After a few failed breeding attempts with Kepler and Token, I've decided to use a more local stud to help with success with Token's first litter. Of course, finding a CEA & EAOD clear stud not closely related to my own dogs within reasonable driving distance and with promise in the show ring, sports, and herding is like finding a needle in a 500 foot tall hay stack. Not a tall order at all! After talking with Katelyn (Skyward Farms) more about my goals with breeding and the stepping stones I need to get to where I want to go, the opportunity to use her stud dog Boom presented itself.

Boom is loosely related to my amazing boy Risk through Risk's grandmother Liberty, who was the foundation of many great Top Notch dogs. Boom's owner Felisha has spoken of his incredible temperament and work ethic, which are two traits that I am hoping to preserve moving forward with my dogs. Boom has finished his grand championship primarily owner-handled and has dabbled in disc showing great drive and low arousal to think on the field. He has also been on stock and has the workability to progress through AKC herding. Boom's sister was bred to a Token relative and all of the owners are thrilled with the drive and temperament of their dogs. Boom's half brother was also bred to Token's half niece and those puppies have exceptional conformation for success in the show ring. Repeating a similar breeding gives me more confidence in moving forward with this rather outcrossed pedigree.

I anticipate Boom and Token will complement each other's strengths well and will produce puppies who can absolutely succeed with sports with the potential for some show and AKC level herding homes. I expect puppies to have great toy drive and food drive, wonderful partnership, off switches, and be pretty without being too much dog in size and coat. I would like to place these puppies in homes interested in sports, showing, and AKC herding. This pairing can produce black and white, black tricolor, blue merle, blue merle tricolor, and gold puppies.