Sashdan BorderCollies

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Sashdan BorderCollies

Border Collie breeder / exhibitor of award winning pure bred border collies, since 1995.

31/10/2024

Taking the dogs out and about to some of my favorite places is something I really enjoy doing. Let’s have a bit of fun … we’d love to see photos of your dogs out and about in some of your favorite places, your welcome to post photos of your dogs in the comments below, anyone can join in 🙂

26/10/2024

Today we welcomed the the latest edition to the Sashdan team 😄

This gorgeous cushion was made by my very close friend Linda and today she gave it to me as a gift, the attention to detail is incredible and it’s even nicer in real life, what an unexpected surprise and how clever and talented is she to have made this 💕

24/10/2024

Recently I was given a beautiful suprise …. This is what an incredible puppy career looks like !! Thankyou Peter and Vonnie Simmons for bringing “Arlie’s” winning puppy rosettes from the UK home to his place of birth here in Australia … we are very proud and will look after them carefully 🙂 - Sashdan Pure Imagination ( Exp Australia)

23/10/2024

It’s throw back Thursday again !!

This time we go back to 1994…

Last week so many of you liked hearing about my first dog Sasha and how the history of how the “Sashdan” name developed. Today I thought I’d share this photo, this was a very proud moment, these were the very first trophy’s and sashes that Sasha and I won together in obedience, I was just 17 years old …. it’s fair to say this was the moment that I was certain I wanted to compete with my dogs in the future !! I went straight home and after taking photos, these Sashes were hung on the wall above my bed head and the trophy’s sat on my bedside table. Where I could look at them everyday and dream of bigger things 🙂

22/10/2024

Yesterday the weather was beautiful and warm so I took full advantage and bathed and groomed the dogs….. gosh I love this young dog so much, such a stylish dog and beautiful mover.
Sashdan Pure Gold - Eddie

21/10/2024

Huge Congratulations to Michaela Pollinger-Sorre and her family, in Austria, and her beautiful girl Hope, over the recent weeks Michaela and Hope have been highly successful in the show ring, together they have done marvellous things.
Hope has now met all the requirements and is officially known as ....

**** International Champion Sashdan Made in Heaven ****
(Exp Australia)

In recent weeks hope has also won top honours at the Euro Dog show where she was European veteran winner & Veteran Best of Breed. And just a few weeks before this she also finished her veteran Show champion title as well !
What an incredible few weeks they have had, thankyou very much Michi and your family for everything you have done with Hope, I wish you continued success and I can't wait to see what the future holds xx

16/10/2024

This throw back Thursday takes me back to 1993 !!

I was just 16 years old in this photo and while purebred border collies had already been in my family for a couple of generations with my dad and my grandfather and I grew up around them, Sasha was my very first dog, I trained her and together we competed in Obedience Trials where she earnt several titles and won many awards.
A fun fact.....the first 4 letters of Sasha's name are the first 4 letters of our prefix today "Sashdan"
This was Sasha back in 1993 having a bath in the laundry sink, before the days of the hydrobath and dryers came along, How things have changed since then !!

15/10/2024

Results and statistics that I am incredibly proud of and the numbers have grown again since this advertisement was made.... from the 6 National Border Collie shows that have ever been held here in Australia, I have competed with my dogs at 4 of these shows.
From these 4 shows the results of the dogs that we have bred or owned have been spectacular :

Runner Up Best In Show Conformation
Highest Score In Trial Obedience
Dog CC
Reserve Female CC
12 Individual Class Winners
5 Individual Place Getters
( ** 2 of the 12 individual Class winners, have won at more than 1 national show, these 2 dogs won at 2 different national shows in 2 different years, these consecutive wins are not included in this above tally ** )

Thankyou to everyone who has helped make this possible over the years and thankyou very much to Michelle Doe for the great advertisement !

04/10/2024

Congratulations to Courtney and Patrice Smith ( Tullaview Bcs) on there success at the recent national border collie show we were very excited to watch and cheer you along with your very pretty girl “Kirby “ - Australian Champion Sashdan It Takes A Village at Tullaview (AI), together they won 3rd place in both Best headed Female and Best Gaited female classes, these classes had absolutely huge entries so to get any placing is a massive achievement at a national show !! Thank you for giving Kirby such a loving home and for everything you do with her xx photo credits Patrick Berger and Jess Fynemore

03/10/2024

Happy 11th birthday to “Tiamo” and all of his litter mates… what an incredible journey he took me on and one that alot of people would dream of having, your not supposed to have favorites but I’ll put my hand up and say he’s mine. I just love him to bits xx
Australian Champion Sashdan Jumping The Gun.

02/10/2024

Something has caught “Jags” attention in the distance and it gave us the opportunity to catch his natural look on camera. Sashdan a moment in time

02/10/2024

Recently we recieved the very exciting news that “Badger “ has continued his winning ways and is now qualified and formally known as :

🏆INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION🏆
Slovenian Champion
Hungarian Champion
Bosnian Champion
Rep.Srpska champion
Sashdan Friendly Pursuasion in Dykebar ( exp Australia)

Our greatful thanks and congratulations go to our friends John Ritchie, Michaela Pöllinger-Sorré and János & Ádám who made this possible, we are so happy for you all 🥰

22/09/2024

Sometimes the photos tell the story … my young pup - “Eddie” at the border collie national in Queensland.. looking absolutely stunning for such a baby ….this was his very first show and to say I’m proud doesn’t even cover it … he’s just 14 months old in this photo and still got lots of maturing to go !! At such a young age and his very first show he attracted so much attention and so many followers that I have been overwhelmed !
To his credit he won:
# Best colored dog other than black and white
# 2nd in best gaited beating many top dogs in our country
# 5th Best headed
I have no words for such a youngster to hit the ring like this at his first show and on the biggest stage in Australia except to say .. I’m excited !!!

21/09/2024

At different times we have received some beautiful gifts from friends all around the world for many different reasons, leading up to the national border collie show in Queensland, I recieved many beautiful gifts, from both here in Australia and all around the world, each one is very special to us, there was a beautiful brooch.. that I wore at the national, some very special and delicious biscuits and cakes and alcohol and many souvenirs from a few different countries… I’ve never expected anything and I was just so happy so have your company and to see you all and share many laughs and good times. I would just like to say Thankyou to you all and I am so greatful !!
I thought that I would share a photo of this beautiful gift I received from overseas of my new grooming bag and yes it features my very special heart dog and 2 times national show winner “Tiamo” CH Sashdan Jumping The Gun

20/09/2024

"Jag" - Sashdan A Moment In Time, looking very handsome as his very first show, the National border Collie show in Queensland, he certainly got lots of attention !
Photos credit: Jess Fynemore

19/09/2024

During the Border collie national show, in Queensland, our team stayed in surfers paradise on the Gold coast, I’ve got lots of beautiful photos to share that were taken at the show but I’ve also got some gorgeous photos of the dogs out on the beach when the show was finished, thanks to Vonnie Simmons.
On the left is our young dog Sashdan Pure Gold -“Eddie” and on the right is his sire, Sashdan A Moment In Time -“Jag”

14/09/2024

Our 2 gorgeous red heads won lovely awards at the 6th border collie national show in Brisbane 2024.
(Left)
Sashdan Pure Gold “Eddie - 14 months old, this was his very first show )
1st Best colored dog other than black and white
2nd Best Gaited Dog
5th Best Headed Dog

(Right)
Sashdan You Are My Sunshine - “Sienna ”,
1st Best colored female other than black and white.
This win goes on from her success of best junior in show at the border collie national in Sydney 2019.
Thankyou so much to Vonnie Simmons for taking this beautiful photo xx

13/09/2024

What a fantastic time we had at the border collie national show in Brisbane!
I am so fortunate to be surrounded by my family and friends who helped make this happen, the lead up to this show did not go as I had planned as I had some serious health problems and many of times I said I can’t compete this year but my family and friends kept encouraging me and giving me a kick in the backside when needed and once everyone arrived, It truely was a team effort to get dogs ready and trained for this prestigious event. That being said our fantastic show results are truely a case of “team work makes the dream work “ and I will be forever greatful to everyone who helped, in one way or another either at the show or at home. We had 5 dogs in our team and I must mention 4 of them had never ever been shown before and the way they handled them selves is a testament to there brilliant temperaments! With that being said I am very proud to announce our brilliant results at the border collie national show 2024 !!!
~ Sashdan Pure Gold ~ “Eddie”
~ 1st Best colored dog other than black and white
~ 2nd Best Gaited, beating many highly awarded and top winning dogs
~ 5th Best headed Dog
( I must say I’m absolutely thrilled with Eddie as he is only just 14 months old and this was his very first ever show, he certainly made an impression and earnt many followers very quickly )
~ Sashdan You Are My Sunshine, “Sienna”
~ 1st Best Colored female other than black and white
( this fantastic win goes on from siennas last national in 2019 where she won Best junior in Show)
Thankyou to everyone who helped make this happen in one way or another, and Thankyou to the judges who thought so highly of my dogs I am ever so greatful ! Thankyou to everyone who sent kind messages encouraging us and following our team i truely appreciate it so much, from the moment our guests landed it’s been non stop laughs and banter which we will miss very much … gosh it’s been a fabulous time xx

17/08/2024

Now that we are together on the same side of the world, it’s time to celebrate the success of “Arlie” - Sashdan Pure Imagination with Simmovon (exp Australia), recently he had his first birthday and finished his time in the puppy class in the UK and what incredible success he had for such a young dog.
During his time in puppy class we are proud to say that Arlie has won
# 4 Reserve CCs,
# Best puppy in breed at championship shows 8 times
# Puppy In group 2nd
# Puppy in Group 3rd, 3 times
# Puppy in group 4th 1 time.
# Best puppy in show at an open show.
# Arlie is also current Top Border Collie puppy in the Our Dogs point score system.
Thankyou Peter and Vonnie Simmons for everything you do with Arlie and giving him such a beautiful home.
With all of this at such a young age the future for Arlie looks very bright, now we raise a glass together to celebrate his successes so far

26/06/2024

When your being watched 😊A quick mobile phone photo of
“Jag” taking a look at what’s cooking !! - Sashdan A Moment In Time

26/06/2024

Well..... what exciting news to wake to this morning, the current Border Collie Club Of Great Britain leader board results have been released, I am incredibly proud to see these dogs that I bred here in Australia are ranking so highly in the country of origin for our breed, what an absolute honour !!
I would also like to give my congratulations as there quiet a few on this list that carry the prefix of others however are down from our dogs.
These dogs can not do what they do with out there owners who love them, promote them and believe in them, and I thankyou very much for your trust, friendship and giving them such wonderful homes, I might be on the other side of the world but I'm always supporting and watching closely from afar.
An interesting fact, that I would like to mention.... Sashdan A moment in Time "Jag" and Sashdan Pure Innocence " Carrie", both live here in Australia with me, they have never been to the UK, however it is through the success of there son, Sashdan Pure Imagination, they have found themselves in the top rankings in the UK, quiet a remarkable achievement !

14/06/2024

Flash back Friday !!!!
Photo taken in 2011 with Sashdan conspicuous - “Connor “ … taking top honours as a baby puppy at his very first show !! Connor then later went on to become an Australian Champion and to win top awards throughout his show career, he proved to be a highly successful and awarded show dog, he was recognised and had followers all around the world !! But more importantly in his everyday life he was our very much loved family companion ❤️as the years go by Connor is missed very much … one day in the future we hope to have pups from our special dog Connor again via frozen semen.

08/06/2024

How cute is baby puppy “Ruby” ?
Sashdan Rubies and Diamonds, we think shes totally gorgeous !!

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