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First Harmony Farms sells quality Border Collies, Miniature American Shepherds, and English Setter Puppies from health tested parents. All health testing about the parents is on their individual sites. We do not usually have adults for sale as our dogs live out their lives as pets here at First Harmony Farms. If we do have any rescues, returns, or other adults become available, they will be listed here as well. 
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We are located in Tiskilwa, IL. We can set appointments to come see the animals at our home. Please set up an appointment to come and meet them as we are not always at home. email: [email protected]. You can contact us via phone at 815-876-6796.  Tiskilwa, Illinois is located in Central Illinois about two hours from Chicago, an hour from Peoria, and an hour from the Quad Cities.

Raising puppies at FHF: 
Go to this page to see how our puppies are raised. Every household is a bit different, but we all try to do the same basics. Puppies at Dawn's and Lisa's get raised with cats as well. 
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Visit our Facebook page for information about Puppy Play times. These are open for anyone looking to meet us, our dogs, and our puppies that are old enough to come out. We also try to post videos and extra pics of the puppies and dogs to the Facebook Page. As picking is happening we will post as puppies are picked. We will post if there are any puppies left available after the deposit list picks which puppies they want. We also have many people come and meet us at shows when we are in their area. 

Play times-at our house with puppies and adults to meet:
We try to have a play times at our house or training field each month. These are open to anyone on our deposit list or those hoping to get on our deposit list. This is the perfect time to come and meet our adult dogs and any older puppies we currently have. We try to also have some of our co-owns at these times to meet. We can also do private meetings occasionally, but will not be able to get as many dogs to meet for these. 
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Shows are a great place to meet some of the adult dogs: Details
Call me if you would like to know what dogs we will have at the different shows and would like to meet them in person. We do not usually take litters to shows, but will take a lot of our up and coming dogs in training as well as the dogs competing. 

Prices:
Our puppies are all $1500 for non breeding homes and varies by puppy and contract for breeding homes. We usually only allow 1-2 pick puppies in each litter to go to breeding homes and most of those stay in our breeding program. Prices include Illinois Sales Tax.  The deposit is $500 (cash, check, or Zelle) and the balance is due, in cash, upon pickup. 

Current Deposit list:  
Puppy picking begins around 7 weeks old. Only dogs staying in our breeding program and stud picks will be picked before the deposit list. Puppies that are reserved for co-owns and breeders will be labeled as such. Then the deposit list will pick in the order we receive their deposits. On average, we will take 5 deposits per planned litter.  We may get more or less puppies than planned in a litter so the wait does vary a great deal.
We are currently taking deposits for:
Border Collies-Summer 2025-Winter/spring 2026-12 more spot available
Aussies/Minis-Spring 2025-1 pup available 
English Setters-Fall/Winter 2025-6 spots available
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​Border Collies ​​​
  1. Nancy
  2. Kevin
  3. Mike P
  4. Renee
  5. Michael M
  6. Ashley
  7. Tamara
  8. Spencer
  9. Annie
  10. Christy
  11. Shannon
  12. Erik
  13. ​
Aussies/MAS ​​​​​​​​​​
  1. Brooke
  2. Caitlin
  3. Megan
  4. Lois
  5. Chetan







​​English Setters ​​​​​​​​​​​​
  1. Janelle
  2. Jody
  3. David

Picking of the puppies will start around 7 weeks old, starting with our co-owns and then the stud owner. People on the deposit list get the next pick and any left available will be posted to Facebook ASAP. It is easiest if people come and meet the puppies in person before it is time to pick, but we understand that it can be difficult to travel for some owners. We try to have puppy play times between 5-7 weeks old so everyone can play with the puppies in person before picking begins. These are usually on weekends, but some weekends we may not be available. Puppy Play times are posted every week to our Facebook page. I usually know what days we hope to do weeks ahead of time, but will usually plan the time a few days before to accommodate weather. These are great times to come and meet us, the puppies, and the dogs. During picking, we discuss each puppy on the phone and have people pick their puppy over the phone.
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​Puppy
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Application: 
If you are interested in one of our puppies or adults, please fill out our quick application. 
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Contracts
​This is a general contract for our litters. Some may vary depending on any extra stud dog requirements. Each litter will have the contract listed for it if anything is different.

Puppy Go Home
This page should answer most of your questions about pickup day and preparing for your new puppy. 


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Our Border Collies are bred for sports and some are working/herding lines. Our pups have been successful herding, flyball, agility, obedience, rally, disc, dock diving, barn hunt, scent work, trick, therapy, and service dogs.  All litters will be registered with ABCA and/or AKC. Each litter is listed below. Click on the parent's picture or name to get to their individual webpage for more details on them. 
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Planned Litters for the next year:
Most stud dog choices are up in the air until the girl goes into heat. The timing of breeding does not always allow us to use our first pick of stud dogs. Some of our favorite studs are 24 hours away and traveling with minimal warning does not always work as planned, so a more local backup stud may be used for certain litters. The timing can also postpone a breeding until the next heat, but we do try to keep this up to date.

Encore X Cal 2026 VandeVenter House
​Fly X Fret 2026 VandeVenter House
Vivid X ?? 2026 



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We raise aussies of a variety of sizes from 11"-20" tall and 7-50#. Our goal for size is 14-16" and 20-25# and most of our pups fall in that range with some outliers. Our pups have been successful herding, flyball, agility, obedience, rally, disc, dock diving, barn hunt, scent work, trick, fastcat, Racing, lure coursing, therapy, and service dogs.  We now register most of  our puppies as Miniature American Shepherds with AKC. We do have an occasional Australian Shepherd or Miniature Australian Shepherd litter, pending the parent's registries. Each litter will say how they will be registered. Each litter is listed below. Click on the parent's picture or name to get to their individual webpage for more details on them. 
Planned Litters for the next year:
Most stud dog choices are up in the air until the girl goes into heat. The timing of breeding does not always allow us to use our first pick of stud dogs. Some of our favorite studs are 24 hours away and traveling with minimal warning does not always work as planned, so a more local backup stud may be used for certain litters. The timing can also postpone a breeding until the next heat, but we do try to keep this up to date.
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Noel X ???-Tara's House-Winter 2026
Squeak X ???-Tara's House-Winter 2026
Katara X ???-Kayla's house-Winter 2026
Reba X -Spring 2026
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Sonny
​DOB 3/10/25
Miranda X Doc
Sonny was pick of his litter but is going to be too large for AKC Conformation. Dawn will let him go to a perfect sport or pet home, but is also willing to keep him as a pet. ​Breeding rights are possible for a perfect home. Sonny will likely mature around 18", 35 pounds. He measured 17.5" at 7 months old. He is such a fun guy that loves to be a crazy aussie. He is super sweet with higher toy drive and amazing human focus. He loves to follow his people around. He loves toys and tugging. He has good food drive as well but can be selective about treats. He loves meeting new people and dogs but can be too rough for smaller dogs. He is kennel trained, leash trained, potty trained, dog door trained, and has started Conformation classes. He had multiple pool/swimming lessons over the summer and was confidently going off the ramp. He has had a couple agility lessons and had fun. He will also play fetch with a ball or disc. 
Vaccinated. On monthly heartworm/flea/tick preventative. 

Kit X Comet

DOB 6/29/25. 
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This litter will be registered with AKC as Miniature American Shepherds. Can be registered with ASDR as Miniature Australian Shepherds/Australian Shepherds. 
Puppies are expected to be 15-19", medium drive .
Pedigree



​Cami
X Chasyn

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DOB 9/23/25. Ready to go home 11/18/25
This litter should have some gorgeous Conformation prospects. We are hoping Cami will stamp them with her drive and athletic ability but could have some low drive pups like Chasyn. There should also be some great pets in this litter.
We are hoping for a small black tri male for Dawn. Pending evaluations, we may be looking for a co-own for a female or merle male if the perfect small black tri boy is not available. 
This litter will be raised at Kyla's house.

This litter will be registered with AKC as Miniature American Shepherds. Can be registered with ASDR as Miniature Australian Shepherds/Australian Shepherds. 
Puppies are expected to be 15-19".
Puppies will have tails docked and dew claws removed.   
Pedigree
Trail-Red Merle Male
Track-Blue Merle Female
Tail-Blue Merle Female


Skye X Rubiks

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I am still working on a website for Skye and will link soon.
​Due the end of October. 
This litter should have some perfect sport and pet prospects. With the sweet, playful personalities of the parents, we are hoping for a perfect blend for small fun puppies.
Pending evaluations, we may be looking for a co-own for a sport prospect. 

This litter will be raised at Kyla's house.
​This litter will be registered with AKC as Miniature American Shepherds. Can be registered with ASDR as Miniature/Toy Australian Shepherds. 

Puppies are expected to be 13-15".
 Possible colors: Blue Merle Tri, Red Merle Tri, Black Tri, or Red Tri. 
​Puppies will not have tails docked or front dew claws removed.   
Pedigree
Cirrus-male
Stratus-male
Altostratus-female
Altocumulus-female
Cirrostratus-female
Cirrocumulus-female


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Our setters are field bred and registered with FDSB and occasionally AKC. Our pups have been successful trial and hunting dogs. They have also been successful flyball, agility, obedience, rally, disc, dock diving, trick, therapy, and service dogs. Each litter is listed below. Click on the parent's picture or name to get to their individual webpage for more details on them. ​
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Planned Litters for the next year:
Demi X Dan-2026
Misty  X ???-2026

​Most stud dog choices are up in the air until the girl goes into heat. The timing of breeding does not always allow us to use our first pick of stud dogs. Some of our favorite studs are 24 hours away and traveling with minimal warning does not always work as planned, so a more local backup stud may be used for certain litters. The timing can also postpone a breeding until the next heat, but we do try to keep things up to date.


Artemis X Rebel

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DOB 10/18/25. Ready to go home 12/13/25
This litter should have some hunting, sport, and pet prospects. 
Pending evaluations, we may be looking for a co-own for a perfect girl. 

This litter will be raised at Karen's house.
​This litter will be registered with AKC, UKC, and FDSB . 

Puppies will not have tails docked or front dew claws removed.   
Pedigree
Howler-Male
Beastie-Male
Ruckus-Male
Tee-Male
Hav-Male
Vexie-Female
Jinx-Female
Hexa-Female

Border X Aussie (Baussies)
Although we do not purposefully cross breed our dogs, accidents do occasionally happen. 
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Location
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Tiskilwa, IL

Contact Us

Lynette VandeVenter
Email:
[email protected]
Phone: 815-876-6796
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