Cahill’s Canines

Cricket is sweet and gentle-natured. She loves everyone and loves our other dogs and farm animals. She’s quick to learn and eager to please. Her submissive personality makes her biddable and easy to train. Cricket is from our own Bella and Cowboy, who are both really nice dogs - not only confirmation wise, both parents also have kind, willing dispositions. Cowboy and Bella both come from working lines. Like her mama, Cricket loves to play ball. She is CKC registered. Her puppies will also be registered. Cricket is still a puppy herself, but we are planning for her first litter, probably with Jack, in the spring or summer of 2027. That pairing could produce black and white, black tri, red and white, red tri, and sables. Cricket has been DNA health tested. She will pass no genetic diseases to her puppies. I look for Cricket’s puppies to enjoy playing Frisbee and fetch, doing agility, water sports and scent work as well as being amazing trick dogs, hiking and jogging companions and excellent family dogs.

Ava comes from champion confirmation show lines. She’s double registered AKC and CKC. She’s patient and calm - the calmest Border collie I’ve ever known, and I’ve had Border collies for nearly 30 years. Her personality reminds me of a golden retriever’s. Besides making loyal family companions, Ava’s puppies will make excellent therapy or service dog candidates. Ava’s love languages are playing ball and eating snacks. She was one of the most adorable puppies I’ve ever seen, with a big fluffy forehead, pretty dark brown button eyes and an adorable little puppy muzzle. And her puppies are equally as adorable - fluffy, healthy, sociable, with excellent confirmation. Ava is a beautiful girl with a thick, full honey-blonde and white coat. She’s sweet and loyal and loves to keep a beach ball in the air by bumping it with her nose. She is truly a doll.

Kate is the newest addition to our family. Not only is Kate an adorable golden-brown-eyed redhead, she’s also a smart, spunky, fun-loving girl. She’s double registered AKC and CKC. Kate’s dad, Flynn, is a beautiful gold and white rough-coated (fluffy) Border collie. He is 100% clear for all testable genetic diseases, and comes from AKC grand champion lines. Kate’s mom, Lila, comes from strong working lines and was born on a California ranch. Lila is a small, gorgeous lilac tri, which is a rare color. We’re looking forward to watching our cute little Kate grow up to be a healthy, full-coated beauty. In Kate’s photo section there are photographs of her, as well as her mom (lilac tri), dad (gold and white), full brother (lilac), paternal grandfather (black and white) and her uncle (her dad’s brother - he’s a black tri). We are planning for Kate’s first litter in 2026. If we pair her with Jack we anticipate black and whites, black tris, gold and whites and possibly some puppies with dilute coloring, such as blue or lilac/lilac tri) since they both carry dilute genes. If we pair her with Cowboy we anticipate 100% red and white puppies.

Update: Bella was the most wonderful Mama and truly enjoyed her puppies. She gave us three beautiful litters of eight puppies each. She is now spayed and retired. She gets to spend the rest of her days running around our farm, chasing balls and going for bye-bye rides. She is such an amazing, loving little dog. We kept two of Bella’s daughters - Cricket, who lives with us, and Daisy, who lives in a loving guardian home. We expect a litter from Daisy in the summer of 2026. Cricket’s first litter will be the following summer. A friend of mine, Elizabeth, of Croisan Creek Border Collies in Salem, OR, has a Bella x Cowboy daughter, Lady, who is Daisy’s littermate. Elizabeth expects a litter from Lady X Tuck in the summer of 2026. You can find Croisan my Creek Border Collies here on Good Dog. I*** Bella is CKC registered. She weighs 29 pounds and is slender with a petite build. She is smart, quick and athletic. Loves to play fetch, cuddle and learn new tricks. Bella “talks” and “sings.” She’s a delightful little dog and loves everyone, although she’s kind of a daddy’s girl. Bella has unusual markings. She’s a black and white split face with brindle points. We love her sweet little face. Bella and Cowboy had their first litter of puppies last June. It was a great pairing. They had wonderful puppies that their forever owners adore - smart, athletic and easy to train. Bella and Cowboy’s puppies will all be black and white. Some may have one or two blue eyes and stand-up (pricked) ears. Bella is an excellent mother, very attentive. She has quick, easy deliveries and is back to playing ball the day after whelping. She’s a natural. If you’ve never owned a Border collie or working/herding breed dog before, these pups are a good way to get started. But be careful - Border collies are amazing, loyal and intelligent dogs. They’re addictive!

Daisy is a blue-eyed beauty with one black hind leg, one white hind leg, “angel wing” markings across her back, various other black spots on her body and the cutest speckled ears. She is registered CKC and her future puppies will come with full registration. Daisy is very smart and helpful - she enjoys helping in the garden by carrying sticks to the compost pile. She learns new tricks and commands quickly. She is very sociable and loves meeting new people, dogs, cats and kittens, chickens and ducks. Daisy loves the water and her guardian pet parents take her to play and swim in the Santiam River often. Border collies are the most intelligent breed. Daisy is not only smart, but she has an incredible memory. Daisy remembers tricks and commands she saw my other dogs perform when she was only 8 or 9 weeks old. It blows my mind! Daisy’s dog parents are our own Cowboy and Bella. Both are intelligent, biddable and easy to train. They both love people and strive to please! Cowboy and Bella are from strong working lines. Bella’s “job” is fetching anything and everything we care to throw for her. She also does many tricks. Cowboy enjoys keeping an eye on our livestock, learning new tricks and playing with our other Border collies. Both dogs are quick and extremely athletic. Cowboy and Bella also “sing” to greet us, which is really endearing. I think Daisy and Jack’s future puppies will make excellent agility dogs, hiking or running partners, herding dogs, fetching or Frisbee dogs, water activity partners, as well as wonderful, loyal companions for active families. We are planning for Daisy’s first litter in spring of 2026. We expect her and Jack to have black and white puppies, red and whites, black and white with tan points ( black tri) and possibly black fawn sables. Some may have one or both blue eyes.

Poppy and Jack are both DNA health tested. Poppy has 100% clear DNA genetics. They will pass no genetic diseases to their puppies. This planned litter will be full AKC registered and the puppies will be ready to go to their forever homes at eight weeks old. Poppy and Jack both come from the best of both worlds - confirmation champion show bloodlines (both dogs’ fathers are champions) and strong working/herding lines. Poppy comes from a long line of American Border Collie Association (ABCA) registered dogs. Poppy has a medium-length, soft-to-the-touch hair coat. Jack has a long, full coat and a beautiful thick neck ruff. Their puppies will be fluffy! Poppy has a fun, silly personality. She enjoys car rides, doing agility, herding our cats, and being with our family. She also learns new tricks quickly. Her personality is a joy. She often makes us laugh. She is very loyal. Jack and Poppy are my two favorites, but shhhh, don’t tell the others. Daddy Jack has had his hips and elbows tested through OFA. His hips are good and elbows are normal with no sign of dysplasia. Jack’s registered name is Blackhawk’s Jack of All Trades. That’s what his and Poppy’s puppies will be - Jacks (and Jills) of all trades. Whether you’re looking for a confirmation show dog, a sports or trick dog, a scent dog, or a therapy or service dog, these puppies will have you covered. Jack and Poppy’s puppies will be $2,250-$2500 - merles are $2,500. Once a puppy owner is approved, a deposit of $250 is required to hold a puppy. The order of deposits received determines the puppy pick order. Deposits are non-refundable, but can roll over to a future litter born within the next two years. We are planning for 2-4 litters of quality Border collie puppies a year through at least 2028. Poppy has earned three AKC titles: Novice Trick Dog; Farm Dog Certification; and Canine Good Citizen. She is also a service dog.