THE TEAM
Good People & Amazing Animals
Agnes Thomas
Shepherd & Land Manager
Daniel Feldman
Owner & Chief Goat Officer
Thomas Schenkel
Shepherd & Logistics Manager
Our herding team brings a combined 80 years of experience herding animals through Alberta, BC, and Europe.
Owner & Chief Animal Officer, Daniel Feldman, has worked in the environmental industry for most of his career with a primary focus on mega solar projects. Growing up in a family of environmental entrepreneurs and project developers, Daniel developed an early taste for sustainable operations. His belief in a “Better Solution” has resulted in a network of ranching operations in Southern Alberta. The focus is raising sheep and goats for use in regenerative land management and the displacement of chemical pesticides.
Land Manager & Shepherd, Agnes Thomas began her ranching work with goats and cows at 18 years old. After bouncing around on different sheep ranches, Agnes started a 70 goat dairy ranch on 52ha in the South of France. In the early 1990s she moved to Canada, and in Clearwater BC, she began her 30 year career of working with animals and grazing sheep through Forestry.
Shepherd & Logistics Manager, Thomas Schenkel has been herding since he could walk. Born and raised around livestock, on ranches all over Canada, he developed a passion for training animals. Thomas specializes in colt starting, dog breeding and training of herding & guardian dogs.
OUR ANIMALS
Zeus
Guardian Dog
Caprine
Herding Dog
Glen
Cute Dog
Hank
Herding Dog
Norman
Guardian Dog
Hades
Guardian Dog
Brindle
Herding Dog
Bella
Herding Dog
Gallagher
Guardian Dog
Leo
Pincher Creek Regional Manager
Roy
Assistant 'to the' Regional Manager
Zephyr
Assistant Regional Manager
Dwayne
Herding Dog
Rufus
Herding Dog
Marty
Herding Dog
Colt
Herding Dog
Theo
Guardian Dog
Mac
Guardian Dog
THE HERD
The GFW herd is a beautiful mix of Spanish & Boer Goats, built to tackle the most difficult weeds no matter where they are.