You can see some of our beautiful Collies here and we trust you will enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoy having them.
We are a small kennel but we believe what we have is quality. The stud dogs we have used have been carefully selected to continue on our sound lines. Our pedigrees are rich with Australian bloodlines of Hylinden, Glenallen, Carluke & Dalwood (with infusions of U.K. blood from Karava, Lowerpark & Rifflesea).
We are dedicated to the Collie breed. Our dogs are not regarded as a "mere dog" - they are part of the family. In fact, I regard my Collies as my trusted and true friends, our personal protectors, our property guardians and our faithful companions. They are faithful to the end and love us unconditionally. In return we love them equally & vow to strive to only improve the Collie Rough being careful to only breed a litter that we consider should be a credit to the breed. At MAVMON we only breed those litter's when we wish to increase our "extended family" - hopefully for the showring. We prefer the "old type" of Collie as we believe that they are superior in body type - after all the Collie is a Working Dog & we are always concious of the fact that a Collie should be able to physically & mentally work livestock. The major requirement for being able to work all day in the field is "body conformation" without that the dog may as well sleep under a shady tree all day because they would be of no use to the farmer. Our foundation line can be traced back to solid sound bodied Collies, dogs that would leave no-one in doubt as to what they were meant to do (that is apart from loving you). We love "a steady, slow, even, fluent gait with stretch & drive and minimum effort that would enable the dog to work all day." Another important part of being able to be an effective working dog is coat texture. A correct rough textured coat with the required finer undercoat enables the Collie to endure all weather conditions - most importantly wet weather. A correct coat will repel rain/cold/snow/heat. A fine silky coat will soak up the moisture resulting in the dog chilling which is obviously not desirable for a dog that may be required to be in the field all day in any weather conditions. Our aim is for MAVMON Collies to have the conformation we love; as well as the beauty, brains & temperament that the Collie Rough is famous for. We strive to breed Collies that will be able to be a valued member of any family (human or doggie), Collies that proudly represent the breed, Collies that are worthy of their proud ancestry & Collies that will be instrumental in retaining the true Collie Rough characteristics in generations to come. |
