We put careful planning into each litter that we breed. We breed for type, structure,  soundness, health and temperament. We only breed a litter when we want something special out of it to show. Of course there will be pet puppies in the litter and we strive to find the best homes for them. 

Our collies are raised as family pets, they live with us in the house and are taken to club meetings, parades, nursing homes, schools, and friends and relatives homes. They are constantly on the go. We take all of the pups we keep through a puppy class by 6 months old and they get well socialized and basic training. We do obedience, herding, carting, tracking, back packing and conformation with our collies. We also have registered Therapy Dogs with Therapy Dogs International Inc. and they visit facilities on a regular basis.

Michelle & Angel                    Tom & Belle

Our pets are all sold on spay/neuter contracts and limited registration. We do not encourage breeding of pets. We want to ensure our pets are healthy and happy. We have a written guarantee on all puppies that leave here. We have a 2 year written guarantee against genetic defects. We also take back any collie that we have sold no matter what age, condition or reason for giving it back. We want to know where our collies are at all times. We care for our collies throughout their lives and do want to be in contact with buyers throughout our puppies lives. We encourage buyers to send us pictures and updates often.

I am a certified evaluator for Therapy Dogs International, Inc. and also do Canine Good Citizen testing. I am  Webmaster of the Northern Wisconsin Collie Club and Secretary of the Fond du Lac County Kennel Club. I teach Puppy classes for our local kennel club. In the past I was a 4-H dog trainer and loved working with the kids and their dogs.  I have also attended 4 seminars presented by Dr. Patricia McConnell PhD, who is an Animal Behaviorist (Dog's Best Friend). I have attended a weekend seminar by Suzanne Clothier (Flying Dog Press). 

We have bred 16 champions so far and finished one with 4 majors from the bred by class making him our first home-bred champion.  We also have collies that we received championships on that we purchased. We have received 6 CD's on collies, 26 Herding Instinct Certifications, 4 Herding Capability Tested and several Canine Good Citizens. We put VC (Versatility Companion) titles on 7 collies and two  received their  VCX (Versatility Companion Excellent) titles and 1 earned her VCH (Versatility Champion) title through the American Working Collie Association. We received our first Rally Novice title on March 17th, 2007.

We believe that a healthy collie is a happy collie and will live a long, productive life. We want the best for our dogs and only breed to stud dogs that come from healthy lines and have produced healthy pups. We do genetic testing on our collies used for breeding.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want more info on our collies or collies in general.

Tom and Michelle Tennis

This page updated on:

04/19/2008