I live in the Lake District and breed Border Collies which are registered with
the ISDS and are always from a strong working strain. I currently have a Blue
Merle bitch – Flo (Maccadale Flo of the Fells) - who had her quota producing four
litters and her daughter Ellie who has had 9 pups in 2 litters. I only have one litter
every 18 months to two years and spend a lot of time ensuring that the pups are well
socialised, sound conditioned and used to being driven.
Since 2017 I have had a break from breeding but plan to get going again with Skye my new pup in 2020.
I spend time selecting stud dogs, looking for a good temperament with a strong working history and outside of my breed lines. I like rough coated slender dogs with tag ears.
Flo is my 4th Border Collie. I believe BC’s should have a mission. It could be working sheep, obedience, agility, SARDA, flyball or other ‘work’. Flo is a grade 7 agility dog. Kimm (Mountain Marathon Kimm), my first dog, was a SARDA dog; it fitted in well with my mountaineering and fell running interests and we worked really well as a team. We were included in the Lockerbie disaster as well as many searches in our Lake District home. Kimm had 4 litters of pups.
I then moved on to ‘obedience’ with my third dog Jess but I found it too controlling and as a retired P.E. and outdoor education specialist prefer the freer fun and activity of agility.
Border Collies will always want to please you whatever you ask them to do, they make wonderful companions as long as they are stretched physically and mentally. I will only let my pups go to suitable homes.
I'm delighted to say that two owners have pups from the 2010 and 2012 litters and one couple have now got four Maccadales (Mist, Cap, Luna and Jed). Click here for their gallery.