Sis
Walker’s Katy × Thomson’s Amos
Won the Open Sheepdog Trials at Fort Worth (2002) and Houston (2001, 2002). Great herding instinct in both cattle and sheep.
About SisHillsboro, Texas · Herding since the 1980s
Jimmy Walker Border Collies
Working border collies for cattle, sheep and goats — bred, raised and trained on the Walker place in Hill County, Texas, alongside the champion Walker Club Lambs show program.
“If you ever have a good one, you’ll never be without one.”
20+ yearsTraining & competing border collies
$10,000Calgary Stampede World Stockdog win with Ben
12 yearsRunning lambs & goats on the track
50–250 headNanny goats managed with herding dogs
The breeding core
The Keepers
The dogs who built the program — trial winners in both cattle and sheep, kept on the place as breeders.
Ben 1999–2008
Walker’s Sis × McCord’s Stetson
$10,000 Calgary Stampede winner, Texas State Finals champion, more than $25,000 in career earnings.
Ben’s Page
Lee
Luedecke’s Nan × Walker’s Ben
Dynamite in a small package. Hard bites, low to the ground — LSCDF runner, trial dog and brood bitch.
About Lee
Bill
Luedecke’s Kate × Thomson’s Tag
Very keen with a lot of bite on the heels — taking after his sire, Chris Thomson’s Tag, the all-around trial dog.
About BillFind a working dog
Dogs in the Fold
Some dogs end up as keepers, others are for sale. Call or email if one catches your eye and we’ll talk availability.
Puppies
Born on the place from trial-bred lines. Every puppy comes with the guidance to raise it right — see our puppy-raising guide.
Puppies $250 See the foldStarted & Trained Dogs
Priced by age, training and ability. Trained cattle dogs with real trial experience can run up to $3,000.
Up to $3,000 See the foldFuturity Dogs
Dogs labeled LSCDF (year) are entered in the Lone Star Cattle Dog Futurity each October — you can’t take possession until after it.
Lone Star Cattle Dog Futurity See the foldHow we work the dogs
Training & Guides
Plain-English field notes from decades of training border collies, running track lambs and raising puppies that actually train.
Border Collie Training
What I look for, herders vs. chasers, and how a month of boarding training really works.
Read the guideRaising Your Puppy
The do’s and don’ts that decide whether someone can train your dog when it’s ready.
Read the guideTrack Dogs
Running lambs and goats with dogs — track design, the bell, and fixing the problems that pop up.
Read the guideTaking a New Dog Home
What to expect in the first days with a purchased track dog — and why day one is not the day.
Read the guideOff the record
Worth a look
The short list of sites we actually send readers to — kennel resources and one off-ranch link that keeps showing up.
The one link readers keep asking about: since the Calgary photo came around, a good share of the mail is about the watch on Jimmy’s wrist. It’s a clone — a good one — and he points people to clone watches at clonewatches.io. That’s the whole business relationship. The rest of the list lives on the Links & Resources page.
The show-lamb program
Walker Club Lambs
“Bred to Win, Priced to Sell.” A family show-lamb program run by Dillon and Jimmy Walker, from prospect lambs to grand champions at Texas county fairs.
2002 Prospects
This year’s lamb crop out of the 42 and Voodoo bucks — birth dates, sires and sale status.
See the prospectsBucks
The breeding bucks behind the program, with their breed lines — including the Altemier Club Lambs sire line.
Meet the bucksPast Results
Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion lamb wins at South Texas State Fair, Hill, Hopkins and Burleson County Fairs and the Yoakum Show.
See the resultsThe record book
Hall of Fame
Two decades of trial results from Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Colorado and the great trials of Canada.
Ben · 1999–2008
Won $10,000 at the Calgary Stampede World Stockdog Championship, the 2004 Texas State Finals, and more than $25,000 across his career. Sired Mitch and Angie, who won over $15,000 together.
Ben’s Page
Mitch
Sundowner Stockdog Futurity winner, then crowned National Champion Open Cattledog at the 2011 National Cattledog Finals in Redding, Iowa — a perfect score with the fastest time.
Trial results
Crook & Brock
Crook took the 2012 Texas Sheepdog Finals Open Ranch title and the 2012 Southwest Cattledog Finals Reserve Championship; Brock was the 2012 Rawlins Nursery Champion and 2013 Open Ranch Dog of the Year.
Trial results
The foundation
SAM, and the lines that grew from him
SAM made the breeding program what it became. Through lines like Walker’s Sis, Walker’s Ben and the Thomson and Luedecke blood mixed in over the years, the kennel produced dogs that won in arenas and open range alike — from the USBCHA National Cattle Dog Finals to the World Stockdog Championship.
The same family also kept the lambs moving: 12 years of running Walker Club Lambs with a track dog, and a string of grand champion titles at Texas county fairs.
Quick answers
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a border collie cost?
Puppies from the place were $250. Started and trained dogs were priced by age, training and ability — trained cattle dogs with trial experience ran up to $3,000.
What is a “track dog”?
A track dog is a border collie trained to keep show lambs or goats running around a track by staying just out of reach — the animal runs because it wants to get away. Our full track dog guide covers track design, the bell, and training both dog and lamb.
Do you take dogs in for training?
Yes — border collies only, at about a year old, current on vaccinations. Boarding training runs $300 per month, five days a week, with a two-week minimum. Details on our training page.
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Contact
“I answer all of my phone calls and emails. If you don’t get a response, try the other method. I do want to visit with you.”
Border Collies & Training
Jimmy Walker
368 HCR 3134NHillsboro, TX 76645
254-582-9724 · 254-723-5703