Meet the family!
Gemma earns her Obedience Champion title!
Second litter Born 21 June 2009, information here. Enquiries welcome.
Breeding for soundness and temperament, as an offshoot of Clanheath Border Collies
Contact us via the Guestbook at the foot of this page. Gemma loves swapping 'weemail' (treemail) and is always on the sniff for a new scent, everywhere we go.
Los trios Canidus
Likes:
- Aerobie (ring frisbee)
- Roast Chicken
- Balls
- Being stroked (not patted)
- Snuggling up to snooze
- Raw chicken wings
- Swimming
- Freedom that comes with responsibility
Dislikes:
- Baths
- Loud noises
- Aggression
- Being left at home
DNA clear of CEA, CL and TNS by parentage
Progeny: Litter of five (08/08/08, 4g 1b) two working the land; litter of four (21/06/09, 1g, 3b).
What she wants to be when she grows up:
An Obedience Champion (OC) with ADX, JDX, ET - Done!
So now she's working on her ADM and JDM, and maybe even TD, TDX, and T.Ch? Can't keep a good girl down!
Finn, Clanheath Designa Knite CD ET
Likes:
- Gemma!
- Attention
- Anyone who will give him a stroke
- Finding an idle hand and using it to pat himself!
- Raw chicken wings
- Living here!
Dislikes:
- Dogs threatening 'his' girl
- Dogs getting frisky with 'his' girl
- Being brushed
- Baths or Swimming
DNA clear of CEA, CL and TNS by parentage
Progeny: Litter
of nine to Connie,
Grand-sire of four
via Bowie, who is showing and
herding. Litter of
four to Gemma.
Litter brother Sonny
and sister Lacey
are both Aust. Champions.
What He wants to be when he grows up:
An Aust.Ch (25 points so far) CDX ET
Shadow, EweTurn Moon Shadow AD CD JD ET
Likes:
- Anything Gemma has
- Being the centre of attention
- Chewing
Dislikes:
- Waiting for anything
- Swimming (though she is starting to like it)
DNA clear of CEA, CL and TNS by parentage
What She wants to be when she grows up:
An Aust.Ch, CDX, ET, ADM, JDM
Heather, EweTurn Highland Fling JD
Meet the latest addition to the family - Eweturn Highland Fling!
Likes
Food
Swimming
Playing
Food
Chasing anything that moves
Food
Playing with water jets
Snuggling up in bed
Constant attention and pats
Dislikes
Waiting
Being chased by larger dogs
DNA clear of CEA, CL and TNS by parentage
What She wants to be when she grows up:
An Aust.Ch, O.Ch, ET, ADM, JDM
A mum half as good as her own :)
Blake and Gemma
Blake unexpectedly meets his daughter at Chiro and had a great romp in the park.
Aust.Ch = gained 100 challenge points in Breed Shows
- Three passes required at each level of Obedience:
- CCD = First rank of Obedience, Community Companion Dog
- CD = Novice Obedience
- CDX = Open Obedience
- UD = Utility Dog (3 passes at 170 or above)
- OC = Obedience Champion
(5 more UD passes at 185 or above)
Note: heeling in ANKC rules at all levels includes automatic sits, cued downs and cued stands at normal, slow and fast pace. - Agility/Jumping: 3 passes for Novice, 5 Excellent, 7 Masters
- AD = Novice Agility
- ADX = Excellent Agility
- ADM = Masters Agility
- ADO = Open Agility
- JD = Novice Jumping
- JDX = Excellent Jumping
- JDM = Masters Jumping
- JDO = Open Jumping
- ET = Endurance Test (annual event; 2 hours gaiting @ 10kph)
TD = Tracking Dog- TDX = Tracking Dog Excellent
- T.Ch = Tracking Champion (followed by TSD TSDX)
CH/CEA (Choroidal Hypoplasia a.k.a. Collie Eye Anomaly)
Affected puppies' eyes do not develop normally, leading to mild or even severe vision loss.
CL (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis)
Similar to Batten's Disease in humans; a storage disease affecting nerve cells in the body.
TNS (Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome)
Affected puppies produce, but cannot effectively release white blood cells, leading to an impared immune system.
CLEAR - does not
carry the defective gene
CARRIER - has inherited the defective gene from a parent
AFFECTED - has inherited the defective gene from both parents and
has/will develop the disease