Jun 8, 2011
The UC Hopland Research & Extension Center owns the UC's only range sheep flock, and the flock is now the largest remaining range flock in Mendocino County. HREC annually manages a herd of about 650 breeding ewes of the "Targhee" breed, plus replacement ewes and assorted rams to total about 1000 head. Herding dogs (usually Border Collies) and guard dogs (Great Pyrenees, Akbash, and Anatolian Shepherd breeds) have always played a critical role in the management of the flock. Here you see a local youth, who has volunteered at HREC for several years now where he receives valuable "hands-on" training for himself and his herd dog.
