{"id":4783,"date":"2025-02-10T18:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/?page_id=4783"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:53:48","slug":"ben-smiths-cap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/ben-smiths-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Smith&#8217;s Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ben Smith&#8217;s Cap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bred by famed English sheep dog handler, Ben Smith, out of his English team members and much-admired Ben, Cap, now owned by Welshman David Rees, is a sheep dog classic. Medium coated with a natural sense of sheep, Cap is proven stud, breeding excellent working dogs in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.  He continues to do regular farm work past the age of 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Rees-Cap.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Rees-Cap.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Rees-Cap-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/David-Rees-Cap-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cap is the descendant of two very notable sheepdogs, Aled Owen&#8217;s Mac and Michael Gallagher&#8217;s International Champion, Cap.  His working style is very much like that of Cap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cap-Pedigree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cap-Pedigree.jpg 612w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cap-Pedigree-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Rees Cap Working Sheep\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGlbS0CS0MM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cap is clear of all genetic diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breeding doses $1800. 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