A Compendium of Articles Featuring Old English Sheepdogs

Fluffy Friend


It is virtually impossible for Amy Myers to walk the halls of Harbor View House without being stopped several times along the way.

While the residents are friendly with her, it is Myers' 95-pound Old English sheepdog who they are really drawn to. With his fluffy, white mop of a coat and lumbering gait, Skippy is a favorite friend among those who live at Harbor View House, which provides board and care for approximately 200 mentally ill residents.

"He gives pure unconditional love," Myers said. "I'm grateful Skippy can come here and make people happy. He is a real friendly dog, like a politician."

A Christmas Miracle



December 2003

by Susan Norland

Volunteering for OES rescue can be oh, so rewarding! Jane Dempsey of OES Rescue of Southern California called me two days before Christmas to check out a report of an Old English Sheepdog at a shelter in my area. She said it was "a long story" but first ID the dog. So many of the reports of OES in shelters are not really OES.

When I got to the shelter and looked at the dog, all I could see was mats. The OES was huddled in the far back of a run. I was sure it was an OES (no one else can do mats quite as well.) The mats were so massive that it was hard to tell one end from the other. I pulled out my cell phone and called Jane to report my findings.





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