Salsa is a once in a lifetime girl - the most winningest chocolate Border Collie bitch in AKC breed history (conformation). She has 16 group placements including a Herding Group First and recently won both Border Collie Club of Northern California specialty shows. In 2024, she won the prestigious Kentuckiana Tartan Border Collie Club specialty. She has won an AOM and Best in Bred By Exhibitor Sweepstakes at the BCSA national in 2023 at 18 months old and returned in 2024 to earn Select Bitch. 

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I've been told Salsa is a dangerous Border Collie because she makes everyone think they want one. She has a huge personality and we jokingly call her "The Movie Star". She is incredibly eager to please and is highly praise motivated. She will do anything for food and has moderate toy drive. She absolutely loves being the center of attention at dog shows and thinks everyone is there to see her. Still, her first love is Scentwork/Nosework where she is an eager and devoted worker. She holds an NW1 with NACSW and is only needs 2 Buried Qs to complete her over all Scentwork Master title with AKC. She has also debuted in Detective earning a Q and 2nd place her first weekend! 

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On stock, Salsa is on the softer side and is cautious of being incorrect. She has a bit too much fun going to the head but is coming along nicely at weekly practices. Salsa earned her HSAs in May 2026.

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Salsa also enjoys agility and dock diving though it is hard to fit it all in and we have only trialed a couple of weekends in these things. In two weekends trialing, she earned her novice AKC standard and fast agility titles with placements. For dock, she has jumped two weekends and jumped out of open into senior so we need to try again this summer to complete a title! 

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Salsa was bred by Laura L. Gilbert with Hobbiton Border Collies and Belgian Sheepdogs. Her great grandsire, granddam and dam are all Dual Champions (herding and conformation champions).