Over the past month, I’ve been contacted a couple of times from concerned dog owners informing me that their pup had consumed...

Flora is a happy, well adjusted, 1 year old Standard Moyen (medium) Poodle She is registered through AKC. We planned to use Flora for our...

I’ve felt compelled to write about our mortality and the death of our pets. I believe that when our pets die, we see our own demise and...

Melissa, taking a break with Freya! Day 1 Training Week 2 Freya (Bronwyn and Duff’s puppy) was sold to Melissa and Nicole. They live...

Today's blog post is about my newest Border Collie owners, Melissa Godwin and Nicole Bowen, in addition to being our current training...

Our doggy's vary in age from 1 to 5 years old, and I have made a conscious effort to train our dogs to sit/wait in doorways and upon...

Consistency, patience. If there is more than one family member, training should not solely fall on one person. Even though training...

This is a situation that a breeder never wants to find themselves in. It’s not only heartbreaking for the breeder but very confusing for...

I love seeing new puppy owners and not so new puppy owners interacting with their puppy/dogs. This is beneficial not only for puppy but...

July 4th is swiftly approaching, and you know what that means- loud booms and scary sounds for your pooch. Let’s be proactive now and...

Serious Inquires Only: Duff, has provided us with lovely, excellent puppies. We have only bred him twice to our females, Bronwyn and...

We would like to announce that we are ending our breeding program here at Copper Barrel Farm Border Collies, and this does include future...

We Thank You!

We Thank You!

Spritz and Kjersten finally met on June 2nd. It definitely was love at first sight. This was a very long wait not only for Kjersten but...

Rodney is a Fire Marshal here in South Carolina, and is also semi retired EMS. He plans to train (with my assistance), Marshal a few...

Olive went home over the weekend, and I'm sure they are getting to know one another, and having a blast!

At this time we are reminded (at least for many of us) of the sacrifices that our mothers made for us. She carried us in her womb, fed...

What is Coprophagia? It’s a medical term for a feces eater, yuck! There are a number of reasons why puppies, and some adult dogs eat poop....

Does your puppy have what it takes to herd? Not all herding breeds desire to work. Yes, that's a true statement. Many people ask me,...