Whilst dogs are arriving regularly, four special ones arrived in the last few days. Tranferred to us from another rescue having originally come from a farm, three of the four 9 week old pups are blind or have very limited vision. Being like this since birth they have obviously adapted very well and seem confident and happy.

There will of course be a number of special considerations a new owner will have to make but much will still revolve around socialising and training a young pup. We are working to put together useful information to help the new owners - things such as your furniture will need to remain in the same place as moving chairs around a lot will confuse any blind dog, certain potential dangers in the home and garden will need to be looked at - but none of these needs are excessive and I'm sure there is much satisfaction to be gained from helping these young pups.

Anyone interested in rehoming one of the pups is asked to contact us.

Away from rehoming it's a busy month show wise. We shall be at Pets & People Show at Shugborough Hall on 26th & 27th July and also at Husbands Bosworth Sheepdog Trials on 26th July.

The latest email newsletter went out yesterday so do check your emails, if you don't receive it do check your spam or trash folder to make sure it hasn't been automatically moved and do make sure you add our email address to your trusted or permitted senders as we have had some emails blocked and returned.

The next issue of Border Collie World is also at the printers and we hope to have those on their way to you by the end of July.

On a personal note it's been a bit of a worrying couple of days - regular visitors will have heard of my two collies Taffy & Sheba. Both are getting older, aren't we all, but I had to take Sheba to the Vets on Tuesday as it would seem she suffered a stroke (the dogs equivalent of) overnight on Monday. She was quite ill yesterday morning but seems a bit happier today. Unfortunately it has affected her balance but she has quickly realised that she can't charge about like she normally does. Fingers crossed her recovery will continue. 

Bye for now

Ben