I live on five acres of land outside a major city in the country. My job is at home so I am here for my dogs. My children are grown. My friends and their families all enjoy the dogs and dog activities. I belong to several dog breed clubs and continue my education in dogs through seminars and lectures. Staying on top of dog issues is an important part of dealing with the constant new issues plaguing all dogs. I do testing on all my adults, thyroid, hips, CERF /Optigen eyes checks, Optigen PRA, PDA (heart checks),drug sensitive MDR1 checks, including test for DM. All puppies are checked by an canine opthalmologist between 6 and 8 weeks of age and have MDR1 results and vet health clearance before leaving my home.

Our collies today date back to my first collie which was purchased from Tel Collies of Louisiana. She had many ranked champions and was the start of two kennels still in existence today. You can see my first girl, Tel's Miss Fancy Pants (7 points) in all the pedigree of our current dogs that were born here at Earthstar. At Earthstar, we believe in good beginning and we have built upon that to where we are today.

Our collies date back to Parader, Lick Creek and Arrowhill. Tel Collies of Louisiana and Ladlor Collies from California. Currently including Afterhours / Gambit / Fantasy / Tartanside. Every one of the pedigree of the puppies born here date back to my very first collie. I am happy with those I kept and my breeding choices. My oldest collie currently is Ch. Earthstar's Sweet Talkin' Man 13 years old.

Mary Catoir of Earthstar Collies © 2014; member for near 40 years CCLa., CCA; AWCA, GSKC, competes in UKC, AKC, events.

  Matthew with his girlfriend Gypsy pictured at 10 year old; this year 2008 Gypsy has turned 13 years old.

My Philosophy :  Collies were born to be loved. Good beginnings are important and cherished, especially here at Earthstar but collies are for life -once they leave my home the rest is up to you. Collies should be consider a member of the family, they depend on you. Collies are not children but child like, they need people that understand that owning a puppy is a commitment for life. What you put into one's children or dogs, that time, training, care, love and attention; " you invested " is the type of results you will end up with. A great happy well adjusted child or a great happy well adjusted dog.

There are big difference between people, whether you are a breeder, owner or purchaser.

OUR collies are the sweetest and most understanding of dogs, they can adjust to your lifestyle. They don't need an acre of land to be happy, they need one human to love them. They want YOUR COMPANIONSHIP.

Celtic Heritage Festival of Louisiana, Kay Lafferty Music Fairy with Ch.Earthstar's Dancing On Cloud, DOC, and Ch.Earthstar's Sweet Talkin Man, Simon, Oct.13.2007
Thanks for the invite Caroline, We did enjoy ourselves, they boys were perfect gentlemen and they too appreciated being accepted as part of the family. It is good for the public to also see that dogs can behave in public, and they did ask many questions on care, grooming and obedience etc. Education about Scottish dogs and dogs in general. The public library lady and I had great talk too about dogs visiting the Lake Charles library as well. Mary C.