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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=22 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002000d2egerdp.png"> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=145 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="011bcf33.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New?"><B>What's New?</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><B>About Us</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Dogs"><B>Our Dogs</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Puppies"><B>Puppies</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="training.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><B>Training</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue"><B>Rescue</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="raw_diet.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Raw Diet"><B>Raw Diet</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><B>History</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location"><B>Location</B></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=458 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Creekside Farm</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >   </FONT> |    <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside Farm"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New?">What's New?</A>   |   <B>About Us</B>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Dogs">Our Dogs</A>   |   <A HREF="training.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training">Training</A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Puppies">Puppies</A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue">Rescue</A>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History">History</A>   |   <A HREF="raw_diet.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Raw Diet">Raw Diet</A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location">Location</A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="00307040.png" border=0 width="263" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="491" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 99 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04b5d5c0.png" border=0 width="93" height="92" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="385"><bR> <bR> <div> <B>About Us</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> This page last updated on: 06-22-09</div> <bR> <div> <B>This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 6.0 at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768.</B> </div> <div> <I><B>Navigate using the menu sidebar at left, or the menu at the top of each page.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>See where Creekside dogs will be competing this season!   </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside Competition Schedule">COMPETITION SCHEDULE - CLICK HERE</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Two exciting events at Creekside in 2009!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="763" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div>  <img src="HTMLobj-7376/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="50">  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="673"><div> <A HREF="kevin_09.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kevin Evans 2009"><B>KEVIN EVANS</B></A><B> - </B>2008 International Supreme Champion - is coming to Creekside for clinics and private lessons in June 2009.<B> </B><A HREF="kevin_09.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kevin Evans 2009"><B>CLICK HERE</B></A><B> FOR MORE INFO!  </B><I>Sorry - Clinic is </I><I><U>FULL</U></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div>  <img src="HTMLobj-7377/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="67" height="50">  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="673"><div> <A HREF="creekside_camp.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside Camp 2009"><B>CREEKSIDE CAMP</B></A><B> </B>AND REUNION...JULY 13-15, 2009<B>.  </B><A HREF="creekside_camp.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside Camp 2009"><B>CLICK HERE</B></A><B> FOR MORE INFO!  </B><I>Sorry - Camp is </I><I><U>FULL</U></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="817" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2288 WIDTH="807"><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="792" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 327 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="630d4300.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="305"><div> Creekside Farm is a small hobby farm in the beautiful Eastern Townships of Quebec; home to 2 humans, 7 Border Collies, a small flock of Border Cheviot sheep and 3 cats "Ricky" and "Woody" (shown below) and newcomer "Tiger", another rescued frozen kitty.  We now have "Tiger Woods" in our house!</div> <div>   </div> <div> <IMG SRC="2d796810.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="16cb88800.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Ricky (Left) and Woody.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Left:</B> Creekside Kap working the yearling lambs.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="784"><div> We raise lamb for your freezer, but you'll have to order early, we have a waiting list!  Some of the comments we have received about our freezer lamb: "<I>Melts in your mouth".</I> "<I>The meat is in all the right places...Not greasy, like commercial lamb meat.</I>"  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="772" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 285 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2d9d5060.jpg" border=0 width="469" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Above: Flock grazing at Creekside</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="253"><div> Our sheep are a (mostly) purebred flock of Border Cheviots, known for their small size, hardiness and of course their cute faces!  Border Cheviots are generally not raised in this continent as they are considered too small to be really good meat producers, the lambs are slow to mature and they lamb at about the 1.5 rate.  Since our flock is not a commercial flock, we don't mind all these "negatives"!  As long as we are breaking even! </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="788" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 224 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="463d4c20.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="561"><div> We (very) occasionally have CBCA Registered Border Collie puppies available to qualified working, performance or active companion homes.  All puppies are from working, OFA & CERF certified parents.  We also DNA test for CEA/CH.  Creekside puppies are sold on contract with a comprehensive written health guarantee.  Our breeding program focuses on temperament, health, drive, working talent and trainability. </div> <bR> <div> Do you qualify? If you have experience with Border Collies or with another active breed; are an active competitor in agility, herding or other dogsport; are an extremely active/outdoorsy person and / or live on a working farm and can provide your puppy with at least 1.5 to 2 hours of exercise daily, training, comfortable living quarters and your undying devotion, you may qualify for a  Creekside puppy!  We are VERY particular about choosing prospective homes and we will ask you a LOT of questions, and will ask for references!  We hope you ask us  too!  Click <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Puppies">HERE</A> to see past and future litters.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Our dogs are worked on sheep, or they do agility, but not full time!  My darn day job... It really interferes with training time!  So, while our dogs enjoy training and competition, they are first and foremost our active companions.   In addition to my real life job, I am also a CBCA Director, edited the quarterly newsletter <I>NEBCA News</I> for the <A HREF="http://www.nebca.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nebca.net">Northeast Border Collie Association</A> for the past 5 years (now "retired") and am the webmaster for <A HREF="http://www.whitemountainagility.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.whitemountainagility.com">White Mountain Agility</A> and <A HREF="http://www.bluedreamshetland.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bluedreamshetland.com">Bluedream Shetland Sheepdogs</A> .  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="773" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 535 WIDTH="765"><div> <IMG SRC="1fdd80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Winter 2009 - from left to right: </B></div> <div> <B>Creekside Kap (2000 Jess x Ken), Jess, Creekside Gem (2008 Tap x Mirk); Creekside Fen (2008 Tap x Chip); Creekside Tap (2004 Pat x Glen);our rescue boy - Blaze.  </B><I><B>Photo by Joyce Blackburn.</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Enjoy your visit!  There is a lot of content on this site.  To get to the main sections, use the menu to the left or at the top of the page.  At any time, use your browser's "back" button, to return to the previously viewed page.  Send an E-mail anytime by clicking on the E-mail button at the bottom of each page.  The "Home" button will take you back to the main Creekside Farm page.  Hope this helps!  </div> <bR> <div> <B>You can also visit Creekside's YouTube Channel</B>:  <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/user/fionaqc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/user/fionaqc">www.youtube.com/user/fionaqc</A></div> <div> <B>And our Blo</B><B>gs</B><B>:</B></div> <div> Puppy Blog:  <A HREF="http://www.creeksidepuppies.blogspot.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.creeksidepuppies.blogspot.com">www.creeksidepuppies.blogspot.com</A></div> <div> World Trial Adventure: <A HREF="http://www.creeksideattheworlds.blogspot.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.creeksideattheworlds.blogspot">www.creeksideattheworlds.blogspot.com</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside at the Worlds">2008 </A><A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside at the Worlds">World Trial Page</A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1bfe70be0.jpg" border=0 width="624" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Ottawa Valley Border Collie Club at the 2008 AAC Nationals in Sussex, NB.</div> <div> 3rd and 4th from the right are Creekside's Fen (5 months old) and Blaze.</div> <div> Photo by Shona Thirsk</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:creeksidefarm@sympatico.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:creeksidefarm@sympatico.ca"><IMG SRC="04fa2530.png" border=0 width="162" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creekside Farm"><IMG SRC="050a2530.png" border=0 width="162" height="83" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>