I am 15 year old Grace Smith. I got my first Border Collie (Millie) when I was 12, after what seemed like the longest 2 years of my life. :-) have always been obsessed with dogs, even from a very young age, but 5 years ago, after much research, I realized that Border Collies were for me. During the two years I was saving money, I spent all my spare time reading everything I could get my hands on about Border Collies.

I now have 6 dogs, although only 3 are Border Collies. My dogs are my companions, and most of them sleep on somebody's bed every night, they don't all fit on mine!  I am homeschooled, so I get to spend all day with my dogs, and I have much more time for training and playing. I strive to give them the best I possibly can, from the food I feed to the way I train, so they can be the happiest, healthiest, and most confident dogs possible.   

Besides being obsessed about dogs, I also raise sheep. I had 35 lambs born this spring, who are all growing like weeds. During the summer I show my sheep at 3-5 shows in New England, and this year I will also attended the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival with two yearlings to show. I shear all my own sheep, and am also a "semi-professional" sheep shearer, traveling around northern Vermont shearing for small flocks of 3-6, with the help of my lovely and helpful mother as chauffeur. :-)  I am also into photography, and am working towards professional photography as a profession.

I am very dedicated to the breeding and support of superior working Border Collies.  In the future I plan to breed very selectively and in-frequently; only when I find two dogs that will make superior working puppies with phenomenal temperaments, who are sound of body and mind. I do not believe in breeding dogs just for the sake of breeding. I feel very strongly about always putting herding ability before everything else when considering breeding a dog. Herding is what makes the Border Collie what it is, and I would hate to see that lost. Agility and Obedience titles are great, showing the dog has versatility, however herding is the most important.  Temperment and health (hips, eyes, etc) are also very important factors when breeding, and are certainly not to be forgotten. 

My human family consisits of Katie (19), Hannah (17), Me (15), Samuel (12), Esther (10), and Lydia (8), as well as my parents, Tom and Nancy who have been very supportive of my dreams and goals with my dogs - not every parent lets their child own 6 dogs!

Please enjoy Millie's website, and be sure to sign the guestbook! Also check out her little brother Click's website! www.creeksideclick.4t.com

Grace Smith