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Passim Border Collies  

Passim Border Collies are located three miles from Lydney in the beautiful Forest of Dean Gloucestershire. A great place to live with dogs, having loads of wonderful woodland walks literally on the doorstep, and being close enough to the motorway system to make most show venues fairly easily accessible.

 I have been involved with breeding and showing dogs since the early sixties, but did not own my first border collie until the early seventies, I also work with dogs having my own business as a dog groomer, I occasionally handle an explosives search dog for a friends company and am a committee member of the West of England Border Collie Club, so dogs are more than just my hobby they are my way of life.

 The kennel name – Passim- (Latin for everywhere) was first registered with the Kennel Club in 1977 and registered with the International Sheep Dog Society a short time later. I am only a small kennel, breeding just one to four litters of puppies a year, always in the hope of breeding that ‘special’ pup for myself, to show the following year.

 My main interest is in breed showing my dogs, and I am also a kennel club approved championship judge, judging the breed both here and abroad, I also judge the pastoral group at open show level including the group and best in show, all of which I enjoy very much. Although I do not take part in other doggy sports personally, many of my pups go on to participate in many other sports with a good deal of success with their new owners.

 I have always had a very special interest in breeding the ‘other’ colours in border collies, and have spent a great deal of time studying how the different coat colours are inherited, but I always put health, temperament, soundness and breed type, before colour when choosing my breeding stock, the interesting colours are just the icing on the cake for me. All of my dogs have the relevant health tests that are available, as do any outside stud dogs that I may use.  Passim dogs can be found behind many of the coloured Border Collies that are around today, both at home and abroad, and the number of people who have come back to me for a second or even third pup must mean I am getting something right!

 I always enjoy hearing from any one who has one of my Border Collies, or a descendant from my lines and it is a treat to receive pictures of my pups, and hear how they are getting on, and you are very welcome to contact me by clicking on the link at the side of the page.

 I do hope you enjoy browsing my site, and will come back to visit again, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me, and please sign my guest book.

 Thank you, Sue Ader.

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1975                              to                                2005