I began my dog journey as a kid when I began raising Guide dogs for the Blind in 1994, I raised 4 dogs for the organization and also did an internship in their training department.  That was the beginning for me falling into the dog world.  I also worked at a boarding and training kennel starting in High School and off and on for over 12 years.  While away at college I lost my first dog, my lab Kinji, who tragically died of bloat.  I began my search for my next dog and was torn between a Border Collie and a Boston Terrier.  I had a friend in High School who had a wonderful little Border Collie and ever since then I just fell in love with the breed.  I had always wanted a Red border collie, and I happen to find one local from a working dog breeder, who had some amazing working lines.  I ended up with my first border collie Zoe, and never looked back.  With Zoe I began learning all the things, competitive Obedience, rally, flyball and not long after had an interest in Conformation.  
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Rich joined the crew in 2012 and while he did not come from a dog background he found his footing in sports.  He slowly took over running the flyball dogs and does a much better job throwing for dock diving.  He has occasionally shown the dogs in conformation, but its not something he is fond of.

Over the years we have tried to continue to grow our program to keep the sleek and moderate look of the border collie and the drive for sports and herding.  I think border collies have the ability to do it all and we should do everything in our power to keep that going.  Our dogs compete in a wide range of sports, as well as succeed in the show ring.  Over the years I have tried to do herding and while my dogs have the capability to excel, I do not.  However, we do plan to start working more with the dogs in the herding ring.  

We love to talk about dogs and our program and encourage anyone to reach out with any questions!