I think everybody who enjoys a life with dogs, will have one dog that to them is extra special.
To me, it's Ruffa. It's her temperament and disposition that makes her the ideal Beardie for me.
She is the most gentle dog, afraid of nothing, loyal, affectionate and very patient with puppies and babies.
I think this combination between a very sweet disposition and a brave, hardworking dog, is what the Bearded Collie is all about. They are not just another pet, nor are they just another working dog.
Beardies are both.

 

Ruffa
Swedish Champion Old Smuggler's Surfing on a Dream, ROM, HIC
May 22, 1988 - June 7, 2002

(Intern., Swed & Norw. Ch Farmarens Zinzano Zam x Trollflöjtens Carmencita) - DOB May 22, 1988
For 3-generation pedigree, go to the
background & pedigree page.

Ruffa had a successful show career in Sweden, making it to #8 in breed on the Top 10 and winning CACIBs and Reserv CACIBs. She's passed the Swedish Working Dogs Association's (Svenska Brukshundsklubben) Temperament Test. Her hips are x-rayed and clear under the Swedish Kennel Club system. Ruffa was 6 years old when we moved from Sweden to the U.S. At age 9 she passed the Herding Instinct Test. She has been among the top brood bitches in Sweden for two years in a row and has also earned her ROM in the United States.

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