Irokon rough collies

Welcome to visit IROKON ROUGH COLLIES!

We are a small rough collie kennel in southern Finland. We got our first collie in 1987. We have bred only a few litters concentrating on quality instead of quantity, trying to improve something in every litter and focusing on temperaments.

Our prefix Irokon was registered in 1992 by my mother Eija, who bred the first two litters before I (Johanna) was able to join the partnership officially in 1999. Since then showing, competing and breeding have been mostly left to me, while my parents still enjoy the company of two collies.

Our foundation bitch was our first English import FIN CH, BH Antoc Pardon Me, a classic tricolour with excellent temperament and working attitude. She had two litters and produced very nice offspring from which we look forward to breed on. Together with our first male, Karion King The Stars (pictured below), they are the basis of today's Irokon collies.

Our sincere thanks go to Aileen Speding & Carole Smedley at Antoc for making it all possible, and to Irma Niskanen at Karion for all the help and advice during the important beginner years.

The home of Irokon collies is located in the village of Latovainio ("Latari"), close to the bigger towns Forssa and Jokioinen. I live with my dogs in a house surrounded by fields and woods, with a large fenced garden and runs for the dogs. They also have a doggy house/shelter of their own, but they live in the house with me as dearly beloved pets.

Besides showing, I am also interested in dog training and compete in obedience and working trials (search and tracking). Sound temperament and mental capability to work are important things in our breeding program. Afterall we believe that collie is -or should be- a working breed! Keeping that in mind, one of our main goals is to breed collies that are free from hereditary diseases such as hip and elbow dysplasia and CEA. Every litter is planned first and foremost thinking of mentality and health issues. However, it is not the individual dogs' results as much as knowing their pedigrees that counts. Each litter is carefully planned and all the puppies are officially tested for CEA at 6 weeks. All the health results are published, good or bad.

In my view, the ideal collie is a good mover (a correctly constructed collie will always move well!), has long body lines with well arched neck and correct angulations. More important than the lenght and amount of coat are it's colour and texture. Important details which we wish to establish in our collies are correctly set and well carried tail and a true classic collie-head. We also want the details that make the perfect expression, most importantly the medium-sized dark eyes & well-carried ears, so I guess we still have a long way to go before "the collie of our dreams" is born.... but I'm confident that we are getting there - combining eye-catching beauty with working capacity, intelligence and excellent physique into one perfect animal.

We believe in linebreeding, although we aim to maintain the necessary genetic diversity in our bloodlines. If everything goes well, we usually have 1 or 2 litters per year.The puppies are always much loved and well cared for, and available only to good, loving homes with plenty of time for the dog and genuine interest in this versatile breed.

I'm happy to welcome visitors to our home after a phone call or e-mail, and my collies can be seen in shows and competitions as well as in training. Come say hello if you are interested!

Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy your virtual visit!


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	Welcome to visit IROKON ROUGH COLLIES! We are a small rough collie kennel in southern Finland. We got our first collie in 1987. We have bred only a few litters concentrating on quality instead of quantity, trying to improve something in every litter and focusing on temperaments. Our prefix Irokon was registered in 1992 by my mother Eija, who bred the first two litters before I (Johanna) was able to join the partnership officially in 1999. Since then showing, competing and breeding have been mostly left to me, while my parents still enjoy the company of two collies. Our foundation bitch was our first English import FIN CH, BH Antoc Pardon Me, a classic tricolour with excellent temperament and working attitude. She had two litters and produced very nice offspring from which we look forward to breed on. Together with our first male, Karion King The Stars (pictured below), they are the basis of today's Irokon collies. Our sincere thanks go to Aileen Speding & Carole Smedley at Antoc for making it all possible, and to Irma Niskanen at Karion for all the help and advice during the important beginner years. The home of Irokon collies is located in the village of Latovainio ("Latari"), close to the bigger towns Forssa and Jokioinen. I live with my dogs in a house surrounded by fields and woods, with a large fenced garden and runs for the dogs. They also have a doggy house/shelter of their own, but they live in the house with me as dearly beloved pets. Besides showing, I am also interested in dog training and compete in obedience and working trials (search and tracking). Sound temperament and mental capability to work are important things in our breeding program. Afterall we believe that collie is -or should be- a working breed! Keeping that in mind, one of our main goals is to breed collies that are free from hereditary diseases such as hip and elbow dysplasia and CEA. Every litter is planned first and foremost thinking of mentality and health issues. However, it is not the individual dogs' results as much as knowing their pedigrees that counts. Each litter is carefully planned and all the puppies are officially tested for CEA at 6 weeks. All the health results are published, good or bad. In my view, the ideal collie is a good mover (a correctly constructed collie will always move well!), has long body lines with well arched neck and correct angulations. More important than the lenght and amount of coat are it's colour and texture. Important details which we wish to establish in our collies are correctly set and well carried tail and a true classic collie-head. We also want the details that make the perfect expression, most importantly the medium-sized dark eyes & well-carried ears, so I guess we still have a long way to go before "the collie of our dreams" is born.... but I'm confident that we are getting there - combining eye-catching beauty with working capacity, intelligence and excellent physique into one perfect animal. We believe in linebreeding, although we aim to maintain the necessary genetic diversity in our bloodlines. If everything goes well, we usually have 1 or 2 litters per year.The puppies are always much loved and well cared for, and available only to good, loving homes with plenty of time for the dog and genuine interest in this versatile breed. I'm happy to welcome visitors to our home after a phone call or e-mail, and my collies can be seen in shows and competitions as well as in training. Come say hello if you are interested! Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy your virtual visit!