The Adventures of Buena and Obi

16/12/2022

2nd generation puppies.... so, so cute

09/12/2022

Rosa, one of Buena and Obi's daughters from Litter 2, just had 8 beautiful puppies in the Berkshires! You can watch them grow up by following Trinity Homestead and farm shepherds/collies

Happy 1 week to the " Bluey " group 🎈Everyone is growing well. They are a vocal, active bunch and getting lot's of love and attention 😊 please feel free to reach out with questions!! ..Most not spoken for, yet! We LOVE our past puppy families and would be thrilled to see you again 😉😉😉

03/12/2022

Buena and Obi are officially grandparents! Congratulations to Rosa and Bandit… and Jill at Trinity Homestead in the Berkshires. 8 beautiful puppies 🦊❤️🐺

Thank you Everyone for your thoughts and prayers 💖, Rosa and Bandits litter arrived safely in about 3 hours time today! Rosa did a phenomenal job! We have 8 puppies all doing well at this point. There are 3 females and 5 males. 5 sables and what appear right now to be 3 black and whites ( 1 or 2 of them may end up being tri colors ). This will be the "Bluey" litter. If anyone has young children or grandchildren you will know Bluey! Rosa and my Savannah are the best of friends and their favorite time together is sitting on the couch watching Bluey! Tomorrow I will post individual pictures and names 🥰

25/04/2022

Here is a video of Suzette with Suki, showing her training.

25/04/2022

UPDATE 2 - Suki is being adopted this weekend by a wonderful 4H family up in Maine… with a teenage son who raises goats, rabbits and pigs. She has a solid foundation from her first mama. I hope her new family posts pictures for us all to enjoy!

8 month old Suki (formerly Blu) needs a new home. She was adopted by an elder woman with an elder dog, and they are finding that she has too much energy and drive for their lifestyle. Suki is genetically clear (CEA, MDR1, DM, CN) and is a tri-factored sable. Dam is Buena Princesa (SCPS, OTSC) and Sire is Obi-Wan Cannoli (SCPS) of Great Falls Collies. She is petite, and will mature at the small end of the range for females, likely around 40 lbs.

Suki is trained to sit, lay down, stay, leave it, and stop off leash at a distance around distractions. She is not super food motivated. She is motivated by play, training and affection. She is very respectful in the house (does not bother garbage or go on counters). She was adopted by a Native elder in our community with an elder dog (male Great Pyrenees/Aussie mix). The house has many sacred objects around, and Suki quickly learned which things were not for dogs to touch. She enjoys her bones, kong and piece of buffalo hide.

Suki lived next to a farm with free-ranging chickens and was respectful of them. She loves people and children, but does jump up on occasion. She has been around cats, and is interested in them but listens to "leave it". She has been around sheep and showed interest and not fear, and was respectful.

She has shown some resource guarding of her human and of food in the house. She would do well in a home as an only dog or with a dog who is a good match in temperament (secure but not aggressive). She needs a family who is familiar with collies, and is able to shape her affection appropriately.

As her breeder, I am familiar with her parents and siblings. I think she would do well in an active home with children and/or a farm with livestock. I went walking with her today, and she did great with her mom, Buena, listening to gentle growls and body language when she was being too excited. After about 30 minutes of exercise, she was ready to lie down and relax.

She is very fast and light, and would do great in Agility and other dog sports. She is eager to please and very affectionate. Suki is not a huge barker. She was trained not to bark a lot.

She is in Western Massachusetts. Let's find her Home!

18/01/2022

Hey! A few families asked me to create a private group where all the families who have adopted puppies can talk... real talk... share experiences, challenges, how to overcome them, celebrations... and maybe a new generation of puppies in the next couple years?

18/01/2022

Amidst below freezing temps, we have a small Great Falls Collies reunion... with Buena and Obi... and Pascal and Maebel. So cute to see the little one interacting with her mom, dad and big brother!

https://www.facebook.com/comoonity/posts/10160127942274119

11/11/2021

Thought about this while driving through Minnesota to drop off Paco to his family in Winnipeg…

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is installing 12 signs to mark the boundaries of a treaty signed in 1854 by three tribal nations and the U.S. government.

04/11/2021

Rancho and Chiara meet their big brother, Pascal 🦊🦊♥️🦊

03/11/2021

Camping with Buena and 5 puppies in the state forest… en route to drop offs

23/10/2021

Update - Going Home to a farm in Maine with goats, ducks , kids… and soon sheep. 🤗💗

Little Arancione ("Orange") sure can run 🦊♥️ Here we are at the Apple Orchard with my friend’s nine-year-old son. Does your son need a collie? This pup sure is nice 😍

21/10/2021

Sweet, smart, curious, snuggly, petite little Blu… is going home to the farm where I used to work… where she will have big fields to roam… lots of people and sniffs… and two elder collie mixes to show her the ropes. We’re gonna keep her for an extra week first, though, to let her grow a little bit more.

21/10/2021

Sweet, graceful, friendly, calm Giallo, with his light sable coat… is going home to a collie and sheltie lover in Illinois, where he will have an elder dog to show him the ropes.

21/10/2021

UPDATE - Handsome, calm, athletic, solidly built Azzurro… has found his furever home with an indigenous couple in Canada with a generational history with collies. He will be a family pet and hiking buddy, and trained for dog sports and therapy. Azzurro makes great eye contact, is athletic and also snuggy... just a peach of a puppy.

20/10/2021

Smart, playful, handsome Arancione got his farm and active family where he can get plenty of exercise and plenty of love. He will have another dog, children, ducks, goats and soon sheep to tend... up in Troy, Maine. Congratulations, Rancho, on finding your furever home!

20/10/2021

Sweet, gentle handsome Verde is going home to an active, first time dog family in Southern Maine. He will have two children under 10 to play with and learn about the world with, a bunch of open and wooded acres, and two active parents to keep him safe and stimulated.

20/10/2021

Sweet smart pretty Rosa… going home to a breeding family in the Berkshires (MA/NY border)… where we hope she’ll contribute to the SCPS outcross program… and love her new human and dog family and the other animals on the farm.

20/10/2021

The gentle Lady Chiara… who will stay with the pack for a few more weeks… and then fly with two intrepid adventurers to Sicilia… where she will meet the shepherd and sheep of her dreams. 💚🤍♥️

20/10/2021

Bala Brunetella… going home to a family in Connecticut… where she will have 4 fenced acres of woods to roam, and little big brother dog Ziggy, and a teenage girl to love and train her.

20/10/2021

Beautiful Nero… soon to be Bodhi… going home to a family in New Jersey where he will have 20 acres of woods and a pond to explore… and lots of L💗VE

20/10/2021

Sweet, sleeping angels today… enjoy the warm breeze, cool shade and birdsong. These little pups start to go home this weekend.

15/10/2021

Arancione ("orange"), available for adoption Oct 23

Arancione is the second largest puppy so far, and is sturdy with medium drive. He is alert to sounds and curious, and often initiates play and wrestling with his littermates.

He will need to go to a home with an active lifestyle. He would do well in a multi-dog home, a farm or homestead with animals to look after, doing dogsports or hiking, and/or children provided the parents are assertive with his training. He is smart, loving and snuggly, too, and will roll over and show his belly for me, his mom and some of the other puppies.

We think he's quite handsome.

We have pups already going by ground transport as far South as NJ, as far North as Maine, and as far West as Minnesota/Manitoba.

01/10/2021

The puppies enjoying a warm Fall day in their new greenhouse outside. Playtime and naps were had by all.

01/10/2021

27/09/2021

Puppy pics (and nicknames!) of the pups at 3 weeks... on a beautiful sunny Fall day

24/09/2021

"Fortunately, the Scottish Collie (Farm Collie) is starting to make a comeback as hobby farms are becoming more popular and people are wanting an all-around farm dog that is easy to train and can perform a variety of tasks but also has an “off” button. People who like to compete in sporting events are also starting to recognize the Scottish Collie as an alternative to the exceedingly high-drive Border Collie. Those who live active lifestyles and want a hiking dog or family dog with a nurturing nature who will bond with their children are finding the Scottish Collie a perfect match. "

https://colliechatter.com/where-are-the-collies-our-grandparents-owned/?fbclid=IwAR3X8tGi0vQh_FbDBhianfPcPoWmIXXy1mZ9Jqet84RhObKKqlfqPUYfaO4

When I began my search for a Collie, I did not know much about the breed at the time, but I had my heart set on a “Lassie” dog from my childhood memories.

20/09/2021

The pups are almost 3 weeks old... and had their first adventure outside today in the warm sunshine. They squeaked... they crawled... they nursed... and they fell fast asleep.

12/09/2021

So excited to try out Puppy Culture with these new pups! I've heard *very good things* from other breeders in the SCPS. Such a gift to give these puppies an early start on the option of "manding" (aka voluntarily sitting and giving attention to their human) in response to an exciting stimulus (like a treat or something else).

We also use Early Neurological Stimulation to promote mental/emotional resiliency in the puppers.

12/09/2021

Announcing the Second Litter of Buena and Obi!

Born September 2, 2021 between 1:30-5:00am
4 girls and 5 boys, all tri-factored sables

Here they are at 9 days old... they will open their eyes any day now.

The girls are on the orange blanket, the boys on the green. Buena insisted on being near the boys when I took their photos, so you may see a snooter here and there... 🦊💗

I've given the puppies "puppy names" after a few of the colors in Italian... I wonder what their families will call them?