Darkwind Border Collies & Australian Shepherds, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Importer of Ch Korella Royal Command, (import Australia) and Ch Clan-Abby To-Hell-And-Back, (import New Zealand) breeders of Best In Show winning show dogs, owner of Ch Darkwind's Johnny Angel, owner of Ch Terbo Hotwired at Darkwind "Torque." (AKC/ASCA), child-handled family companions, visitors welcome, free breed information, links to Acoma, Blackrock Australian Shepherds, Clan-Abby, Corinlea, Kensington, Korella, Sequoyahpark, Tartanbay kennels, International Sheepdog Society, herding, agility, conformation, search and rescue, obedience, information on puppies, talking to border collie breeders, questions to ask breeers, evaluating litters, judging, and air transportation of dogs. Information on border collie health issues and importing and exporting. Photographs and pedigrees. Photographs of border collies and Aussies. Also original web graphic design work for Border Collies & Australian Sherpherds at Darkwind Designs.
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Ch Darkwind Legacy of Ewe, Darkwind Masquerade, Darkwind Heather's Lace, Darkwind Dances On Clouds, Ch Darkwind's Bit of Lace, Ch Darkwind Persephone, Ch Dreamworks Echo of Darkwind, Ch Darkwind Mirage of Blackrock (Jet) and his sister Ch Darkwind Tropical Fun at Blackrock (Mango) have been Optigen CEA tested as DNA homozygous normal. We have a number of carriers of course, given the situation with Dallas, but testing goes on. Thanks to all the wonderful owners who have been so generous and supportive in getting the testing done.
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Left: Storey Smith of Blackrock Kennels shows that once a judge, always a judge--even when touring the palace of Taxis and Thurn in Bavaria.
After playing in the sprinkler, there's nothing like a good roll in the mud.
Above left: Finley (owned by Barbara Meyer of Von Skuddenhof Border Collies in Germany will be bred to Hazie (above right), a grand-daughter of "Dallas," with puppies due sometime in November. E-mail us if you are interested in applying for one of these planned puppies. Click on the sandals icon (right) to see the pedigree.
Once there was a blonde driving home from work when she saw a sheep farm. She stopped and asked the farmer if she could have a sheep. The farmer said, "If you can count all my sheep I'll let you have any one you want."
The blonde looked around for a moment and said, "You have 356 sheep." The farmer exclaimed, "Wow -- you're exactly right. I guess blondes really aren't dumb. Now go pick yourself out a sheep."
The blonde made her choice, picked it up and came back to the farmer to thank him. "Oh no," he said, "you can't have that one."
"Why not?" asked the blonde, "You said I could have any sheep I wanted." And the farmer said, "Ma'am, that's my Border Collie!"
