The arrival

When I got to my new home I had some sort of reception committee waiting for me. There were Claudia, the Golden Retriever, a nice and quiet blonde lady, and Ralph, the Whippet, a nervous skinny guy. They both received me in a friendly manner, although Ralph looked a bit suspicious at first. But soon we got used to each other and started a good playful relationship, even if my personal preference always went towards Claudia. Maybe because I detected something motherly about her… Anyway, she immediately became my favorite “target” when I was in a playing mood, which is most of the time, I must confess!... Initially, she looked a tad bored with my advances, can’t imagine why, but it didn’t take her long to join the game and we became the best playmates.

The beginning

How did I get to Portugal?... Well, my owner had been looking for a Bobtail, or, shall I say, an Old English Sheepdog, because, now, we have our tails in their full glory. But, going back to the story, as I said, my owner had been looking for one of “us”.
There aren’t many breeders of OES in Portugal. As a matter of fact there are only two permanent breeders dedicated to my kind, and only one of them dedicates herself (herself because she is a lady) exclusively to this breed.
Anyway, he searched the internet for some time, looking for a good litter from a reputable breeder. Finally, with the helping hand of that Portuguese lady breeder, he decided on the litter which I was part of. It looked to be a good combination of bloodlines. My father descends from a long line of American champions and was bred by one of the most successful kennels in Europe, and my mother has some of the greatest champions of the old continent in her bloodline. So, I should become a nice doggy, or at least that’s what my owner thought…
I arrived to my new home on the 19th January 2008, when I was about three months old. My owner went to pick me up at Oporto, where my breeder, who was entering a Dog Show, brought me to, along with my brother Lancelot. It’s funny that my owner, at first, was more inclined to my brother. He had only seen us in photos until that day. But then, I ended up being the chosen one! Something to do with having “more bone”, whatever that means…

Welcome!

This is the cyberspace of Toby (Liberty Gold de Bayroeth de Eden).

Toby is an Old English Sheepdog. He was born in Spain on the 15th October of 2007 and came to live in Portugal in January of 2008.