Grazerie Information

We have always had a great love for all animals and especially working dogs. We started sheep farming together in 1992 in the Netherlands, and decided to move to Alberta, Canada in 2008. We have bought 480 acres in northern Alberta to develop into our commercial sheep and cattle ranch. We rent an additional 1000-1500 acres a year for hay and grazing land. We do some additional grazing projects with our sheep and have grazed private land, yard sites and a local museum grounds land, doing vegetation control. I was born and raised in South Africa, my love and interest in all animals and nature, was nurtured there. I had my first dog to train, a German Shepherd Dog when I was sixteen, soon a border collie; Ace was added to my menagerie of birds, reptiles, horses and other animals. I was fanatical about training my dogs in various dog sports starting with obedience, tracking, companion dog, some showing, and agility and with the Border collie, sheepdog trials. After my university study (BSc), majoring in psychology, I traveled to Europe with my border collie Ace. In the Netherlands I met Eric and we continued on together. We were active in training and raising border collies and went trialing all over Europe. My kennel name TRELOSS is registered with the International Sheepdog Society. My best trialing achievements were twice 4 th on the Continental Sheepdog Championships, and was Dutch Practical Sheepdog champion. I have worked on various farms in various countries as a shepherd. I have lambed Scottish Blackfaces in the mountains around Oban, in Scotland, have travelled extensively in Europe and the UK. I have worked on many sheep farms lambing ewes from Texels to high prolific breeds such as the Flevolander. We have been front runners with RFID technology in Europe and have always been innovative in our flock management. In 1992 we started a grazing company and where hired with our flock of sheep, at times comprising of 1200 ewes, to graze nature areas, dykes, military grounds, parks, golf courses, heather ...