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Raven delivered 2 lovely girls and one handsome boy all beautifully marked Oct 23rd 06.. She did very well for her first litter. These pups will sell quickly. If you would like to be put on a waiting list for a pup from a future litter please give us a call or drop us an email..We will be using the same stud.


We proudly present our beautiful dog Raven. She is ABCA registered Border Collie out of working parents. Her father originally came from Patrick Shannahan's ranch in Idaho. He was trained by Patrick and works sheep. Check back as we will offer pups in the future from this wonderful dog.



Here are Raven's parents.. The incredible herding stud "CHAP" and her Mother the very sweet "BREEZE" ...This is an older pair and are no longer breeding. They have produced many great litters. They belong to Sheepy Thyme Farm in Edmore, MI.


Chap


Breeze

We are proud to announce that after much searching we have found the perfect compliment for our BC Raven. This is the ABCA Stud "~SLY~"... We will be breeding Raven on her next heat cycle.. Sly belongs to Greg and Michelle Hibler from West Newton Indiana...owners of Hilltop Farms. So check back if you are interested in a puppy!!!



Sly

Border Collies are not for everyone, especially if you are gone a lot. They need attention, play time and stuff to do to burn off their energy. Going for a walk around the block isn't enough, they need vigorous exercise every day. They love to work, but if you don't have stock, they will thrive in other sports like flyball, agility, scent hurdles, etc.

We do not like to see our puppies go to families who live in the city. Yes, some Border Collies can be kept busy by going to the park and playing ball, but most people who live in the city do not have the necessary time that it takes to keep these dogs busy enough. They need room to run and play. There are many breeds of dogs that do well in the house most of the time, for all fairness to the dog and owner, please seek out one of these breeds. We prefer our dogs to only go to families who live on a farm with some type of livestock they can work or at least live out in the country. Even ducks can be herded for fun by Border Collies, it doesn't have to be sheep or cattle. Most of all, these dogs hate unemployment, if they don't have a job, they will invent one! I don't know of any Border Collie job invention that people really like. Sometimes it is car herding, wallpaper removal, shoe repair, or fence and wall scaling. The jobs that the owner is most happy with is the ones the owner assigns the dog, and the dog is almost always content to do this job and not invent other ones.

Why Do We Love Border Collies?

Baxter Black sums it up in his writing of "The Border Collie Soliloquy": (Cow Attack, page 48)

"Just a word about one of the greatest genetic creations on the face of this earth...the border collie. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall fences in a single bound. The dog that all sheep talk about but never want to meet. The fur that legends are made of. Makes coyotes cringe, sheep trip the light fantastic and eagles soar somewhere else. Invested with the energy of a litter of puppies, the work ethic of a boat person and the loyalty of Lassie, they ply their trade on sagebrush flats, grassy fields and precipitous peaks from sea to shining sea. "Away to me!" I command. They streak and sail zipping like pucks on the ice. Black and white hummingbirds, in out, up down, come by sheep. With head up, one eye cocked over their shoulder asking directions. To the gate through the race. Mighty dog moves behind the bunch like a towboat pushing barges around a bend. And heart? Do they try? "Just let me at'em, Dad!" "Stay? "Cmom, I'm ready!" "Stay!" "Can't you feel me hummin'? Listen to my heart, it's purrin' like a cat! I am primed! Aim me, point me, pull the trigger!" "Away to me!" It makes me feel like Robin Hood. He leaves my side like an arrow. Workin' dogs is like manipulating a screwdriver with chopsticks. Like doing calligraphy with a plastic whip. Like bobbing for apples. Like threading a needle with no hands. Like playing pool on the kitchen table. There are no straight lines in nature. Only arcs. Great sweeping curves of sight and thought and voice and dog. Always having to lead your command about a dog's length. Sheep bunched like logs on the river. Dogs paddling in the current, always pushing up stream. A ewe breaks loose. Then another. Another. The log jam breaks. Dogs and sheep tumble about in the white water. Calm again, they start back upstream. Border collies. Are they truly smarter than a chimpanzee? Cuddlier than a koala? More dedicated than Batman's valet? Can they change course in mid air? Drag Nell from the tracks and locate the missing microfilm? Yes, I believe they can. They are the best of the best, the epitome of "above and beyond the call of duty". Head Dog. Top Gun. I salute you, for man has never had a better friend."

- Baxter Black



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