NEW PUPPIES 2008!!!!

Meet our new puppies, born late New Year's Eve 2007!

by Rainshade Gamut Warning and Rainshade Comic of the Opera

This litter of 4 males and 1 female was produced from frozen semen!

ALL of the puppies are certified normal-eyed.

 (Please check back soon for new photos as the puppies grow!)

CONGRATULATIONS TO "PEPPER'S" NEW FAMILY! He joined them

in Texas on March 21, 2008

                                                                                                                                Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

"Pepper" at 11 weeks of age

                                                                                                        Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

"Pepper" at 11 weeks of age

        Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

   "Pepper" at 6 weeks of age

"Rocky" (below) has joined his new family in Charleston, South Carolina!

          Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

Rocky (above) at 11weeks of age

Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

Rocky at 6weeks of age

Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

Rocky at 6weeks of age

Nigel (below) is Pepper and Rocky's blue-merle, white-factored brother

Nigel will remain at Rainshade Collies

                                                                                         Photo © Margery Squier

Nigel at 11 weeks of age

                                                                Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                         Nigel at 6 weeks of age

                                                                                       Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

  Nigel at 6 weeks of age

                                                                                                                                          Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                                          Nigel at 6 weeks of age

                 This wonderful tricolor male puppy (below) is also from

                                      the New Year's Eve litter

                                                                                                                         Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                                                                  6 weeks of age

                   Our wonderful female puppy from the New Year's Eve

                   litter has a blue-merle head, a white body, blue-merle

                   body spots, and a wonderful, bold, and funny personality!

                   (Photos below were taken when at 6 weeks of age)

                                                                                                     Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                                                                                                Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                                                                                                 Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

        Below are photos of puppies from previous years' litters and some of their mothers.

         Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

Congratulations Karina Benish on the acquisition of this wonderful blue-merle boy! You two are a perfect match and we wish you many long, happy years together!

               Sire:      Rainshade Let There Be White

                 Dam:     Rainshade Ice Angel

     

        Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                        

                            Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

 

Below are photos of Rainshade Vision of Shiva, at almost 8 weeks of age and barely 7 months of age.  Congratulations Marion Arenburg of Germany, on being the proud owner of this gorgeous girl!

 Sire:   Rainshade Gamut Warning

 Dam:  Rainshade Summer Time Blue

 

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                      Rainshade Vision of Shiva       

 

Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                          Rainshade Vision of Shiva

 

Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                       Rainshade Vision of Shiva

 

Congratulations to the Petrucci family on the acquisition of their second Rainshade Collie, pictured below.

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

And here's his litter sister, Rainshade Mystic Angel, "Chloe". Scroll down to see how she's grown!

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                Rainshade Mystic Angel

Chloe is proudly owned by artist Nancy Wostrel, who has owned Rainshade Collies for 20 years. Chloe makes Rainshade Collie #5!

Sire:  Rainshade Let There Be White

Dam: Rainshade Ice Angel

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                  Rainshade Mystic Angel

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip                                       

   RAINSHADE LET THERE BE WHITE ("Sydney")

      Exported to Canada     Photo at 13 months of age

Sire:  Rainshade Gamut Warning

Dam: Rainshade Fait Accompli

SYDNEY is certified normal-eyed CERF#CO-1827/2005-2,            DNA tested for CEA/CH and DNA tested non-carrier of cyclic neutropenia.     SYDNEY is proudly owned by Collie breeders/exhibitors: Patti and Artie Lanoy in Canada.

  Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                     RAINSHADE ICE ANGEL

                        Photo at  20 months of age

Sire: Rainshade Blue Resplendence

Dam: Rainshade Summer Time Blue

ANGEL is certified normal-eyed CERF#CO-1828/2005-1,            DNA tested for CEA/CH and DNA tested non-carrier of cyclic neutropenia.   Angel, and her sister Pearl (pictured below)

were conceived from frozen semen that was stored 14 years!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO RAINSHADE PEARLS ON ICE for quickly achieving her Canine Good Citizen certification 10/26/06, obtaining her Pet Therapy Certification 12/9/06, for obtaining three legs as of 4/8/07 on her Rally Novice, and passing her pre-novice obedience test! PEARL belongs to Mary Ebert, D.V.M. and is Dr. Ebert's second Rainshade Collie!

PEARL is certified normal-eyed and DNA tested proven non-carrier for CEA/CH and DNA tested non-carrier for cyclic neutropenia. 

Photo © S.L. Vanderlip

                                 RAINSHADE PEARLS ON ICE

Sire: Rainshade Blue Resplendence

Dam: Rainshade Summer Time Blue

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO RAINSHADE TURN THE TIDE!!! "SARAH". passed the Ankorung in Switzerland and obtained an EXCELLENT/placement at her show debut in Stuttgart, Germany.

 

SARAH" shown here at 20 weeks of age, at home in California, just before exportation to Switzerland.

     Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                                   

                             RAINSHADE TURN THE TIDE   

Sire: Rainshade Gamut Warning

Dam: Rainshade Comic of the Opera"

SARAH is proudly owned by Collie breeder/exhibitor,

Kurt Wenger in Switzerland.

SARAH is normal-eyed certified and DNA tested proven non-carrier for CEA/CH and proven by DNA testing non-carrier of cyclic neutropenia.

SARAH is now a grown adult. She recently produced a beautiful litter of promising puppies for Mr. Kurt Wenger in Switzerland and he is very pleased with them. SARAH and puppies are doing great!

 

"EMMA" and "STELLA", are "SARAH'S" litter sisters.

Both are certified normal-eyed.

EMMA lives in Oregon on a miniature horse farm. She is the family's third RAINSHADE COLLIE.

STELLA lives in New York and is the family's second RAINSHADE COLLIE.

Photo of EMMA and STELLA (below) at 14 weeks of age taken at Rainshade Collies.  Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                                                                                                                                  

Photos below are from a 2006 litter

Rainshade Gamut Warning X Rainshade Summer Time Blue

Blue-merle"Emily" and white with tricolor head "Nick" now live happily together in Nebraska! Photos © J.M. Vanderlip                                                            Emily

Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                 Emily                           

Emily's and Nick's official AKC names will be postedsoon!

Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                                         NickPhoto © J.M. Vanderlip                                        Nick

Rainshade Denali ("Meggie")is the second Rainshade Collie owned by Dr. and Mrs. Graber and she joins Rainshade Aleyeska ("Elsa") in Alaska. The Grabers are absolutely thrilled with their Rainshade Collies and we

thank them for their frequent updates! Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                          Rainshade DenaliPhoto © J.M. Vanderlip                          Rainshade DenaliRainshade Bella Sophia is owned by Mr. Bernie Edinger, in Texas. We are happy you are so pleased with Sophia! Photo © J.M. Vanderlip            

                     Rainshade Bella Sophia

 

Zoe continually delights her new family. Thank you Mr. and Mrs.Hafeman for giving Rainshade Summer Breeze such a loving home and for sending us wonderful updates about Zoe. We are glad you love her so much!Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                       Rainshade Summer Breeze

Photo © J.M. Vanderlip                                 

       Rainshade Summer Breeze

                                                                                         

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     ALL RAINSHADE COLLIES AND PUPPIES ARE CERTIFIED NORMAL EYED, registered with the American Kennel Club, microchipped, guaranteed to be in excellent health, current on vaccines, registered normal-eyed with the Canine Eye Registration Foundation, and proven non-carriers of cyclic neutropenia through DNA testing and DNA tested for CEA/CH and MDR-1.

Rainshade Collies is the first to produce Collie puppies from frozen semen and has done so for 17 years. All inseminations are non-surgical. Some celebrity Rainshade Collies from frozen semen are Rainshade Gamut Warning, Rainshade Blizzard of Awes, Rainshade Soul on Ice, Rainshade Poetic Just Ice, Rainshade Silver Dust, Rainshade Blue Magic, Rainshade Night Trojan, Rainshade Ice Sculpture, Rainshade Pearls on Ice, Rainshade Ice Angel, and Rainshade April Jewel.

                                                  Photo © J.M. Vanderlip

RAINSHADE FAIT ACCOMPLI "Maxine"             

RAINSHADE COLLIES HEALTH GUARANTEE

Rainshade Collies have wonderful personalities, are highly

intelligent, and guaranteed to be in excellent health, free of:

Canine cyclic hematopoeisis (CCH)

proven by DNA test and certified by Healthgene

Collie eye anomaly (CEA)

proven by DNA test and certified by CERF

Thyroid diseases, lab tested, and certified by OFAProgressive retinal atrophy (PRA)Dermatomyositis (DM)
Hip dysplasia (HD)