Snochasa BC's

12/04/2025

PUPPIES DUE MAY 7 - TAKING APPLICATIONS NOW

Our Frost & Starsky litter is due soon, with 6-7 puppies expected, if you’re looking for a Border Collie pup that will have a great mix of sporting/working ability and cuddlability then get in contact.

We are using the new Dogzonline puppy application feature this time (you don’t need to sign up to submit an application), as well as our original goggle forms questionnaire, links below. If you just want to have a chat or ask any questions please feel free to message or call. All health testing results available on request.

https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/member.asp?name=snochasabcs

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rIdInVRXlHjuRvab9uoc7FawRU5Ha3VyH-4ZIyyaZYw/viewform?edit_requested=true

06/04/2025

Happy third birthday to Gracie, Nia, Lucy, Freya, Harlo & Parker! 🎉🥳🎊

01/04/2025

FROST IS PREGNANT 😍
It’s been three years since our last litter, which was also Frost’s previous litter. After a scan at the vet yesterday afternoon we can confirm that Frost is pregnant, with 6-7 puppies! 🎉🥳🎊
All puppies will be black & white tricolours.
If you’re interested in being considered for a pup please contact us.

14/03/2025

Happy 5th birthday to our youngest home bred pups, Ash & Rhain, and to all their littermates from our 2020 litter between Scout & Bosco

06/03/2025

This is why crate training is important, especially as we have a cyclone inbound. Our pups will all be in their crates with a long lasting chew like an antler or goat horn.

🌧 Pet Safety During A Weather Event! 🌧

This is a pretty incredible picture of an evacuation centre in Townsville after a flood event a few years back, set up to keep people and their pets safe while bunking down in close proximity. A highly stressful situation and another great reason to crate train your pets outside of emergency scenarios.
Dogs that are crate trained are visibly calmer than those who aren’t.

If you happen to end up in an evacuation centre with your animals, remember that they are likely to be as stressed as you and outside their comfort zones.
⚠️ This is generally not the best time to allow them to meet other animals or socialise.

👉 Keep them tethered or crated close by.
👉 If possible, take them for a walk, on lead, outside the evacuation centre for exercise.
👉 Enrichment to take their mind of things.
👉 Visible barriers (like the towels in this photo) to keep calm.
👉 Seek medical advice from a vet if your pet is unable to settle and is becoming more distressed.

This link is a fantastic resource for those of you with pets who are preparing an evacuation plan given the current cyclone warning on the east coast.
http://www.getreadyanimals.nsw.gov.au

Animal Evacuation Check List - https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/get-ready-animals/get-ready-animals-splash-page/get-ready-animals/

06/03/2025

While we wait for cyclone Alfred to make its presence felt, we have some great news to share. The past few days we had had four successful natural matings between Frost & Starsky. We will find out in about 4 weeks time if Frost is pregnant, and if she it this will be our first litter in 3 years and her last litter. Fingers crossed all goes well 🤞

17/02/2025

Happy birthday to Scout & Bosco! 🎉🎂🥳
Scout is 10 today & Bosco is 12, they’re our oldest female & male, and neither are showing signs of slowing down anytime soon 🤣

14/02/2025

With the recent closure of the HomeSafeID microchip registration database, make sure you check who your dog’s microchips are registered with.
We are happy to say all of our puppies are registered with Global Micro Animal Registry, so if you have a Snochasa pup you don’t need to worry.

08/02/2025

Here are some links to help puppy buyers understand health testing. We encourage our potential puppy buyers to ask questions and we are always happy to show them our dogs results & discuss any questions or concerns they may have. Price & colour should never be the priorities when looking for a puppy, health & temperament are more important.

When you're looking for a puppy, most of the time it has been well drilled into you that the parents need to at a minimum be DNA tested, and hip and elbow scored.

Great, your breeder has said they are - now what? First of all, you should always be able to view these results.

⚠️ If your breeder can't or doesn't want to show you, even if the puppies are the cutest things you've ever SEEN, this is a red flag that no testing has been done or the results were not good and you are potentially setting yourself up for a lifetime of vet bills, painful surgeries, ongoing management or even the heartbreak of losing your puppy to a testable and possibly avoidable condition. Ethical breeders know their lines, plan their matings and test their dogs to avoid these issues. Many known genetic issues in Border Collies do not appear in Dogs Australia registered lines for this reason, as the issues have been bred out by breeders who have dedicated their lives to producing the healthiest possible dogs.

However, even if you can view the results, if you have never had to read test results and don't know what you're looking for it's just going to be a bunch of words, letters and numbers! To help you make sense of it all, the Border Collie Club has information available to explain genetic conditions, links to the National Border Collie Council's health information, and pages to guide you through reading and interpreting testing results, including examples of the certificates you should be able to view. The majority of these certificates have a QR code that you are able to scan to confirm their validity.

Border Collie Breed Health Overview: https://bccsa.org.au/breed-health.html

Border Collie Genetic Health: https://bccsa.org.au/genetic-health.html

Understanding DNA Test Results: https://bccsa.org.au/dna-tests.html

Hip, Elbow and Shoulder Screening: https://bccsa.org.au/hips-elbows-shoulders.html

Eye & Ear Screening: https://bccsa.org.au/eyes-ears.html

07/02/2025

This is so true 🤣

18/01/2025

It’s time to reintroduce some of our older dogs, starting with little miss Brooklyn (Sarasota Sailing Brooklyn). Brooky will be 9 next Friday but despite being one of the older dogs she is still the smallest and is often the one the others pick on. Don’t let her cute face fool you, she can be an absolute terror 🤣, and loves to express her small dog syndrome by being higher than the others (she’s part mountain goat 🐐) and barking down at them! When she gets in the mood for zoomies if usually turns into her running & jumping about like a baby lamb, it’s adorable! These photos were taken back in 2017 & 2018 by our good friend Amy.
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31/12/2024

Our next dog to be introduced is Kep (Etherial Kep), who is actually River’s half brother (same mum). He’s our only short coat and he’s a lovable sweet albeit slightly neurotic boy! He came to us back in 2019 at just over a year old and fit straight in with the pack. When a girls in season we know when they are almost ready to mate because Kep becomes super clingy to me when I’m filling the water buckets at night 🤣, our own in house progesterone test 🤣🤣🤣!

27/12/2024

Introducing Frost (Snochasa Homage to Craig), she is our first home bred girl we kept from our 2018 litter between Scout & Bosco. The last time we had photos done she was only a puppy still, so thought it was time for some new pictures! Frost has had two litters herself in 2021 & 2022 and we are planning one more for her in 2025. She’s a sweet girl who is still affectionately known as “Bubba” despite being one of the older ones now!

24/12/2024

23/12/2024

Introducing Ash (Snochasa Winters Fire) from our 2020 Scout x Bosco litter, and Rhain’s sister. She’s our youngest entire female, and while she has had a litter previously, she only had a single pup who was sadly stillborne. Our recent mating with Starsky didn’t take but we have plans to try again next time she comes into season in 2025.

22/12/2024

Now that we have some fantastic photos it’s time to introduce some of our younger dogs.
Meet Rhain (Snochasa Winters Lance), born 14/3/20 from our second Scout x Bosco litter. He’s a full brother to Ash (same litter) & Frost (2018 Scout x Bosco)

09/12/2024

Unfortunately miss Ash isn’t pregnant this time around. But it looks like Starsky will probably be staying so with some luck next season we might get a better result. Fingers crossed it will be third time lucky for Ash to have her own litter!