The 2013 Border Collie litter has been planned! Everyone will be notified of this blog address for all news, updates, information, photographs, videos etc, so if you are waiting for one of the "Red" litter puppies, this is the place to be.
The dam is my Chakotay (CH Majestic Elite Brave Chakotay for Mackland CGC). She is 5 years old, imported from Kentucky, USA, and this will be her last litter. Chakotay is a sweet girl that has had some hard times, but has managed to get through it. She has a lovely temperament, and will get along with anything on the planet. She has produced some lovely working pups, and all gorgeous to boot! Most are training in Agility, and there are already a number that are Conformation Champions. There is also 1 obedience Champion already! Chak comes from a line of "working breed dogs" in the USA out of Australia. She is a medium sized girl, with a medium flat coat. Chakotay was extremely easy to train, and she competes in Agility and Dog Jumping, and has a number of QC's, and is also a Conformation Champion. Chakotay carries ee-red, so there is a possibility of both black and white as well as ee-red pups. In addition, she may also carry seal, sable, blue and tri-colour.
The sire, Sunny, is co-owned with Johlene Lenaers. He is a very young imported boy - Gift from Zion for Mackland - from Dreams Border in Venice, Italy. His lines are very similar to Chakotay's, and there are some dogs in the pedigree that double up, so, in essence, it is a line breeding. He has a medium-rough coat, and his colour is ee-red. I am not sure if he carries any other colours, but time will tell.
Sunny is showing great promise with his training - he is focussed, keen and quick. His ancestors are Conformation dogs that have excelled in Obedience and Dancing!
Chakotay is due for her season now in October, and then Sunny will be brought to Port Elizabeth. Preparations are underway, and Chakotay & I are all set for the litter. Both are DNA cleared for hereditary conditions and Sunny only requires his hips to be checked. This will be done before the mating takes place.
Should there be any ee-red pups from this litter, they will be the first born on SA soil!
Nadine
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