Mia Playing With Her Puppies

Mia absolutely loves to play with her puppies.  She will actually initiate the play a lot of the time.

The Boys

"Sleek"

"Soot"

"Jagger"

"The Girls"

"Kyla"

"Kyte"

Mia's Pups at 3 1/2 Weeks Old

Mia and her pups

I am a little behind in posting on my Blog.  Here is a video of Mia playing with her squeakies the other week.  She is very toy driven.

The 2nd video is of her pups when they were about 2 1/2 weeks old.  I took some more video today and will load it to You Tube.

Mia is here

Wow, is all I can say!  I am so impressed with Mia in the day and a half that she has been here.  We have been looking for a dog to replace Mick (or follow in his footsteps is a better term) as a working dog.    After quite a long time of looking, talking etc the stars were aligned and Mia was able to come to Oregon.  It is amazing because she really reminds me a lot of Mick's dad, Scott, and of Mick.  As said in previous posts, she is bred to Kevin Evan's top Nursery dog, Doc.
Mia arrived here (Murray drove to Portland to pick her up) and was all smiles.  It amazes me on what a stable temperament she has.  She has never been inside before she came here and did not know what stairs were.  Murray worked with her a bit on the stairs and she picked right up on them.  He then brought her in the house (pergo and tile floors) and she found the bone box and toy box.  She then learned about tv when Murray turned it on.  He said it was funny because she put her feet up on the tv stand to try and watch it.
I had her in the house today and she LOVES hedgies (the toy ones).  She took her hedgie to the couch and played with it (she had never had toys before our house).  She is not fazed by the tree with bright lights in the house either.  She goes from couch to couch trying to figure out which one is more comfortable.  She even hopped up with my parents who are here visiting for the holiday.
I can not wait to work her on sheep.

Mia with my parents

Mia

Mia

Mia was bred by Gerard Graham in Ireland. www.irishsheepdog.com
Her dam is Jess ISDS 277429 and her sire is Beau ISDS 285455.  Jess was an Irish Team Member in 2010.  She is described by her owner as being a very successful trial dog who is very friendly.  Beau is described as be a tremendous dog who is powerful and has a great temperament and is breeding excellent pups.
Mia's mom, Jess, is the daughter of Dick Roper's Tom.  www.conquestbordercollies.nl/eng/Tom.php
Tom was the most popular Stud Dog for the ISDS in 2006 and 2nd most popular Stud Dog in 2005.  Tom has a long list of accomplishments which include 3rd at the English Nationals 2008, 4th English Nationals 2007, 1st Wiston National 2006, 1st Hebredian Cup, title of "Lord of the Isles" in Scotland and many more.
Mia also goes back to John Brenin's Dunedin Gem who was 3rd at the Supreme Nationals twice and 4th at the World Trial in 2002.

Tom

    



Mia is a sharp bitch who has tons of come forward.  She needs to be held back rather then coaxed on.
We are very excited to see see what Mia can do on the trial field here in the United States along with her offspring.

Byron is Available

Simic now has a home and I believe Lux will be going to his new home next week.  Byron was spoken for, but is now available.
Byron is from our Havoc x Spritz litter.  He is very outgoing, loves food and toys.  He has been raised inside our house with our family.  He is crate trained and has started on his basic puppy training.
Byron will make a great performance or herding dog.  You can see more information on Byron and his parents, Havoc and Spritz, on my website.  www.hillcrestbordercollies.com