Raising Scottish Collies with a focus on temperament, trainability and versatility to fit the needs of family and farm.
The Chronicles of Narnia Litter
Born January 14th, 2023
All puppies are reserved and will be going to their new homes soon. We do not plan for another litter until 2024.
See our Current Litter page for more details and check out updates on our blog page.
Goodbye sweet, sweet girl. We will miss you every day.
There are not enough words to describe the way Nika has touched our hearts and the lives of every dog, cat, and person who has been privileged to meet her. She was sweet, full of joy, gentle, patient, kind, and always loyal. Even in her old age, she would get the zoomies and go galumphing across the grass with her toys.
She began her life with us at 11 weeks old and she and Kiza became inseparable. She was Megan’s 4-H dog and they won obedience and high-point junior showman when Nika was only 9 months old and Megan was only 9 years old. When she matured, Nika was bred and raised a litter of puppies for the 4 Paws for Ability Service Dog training program.
In 2016 we added Willow to our family and Nika welcomed her with smiles and tail wags, just like she welcomed every puppy born here. She was forever a mama at heart, and she loved exploring and playing with all the collie puppies.
We are deeply saddened by her sudden cancer diagnosis and passing. She will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Click here to read about the special bond between Watson and Nika and his tender goodbye.
More to explore about our dogs!
Our dogs
Adaptable-Dependable-Collie
Whether spending time relaxing at our feet or trudging through the field with adventurous children, our Scotch Collie, Willow, is an attentive and faithful companion and a nurturing guardian dog.
We invite you to take a look at Our Dogs page to see how we have shared our farmstead with working dogs, companion dogs, foster dogs, and service dogs in training.
Puppies
Available puppies and Planned litters
Our philosophy about puppies is to plan a limited number of litters with the best potential for excellent health, train-ability, and temperament.
Go to our Puppies page to get info on the CURRENT LITTER, policies, and planned breedings.
Please click through to learn more about our Puppy Enrichment Schedule and complete a puppy application form so we can find the best puppy match for you. You can also complete a puppy application to be put on the waiting list for a future Hycottage Farm Scotch Collie puppy.
Scotch Collies
Preserving History - What is a Scotch Collie?
American Agriculturalist, March 1893 -"Any farmer who keeps a flock of sheep, or any considerable number of other live stock, can have no more useful helper than a well-bred Collie. Such a dog attends strictly to business at all times, and, unlike some other kinds of farm help, never goes on a spree; never leaves work undone to attend a circus, nor strikes for higher wages just before harvest."
We are proud to be members of the Old Time Scotch Collie Association and The Scottish Collie Preservation Society.