Dunrovin English Shepherds

Dunrovin English Shepherds
Rick and Debbie McDuffie
Benson, NC
910-892-5070

We Have Puppies- 11/4/09 litter! Click here!

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The Dunrovin/McDuffie Dogs

Rick's sisters, Renee (L) and Sonya (R) with our English Shepherd, Jane, and her litter ca. 1966. The photo on the right is of Renee and Jane ca. 1971.

Dunrovin Old Shep- This is one of the four pups that Richard McDuffie, Sr. found in Tennessee in the early 90's. He was the sire of our Beethoven. Shep was stolen from Richard Sr.'s home in Aiken, SC in the mid 90's.

Albright's Ranger- In 1994, Rick bought 3 littermates- Bullet, Sassy and Diane- from Roger and Diane Albright in Thomasville, NC. Nothing is known of Ranger's parentage... as Rick remembers the story, "Ranger "took up" at the home of a relative, and the Albrights adopted him. He became the sire of our Bullet, Sassy and Diane. The Albrights no longer have their line of dogs. These were some of the most intelligent dogs I've ever seen- they would tree, work stock, and do anything to please you. I believe most of that came from Ranger. "

McDuffie's Beethoven (whelped 12/10/95, no longer living)- Beethoven was out of Dunrovin Old Shep and Dunrovin Moline. Rick bred him to both Diane and Sassy, and that breeding produced many pups. Beethoven was a big, powerful dog with a gentle disposition.

McDuffie's Diane (whelped 5/10/94, no longer living)- Littermate to Bullet and Sassy, and mother of our Slobber. Bullet, Diane and Sassy were out of Albright's Ranger and Albright's Sheba. Diane was a great dog- she would tree, work stock, you name it.

McDuffie's Sassy (whelped 5/10/94, no longer living)- Dam of Sandra Niedrauer's Jacob, among many other nice dogs. Littermate to Bullet and Diane.

McDuffie's Bullet (whelped 5/10/94, no longer living)- Bullet was Rick's dog- unbelievably devoted, stock savvy, obedient, and probably the most intelligent dog we have ever known. He was also murder on housecats (as were Sassy and Diane). Rick didn't breed him a lot, due to not having any unrelated females on the farm at that time.

McDuffie's Slobber (Whelped 1997) Slobber, out of Beethoven and Diane, a grandson of Dunrovin Old Shep.. Slobber is powerfully built, like Beethoven, but a wee bit smaller. When he was 3 years old, he had a vertical leap of 4 feet- straight up! I believe he could still pull a plow- if you don't believe it, try and take him out for a stroll on the leash. He's a wonderful dog, and a full-fledged member of the family. He's our daughter Catherine's dog, no question about it.

McDuffie's Midge- Midge is available for adoption. She's a natural bobtail, and came to us from the Claude Derting family of Bristol, VA. Since Mr. Derting is deceased, we don't know anything about Midge's parentage. However, she was known by the family to be an "English Shepherd", and Mr. Derting had bred a line of working cattle dogs for forty years. None of Mr. Derting's dogs were ever registered. Our vet estimates that Midge was born about 2001, making her 8 years old in 2009. Midge is extremely intelligent, cute and knows how to "work it". She seems to have treeing instinct. Midge doesn't fit into our breeding program and we need to find her a good farm home. Call us at 910-892-5070 or 919-820-3627.

Dunrovin Annie Oakley "Annie" is a young UKC and NKC registered female from the Jimmy Dunn line of dogs. She is smart and eager to please. The puppies pictured here are her first litter, born November 4, 2009 out of Slobber, which makes them great-grandpups of Dunrovin Old Shep.
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Annie