Welcome to Rendalea Rough Collies. My name is Sherri and it was with my husband Richard and his daughter Caroline that we decided to buy a Rough Collie in 2003. We approached Sue Malpas at Lanlin Rough Collies and eventually purchased a sable and white bitch "Lexie", Lanlin Special Affair.
At the time we lived in Ogmore-by-Sea in South Wales and all enjoyed the seaside location, including Lexie. She developed into a delightful puppy but at 6 months of age we had to let her go back to Sue due to our necessity to move to a property that did not permit pets. Although it was a sad time we focus on the positives. Sue found a new home for Lexie in Belgium with Terryn Yves and we are immensely proud of their achievements as Lexie is now a Belgium Champion. We continued to spend a lot of time learning about the breed and remain grateful to all those who have invested time conveying their experiences and knowledge through books, websites and Video and DVD productions. In May 2005 we moved to Carmarthenshire, having purchased a property with a suitably sized garden. In August we met Val Geddes at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show 2005 at Builth Wells. Later on we visited Val and John at their home in Chirk, where we met "Maikki" [Roxie's Dam] and "Shady" Ingledene Late Night Love, shortly after her success at Crufts. It was a memorable and enjoyable visit.
On the 10th September we collected Roxie "Ingledene She's Got it for Rendalea". It was especially exciting for Caroline who was 12 years old at the time. Whilst there we had the pleasure of meeting Michaela Rukopf the breeder of Tom, Roxie's Sire.
Roxie has grown into a classy adult and attracts a lot of attention wherever she goes. She is a loving, confident, loyal and intelligent collie and knows what she wants and how to get it!
We had also had the pleasure of visiting Anne Hollywood at her home in Devon. It was an idyllic summer's day when we had the opportunity to meet the complete Amalie team. A day we shall never forget. On the 23rd October Caroline accompanied us again when we collected "Layla", Amalie Love Me Tender for Rendalea. Roxie and Layla were bought as puppies within six weeks of one another and have been reared together. This has worked well in terms of their companionship and saving on duplicated efforts, much as described by Margaret Osborne in her book "Collies" [Reprint 1985]. Our Rendalea affix was obtained in November 2005. As all combinations of our initials failed, we based it on a family name from the past "Rendalee" amending the ending to "lea" to sound more countrified. Layla had her first litter on the 5th March 2007 by Amalie Exotic Lover [Samhaven Made in Devon x Amalie Miss Chanel]. She had a lovely litter consisting of one bitch and five dogs. She was a great mum throughout and remains affectionate, keen to please and a much loved member of our family.
We are excited about the future at Rendalea Rough Collies and are proud to be involved with this elegant, intelligent and loving breed..... Sherri
& Richard Mortimore |
