Gold Creek Ranch Border Collies
Meet the breeder
I'm Suzy F., the breeder behind Gold Creek Ranch Border Collies located in Hamilton, MT. Border Collies are incredibly intelligent, hard-working, and loyal making them the perfect addition to an active lifestyle. We provide a puppy development course as well. We have multiple return clients nearly every litter. I an happy to give multiple referrals.
Q. & A. with Suzy
Why did you start breeding?
After losing our beloved Aussie who worked along side us on the ranch, we decided to learn more about the breed that had always intrigued us, Border Collies. We were lucky enough to be connected with an amazing breeder who would become our mentor and great friend. Our first Border Collie made us instantly fall in love with the breed and quickly showed us the level of intelligence they possess.What makes your program special?
Continuing to keep up with educating myself on best practices, enrichments, and socialization is crucial to my program. I not only ensure the preparedness of my puppies but make sure their future families are also ready to provide the best home possible. We hope the families who find us feel the same joy with one of our pups! We provide a 2-3 month puppy development program 100% reward based games specifically for our breed.What are the different breed coat types in your program?
Our puppies include smooth and rough coat varieties. Coat types may vary depending on the parent dogs.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include black and white, blue merle, red merle, black, and red. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home and a kennel on my property.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Boy 2
Went homeMale
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Went homeFemale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Boy 3
Went homeMale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Boy 2
Went homeMale
Boy 3
Went homeMale
Boy 4
Went homeMale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Getting a puppy from Suzy
Suzy has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Puppy prices include a $500 deposit and between $1,500 - $2,000 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“The price includes full American Border Collies Association registration papers, a health guarantee, first shots, microchip, a healthy puppy, plus a puppy training program via a pro trainer on line. We like to stay in touch for the life of the dog and love PupDates. Non refundable with exceptions. Happy to provide information on our full policy. I do not want to keep funds unless attached to a puppy who is being held and at the last minute dropped. We invest a lot of time getting to know our buyers who become family members so if at the last minute a buyer informs us that they got a puppy already but forgot to tell me, no refund as I have to start all over looking for the perfect owner with little time to do so. We provide pups for veterans, family members who need a service dog, therapy dogs and Search and Rescue dogs at a sliding scale based upon need and financial ability. We have an evaluator who tests our pups at 7 weeks when we have a request to fill. Many of our pups start out as an agility or herding, some sport yet also end up certified in service work.”
Contract & health guarantee
Suzy may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Suzy offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Suzy directly.
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What’s included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
Extras
- Initial potty training
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Suzy.
Breeder’s location
Meet in Hamilton, MT
1911 miles away
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Other pick-up locations
Meet at Missoula Montana Airport (was Missoula Airport)
1910 miles away
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Meet in Bozeman, MT
1760 miles away
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More about Suzy
Club memberships
Suzy is a member of American Border Collie Association lifetime member. .
Suzy has been a member of Good Dog for over 4 years
Suzy was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2021.
Suzy is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Gold Creek Ranch Border Collies meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Texas, dad
Border Collie
About Texas
Texas is a male Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Suzy decided to make him part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Joy, mom
Border Collie
About Joy
Joy is a female Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Suzy decided to make her part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Grace, mom
Border Collie
About Grace
Grace is a female Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Suzy decided to make her part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Skye, mom
Border Collie
About Skye
Skye is a female Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Suzy decided to make her part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Roja, mom
Border Collie
About Roja
Roja is a female Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Suzy decided to make her part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Texas, dad
Border Collie
About Texas
Texas is a male Border Collie. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Suzy decided to make him part of their program. Suzy has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Good level
Gold Creek Ranch Border Collies reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Border Collies.
Hip Dysplasia (Preliminary)
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Acral Mutilation Syndrome (AMS), Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA), DNA Disease Panel
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
