O'my! Border Collies

Cupcake is a stunning, classically marked female from the last breeding of our co-owned AKC CH Spryte RN ACT1 BCAT DSA TKP CGCU  x AKC CH Hops BN RA PT OA NAJ OF DE DMX DDSE TKI. You can read more about this litter by clicking here. 

Cupcake is my long-awaited daughter out of our incredible AKC CH Spryte, and she’s been worth every second of that wait. Full of personality, Cake is sassy, spunky, serious, silly, and just a little bit salty—a total character in all the best ways. From the moment she was born, she had a way of catching my eye, always pulling the “look at me” card with her standout structure and bold, confident attitude. Needless to say, she convinced me early on that she wasn’t going anywhere.

She has always had a natural retrieve to hand, and when she saw water for the first time at just 7 months old, she leapt in without hesitation and confidently brought the toy right back. By 10 months, she was confidently launching off the dock at competition height, tracking and popping naturally for the toy with solid Senior-distance jumps. She’s an eager and focused worker, always giving 110%, and balances that with a fabulous off switch and a happy, sweet personality at home.

Cake has excelled in “all the things,” with scent work and disc becoming two of her primary loves. She quickly earned her Rally Novice, Advanced, and Excellent titles—all with near-perfect scores—by her first birthday, alongside her CGCA and TKN/TKI titles. In agility, she proved biddable, smart, and fast, easily finding lines and showing strong jumping form. After earning her novice, open, and excellent titles in a short period, she entered Masters and promptly earned her first three QQs toward her MACH. She currently has 3 QQs and over 200 MACH points with very limited trialing before taking a break to try other sports. While we’ve taken a step back from agility to focus on some younger dogs, I’m excited to return to it if time allows—she’s a natural.

She’s also shown aptitude in Barn Hunt, lure coursing, and is truly thriving in Scent Work, which is quickly becoming her favorite sport. She’s patient with my own learning curve in that venue, and it’s been a joy exploring a new sport together after years of focusing mostly on agility and dock diving. She brings the same enthusiasm and focus to disc, and in 2023, she teamed up with Dean to qualify and place in multiple Skyhoundz events with competitive scores. She’s light on her feet, with great natural hops and tracking ability.

Cupcake has also made a splash in the conformation ring. At her first IABCA puppy show, she earned Reserve Best in Show Puppy and Reserve Best in Show Bred-By Exhibitor Puppy. Her AKC debut at 11 months brought a Reserve to the Major, and in Spring 2022, she came out in style with back-to-back 5-point majors from the Bred-By class and a Best of Opposite/OH Best of Breed over Specials. She finished her CH in September 2022 and her Grand Championship in July 2023 with extremely limited showing. While we don’t have plans to continue in the breed ring, I’m incredibly proud of her accomplishments and look forward to what’s ahead in sports and breeding.

Cake is absolutely my shadow—loyal, loving, and can be selective about who joins her inner circle, not all are “worthy” in her eyes. She’s our resident Queen B and she knows it. She lives to play/work, loves her people fiercely, and brings so much laughter and joy into our home.

Her mother, Spryte, has been a foundational dog for our program, known for her outstanding drive, structure, and temperament and passing that versatility on to her puppies. Cake reminds me so much of Spryte in all the best ways, and I feel incredibly lucky to have her.

In September 2024, Cake had her first litter, and we kept two very special puppies: Pop•tart and Flapjack. She was a phenomenal mother, and we’re thrilled with what she produced in this first litter to Buzz. Lovely athletic workers, with puppies already titled in multiple sports and qualified for Skyhoundz World Championships. Her second litter to Jack was born in March 2026, in which we kept back Fritter, and we are eager to see how those grow up and start their foundations in multiple sports.