JLM Border Collies 3345 Bulman Rd. Kelowna, BC V1X 7V1 ca
Diesel
Diesel was a dog that you if you are lucky, you get once in a lifetime. A dog that truly changes the course of your life. Diesel did that for me. He was the beginning of everything. He is the reason I fell in love with working and training border collies to work sheep. He is the reason I own a flock of sheep now and raise lambs. He is the reason I breed border collies and give lessons and began to run a kennel, and the reason that there are JLM dogs succeeding on the trial field, the agility field, in tracking and on ranches across North America. Diesel was the beginning of it all. He came to me in 2004 as a pup I bought from a little farm in Lumby. At that time he was just an unregistered pup and I had no plans for him other than to be my companion. I wanted to try sheep herding with him, as I had always wanted to learn how to work this breed properly. My family had cattle and horses and always border collies, but never actually worked one to its potential. I didn't know how. We went for our first herding lesson when Diesel was nearly 3 years old. In one lesson I was hooked! We would travel to train and practice as much as we could, and I eventually bought my first 6 sheep. Everything grew that moment on. Diesel was so talented. I tracked down his paperwork, got him registered, and as they say "the rest is history!" Thank you Diesel for opening up such and adventure. We will always miss you.
Diesel 2004-2018
Marvin
Marvin was a son of Diesel and Sky, born in 2007. He was a difficult pup to handle. Full of drive and grit he was a handful to say the least! His talent became evident early however, and I started his training at a mere 6 months of age. By 11 months I entered Marvin into his first sheep herding trial and he handled it similar to a dog far beyond his age, placing 2nd in a fairly big class! He was truly a star in the making and by the young age of only 2 had already earned himself the title of B.C's Pro-Novice Stock dog of the Year. Before the age of 3 years old Marvin was training for Open Field trials and was running out over 600 yards to find his sheep. He was truly gifted. It was just after Marvin's 3rd birthday that tragedy struck. Marvin went lame. Undetectable for the first 2 years, we had specialists of all kinds, numerous X-rays, ultrasounds, everything to try to find the source of this mysterious and worsening pain. In June of 2013, Marvin very suddenly became struck with excruciating pain. We sent him for an MRI and finally found the demon. A growth had followed a nerve and had grown up under his shoulder blade and had entered into his spine. There was nothing that we could do and on June 13th, 2013 we had no choice but to put him down. Marvin was an incredibly talented sheep dog, but he was also a wonderful father, a member of our family, and my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but I am so thankful that I was given the years we did spend together. Marvin's legacy lives on in his son Harold.
Chloe
Chloe was born to Diesel and Sky, February 2nd, 2007. From the very beginning Chloe had the heart of a lion. She was a difficult pup to start, preferring to use her teeth for everything! It took Chloe until she was well into her 2nd year before I could rein her in enough to begin the more precise training for trialing.