Botanical BorderCollies

12/07/2023

Atka’s Orthopedic Foundation for Animals results are in! 🤩

Hips - EXCELLENT
Elbows - NORMAL
Patellas - NORMAL

Atka also received titer testing through Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - KSVDL that showed he has immunity against distemper, parvo, and adenovirus. This means we can skip on annual vaccines because they’re unnecessary at this point! In a few years, he will have another titer done to see if he needs boosted. *Rabies is required every 3 years in our state, by law.

What does all of that mean? He’s a healthy boy! I’m so happy to get these results and I’m eager to schedule his BAER testing next. I’m also looking into agility classes with him and I can’t wait!

11/28/2023

Izzy/Fizzy loving life at his first FastCAT event! 🤩

11/08/2023

Happy 1st birthday to the Lunar Eclipse litter! Loki, Cady, Izzy, (not pictured) Maggie & Rooster 🎈🎂🌙

I love hearing updates from the families & knowing that they are so loved! Maggie and Rooster are happy family pets. Loki has been competing in disc and dock diving. Izzy has been training for agility, disc and he’s learned to jump in a pool. Cady is also living the pet life with goals of casually competing in dog sports. I’ve learned so much with this litter and I look forward to their future! 💕

09/15/2023

07/24/2023

Loki is from our Lunar Eclipse litter! Way to go buddy 🤩

We took some placements in the Novice division at the Night of the Living Disc Dog-a-thon!

Luna 🥇in Bullseye
Nymeria 🥇in Spot Landing, 🥈in Bullseye
Freya 🥇in Time Trial

Then on Sunday, Loki took his first official jumps at the dock! His personal best was 12’ 11”!

07/06/2023

Vika’s puppy, formerly Astra/Jo, is back to stay! She wasn’t clicking well with her owner and it was determined the best thing for her would be to come back to us. She’s now known as Cady! Cady is going to need a lot of work on socialization and confidence, but she’s already improved since coming home. I look forward to helping this girl grow! 🩷

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day from mama Vika! 🌼

05/11/2023

Happy 3rd birthday to our Vika girl!!

Wish her luck this weekend as we head to our first North America Diving Dogs - NADD event of the year 🤩

04/22/2023

Loki (formerly Lune) 🤩 out of Vika/Zodiak

04/19/2023

Handsome Atka 💙

04/17/2023

Just registered Vika and Atka for their first NADD event of the year! We’ve got some training to do. I’m eager to see how the dogs grow this year.

It’s good to be back in Indiana, where family (and dog sports) is close again 😋

04/03/2023

Atka 🖤

01/26/2023

Look how big Loki (“Lune”) has gotten! And he turned out to be a tri blue merle after all 🥰

01/09/2023

Loki (formerly Lune) is settling into his new home in Missouri! His new family consists of 6 other Border Collies and he has plans to be a stellar sport dog.

Fizzy (formerly Sirius) also went home over the weekend. He has 2 new Border Collie and kitty siblings! His owner plans on training/competing in agility, also.

I can’t wait to see how these boys mature and all that they accomplish in their sport careers!

01/06/2023

We said goodbye to the girls! It’s bittersweet to see them go.

Astra is now Jo. She’s already started her nosework training & her new owner has big goals set out for her! I can’t wait to see how she matures. I am co-owning her as well. 🖤

Azia is now named Maggie — the perfect name for this sweet girl! She is going to be a family dog with 27 acres and livestock to have fun with. Maggie was a surprise for their children and I think they’re excited! 😆

01/06/2023

Morning playtime ☀️

01/05/2023

Lune

01/03/2023

These kids start to go to their new homes tomorrow. I can’t believe that Lune & Sol are still looking for their perfect families. These boys are so sweet!

❤️ Lune is a high drive puppy who scored mostly 2/3 on his Volhard Aptitude Test. He will do best in a sport or active home who will exercise and train with him regularly. His naps are short & he is always ready to do what you’re doing. He has high toy drive & high food drive. Lune was my pick of the litter but I have decided to co-own Astra/Jo and therefor I won’t be keeping a puppy for myself.

💛 Sol is medium/high drive. He scored 2-4 on his Volhard Aptitude Test. While he likes to play, he also loves to cuddle. A perfect home would be an active pet home! His left eye is completely blind but he does not require any special medication/treatment — he’s a healthy boy! Sol has medium toy drive and high food drive.

To apply for either puppy, please fill out my puppy application: https://form.jotform.com/222788493699177

12/29/2022

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12/29/2022

The puppies are loving their enrichment toys!

They got to play with a dog outside of the home today. Azia (pink) was shy, but the rest of the litter had fun chasing him down.

12/25/2022

The puppies got a gift from one of our approved families! They are loving this snuffle mat.

We wish you all have a safe and merry Christmas! 🎄

12/21/2022

These guys are 6 weeks old! They’re tearing up the house, tugging toys, chewing bones, consistently pottying outside, wrestling the older dogs, and they’re learning that being crated alone isn’t torture 😆

Today everyone got a clean bill of health, their first round of vaccines, negative fecals, & lots of love from the veterinary staff. 🖤

12/17/2022

Sol 🌞

This sweet boy is a bit sound sensitive, but he still did well with the clicker. He’s unilaterally blind but his eye has completely healed from the injury!

Unfortunately, he’s been passed over due to his vision impairment. He is our only available puppy.

12/17/2022

Lune 🌙

He’s still the biggest puppy & most confident

12/17/2022

Azia ☀️

She’s going to need a little bit of confidence building, but she’s a smart girl!

12/17/2022

Astra (“Jo”) 💫

Look at her hold that down!

12/17/2022

Sirius ⭐️

First introduction to the clicker — he’s a good boy!

12/15/2022

Big babies! They’re all doing well with crate training and have officially started potty training ☺️ Each is doing well with the marker system and they’re learning “Here!”

12/12/2022

The puppies are enjoying time outside before the weather gets nasty. All 5 are happy, energetic little things and they LOVE the mud 😆

12/12/2022

Sol & Sirius love to nap under the tree 💞