A & F Border Collies

About Us

A & F Border Collies is the abbreviated names of two renowned Border Collie kennels (Arrodare Border Collies & Fayken Border Collies) owned by Miss Joanne Ratcliffe & Mr Ross Green. Prior to establishing Arrodare, Jo together with her late mother Elaine bred multiple UK & overseas champions under the famous Grandver kennel affix.

Arrodare & Fayken Border Collies are now combined kennels located together in South Derbyshire, United Kingdom. We continue to breed and show Border Collies under both kennel names. Our combined breeding programme continues to produce some of the top winning Border Collies in the UK show rings as well as activity dogs and much loved family pets.

Roll of Honour

Some of the awards that we have achieved with our dogs

Male Breed Record Holder

Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW was the breed re4cord holder for many years until Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love surpassed it in 2023. Taz was owned and handled to 44 CC's by Ross, and his 45th CC by Jo.

Bitch & Overall Breed Record Holder

Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW has won 15 CC's in 2023 and is the Overall Breed Record Holder with 57 CC's

Most Border Collie of the Year Wins

2017 Sh Ch Arrodare It’s Now Or Never JW
2015 Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend JW
2014 Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend JW
2012 Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend JW
2009 Sh Ch Sh Ch Sankenali Carolina at Fayken JW (Imp IRE)
2003 Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW
2002 Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW
2000 Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW

Top two winning males of all time

Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW - 45 CC's

Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend JW - 42 CC's

Most Champions in a single litter

Sh Ch Alticia Lady Grace at Arrodare JW in her first litter of 5 produced;
Sh Ch Arrodare Devil in Disguise JW
Sh Ch Arrodare It's Now or Never JW
Sh Ch Arrodare Moody Blue
Sh Ch Arrodare Good Luck Charm

Our World

We hope that you enjoy this short video insight into our passion for Border Collies

Breeding

A & F Border Colles

Litter Plans 2024

Future

Puppies

Puppies occasionally available to discerning owners

Breeding Philosphy

The harder you work, the luckier you get

Our Dogs

Expand below to find links to our dogs

Jointly owned Bitches (Living with co-owners)

Historical Dogs (In memory)

Sh Ch Tonkory Palmerston at Fayken JW "Taz"
Sh Ch Roseley SonoTaz at Fayken "Tenko"
Sh Ch Arnpriors BluTaz at Fayken "Tinker"
Sh Ch Sankenali Carolina at Fayken (IRL) JW "Tippsy"
Sh Ch Grandver Master Copy JW
Sh Ch Grandver Celtic Quest
Sh Ch Grandver Celtic Dream
Sh Ch Grandver Cast A Spell
Sh Ch Grandver Watermark
Sh Ch Tilehouse Tipp "Tipp"
Sh Ch Tonkory Guiness "Tyson"

Whippets

Elmenash Manilla in Arrodare "Bangle"
Palmik Make a Wish for Arrodare "Liesl"
Crosscop Bumble Bee "Sting"

Our Achievements

In recognition of the achievements of our dogs

325

Challenge Certificates

11

Top Dog Awards

4

Top Puppy Awards

13

Top Stud Dog Awards

15

Top Brood Bitch Awards

30

Number of UK Champions Owned

22

Number of UK Champions Bred

8

Top Breeder Awards

Judging

We are both qualified championship level judges of Border Collies.

Joanne Ratcliffe

Jo has judged Border Collies at Championship show level in the UK since 2003 and has awarded Challenge Certificates in Border Collies on 9 occasions to-date, including the honour of judging at Crufts in 2015.

Jo is also qualified and passed by the FCI and AKC to judge Border Collies and has judged at FCI Championship level in Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark and Ireland.

Jo also had the huge honour of judging The Border Collie Speciality in the USA.

Ross Green

Ross has judged Border Collies at Championship show level in the UK since 1999 and has awarded Challenge Certificates in Border Collies on more than 10 occasions including Crufts in 2014.

Ross is also qualified and passed by the FCI, AKC, CKU and ANKC to judge Border Collies and has judged at FCI Championship level in Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Austria and Ireland.

Additionally Ross judged the Los Angeles Border Collie Speciality and Parent Club Speciality in the USA, Border Collies & Welsh Corgis at The Diamond Show in China and males & BIS at the Australian Border Collie National.

Latest News

19th November 2023 - Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins her 57th CC and BIS at West of England Border Collie Club Championship Show, younger bother Envy - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legacy wins the Dog CC and Snoop - Borderpride Yes I Am Fayken wins Best Puppy in Show. This is the 5th consecutive show that both CC's have been won by A&F.

Previous News

News and past website updates are included here. Use the Arrow symbols in the header row to change the order

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Date	Title	Details	Related dogs
1-1-2021	Website Created	Initial site design launched	All Arrodare & Fayken dogs
24-2-2021	Page updates	Photo albums added for Elvis,Envy & True	Sh Ch Fayken I am Legend Fayken Truth or Dare with Arrodare Fayken I Am Legacy
1-3-2021	Page updates	Photo albums updated AZman & Tempt	Arrodare Hear it For The Boy Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love
30-3-2021	New arrival	Our imported puppy "Party" arrived in the UK	Piece of Happiness Heavens Miracle by Arrodare
27-6-2021	Southern Counties Champ Show	Elvis - Sh Fayken I Am Legend wins CC & BOB Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love wins Res CC Cash- Arrodare Won't Back Down wins Best Puppy in Breed Cheese - Arrodare True Legend wins Best Junior in Breed Thank you judge Mark Johnson (Tidespring)	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love Arrodare True Legend Arrodare Wont Back Down
11-7-2021	East Of England Champ Show	Shark - Fayken I Am Here wins the Bitch CC Screech - Arrodare Showdown wins Best Puppy in Breed Thank you judge Mr Richard Kinsey	Fayken I Am Here Arrodare Showdown
11-7-2021	EABCC Champ Show	Screech - Arrodare Showdown wins Best Puppy & Reserve Bitch CC in Breed Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause wins Minor Puppy Bitch Thank You judge Sheila Gay (Darian)	Arrodare Showdown Arrodare Rebel With A Cause
17-7-2021	Working & Pastoral Breeds Champ Show	Elvis - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend wins Res CC Shark - Fayken I Am Here wins Res CC Piece of Happiness Heavens Miracle by Arrodare qualifies for Crufts first time out Thank You judge Mrs Karen Angier (Bilyara)	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend Fayken I Am Here Piece of Happiness Heavens Miracle by Arrodare
25-7-2021	Leeds CS Champ Show	Shark - Fayken I Am Here wins Limit Bitch, CC, BOB, Pastoral Group 1 and Reserve BIS. Sincere thanks to the judges; Diane Mottram (Breed), Ben Reynolds-Frost (Group) and Albert Easdon (BIS) True - Fayken Truth or Dare With Arrodare - 1st Limit Dog Piece of Happiness Heavens Miracle by Arrodare 2nd Puppy Bitch Cheese - Arrodare True Legend - 1st Junior Dog Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause - 1st Puppy Bitch Screech - Arrodare Showdown - 1st Novice Bitch and Best Puppy Bitch	Fayken I Am Here Fayken Truth or Dare with Arrodare Piece of Happiness Heavens Miracle by Arrodare Arrodare True Legend Arrodare Rebel With A Cause Arrodare Showdown
3-8-2021	Bath CS Champ Show	Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins Limit Dog Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Limit Bitch the CC, BOB and Pastoral Group 3 to become a Show Champion! Cheese - Arrodare True Legend wins Junior Dog and the Reserve Dog CC Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause - 1st Puppy Bitch and BPIB Pebble - Arrodare Royal Flush 2nd Limit Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC Thank you to judges: Breed: Mr Gary Gray (Slatehouse) Group: Mrs T A Cousins-Brown	Fayken I Am Legacy Fayken I Am Here Arrodare True Legend Arrodare Rebel With A Cause Arrodare Royal Flush
16-8-2021	Bournemouth CS Champ Show	Cheese - Arrodare True Legend wins Junior Dog and the Dog CC Screech - Arrodare Showdown wins Puppy Bitch Thank you to judge: Breed: Mrs Christina Dalby	Arrodare True Legend Arrodare Showdown
20-8-2021	Blackpool CS Champ Show	Elvis - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legend JW wins Open Dog, Dog CC and BOB True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Limit Dog and Res CC Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins Open Bitch and the Bitch CC Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Limit Bitch and Res CC Cheese - Arrodare True Legend wins Junior Dog and Best Junior Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause - 1st Puppy Bitch and BPIB Pebble - Arrodare Royal Flush wins Mid Limit Bitch Thank you to judge: Breed: MISS E ANN INGRAM	Sh Fayken I Am Legend JW Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Arrodare True Legend Arrodare Rebel With A Cause Arrodare Royal Flush
26-8-2021	Driffield CS Champ Show	Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch, CC BOB and Pastoral Group 1 Cash - Arrodare Wont Back Down wins Junior Dog and Res CC Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins Limit Dog Alaska - Arrodare Beautiful Trauma wins PG Bitch Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause - 1st Puppy Bitch and BPIB Thank you to judges: Breed: Mrs Bridgette Bodle Group: Barrie Croft	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Arrodare Wont Back Down Fayken I Am Legacy Arrodare Beautiful Trauma Arrodare Rebel With A Cause
5-9-2021	BCCofGB Champ Show	Dex - Arrodare Hear Me Roar wins the Dog CC which is his crowning CC Thank you to judge: Breed: Ms Penny Forster Cooper	Sh Ch Arrodare Hear Me Roar
10-9-2021	Richmond CS Champ Show	Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch and the Reserve CC Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins Limit Dog Thank you to judge: Breed: Mrs Helen Broadhurst	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Fayken I Am Legacy
17-9-2021	Darlington CS Champ Show	Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch, CC BOB and Pastoral Group 3 Cash - Arrodare Wont Back Down wins Junior Dog Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins Limit Dog Rebel - Arrodare Rebel With A Cause - 1st Junior Bitch Screech - Arrodare Showdown - 1st Puppy Bitch, Best Puppy in Breed and Pastoral Puppy Group 2 Thank you to judges: Breed: Mr Frank Kane Group: Mr Graham Hill Puppy Group: Mr M Armstrong	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Arrodare Wont Back Down Fayken I Am Legacy Arrodare Rebel With A Cause Arrodare Showdown
19-9-2021	Wessex Border Collie Club Open Breed Show	Cash - Arrodare Wont Back Down wins Limit Dog and Best Dog Screech - Arrodare Showdown - 1st Puppy Bitch, Best Bitch, Best Puppy in Show and Best In Show Thank you to judges: Breed: Miss Julie Mead	Arrodare Wont Back Down Arrodare Showdown
19-9-2021	Wessex Border Collie Club Open Breed Show	Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins Limit Dog True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog and the Dog CC Thank you to judges: Breed: Mrs Denise Rowan	Fayken I Am Legacy Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Arrodare Beautiful Trauma Arrodare Showdown
24-9-2021	Birmingham National Ch Sh	True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog and Dog CC Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch, CC and BOB Thank you to judge: Breed: Mrs Bev Smith	Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here
2-10-2021	SKC Champ show May	Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch, CC and BOB Thank you to judges: Breed: Mrs Catherine Moffat	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here
2-10-2021	SKC Champ show Oct	True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog, Dog CC, BOB and Pastoral Group 2 Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch and the bitch CC Thank you to judges: Breed: Mr Jeff Luscot Group: Miss Marion Hodgson	Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here
3-10-2021	Midlands Border Collie Club Ch Sh	Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins Open Bitch and the bitch CC Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins Champion Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC Alaska - Arrodare Beautiful Trauma wins Mid Limit Bitch Thank you to judge: Breed: Mrs Sue Morley	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW Arrodare Beautiful Trauma
17-10-2021	North West Border Collie Club Ch Show	Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins Champion Bitch and the Bitch CC Tipple - Sh Ch Fayken The Devil in Me JW wins Open Bitch and the Reserve Bitch CC Thank you to judges: Breed: Mr Ray Wilkinson	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW Sh Ch Fayken The Devil in Me JW
23-10-2021	Belfast Ch Show	True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog and Reserve Dog CC Shark - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here JW wins 2nd in Open Bitch and the Reserve bitch CC Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins Open Bitch, Bitch CC, BOB and Pastoral Group 1 Thank you to judges: Breed: Mr Keith Baldwin Group: Mrs Di Spavin	Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Sh Ch Fayken I Am Here Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW
7-11-2021	Scottish border Collie Club Ch Show	True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog, Dog CC and Best in Show. This was his crowning CC. Thank you to judges: Breed: Mrs Loaraine Ratter BIS: Mr Keith Nathan	Sh Ch Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare
21-11-2021	West Of England Border Collie Club Ch Show	Tempt - Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW wins Bitch CC and Best in Show. This was her 36th CC. Thank you to judges Breed: Mr Terry Colwell BIS: Mrs Anne Stenhouse	Sh Ch Fayken I Am Love JW
27-11-2021	Southern Border Collie Club Ch Show	Tipple - Sh Ch Fayken The Devil in Me JW wins Open Bitch, Bitch CC and RBISS True - Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare wins Open Dog and is awarded the Reserve Dog CC Envy - Fayken I Am Legacy wins 2nd in Limit Dog Thank you to judges: Bitches: Mrs Sue Bird Males: Ms Christina Bailey	Sh Ch Fayken The Devil In Me JW Sh Ch Fayken Truth Or Dare With Arrodare Sh Ch Fayken I Am Legacy

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