Hi Mary, As I promised...Pictures! I took Callie today to get dolled up (groomed) at the petco where I work. (even though I haven't been able to work since last dec.) They still keep me on the Employee list. As I understand, my job will always be there. Anyway, my boss was all dressed up and doing pictures with Santa. So here are this years Santa pics for you! Thanks for the emails. Quinn is doing greet! All our dogs great us when we come in the door and now Quinn runs in to greet also. He has his 1st flyball tournament this weekend. We are going to tent camp at the site. We will take him up to the racing ring throughout the weekend so he gets use to all the screaming dogs and yelling people. He will get to meet the rest of the ...(our flyball club name) people and dogs. We took him and Oliver (my Aussie) to pet food express tonight for baths and Doug was there with Rogue and Rory(his other BC). He did fine, we didn't blow him dry. He is a great pup you may be sorry you didn't keep him. Hope you don't mind all the updates Jeanine Quinn had his 1st road trip and he did great! At first he was tentative but by Sunday he was having a great time. There were alot of new puppies at the tournament so he had some puppy play time. He and Rouge played a little also. The rest of the time was lesson time. He now walks nicely on leash and got use to all the noise at the flyball tournament. Of course everyone had to pet and talk to him so he got use to alot of strange people coming up to him. This week I am going to start training him on the flyball box and teaching him to go over the jumps (set 6"). We are going to take him to agility class this week with Lillian and Willow. He is completely at home here now and gets into the toy baskets and runs around with the toys in his mouth. Breakfast and dinner time he runs to his crate, like everyone else, to eat. He has already grown some since he has been here. I will keep a look out for the new blue puppy pictures. Jeanine Thanks I will print it up when I get home. I took Quinn to meet my friend and her new puppy(a Mal) today. My friend is a trainer, she liked Quinn and said I had done a great job in a couple of weeks with him(recall and sit and down) He really liked Jolie, her new puppy(4mos. old). We have a big agility trial in 2 weeks. Jolie will be there well as my other friend who has a flat coated retriever ((7mos.). She showes her dogs as well as does agility. It will be inter easting to see how Jolie and Quinn do with Marley. You know the 3rd man out thing. Quinn likes to roll in Stinky stuff just like Willow and he is finding out that inside dogs have to be bathed when they stink.  He came to my house last night and discovered my cat.Toby is dog wise, I will bring Quinn home more so he is use to Toby because Toby sometimes travels with us on flyball and agility trips. I will send you our xmas card as soon as I get a good sit stay on Quinn. I am hoping to get it taken in a couple of weeks. Thanks Jeanine

Here is some pictures of the dogs. I'll try to get some better ones.Hope you are doing allright                                                    Sandra

Thanks for the info.  She is doing great!  Up bright and early each morning at 4:30.  She has had a couple of accidents indoors and when I catch her in the act I take her outdoors immediately.  Have a good day.

Hi: I am Jim's wife; Murph.  Jack is now 15 years old and still going strong Ollie is 17 and Cosmo recently passed away at 14.  We may be interested in another Border collie puppy.  Would you please keep up in mind for future litters?  Something with Jack’s temperament and size would be great.  Thanks.

BOSS IS GOING TO LIVE WITH SPURS WHERE HE WILL BE MUCH LOVED!!

Hi Mary, Just writing to let you know that callie's injury just isn't getting any better. She has such a hard time getting up. The vet really can't find anything on her x rays, her hips look good her spine looks good, we have to guess that she has a nerve pinched some where? Something happened to her to make her fall? A couple weeks before she fell she accidentally head butted a rather large ground hog. So we don't know if maybe she had a head injury from that, that may have caused her to fall? We just don't know. We put her back on prednisone a couple of weeks ago, it does help her tremendously, but she drinks so much water, and has to pee every 30 minutes it seems. She sometimes has accidents on the kitchen floor (not her fault). I don't like keeping her on the prednisone, but she feels so much better on it. She can run and play, and romp around almost like she used to. I noticed that not long after she hurt herself, that she developed a dark spot in each of her eyes? They seem to move, for instance when she is upright they are at the bottom of the brown part of her eyes, and if she lies upside down they seem to float to the top of the brown part of her eyes? She absolutely refuses to let the doc look into her eyes. LOL! So he really isn't sure what they are, have you ever seen anything like this? There are not a lot of Border Collies in this area, so I was wondering if this might be something breed specific? The other guess is that maybe when she head butted the ground hog, it's possible that maybe she had a blood clot? We really don't know? She seems to see fine. At any rate her pain doesn't get her down, as soon as the ball comes out, or the back door opens, the adrenaline takes over and she's off. There is no stopping her. So as much as I don't like her on the meds, if that's what it takes for her to be less painful, and to do the things that she enjoys doing than so be it. I just love her soooo much that I hate to see her painful and mopey, which is how she is without the prednisone.

Callie & Kypper--VERY RARE quiet time.

Hey Mary, This is Ben. I bought Bo from you a couple of years ago.  He is doing great and is such a wonderful pet. I want to stud him out but I have moved and I can't locate his pedigree. Can you help me out by telling me how to get another copy so I can have proof of registration? You can either write me back at this address or you can call me.

Hello,  This is Alexandria  I wanted to let you know that I am greatly enjoying Baileys Blitzen (Blitz) the red and white male pup. He is really growing and is doing very well with cattle.He really is a grat dog!!! I also wanted to ask about the registration papers on him, if you would please give me a call. Sorry i missed your call a while back,  Thanks for your time and the awsome pup!!!

Thank you for sharing.  I can see that Sue’s Gael was a favorite of yours and you are missing her very much.  We are so sorry that she is gone also.  You will be happy to know that Sioux, now Juilette, is doing just fine.  Joey and Simeon are checking on her daily.  She had a bath, several special treats, and walks on the leash with both Joey and with Sam.  She is progressing and we have high hopes.  There is no doubt she will be able to round up the animals.  Sam is working on establishing the bond that will encourage her to obey the commands they will need to work as a team.  She loved being at the farm and she likes the other two labs that we have.  They are maternal in nature.  I will send you pictures of her progress.  Hope you have a happy Valentine’s day today.

Sue's Gael

Oh yeah....Feather caused a ruckus this morning. My house mate had the shower running. We have one of those shower heads on the hose type thingies. She leftthe water running while she got her clothes, and came back into a dog in the bathtub.

Too cute not to share. Little girl wanted to learn statistics.

Magic is doing well, he is getting use to the noises in the house.  His personality is starting to show.  He is cute.  He is fine with my other dogs.  His border personality shows with the cats.  He chases and herds them.         Tammy

This is Hank, AKA Apollo.  Apollo is the son of Wildrose Fly and Imported Comebye Bob!! The picture isn't fuzzy..its hank...he's had one too many lol These have got to be Hank's All Time Favorite Toys, abit on the expensive side at $20.00 but they are a thick rubber or something i'm not sure really but they take a great deal of abuse, I got these from a friends wife who is also Hank's professional groomer. Its a pair of squeeky bottles, the one in this photo is a "HeinieSniffin" and the other is a " O' Drools" Hank is fond of the HeinieSniffin' bottle because its a better squeeker than the other one lol.

Hank's Video!

Hi,   Just wanted to say happy New Year and send an updated picture of my favorite Border Collie in the world!  She is so naughty, but I love her more and more every second!!!  Hope things are well.    Take care, Lisa

Hi Barbara!   Thank you so much for referring me to Mary! We picked up our new girl this weekend. She is so sweet, we love her to pieces! She is a small girl, but she's got some growing to do yet, she hasn't grown into her paws, and still acts puppyish. I know in other breeds of dogs, the big paws and open joint spaces mean growing, so I'm betting she'll get another three to 5 inches in height. She has beautiful colorings!   She's only a year old, so it looks like spring/summer 2009 we will have our first ever litter of border collie puppies! I want to make sure I do everything just right by her, Sketcher and the babies! LOL so I'm already nervous, happy and excited and it's still a long way off!   Ok, I'm rambling on like an idiot, but I wanted to say thank you so very much for your help!   Angie

Hi,   Hope all is well with you and your family and that your holidays are happy and full of love, laughter and fun.  I think of you often.  The 'boys' say hello.   Lorene

Dogs are settling in well. You sure was right about being able to let them run loose without worring about them taking off. Both of them have great tempermants, I really do like them both. I have to say I think Jen is my fav tho :) Hopefully it won't fill back up. Im going to check on her later today at the milk barn. They seem to have taken up with me well. They are both well behaved much better then I ever imagined actually. You did a good job with socializing for sure!

Hi, I just wanted to give you an update on Rosie; She is so much fun to run around with and she is jumping around and acting like a puppy. ... she is putting on weight eating good and just acting like a puppy. She is loving the snow. At first she was a little scared but now she is jupping around and having too much fun. We have about 6 inches of snow but we have drifts about 2 feet and she went into a little drift (about 1 1/2 feet) and it went up to her neck. But she got herself out and continued playing with our other border collie. She has grown about 3 inches so she is a little bigger. Here are some pictues of her after a rough day of play:)

Mary: Here are some recent photos of Seamus and feel free to post them to your website. Seamus is a wonderful lad and we love him to death. Last Friday, we took him to see Dr. Mc to remove his manhood  He is recovering well, but has to wear the Elizabethean collar longer. I also have attached a picture of our previous Bordershortly before he was put down. We really enjoy Seamus as he is much more affectionate than your average BC. God Bless you and your family and have a Merry Christmas.

Hi,   I just wanted you to know Maggie is EXCELLENT!!!!  She gets TONS of love and gives tons in return!!!

Hi Mary,      Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that Bill- who we've named Sydney, is doing very well. I've attached a recent picture of him playing in the backyard! He seems to love his new home and I think soon will accompany me on the carriage.

ImpindamJosie(Patches) ABCA 180186 X Imp Craig ABCA 162022 Calamity Jane   Hi Mary, Callie seems to slowly be getting back to her old self....We had a Halloween Costume contest today at work. I thought you might like these photo's. We had a lot of fun. Callie was a Fire Truck, haha, both of my kids are Fire Fighters, And Kipper was a Business man.

Merlyn's Sprite ABCA 129469 X Craig's Cap ABCA 172046   Hello,   I just thought I would send an email to let you know how Spurs, renamed Bandit, is doing. ... I finally have a job that pays well enough that Im getting caught up on bills fast. So hopefully just after Christmas, I can finish paying him off. Also, Ive decided that having one just isnt enough, and would be interested in getting one more. A red sable female, sometime next year. No plans to breed them, as Bandit has been fixed. Email me back, and let me know.   Thanks,   Nick

Imported Harriot Roy X Bonny Lass   Deacon   Hi! We advertised publicly yesterday and had phone calls all day and night for the pups!!!!!!!!!!!! No one was even a little bit concerned about the ABCA. They were all excited about the IBCA, most didn't care, some of the older cattle people had had borders and had NO interest in any registration! They are just beautiful.   Our female's parents were OFA certified. Were either of Deacon's parents certified for eyes or hips? I don't  think I had ever asked that and wanted to before it came up.   Again, I wish you could see our Deacon, he is soooooooooooooooo gorgeous and one of the pups is marked just liked him! We call him Big Bad and Bodacious! :-) Three pups are sold already. The ONLY even slightly reserved pup, perfectly, like a collie marked, is going to one of our youth group from church kids, he has a single mom, rather financially strained. The kid will be a leader of the strong Christian type someday and will be a wonderful mate for someone. He wants one so badly, but couldn't pay for him. Came out and looked again and again. So, he is going to paint corrals and fence for us to pay it off! Anyway, we are having a blast.   Carolyn

Candy X Little Joe Blaze I understand.  I think we got a good handle on it now.  Sorry I didn't call you yesterday after his vet visit.  He passed with flying colors.  They were all impressed with how cute and sweet he is.  Dr. M was on vacation so he will see him when he goes back in 3 weeks for a booster.  He was none to happy being left in a kennel this morning when I left for work.  I felt it was to cold outside to leave him out.  I will go home at lunch and let him out and leave him outside for the afternoon!... Thank you for the advise.  I will do that.  You were right.  We have all fell totally in love with him!.  My parents are coming over tonight to meet him.  The friend that went with us to the airport and helped with the baths wants to take him home!  Any more with his disposition?   Joni

Imported Bill X Mandy   Billy the Kid   Hi Mary,      Just wanted to let you know that I got my pup home safe and sound. You're right, he's even more gorgeous and sweet than I could have imagined. He is resting/hiding in his crate, getting used to things, but I think he'll be fine soon. Thanks again, and I'll be sure to send you a picture of him on our carriage!

Brandy X Rew Red Rogue Rogue is doing well. He is still full of energy. Very mischievous. Likes to go around and push things over with his nose. Gets along well with the other animals in the house. Especially with the French Bulldog which is something that surprised me. All in all he is a good boy. Doug

Bonny Lass X Imported Harriot Roy Deacon   Just wanted you to know that Deacon has his first litter of pups. They are GORGEOUS. Their mamma is beautiful and shows great, great promise with cattle. We have two, possibly three more sold this week. They are one week old only. The vet sonogramed Meg to make certain everything was all right and thought there were six. No, there were eight. She is a great mother. Deacon is just the best family friend and cow hand. And thank you for all the help with IBCA and USFDR. Meg is also AKC and ABCA and we have been "educating" people on why we went with IBCA. Most don't care, but an ABCA guy had no idea. So, thanks for all the help guiding us to IBCA.   May you have a great fall! I will tell you again, thanks for the Deacon boy. He is just a super dog and so very loved!

Rosie Sunshine  Sue X Pymalion   Hey, I just wanted to let you know that rosie is doing well and she is getting a lot of attention. I was wonder if i could get the name and address to get rosies papers? That would be great,

RosieRew  Red Merle Female Good morning, The little girl is doing GREAT!!! I was just wondering if you have gotten her papers yet? Thanks

He's doing fine. We sent him to our farm today so that he can acquaint himself with our other Border Collie, Dakota.

Flair makes front page news  So little miss Flair made it onto the front page of the community newsletter where we take our agility classes.  I've attached the picture for you.  I can't wait until these puppies are old enough to be able to play with her, I don't think she ever stops!!!   We love her to death and are having a great time with her.

Hi Mary, It's us again, and Finn is doing well. We'd like to register him, but the IBCA (in the email they sent me which we forwarded below) said that we need to get the application from you. I know you said you were going to send in the papers, but what must I do to get him registered under my name? Attached (sorry I was having trouble pasting it directly on the message) is a picture of Finn taken 6/2/07, he and Tally just love each other and he is so amazing at herding. Thanks again.

WOW!  You are amazing!  I just got up an hour ago!  Have let pups all out and fed them but I am DEAD!!!  Started dozing on 301 and scared myself so at the 301/75 junction, pulled over and slept ~ got home at 5 this morning.  Let everyone run their hearts out, put them up and fell in the bed!  My hands and fingers were all swollen when I woke up ~ don't know why but the swelling is going down now ~ probably all the salt I put on my "carb" feast.  I'm staying up until at least 10 p.m. and then maybe I'll be back on track!   Anyway, I really miss the pups, the babies and especially "kitty kat!"  I just love them to death and it was such a joy being able to get to know them even better ~ their eyes are so human and intelligent!  I loved talking to them.  Each one has a different personality.  It thrilled me when Rosie finally recognized me.  And even Crissy Sky Blue got over being shy with me.  Mac honored me when he finally came over to me on Sunday morning.  Such a doll baby he is!  He sure missed you though!  You must think I'm such a novice!!!  Guess I am LOL!  Well, I'm going to get the car unloaded (maybe) ~ I really enjoyed taking care of them and I think I was starting to get better but it is still an overwhelming task!  I see how you love each one even the bratty ones!!!  LOL  BUT I I am sooooo  tired still ~ think it was the long trip more than taking care of the pups and the sun was so hot!

Hi.  Here are some recent Maggie pics.  She is in her akward stage!  Long legs and real skinny!  SUPER ACTIVE!  Def. can herd and out run all my dogs and cat.  She is adorable!  Took her to the river the other day and she knows how to swim. Doesn't love it (she followed my friend's dogs in) and probably would have stayed in longer, but I was afraid to take off her leash!   She also tried to chase every runner and biker on the trail (probably need to get a halter collar so she doesn't pull on her neck).  Lots of people were "oohh, aahh" over her and had to stop and pet her and ask what she is!  She knows a couple of tricks and learns in about 3-4 days of being consistent with her!    She likes to sleep most of the day and is up VERY late at night, but that is kind of my schedule too!  Try to have her sleep in my room, but she keeps pooping and peeing in it so I put her in the laundry room where she stays when I am gone, although now in a kennel since she can VERY easily jump the baby gate, thought about buying another one to put on top of it, but she will figure out how to climb that in a week too!  Some of her baby teeth came out and I could not believes 4 days later there were teeth already half grown in!   She practices talking a lot and is starting to get a little deeper!  OK, I think I gave you more than a complete update, but I love her so much!!!! Lisa

Hi, a few years ago I purchased a grown female from you, Fanny (we renamed her Flurry).  She is a wonderful dog.  I am considering getting another dog, what do you have available?  Thanks.

webought Jade from you three years ago. We love her to death. We spoil her rotten. She sleeps where ever she wants and sits where ever she wants.My daughter still plays with her everyday!   Thanks,

Hi.  I think Maggie likes us!  She is so adorable!  I am already in love with her!  She learned how to go up and down stairs today and play ball (from my other dogs!)  When you get a chance to send me her papers

Simba

Well, Smokey is settling in nicely. He’s housebroken and knows to sit and come.  He is even trying to ‘herd’ the boys to bed at night!

Rosemarie and I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I think your site is fabulous!! 

 

I'll take pictures of Rose by this weekend. I need to do the kids Christmas pictures, too!!  :-)

 

Chat soon! 

Sus 

... still have a peaceful feeling from the beauty and serenity of your home.  Whenever I feel stressed, I'll visualize your place! 

 

I just LOVE Keelie!  She is so precious and I can't wait until I get home from the conference so we can start officially bonding and getting to know each other.  I trust Susan with her, she's a LPN going to school for her RN and no small children plus she is very particular about everything so I know that she will take super good care of her for me! 

 

I'll call you later on today and let you know how she is doing but I can't thank you enough for my very special gift ~ just pray she and Zin will become super play buddies ~ he hasn't left my side this morning so I guess he really missed me...

 

Wish we were closer so I could give you a hand with everything ~ you have done such a beautiful job with everything and in such a short amount of time!!!

 

Talk to you soon,

 

Love, Joey