About Burlywood Collies
	~ Melinda & Duane Sunnarborg ~ P.O. Box 2169,Livermore, CA 94551Phone: (925) 443-8925
	Thank you for your interest in our collies. We are located in the South Livermore Valley of northern California (about 45 miles east of San Francisco.) We have owned, bred, trained and exhibited collies since 1981 and we cordially invite you to browse our Web site and meet some of our dogs. We are proud of our "family" of collies which consists of American Kennel Club (AKC) conformation and obedience titleholders. Nearly all of our collies have also been certified for Herding Instinct via tests conducted under either American Working Collie Association (AWCA) or Collie Club of America (CCA) guidelines.
	The pedigrees of our collies go back to several top U.S. collie kennels. We work basically with the Parader type, beginning with dogs from the Arrowhill line. In more recent years, we have added the Twin Creeks line, using the contemporary families of Executive, Highcroft and Fantasy. Since we house a relatively small number of dogs, all of our collies are "house dogs" and are our companions as well as our show and breeding stock. We are proud to be members in good standing of the following organizations:
	Collie Club of America, Inc. Quarter-Century Collie Group Collie Health Foundation, Inc. American Working Collie Association
	We do have puppies and adult dogs for sale occasionally. We breed to improve our stock -- to produce a collie which is physically and mentally sound, one which is a proper representative of the breed, and one which would be a joy to own. Our collie puppies that are sold as pets receive care identical to those destined for the show-ring. They receive inoculations, they are wormed, they are micro-chipped with the HomeAgain chip, and all are checked by a veterinary ophthalmologist for the presence of hereditary eye disease. We support health screening of all breeding stock. Our dogs are OFA hip x-rayed, they are tested for normal thyroid function, for the MDR-1 gene (causes sensitivity to certain drugs), as well as for Von Willebrand's Disease (a bleeding disorder). Our puppies are raised in a home environment. They are socialized and exposed to situations which they must become accustomed to as adults, such as car rides, household noises, and being groomed and handled. We try to make the transition from our home to the puppy's new home as stress-free as possible. Since our breeding program is limited - averaging about one litter per year - our puppies are often sold before they are born. However, we are very willing to refer inquiries to other collie breeders if we have no puppies available for sale at the time. We always encourage careful consideration on the part of all prospective puppy buyers to be sure that a collie is the perfect breed for them. Read on to learn more about collies!
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