Our
Family
We are the Sanders Family. Circle R Valley Farms is our home and we're located in sunny Southern California. We're a family of 6 that loves all our animals, Homeschooling, and Jesus. We live on almost 3 acres and love having the space to raise our family and animals. Our Mini Farm consists of Chickens, Dogs and a Tortoise. All our animals are our pets first. We take the time to love on them, hold them and tend to by us and our 4 children.
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Our Dogs have a whole Acre to themselves to run and explore. We have three dogs in home. The first of our crew that started this whole process is our beloved Sadie. She is a Bordoodle, a Red Tri Merle Bordoodle. She isn't just beautiful, she's sweet, gentle and very smart. You'll find her at Andrea's side almost always. She's the quickest learner we know and she's eager to please. Sadie has the most loving personality, and she loves being a mama. We're always impressed at how quickly and easily she delivers her puppies. Sadie has been the best part of our program but she is now retired and will be Grandma to all puppies to come.
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Sonic was the next addition to our family, and he came shortly after we got Sadie-3 months to be exact. Sonic is the quintessential definition of a stud. His black and white Border Collie look is that classic Border Collie. His coat is long and soft. Perfection. This guy is the sweetest, biggest, gentlest cuddle bug, and the best lover boy. He isn't work driven but holds true to the smarts of a Border Collie. He's our Pride and Joy for sure. He can do no wrong in our eyes.
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Sage was that, "she's too cute, we have to have her." We we're sure we wanted to take on a poodle but she is the best poodle we know. She's a little bit ditzy but the sweetest thing you'll ever meet. She loves every dog and every person without fail. She's also a stuffed animal lover, so if you bring one, watch out. Her puppies might only be black and white or Blue Merle, but boy have they turned out to be some of the cutest and sweetest little things we've had.
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Stark is the sweetest and gentlest Border Collie I've ever met. He loves all dogs and people equally and if you let him, he will literally jump into your arms and lick you until your blue in the face. He's our biggest boy right now but he thinks he's tiny. He's FAST and we keep saying he would make an INCREDABLE agility dog. He's quickly becoming Andrea's other favorite. Starks coat is very unique as it is curly on the top, but it is also VERY smooth which means his offspring have amazing coats.
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Andrea's brother Dave and his family joined us in breeding in 2023 with their first litter in 2024. That brought us 2 more beautiful Mama's in Scout and Georgia. Andrea especially loves Georgia and tells her brother she will take her as her own anytime! Scout brings lots of beautiful color with her genetics as well as being so loveable. Fun fact Scout is Sadie's sister just from another litter-same parents. Scout is tiny but the girl is larger than life in a wonderful way. Everyone that meets her LOVES her.
Georgia really represents that true Border Collie coloring in black and white. Her coat is one of the most smooth and soft coats we have in any or our Bordoodle girls. Georgia loves her dog sisters and brings so much life to the pack. She will play fetch but if her sisters are around she just likes to run with them. She is so sweet and that transfers into her puppies. She has produced some absolutely stunning puppies.​
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We currently have two dogs in Guardian Homes, Leilani-Bordoodle and Kailua-Bordoodle. Kailua is the most BEAUTIFUL Chocolate Merle Bordoodle. She's similar to Sadie in coloring, however she has deeper chocolate and less white. Her temperament is so gentle and calm, yet even as a puppy she's proving to be incredibly smart like a Border Collie. Lua has quite the resume as she has been in a play and in a wedding. She is truly a remarkable girl. She has produced some of the more beautiful puppies with Sonic for F1b Reverses. Lua has been a true delight to our program.
Leilani the the product of our very own Sage and Stark. She is a beautiful Blue merle and loves everyone she meets. She lovers to be picked up and carried like a baby as well as loves to sploot on the ground. We look forward to her puppies someday!
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Our Mini Farm isn't large but we do enjoy adding animals from time to time. As a family, we all participate in raising our animals together. Before we add any new additions to our fur family, we make sure we are ready and prepared for each new additions.
WE Breed Bordoodles
F1b Reverse Bordoodles:
So, what is an F1b Reverse Bordoodle? They are 75% Border Collie and 25% Poodle, giving you a little more Border Collie in looks and in behavior. Poodles and Border Collies are incredibly smart and breeding the two together gives you a dog that is Brilliant.
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Why breed back to the Border Collie and not to the Poodle? We chose to breed back to the Border Collie for those who aren't looking primarily for hypoallergenic but are lovers of Border Collies but would like less drive. That is actually how we stumbled upon our F1 Bordoodle Sadie. Poodles do bring a little more calmness and slightly less working drive than a Border Collie. If you're wanting to have the smarts both bring but not the working drive, then F1b Reverse is a great dog to have. The traits of the Reverse are more in line with a border collie as far as easy training goes, but because both Sonic and Tod are incredibly low drive these Reverses aren't looking for a job to do. They make for wonderfully versatile homes! Hands down this is been our FAVORITE generation of the Bordoodle.
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Bordoodles are considered hypoallergenic, but F1b Reverse Bordoodles can have more shed as they only have 25% poodle. They are medium to low shed.
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Our Reverse Bordoodles looks are incredible. You can have some that have the structure and coat texture of a Border Collie to some having curl and then in everything in between.
F1 Bordoodles:
F1 Bordoodles are 50% poodle and 50% Border Collie. When you think of a Bordoodle, an F1 is usually the most common.
The temperaments of an F1 are fun because some can take on the characteristics of the poodle and others the characteristics of the Border Collie. In our case we currently have 1 pairing of the F1's and they are very sweet and very personable. This 50/50 combo has a sweet balance. No matter which combo you pick you will still inherait one of the smartest breeds out there, the Border Collie.
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Just like any F1 doodle, they still have a little bit of shed because they are half border collie. F1's have a wavy coat to loose curl coat. The thickness of the coat varies on the parents.
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F1b Bordoodles:
F1b Bordoodles are 75% poodle and 25% Border Collie.
If you're looking for a Bordoodle that has far less shed, then this is the match up for you.
As far as temperament and structure, this pairing will bring more of a poodle look. Again because there is a little bit of Border Collie, you will have the quick whit in this match up as well. But you will have more of the looks and mannerisms of a poodle. Just like the other Bordoodles, they will be very smart and quick to learning and a little quirky-that's the poodle.
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F1b's are more poodle so the opportunity for less shedding is here. They will all have more curly than wavy coats as they will pull more curl from both parents then the straight. Shedding will be little to none.
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All of our parent dogs have been health tested and cleared through Embark and their vet before they are bred. It's important to us that we only breed dogs that have been cleared medically. Even though we only have a few dogs, we want to make sure we're producing healthy, loved, and beautiful puppies that will have a great life after they have left our home go to yours.
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NOW, you've learned about the different types of Bordoodles we breed, click "puppies" below to see when our next litter of the type you want will be ready for you to take home.
If you want to know more, contact us!
