My first were Beulahs, sold to me as in lamb in 2000, a bit skitty, but good. But I wanted cute so decided to get Ryelands, got distracted and ended up with Dorset Downs. Put weight on each time they inhale i was told. That was 2003, 2 pure breds left (pets) and DDx to lamb. I have had pure Shetlands, bought a whole flock of 50 in 2005, got rid of half of them a few weeks later as they were psycho! They literally climbed the walls! The ones I kept lambed to a Manx and off spring were kept. 3 of the ewes i have now are actually related to a shetland purchased in 2005, 2 are her granddaughters, 1 is her great granddaughter! Always wanted Soay, went to see some Dexters, saw their Soay flock, mum said 'not a chance!' Had greyfaced Dartmoor, fly magnets!! But very lovely sheep. also had demented hebrideans, was given a Lleyn, she was a pain, have had other Lleyn, never had much luck with them, reared cade lambs, best was a texel x mule, she could lamb anything!! Got hit with schmallenberg when it was doing the rounds but she still got the lamb out herself when other ewes couldn't! Bleu du Maine tup on my girls gave me some fabulous lambs. Crossed my dorsets due to their weight so sacrificed the high spring lamb price for a smaller sheep. I do like shetlands, really do, but they don't lamb at December. I'll stick with my Dorset Downs and Dorset Down crossbreeds!!