Well, the exciting news turned out to be a bit of a disappointment... My special boy arrived and is STUNNING STUNNING STUNNING... beautiful long body, not coarse or heavy in any way, excellent bone, beautiful head and markings, colouring to die for, perfect angulation, drive drive drive, and a divine temperament.... grrrr and then I looked in his mouth :(
Standstill Braveheart (Stirling) has a wry mouth and is also undershot. He cannot be shown, nor used in my breeding program. I am pretty broken up about it. He has been homed in a loving home where he will work and play and dance!
I just didn't think it was fair to have him in my home and do nothing. He was supposed to be my show and stud dog, and was going to do Flyball, but for me to commit to another full-time working dog was just unfair to my other dogs, and unfair to him, so I let him go.
But.....
It has prompted me to do some hard thinking and investigating and research and I am formulating a plan B. It should be interesting, to say the least. There is still some legwork to do, and the first step will be done next week.
Will keep you all posted.
To all the prospective puppy owners, I thought that you would like to see the photographs, videos, and updates of the Mackland puppies while they are still with me. These Border Collie & Shetland Sheepdog puppies are lovingly bred and raised in my home. This blog lets me show you step by step how your baby is raised. It highlights each step from mating to 8 weeks old. I hope that you all enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoy having them in my house!
