{"id":289390,"date":"2025-06-12T04:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T04:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/meet-alpine-long-haul-trekkers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T04:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T04:24:06","slug":"meet-alpine-long-haul-trekkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=289390","title":{"rendered":"Meet Alpine! – Long Haul Trekkers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It all happened when I met Charlie.<\/p>\n

I fell for him immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was fun, handsome, engaging, and loved to eat and play\u2013a welcome change to what I\u2019m used to.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t really looking for that kind of relationship, but the universe gave me enough signals that I thought I should listen.<\/p>\n

Charlie is a dog, a Border Collie to be exact.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not my dog, but I got a dog because of him.<\/p>\n

We had Charlie in for a board and train earlier this summer. He was a delight to work with. A lot of the dogs we get in for boarding have no food or play drive, and therefore no motivation to work.<\/p>\n

As you can imagine, it makes training particularly challenging.<\/p>\n

But Charlie wanted to work and play and eat and work some more.<\/p>\n

He was a joy. I\u2019d take him out for extra sessions because he was so much fun.<\/p>\n

One day, his breeder popped in to check on him. She lives about 45 minutes away from our facility and was in town for an appointment.<\/p>\n

Not overly personable at first, I wasn\u2019t quite sure what to make of her in the beginning, but I thought it was awesome that she came by to check on one of her dogs.<\/p>\n

That is the sign of an excellent breeder to me.<\/p>\n

I worked with Charlie for her for a bit and then she went on her way.<\/p>\n

When Matt came in later that morning, I told him that she had stopped by and said that if I decided that I ever wanted a Border Collie, I think I\u2019d get one from her.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should,\u201d he told me. \u201cShe breeds amazing dogs. I used to have one from her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt has two Malinois, so I was surprised to learn that he once had a Border Collie. He went on and on about how well bred the dog was, how much drive he had, and how much fun he was to work with.<\/p>\n

Hmmmm. I thought.<\/p>\n

I emailed Kailey, the breeder to let her know that it was nice to meet her and that if I ever decided to get a Border Collie, I\u2019d like to get one from her.<\/p>\n

She replied back informing me that she had just rebred Charlie\u2019s parents and the litter was due in August.<\/p>\n

Hmmmm. I thought, again.<\/p>\n

When Charlie\u2019s parents came to pick him up at the end of his board and train, I told them all about Kailey and the new litter.<\/p>\n

They already knew about the litter because they had a deposit down for the first female pick.<\/p>\n

However\u2026<\/p>\n

They had decided to focus on Charlie instead and would not be getting a second (third, actually) dog.<\/p>\n

The first pick was mine, if I wanted it.<\/p>\n

I was done with \u201chmmmms\u201d as soon as they said that. That information was enough for me to make a decision: I wanted a dog from this litter.<\/p>\n

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I emailed Kailey and let her know that Charlie\u2019s owners offered to transfer the first female pick to me and that I wanted to switch to male.<\/p>\n

Done and done.<\/p>\n

In a few months I\u2019d have a dog.<\/p>\n

I had sworn off puppies because of Laila<\/a>, the puppy I never wanted. (who was also the puppy that sent me down the dog training rabbit hole and well, here I am, a dog trainer<\/a>, today).<\/p>\n

I never wanted a puppy for various reasons, mainly because I believed that I couldn\u2019t run with them until they were a year old or more (which I\u2019ve since learned isn\u2019t exactly true).\u00a0<\/p>\n

I also didn\u2019t want to deal with puppy-ness.<\/p>\n

I just wanted an adult dog.<\/p>\n

But, in a few months, I\u2019d find myself with a puppy of my choosing from an exceptional breeder.<\/p>\n

Working as a dog trainer for an established facility has made me realize just how important proper breeding is for dogs.<\/p>\n

Owning a challenging dog that has bitten people has also shown me how stressful it can be to own a dog that can be a ticking time bomb.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, I adore Sitka and he\u2019s an amazing dog.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve put in a TON of work with him. He lucked out that I came along, because I fully believe that he\u2019d be put down in the hands of the wrong handler.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also stressful to take him places or have him around people who don\u2019t respect his boundaries.<\/p>\n

I was excited to have a drivey working dog with good genetics that I could shape into a reliable companion.<\/p>\n

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And so, 750 words into this blog post, I\u2019d like to officially introduce you to the newest member of my pack: Alpine.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a red bi-colored Border Collie from Forthright Farms<\/a> in Centerville, WA. He\u2019s one of seven in his litter and his parents are Molly and Clark, whom you can see if you visit the website.<\/p>\n

His dad is a fabulous herder who moves cows with precision and calm (there are videos if you want to see him in action).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alpine, 11 weeks at the time of this writing, is wicked smart, has both crazy food and play drive, and has let me sleep through the night since his third day with me.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been doing a lot of free shaping, getting started on tracking work, and have been getting out and about to experience the world.<\/p>\n

In addition to becoming another running companion, I\u2019m going to work with him to become a detection dog, ideally for conservation work and want to do tracking and trailing (think Search and Rescue).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Turns out, when you know what you\u2019re doing and have a well bred dog, puppies aren\u2019t so bad after all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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