Welcome to Prata's Old English Sheepdog Website

  We are a christian family living in Fair Grove - Missouri. Our city is located 15 minutes North of Springfield - Missouri. It is a peaceful and beautiful place where I have decided to raise my family and my dogs. I love my dogs with all my heart. I am constantly expanding my knowledge and care when it comes to the canine world. "What can I do better today?", "How can I improve?"... Those are a few questions I often ask myself. 

   However, I always keep in mind that they are just dogs and they like to do "dog things". For that reason, I live on a 10-acre property and I have a fenced-in dog play area inside my land, where all my dogs just love to play and "be dogs". They chase each other, get fresh water to drink and most of the time they fall asleep under one of the many shade trees we have out there for them. Dogs have always been a big passion in my life. Every time I remember myself as a kid, there is a dog and so much love in my memories. Therefore, those are two treasures I deliver to our families across the country (happy tails and joy to people's heart)

   Talking a little bit more about skills and knowledge. I have learned how to professionally groom my dogs. Knowing that mats are not cute and not fun for my fur kids, I brush them out often. I am also my dog's trainer and handler in the AKC events I participate. AKC events are fun things to do with my dogs. It keeps them busy and helps building the bond between us. My dogs are family members and they live with me, my mom and my son. Also, our vets are another very important part of my furry kids lives. Therefore, the vet's office is located about 20 minutes away from us and we have used their services for so many years.

  I have tried to tell you the main points about us and our routine. However, it is not everything. So if you want to know even more about us, please follow "PRATA'S OES" on the social medias (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Youtube, Tik Tok, Threads and X...) and contact me with any further questions as well. We love hearing from different people and their diverse life stories. 

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  As an Old English Sheepdog breeder, I am committed to breed the best dogs possible. I am committed and I also strive to preserve and improve my lines. Therefore, I strategically select our studs and I keep back puppies that show me stable temperament, good health and nice conformation. However, my personal dog selection of which dog will be allowed to breed and reproduce their genetics can take about 2 years. It may seem long to you. But preservation breeders understand the reason behind it. I am also committed to wait and check the overall soundness of a dog and the legacy that a dog will leave for my lineage and the OES breed in general. That's my overall commitment. I show my dogs in the AKC conformation shows, so they can be evaluated by different AKC judges, judged against the OES standard where I can hear the different judges' opinion on them. I am committed to create dogs close enough to my interpretation of the OES standard. So far, I am very proud of my dogs and their success in the AKC show rings. I am also proud of what we have accomplished together. Since I dedicate my life to them, I am committed to provide to my furry kids the best dog training possible. I committed to genetic health test all of them (males and females) with either Embark Vet Canine Health Tests or Optimal Selection Canine Health Tests for over 270 canine diseases that could possibly occur in a dog (including our breed specific ones). I also participate in the OFA-CHIC program and use OFA's (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) services for the orthopedic part of my furry friends. I follow the parents' club recommendations to make sure I am breeding healthy dogs. All results are available on this website under each of our dog's page and also on the OFA's website. Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about it.

Thanks and have a blessed day!   

Gabriel Siqueira