Dykstra's Farm and Evening Song Farm

Taffy is the farm manager of our little farm. She is varmint-patrol, sky-watcher, sheep herder, and is keenly aware of whenever something is out of place. She is calm when not on duty, but ready for action as soon as I start to put on jacket or boots. Taffy has had three litters of wonderful pups in her life. Two were sired by Red Bank Whisper of Smoke, and last year's litter was sired by our own Remy. She is a wonderful mother, teaching the pups what is allowed and what is not, playing with them, and nudging them along if they are shy about something new. We could not have asked for a better farm collie for our farm, and feel fortunate to have been chosen as the family that she would ...

Remy is our male English Shepherd. He is from Blacksheep and Cimarron lines, with a pedigree that goes back to some of the English Shepherds whose lines we watched as we decided which dog(s) to add to our little farm. He is loving, active, able to turn off the energy and snooze on the back step or in the kitchen with me, very affectionate with children. Remy is the dog who I call on to move the pregnant sows into the barn. They hardly know that he's moving them as they mosey along. He is a good varmint-hunter, and he will watch the skies if vultures or hawks are flying overhead, following along on the ground until the threat is gone. Hard to imagine our little farm without him. ...