We are Niamh and Ciarán Doyle. Our dogs work 140 ewes, run agility at weekends and sleep in the kitchen. We breed for sound hips and eyes, a clear head on stock and an off-switch in the house — and we publish every result, carriers included.
Calls Mon–Fri 19:00–21:00, Sat 10:00–12:00 · +353 87 555 0142 · Last updated 7 October 2026
Affix registered with the Irish Kennel Club in 2011; first litter in 2013. Nine litters and 57 puppies in thirteen years, never more than two litters in a year.
Every dog's BVA hip and elbow scores, annual eye certificate and twelve-test DNA panel, each with its date and the lab or scheme that issued it.
Our health programmeDAFM pet seller registration ZPT900147C. We keep three breeding bitches, below the six that need a Dog Breeding Establishment licence.
Seller detailsThe same price for every puppy, whatever the colour or tail. €300 deposit after you have visited, never before.
Price and terms2 of 7 still open — matching on 15–16 October
ReservedFemale · Teal · 3,460 g
Born 26 August 2026
The thinker of the litter: she watches a new thing for a full minute, then walks straight up to it. First to settle in the car on the week 5 drive. Blue merle bitch, natural bobtail, two blue eyes. Provisionally matched to an approved family in Co. Wexford who have been on our list since 2025; confirmed after the 7-week assessment. Microchip 372 141 000 412 301.
ReservedMale · Yellow · 3,950 g
Born 26 August 2026
Spent twenty minutes at five weeks staring down the ducks through the fence; of all seven he shows the most eye and the most wish to move stock. Bold and busy. Red tri dog, full tail, blue eyes (red tris can have them too). He is provisionally matched to a sheep farmer in Co. Carlow who trains her own dogs. Microchip 372 141 000 412 302.
ReservedMale · Green · 3,870 g
Born 26 August 2026
First over the low plank in the puppy garden, and the only one who already brings a thrown sock back. Fast and physical. Blue merle dog, natural bobtail, one blue and one brown eye. Provisionally matched to an agility home in Co. Cork — a handler Niamh has trained beside for six years. Microchip 372 141 000 412 303.
AvailableFemale · Pink · 3,300 g
Born 26 August 2026
Happiest on a lap after a hard play: the gentlest of the seven. The smallest at birth — she dropped to 318 g on day 2 and was bottle-topped every three hours for four days — and has gained steadily since. Red merle bitch, full tail. Open, and a good fit for an active family who want a companion first and maybe a sport later. Microchip 372 141 000 412 304.
ReservedMale · Red · 4,110 g
Born 26 August 2026
Falls asleep on whoever sits down in the puppy room, and isn't bothered by the tractor, the hoover or the lambing-shed radio. The heaviest from birth. Black tri dog, natural bobtail. Provisionally matched to a returning Fernhill family in Co. Kildare, whose first dog came from Tess's 2018 litter. Microchip 372 141 000 412 305.
ReservedFemale · Navy · 3,560 g
Born 26 August 2026
Sitting for her dinner by day 38, and she talks to the kettle. Confident with the visiting children and with Tess. Red tri bitch, full tail, blue eyes. Provisionally matched to a family in south Dublin with two teenagers who run and do agility at a club in Bray. Microchip 372 141 000 412 306.
AvailableMale · Orange · 3,780 g
Born 26 August 2026
Interested in everything, worried by nothing for long, and happy to stop and be held — the easiest of the seven to live with. Blue merle dog, natural bobtail, brown eyes. He would suit a first Aussie home with time for training and a plan for daily exercise, or a family who want to try obedience or agility. Microchip 372 141 000 412 307.
7 October 2026
All seven were microchipped by our vet yesterday and cheek-swabbed for MDR1 and DM; the swabs went to Laboklin the same afternoon and results usually take eight to ten days. Nobody minded the chip much — Derry complained loudly, then ate her dinner.
Four families visited this week, one at a time, shoes off and hands washed. The puppies now go out to the puppy garden for most of the day and come in at dusk. Weights are all up between 700 and 870 g on last week; Vartry is still the smallest and still gaining well.
Next week: the litter eye screen and the temperament assessment on 14 October, then matching on the 15th and 16th.
30 September 2026
First short trips across the yard in a crate on the quad trailer, first ten-minute drive to the village and back. Annamoe and Avoca slept; Slaney watched the hedges go by. The ducks came to the puppy-garden fence on Tuesday and Slaney spent twenty minutes staring at them, which is the kind of thing we write down.
Wormed at 2 and 4 weeks so far; the 6-week dose is due on the 7th. Solid food four times a day now; Sorcha feeds them only morning and night.
Planned for spring 2027
4 approved families on the list; we expect 5–7 puppies
Breeding bitch
Hips 4:5 (9) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Mar 2026 · MDR1 N/mut · blue merle, natural bobtail
Stud dog
Hips 3:4 (7) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Mar 2026 · MDR1 N/N · red tri, full tail
Breeding bitch
Hips 6:5 (11) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Apr 2026 · HSF4 carrier · black tri, natural bobtail
Young bitch
Hips 5:6 (11) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Mar 2026 · MDR1 N/mut · red merle, full tail
A double merle puppy can be born deaf, blind or both. Every merle we breed is mated to a tested non-merle, and every parent's M-locus result is on its page.
The merle explainerSorcha and Lasair carry one copy of the MDR1 drug-sensitivity gene. Every puppy is tested and goes home with a card for your vet.
You meet the puppy and its mother in our house, and you collect it from our house. We never ship and never hand over in a car park.
At any age, for any reason, for the dog's whole life. It is in the contract, and we have done it: Robin, 2025.
Our termsWe drove up from Cork twice before we were matched, and Niamh rang us back after the first visit to say she thought a different pup would suit us better. She was right. Rós has her Grade 3 now.
Sinéad and Paul, with Rós (2024 litter) — Co. Cork, 2026When our plans to move to Perth fell into place, the hardest call was to Fernhill. They took Robin back the same week and had him on a farm in Carlow within three weeks. They still send us photos.
Aisling, Robin's first family (2024 litter) — 2025Merlin had his first trial in May and qualified on ducks. He is the steadiest young dog I have had and he still comes in and lies on the children's feet at night.
Tomás, with Merlin (2024 litter) — Co. Laois, 2026This is our only website. We never ship a puppy, never sell one unseen, and never take payment by gift card, money transfer service or to anyone else's account. Every puppy is collected from our home, with its mother there, by the family who met it.
Our photographs and text have been copied onto adverts before. If you see our dogs or our name on DoneDeal, a social media page or any other site, it isn't us — ring us on +353 87 555 0142 and we will tell you.