Border Collies & Shetland Sheepdogs

Mackland, situated in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was first registered with KUSA in 2003.

I strive to find the perfect balance between conformation, companionship & the performance dog!

I am a "hobby" breeder, and only breed occasionally, as my main focus is Dogsports:

Agility, Dog Jumping, Rally Dog, Hoopers, Trick Dog & Conformation

Before breeding, I DNA test all of my dogs, as well as Hip and Elbow score them.

Most of my dogs are imported in order to obtain quality, "clean" lines. 

I have had dogs all my life, the first being a Rough Collie, and then my first Border Collie in 1978, and I was instantly hooked.
I have been training dogs since 1996, when I got my first competitive dog, a Border Collie called Jess.
Jess was made up to triple champion.

My second working dog, Seven, an Australian Shepherd, introduced Conformation to my range of disciplines. Seven reached Grand Champion and 5-way Champion in the Disciplines. My next Australian Shepherd, a red-tri called V, sadly did not have great health scores, and she ended up as a madly-loved pet!

I imported another Border Collie from the States, and she was made up easily, and was a suitable candidate for the foundation of by BC line. From her I bred my Finn, and some co-owned Borders. I also own a quirky farm-type border collie from the Eastern Cape.

I managed to add some imported Shetland Sheepdogs to my family. Q and Tide came in first, from Germany - my foundation in Shelties. Tide has sired a number of litters, and Q is a 4-way champion & triple Grand Champion.
I now have a number of Shelties, after importing from Canada, USA & Australia, as well as some that I bred myself, and some that I co-own.

My focus is more on the Shetland Sheepdogs now, although I do try and keep up with the Border Collies.
I have an interest in well-bred UK type Shelties and in Australian BC lines.

JUDGING CV

Judge: Conformation (Herding), Dog Jumping, Flyball, Cartng
International Judge – Conformation (Herding, FCI Group 1*) & Agility
Learner Judge – Junior Showmanship, *Schipperke, *German Shepherd Dog

CGC Evaluator, Obedience Qualified Instructor

Instructor – Agility, Conformation, Clicker Training, Trick Dog, Hoopers 

Track Layer – Working Trials & Tracking Trials

Stewarding – Agility, Dog Jumping, Hoopers, Obedience, Conformation

Committees: Herding Club of the Eastern Cape (Chairman), Eastern Province Dog Jumping & Agility (Secretary)

My passion is Agility, I love designing courses, and I love watching top handlers run them. My greatest satisfaction is hearing positive “critiques” of my courses from other judges and handlers. I always try and keep my course designs current and interesting – it’s not easy coming from “Old school” Dog Jumping & Agility, where courses and course design were SO different and bizarre!