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"Vintage"
Vintage is my bred by keeper pup from the Marley x Abigail RPG litter. She has been DNA tested through Optimal Selection and is a carrier of EAOD and TNS, clear for all else. Her OFA results are Excellent hips, Normal elbows, shoulders, spine, patella, and heart.
Vintage is 38lbs and approximately 19.5" tall.
Oh where do I even begin about my perfect puppy, Vintage? She is a delight in every way and I could rave about her forever. I simply could not be happier with my keeper from Marley and Abigail. She comes from some very special dogs and lineage and I know she will do them all right as she continues growing into an awesome dog.
Vintage is, 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 in an adolescent Border Collie is something special to behold! 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 so ideal.
She's high drive without being high arousal. To me, drive is when a dog is able to focus on their task at hand no matter what is going on around them, it is their ability to push through to get the job done, it's their tenacity and engagement and dedication. Arousal is how stimulated a dog becomes by outside influences other than the task at hand, it also shows up in how they handle "hot" situations like when things are getting amped up among people or dogs. For example, if you were to take off running or dramatically stomp around, how would your dog react? A high arousal dog would be very stimulated, likely jump around or on you, maybe vocalize, maybe even bite depending on the dog and other factors. A low arousal dog may show interest or follow you but would not become very heightened. I speak more on arousal vs drive in one of my blog posts.
Vintage is also quite serious, like her mother Abigail, which is something I am happy she inherited. She is a no nonsense kind of gal when she is in drive and/or working. She has laser focus and her body awareness is really impressive. She has major hops for disc catches and great accuracy, most of the time making the catch and always sticking a perfect landing. She never went through any puppy clumsiness! I was able to start low throws for her quite young. She also will tug and snarl and shake with the best of them, never releasing her bite and growling all along. She wasn't a cooperative puppy by nature and it did take effort on my part to get her retrieving toys and not just running around to celebrate with them by herself. She's really independent and doesn't need anywhere near constant reassurance. She is very sure of herself. I have seen more self assuredness and a little less handler focus than her dam so far.
She and her mother both share a deeply sweet nature and special love for their people. Vintage loves to be held and even picked up and carried, which is hilarious because she is quite big! She's weighing 36-38 pounds and is looking a little taller than her mom, who is about 19 inches. Vintage loves to gaze lovingly into my eyes and nudge my hand to pet her. She is great with body handling and super comfortable with being in your space. A good trait that most of my dogs share!
She's super friendly and great with every dog and person she's ever met. She loves meeting new people and with humans her default is sweet and appeasing. With dogs, she is confident and forward but not overwhelming. She handles new situations perfectly, travels like a champ, and shows so much promise for the future of my program. I want to produce many dogs just like Vintage! She is not reactive, she is not sensitive, she is respectful to her people but she isn't overly soft, she has very high toy drive, herding drive, and food drive but still maintains a perfect off switch and has not destroyed a single thing in all of her puppyhood. She does have a couple of "Border Collie quirks" like wanting to herd the cat and always keeping her goats in the back of her mind when she's in the yard, but nothing I wouldn't expect from a high drive herding bred Border Collie.
In her somewhat limited experience herding, she has shown amazing drive, natural ability, feel, and promise. We went to an excellent herding trainer at 8 months old and the trainer kept saying she couldn't believe Vintage was so young! She is fast and keeps her tail low and body crouched in a that trademark Border Collie stance, very flashy, and she is incredibly brave with even my nasty goats who are nasty to dogs. She went for a month long board and train with another herding trainer in April/May 2023 and the trainer raved about how good she is. We debuted in herding trials this summer and she earned her PT title. We also debuted in Obedience and Vintage earned her BN title, handling the dog show environment very well. She has shown good signs at agility class as well and we may get more into that with her as time goes on. We will also be doing rally, barn hunt, and whatever else we can get our hands on that she enjoys!
Health testing results can be found here:
DNA
OFA
Vintage is 38lbs and approximately 19.5" tall.
Oh where do I even begin about my perfect puppy, Vintage? She is a delight in every way and I could rave about her forever. I simply could not be happier with my keeper from Marley and Abigail. She comes from some very special dogs and lineage and I know she will do them all right as she continues growing into an awesome dog.
Vintage is, 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 in an adolescent Border Collie is something special to behold! 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 so ideal.
She's high drive without being high arousal. To me, drive is when a dog is able to focus on their task at hand no matter what is going on around them, it is their ability to push through to get the job done, it's their tenacity and engagement and dedication. Arousal is how stimulated a dog becomes by outside influences other than the task at hand, it also shows up in how they handle "hot" situations like when things are getting amped up among people or dogs. For example, if you were to take off running or dramatically stomp around, how would your dog react? A high arousal dog would be very stimulated, likely jump around or on you, maybe vocalize, maybe even bite depending on the dog and other factors. A low arousal dog may show interest or follow you but would not become very heightened. I speak more on arousal vs drive in one of my blog posts.
Vintage is also quite serious, like her mother Abigail, which is something I am happy she inherited. She is a no nonsense kind of gal when she is in drive and/or working. She has laser focus and her body awareness is really impressive. She has major hops for disc catches and great accuracy, most of the time making the catch and always sticking a perfect landing. She never went through any puppy clumsiness! I was able to start low throws for her quite young. She also will tug and snarl and shake with the best of them, never releasing her bite and growling all along. She wasn't a cooperative puppy by nature and it did take effort on my part to get her retrieving toys and not just running around to celebrate with them by herself. She's really independent and doesn't need anywhere near constant reassurance. She is very sure of herself. I have seen more self assuredness and a little less handler focus than her dam so far.
She and her mother both share a deeply sweet nature and special love for their people. Vintage loves to be held and even picked up and carried, which is hilarious because she is quite big! She's weighing 36-38 pounds and is looking a little taller than her mom, who is about 19 inches. Vintage loves to gaze lovingly into my eyes and nudge my hand to pet her. She is great with body handling and super comfortable with being in your space. A good trait that most of my dogs share!
She's super friendly and great with every dog and person she's ever met. She loves meeting new people and with humans her default is sweet and appeasing. With dogs, she is confident and forward but not overwhelming. She handles new situations perfectly, travels like a champ, and shows so much promise for the future of my program. I want to produce many dogs just like Vintage! She is not reactive, she is not sensitive, she is respectful to her people but she isn't overly soft, she has very high toy drive, herding drive, and food drive but still maintains a perfect off switch and has not destroyed a single thing in all of her puppyhood. She does have a couple of "Border Collie quirks" like wanting to herd the cat and always keeping her goats in the back of her mind when she's in the yard, but nothing I wouldn't expect from a high drive herding bred Border Collie.
In her somewhat limited experience herding, she has shown amazing drive, natural ability, feel, and promise. We went to an excellent herding trainer at 8 months old and the trainer kept saying she couldn't believe Vintage was so young! She is fast and keeps her tail low and body crouched in a that trademark Border Collie stance, very flashy, and she is incredibly brave with even my nasty goats who are nasty to dogs. She went for a month long board and train with another herding trainer in April/May 2023 and the trainer raved about how good she is. We debuted in herding trials this summer and she earned her PT title. We also debuted in Obedience and Vintage earned her BN title, handling the dog show environment very well. She has shown good signs at agility class as well and we may get more into that with her as time goes on. We will also be doing rally, barn hunt, and whatever else we can get our hands on that she enjoys!
Health testing results can be found here:
DNA
OFA
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