Koliako Collies

27/04/2026

A great weekend for being with dog friends and playing with our dogs. Thank you to the West Kootenay Kennel Club for hosting the CKC Obedience and Rally Trial. Special Thank you to Joyce Logan , Margaret Nielson and the many volunteers that help out to make it so much fun. Also a big Thank you to Glenda Harris and her special friend Sprout for testing our dogs and helping earn their Canadian Good Neighbour Titles. Hugs to all.
Piper Ch Galenabay Koliako Pied Piper VN CGN NTD ITDATD ExTD SDI SDN RN CW-SD qualified and earned his Rally Advanced Title
Faith Koliako's Solhaven We Got Faith NTD ITD CRNMCL Qualified and earned her Advanced Rally and held it together enough to earn her Canadian Good Neighbour Title too
Bonnie Koliako's Bonnie Bedazzled NTD ITD earned her Canadian Good Neighbour Title
O'Hara AmCh CanCh Koliako's Scarlett O'Hara Perfect Illusion NTD earned her Canadian Good Neighbour Title

28/08/2025

Any one have room for a couple of seniors. I don't know who the breeder is of these two lovelies .

24/12/2024

Here is a great happy ending. Reputable breeders have to micro chip their puppies before sale.

We had a little Christmas present today. This Collie had been running loose in the Leduc area of Alberta. Several sightings had been reported. Thank you to Heather Hempstock who drove out and caught him. Heather reached out to Leduc Bylaw who were able to contact the breeder through his microchip. The owner has been contacted and is picking him up today. (He had been missing from his home about 60 km away for two weeks, if only he could talk, he would have some travel stories to tell).

08/12/2024

The next time someone on here is SHOPPING for a dog... ask these questions:

○ ask if the animals are registered
○ ask if the animals have all recommended health testing from OFA and/or the parent club - whichever has more - and make them prove it.
○ ask what titles their dogs have and what sports they're active in
○ be familiar with the breed standard and ask the breeder questions about it.
○ ask what makes their dog a good breeding prospect and how does it contribute to the betterment of the breed
○ ask what the main issues each breeder sees in their lines is (and if they say nothing they're liars)
○ ask what kind of mentorship they have, or had
○ ask what clubs they are a part of and how they contribute.

There are ways to not get duped but the public needs to do better. We need to hold them accountable by NOT spending our money there - and if they were accountable there would be no need for rescue.

ADOPT RESPONSIBLY AND SHOP ETHICALLY.

Stop being bleeding hearts and say you rescued them from a bad breeder. Your only giving them room to produce more. Report them . Remember when you buy from something like this you are also buying a multitude of vet bills down the road.

08/12/2024

I have seen this posted on so many sites. So hard to educate the public. They think there should be no breeding anywhere. They just won't except the fact that that dogs in rescue come from THESE type of breeders. Stop supporting breeders that don't give the right answers.Ask for health tests. What supporting clubs do you belong to. What are your policies if homes don't work out, spay and neuter policy ect. Ethical breeders ALWAYS take back at any stage of life their dogs back. We sell on a contract. Yes it does hold up in court. Been there done that. Every dog thought being used has every health test done before being used. Minimum 1000.00 per dog. Doesn't even guarantee that dog gets used for breeding. Many don't.. Every penny goes back into a breeding program via food, vet care,ect. Ask how many litters this girl has had . A simple vet check is not acceptable period. I also contributed to the SPCA Monthly and many breeders support rescues. Stop the blinders and get educated. Registered dogs must be microchipped which leads back to the breeder so yes papers are important. They protect the dog. Papers are for the dog not the owner. Uneducated buyers supported that breeder. Let's all do better.

BC SPCA animal protection officers have rescued 59 dogs, including 12 chihuahuas, four French bulldogs and 43 Cane Corsos plus 14 birds from an irresponsible breeder in Quesnel after receiving concerns of several injured adult dogs on the property. Many of the dogs are young puppies, with 18 of the....