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Mockingbird BorderCollies

Preservation breeder of border collies with an emphasis on conformation and versatility

Want to learn more about border collies or dog sports?

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15/07/2025

Gearing up for our next obedience trial. CDX here we come!

07/07/2025

A waitlist update was sent out this morning. If you did not get one, please send me a message!

04/07/2025

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All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers' dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The !

Thank you Liz Irvin for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Border Collie, "Finn" (GCHB RACH CHX VX Jbk Golden Eye CD RM4 RAE2 HSAds HSBd FDC NA OAJ OF BCAT ACT1 SIN DN CGCA CGCU STR TKE ATT VHMA VSWI FITB), competing on the B course at the 2024 Border Collie Society Of America National Specialty. According to the American Kennel Club, "Borders are athletic, medium-sized herders standing 18 to 22 inches at the shoulder. The overall look is that of a muscular but nimble worker unspoiled by passing fads. The almond eyes are the focus of an intelligent expression, an intense gaze, the Border's famous 'herding eye', is a breed hallmark. On the move, Borders are among the canine kingdom's most agile, balanced, and durable citizens.

The Roman occupation of Britain had a great influence on virtually every aspect of British life. This included dog breeding. The occupying legions brought along their own food source, livestock. And where livestock goes, herding dogs are sure to follow. The large, heavy-boned herding dogs imported by the Romans remained a fixture on the British landscape for more than three centuries. During the long, slow dissolution of the Roman Empire, fierce Viking raiders took their turn invading Britain. They, too, brought along their dogs. These were smaller, quicker, spitz-type herders, progenitors of such contemporary breeds as the Icelandic Sheepdog. Crosses between the old Roman dogs and the Viking spitzes produced compact and agile herders, well equipped to work stock in the hilly, rocky highlands of Scotland and Wales. Thus began the history of the Border Collie. Borders have been called the world's greatest herders, and anyone who's seen them work with their sweeping outruns, their stealthy crouching and creeping, and their explosive bursts of focused energy would have to agree. When shepherds dream of the perfect dog, you can bet it's a Border. Borders also rule the championship levels of the fast-paced sport of agility, and they routinely top lists of world's smartest dog breeds."

Was your dog bred to hunt? Bred to herd cattle? Was he bred to rescue or guard? Was he bred to hunt rats? Please share your best Form Follows Function photos with us! We want to see them! Email Gia at [email protected] with your photos!

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27/06/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we have taken our health testing one step further and added Gonioscopies to our annual testing!

This is test done alongside the annual CAER that looks specifically for signs of glaucoma. With glaucoma being a known issue in the breed, we felt this was extremely important to include in our program.

Finn and Lucie's results are available in OFA, and the rest of the dogs' will appear as they receive their annual exams.

12/06/2025

A litter sired by Finn has two boys looking for homes! These are beautiful puppies that can likely go in any direction. If interested, please send me a pm and I will connect you with their breeder.

10/06/2025

Finn had a fantastic weekend at the RROTC Obediance and Rally trials

Friday AM: 97 in Rally Master, 7 more RACH points
Friday PM: 99 in Rally Master, 9 more RACH points and 2nd Place

Saturday AM: 99 in Rally Master, New RACH🎉, 3rd Place
Saturday PM: 98 in Rally Choice, 3rd Place

Sunday AM: First Place in Open A

Finn is now GCHB CHX RACH VX Jbk Golden Eye CD RM4 RAE2 HSAds HSBd FDC NA OAJ OF BCAT ACT1 SIN DN CGCA CGCU STR TKE ATT VHMA VSWI FITB

02/06/2025

A waitlist update email went out this morning. If you did not receive it, please message me asap to be added to the email list!

07/05/2025

The 6-9 month class, summarized

30/04/2025

Not to be outdone, Lucie finished her GCH with two 5 point majors going BOS and Select in Ruston, LA. This concludes her conformation career for the next several months

27/04/2025

Oops, I forgot to introduce her here. In February, Skye unexpectedly joined the family. She made her show debut last weekend at 6 months and started with a bang, a 5 point major in a large line up!

09/04/2025

Take me back to New York City

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04/03/2025

Our family unexpectedly grew last week, when it was decided that Skye would be staying with us! We were fostering her for a few weeks, and she quickly had us wrapped around her paw.

Welcome home, Skye!

🌌Milagros Fire of the Midnight Skye🌌

Aladdin x Bonnie '24

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