Beans litter
Pete x Vintage
Born 05/16/25
4 puppies: all females
Born 05/16/25
4 puppies: all females
Couldn't be more excited to announce Vintage's first litter! She has been bred to a fabulous open field dog named Pete, and while both parents are very much working bred dogs with lovely herding pedigrees, they also are very livable and have stellar temperaments and while being high drive, neither is high arousal and they have great heads on their shoulders. This pairing will produce lovely herding prospects, competent sport dogs, and pups that are high drive while still being good to live with and retaining natural off switches.
I've had the pleasure of watching Pete work several times and have always been impressed with his power, control, and natural feel. He is a very biddable dog on and off stock, and although he is young (just two years old) he's already competing in open field trials and scoring very well. He's a polite and friendly Border Collie with a wonderful temperament and sweetness, who loves to be petted as long as you're willing. He has great toy drive even though he's been turned onto stock since an early age - many herding dogs don't particularly care about toys when they've been on stock. Pete has a sound and stable mind, even kind and friendly with the barn cats. He travels easily. I was smitten when watching him work but really fell in love getting to know him outside of sheep time. He's exactly the type of dog I love and strive to produce; versatile, friendly, confident, cool headed, affectionate. Just a well rounded lovely dog! His extremely impressive pedigree is the cherry on top, as I've met plenty of dogs who looked great on paper and didn't hold up for a variety of reasons. Pete is a little on the smaller side for a male Border Collie and weighs in at 40lbs and measures at 20".
Vintage is my bred by keeper from the Marley x Abigail RPG litter. Her sire is a very talented open field herding dog in Germany, who you can see videos of working on YouTube (feel free to ask me for links). Marley is from Shepherd's Own kennel, that are known for producing great herding and agility dogs. Vintage's dam is my own Abigail, who you can read all about on her page. She's the dog who really ignited my passion for the Border Collie breed.
Vintage is a perfect mix of her sire and dam and to me, the epitome of what a Border Collie should be. She is so authentic to the breed and is a very old school, trustworthy, reliable, and stable dog. The picture of stability, even during her adolescence. While so many young dogs struggle with fear periods that can feel quite severe, reactivity and sensitivities to things like sound, motion, other dogs, people, and can be prone to phases behaviorally, Vintage has been so consistent and ideal her whole life. She's a friendly, serious, confident, strong dog, who has ample drive in all areas - food, toys, herding, you name it. She's very low arousal and has a perfect off switch, and while being likely the highest drive dog in my house, she's one of the easiest to live with and be around. You can read more about Vintage on her page.
I am beyond excited for this litter and cannot wait to see how these pups turn out. They're going to be a very special bunch!
I've had the pleasure of watching Pete work several times and have always been impressed with his power, control, and natural feel. He is a very biddable dog on and off stock, and although he is young (just two years old) he's already competing in open field trials and scoring very well. He's a polite and friendly Border Collie with a wonderful temperament and sweetness, who loves to be petted as long as you're willing. He has great toy drive even though he's been turned onto stock since an early age - many herding dogs don't particularly care about toys when they've been on stock. Pete has a sound and stable mind, even kind and friendly with the barn cats. He travels easily. I was smitten when watching him work but really fell in love getting to know him outside of sheep time. He's exactly the type of dog I love and strive to produce; versatile, friendly, confident, cool headed, affectionate. Just a well rounded lovely dog! His extremely impressive pedigree is the cherry on top, as I've met plenty of dogs who looked great on paper and didn't hold up for a variety of reasons. Pete is a little on the smaller side for a male Border Collie and weighs in at 40lbs and measures at 20".
Vintage is my bred by keeper from the Marley x Abigail RPG litter. Her sire is a very talented open field herding dog in Germany, who you can see videos of working on YouTube (feel free to ask me for links). Marley is from Shepherd's Own kennel, that are known for producing great herding and agility dogs. Vintage's dam is my own Abigail, who you can read all about on her page. She's the dog who really ignited my passion for the Border Collie breed.
Vintage is a perfect mix of her sire and dam and to me, the epitome of what a Border Collie should be. She is so authentic to the breed and is a very old school, trustworthy, reliable, and stable dog. The picture of stability, even during her adolescence. While so many young dogs struggle with fear periods that can feel quite severe, reactivity and sensitivities to things like sound, motion, other dogs, people, and can be prone to phases behaviorally, Vintage has been so consistent and ideal her whole life. She's a friendly, serious, confident, strong dog, who has ample drive in all areas - food, toys, herding, you name it. She's very low arousal and has a perfect off switch, and while being likely the highest drive dog in my house, she's one of the easiest to live with and be around. You can read more about Vintage on her page.
I am beyond excited for this litter and cannot wait to see how these pups turn out. They're going to be a very special bunch!
Vanilla Bean - female - black and white
Navy Bean - female - black and white
Pinto Bean - female - black and white
Butter Bean - female - black and white
Navy Bean - female - black and white
Pinto Bean - female - black and white
Butter Bean - female - black and white
Vanilla Bean - newborn - 12.5oz/352g
Navy Bean - newborn - 12.2oz/346g
Pinto Bean - newborn - 11.3oz/321g
Butter Bean - newborn - 13.4oz/380g