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Michelle
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Michelle has owned and cared for animals all her life and in July 2013 fulfilled a long-standing ambition by becoming the owner of Conifer Kennels and Cattery. She works full-time at the kennels and cattery and is personally involved in all aspects of their running and management. She is readily available to help with any enquiries or queries you may have.
Alix
Alix is Michelle's only daughter and has had the amazing life of being able to grow up surrounded by dogs and cats and has never had a moment without one. She works part time at the kennels in between working full-time as a teacher. She is an invaluable member of the team dealing with all aspects of customer service, public relations and acts as the deputy in Michelle's absence.
Luke
Luke is an ambitious young boy, he is Michelle's only son and enjoys playing with the cats and walking the dogs as well as running around the field and throwing the ball for our more energetic boarding dogs. He loves the outdoor life and living in a rural setting surrounded by animals of all kind. He helps with the maintenance of the kennels and cattery around his studies at university.
Natalie
Natalie began working for us after her veterinary nurse apprenticeship got shut down has been an invaluable member of the team ever since. She is such a bubbly and lively member of the team. She is amazing at entertaining all of the dogs, all day long, giving them lots of fuss and attention.
Jo
Jo works in our new Cat Hotel part time around her job as a triage nurse in a children's Accident and Emergency department. She has two cats and a dog of her own and cares for each cat in the cattery as if they were her own. The cattery is always completely spotless thanks to Jo's high standards of cleaning in her full time job and here. Jo has worked in the kennels numerous times as well and loves playing with all of our customers' dogs.
Ava
Ava works at the kennels and in the cattery around her university studies. She has 2 crazy border collies of her own and tarantulas - but we are definitely not ready to take tarantulas as guests here yet! Ava is a lovely and bubbly young girl and we can't wait to see her achieve her goals and aspirations.
Janet
Janet works at the kennels full time caring for all of your cats and dogs. She is such a valuable member of the team. She has so much experience handling all sorts of animals from so many different backgrounds. She has spent a lot of time travelling and has some amazing stories!
Eve
Eve has been with us for a while now and has recently adopted a short haired pointed puppy! She is also an avid horse trainer and rider and competes often across the country.
Asha
Asha also works in the kennels around her university course as she is now studying Law. She owns a deaf border collie and the skills she has gained whilst training him means that she is fantastic with all of the dogs and gives off such a calming aura!
Our Collie Crew
We have a crazy selection of border collies of all ages, colours and backgrounds!
Our collie obsession begun with Shadow and Maxie - two black and white border collies that we owned before moving to the kennels. Shadow was a typical border collie in the sense that he was extremely intelligent, loved playing fetch, adored having cuddles and would run for miles and miles. His favourite thing to do was swim and he never said no to a treat or two! Maxie was such an amazing pup, he was a border collie cross that we rescued from a local rescue centre when he was just a little flea and parvo ridden puppy. He enjoyed napping and having lots of cuddles. Maxie's favourite thing to do was chasing bubbles and catching flies up on the field in the summer time.
Bailey was our first ever female brown and white border collie. She loves getting attention and hugs. She has had 3 litters and has given birth to 16 beautiful, healthy brown and white puppies.
Nala is a 7 year old brown and white border collie. She was Baileys first daughter and they've been inseparable ever since. She loves kisses and cuddles and is very energetic!
Jasmine was born at the beginning of spring 2019 and keeps us constantly entertained with her antics. She is a very affectionate dog and loves bombing round with her mother, sister and the others!
Maya and Nova are blue and white border collies born in the summer of 2021. They have very quickly settled into our home and have both had a litter of their own successfully giving birth to 17 puppies between them - talk about having our hands full! They have been a challenge for sure but are so lovely and friendly with everyone. What's two more when you already had 5?
Custard is the funniest addition to our collie crew and one of the most memorable for sure! She is a gold and white border collie who is certainly keeping us on our toes! You may see her running around the field, refusing to come inside quite often!
Hallie and Ollie are our newest recruits! Hallie is a black tri collie and Ollie is a huge black and white collie - far bigger than any we've owned before! Both of them were born from Maya's second and last litter in March 2025. They are ever so loving and very funny dogs with the most beautiful personalities!
You can see more of these amazing pups on Instagram: @the_collie_crew
