By Kim: My love of dogs started before I was even able to speak! Looking back on all the childhood memorabilia that was saved over the years, almost everything is related to animals, but mostly to dogs. Crayon drawings, sketches, paintings, stories and so on. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was always answered with "A Veterinarian"...well I was certainly not an honor role student and never became a vet, but my passion for dogs brought me down a path that is just as fulfilling. I started my own "business" of walking neighborhood dogs when I was about 10 years old and went on to be a volunteer at the local SPCA for many years. I wasn't allowed to have my own dog while still living at home but I vowed that that would be the first thing I did when I moved out. Along came Oscar in 1996. Oscar took me on many adventures and taught me so much. He was the first dog that I ever competed with and we did everything from Obedience to Flyball to Agility to Disc Dog and so much more! Needless to say it was all downhill from there!
Since then I've lived with multiple dogs of multiple breeds but have devoted myself to breeding, raising and training Border Collies. I am currently "owned" by five wonderful Border Collies: Tripp, Risk, Dru, Stash and Crime. I also teach training classes and run an all breed In Home Boarding/Training business for a living. I have a few "non" BC's of different breeds including Taboo a Beardie cross, Smirk a purebred Beardie,Kaos a Golden Retriever and Ponder an Irish Wolfhound. I'm also huge supporter of rescue and often foster dogs that are in need of training and behavior modification before they can be placed in a forever home...so I guess you could say my whole life has "gone to the dogs"...but I wouldn't have it any other way!
Along the way I was lucky enough to find a great guy who is just as passionate about dogs and animals as I am. My husband Peter and I met through Frisbee competitions and had known each other as friends for a couple of years before we actually got together. Peter got started with his first dog, an Australian Shepherd named 'Bella', in 2002 and a second one, 'Aida', one year later. Since we have been together he has embraced the "world of dogs" and is now handling the girls of the house in various sports. We all compete in Flyball, Frisbee (Disc Dog), Dock Dogs, Obedience and a little bit of Agility!
We are glad you took the time to get to know us... and we hope to get to know you better too! We welcome guests to our home and encourage you to come and meet the dogs in person! Thanks for visiting our site!
Kim and Peter Russell
