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 castrated recently, which put an end to his breed show career, but he still loves his weekend agility shows. Up to 18 months, Gala was only attending breed shows, which she really enjoys, but she is now also competing in agility with the grown-ups and she is really enthusiastic about it!

We aim to breed dogs with a solid temperament, which are suitable for any discipline, be it breed showing, agility or obedience. 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: together with a one year visit of the US, we are planning a litter in 2008, and there are occasionally puppies by our Aragorn (we have photos of his Fenborders puppies from November 2007).