The Jumitra Collies are very much part of our family. Our kennels are situated on the Devon & Cornwall border, just a few miles from the coast.
The purpose built kennels and the large enclosed grounds in which our house is situated is an ideal home for our collies. We feel this is so important, enabling our dogs the freedom to exercise so necessary for a healthy and enjoyable life.
Our home is normally completely taken over by the collies during the day but at night they happily retire to their individual kennels.

Our show career started like so many exhibitors with a rough collie acquired as a pet, having just lost our daughter's much loved companion, a border collie x rough collie. Of course the inevitable happened. We felt it might be fun to show 'Merlin' at a few exemption shows and this gradually progressed to open shows.

Two years later 'Nutslade Latin Lover' (son of Ch. Samhaven Love Hurts) came to join us. Having taken several classes and BOB's at open shows we finally plucked up courage and tried at championship level. This was to prove quite successful.
During his junior career 'Troy' obtained numerous firsts, many of which were at championship shows culminating in his Junior Warrant and then a RCC. He also went on to take Best in Show at the Plymouth and District open show shortly before the pastoral and working groups were divided. He has now stepped aside to take a well deserved rest, enjoying a life of luxury, revelling on the attention lavished on him by the resident bitches.

Yes I did say bitches! Amber was the next to join our kennels (Amalie Touch of Amber at Jumitra). She in turn won a few classes at championship level qualifying for Crufts but was unable to attend as she had produced a litter a few weeks before. Amber and Troy (both featured in our heading) were now proud parents, we decided to keep one pup from the litter and although she has been shown only lightly has been placed at most of the championship shows attended and along with her mum 'Amber' qualified for Crufts 2001. Although 'Amber' didn't attend because of lack of coat 'Gen' gained a reserve placing along with a placing at all other championship shows attended during the year.

Jumitra Legend of Guinevere Hip Score 2:2
( Ex: Nutslade Latin Lover JW. RCC x Amalie Touch of Amber at Jumitra )

During this time we both came to believe that the main requirement in a dog apart from soundness is a friendly and confident temperament allowing the dog and its owners to enjoy life to the full. With this in mind we acquired ‘Samhaven Rising Star over Jumitra’ who certainly seemed to fit this category, there has never been a dull moment with ‘Star’ around.

Samhaven Rising Star over Jumitra. JW. RCC
Sire: CH. Samhaven Addiction. Dam: CH. Samhaven Summer Dreams.

During her show career she has gained several firsts at championship level culminating in a Junior Warrant at the age of twelve months and a Reserve Challenge Certificate before the age of two. Shortly after this she presented us with a very nice litter. This proved to be a great success because in 2006 one of this litter, ‘ Jumitra Shooting Star over Samhaven’ (Lance) became our very first Champion.

Ch. Jumitra Shooting Star over Samhaven
Sire: Jopium Major Tom JW. Dam: Samhaven Rising Star over Jumitra JW RCC

Since gaining his title Lance is now enjoying a well earned rest haing the freedom of our kennels along with our other dogs including his mum Star who is now retired from the show ring, his kennel mate and half brother "Jumitra Starlord" [Tolkein] and sister "Jumitra Lone Star over Samhaven" [Cassie].

Jumitra Starlord
Sire: Ch Tafton Timelord. Dam: Samhaven Rising Star over Jumitra JW. RCC

Tolkein has also had several successes, including Best Puppy in Show at the West of England Collie Society on his first appearance in the show ring.

Jumitra Lone Star over Samhaven
Sire: Jopium Major Tom JW. Dam: Samhaven Rising Star over Jumitra JW. RCC.

In 2005 Lance's sister Cassie presented our kennel with "Star of the West over Jumitra" [Sasha] who has only beeen lightly shown but has always been placed at Championship shows attended, qualifying for Crufts at her very first show.

Star of the West over Jumitra.
Sire: Samhaven Made in Devon. Dam: Jumitra Lone Star over Samhaven.