Dedication
Around 1950, my grandparents decided that English Shepherds
would become their all-purpose farm dogs. Their farm consisted
of a number of cattle, pigs, and chickens. The first pair of dogs
was ordered through an ad found in one of the farming magazines
they received. Since my grandparents lived in a rural part of
North Carolina, these puppies were shipped to them by train from
somewhere in the mid-section of the US. The male was given the
name Jack and lived with my great-grandfather located right
down the dirt road from my grandparents. My grandparents kept
Jill, the female, at their house, and thus began 25 plus years of
breeding and raising purebred, but unregistered, English
Shepherds. My favorite visits to their house were always when
there was a new litter of puppies around. I guess you could say
that English Shepherds have been in my blood since I was a little
girl. My grandparents' English Shepherd line came to an end
around 1978 with the death of my grandfather, soon followed by
the death of his last dog.
would become their all-purpose farm dogs. Their farm consisted
of a number of cattle, pigs, and chickens. The first pair of dogs
was ordered through an ad found in one of the farming magazines
they received. Since my grandparents lived in a rural part of
North Carolina, these puppies were shipped to them by train from
somewhere in the mid-section of the US. The male was given the
name Jack and lived with my great-grandfather located right
down the dirt road from my grandparents. My grandparents kept
Jill, the female, at their house, and thus began 25 plus years of
breeding and raising purebred, but unregistered, English
Shepherds. My favorite visits to their house were always when
there was a new litter of puppies around. I guess you could say
that English Shepherds have been in my blood since I was a little
girl. My grandparents' English Shepherd line came to an end
around 1978 with the death of my grandfather, soon followed by
the death of his last dog.
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Today, I am carrying on the legacy that Early C. & Blonza H. Smith left
me through the English Shepherd breed. My grandmother often told
me that if she were to have another dog, it would be an English
Shepherd. The name White Oak English Shepherds is derived from the
name of the area and community where my grandparents resided while
raising English Shepherds.
This website is dedicated to my grandmother, Blonza Smith, who died
at the age of 104 on December 6, 2006. She has taught me about
faith in God and perseverance in all things, shared many a plant from
her yard, and instilled in me the love of English Shepherds.
me through the English Shepherd breed. My grandmother often told
me that if she were to have another dog, it would be an English
Shepherd. The name White Oak English Shepherds is derived from the
name of the area and community where my grandparents resided while
raising English Shepherds.
This website is dedicated to my grandmother, Blonza Smith, who died
at the age of 104 on December 6, 2006. She has taught me about
faith in God and perseverance in all things, shared many a plant from
her yard, and instilled in me the love of English Shepherds.
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