Every puppy goes home at 8 weeks, for $3,000 with a $500 deposit. Pet puppies are sold on AKC limited registration: they can compete in anything but conformation, according to each venue's rules, and aren't to be bred unless we later lift the registration to full. Breeding prospects come with full registration, conformation included, and may be bred from 24 months to AKC, ABCA, ISDS, FCI or KC Border Collies. CBCA and CKC dogs need our written permission; ASDR and ConKC dogs, never.

If a vet traces a communicable disease to us, confirmed by lab results within 72 hours of sale, we cover 50% of vet costs up to $500, refund you when the puppy is returned, or replace them; claims are made within two weeks of sale. If a vet finds a severe, painful chronic condition of genetic origin at or before age 5, we cover 50% of related vet costs up to $500, once, and if it costs the dog's life we offer a new puppy or young adult. Non-lethal umbilical hernias, mild heart murmurs a puppy is likely to outgrow, and parasites such as giardia, coccidia, fleas and worms aren't covered.

If there's an accidental litter, tell us. It isn't sold for profit, and a pet involved is spayed or neutered when the vet says it's safe; a second accident means the dog comes back to us. Your puppy's value is its purchase price, plus $1,000 for each AKC conformation championship and $500 for each performance or herding title it earns.

Your puppy lives indoors, with you. If you ever can't keep them, at any age, they come back to us. Never resold, given away, or left at a shelter, pound or rescue.