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I am attracted to smooth coat
tricolor Border Collies, but not blue
eyes. Now I do not see the blue
eye, I see only style and working
ability. I fell for this little dog when
she was 4 weeks old because
she reminded me of Spin my first
dog, with the dribble of white
connecting her blaze to her ruff; and
she was out of Moy, Spin’s half
sister, and this was to be her last
litter. I can connect with the Irish
breeding from Hartford Logan; Ivan
Weir’s Import Jim is the dad to Spin, Dot and grandfather to Zoe and they all have the same natural talent and kindness to their sheep. Zoe was so easy to train and so much fun that I found myself always wanting to work her and so the other dogs got less than they should. She is a natural square flanker and works well off her sheep, but I will have to be careful and not let her get too wide, a trait that comes from the Price’s Davy on her father’s side. I have high hopes of Zoe taking over Dot’s place on the trial field when she retires. With more experience for Zoe, I believe it will happen.
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