B. Goode
February 21st 2008
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Hello Elaine,
Well, it takes quite a
bit to impress me, and I do not
say that lightly. The journey
home was much conversation with
my daughter whether the new pup
will be what we are looking for
in a dog. We arrived home,
pulled out the lawn chairs and
let the pup, Rocky Raccoon, aka
(Hank) get a feel for us and
what it was like on the new
farm. He took to us very fast
and learned very quick what was
permissable. There really was
very little correction needed as
he just figured it out after
being told a couple of times. I
was thinking, "Hey, this little
guy has a brain in his head."
Then came the bath........went
to the cabin, took the tub off
the side of the wall, filled
with warm water and put him
in...........no
problem.........nothing.............
just stood there like a real
gentleman and let me wash
him...........not so much as a
whimper. So that gets me to
thinkin', "This little feller
keeps it up, and I am going to
start liking him." But what
about a guardian, how will he do
at that? He answered that
question before he was dry from
his bath. I was drying him off,
when, without me knowing it, two
of our young goats came around
the house and up behind me to
see what was going on. He
instantly threw a fit, alarming
me to what was behind me! They
fled back around the
corner...........and I laughing,
and thanking him, couldn't
believe what he had just done at
three months old! The goats
tried him several more times
while we lounged in the lawn
chairs...........no doing
it!..........he would run them
off. I was amazed at how he
figured it Okay for them to be
in sight, just not close to me
or my family. Bingo! You're a
keeper, Hank! That is what I
was looking for above all else.
He also followed along in my
footsteps as we put up our 250
head of chickens, though he is
still trying to figure out those
weirdos. :) He will have plenty
of time to learn with no
pushing.......just observing,
but wow was I amazed for our
first night. Now, alot of folks
that would read this might be
thinking what a bunch of
baloney, no three month old dog
would act in this manner. I
say, just come over to these
Ozark hills and I'll show
you what breeding from Cimarron
English Shepherds produces.
Blessings,
Michael, Patty, Colt and Kelsey
Jones
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Hello, Ms. Reynolds,
I hope your trip is going /
went well. :-) I have a
question. How do I go about
registering Hank, the puppy
I got from you? I'd like to
do it with the Farm Collie
registration. We are
thinking about registering
him as Cimmaron Ozarks Hank.
I also wanted to send you
some pictures of Hank and
tell you I could not be more
pleased with him! I know my
dad told you what all he did
his first day... Well, this
pup just keeps getting
better. Today is his third
day here, and it's today
that he has decided it
is his solemn duty (and I do
mean he is solemn!) to keep
law and order around here
and be my shadow. He is
showing wonderful herding
and guarding abilities
already! He is keeping the
chickens out of the yard by
himself now, and is getting
better and better herding
techniques. He keeps the 2
month old goats out of the
yard as well, and when they
do not comply he lightly
bites them but doesn't draw
blood, and barks to get them
moving on. It always
works! At the same time, he
does like them. This
afternoon when I fed them he
herded them into the barn
for me (all this is soley
him- I never told him to do
anything, he is watching and
learning, he knows I feed
the kids in the barn!) When
they went to sucking the
bottles, he decided they
needed to stand a certain
way. He wanted them to
stand paralell to each other
in a straight line. How did
he accomplish this? He
gently nudged and barked,
and to get them just right,
he gently grabbed their
necks and manouvered them
with his mouth. I watched
completely flabbergasted as
he did this, (the kids never
even quit sucking, he was so
gentle) and then he sat down
and watched them eat. I
never expected any full
grown dog to do
something like that!! This
was all his own idea... he
has declared himself boss of
everything and he makes the
rules! (after obeying our
own, of course!)
When I went to put the
goats out on their tethers,
he followed up behind and
made up the rear. I watched
as he kept my goats next to
me, not allowing them to
wander (otherwise I
would've had to chase them
down to tether them!). And
when I went to carry water
buckets, he kept the young
goats away from me. I just
cannot believe how smart
this pup is....figuring this
all out on his own! I want
to thank you over and over
again for selecting and
selling him to me! The
Cimmaron bred English
Shepherd makes
Old Yeller look like
a dork... I will never be
without an ES again!
Hank has also been a
really handy partner for
when I drop something... he
picks it up and hands it to
me or carries it for me
without me saying a word.
It's just amazing that he is
three months old and only
three days here and he's
already loyal and helping
out! He has never chewed on
anything but his own bones
and calf hooves we gave
him. He is also barking at
strange vehicles.
Needless to say, after
this big day of following in
my footsteps and helping me,
he is completely pooped and
asleep as I type. You can
probably tell by the
pictures that in his eyes he
is really tired. They were
taken just before he took a
long nap! When I get the
chance I'll take some
pictures and send them when
he's all excited and
playing. :-)
Again, thanks!
Kelsey
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Hello Elaine,
Just a note to tell you
that Hank came and requested
that Kelsey follow him today,
and he would not take no for an
answer. When Kelsey followed
him to see what he wanted, he
took her to a
forsythia bush. Inside
the bush was one of our laying
hens who was trapped! Good boy
Hank! "Ah, shucks" he replied "wern't
no big deal." He always acts so
modest, like he is just doing
what he is supposed to. What a
dog!
Blessings,
Michael
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Saturday June 21, 2008
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Hello, Elaine
Just a quick note to let
you know some news about Hank.
He comes to the front door every
morning and talks to me until I
let him in. He is quite excited
and always has a hard time
settling down that early in the
morning..........too much
energy! That is until our son
Colt comes into the room
to say hi. Colt has Charge
Syndrome which entails many
disabilities. He has a trach,
cannot swallow, hear, or speak.
Hank settles right down for Colt
and is so content to just lay
beside Colt and be loved. Colt
will try to excite Hank and get
him to play,........but Hank
won't do it......."Nope,
let's just lay here and be
quiet," which is
exactly what Colt should be
doing as when he gets excited
himself he starts having trouble
breathing. How does Hank
realize this? Somehow, he just
knows.
Photo of Colt and Hank (Hank
almost four months of age)
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Ozarks Valley (Hank's home)
Cimarron Biskit of Backer's Acres
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