Our border collies, help on the farm by working cattle and sheep. They gather the livestock, help with the sorting of the animals, watch gates, plus many other very useful chores. At times, they just need to be there, to make their presence known for that stubborn animal who refuses to move in the direction of our chose. Even if a young untrained pup can be made to sit in just the right place, it can be enough to fool some dog broke animals into cooperating. Our dogs are easy to train, with a natural desire to work, day or night, rain or shine. Our border collies are raised as family members and make great companions.
Our dogs are all different, in personality, appearance, and working style. We have light and dark border collies in red and white, red and white tricolor and chocolate sables. Some have lots of white, while other dogs, do not have as much white. Some have large collars, others small collars, some rough coats, curly coats and some with blue eyes.
Kelsey, was our first Red and White Border Collie, bought in 1995. Kelsey's first litter of pups was sired by a Red Merle Border Collie. The last of our old line of border collies passed in 2019.
Tiffany (Kelsey x Ike) 2003-2019
Paige (Merle x Ike). 2007-2019 As good as her grandma, Kelsey.
Sadie joined our family in 2016. Coming from South Carolina, USA. Paige and Sadie soon became best friends and Sadie followed Paige everywhere.
I am not a professional trainer, but have trained my own dogs. I have found very useful information on the internet, reading books and talking to border collie dog trainers.
One great resource for people wanting to train their own dogs is Rural Route Videos, "Starting your Border Collie on Cattle, Sheep or Ducks".
If you ever get a chance to go to a sheepdog trial, do so! Most Border Collie Associations have dates, times and places where these events are taking place. It's an unforgettable experience to watch the interaction and teamwork between dog and handler. These handlers and their canine helpers have spent many hours perfecting this remarkable team effort.
Before our pups leave the farm they are:
registered with the Canadian Border Collie Association
vaccinated
dewormed
microchipped
