About Us

Our Herding Dogs:

Windy and Izzy and the Gang
For almost 40 years, we have had at least one working, herding dog. They have helped us with either sheep or cattle. We started our ranch with a border collie and a small flock of sheep. As we grew our operation, we added more border collies to our family and went to cattle instead of sheep.

Windy, the mostly black border collie, certainly earned her keep over the years. She was the best help working the feeders and cow/calf herd. She often took the place of at least 3 people. She retired as soon as we got Izzy, after showing her the ropes of course. We lost our best friend Windy, in the spring of 2020, at the ripe old age of 16.

Izzy is never without ambition when the word cow or calf comes up. And she is the most eager to please we have ever had. She is also a wonderful puppy wrangler, never letting the puppies at play, in the yard, get too far out of sight. And she will bring them gently back to you every time.

Several years ago, a light bulb moment hit us, and we decided to add the Pembroke Welsh Corgi to our ranch life. We are drawn to the herding dog breeds for their drive, and intelligence. Corgis have been used for herding for many years. Of course, people from all walks of life can enjoy their terrific personalities and traits. Not many corgis these days are going into herding environments. Although they excel in the show ring with their good looks and agility, and in the herding competition. Most corgis never get the opportunity to actually herd animals. But many of them still have the instinct to try and herd their people or maybe the cats! Stoney has taken the most initiative when it comes to herding cattle. When we let him, he is very enthusiastic about helping with calves.