给预备养古牧者的建议

The Old English sheepdog (also called a bobtail) is a high-maintenace breed. You must be willing to brush this dog daily or neither you nor your pet will be very happy.
英国古老牧羊犬（也叫短尾犬）属于高生活消费的品种。为了您和您的宠物开心，您必须每天都为它打理毛发（梳毛）
  
  
Steps:
1.  Know that Sheepdogs mature more slowly than other dogs and typically don't reach adulthood until age 3.  
了解古牧的成熟期要比别的犬种来的缓慢，一般要到3岁才算成年。
  
2.  Keep your sheepdog's weight down. Overweight dogs will have more health problems, including heart trouble and arthritis.  
请保持好古牧的体重。太胖的狗狗容易患病，例如心脏病和关节炎。
  
3.  Learn what health problems are associated with this breed: hip dysplasia, digestive maladies, eye disorders, sebaceous adenitis (a genetic skin disease) and thyroid problems.  
知道此种狗狗相关的疾病：臀部发育不良、消化系统疾病、视力问题、皮脂炎（遗传皮肤疾病）、甲状腺问题。
  
4.  Brush your sheepdog daily without fail. This breed is prone to matting and requires particular coat care.
每天坚持不懈的为狗狗梳毛。此种狗狗喜欢趴在地上， 故对其外体表需要特殊的关照。
  
5.  Learn to groom your sheepdog yourself and save some money: Grooming can run upwards of $50 a month.  
学会亲自美容您的狗狗，并坚持存钱。每月的美容费可达到50美元以上。
  
6.  Wipe out your dog's ears occasionally to prevent odors and infections.  
定期清洁狗狗的耳朵，防止异味和某些传染病。
  
7.  Bathe the dog infrequently. It doesn't require special grooming and can be washed at home.  
不要频繁为狗狗洗澡。此种狗狗不需要特殊的修饰，是可以在家自己洗的。
  
8.  Make sure to trim this dog's nails regularly ' every month ' to prevent foot problems.  
为了狗狗足部的健康，保证每个月定期修理狗狗的指甲。
  
9.  Remember that sheepdogs are quick learners and are eager to please their owners.  
记住，狗狗学习很快，并且非常喜欢取悦自己的主人。
  
10.  Get to enjoy 10 to 12 years with your sheepdog - this is the Old English sheepdog's average life expectancy.  
要做好和您狗狗生活10到12年的准备。这是古牧的平均生活年龄。
  
Tips:
Plan a daily grooming regimen to keep up with this dog's coat.  
为了保护狗狗的外体，您需要制定一个每天的计划。
  
Keep your sheepdog in a secure yard ' it doesn't require a lot of room, as this breed is fairly sedate, but you will want your dog to get exercise to keep it fit. It will be happy indoors or out.  
为你狗狗提供一个安全的场所是很重要的，饲养古牧并不需要太多的空间。古牧还算的上是一种比较安静的狗狗，但是为了狗狗身体健康，要坚持室内室外运动相结合。
  
Make sure you or someone in your home is willing to spend 30 to 60 minutes a day playing with and exercising the dog.  
  要确保您或是您的家人，每天至少有30分钟时间能好好的陪您的狗狗娱乐。
  
Warnings: （警告！））
Note that sheepdogs don't do well with small children. The main reason people give up their sheepdogs is that the dogs and their kids don't get along. The second reason is that sheepdogs require too much grooming.
注意，古牧并不适合家里有小孩子的家庭。主要原因是狗狗不能很好的和家庭里面的小孩子和睦相处。第二个原因是古牧需要饲养者大量的关注。
  
Tips from eHow Users:
Dogs with children by eHow Friend
My eight year old Old English Sheepdog has been wonderful with my children (who are now 7 and 2). We have never had any problems with any child and our dog. Even when we had infants laying on blankets on the floor, he would carefully step around the babies. Now that the kids are older, he loves to play with them. His favorite game is hide and seek.
我家养的8岁古牧和我的孩子们（一个7岁一个2岁）生活得很好。我们从来没有遇到过有关他们之间的问题。即使我们把躺有婴儿的摇篮放在地上的时候，古牧也是会小心翼翼地在摇篮四周打转。现在宝宝们都长大了，古牧非常喜欢和他们玩。古牧最喜欢地游戏是捉迷藏。
  

  
Before you get an Old English Sheepdog by eHow Friend
The biggest suggestion I have for people thinking about getting an OES (Old English Sheepdog), would be to make sure you find a reputable breeder. I made the mistake of getting an OES from a breeder that didn't provide a health guarantee. Make sure you find a breeder that deals with OES's only. Our breeder dealt with several different breeds and didn't really know all there is to know about the breed. OES's need to spend longer time with their litter mates than other breeds. We took home out OES at 6 weeks. Big mistake. He should have been with his mother and litter mates at least until 8 weeks. They learn social skills during that time. Our dog could not stop biting for over a year, and that was the reason. If he had been trained by his mother and other puppies, he would have outgrown this nasty habit much quicker.
我个人能给那些打算养古牧者得最重要得建议是，一定要从一个有名的饲养者手里购买古牧。我就犯了这样的错误，出售给我宝宝的饲养者并不能给我提供一份狗狗的健康保证书。要确认出售给你狗宝宝的饲养者只饲养古牧一种品种。我那个饲养者饲养了很多品种狗狗，故并不真正了解他所养的狗狗们。出生初期的小古牧比别的品种需要长时间的同自己的亲人生活在一起，一般最佳时间应该是8周，他们的社交能力都是在那段时间养成的。我犯了一个大错，在狗狗出生六周的时候把就他带回了家，结果我的狗宝宝在到我家的一年内都喜欢不停的乱叫。如果狗宝宝被他的妈妈或是他的伙伴们教育好了，它就能很快改掉这个坏毛病。