breeding philosophY

Our goal is to produce a well-balanced, versatile border collie with the potential to thrive in any sporting, working or active companion home. The word “thrive” is a verb that means to grow or develop well; to prosper; flourish. With that being said, we strive for healthy dogs with a medium to high drive, a solid temperament, lower arousal, good off-switch, and aesthetic structure.

We believe that health, temperament and performance are key variables to consider when breeding border collies.

• Health: we genetically test all of our dogs through Optimal Selection to ensure responsible breeding. At a minimum, our dogs will obtain OFA hips and elbows. And when available, our dogs will receive additional OFAs, Pennhip, Basic Cardiac, BAER, and a yearly CAER exam. In addition, we provide a short-term and long-term health guarantee on all of our puppies.

• Temperament: we work to properly train and socialize our dogs from the moment we get them and on a weekly basis thereafter. We expect our dogs to be well-behaved members in the home and out in public. They must be of a sound mind, non-aggressive towards people, and tolerant of other dogs .

• Performance: we immerse our dogs in a variety of activities to evaluate their drive and abilities. Not only do we work on basics and trick training, but we expose our border collies to whatever is readily available to us, such as: conformation, rally, fastCAT, dock diving, NASDA scent trials and barn hunting, agility foundations and stock to determine their work ethic.

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