Introducing Lock-Eye Five Star Trip!
By Lock-Eye Fuse and out of Lock-Eye Dinah, our puppy Trip was born on March 16, 2007.
His name: Our travel and trips have always been high points in our lives and getting a Border collie pup represents our next new adventure that we are undertaking with a bit of trepidation and high anticipation!
How I choose the breeder: (Michelle Weese, Lock-Eye Border Collies http://www.lockeyebc.com/ )
I agree with those who feel that herding ability is the what gives rise to this breed's most desirable qualities, so I looked for a breeder of working dogs. Trip's mom Dinah (now retired) is an excellent sheep and cattle dog. His pop Fuse is not finished but has shown he has talent working stock. I also looked for a breeder who does the appropriate health/genetic tests. I checked out the puppy contract to see if the breeder was willing to be responsible for the puppies for their lifetime, and would take them back and give them a home if necessary since that indicates a high level of caring and responsibility. I absolutely wanted a breeder who knew how to give the pups the best possible start in life with good socialization and an enriched early environment. Finally I wanted someone who used a fair puppy picking process and took care in matching pups to owners.
How I choose my puppy: My dream dog description included these things on my wish list: Outgoing, affectionate pup, very bright excellent clicker student, self-confident but biddable with medium high drive so I can train an "off switch." Although I admire the many different types of BCs that range from short coats to rough, and colors from black and white to red and merle, my own personal preference was for a classic, traditional black and white male and the Tripster is exactly what I had hoped for!
Photos courtesy of LE Border Collies
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Fat Hamster |
Buddies |
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The Thinker |
Raising Trip: From time to time I will be sharing management and training tips as I describe how I am using them to raise Puppy Trip on my Dog Training Blog May 29, 07 entry (See Raising Trip).
Trip at 5 mo. old Aug. 07
