Forthright Farm Bordercollies

25/08/2024

27/07/2024

That face. 🥺 ❤️

12/07/2024

“Working goat kids is hot work!” 🥵

06/07/2024

The Josh/Teal litter is 5 weeks old! Reservations are filling up but I do still have a few left, male and female.

29/05/2024

Teal’s pouty “lie down” face.

21/05/2024

We have a very exciting litter of future sheepdogs coming in a couple weeks! I’ll be posting more information about the Josh/Teal litter when they arrive so stay tuned!

07/05/2024

Don’t cry over spilled milk, just bust out the mop. 😋

04/05/2024

“No I won’t throw your slimy toy, can’t you see I’m busy feeding baby goats?”

02/03/2024

2024 ABCA Border Collie litter plans!
Clark & Molly-this will be the 3rd litter of this cross. The first two litters are fabulous dogs and range from big b***d and chill, to lighter built and very drivey. All are showing to be very toy and food driven and highly biddable. Blacks, reds, and tris, all rough coats expected.
Clark & Teal-first litter of this cross. Based on the parents I am hoping to get pups that are strong working dogs with a lot of stock sense and style. They should be easy going and very trainable. Smooth and rough coats, all black/tri with some ticking.
Slider & Fiona-this cross will only happen if I’m feeling cray cray and decide 3 litters in consecutive months is a good idea. 🤪 Hoping this cross will produce excellent working dogs with good minds and bite when needed. All reds, tri possible, smooth and rough coats.
All parents have DNA panels done and puppies will not be affected. All but one parent has hips, elbows and shoulders OFA’d with normal and good or above scores. PM with any questions!

10/02/2024

Finally enough sunlight to work a dog before heading to work. 🌞

20/01/2024

Snowshoeing with the pack. ❄️🐾

16/01/2024

Beau is a year old BC looking for a non working home. He’s a super sweet goofy boy who loves training, food, and toys. He’s fairly chill for a BC and easy to work with. Gets along with our other dogs and mostly ignores the cats. Beau is crate trained but has lived outside and is not housebroken. He is good in the car, on a leash, and has a decent recall. He is very sensitive to reprimands and learns quickly. He is microchipped, health tested and vaccinated, but does need his neuter scheduled.
Beau has some interest in working livestock so likely can’t be trusted loose on a farm, but not enough interest to train him for stock work.
Centerville, WA

30/12/2023

Another clip of Fiona, just a relaxing little work, getting these calves used to moving calmly off of a dog before I take them outside for driving and distance work.

22/12/2023

My little monster completed her health testing recently. Fiona is a carrier for IGS and EOAD through Optimal Selection, OFA shoulders and elbows normal, and hips excellent. 👏 Now on to the exciting times!! 🐶 🐶 🐶

22/12/2023

A Clark/Molly pup doing well in his home. His owner is doing a fabulous job with him!

10/12/2023

I don’t know why I’ve never shared a video of Fiona working, she really is a pretty cool little dog. However, the funniest things are genetic and Fiona got a dose of Jinger’s inability to figure out which direction is which. I ruined Jinger so now I get a redo with Fiona and am determined to take it as slowly as necessary and get her directions solid.
Anyway, here’s a quick clip with no directions in it so you can’t laugh at the struggle we’ve got going. 😄 These will be our winter training calves, and this the first moment they’ve been worked by a dog.

10/12/2023

The one who actually did the work, and the one who thinks she did. 😄

08/12/2023

Really looking forward to loading cows tomorrow! 😖

01/12/2023

The current pack. 🐾

25/11/2023

Teal’s “camera shy” face.

19/11/2023

Well, I guess I didn’t specify that she needed to stay IN the bed. 🤣

21/10/2023

The apple doesn‘t fall far from the tree. Clark and his mini me, in both temperament and looks.

15/10/2023

Enjoying the lovely fall weather while it lasts.

11/10/2023

The puppies are getting so big and their personalities are really starting to shine. They are such a fun litter to raise, and oh so cute! 😍

08/10/2023

Fiona 🤩

04/10/2023

Our first USBCHA style sheep trial is under our belt! Lots to work on, especially rate, but he worked well overall and didn’t grab anything. I remembered to make a plan and stick with it and did much better than the last trial. I was boring and took zero pics to document anything so here’s the results for a “pic.”
I also think I found Fiona’s new boyfriend, Slider. He’s a handsome prick eared red dog who I loved to watch work and think his traits will mesh well with Fiona’s.

23/09/2023

Clark and I hit up another trial last Saturday. It was a challenging trial and though Clark worked really well for me, my handling was really poor. I need to make a plan and stick to it before entering the arena, instead of changing my mind several times during my run and mixing everything up!
Anyway, we took a scenic drive on the way home and had a wonderful time-at least I did, I don’t know if Clark was too interested in painted hills and other splendor. 🤣

08/09/2023

The redheaded musketeers attended the Abingdon Memorial Classic trial last Saturday where Clark picked me back up by placing 3rd after Fiona made a fool out of me in her run. On our way home on Sunday we went to the coast and had a blast in the waves. Overall a fun, exciting weekend, and THIS is what I have to document it. 😆

19/08/2023

Is it bike ride time yet?

12/08/2023

I have a 2 year old ABCA female out of Marvin Daniel’s Quinn and Tag. Teal is fully health tested (DNA, hips, elbows & shoulders) and carries dilute. She has had one litter of fat, healthy pups and was a great mom. I didn’t know a dog had a sense of humor until I got Teal-she is an absolute hoot and makes me laugh all the time. The only time she’s serious is when she’s on stock. Teal is unstarted, with a handful of stock exposures, and shows tons of balance, eye, and a calm, quiet working nature. She is confident and has a quick clean bite. That said, she has not started on cattle I’m not sure if the confidence would be the same on cattle or not.
Both on and off stock Teal is sensitive to noisy human emotion-a sharp reprimand is all she needs for correction but at the same time Teal does not approve of children shouting and screaming in play and will hunker in her house. The same goes for barking dogs but otherwise she is not noise sensitive.
Teal wants to work and either needs to go to a place where she will be trained on stock, or a place that has no stock at all-she is not the Border Collie to have as a accent piece on your farm if you don’t plan to train her.
Southern WA.
https://forthrightbordercollies.weebly.com/teal.html