Repo: a Border Collie puppy mill survivor who became state champion herding dog

387 views · Published 16 February 2017 · 19:31 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Sharon Page · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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This is a tribute video I made for my former dog, Repo. Repo was confiscated from a puppy mill, adopted by me, and trained for sheep herding competitions and other sports. He was also a very beloved pet and family member.

Just before Repo's second birthday, my cancer diagnosis (plus lack of access to sheep) led me to offer Repo permanently to his herding instructor. Repo loved his new lifestyle of daily herding, lots of competition success and 24/7 attention from doting owners. 

Unfortunately, a tragic incident involving a pack of coyotes led to him being killed by a car at the age of 4.5, just a week after being named state "High Points" dog of the year for sheep & cattle herding.

This tribute video has lots of footage of a once-in-a-lifetime dog that two different International and National sheep herding champions said was "the best working dog they had ever seen." Way too long of a video for anybody but me to watch, I imagine, but not nearly long enough to what Repo merits...

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