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An abundance of Gold, Silver, Copper and Sapphire Gems, are just a few of the precious resources to be found in Big Sky Country. Her soaring mountains, rivers, streams, and lakes are not only beautiful to behold, they offer a variety of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. Cattle, sheep and even buffalo are raised for market and personal use, the perfect environment to raise English Shepherds!

                                               Joy...

T... Truly lives up to her name – Happy, well-mannered, peaceful and obedient. Super smart, willing, eager and quick to learn new things. Trained in basic obedience, rally obedience, scent work and agility.  She is officially registered as a therapy dog with *Canines for Christ International,  thus well socialized to human interaction. She especially loves children and is gentle with the frail and infirm.

    Joy is a great companion during cross country skiing, hiking, kayaking and horseback trail rides. She is well socialized and plays well with other dogs. I do not own livestock other than my saddle horse thus she is not trained in herding but for a few sheep herding lessons. She will "herd" elk from the hay stack when I give her the command, "get them out of here" and executes immediate recall when I whistle her back to me. She will not chase wildlife, but will alert me to their presence. She truly is a Joyful treasure

Montana

The Treasure State.

Meet Joy Bells 

and Kimi

My favorite

Montana Treasures.

Montana Joyful Treasures

English Shepherds

Therapeutic Joy.

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 ... Short for 'Kimana', a  Native American name which means Butterfly. She was named in honor of the  beautiful butterfly pictured above that the Lord sent to comfort me on a day of extreme heartache and loss.- the very same day that this lovely dog was promised to me.  Kimi has been with us  just a little over a year and has brought such delight - a healing balm following the aforementioned loss, (which you can can read about  in my upcoming book, Tails of Grace and Mercy) And you'll be happy to note that the story has a happy ending. With her own very distinct personality, more cautious and reserved than Joy, she too has been registered as a Therapy Dog with *Canines for Christ. She has the ability to read people by gazing into their faces, seemingly at times into their very soul.

If you'd like to learn more about this remarkable breed follow the link to the English Shepherd Club website.

Joy

Joy

  Kimi....

Kimi