Contact Us
The best way to contact us is by email. Please write to kate@romanycollies.com and make sure the word "collies" appears in the subject line. (I have had some puppy inquiry emails going into my spam folder!)
You can also call me (Kate) on my cell at 360-907-9280.
Collie Health:
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
WSU's page regarding the MDR1 gene
Optigen's page regarding CEA
General Collie Info:
The American Working Farmcollie Association
For a directory of U.S. collie rescue organizations, click HERE.
A link to lots of beautiful pictures of collies from long ago.
For an interesting description of collie temperament and behavior, click HERE
Herding:
Our herding facility, Brigand's Hideout
Our herding club, Pacific Northwest Herding Club
Other collie breeders:
Bella Collies, owners of Clover's sire Jake
Further reading:
A really good article about how to breed dogs with an eye towards preserving and increasing genetic diversity.
Pedigree Dogs Exposed--the blog.
An article about typical puppy health guarantees.
To read about a recent study regarding whether breeding for looks is making dogs less intelligent, click HERE.
To read about the effect of inbreeding on the immune system, click HERE.