Gold Creek Ranch BC Owners

10/19/2026

Dad I can’t believe you would be 100 years old today. I miss you everyday as your calm,sensible leadership has helped me be a better person. Happy Birthday Daddy!

09/28/2026

At last someone doing a great job of explaining the Border Collie. Starting a puppy at 3 days old with Early Neurological Stimulation, 5 days start scent work, add so many new challenges each week as the grow. Add brain games that teaches the humans how to keep the pup become a calm, problem solving,how to enjoy life and as they grow they have their brilliant brain sound and ready to do every job they are presented.

08/09/2026

This is Gold for any person who has a dog that is part of a goal of their person. Don't just read this, embrace it and follow every bit of it.

If you feel frustrated in your training, if you sit with it long enough, you’ll often find her real name is expectation.

It may be how you thought your dog would work, what you’d accomplish, how quickly you’d progress, the handler you’d become, how easy it would be, etc.
One of the best gifts you can give your dog and yourself, is letting go of that.

Expectation can breed frustration.
What you want may not be meant for you in this moment, but that’s not to say you won’t achieve it, in fact, you may get something even better.
It does, however, mean you may need to change.

These 5 actionable insights can move you forward.
It starts with the mindset to believe…

1. Believe that abilities aren’t static and they can be developed through hard work, effort, mentorship and that you’re going to improve.
Accept you may have to put yourself in a position to be uncomfortable or possibly embarrassed to push through to the next level; the cost of entry.

2. Focus on small, daily improvements and in the value of compounding good habits, rather than quick wins.
Believe in accountability; success with your dog starts with your responsibility to improve as a teacher—

3. Employ self-discipline over motivation when needed. Even when you don’t feel like it, to get better you have to put in the work.
Rather than comparing yourself to others, strive to be a little better than you were yesterday.
Believe in proactively taking ownership of where you are and where you want to go.

4. Realize every expert was once a beginner, failing more times than a novice has even tried.
Failure is part of the process; it’s going to happen. Believe that failure is an opportunity to learn.

5. If you’re not making progress or achieving goals, get help; self-awareness is strength.
That includes recognizing when you can’t do it alone.
There are many qualified mentors; adapt a positive method with students that have consistent success. Believe in coaching.

Partnership includes holding up your end.
Frustration is a problem you can solve.
When you let go of it, it increases patience, improves focus and revives joy.
Mostly, it can transform your relationship with your dog.; believe—
macraeway.com

07/22/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Sarah and Huck! 🎉

We couldn't be more proud to celebrate this incredible team!

After two and a half years of hard work, dedication, and countless hours of training, Huck has officially validated as an Avalanche Rescue Dog Team through the Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association (CARDA).

This is an extraordinary accomplishment that speaks not only to Huck's intelligence and drive, but also to the remarkable partnership he and Sarah have built together.

Congratulations, Sarah and Huck! Thank you for representing Gold Creek Ranch Border Collies so beautifully. We can't wait to see where your journey takes you next. ❤️

Read more about Huck's accomplishment here:

From playful puppy to validated Avalanche Rescue Dog, Huck's journey is a powerful example of the intelligence, heart, and versatility of the Border Collie. Congratulations to Sarah Royce and Huck on this extraordinary achievement—we couldn't be more proud.

06/29/2026

Typical puppy play for a properly bred Border Collie. No AKC conformation and fluffy hair just a true BC!

05/02/2026

Boy do we need this in Montana. Breeding for this type of work with Border Collies is so rewarding and helping teams across the country and in Canada has become one of my most cherished rewards as a breeder. Border Collies are saving lives and helping find missing persons and more and more across the country are on teams now.

03/05/2026

I keep waiting for someone to explain how something this intricate, so beautiful, that math is a part of every thing created, that when you are blessed to be forgiven and saved you absolutely know God the Father who loves you. Yet so many chose not to even consider the gift that is free. When science proves that an unknown entity started a process that made something out of nothing to what we have today who was not God, well when that happens I will still stay with Jesus as without the values and morality the Father has put before us I know I don't want what is being pushed today and can only get worse without the values of the writers of the Constitution.

This isn't me just trying to say things that you can laugh at, this is what i have lived with since my childhood and when in my twenties when i thought I knew how to make my choices only to find out they weren't what I needed.

Jesus was there waiting for me He and cheered me on. When I have been severely injured and I called out to Him and He not only provided help right next to me, He removed all pain from me while I crawled nearly 50 feet down a small hill with my ankle hanging sideways and my darling dog Grace allowing me to use her strength to turn my body around on the hill and then crawl to the barn down to the chainlink fence where I was able to climb up to stand on one foot, open the gate and let Grace go in the her yard, then hop the remaining distance down the fence line where I had to open and close a gate hopping like a damage bunny then crawl up and over the gravel driveway to my car which just happened to be left open by me when I saw she was out lose and went to put her away.

He gave me the strength to pull myself up into my suburban and thankfully have my phone right there. I called my husband who was likely in town by then as we were to meet at the dealership for my car to have some work done.

Now my husband drives and talks on the phone all of the time and yet when he answered the phone after I had been going through my adventure for well over 15 minutes and I told him what had happened but not to worry as our neighbor is a retired EMT who was on the way, well he shocked me as he said that before hitting the highway he got a call and felt he should pull over to take it. At our haybarn. 5 minutes away. He had just hung up that call.

When we got to the hospital and they took me to a room the nurse came in immediately, saw my foot and said the doctor who would be helping me had already asked her to get the prescription for the pain meds I would be needing. Then she looked at me and asked "How are you doing" as I was smiling and seemed not really there. I quickly told her don't rush as I don't feel any pain. I had kept my total being on Jesus and he was holding me together the entire time. She smiled and left quickly to get the pain meds.

My husband Lee was sitting in a chair and watching me and clearly worried. i just kept my eyes on the Lord and all was fine. Then Lee got up and started looking around as did I and it was absolutely quiet in the emergency room and no one was walking around and just totally different than normal.

All of a sudden the. pain hit as I had taken my focus off of Jesus. The minute a latched back on him like a monkey clings to it's mom the pain again went away.

When the nurse finally get back she was so surprised to see me still quiet and smiling. She explained that the power had gone off completely so it took a bit to get it all back up. By then the line of nurses needing to get prescription filled was long and she was sure she wojld find me in agony. After getting the iv going she said she had to ask how was it I held it together so long. When I told her my long trip to get there and how I made it so calmly she got a big smile on her face.

"Sweetheart i am not allowed to share my faith here unless the client mentions it. You cannot work in a hospital, especially in ER and not see the difference between people who believe in God and have a relationship with Him via Jesus Christ our Savior. Survive things you would would not expect, heal quicker, have much less stress regardless of the issue(s)." As you know He is everywhere and loves us all, even those who do not know Him..Many meet Him right here when they cry out for help.

After she left Lee told me that had he not been with me for the 45 minutes it took before the pain meds, well as much as he believes in God' mercy this cemented it for him.

I know not many will read all of this but if only one person thinks about. what I went through and how I made it so calmly and decides to find that faith that saved me that day then this is worth the time it took to share.

God Bless You All!

Suzy Foss

03/05/2026

Very nice work, wish she had one for a iPad.

02/09/2026

What a crazy on and off winter. We just had almost 2 weeks of 50 degrees high and 45 plus evenings. The next 10 days show highs between 30’s to 40’s and all nights in the mid 20’s. Our poor trees and scrubs are very unhappy as they were sure spring came a bit early.