Introduction
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
judge the breed at championship level, both at home and abroad , work
with dogs as a dog groomer, 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, but even though 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,
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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