We expect these pups to be perfect for Herding, Agility, Obedience or VERY active family companions/pets
We will be delivering to Birmingham on the 15th -16th December 2013 but please still come for a visit - we would lover to meet you all.
Delivery to USA - Dallas Fort Worth Airport as excess luggage on the 15th December - Make Your Enquiry NOW !
If you are interested in a puppy in this litter you must advise us if you intend to breed.
Please read To Breed or not to Breed ?
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to purchase a puppy from this litter or to ask about any other puppies.
Preference will ALWAYS be given (where choice is available) to potential WORKING homes (herding or competition performance sports).
It is human nature to select on looks alone.
BUT it is through our considerable experience that we advise you to take into account the puppies character in the selection process;
because selecting the wrong character is much harder to live with than the wrong white markings,coat colour or coat length.
As we like to place pups to the right home by Character we ask you give us your choice of three puppies in order of preference.
This is essential as we may well have several requests for the same puppy and we, of course, cannot dissect the puppy.
Your choices will always be considered and mutually agreed upon before final choice is made.
Character develops from five weeks of age and I will be looking closely at the pups to establish which in my opinion will make the best possible dog for your requirements,
I will tell you the character of each pup as it develops.
Puppies are marked SOLD on the website once the choice has been agreed with the new owners and a deposit has been received.
Regular photo updates (we try to do this once every week to ten days) and also try to include some video.
Look forward to receiving your choices in order of preference.
VIDEO +++++ At around five weeks we will start to introduce chicken carcass
(RAW and smashed into bits with a hammer),
they will also get Beta puppy dry kibble ad-lib.
VIDEO ++++ Watching how Mum eats big dog food - Raw Chicken carcass
= she is getting around 8-9 of these a day
VIDEO ++++ Toy time - the pups have some choice toys available to play with all the time.
we also have some special ones which will be used for human playtime
VIDEO ++++ "ASTRA" border collies start Agility at a young age - at just four weeks of age they are climbing out of their beds whilst we are trying to clean their pen.
Watch how they use their back legs - this is something that is a genetic trait - they will make excellent agility or search & rescue dogs.
Their great grandmother scaled 10 foot fences to get to sheep, using her back legs as levers just like these pups are doing.
VIDEO ++++ Astra Spice feeding her six week old Astra Guy pups.
Mothers are long suffering patient creatures.
Please be aware that we are playing a fireworks cd in the background -
please place your own dog out of the room before playing this video especially if they are afraid of fireworks.
VIDEO ++++ Six week old pups meet the spider monkey for the first time - they want to kill it so it is just as well it is a toy and not a real monkey.
Please be aware that we are playing a fireworks cd in the background -
please place your own dog out of the room before playing this video especially if they are afraid of fireworks.
