Okay...I'll be a wise guy...

http://www.amazon.com/Sheep-Book-Han...4550113&sr=1-2

...it's not exactly "shepherding for dummies" but it does have a foreword by Garrison Keilor...so there's your dummy.

I'm going with:

http://www.amazon.com/Sheep-Small-Sc...ref=pd_sim_b_2.

...a Chicago lot is only 50X135 feet so I'd better keep it real small.

Seriously, though, it's a great aspiration...sounds like a very satisfying hobby.

Best

AA