Honeytree Collies

Debra,

We own Finn who was whelped 4-22-2008 Gadfly and Windy. He is wonderful! Only one problem medically, he had a small tumor that was located on his rump. It was just left of the anal opening and about the size of a dime. It was benign and the vet said rather common in puppies. He had no problem during or after the surgery. He has absolutely grown into a gorgeous dog. Black outline around his face and tail. He does many tricks. He is learning to climb a ladder! He was trying to get to his daddy who was up on the roof. He was up about 8 steps when he turned around and jumped down. His looks are the result of awesome breeding. I can’t rave enough about the fine breeding of DEBRA AMSZI !! I only wished I had a bigger yard to own another one of her fine dogs!!

Paula

Finn's page

Hi Debra,

Here is our level of satisfaction with our HoneyTree Collie, Bethany:

Temperament = 10 Bethany is sweet, gentle and non-aggressive with dogs, cats and people; yet she exhibits superb watchdog qualities at home and in the woods. She travels well.

Social Skills = 10 Bethany gets along very well with other dogs, large and small. She would make an excellent “therapy dog” when she is older.

Agility = 10 Bethany at 1 ½ years is a sensation at dog agility. She has performed stunts that no other newcomer has ever attempted, and excelled.

We would definitely choose HoneyTree for our next collie, no question about that. We recommend HoneyTree Collies to anyone who asks about our dog.

Should I mention Appearance? Bethany is a beautiful, classic sable collie. She turns heads and steals the show wherever she goes!

Amy

Bethany page

Hi Debra,

All went well last night & today. Gatsby is so like Devon in personality it's scary. He's quiet, loves being held, follows us around before paying the other dogs attention, & acts like he's lived here all of his life. He slept w/ the boys last night like that is where he was supposed to be. He followed me everywhere I went from feeding the horses to watering plants. (He likes water from the hose) When the horses banged on the stalls he looked at them like whatever, didn't even flinch. He's very bold. I took pics. When I get them on the computer I'll send you some. He's eating well & doing his business. He even held it while we were out this afternoon. Thank you. He is wonderful.

Kirsten

Gatsby's page

Debra, you know Christmas is doing great. She is such a sweet, smart girl. They only problem with her, she is so afraid of the cat, which has no claws and would not hurt her, but he has hi bluff in on her and knows it. She only likes to come in thru our outside bedroom door, cause she knows he won' be there. Hopefully Dandelion will not have the same fear maybe she can help Christmas get over it. Callie was with us before the cat so she knows about him, but at times she shy's away also. It is rather amusing.

Hopefully we will see you sometime Sunday afternoon I will call you in the morning. Ann

Christmas's webpage

Hi Debra,

Thanks for your note. Summer, of course, is perfect for us. She does have one really, minor physical flaw. Her left eye is just slightly smaller than her right eye. You really can't tell unless you're looking for it. But, I'm sure the judges would catch it if she were in the ring. Other than that, she is a strong, sturdy 60 pounder full of energy. She's sassy, has attitude, holds her head high and is "all about herself". She would probably have done well in show!

I also think she would have been a GREAT working dog. Her herding instincts are phenomenal. She's so alert and is "on duty" at all times. She even herds the ducks swimming on our neighborhood pond in shoulder deep water. What a hoot! Our 3 month old Golden puppy is learning to swim and retrieve sticks from the lake.....Summer getting the hang of it too. I've never had a collie that would actually get IN the water. She's something else!

Hope all is well at Honeytree.

Mandy

Summer's page

Dear Debra,
Love, Butter and Kings Knight are the best thing that has happened to our family in a long long time. They are healthy and beautiful. Love and Butter love to play but most of all love to snuggle. They don't realize that they are big dogs! Kings Knight we call our juvenile delinquent just because he is still all puppy. He loves to play and wants all your attention but is learning to share. He knows he has to sit before I will start petting him and you can see his whole body almost shake in anticipation.They are all well mannered and play great with our grandchildren. They are also VERY protective. One night the house was dark and my 21 yr old son and girlfriend were in the kitchen and were horsing around. We are guessing that they made a sound that Butter hadn't heard before and she came charging and growling around the corner until she saw who it was then stopped immediately and started wagging her tail. I have never heard any of the collies sound ferocious before or since that night but makes me feel comfortable knowing they will protect their family. All three take their turns when it is time to turn in for the night and come and kiss me good night. They just come over to me and wait patiently until I guess them on their nose and pet them and say good night then they go to their beds. When our grandson Branson is over he likes to put his sleeping bag down on the floor so the dogs will lay around him. I have taken Love and Butter to show and tell for kindergarten and 1st grade and they have done fantastic with all the children and other dogs around. King still is a little too rambunctious but his time will come. We are looking forward to the day when we can add a puppy to our family. You not only are a breeder of wonderful beautiful healthy collies but have become a friend who we can call when we have questions or concerns. You can't put a price on good advice and friendship and for that we will be forever grateful. Warmly, Nikki

Love's Page

Butter's page

Kings Knight's Page

Hi Debra,

Lucy is doing really well. We went tndergarten today and on tuesday we are going for her last round of shots. Everywhere we go she gets so many compliments!

I attached a few recent pictures.

Meredith

Lucy click for Lucy's page

I literally just walked in from a vet appointment with Mojo and have to tell you what happened. First off, he’s weighing in at 13.8 lbs. (Three wks ago, he was 7.56!) The really great thing is that while I was trying to check out after his check up (yes, of course he’s wonderful), a man who was there asked if he could photograph Mojo. The next thing I know, he pulls out one heck of a honker of a camera and starts getting Mojo to do some really sweet poses --- needless to say, I asked him to email me the pics, so he hands me his business card: www.chocolatemedia.com --- he’s a professional photographer/videographer and says that he absolutely had to have pictures of “the most adorable puppy he’d ever seen”… I’ll send you copies of whatever he sends me, but he said Mojo could actually book some work. (Too funny). A little girl came in while all this was going on and also fell in love with him.

His ear brace came off last night (just a smidge remains) and I’ll let his ears rest before re-doing it. The attached are from this morning (not from the photographer, just from me). I’m still working on getting him to peacefully coexist with Cody but it’s difficult when all Mojo wants to do is pull on Cody’s tail and pounce on him. I included a photo with both of them so you can see how big Mojo has grown.

Hope all your keepers are doing equally as well. ...
Jan

MojoUpdate At New Home

Hi Debra,

Cashmere is really a special dog. She continues to try and play with our older dog Cheyenne but Cheyenne hides. This frustrates Cashmere and she barks her disappointment and goes off to chew on something. She has picked up many items that are not OK to chew and she has learned quick what no means. She has all kinds of chew toys but prefers crunchy chews I think so I got her some bones. They are organic hard dental bones that she LOVES and takes them under a tree to enjoy in private. They go quick and are quite expensive so I am still looking for a safe solution.

I'm sure she misses all her buddies and the play time she had. Anjuli gave her a bath today and she and Anjuli got very wet - Cashmere looks great and we all love her but there is a special bond with those two and it is very sweet. Anjuli loves to play with Cashmere and they have so much fun together. The more Anjuli giggles the more Cashmere licks and kicks up her paws:) ...

... I am taking Anjuli to a sleep away camp over the next week but as soon as she returns it would be great if we could bring Cashmere and visit.

Susan

Cashmere's page

Debra, here's an update on Elsa and "Winston" (family name for Ransom -named for my favorite person in history). The attached movie clip is from last week. It may appear that Winston is a pest to Elsa, but she does just as much baiting of him with bones and toys as he does pouncing on her. It is better than watching tv to sit and watch them play.
And, it really is a good thing for everyone (collies and humans) to have two collies. Elsa seems to like having the puppy around and the puppy just LOVES her and felt at home right away because she was here. They have each other during the days and both don't seem to be bothered a bit by six hours' human absence during the work week. When it was just Elsa, she seemed lonely after the six hour wait in the cage and we all felt guilty. Their cages are right next to each other too, so they are "with" each other. On the first afternoon Winston arrived - Elsa was a little jealous the first night - but after one night next to him in the cage and hearing him whimper (not for too long), she took him on as her little thing to look out for. It's as if he never left his pack. So the order of events is ideal... Elsa was five months+ and so she'd been with her pack a little more, crate trained and quick to figure out the potty routine, and seemed ready right away to join us. THEN get a puppy who comes along and needs another dog and he has one to look up too. The whole process worked ideally for dogs and people.

Elsa gets more strikingly gorgeous every day. She just got spayed on Friday poor thing and they put her chip in then also. I'll miss her walking me for the next two weeks. I've been losing weight finally because of the nightly walks... I've told folks that I have a "collie personal trainer."

Also, I took Winston to his first vet appt on Friday and he had still a little coccidia and so we have to give him some more albon for the next ten days. Also, did you know he only has one dewclaw? Elsa has both of hers so we couldn't figure that out. Was that genetic? I assume that since Elsa didn't have hers removed that you don't remove them? Other than that he was checked out swimmingly and his impressive CEA report was noted! He is due for his next round of boosters on June 5th which is excellent timing as we have to put them in the super duper doggie hotel for three days two weeks after that, so he'll have had everything he needs to survive that. If we'd have had to wait, it would likely have been a problem for us so THANK YOU for the opportunity to get Ransom/Winston when we did. He's so cute that everywhere I take him people go mushy over the cute little fur ball. Even the teenage guys at our tennis store (normally would be embarrassed to show any interest in a puppy - very invested in maintaining cool) went nuts over him. I told them how great collies were and they said they wanted one! HA!

THANKS DEBRA!

Kim

Hi Debra,

Elsa... she's turning into a beautiful collie with lots of black increasingly fringing around her face and some around her shoulders. She's much more variegated in color than she was just a month ago. She's definitely spirited, loves her nightly walks around the neighborhood, and she LOVES Winston and Charles. I guess she's nearly 8 months old now and sometimes she gets a little oozing (light) from her left eye. So, I wonder if she has a little bit of an allergy as sometimes her nose drips (also very light) after she has been outside for some time. But both of these are issues that are so mild as to be irrelevant. We have to wipe her eye off only occasionally whenever perhaps there has been some rain and the grass is mowed and stirred up or it's been windy. What birth order and/or weight was she in her litter? Was she a smaller pup in the litter or medium or what? We've been trying to figure out how much bigger she'll get and when do they reach full growth. And it appears Winston is going to outsize her considerably. As the vet said at his second appointment, "he has a whole lot of paw to grow into!" ;-)

Winston... it's a shame he's not passing on his good genes, because in terms of size, cute expression, body, legs, and TEMPERAMENT, he has got it all. The only slight imperfection he has is his missing duclaw. Unless you took it off? Other than that, he's solid, square, sweet, personable, affectionate and playful, but not at all a wild, playful dog. He's much calmer than Elsa actually. Funny cause he's a guy. Of course he had that touch of coccidia, but he's over that and at his doctor's appt on Friday he was clear. He has a little itchy spot but that also wasn't bad and only if it gets worse they said we could give him benadryl.
So, in sum, Elsa is admired for her beauty wherever we go and she just gets more and more like your beautiful darker sables every day. She has the prettiest eyes on a dog I've ever seen. Beautiful India-almond-eyed cartoon character eyes. Winston is of course so young still, but we can tell he's going to be a jaw-dropper. Although we will spay him, we just think of all his traits that won't be passed on... no CEA, big size, perfect features, beautiful face/expression, and most of all, a very fine temperament. He learns and obeys almost immediately. He's a very smart and sweet doggie.

I'll take some fresh shots tomorrow so you can see Elsa's developing coloring and Winston's paw to body ratio. We could film him to give you an idea of his sweet temperament. You could see on film that Elsa's more of the energetic, a little more difficult to train type. Although after just a little time, maybe a week or so in terms of repetition, she stops whatever behavior you're trying to fix. It's just that Winston corrects himself either nearly immediately or after just a few times.

Will send a few pics tomorrow,

Hope all your collies and you and Sean are doing great!

Kim, Steve, and Charles Wood
San Antonio

Elsa's page

Winston's page

Deb

Wanted to let you know that Music is doing great!.

We have changed her name and registration to Honey Tree Keira. I have taken her to the vet and everything checked out great and she was a big hit. She has such a wonderful even disposition. She is exactly what we were hoping for. She is smart, focused and eager to please. In one session I was able to teach her to sit. In a second session she learned to sit with only a hand command. Wow!
We are heartbroken after losing our beloved Kodiak. You can never replace one dog with another. However, Keira is such a sweetheart she has lifted all our spirits, including our other dog Keiko. After Kodiak passed away Keiko was depressed. Now, with the addition of Keira, Keiko is back to her old self. You should see the two of them play. They spend hours running around playing ball with one another and chase. Keiko just loves it. She will go get the ball and drop it for Keira. Keira loves to play chase and be chased. Keira is so confident in herself. She has no idea she is playing with 93lb German Shepherd. It is absolutely hysterical to see Keira pounce on Keiko, when Keiko is rolling round on the ground on her back. The last few months Kodiak was sick so he and Keiko did not play. Keiko is so happy to be able to play again. I sent you a photo so you could see the two of them on the bed.

Thank you again for Keira

Sheri

Keira

Deb

Sure you can add them to your website.

I cannot express to you how thankful we are that we found you amongst the breeders. I am impressed with all the testing you do. It really allowed us to make an informed decision when purchasing a dog from you. Before we picked up Keira, friends and family were telling us to go to a shelter and adopt a dog. I am sure that works great for some folks but I have my reservations about it. I am also sure it gives those folks a good feeling. But, a dog you welcome into your home, they become a family member. It is very important that I know what to expect, that we have chosen the right dog that fits us. That is why I choose to go to a breeder. I wanted a sound beautiful collie, with a wonderful even disposition. And.....thanks to you, that is exactly what I got.

Thanks again.

Sheri

I'm bringing him into my vet on Saturday morning for his vaccinations
and a quick check of the little hernia operation incision.
I have named him Ranger and just wanted to let you know that he is doing
great! He is a very happy little puppy and is doing really well in his
crate when I'm not home. He has lots of little toys and chew bones to
occupy his time. And my two cats while not in love with him, have
already accepted him. Here is a picture of him from the first night
that we got home.

Oh, one more question: is it normal for him to make little grunting
noises when he goes to the bathroom number 2? I know that may be a
strange question, but remember I haven't had a puppy since I was a kid
myself! :-)

Thanks Debra!

Ranger 8wks

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Ranger 8wks

I took Ranger to my vet yesterday and he received a good bill of health. He got his 1st set of vaccines and a Capstar pill (for fleas) since he’s been itching. His hernia incision is healing up nicely. It turns out my vet was the vet for Reveille #6 at Texas A&M. The breeder for this dog lives in Lucas near Dallas and he works with all of her dogs. So he knows collies well. He said that Ranger height, weight, etc. were all looking normal and he is growing correctly.

I love my little guy so thanks again! He has a very easygoing (but independent in a good way) temperament and learns things really fast. He adjusted to his new collar and leash very quickly. I just send you a few more pics for you from his first week home.

I will look for the registration – thanks for letting me know.

Natalie ...

Ranger Exam pg1 as pup

Eye Exam pg2 as pup

Ranger 8wks

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Ranger 8wks

I went ahead and got him Microchip’d …

He does cry at night, and it quite ready to play at 3AM….Hmmmmm hope that changes. J
I can’t believe he can pee as much as he does, but he is really a prolific pee-er .

I got him some NylaBone puppy chew bones, and he loves them—struts around with his favorite bone, but has lost 2 of them in the back.

I do believe he is quite happy. He and Max, the Chihuahua pup, play furiously—lots of funny growling noises, but then they just stop and walk around, then start playing. again.. Captain Kirk is the instigator most of the time….

He also loves Ranger, our old collie, but loves to bite and hold on to his fur (especially his tail). Ranger is putting up with this for now.

I’ll end some pictures soon.

Giver that Larkin a hug for all of us Collie lovers back here in Mansfield..

Dan

(this is a report on honeytree collies sold years ago:

Debra,

I do not know of any faults in either Hank nor Sophie. they are both very sweet and good natured
and I would trust both alone with small children. Sophie is aggressive when it comes to bones or toys with other dogs, but not when I retieve the toy from her mouth. She obediantly lets me with no growls. Same with Hank. They both are always trying to get the toy away from each other and play constant games of keep away and parading. I could not ask for a better dog in either of them. Both are VERY loving and cuddly and gentle with humans. Sophie likes to reprimand the males by covering their muzzels with her own, but she never HURTS them, just puts the boys in their place. Hank never does that.
Hank does have allergies on his muzzel and got a shot of cortizone for it about 9 months ago which worked well for a long time. I don't think he lost any hair form it though, just had a pink muzzel under the hair.
Both dogs are very intelligent. I think they are both smarter thatn my other male.
Let me know if there is anything else you want to know. :)

Hank's page

Sophie's page

Apr 7, 2009 at 4:24 PM,

Debra!

I took Movie/Elsa to her vet appointment yesterday and the vet commented about how nicely her paperwork had been documented and provided by "the breeder." She got a really great bill of health and the whole staff was ga ga over her beautiful face, her calmness and sweet disposition. She sleeps in her crate in a room with us and with four cats all night long - no barking. She's quieter at night than our cats! She is THE sweetest dog. This upcoming puppy is going to have high standards to meet.

We'll have her spayed and microchipped in a month and she's on our and their email notification for upcoming meds. She was only given the "kennel cough" and the parvo virus update... and they gave us the heart worm stuff too. Our vet said to stay once a month because San Antonio is such a high risk place. So, we will. She was a cool vet and LOVED Elsa.
THANK YOU AGAIN, no dog could possibly have adapted to a little family as fast as she has.

Kim, Steve, and Charles

Debra, certainly you can post it. I wanted you to get the feedback about the paperwork particularly. They were impressed with that as much as with Elsa. So, you definitely gave the breeding community a good name. We, for one, are glad you are a committed, ethical, collie-loving breeder.
Kim

Elsa is by Handy x Windy bred by Honeytree Collies

I hope Earl writes to you also. Scotty had a tough start after he got the heartworm medication.since then he has had scabies that he just got over with six weeks of antibiotic treatment, he had fleas after being exposed to the rescue sheltie, gets car sick, and has trouble adjusting to the heat. He loves crushed ice after a walk out, and in between, tries to get us up at 11 pm each night, but does sleep well during the day and night when he finally settles down. He loves other animals and kids and becomes overly excited when someone comes in or he sees a chlld down the street.We are trying to get him out more and getting him to settle down so others won't be knocked down. He does not like a bath or being combed daily but he now follows me in the bathroom to get his teeth brushed and does really well. We love him and really enjoy him but he has had many visits to the vet and has grown to be 40 pounds now.

Scotty's page

Monday, March 2, 2009, 4:53 PM

Hey Debra and Shawn,

            Just wanted to let you know how great Kings knight is doing. He is a handful but a joyful one. He and the 2 girls are getting along fine as long as they know he's the boss. They run and play most of the day especially He and Love. Miss Butter is more reserved. Nikki took him to training because of my knee but I am starting to walk him some now.I dont walk as fast as he wants too but he follows commands great. I never saw his sire, King, but have seen pictures of him. He must have been something because Kings knight, whether he is standing or running is one of the most beautiful collies I have seen. I had never thought much about tri's, have always loved sables, then that day we met you to get him I was hooked, I think Shawn knew. We get comments from neighbors and the general public on how magnificent he looks and moves. He still likes his crate at night, but I hope to get him to sleep in the bedroom at a future date. Again I wanted to thank you and Shawn for your help to us with these collies, your great people and great breeders and friends.
          PS. we have plans to move out of the city and to a country home with some land in th next couple years, I think at that time Nikki might be wanting to get a 4th collie, probably start with a puppy this time. again   Thanks
                                                                      Gary


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