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figure I was over due for this...
well many people like Habit but I love him! He is the second dog I was waiting for from you. He is absolutely perfect, all I ever wanted. He was easy as a puppy just like Vice. He is just the sweetest thing in the world. My mother who adores Vice loves him now too because of his incredible sweet nature. No matter where the other dogs are when we are outside or inside he always follows me. I can't finish saying his name and he has turned around and coming back to me. He does great with other dogs and people as well as children. He is a little naughty that he likes to jump into strollers and lick baby's faces but it's cute for me.
As for agility, he gets so ralled up and pumped physically as well as vocally. He loves to play tug with me or anyone. He will bring you something and smack it in your hands in hopes you will grab and tug with him. If not, he moves on to the dogs in the houehold's mouths in hopes of the same response. And yes he came with that all by himself :) He invents a new game for himself weekly. I don't have much time to train with work but he remembers everything I teach and recalls it weeks later. He is super fast, smart/thinker and very high drive...and of course, the sweetest thing! thank you again for another perfect dog!!
Vanessa
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Faye,
Finally, here is the letter I have promised along with a photo of our little boy Chase.
Chase, truly amazes me everyday. Housebreaking was quick (only 3 days) and on top of that it only to another 2 or 3 days for him to learn to ring a bell to go out for potty. Chase at times potties on command, comes, and sits. All this in approx. 10 days. He'll be starting puppies classes this Sept. I just hope we can stay one step ahead of this cute wisenheimer.
I would have to say, that traveling over 3,200 miles was worth it, and I would do again if and when the opportunity arises.
I'm so blessed to find you as a breeder, it looks to me as if I found a wonderful adoption agency for our future babies.
I will keep in touch with letters and along with a photo or two of our growing boy.
Betty
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Faye,
I just wanted to let you know how much we love Oisin! He is the
sweetest puppy!!! He is learning to sit. He is doing REALLY well
with potty training. He sleeps all night by himself. He is just a
doll! I am attaching some new pics for you. I had to fix the red
eye, so it makes his eyes look really dark, which they are not. He
still has beautiful blue-green eyes. My vet just loves him. He
wanted to know if I was going to breed him. I told him I hadn't
even gotten through housebreaking him, so I couldn't think that far
ahead. He has two favorite games now. He loves tug-of-war with a
sock, and he loves to jump and attack the cardboard tube that is
left from Christmas wrapping paper. He can really jump high!
Tom
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Faye,
Yes you may use us as a reference any time ! We are delighted with
the progress Oisin is making already. We started obedience classes
last night. He is sitting, sometimes staying, and doing very well
with potty training. I talked to a local agility training
professional, and he said for me to bring Oisin to him sometime
this summer so he can show me how to begin working at home doing
some basic and non-overexerting agility exercises. He said that we
should not begin full agility training until he is over 1 year old.
(bones not formed completely yet). Attached are a couple of
pix.
Will keep you posted on his progress.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
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Faye,
Thanks for the update. Oisin is doing so well. I am sending you a
couple of new pics. Tom is taking him to classes and working with
him every day. He is doing so well. We think he is something
special. He watches our hands constantly. That is why he would not
retrieve. Tom figured out that if he bounced the ball Oisin would
never take his eyes off of his hands or the ball. So he bounces it
and then when he releases it Oisin will go after it. But not until
he is sure that Tom is done bouncing it. He is so smart. He will
sit and stay until Tom tells him he is a "free" dog. I think he
would stay there overnight if Tom told him to. We take him out in
the front yard while we get the mail, take him to the middle of the
yard, tell him to sit and stay while we go to the mailbox. He
stays. It is amazing! We got a bell to hang on the door that goes
from the house to the garage and Tom has taught him to ring the
bell whenever he needs to go to the bathroom. He has not had an
"accident" in over three days, and he rings his bell to let us know
he has to go.
Well, that's all for now. We will keep you updated...
Tom and Sue Rea
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That's just fine! She is doing so great! Her and Oscar get along
perfect! She is now sitting in front of the door when she needs to
potty! I couldn't have asked for a better pup!!
Erin Fitzpatrick
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To whom it may concern:
We would highly recommend acquiring a Border Collie from Faye Amos.
Our red and white, BC, Dash, whom we purchased from Faye, will be 1
year old on Jan. 20, 2002. He has an exceptional temperament and
has already appeared in several Frisbee dog haltime shows with Bill
Camp's Famous Flying Dogs. He's not on our website yet, but will be
soon, since he is now an official member of the team. Our site is
at: www.frisbeedogs.com Dash has the best temperament we have ever
seen. He is sound, friendly and everything a good dog should be.
Nothing bothers him. And, of course, very, very smart. Faye has
also been a pleasure to deal with. She has been interested in our
progress with Dash from the beginning and has been very supportive.
Purchasing a Border Collie from Faye wasn't the end of a
transaction, it was the beginning of a relationship.
Sincerely,
Bill and Lynne Camp and the Famous Flying Dogs
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Hi Faye
Just wanted to take a min. to thank you again. Darla is GREAT!!
She's Queen of our home. We always tell people if they want a
Border collie to get in touch with you! I am sending two pictures
of Darla just for kicks! Thanks again!
Nancy & Carl
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I know, I know....I have been such a bad communicator. I am much
better on the phone. Also I haven't had time for mail because Bam
keeps me so busy. HE IS AWESOME. Thank you so much for breeding
this puppy. He is smart and driven and has the most incredible
on/off switch I've ever experienced. He also has so much mental
stamina that I have to force myself to stop working and remember
that he is only 9 months old. The first week of December, I stayed
with a friend and her 5 dogs and 3 cats. Dogs were 3 Belgian
sheepdogs, a bc and a greyhound. First of all, Bam was a great
house guest and much more mentally mature than her Belgian that is
2 mos older. Also my friend has sheep, so he got to play. He held a
ewe like he was a pro. He went right to the pressure and when she
moved he covered but he never rushed or crowded her and when I
asked him to lie down and told him that'll do, he was fine with it.
he is so practical and relaxed and stable while still maintaining
TONS of drive, His stock sense is brilliant. Patricia took pix of
the 3 reds together so hopefully those will turn out nice. Santa is
bringing me a digi camera, so I'll be better, promise. Patti and I
just spoke about how people want to automatically call our dogs
Lock-eye and how we always say that they are from Faye. Breck
brought so much to these guys. I have taken to carrying pix of tye
& breck, the pedigree and your website addy everywhere I go.
Not to name drop but I heard that one of your babies went to
Christine Charpentier. How exciting! She did meet Bam when he was
tiny and loved him (to cuddle) and I was asked to bring Bam into
Boston so Val and her friends could see how pretty he is. He looks
like a combo of Breck and Bronze. He is still very deep in color
and his coat is beautiful and silky. He is perfect. Hope you have
great holidays and your winter isn't too bad. Ours is real cold and
snowy so far. Merry Christmas,
Cindy & Bam
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In obedience she is a genius of course and at confirmation won her
first show the first place in a national competition but the judge
was from the US so he is familiar with the breed. She made history,
the first Border Collie shown here and the herding group is one of
the hardest because they have lots of German Shepherds and
Shelties, but we did excellent.
Dr. Juan R. León Wyss
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Hi Faye
Jeteye is doing great, Ryce my 5yr old and him are best
friends they play together and lay around on the couch watch TV. He
has never tried to herd any of the kids that come over here or
Ryce. The only thing he wants to do is play ball or Frisbee. I
think he does great with kids, I am really glad we got him and
hoping to get another one real soon.Jeteye is almost two now. Thank
you for this dog.
Marty Smith
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Faye,
Bam is doing great...he has his AKC NA & NAJ (I do very
little AKC)...He is 2 legs away from Masters in USDAA but has his
AD, Starters Relay title, Starters Gamble title. He is going to
nationals having qualified for Steeplechase in a very competitive
22" class and went into Round 2 in 3rd by .25 seconds. Bam is also
on a team at Nationals, "Orange Crush". He is also herding and
practicing dock diving which we will also do at USDAA Nationals. He
is as awesome as I am bad at communicating!!!!! Last weekend he
placed and qualified in 5 of 6 runs!!!! BAM! is 20 3/4 inches at
the shoulder and weighs 39 lbs give or take, he is very healthy,
easy to live with and one of the fastest bc's in agility ( many
others will back that up). He is great with people and can share a
hotel room with anyone and their dogs. I do a small amount of
boarding and daycare...mostly puppies...and I trust him completely.
He is so appropriate. We tease him about being sooo serious, my
friend who was teaching us about dock diving told him to put away
the slide rule and calculator and just JUMP. He gets real silly
first thing in the am, but then it is time for him to start his
work day!!! I love him to death.
Cindy Ratner (10-6-05)
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Our little girl is Amazing!! She's pretty much potty trained-we've
had a few excited accidents (but that's to be expected)! She loves
our other BC, Oscar. When we go outside to play around she will
just follow him-right on his heels all the time! The mornings are
the best! Everybody is full of energy and they haven't seen each
other through the night (Oscar's in our bed and she's in the crate)
and now it's play time! They run through the house one chasing the
other then back again-they are so fun to watch! Reo just loves him,
I catch her sometimes just staring at him, I wonder what she's
thinking? I've been meaning to send you some current pictures. I'm
not so good on the computer so I have to send them the 'old
fashioned way!We are also in the middle of sending in her paper
work to get her AKC registered also. She is a doll and everyone she
meets loves her and she loves them. I wonder if maybe 'Therapy Dog'
is in her future. She is in the store with me and sees hundreds of
people and animals constantly, nothing scares her! She's definately
a people dog and people are just drawn to her! Anyways, to make a
long story short....we love her to death and we feel like our
family is complete! I will send some pictures soon!!
Erin, Rob, Oscar, and Reo
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I cannot thank you enough for Porche. I think she was fated to be
part of our family, especially how I came to even see her. She was
just so very good today. I was unbelievalby proud of her, and I
didn't even breed her. I hope you both know how special she is.
Lets see, we do agility and she is awesome. In obedience she was
great (going to get her CD one of these days); frisbee, very good,
swims great, snuggles and gives love, without peers. And, now we
can add herding to her list of things she is very, very good at.
Everything is there except the handler, and I can learn. What a joy
this dog is.
She is priceless
Patricia Kallen
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Well, she is here. Cute, fesity, and almost a Porsche clone. She is
a rough coat, which as far as I can tell, would be the only
difference between them. Faye, I am quite possibly biased, but she
is the prettiest puppy I've ever seen. I have the cutest and the
prettiest. How did we get so lucky. I can't imagine she won't be a
breed champion. She's gorgeous. I think I'm going to start training
her for breed early and put her in some shows when she's 6 months
old. Should be fun. Let's see, she arrived and gave kisses and wags
to everyone. Walked on a leash, walked down the stairs, up the
stairs. Quiet as a mouse, tucked in with Mariah's favorite teddy
bear for the ride home. Zooming all over the yard, jumping and
running. Caught her (literally) 2/3rds of the way up the almost
regulation a-frame. She jumped over the bottom rung of the triple
(thankfully that was the only bar up). Ate and played and is now
sleeping peacefully in her crate. Porsche seems indifferent but
friendly enough. Mariah looked aghast, but was very kind on her
sniff of her. I haven't let her "play" yet with Mariah. Gillian
seems excited, but I also haven't let her play with her either.
Only Porsche has been with her. Her structure appears to be the
same as Porsche's. Nice angulation in the rear, beautiful face, and
her markings are traditional. Her rear legs are perfectly
symmetrical where the red leaves off and the white socks begin. She
jumps and moves off her back legs already. In addition, she is
crate trained, walks on a leash, plays tug, and chases the ball.
I'm thinking I'm pretty fortunate and very happy I have her.
Patricia Kallen
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Hi Faye,
We've been away at an agility trial all weekend. His name is now
officially Bam, and for his AKC registered name he will be FA Kick
It Up A Notch. I might add an 's' to 'Kick'. For his ABCA name, FA
Bam or FA Kick It Up are both fine with me. He is eating fine now.
Sleeps until about 5:30 and I really just need him to stretch it an
hour or so that will get better. Let me tell you, nothing bothered
him at all at the trial. He is AWESOME. Everyone loved him and a
really top knotch competitor with a red male adult was nuts over
him. I love him to death. He is a wild man and will probably be a
real pain as a puppy, but he is exactly what I wanted. He is
confident, intense, wild and rude, but he learns new stuff at the
drop of a dime. I am definitely limiting his dog time and he's with
me constantly or crated in the room I'm in. Faye, he is just
perfect. I can't wait to hear from Patricia about the arrival of
the sisters. I'll write more later. Thanks so much for this
incredible boy.
Cindy Ratner
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Hi Faye,
I see from your webpage that everyone who gets a puppy from you
thinks that they have the best puppy in the world. But I know they
can't be right. After all, Esca is definitely the best puppy ever!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! He is so incredible. When he came
home at eight weeks he was crate trained, leash started, clicker
started, so well socialized. He is such a confident sociable pup. I
take him with me everywhere, and everyone thinks he is wonderful
and very cute! We get lots of comments about those giant ears and
long legs. He gets along great with my older dog, Shay, whom I was
concerned might feel a little left out. Esca is turning out to be
everything I could ever ask for in a dog. We're are working on
relationship a lot, and he has excellent focus for such a young
boy. He already knows more at 5 months (can it be already!) than
most dogs will know in their entire life! We have started little
bits of agility foundation work, directional, crosses on the flat,
planks on the ground and tippy boards. He is going to be such an
incredible agility dog! He is so much fun to train. He picks things
up very quickly, and is always ready for another training session.
He gets all excited when he sees me grab the clicker, treats and
toy. He has drive like nothing else. And boy does he like to play.
And bark! He is fearless. But as I write this he is in his crate
lying upside-down relaxing. He is definitely able to control
himself and be very calm. He is very good at snapping into a wild
maniac the minute I ask him to play or train, but he also is
easygoing when we are just hanging out! Even in situations outside
of home, although he is alert, he is calm and easily
controlled.
Amanda Johnston
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Dear Faye
Thank you so much for my little(5 month), well "big," red boy,
Vice. Honestly, I was very worried about getting a Border Collie
because of their independent nature. Vice has changed my mine about
the breed. He is very similar to my sweet and loving Vizsla. He
never leaves my side and is a hard worker. He has been so easy to
train and work with right away. He house trained in weeks, only 2
accidents and crate trained immediately. (ps-thank you for the
pre-crate training). He already knows sit, lie down, wait and
stand. He loves sheep! As for agility, he is supersonic and loves
it. He already knows: tunnel, jumps, tire, tippy board, front
crosses, rear crosses, go-ons, and directionals. When he goes out
in the agility yard, dogs can be playing around him but he is
looking at me, ready to go. I can't wait to compete with him! He's
going to be great!(as long as I keep my act together). Thank you
for answering my millions of questions and still keeping in touch
even after I've gotten Vice. It means a lot to me. I can't wait to
meet you next year and your dogs. Most of all, I can't wait to get
another puppy from you.
Thank you for my baby! I'm in awe.
Vanessa
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Faye
My big red boy, Vice, is now 2 and 1/2 years old and still
exceeding my expectations. We have been trialing for a year now. In
that time, he got his USDAA AAD title, his AKC OA and OAJ titles
and his NADAC NAC, TN-N, TG-N, OJC, OGC titles. He also managed to
qualify for the 2005 USDAA Nationals. All dealing with his mother's
'Vizsla handling,' and his long legs. He has a kind heart and a
good soul. He always gives me a 100% and then some. We are still
not a team yet, but we have our moments of brillance, which are an
undescribable feeling. He is a joy to compete with and train and to
have as part of my family. He is a gift I'll never forget. thank
you again.
Vanessa
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Christmas 2004 my husband surprised me with the gift of a puppy.
Since we live in the Northeast we decided to wait wait for the
spring before we bought a puppy. This gave me plenty of long winter
hours to research where to get this special pup. I knew I wanted a
Border collie so I began researching all the border collie
breeders, one name kept coming up. Faye Amos!
To make a long story short I got thee best puppy in the world from
Faye. Since Rosey arrival in our lives we have had nothing but fun.
Rosey is sweet, gentle and smart as a whip. She is very quick to
catch on to anything I would like her to do. I just love Rosey and
would recommend Faye's dogs to anyone who wants a Border Collie in
their life.
Thanks Faye,
Debi Ellsworth
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