Harrisville, Michigan - (USA) www.CrownThistleCollies.com Our Collies were featured on Animal Planet! Crown Thistle Collie puppies include U.S. & 100% European Bloodlines HOME   Contact   Testimonials   FAQ's   Prices/Policies   Pup Application   Nutrition   Meet Our Dogs Exceptionally fine celtic music may cause a slow download but it's worth it! At Crown Thistle Collies we take great pride in breeding superior quality, rough coated, farm raised Collie dogs that make exceptional pets and faithful family companions. Crown Thistle Collies are renown for outstanding social character, easy trainability and quiet, gentle confidence. Our Collies absolutely excel in versatility programs and we have many special ones in therapy training programs around the country. Our ideal far exceeds the norm. We staunchly believe that personality potential is the direct outcome of very careful breedings (high aptitude evaluations a must), genetic diversity, early Collie puppy imprinting and positive puppy pre-school training. Our results are unsurpassed and each of the Collie dogs we breed produces pups that exemplify the beauty, style and traditional elegance that is the hallmark of Crown Thistle Collies. As such, we proudly introduce to you some of the jewels here at Crown Thistle! Crown Thistles Lassie (100% European) Lassie (shown left and above) exemplifies the sweet nature of the classic Collie and she is extremely gentle and trustworthy with with children. She has a soothing and generous demeanor that people find relaxing. Lassie has a high task comprehension level. She is very social and easy-going with strangers and is a non-barker. Lassie is an exceptional therapy/emotional support companion dog. Lassie is also an exceptional mother with deep, tender nuturing instincts. She has a very nice, thick, long rough coat and her Task Comprehension rating is 4 repetitions. Lassie was featured on Animal Planet for the herding demonstration and as a reading dog for children. Lassie is also featured in an online children's story series about life on a farm at Quaker Hill Farm, "Lassie Saves a Lamb, the Story of Orphan Annie. Crown Thistle's Willow (50% European) My companion and singing partner, she is the warm hearted Lady of the house with a charming sense of humor! Willow demonstrates extraordinary abilities in herding and participates in evening livestock round-ups here at the farm. She is nobel, confident, outgoing and exceptionally intelligent. She has a beautiful, non-matting, heavy rough coat. Willow is trained as a Search & Rescue canine for the Alcona County Mounted Search & Rescue Posse. She rates at 4 to 5 repetitions for Task Comprehension. Willow and I sing a duet together, "How Much is that Doggie in the Window"! Willow was featured on Animal Planet for the herding demonstration, dog nutrition, versatility demonstration and more on Dogs 101. Willow is also featured in the online children's story series about life on a farm at Quaker Farm, "Lassie Saves a Lamb, the Story of Orphan Annie. Crown Thistles Skye Lark (100% American) Skye is a stunning Sable faced white rough Collie. She has an outstandingly calm, non-barking nature and is a wonderful friend of children! Sky is a frequent participant in public demonstrations and enjoys working in a wide variety of settings as both a demonstration dog and a visiting therapy dog. Skye's Task Comprehension Rating is 4 repetitions. Crown Thistles King Arthur (100% American) Our proud and noble senior sire - a true friend and joyful comrade! King plays an important role at our farm. In the great tradition of his highland ancestors, King is guardian to our herd of Saanen & Oberhasli dairy goats. He loves his life as a true working, herding farm Collie and meets his duties with pride and enthusiasm! He can often be found proudly overseeing his flock and trying to maintain regal dignity while baby goats climb up on him and jump off! His dependable, gentle nature and enduring patience with the antics of youngsters is remarkable! He has a beautiful, heavy rough coat. King's Task Comprehension level is 4 - to 5 repetitions. "Jesco" (100% European) Our truly gorgeous sire from Germany. His babies are proving to be everything we had hoped for in our breeding program! Jesco is very quiet and has a self secure nature. He enjoys quietly keeping the company of his family. He loves learning new commands and is trained for tasks in both German & English; a bi-lingual Rough Collie! Jesco has a thick, long rough coat of exceptionally quality. He has a fantastic herding instinct and often works with our herds here on the farm. Task Comprehension rating is 4 to 5 repetitions. Crown Thistle's O Danny Boy (100% European) Danny is a "one-in-a-million" sire with a stunning rough coat. He has a calm, charming demeanour that makes you feel special just to be in his company. He was completely house trained by 9 weeks old and leash trained by 10 weeks, mastering the commands "sit", "stay" and "come" at the same age. Due to his willing nature and keen steadiness, Danny is trained for Canine Search & Rescue and crisis relief. Danny is pictured here shortly after being filmed for Animal Planet. Crown Thistle's Amazing Grace (100% European) Grace is an outstanding Tri-colored female who demonstrates an extraordinary ability to learn easily, with confidence and a willing spirit. She is very quiet and self-content but adventurous when called upon and she loves challenges. Grace was fully housebroken at 9 weeks old. She was completely leash at 10 weeks old walking at a perfect "heel" in comfortable movement with her handler (me!) in both straight lines and the figure 8 pattern. She mastered the commands "sit", "stay" and "come" at the same age. Grace is pictured here at 4 months old after her graduation from puppy 1st grade with honors for tasks such as "sit", "down", "stay", "come", general herding and crowd confidence. She rates 4 repetitions for Task Comprehension. Grace is being trained as an Emotional Support Companion and visiting Therapy Dog. Crown Thistle's Dutchess of Leoness (100% European) Dutchess is smart, funny and outgoing. She has a winning non-barking personality that looks for adventure and enjoys challenges. She has a thick, beautiful sable rough coat. She was entirely house trained by 9 weeks old and leash trained by 10 weeks having mastered the commands "sit", "stay" and "come". She is currently being trained as an Emotional Support Dog. Dutchess is pictured here at 4 months old having graduated from 1st grade with honors for tasks such as general herding, crowd confidence, and the commands "heel", "sit", "down", "stay" and "come". She rates at 5 repetitions for Task Comprehension. Crown Thistle's Lady of the Lake (75% European) Crown Thistle's Rose of Sharon (75% European) More to come!