Welcome to what collie-book writer Terhune famously described as "swirl of exultant collies."
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Our collies are our constant companions and best friends. They are the historic old-style collie that the storybooks tell of. They are faithful and eager to serve with an intelligent and gentle nature. They enjoy working on our ranch watching the children, keeping the animals safe, training in agility and rally obedience, accompanying us on trailrides, hikes, and city adventures too. Unlike many working and herding breeds, they are calm by nature and are content to take a nap when not working. They have a laid back attitude and are very attuned to their families' needs. They are ideal for the family, farm, therapy, or service work. They have low-maintenance coats. Our dogs weigh 35-60 lbs and have soft, biddable temperaments. If you want a loving, low-maintenance companion with high intelligence and gorgeous good looks an old-style Collie is for you. We do genetic screening on all of of our dogs as well. Our dogs are registered with the Old-Time Scotch Collie Association (OTSCA).
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Reviews from our buyers
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I'm sold on all your puppies. I wouldn't take a free puppy, if it didn't come from you, Matthias, or Tristan. Y'all do a fantastic job of raising puppies and I trust you. Oh and don't forget your husband. Your whole family makes a great team of raising and training puppies. - Debby in SC
How We Raise Our Pups
We take early puppy training very seriously and pride ourselves on producing dogs with brave, intelligent, thoughtful, friendly, trainable personalities. We use Training and Working Dogs For Quiet Confident Control of Stock by Scott Lithgow. We also follow elements of the "Puppy Culture" method of early puppy training techniques for confidence building and socialization. Additionally we add/change training elements based off personal experience. My pups start training and imprinting from birth with "super puppy" training protocol. As they get older they are constantly given more socialization, desensitization, and opportunities to overcome new challenges. They are constantly doted on by children and adults and raised in our noisy, fun loving household. They start basic housetraining, explore new places, hear and see a variety of stimuli. We use both positive and negative reinforcement in training our dogs. Nutrition is also a critical aspect of producing confident smart pups. We feed a combination of fresh food and high quality kibble and also supplement algae derived DHA for optimum brain development.
Join our waiting list!
We ask for a puppy application and will then notify you once litters are bred, pups are available etc.
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What's included at puppy pickup?
-1st shot
-4 wormings
- records & schedule for future shots and wormings
-training and care instructions
-OTSCA puppy registration
-puppy contract
-lifetime support
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More Reviews
"Maggie Mae is an outstanding example of what a Scotch Collie is all about. She is intelligent, inquisitive, very observant, and has a great curiosity about the world around her. She loves people, rarely barks, and is not fearful of loud noises and new experiences. I attribute these qualities to the good temperaments of her parents as well as Helen's training skills, and the socialization she received growing up on a farm with children, dogs, and many other types of animals. I couldn't be more pleased with my new puppy!"
- Frances in NY
Upcoming Litters & Available Pups
Litters due January 2025! Sire is Vincent, dam is Betsy
Our Adult Collie Parents (NOT for sale)
Butterscotch Farm Betsy Ross Holbrook
Betsy came to join us from my friend Sarah's farm in Maine! She is super sweet, adores children, and has plenty of working instinct too! She watches for hawks, and absolutely is the best trailriding and hiking buddy!
Burnett's Beatrix Holbrook
We are super excited to bring Beatrix's rare west coat genetics back east! As a bonus she also has the Chesney bloodline too! She is turning out to be everything a scotch collie should be! Calm, thoughtful, biddable, and sweet as could be.
Holbrook's Vincent
Vincent is an elegant boy with a gentle sweet and soft personality. His parents were both farm dogs in Tennessee and Vincent is an excellent farm dog! He aced his herding instinct test. He is intelligent and knows to only herd when told however and never herds our children or horses. He is quiet and only barks occasionally to alert us to something. He has a low maintenance coat that never needs brushing and does not get matted or dirty. He loves to swim in the pond, and hunt mice in the barn. He is a great trail dog and will trail ride with the horses through any type of trail. He has an excellent off lead recall. He enjoys jumping in the car for trips to town too! He has a good off switch and will happily lounge in the house. He doesn't mind loud noises and happily keeps me company while I use the tractor etc. He enjoys visitors. He loves children and spends most of his time with them. He is obsessed with baby chicks and likes to cuddle them. My son has even taught him a little agility for fun! Genetically clear for CEA, MDR1 50 lbs.
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