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Dunrovin’s Ole’ Shep and the OTFS Legacy
It’s a story worth repeating, J. Richard McDuffie, a dog and horse breeder and columnist for Full Cry Magazine wrote an article lamenting the loss of the old time farm collie that were around when he...
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Defining a Breed: An Apologia of the OTFS
In the wake of recent events on the Farmcollie list concerning the rescuing of Scout and Bonnie from an animal shelter in Klamath Falls Oregon and the subsequent castration of Scout I feel impelled to...
View ArticleOTFS Pilgrimage
If J. Richard McDuffie is the father of the Old Time Farm Shepherd, then Chandler Strunk would have to be its godfather. I traveled nearly 900 miles in the past 2 days to meet Mr. Strunk, the heir to...
View ArticleSecond Day With Chandler Strunk
This a continuation of the article that starts at http://www.oldtimefarmshepherd.org/2010/09/20/otfs-pilgrimage/. Today I had my scanner working and scan I did. I now have photos of 3 of the 4...
View ArticleMcDuffie’s Blunder and How To Fix It
The true story of failures and blunders and how we can move forward I hate to say it because I really respect J. Richard McDuffie, I respect his knowledge about dogs and breeding, I appreciate what he...
View ArticleCalling Out NKC
For over 10 years now the National Kennel Club has treated the Old Time Farm Shepherd like a red-headed step child and it’s high time we get the NKC/OTFS registration issue sorted out. What am I...
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The African American in the Woodpile
This is the story of Doc the Leopard Cur “Shepherd”. When Richard McDuffie brought home the last litter of the Old Bob-Tail Shepherds he faced one gigantic obstacle in preserving this line; What would...
View ArticleNew Pictures of Dunrovin’s Ole Shep Found
Linda Rorem was the source of the original picture of Dunrovin’s Ole Shep that is commonly seen, it was sent to her by Mr. McDuffie along with a letter back in 1995, she subsequently published it in...
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Need Pictures of Carter’s Rusty
We have pictures on this site of every one of the Old-Time Farm Shepherd foundation dogs, the members of the litter McDuffie bought from old Mrs. Allison in Brush Creek Tennessee. They are… Dunrovin's...
View ArticleOld Time Farm Shepherds by J. Richard McDuffie
Letter J. Richard McDuffie wrote to Linda Rorem, thanks for sharing Linda. April 18, 1995 I am 62 years old. The country was full of Old Time Farm Shepherd or Farm Collie dogs when I was a boy. Some...
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