Hi. My name is Jill Lanese and I have had collies most of my life. Like most kids from my generation I grew up watching Lassie. I just loved Lassie and I wished I had a dog just like her! What other dog but a collie would do everything from talk, to know when and how to jump out the window to save any and everybody who needed to be saved, and teach all the community lessons about loyalty, friendship and love! As a kid I was completely enthralled how Lassie loved all animals and back then I didn't know that this amongst many of the other traits I so loved about Lassie were all typical collie traits!

One-day my cousin asked me to join her visiting a friend. That was the clincher for me in my love-affair with collies. Off we went to this great house.. actually more like a ranch.. and there was a beautiful collie who sat devotedly by the side of the girl we visited.. I sat there in awe. I knew right then and there that one-day I would have a collie of my own! So, when I was old enough to make the decision on what breed of dog I wanted there was NO question about it.. I wanted a collie. My first was a collie-mix (collie and Samoyed).. a rescue dog named King. He was beautiful, loyal and loving, and although quite a protector, he was extremely patient and gentle with children. He lived to be almost 18 years old. Shortly thereafter I got my first purebred collie - Champ. He was the spitting image of Lassie. He was a rescue dog and when I saw him.. there was no question in my mind that he'd be coming home with me.. and so began my life's adventure(s) with collies!

My other website all about my collies is http://spellboundcollies.com.

To see more about my dogs successes in the ring - please visit Collies On-Line (http://colliesonline.com) and go to CONTENTS, 2005 or 2006 archives and check out the listings under SPELLBOUND COLLIES!!!

Thank you!