Shane - Black & White English Shepherd/Jarratt Bloodline

Sire Jennifer's Russell	Sire Jennifer's Nipper	Sire Jarratt's Gordon	Sire Jarratt's Sagan
			Dam Holder's Tag
		Dam Jarratt's Kelly	Sire Jarratt's Sagan
			Dam Beachum's Ruby
	Dam Jarratt's Tonda	Sire Adam's Rex	Sire Rocking R Duke II
			Dam Kiser's Nellie II
		Dam Adam's Sugarfoot	Sire King Raskel
			Dam Sheba
Dam Stegall's China Doll	Sire Stegall's Golden Reveile	Sire Wilson's Humma Buddy Allen	Sire Wilson's Tim Jr.
			Dam Wilson's Polly
		Dam Wilson's Penny	Sire Wilson's Shep
			Dam Wilson's Clementine
	Dam Godwin's Crystal Bell	Sire Helms' Shep Pal	Sire Helm's Shep
			Dam Helm's Lady
		Dam Helms' Sue	Sire Helms' Shep Pal
			Dam Helms' Bobbie

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Jarratt's Shane
Black & White
DOB - July 19, 2000
Breeder: Reba Stegall/Ed Lynn Jarratt
Owner: Rebecca Wingler

Shane's PennHIP Results
February 24, 2009
DI 0.52 (moderate DJD)/0.52 (mild DJD)

January 2010
Shane joined my parent's household back in April of 2008. After Ed Lynn Jarratt's unexpected
death, it fell to me to arrange for new homes for all of his boys. I hadn't spent a lot of time with
Shane prior to then, since like most of Lynn's boys, he was quite shy around strangers and new
situations. After attending Lynn's funeral, my friend Kay Keziah and I stopped by the vet's, where
the boys were being boarded, so I could see each of them up close and personal. I had never
actually put my hands on the older boys before. Kay had already taken Dallas, Shane's bobtailed
brother, to her house, which left 5 boys without a master. My dad told me that he would like
another English Shepherd. So after clearing things with my mom (Daddy wasn't in good health), I
brought Shane back from Lexington, to Apex the first weekend in April.

Shane had never been much of an outside dog before, so this was a new experience for him. Loud
noises spooked him, as well as unknown folks. As a result, he lived the first several months in a
large kennel and I would come over to feed, walk and spend time with him everyday. If he had
been given half a chance, he would have bolted. I don't know whether we would have ever seen him
again if that happened.

Eventually I decided that I would have to trust that perhaps Shane would stay around. I took him
to the back of the property, which was away from the busy road, and next to the woods. With
treats in my pocket, I said a little prayer before releasing him. He bounded out and around
through the woods, but always kept me in his sight. He would come flying back each time I called
him, unless something spooked him. Then it took a little longer.

In the fall of 2008, he had become trustworthy enough that my mother would let him out of the pen
in the morning, but we would still put him up at night. He took to staying in the edge of the woods
and would only come out for feeding, or when called by someone he trusted. He eventually let us
know that he would rather be loose all the time, which he is how he lives today.

My dad passed away in February, 2009. Since then, Shane has become more and more my mother's
dog. Shane has come so very far since we brought him to Apex in April, 2008. He runs loose,
pretty much stays near the house, will come out and be seen, plus barks at company (but never
gets close to strangers). He will sit on command, waits on my mom's ramp by the back door for
her, will let a privileged few touch, brush and handle him. He takes most things in stride nowadays.
It just goes to show how resilient this breed is, no matter what the age!

Shane - 8 years old in 2009