Melanie H

Lotties Run Border Collies

Blayney, NSW

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Hi, I'm Melanie H.

We are a very small breeder, only having approximately 2 litters a year. We are a Family of 3, Mel, Darrin and Charlotte (Lottie). Our dogs are our pets first and foremost. We are located in the Central West of NSW and offer a range of transport options. We live on 4acres with chooks, ducks, pigs, lambs, our dogs…

Meet our Parent Dogs

Vet Approved CriteriaMember since Jan 2023

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  • Breeding & Welfare
  • Health Practices
  • Home Environment
  • Documentation
  • Feeding
  • Physical Condition

Our Breeding Practices

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Behaviour and socialisation

All pups will have commenced very basic training, leaning their name, sit and drop, along with toilet training prior to leaving our care. We subject our pups, in small doses, to as many sights and sounds as possible in the 8 weeks they are in our care. We use a combination of noise soundtracks and real life noise's…

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Health

All of our Breeding dogs (4) have had Orivet Full Breed DNA Profiles completed and are available upon request when purchasing a border collie pup. This ensures your pup can not develop any hereditary diseases as it grows. We feed a combination of Dry Advance Food and Raw Food to our dogs including but not limited…

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Home environment

All of our dogs and puppies live in and around our house (if not in Lottie's bed). They are free to run, play, swim in a kiddy pool, play in thier cubby house with sand pit and laze in the sun on the verandah as they please. Being on acres we often take them for a run and a sniff in the paddock to stimulate their…

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Included with our puppies

All pups sold include the following: • 1st Vaccination and dates for further treatment • Microchipped • Wormed, again with future dates • Vet Health Check • DNA Results from both parents • MDBA, Master Dog Breeders and Associates, Limited Pedigree Registration • Puppy Pack including toys and food • Puppy Culture…

Health Tests

Core Tests(1/2)

Lotties Run Border Collies conducts 1 out of 2 core health tests which RightPaw believe are most important to conduct for the Border Collie.

CEA

CEA

dna iconGenetic Test

Canine/Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA), also known as ‘Choroidal Hypoplasia’ (CH), is a genetic disease…

Additional Tests

Lotties Run Border Collies conducts 12 additional tests available for the Border Collie.

Reviews (3 verified buyers)

100% puppy buyers recommended

  • Emma M

    Emma M recommends Lotties Run Border Collies

    WA,13 Aug 2026Verified Buyer

    I had an excellent experience with Lottie’s Run Border Collies. From the very beginning, Mel was incredibly helpful, approachable, and genuinely happy to chat through any questions I had. Her communication throughout…

  • Virginia T recommends Lotties Run Border Collies

    NSW,13 Aug 2026Verified Buyer

    I am very happy with my new family member. He is a healthy, happy, steady puppy. Melanie was lovely to deal with.

  • Koula Z recommends Lotties Run Border Collies

    NSW,13 Aug 2026Verified Buyer

    Best experience was had getting this beautiful pup, communication was amazing Mel made us feel welcomed and shared Banjo’s journey with us. There were weekly updates with photos and videos which made it that little…

Transportation options

Australia States

Lotties Run Border Collies will send their puppies to the following states for their new families:

  • All states (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT, ACT & TAS)

Our payment process

All pups are sold, including the following: • 1st Vaccination and dates for further treatment • Microchipped • Wormed, again with future dates • Vet Health Check • DNA Results from both parents • MDBA, Master Dog Breeders and Associates, Limited Pedigree Registration • Puppy Pack including toys and food • Puppy…

Badges of Recognition

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About the Breeder

Melanie H

Melanie H

Lotties Run Border Collies

Member since Jan 2023

A little about us

I love Border Collies. I love their intelligence, looks, ease, and cuddly nature. We pride ourselves on breeding stable, happy, healthy, and well-socialized border collie pups. Our dogs are family first, breeders second. They sleep on our beds, lay on our lap, and swim in our neighbours pool. We love teaching…

Why we got involved in breeding

The joy of watching a mumma dog give birth and the connection between us and our dogs in that moment I wish I could share with the world. They look at you for comfort and affection. It is always an honour to help a mumma whelp and to watch these tiny creatures develop into 8 week old pups with personalities all of…

Credentials

State registration

B000880995

Association

MDBA

Association number

15089

Prefix

Lotties Run

Breeding since

2015

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Price (approx.)A$3,000
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