KEEPSTONE FARM

BERRYVILLE, VA
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KEEPSTONE FARM

Home of the working dog of color!         

We strive for strong work ethics…structure…Intelligence …

 Our dogs

         DuPont finished his AKC course A championship winning his class and taking HIT. Going on to finish his course B adv title with back-to-back wins. DuPont is also an AHBA Champion.  He has multiple HITs in AKC, AHBA, and ASCA. Having adv titles in sheep, ducks and a started ASCA cattle title.   DuPont is the 2004 Open Ranch Champion of the VBCA. 2004 BCSA National Specialty ADV B winner. 


HC HOB NOB ROCKET RED aka DUPONT

Dupont is now retired and overseeing the training of Keepstone's young dogs.

Look for his daughter Dewette on the trial fields in 2008

                                                   


HC RISING SUN CUTTING EDGE aka EDGE

Edge made his AKC debut at the 2001 National Specialty going straight to the Adv level. Getting all 3 legs for his Course A Herding Excellent title in one weekend!!! Edge finished his AKC championship in Nov with a win and HIT.  Edge didn’t stop there. He finished his AHBA HTDIII as well as his ADV ASCA title. Finishing in the top 10 VBCA for 2002. 2004 Res Champion Open Ranch of the VBCA.  4th in the 2004 Border Collie Society of America National Specialty ADV B.

Edge is now helping Susan with training students and their dogs. Retired to working on the farm.

 

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Our trial dogs

 

Bill is co/owned with Rebecca Beckmann & Steve Burdine , RisingSunFarm

Bill (HC HTCh Imp. Bill HXAs, HIABd, HTDIII-s, HRDIII-s, HTADIII-s) is a very well bred dog imported from the UK.  He is triple registered with ISDS, ABCA and AKC. He easily attained his AKC HC and his AHBA HTCH last year with Susan Rhoades, and is currently running in Open  at Border Collie trials.   He has a wonderful, biddable temperament; and a powerful but cool way with livestock. He would work all day, but is a calm gentleman in public and at home; with a great “off button”. He is a full brother to Bobby Dalziel’s 2004 Scottish National winner “Spot”. He has sired two litters on this side of the pond in 2005 and 2006. Both litters are very promising, athletic and friendly, being trained in agility and on stock.   Bill is OFA Excellent, CERF clear, DNA tested “Non-affected/Carrier”.  Bill’s information and pedigree http://www.risingsunfarm.com/bill.html .

 

 

 

 

Imp Bill and Susan are the proud recipients of the BCSA Stock Dog of Distinction award 

 

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                                                       Imported Shep

     Keepstone Farm welcomes Imported Shep Co/owned with Rising Sun Farm. Thanks Becky and Steve for the opportunely to handle and co/own this wonderful dog. Shep is a very "pushy" dog with tons of "style" He come with the strong influence of the Brady lines.  Photo from Rising Sun Farm.

 

See more photos, information & a pedigree for Imported Shep >>>

 

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Rising Sun Handsome Ladd

Ladd is a IMP Spot son with plenty of natural ability.

See more photos, information & a pedigree for Ladd >>>

 

Ladd is co/owned with Rising Sun Farm

 

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Cub was born with a natural outrun and tons of push.

Cub is the most intense and natural dog I have had the pleasure of working.

Many thanks to Becky and Steve for the chance to co/own such a talented boy.                                             photo from Rising Sun Farm

 

See more photos, information & a pedigree for Cub >>>

 

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