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Old Time farm shephards?

Just curious if there is anyone hunting them anymore and if there is anyone trying to keep this breed live since Richard McDuffie passed away?

Chandler strunk down in tennesse used to have Richards stock etc...i'd love to find one but hard to come by

Bubbas, here is two paragraphs from a letter wrote by J. Richard McDuffie in 1995, and a link to the letter in full.You bubbas need to learn something about the long haired Curs. http://www.oldtimefarmshepherd.org/...chard-mcduffie/ "I spent 42 years, 1953 -1995 breeding and reestablishing the Leopard Cur, Leopard Tree Dog or McDuffie Strain Leopard, whichever name you want to call it. They descended from the old time farm dogs (Farm Shepherds or Farm Collies) of the Carolinas. They have the Shepherd mind-set but can cold trail, open on trail and have the staying power demanded of coon, bear and lion dogs.

In more recent years (1980s) there was a resurgence of interest in squirrel hunting. The type of dog needed for hunting squirrels was one that could trail some, but not cold trail and would use eyes and ears to locate squirrels. Terrier types were being promoted as squirrel dogs. I realized that the old time farm dogs of my childhood did a far superior job. As a result I started a nation wide search for the Old Time Treeing Farm Shepherd. I write two monthly columns, McDuffie Strain Leopard and Camus Cur News and Breeding for Results for Full Cry Magazine. I started writing requests monthly in both articles as well as my advertisements asking for anyone who knew of Old Time Treeing Farm Shepherds to contact me."


Last edited by orchidhunter on 08-29-2012 at 04:27 PM