Quote Originally Posted by Zundfolge View Post
No doubt. There's a cool story on the English Shepherd Rescue page about a dog named Abby that was basically a city dog that got put up for adoption and was taken in by a lady in the country that had goats and how it saved the goats one day Read it here

Our English Shepherds have never really required any training, they just follow you around, watch what you do and figure out how best they can help out.


As for Ronin and a Pitbull, I've known many Pits over the years and I've NEVER known a mean one (I've seen mean ones guarding property, but never actually known those dogs). I have known several GSDs, Labs and Rotties that were just downright mean dogs (I'm sure it was due to a hard life). I've also known Pits that were the most loveable, goofy and friendly dogs you'd meet.

Only things to be concerned about with a Pit is that there are a few areas in the Denver Metro Area where they're illegal ... and they might also be against the rules of your HOA (assuming you have one) and your homeowner's insurance policy might not cover them.

Nobody bans herding dogs
True Zund, and I like herding dogs, I have friends who have had many different kinds over the years and they're just damn smart dogs. As far as pits go, that idea is off the table, I love 'em to death, would love to have one, but as I said before, I spend a lot of time with my mom and our dog Bear, and she just has this thing against them ever since we brought one home years ago- she just doesn't trust them around Bear and she's stubborn like that, so I'd rather not make an attempt to persuade my mom by forcing something on her. I really like the idea of English Shepherds because A) they're good looking dogs, B) they're pretty low maintenance and easy to live with from the get go, and C) I have yet to meet one I didn't instantly fall in love with.