ABCA Disciplinary Actions

The American Border Collie Association has expelled Richard Swafford of Portland, Tennessee (Swafford's Border Collies, All Around Border Collies).

Richard Swafford has been expelled from ABCA membership for submitting false registration documents to the ABCA and for executing and delivering false registration applications to buyers of his dogs. It was determined through an ABCA investigation that Richard Swafford's breeding practices and kennel conditions were not conducive to accurate registration. Effective June 9, 2004, Mr. Swafford's registration and certification privileges with the ABCA were revoked. This means that no dog Richard Swafford sells, and no pup produced by a sire or dam he owns, is eligible for registration with the American Border Collie Association. Because the evidence showed systematic misrepresentation by Mr. Swafford of the identity and parentage of the dogs he sold, any dog which passes through his kennel must be regarded as suspect.

The American Border Collie Association has expelled Kristen Campbell of Bristol, Tennessee (Black Hill Farms Border Collies/Catch 'Em Border Collies).

Kristen Campbell has been expelled from ABCA membership for making false statements and submitting false registration documents to the ABCA, and forging the signature of another on a registration application. Effective May 10, 2005, Ms. Campbell's registration and certification privileges are revoked. This means that no dog she sells, and no pup produced by a sire or dam she owns, is eligible for registration with the American Border Collie Association.

The American Border Collie Association has expelled Steve & Cindy McCoy of Kentucky (Solid Rock Border Collies, Kentucky Farm Collies).

Steve & Cindy McCoy (Solid Rock Border Collies, Kentucky Farm Collies) have been expelled from ABCA membership for failing to cooperate in an investigation of their breeding practices. Effective August 1, 2006, Mr. & Mrs. McCoy's registration and certification privileges with the ABCA are revoked. This means that no dog they sell, and no pup produced by a sire or dam they own, is eligible for registration with the American Border Collie Association.

The American Border Collie Association has barred Bill & Gloria Barnes of Braxton, Mississippi (Barnes Border Collies).

Bill & Gloria Barnes have been permanently barred from ABCA membership for submitting false registration documents to the ABCA misrepresenting the parentage of pups they sought to register. These breeders admitted that they bought puppies from unregistered parents and then misrepresented to potential buyers and to the ABCA that those purchased pups were the offspring of their own ABC-registered dogs. DNA testing of their dogs showed numerous instances of misreported parentage. Effective May 19, 2015, Mr. & Mrs. Barnes's registration and certification privileges are revoked. This means that no dog they sell, and no pup produced by a sire or dam they own, is eligible for registration with the American Border Collie Association.

For full information about the principal border collie registry in the United States, please visit the home page of the American Border Collie Association, Inc..