Farm Collies 

    Years ago, the Scotch Collie was highly prized on family farms because of their super intelligence, protectiveness, and herding capabilities. They bark when strangers approach, chase off or kill vermin and predators, and are eager to please their owners. They can be trained to protect and direct farm animals, but they are also mellow and do not have the high-energy drive of other herding breeds. Scotch collies are just as happy being the family pet and cuddling with you in your home. Scotch collies nearly disappeared from farms completely with the development of the modern collie, but a small group of enthusiasts searched for and found them in the 1990s and started breeding again, focusing on intelligence and farm know-how.

    Our dog, April Buttercup is part of this very small group of dogs known today as Old Time Scotch Collies,

    I’ve always loved collies. My grandmother owned several over the years. These were modern rough collies who lived more of a city life, but they seemed very interested in me as a little child. I remember throwing my arms around Falla’s big fuzzy neck, and feeding him my biscuits with strawberry jam from the breakfast table.

    Now my family and I have our own collie to love and dote on. April watches over our semi-rural property, where we spend a lot of time outside and hiking. While April is not a farm dog, she's descended from working dogs, and some of her siblings are hard, farm working and fun-loving dogs.

    Learn more about these old fashioned farm dogs at the

Old Time Scotch Collie website  https://www.scotchcollie.org/