Bearded Collie
Born on 13.11.2016 Bearded Collie She is to be our last pup. If she lives a long, happy life she will see us both in to our 70+ years. We will however continue to foster so who knows, more pups might pass through our hands but she is theoretically the last chosen one.
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Soli was to be the last pup that was to be ours. A blue-merle shelti had always been my dream ideal dog and so when he came along there was no real hesitation in getting him. We knew he had problems (double merle and inbred) but hoped he would live a long and happy life with us taking us into our 70’s when we finally lost him. So much for our plans.
We were devastated when he died, not just because it was so unexpected but also because he was so young. After the hurt had died down a little we had a lot of discussions as to getting another pup. There was no way we wanted another shelti or a double-merle for that matter as the knowing that the potential for losing them was greater than we had the courage to face again yet. There had been too many that had gone already from the Misfits family and in such a short time. Colin’s dream dog was a bearded collie so it made sense (well to us anyway) that IF we were to get another pup we would check out reputable breeders and find one with no history of problems. Easier said than done and often when we did find one the price they were asking for the pups was ridiculous, often in the thousands. As we were in no hurry, we would keep looking. Then at the end of November out of the blue, as so often is the case I saw a local advert for a litter of Bearded x Beardie/collie pups. So, I tentatively made contact regarding a little girl and received photos of those that were still available. There was a lot of checking out on both. We wanted to make sure mum and dad were family pets and that it wasn’t just a puppy-producing enterprise for money but when we got photos of mum & dad there was no question that they were well loved family members. I am pleased to say that we were also checked out to make sure we would be good enough for one of the pups. |
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