Our Team
The Pirate Sheep Crew
The Guardians
Our Livestock Guardian Dogs protect our flocks from predators. Blue is a Great Pyrenees and protects the lambing farm. Phyllis and Davie are new trainees, learning from the best!
The Herders
Pirate Sheep's herding dogs are Border Collies, the smartest dogs in the world. Today we have 5 Border Collies that assist in almost every chore. Gathering the flock from the back pastures, pushing ewes into the working chute, moving goat does from paddock to paddock...the Border Collies do the job.
Nell was our original working dog. Though she is no longer with us, we have her to thank for everything we do!
Rhys came to us from Wales and is the finest gathering dog we have.
Dax is our top dog. He works sheep, goats, and cattle. Dax excels at driving the flocks to their pastures and holding them in the chute
Pearl is Nell's pup. She is one our youngest, and is more inclined to say hi to everyone, rather than herd sheep. But has the amazing skill of her mother.. and the stubbornness
Darth Vader is also Nell's pup and the son of Dax. He is the most patient and looks to have more instinctive skill than all our working dogs.
The Crew
Our family farm relies on the help of four generations. Lambing, kidding, pasture management and animal husbandry take a level of care and values that is shared by the entire crew. Our strong crew make Pirate Sheep thrive!
