Our dogs
Most importantly, our dogs are pets — they all live in the
house, go for walks, play with children and enjoy their cuddles! In
addition, they get to do as much or as little 'work' as they
enjoy:
Aragorn loves his obedience and
agility, so we do regular training as well as attending
shows.
Bilbo had to be neutered in 2006,
which put an end to his breed show career, but he still loves his
weekend agility shows.
Gala attended
only breed shows up to 18 months, which she though was great (lots of
treats!), but she is now also competing in agility and
herding.
Eowyn is a very natural herding
girl, but she enjoys her time in agility and conformation rings too.
We aim to breed dogs with a solid temperament, which are suitable for
any discipline, be it breed showing, agility, obedience, or
herding. Healthy dogs are very important to us — this is the
reason we started the
Anadune Border Collie
Database which allows breeders to check that planned matings are
free of hereditary diseases.
We take a long time over deciding on possible stud dogs, making sure
they complement the girls in every way. The dogs in the Anadune kennel
are a mixture of New Zealand, Australian and English lines, and we
research the dog's background thoroughly before signing them up for
the job! Please take a look at the
puppies
page if you are interested in owning an Anadune puppy: there are also
occasionally puppies by our
Aragorn
(we have photos of his
Fenborders puppies from
November 2007, and his
2008
and
2010 litters with Gala, and
his June 2009
litter with
Brady bred
by
Cloverdale).