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Hi All, I was looking to add a puppy to my family sometime early next year. After an year of reading tonnes of material and browsing documentaries, I have gravitated towards Border Collies. I was trying to find a puppy in California. I live in south CA (San Diego). I found there are a bunch of breeders north of Los Angeles. Quite a bit of drive, but manageable. Here is the list. http://www.bordercolliesociety.com/BC_Info/Breeder_Referral/breederdir.htm#california After talking to few looks like most of the breeders here do guarantee the health of the puppy. Some would guarantee the drive and performance as well. Usually they register both with ABCA and AKC. All of them have herding pics of Sire and Dam on their websites. Before making a deposit, I will personally inspect the farm (Sometime this september). I read through the forum's instructions to look for red flags. Except registering with AKC (which seems a very common practice), I could find none. Would you guys please help me understand what to look for when I visit the farms in person. Also, one of the breeder happens to tell me that there might be (Health, behavior, heat toleration) issues with red BCs. Like one here. http://www.bordercolliemuseum.org/BCLooks/Tan/Kerry-AnneBoersJonah-and-Man.jpg From your experiences is there any truth to this assertion? Seems very vague to me. Lastly, if any of you knows a reputable breeder, who I should also check out, please let me know. Thank you for reading.
