[verdifish]

I'm not going to mention breeds or breed specifics here but the are plenty of kc registered dogs ,with supposed health checks that are so sick ,disfigured ,temperamentally unhinged that they should have been put down at birth and certainly never be bred from ! A healthy dog with out any of the breed specific issues bred with another dig free of its own breed specific issues is highly likely  to produce fit and healthy pups !

[Me]

The pups look lovely. I hope you find good working homes. Woof. 

[Old Shep]

Having recently fostered a kelpie x collie i think its a good cross for a working sheepdog. could make fab agility dogs too. You can advertise on agilitynet website to a very wide audience. Good luck in getting them good homes.

[doganjo]

The pups have been bred by a vet so trust me mother ,father and pups are of the beat of health ! Registered dogs and the kennel club is ok if you want to prance up and down a carpet at a dog show . The healthier dogs of all are  x breeds and this is down to hybrid vigour ! So I pose a question as a smallholder what could be better than a x between  A collie with proven ability with sheep/ goats and a kelpie with ample proven ability with sheep/ cattle ? But removing most if the inherited medical issues either breed ail with !!!!

I am sure they are - but I mean the recognised inherited diseases and conditions as listed by the kennel Club, not just heart, lungs, hands on checks etc.  I have no idea whether these two breeds have any or not, but if you breed a labrador to a poodle and both have not been tested for HD then the potential is there for all resulting puppies from non tested stock (labradoodles) to have Hip Dysplasia.  Just saying.

[SallyintNorth]

I'm always interested in these discussions of 'hybrid vigour' versus 'pedigree purebred is best' - but remind myself of the marketplace rule

Please do not reply to marketplace posts unless you are asking a question about the services or goods advertised. Any general comments should be posted in the relevant forum board, with a link / reference back to the marketplace post.

so I guess we have to take that over to Dogs?

Your pups sound fab, fsmnutter.  I'm sure you'll home them all no bother.

[fsmnutter]

Thank you all for your interest.
The puppies are all away to new homes, except the one we always wanted to keep for our smallholding.
There are two others away to smallholders, three away to big farms to work sheep or cattle, and two as pets.