Millard Shelton spent his lifetime associated with the sheep industry.
Until his retirement, he was a longtime shepherd at Oregon State
University. Although he did not have his own sheep operation,
Millard for many years was active in sheep shows and sales and an
active member of the Oregon Sheepdog Association. His special
interest was assisting youth in learning about sheep and he was never
too busy to share his knowledge and expertise for the benefit of others
interested in the sheep industry. He was a charter member of the
Withycombe Club.
He passed away on April 26, 1994 at the age of 85 years old. He
was born in Scio, Oregon and lived there his whole life. Millard raised and trained many Border Collies in his
lifetime.
Ronald Hogg

Ronald L. Hogg, Charter Member, Distinguished Alumnus
Ronald
L. Hogg earned a B.S. degree in agriculture from Oregon Agricultural
College in 1924. He was a premier breeder and improver of Hampshire
sheep, and president of the American Hampshire Sheep Association from
1956-57. Ron was an active supporter of youth activities. He was a
nationally recognized sheep judge, and long time president of the
Pacific Wool Growers Association.
OSDS Newsletter, November/December Issue, 1987
OSDS Special Memories by Bonnie Henny
Ronald Hogg, famous for Hogg Hampshires Sheep, was locally known for
his fine dogs. Ronald was a lifetime member of OSDS and NASDS.
He helped organize Turner, OSDS and hosted many Fun Days.
Ronald judged Turner, Scio and many other trials. He was a
fine judge of dogs as well as sheep. Hogg Hampshires were a
household name for many years and in the early 60's, sold a Hampshire
Ram at the Willamette Valley Ram Sale to Texas for $5,400.00
Today you can find Ronald Hogg Border Collie breeding in many of
the old Oregon Bloodlines.
He passed away in 1984.
Terry McCornack

Jimmy Harper
1991-Myron Harper

OSDS Newsletter, Winter Edition, 1991
Myron Harper Becomes Lifetime OSDS Member
By Myrna Martin
Myron Harper a sheep dog handler for the past 40 plus years joined an
elite group of our handlers when he became an honorary lifetime member
of OSDS. Myron Harper, Ronald Hogg, Millard Shelton, and Jim
Harper are present day members of OSDS who are recognized as Fathers of
OSDS.
Myron is a farmer who lives and works on
his farm near Brooks, Oregon. He got his first Border Collie in
the late thirties and was active in trialling until the seventies.
During this time he had four great dogs: Susie, Tinker, Mike and
Cookie. When he got his dogs he was handling about 300
commercial ewes which lambed outside. He and his dogs would go
out and he would pick up the ewes and lambs and bring them inside.
He also raised purebred Oxfords. He then had some Oxfords
air freighted out in the early fifties.
Myron, as
a 4-H member, showed his sheep in the first Turner Lamb Show, which was
52 years ago. Since then he has seen a lot of changes.
Originally there were only two trials in Oregon. The Turner
Lamb Festival with its State of Oregon Trial and the Scio Lamb Festival
which hosts the Northwest Champion Trial. These two trials, being
the only trials in Oregon for a number of years, found OSDS members
meeting on Saturday or Sunday for picnic trials where members could
practice trialling each month. The members would meet at each
others farms except in the winter when they met at the old OSU arena on
the Linn County Fairgrounds.
1992-Dr. J.A Schwartz, D.V.M.
1993-Norm Cantrell
1993-Virgil Brown
