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Hello, I was contacted by some people who had found my website. Their dogs bear no relation to my dogs, they just found my site and were looking for some farm collie contacts. They need to re-home their farm collies, both beautiful tricolors, a mother and daughter. They are ES, the daughter is ES and Aussie. The people were on a large farm in TX but due to the husband's employment have had several moves and now will be going into a rental where pets are not allowed. I believe the dogs are currently in Virginia. I asked a few questions and below is her response. Jessica at Gracehaven first I want to clarify that these dogs need a little rehab--I guess, anyway. I say that because they have not been on a working farm for some years and have been used to having the run of 120 acres, so they do run around. They also JUST (Jan 27) had a scuffle with another dog. We have only seen them scuffle when a dog looks threatening or comes toward them or they feel like the dog is in their territory and a threat to us. However, in the midst of the scuffle, the other owner got in the middle of it, and according to the health dept., he got a scratch. Because of this incident, we are looking for a rescue-minded, rehab-minded serious farm dog lover. (As you can see from the pictures, they are gentle, beautiful dogs!) Now for the answers: 1. Yes (both girls are spayed) 2. Grace is 10, Maggie is 2 3. Grace has had some training in work and shows excellent instincts in herding, hunting, and protecting--we have many stories and used to have some photos and video because we thought we'd register her. Maggie is largely untrained, but shows good instincts in protecting and hunting. Her sire was a full-blood Aussie, and Grace is her mother. 4. The Breeder's last name was Hoffman, and she is in Kentucky (Grace's breeder). She used to participate in the AWFCollie e-mail loop. Elaine Reynolds probably knows her, if you're familiar with Elaine or the AWC group. 5. Grace, when alone is biddable, but has been around Maggie for 2 years, so has had some reverse training. (My older children have also moved on and gotten married and the others have little interest in the dogs, except for playing with them.) They both come when called, normally, but have become somewhat willful when they want to hunt (and Virginia foothills are full of game.) Grace can amazingly follow instructions very closely. (We once asked her to herd our escaped goats into a trailer with which she was totally unfamiliar. We simply shouted our commands and pointed at the goats and then the trailer, and she ran off to retrieve them and put them right on the trailer.) She has always been responsive like that. Maggie is really just a pet, but I believe has the instincts and is trainable. 6. Both dogs have had Lyme disease, but have been treated. I took them both in last week to test for it currently, and we're waiting for a response. Pictures of the dogs: http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=12timUgJwtJJzZ3qupDPqoDoORjv01 http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1fXBqpZIP48WMTBQGScsePJ3hXVB4z http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VqC0nog0zmkFi8PdTFFFTgQrM0x6 http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14oOJ4Z4MITvAWhJDyPorj0tgbhME email address: "Carmen Rockett"<[log in to unmask]>