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Sue x Ormond Mirk – 10 Pups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sue is the physically strongest female I have bred (or owned). The product of James McCloskey’s Nel (by Sweep) and Dewi Jenkins’ reigning International Champion, Clywd Bob, Sue is an absolute bull on the field, with the talent and style to back up her physical presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sue<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ormond Mirk, purchased from Dewi Jenkins as a pup, is the son of Dewi’s other International Champion, Jock, the sire of Clwyd Bob. Mirk is a supremely athletic and instinctive dog, with passion and energy. He is Clwyd Bob with 25% more intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ormond Mirk<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a line breeding of Dewi Jenkins’ Mirk to my Sue, with a 6.25% co-effficient of inbreeding around Dewi’s International Champion, Jock. The late (and dearly missed) Teun van den Dool, the unofficial Sheep Dog Society geneticist, also weighed in, giving this match his blessing. Dogs I like are present throughout the pedigree of this mating of Sue to Ormond Mirk<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pedigree of Sue x Ormond Mirk Pups<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A sheep and cattle farm owner in New England who is using her pup from the last Sue x Ormond Mirk litter to manage an entire farm wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“She is strikingly intelligent, even for a collie. She weighs everything carefully before taking any action or accepting anything. Her intelligence is very human-like. She is cooperative and affectionate as well as independent. She’s definitely one of “those”, with a strong herding instinct. I am so grateful to whoever I should be grateful to that I saw her picture and wrote to you, and I am so grateful to you for breeding this amazing girl. She is different and quirky, but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she’s going to be a fantastic dog. I’m enjoying each day with her and also looking forward to every day to come.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Week 4 begins – enjoying <\/span>solid food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The puppies turned 3 weeks over the weekend. I put a plate of food out today when mama was out with the gang. They went right for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n