Originally posted by KYS


It's sad that not all breeders do not test before breeding.
Not only do you need to test your breeding pair,
but the generations before them should have been
tested by their breeders too.
Hopefully in the future and with DNA etc.
this will improve?

Janna,

A big welcome to Pet Talk.
Your collies are BEAUTIFUL, and I think it is great
that you are active in many events with your dogs.

P.S To anwser the top question:
I could never pick, I think both breeds are
beautiful.
Yeah, well all breeders test for CEA (I'm talking show breeders etc... BYB have no clue about this either)

but not many really do test for stuff like OFA, Heart, Thyriod etc.... I do know of a few other Collie breeder, one is a friend of mine how does these test, which is why I decided to do my dogs before they were bred.

Thanks KYS, I haven't done to much with performance stuff just yet. Probably more herding than anything else right now. My olest Collie, Laddie, when he was younger I did do some USDAA agility with him. I want to do agility with Ben too, if I ever get time to take him up for trainined classes. Kira, one of my blue pups, I think she'll love herding. Can't wait till she has a bit more size to her so I can try her at it......

Janna