As those who read Collies Of The Meadow know I love my collies. They are my life. Albert Payson Terhune is my favorite author. Our collies do everything with our family and the highlight of the year for them is on my birthday they get doggie treats and a small bowl of ice cream (vanilla) to celebrate.
Our blog is dedicated to all our collies, past, present and future who have blessed us with their love, enthusiasm for life, their joy and fun and alas their sorrowful ends we somehow sadly live through. I love you my dear collies… I always will. Thank you Mackenzie, Chessie, Niamh, Hallie, Sadie and Anya whom I hope to see again someday. You are my babies and always will be. In heaven I will hug and hold you once again…. To Trevor, Lad, Smoke, Skylight, Mick, Rutherford, Walter, Teddy, Lil Hallie, Branwen, Ellie and Ginger the Shnapp know I love you all dearly. I always will…… you are my life and always will be. Thank you for loving me as I am, a flawed human being whose only hope for salvation is Jesus and my ability to give you love.
My other interests are reading, baseball, having penpals. But, my other love in my life after my family and wife is old tractors. I have a old Allis Chalmers b from 1944 that is the Apple of my eye. You can read about her at “My Old Allis” blog here on WordPress. Also, I have a 1941 Allis Chalmers WC who I am currently restoring. Can you tell I like those Orange Tractors? My WC, or Molly as I call her also has her own blog here. “Old Mollys Story” is the tale of a tractor from the tractor’s perspective.
Albert Payson Terhune once wrote something that has since become a motto of my life… I share it here with you;
“I wonder if it is heretical to believe that when at last my tired feet shall tread the Other Shore, a madly welcoming swirl of exultant collies—the splendid Sunnybank dogs that have been my chums here—will bound forward, circling and barking around me, to lead me Home!”
Albert Payson Terhune
I can only second this notion for when I die and I am find no collie to greet me I will know where I am heading for eternity and it will not be heaven.
This is Hallie, Anya and Trevor. They were all related to Niamh and these three are the collie who were bred to form Niamh’s Misty Meadow. They are the foundation collies so to speak. One other collie who lives with our friends in Georgia is the other foundation collie and that is Marcus. The descendents of these collies now make up our collie family. These three collies lived here and sadly Hallie and Anya have now passed into the afterlife. Trevor will soon follow. Someday…… I hope they and I will frolic together in the fields of heaven…. till then I can only remember them….and miss them but yet feel their love for me.
WE do have a website and you can read more about our collies and see lots of pictures at:
http://niamhsmistymeadowscollies.freehomepage.com/photo.html
Collies Of The Meadow 
Hi Collies, I love reading about you guys and seeing your pics so I’ve nominated you for an award. You can read about it here http://bongodogblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/somebody-loves-me/
Thank You Bongo! We are so honored! 🙂 I will post a link tomorrow to you and I hope you picked up your award we gave you under the “First Collies Choice Award” a couple weeks ago. 🙂 We love your blog! God Bless You! 🙂
i would be interested in a collie from the terhune line
treve lad bruce wolf
mainly i want a healthy happy puppy
Hi!
Many Kennels have descendents from Sunnybank. We are lucky enough to know our lines back to Terhune’s wonderful Sunnybank Collies. 🙂 However, if anyone ever claims their puppies are descendents of Lad or Wolf beware, for Lad and Wolf left no descendents behind. The heroic Lad had Wolf and Wolf who died a horrific yet heroic death left no puppies behinds. 😦 We are hoping for spring puppies… we shall see. Other kennels such as Glendale Farm Collies, Romany Collies, Bella Collies and Widdershins Collies all have the same family lines. 🙂 Good luck in your puppy search!
God Bless You!
Chuck and the Collies 🙂
I can certainly understand why you would be interested in a descendant of the Sunnybank collies. But almost every American line of collies is descended from the Sunnybank collies. (99.9% of them) I took the time, and traced my own collies back to Gray Dawn, Thane, King Coal and Bruce. (and just as Albert Payson Terhune often said the “Bruce was the dog without a fault,” so is our Abby girl. I hope you find your collie soon, they really bring so much joy into their families’ lives!
I enjoy your blog and have awarded you a Versatile Blogger award: Her is a link to the post.
http://dogdaz.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/versatile-blogger-award/
Chuck, I saw with interest the photo you posted of George Hawes on horseback with the Southern Sunnyban COllies. It is almost certainly he; and I have sent it to his grand-nephew Jim Hawes for confirmation. My question is, where did you get this photo? I am constantly researching Terhune and when I see something like this, my antennae start vibrating!
What beautiful Collies and what a terrific website!
All best,
Kathleen Rais MacMurray
Hi Kathleen!!!
A friend snet the photo to me so I am not sure where it came from but I do know where it also has appeared and where people could tell you more about it. at the FB group Sunnybank-Terhune collies at;
http://www.facebook.com/groups/90851071138/
These people are fantastic in their knowledge of Terhune and Sunnybank and their care for the Place. I want to visit it someday… thank you for your kind words, your compliments and for visiting and writing. Do stay in touch.. 🙂
God Bless You!
The Collies and Chuck 🙂
Kathleen!
Didnt you write a book about Terhune? If so, are there any more available?
God Bless You!
The Collies and CHuck 🙂
Oh I love collies!
I have three dogs of my own, and I have considered a collie as my next breed (or a standard poodle, or a Doberman, or a German shepherd…) Gunner, my Texas Blue Lacy earned his CGC, and we are soon to test for therapy certification, Pixie, our Ratty, is on her third agility class (with Gunner) and we are soon to try her paw at fly-ball (she is obsessed), and Paisley, a Doberman mixed mutt, has been through Rally O, agility, and basic obedience. I love them to pieces!!! Perhaps a collie is my next love! We will see! Until then, allow me to drool over your pups!
Your dogs sound wonderful! IT is great you have them involved in wonderful activities. Enjoy them and love them for they are truly gifts from God. 🙂 You are more than welcome to drool over the collies. If you make a choice to get one you will love it for they are wonderfully crazy and yet very cuddly and loving. 🙂 Thank you for visiting and for commenting. 🙂
God Bless You!
the collies and chuck 🙂
Hello,
It is so great to find another aspiring writer. You have done great things with your posts here, so keep penning and keep inspiring! I am sure the door will open for you one day. 🙂
I have a joyful ride in your blog, and now I’d like to invite you to visit mine. Thank you and have a wonderful day, my friend! 🙂
Subhan Zein
Hi Chuck, Jodi Stone mentioned that she had posted comments to you recently and as she hadn’t heard from you wondered if they have ended up in your spam folder. She asked me to mention it to you.
Hi Bassa!
I just checked my comments and the spam list and didnt find anything…. she can write to me at my email if she has questions. Tell her to try again and I will check everything everyday…. hopefully we can figure out what is going wrong… send her my apologies and let her know we will get it fixed… and answer her. 🙂
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your beloved Trevor with us! http://wp.me/p1m5Gv-A4
We think your blog is wonderful, and have mentioned you (mostly to say a very belated thank you!) today – http://wp.me/p1m5Gv-D5. Thanks for sharing our story! Mumma, Bubba, Bella & Beary x
http://apronhead.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/i-dont-need-a-dog-whisperer/
This is ours. 🙂
So happy to find you! Me and my sistah have Collie friends at the dog park. Woooowoooooo! Ku http://www.haikubyku.com
Thank you for writing about and keeping Albert Payson Terhune and his beloved Sunnybank collies alive for us. I found them on a dusty library shelf when I was a young girl living in New Jersey. That time was one of Lassie romping on TV and when I asked for a collie for my 10th birthday everyone thought it was due to the TV show. Unbeknownst to them I was in love with Lad and Lady and Wolf and Grey Dawn and the rest of the Sunnybank collies more I could voice.
I didn’t get that bouncing collie puppy but a young rescue from a local shelter. She was my Lady, I named her Lady Victoria, a blond and white collie (or perhaps Sheltie) cross. I loved her with all my heart.
Now I am 59 and am looking at my beautiful blue merle collie girl that is also a rescue. Her name is Maeghan which is pearl in ancient Celtic and she too is my heart, sweet and kind and gentle. Just what a collie is supposed to be.
Keep up the wonderful stories of your own beautiful brood and also the snips and snapshots of the Sunnybank collies.
Debra & Maeghan
Hi Debra and Maeghan!!!
Thank you for your wonderful comments. As you can see we named a few of our girls with celtic names also! 🙂 We love Sunnybank and Terhune and having found our links back to Sunnybank makes them all the more special.
Like you Lassie played a role in my love for collies but Terhune was the one who made me decide I wanted a collie.
Lady Victoria sounds like one of those once in a lifetime dogs we have and isnt it amazing how after all these years we still love them as much as we did then, if not more so. Oh, someday we will see them on the other side… what a day that will be!
We cheer you for choosing a rescue collie!!! YAY!!! We were in the unusual situation of being able to take in a bunch of the family line our collies belong too when their families no longer could afford them or keep them. Our friend Teresa took them in first and then we adopted them and gave them all a loving home.
Maeghan sounds like you have found your second once in a lifetime dog. 🙂 A pure sweetie she sounds like and if you would like to share her story here on Collies of the Meadow with some pictures we would love to post it for you so we can all meet Meaghan. If not we understand also, but we would love to post a story about her if you like.. 🙂
God Bless You and thank you for commenting!
the collies and chuck 🙂
Beautiful dogs! Your passion and love for them really shows! I have a friend who has Blue Merle collies! Known quite a few friends with them. Wonderful dogs! Keep up the great work!
Love your Collies! I heard about this fun photo campaign and thought you may be interested in sharing photos of your dogs. Can you email me when you get a chance?
I love collies and I love your passion for them. I have nominated you and your gang for the Sunshine award. Details can be found on https://decidinglybob.wordpress.com/ thank you, Maria
Thank you!!!! We are very honored to have this award! 🙂 Thank you also for your kind words. 🙂
GOd Bless You!
the collies -n- chuck 🙂
Truth is I love collies. Ellie was working today . she tried to cross a river by walking on a fallen tree but slipped ended up in the water grumbling at me as she swam to the bank. Collies are smart and full of personality
Wonderful blog.
Wow! Thank you for your kind compliments. Nice to hear from you. 🙂 God Bless You!
I do want to let you know that Smokey died last fall from a quick, short illness. He passed in his sleep lying next to Darcy knowing he was deeply loved. I bured him next to Trevor for he loved Trevor…. So, our oldest is now Laddie whom we bought from you along with Skylight who will be 10 next year and then Ellie and Branwen are the next in age and will be 9 yrs of age.
Any relation to the Misty meadow line from 70s and 80s such as Silver Challice, moonlight night, buttons and bows, and thunderbolt? Silver challice was the offspring of ,champions including the Glen Hill line. Thanks.
Hi,
I believe there is a misty meadow collie in the ancestry. I will have to check for which one it is.
Our collies came through Tappadero, who came from Wolf Manor who came from Glen Hill. I will look up the Misty Meadow names asap.
Lorraine was a friend of the poet and artist Don Blanding in the early thirties. He dedicated a book of poetry to her, calling her the Rowdy Duchess…and drew a picture of her. A mutual friend of theirs was another author named Nell Martin. Nell was the lover of Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon, which was made into Humphrey Bogart movie.