Skye gave birth to seven beautiful puppies on Wednesday 27th January 2010, four days early. She's proving to be a excellent mother, very attentive to her puppie's needs and rarely leaving them.

All these pups have excellent homes waiting for them when they are eight weeks old. We have 3 boys; 2 black & white, 1 blue and white - and 4 girls; 1 black & white, 3 blue & white. (Got it wrong earlier!)

We have decided on a theme at last for their KC names, they will be Registered as different types of Virtuosos (look that one up)!

The puppie's pedigree is;

Parents	Grandparents	Grandparents
Bekkis Virtuoso CDex UDex WDex TDex 3 RCCs	SH CH Grandver Master Copy JW	SH CH Brooksbid Country Classic
		Grandver With Grace
	Bekkis Rhapsody	SH CH Bekkis Kitemark
		SH CH Bekkis Genesis
Bordertrix Non But The Brave	Brooksbid High Society 1CC & 3 RCCs	SH CH & NZ CH Clan-Abby Blue Aberdoone
		Brooksbid Call Me Madam
	Belgarath Dark Angel At Bordertrix	SH CH Claygar Bootsy n Snudge
		Tarrynden Trianon at Belgarath

Following this litter we are not planning to breed again until at least the end of 2011.

My puppies are very important to me, I will have spent a long time making sure that I have done the very best for them to ensure they are as fit and healthy, both mentally and physically, as possible.

If I agree to putting you on my waiting list it is not a guarantee that you will have a puppy from me. My puppies will go to the best approved homes on offer regardless of how long you have been waiting. Factors that may influence my decision may include; experienced border collie homes; homes offering the puppy a job to do; how much company the puppy will have; what you intend to feed the puppy on; how you and your family behave when you visit us; your opinion on neutering; whether you intend to breed (please note: I will not permit puppies sold as pets to have their KC Registration endorsements lifted); what you intend to do with the puppy when you go on holiday. I will prioritise my Waiting List based on what I feel are the most important factors for each puppy. Please do not insult me by asking for a reduction on the purchase price for any reason, if you can't afford to buy the puppy then you can't afford a dog!

Further information for new prospective owners - GLAUCOMA (or a predisposition to it) is now evident in border collies and eye tests are currently being undertaken to find out which lines are affected. Check out the link above with information on this terrible disease. Skye has been eye tested for Glaucoma and has been declared normal (unaffected) by the eye specialist, Dr Gould. However, as the eye test will only tell the Specialist if an animal already has the disease or a likelyhood of getting it, until there is a DNA test available no one can say for definite that their dog is not a carrier, which means it could pass glaucoma onto it's pups. As soon as more information becomes available I will update this page.

Following on from the BBC Program "Pedigree Dogs Exposed," I understand the general public's reaction to how this viewed several breeds of dogs and their health issues. At Bordertrix we undertake health tests available to the breed to ensure we know the status of each dog/bitch we breed from and the stud dogs we choose to utilise in our breeding plans. Fortunately the border collie's health issues have not been buried under the carpet and aided by the Pastoral Breed Health Foundation, set up by keen and caring enthusiasts, and other organisations, have funded DNA testing research to ensure our breed does not succombe to the same fate as many others. I can honestly say that to the best of my knowledge my dogs and the puppies I breed are "fit for function, fit for life." Check out the links above explaining the health tests currently recommended by the Border Collie Breed Clubs before breeding from your border collie.