Wynversa Border Collies
Meet the breeder
I'm Sarah H., the breeder behind Wynversa Border Collies located in Bartlett, IL. I breed border collies with the temperament, talent, and health for versatility in mind. I enjoy participating in a variety of dog sports with my border collies. My goal with breeding is to produce a border collie that is correct in conformation and capable to play in sports while preserving their herding purpose.
Q. & A. with Sarah
Why did you start breeding?
I acquired my first show and well-bred purebred border collie from Top Notch. We quickly accomplished many things together in sports and in the show ring. As he quickly became proven in those aspects, my breeder and I decided to offer him at stud. Those were my first steps into the breeding world.What makes your program special?
I go above and beyond with health testing my breeding dogs. In addition, all of my dogs are proven in a variety of sports which showcases their temperaments in difficult environments. I'm always willing to learn and ask questions, which is why I am grateful to have the breed mentors that I do.What are the different breed coat types in your program?
Our puppies have rough coats. Coat types may vary depending on the parent dogs.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include tri-color, black and white, and white and blue. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Getting a puppy from Sarah
Sarah 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
"Includes AKC registration, vaccinations, deworming, CAER, BAER, proper socialization through Puppy Culture and Avidog, microchip, and a vet visit. ."
Contract & health guarantee
Sarah 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 Sarah 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 Sarah directly.
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
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Car rides
- Surface & tactile stimulation
- Socialized with children
- Socialized in new places
- Scent introduction
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
- Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
- Socialized with other animals
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Microchip
- Vet records
Extras
- Puppy starter kit
- Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
- Initial potty training
- AKC registration
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Sarah.
Breeder's location
Meet in Bartlett, IL
599 miles away
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Other pick-up locations
Meet at Chicago O'Hare Airport
584 miles away
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Flexible meeting point
Sarah can meet at a location that works for both of you
More about Sarah
Club memberships
Sarah is a member of Border Collie Society of America.
Certifications & recognitions
Dog Trainer, CHIC Certified, Puppy Culture Breeder.
Sarah has been a member of Good Dog for 3 months
Sarah was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2025.
Sarah is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Wynversa 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
Risk, dad
Border Collie
About Risk
Risk, who is named from the popular song in Frozen 2 “Into the Unknown”, is the perfect balanced blend of brains and beauty. Risk has a sweet, loving demeanor to him. He greets people and dogs in a curious, polite way when allowed, but otherwise he is a pretty naturally neutral dog. He’s temperamentally sound in just about every way, including noises, surfaces, people, dogs, crowds, various weather, fireworks, and everything in between. He has been to various dog sporting events and is quite an adaptable dog - no fears or insecurities, mainly just curiosity or excitement to see what everything is about. We explore different hiking trails often, and he spends a majority of the time off leash enjoying the nature. He is also public access trained and walks well on a leash staying engaged on his handler. When working, training, and playing, Risk tends to be on the more serious side awaiting direction from his handler. He is more of a thinker than doer, with natural offered impulse control. We train and compete in a handful of dog sports together, including (and not limited to): conformation, rally, disc, dock diving, herding, and agility. Risk's zest for life really shines in disc and agility. He is a fast dog, focused on the task at hand, and wants to be right. With exceptional food and toy drive, it is easy to train Risk to be successful in a variety of venues, even with green handlers like ourselves. Risk makes both a lovely active companion with an excellent off switch and a skilled sport dog by turning it on when it’s time. He is a gem and a team player. I love this sweet boy and am excited for our future together.
Excellent health testing
Dentition, Spine (OFA, FCI), +10 more.
Token, mom
Border Collie
About Token
Token is our newest addition all the way from Hungary. She is from the kennel Psyborders. Her parents are proven with incredible temperaments and have produced other litters of sound, typey dogs. Token shows much promise already at such a young age. We are so excited that we were able to bring this little girl to the United States and help her blossom into a versatile, fun loving dog. She is already proving to be fearless, confident, bouncy, spunky, and biddable. Token is competing in disc, jumping off the dock, successfully herding, enthusiastic with nosework and rally, and showing potential to be a flashy freestyle dog. Her feel for stock is incredible - she is working both sheep and ducks. She is keen with good eye, natural pace, and patience. She is a very kind dog to her stock which makes her a great partner to learn this job with. I'm very impressed with her success in the show ring as well. We have shown in limited capacity, and almost every time Token has walked away with ribbons and points. Her movement is efficient and ideal, and she has a really strong topline with an overall correct coat and moderate angles. She also has fabulous length of neck and proves to be a bit stylish when it comes to working stock as well. In scentwork, while we are both new to the sport, she has walked away with placements in every qualifying run so far. She picked up this hobby really quickly and enjoys using her nose to search for scents. Token's favorite "fun" activity is definitely fastcat - I rarely see any arousal with her, but this is the one activity where she tends to go "feral" and very excitedly barks to chase the bag. With dock diving, Token took to water like a fish. I think with more experience and practice, she would jump quite far given her natural ability to hop vertically on a daily basis.
Excellent health testing
Dentition, Spine (OFA, FCI), +10 more.
Parent health testing
Excellent level
Wynversa 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
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.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)
Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.
Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)
Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.
Patellar Luxation
Knee testing reduces the chance of passing down Patellar Luxation, which results in the kneecap becoming displaced or dislocated and can cause mild to severe joint pain.
Thyroid (Autoimmune Thyroiditis, registered with OFA), Dentition, Spine (OFA, FCI), Shoulder Osteochondrosis, Congenital Deafness (BAER, registered with OFA), Vet Wellness Exam
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
Glaucoma (BCG), Border Collie Type, Optimal Selection Genetic Disease Analysis (180+ Diseases), OFA/CHIC DNA Repository, 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).
