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2) Dexter Breeders and Farms with Dexters: Part One 

SIMPLE WEB PAGES OR SMALL WEBSITES

(written January 2005) 

1. Mike and Ruby Fadner's Boulder Fork Farm www.littlecows.com, Missouri, USA, is a very simple web page with the most basic of information and yet it achieves the goal of having a presence on the Internet. The page contains the Fadners' contact details, links to the websites of the American Dexter Cattle Association and Missouri Dexter Breeders Association, a photo of Boulder Fork Dexters, and two sentences which very effectively summarise their Irish Dexter Cattle - "We breed both short and long-legged, dun and black Dexters. Our little cows make the perfect homestead cow".

2. GJ Farm www.angelfire.com/mt/gjfarm, Montana, USA, is another example of a single-page site. It has a brief paragraph about Dexters and their origin and comments on the fact that GJ Dexters are raised "without hormones or feed additives and produce a carcass of quality lean, tender and flavorful beef". Three photos of Dexters fill out the bottom part of the page. The page was created in 2000, and advertises stock for sale, although there is no indication of the breeder's name or contact details. You would need to go to either the websites of either the American Dexter Cattle Association or the Purebred Dexter Cattle Association and check the list of members there for GJ Farm. 

3. Cliff and Faye Parfitt's Ellen Park Stud www.rarebreeds.co.nz/ellenpark.html, Canterbury, New Zealand, is a page on the NZ Rare Breeds Conservation Society's website, accessible from the bottom of the entry on Dexter Cattle there (four NZ Dexter breeders have such links). The Ellen Park page highlights three of the Parfitt's interests - Dexter cattle, Dorset Horn sheep, and flowering plants (Azaleas and Rhododendrons). Each of these are introduced by way of a brief paragraph of text alongside a photo. At the bottom of the page are contact details. This is a simple yet tasteful and effective page.

4. Philip and Karin McAleese's Rocking Horse Ranch http://geocities.com/saddlebreds5, California, USA, is another simple one page site, hosted on Geocities. It is constructed in three columns, and has some photos of stock, including "Our first baby!" The McAlweese's enthusiasm for their Dexters really shines through this page. A guestbook is also attached.

5. John and Jeanie Kellas' Isaiah Farms www.isaiahfarms.com, Missouri, USA, has two main sections, one on their Dexter cattle ("the ideal small farm cow"), the other on their Pekingese dogs ("the ideal lovable pet"). Each of these sections consist of two pages, one highlighting the main qualities of these two animal breeds, the other listing cattle or dogs for sale. The "For Sale" pages have photos of animals. Finally, a Contact page has a form that you can fill in and submit over the Internet. Each page is succinct and uncrowded. This is an unpretentious site clearly focussed on the task of attracting potential buyers of Dexters or Pekingese. A note at the bottom of the home page states that it is "sonified" and that "you will need the Beatnik Player to experience the interactive animal sounds". 

6. Mike and Deann Ross' Fairgrove Farm www.dubross.com/fairgrovefarm/index.html, Oklahoma, USA, is a well-constructed and straightforward four-page site, consisting of a home page dominated by a photo of Dexters in the landscape, an "About Us" page with good information on the farm and the Dexter breed, a "Market Showcase" which contains photos of 11 individual impressive Dexters, and a page with contact details. The repetition of part of the home page photo on the other pages is effective and attractive.

7. Shanidar Dexters www.shanidardexters.com, Canada, is also a succinct and uncrowded website. However, it focuses more on the Dexter breed rather than a particular stud. It consists of five brief pages - Home (a short paragraph on the origin of Dexters and their global location); Dexter Cattle Facts (on physical characteristics and life span); History (three brief paragraphs); Productivity (on milk and beef); and a Contact form. One unusual feature of the site is that the navigation buttons are on the right hand side (most sites have them on the left, but there is no necessity for this). Links are provided to The Cattle Pages and Cattle Today Online. However, there are no photos of Dexters and there is no information on who has constructed the site (though the Canadian on-line herd-book gives the owner of the Shanidar herd as Judy Moseley of Alberta).

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