Updated 14.4.2026

Planned for late 2026 or early 2027

💙 FI CH Riemumielen Hurjausi Kuunvalossa (Routa)
❤️ C.I.B.-J FI JCH LT & EE & FI CH RTK1 PAIM‑T HeJW‑24 Crofter’s Only Walking On Sunshine (Lilibet)

The combination in KoiraNet

A long-considered and carefully planned combination. The sire chosen for Lilibet's first litter is my own 8-year-old homebred Routa, who has convincing proof as a sire from four litters. The next generation is already continuing through his sons. Given his age, Routa is at the point where the right moment is now, not later.

Sire

FI CH Riemumielen Hurjausi Kuunvalossa (Routa)

Routa's own page

Routa is an 8-year-old champion male, genetically clear of eye disease, with a lovely expression and beautiful movement, and with convincing proof as a sire. He is an excellent producer from my own Sansa line (RTK3 PAIM‑T Goldentroll's Song Of Ice And Fire).

Routa lives an active everyday life with a family with children, and he is a lively, active and friendly male. His ears have become erect since his show career. Apart from shows, Routa has not done other dog sports.

Routa's dam is my own dog Sansa, who did a wide range of dog sports and has proven to pass on excellent temperament and health. Routa's only littermate, Kaisla (FCI-StöPr1 BH RTK4 PAIM-T Riemumielen Hurjasusi Nymeria), lives with us and is a handy sporting dog who never had offspring herself.

Both Routa and his sister Kaisla are now 8 years old, and their 10-year-old dam Sansa has been able to live a healthy and active life. Sansa's other litters also include several collies doing very well in dog sports. What these dogs have in common temperament-wise is drive – good motivation, energy and eagerness to work.

Dam

C.I.B.-J FI JCH LT & EE & FI CH RTK1 PAIM-T HeJW-24 Crofter’s Only Walking On Sunshine (Lilibet)

Lilibet's own page

Lilibet is a 2-year-old active, open and beautifully moving champion female. With her we do shows, rally obedience, obedience, and from the working-dog disciplines search and tracking.

By basic temperament Lilibet is a little calmer than Routa. Her drive level is not especially high, which shows as steadier work. Even so, she gets excited about doing things and is especially motivated by toy rewards.

She has passed the behavioural breeding assessment, and a video of it is available (see Lilibet's own page). Herding instinct test passed with an eager performance.

Lilibet has done very well in the show ring and has results in rally obedience. Lilibet has natural ears and a lovely tail carriage. Several of her littermates are active in dog sports.

Goals for this combination

💛 Health and a balanced temperament
🎨 All colours possible
✅ Puppies CEA-clear
🏠 To show and/or sporting homes
🐶 Females primarily to co-ownership homes

The goal is a Rough Collie you can do many things with – try different disciplines and build your own path in dog sports with a relaxed and good-humoured approach, without frowns. An interest in dog sports is always a happy plus, and as a breeder who does dog sports myself, I'm glad to come along on the journey, even though a top sporting dog can never be promised.

I hope for homes that are cooperative and committed to the dog's PEVISA health screening as an adult. For any female puppies, a co-ownership home takes priority.

I'm happy to tell you more about the combination: heidi [AT] bechste [DOT] in

Litter pages

You'll find more information about the litters born under the Riemumielen kennel name here:
Riemumielen litters – Rough Collies | riemumielen.fi

Enquiries about litters

For any Rough Collie puppies that may be born, I'm looking for active homes interested in dog sports that commit to having the dog officially health-screened as an adult. For Rough Collies, health screening means the official PEVISA examinations of hips, elbows and eyes.

Where possible, I place a female puppy from the litter in a co-ownership home that does dog sports and is cooperative, primarily in southern Finland. You can read more about co-owned dogs, for example, here: What is a co-owned dog? | Hankikoira (in Finnish)

Puppies are sold and go to their new homes vet-checked, eye-examined and officially registered. The puppies are born in Kerava, Finland.

If you're interested in future litter plans, please get in touch by email first, as my work means I can't always answer the phone: heidi [AT] bechste [DOT] in

Links for anyone looking for a collie puppy

Announcements of Rough and Smooth Collie litters (born, expected and planned) can be found, for example, on these sites (in Finnish):

• Finnish Kennel Club puppy listings
• Finnish Collie Club puppy listings
• Rough Collie litter plans
• Smooth Collie litter plans

The Rough Collie

in brief

Please get to know the breed thoroughly before getting a puppy. The Rough Collie is an active herding and working breed, created to move and to work in cooperation with people. It needs consistent everyday manners training and enough physical and mental activity throughout its life to thrive and to be a pleasant member of the family. The Rough Collie is a medium-sized dog: males are 56–61 cm at the withers and weigh about 20–29 kg as adults, females 51–56 cm and about 18–25 kg.

In the Rough Collie a dense undercoat covers the whole skin, and a long, harsh, weather-resistant outer coat covers the undercoat. Males have a magnificent mane and females long breeching. Collie colours are sable, tricolour and blue merle.

More about Rough Collies

• You'll find more about the breed on the Finnish Collie Club's website www.scy.fi.
• The breed standard is in KoiraNet and on my site under About the breed.
• Other useful links for anyone getting to know the breed: Links.

Interested in the breed? Read at least these blog posts (in Finnish)

• On the blog: The Rough Collie as a sporting dog
• On the blog: What does a collie need to thrive?
• On the blog: What does the breed standard say about the collie's temperament?
• On the blog: Is a collie right for me? A short course

Please note: no phone enquiries. Please ask about the plans primarily by email: heidi [AT] bechste [DOT] in