Acdspotlight Spring 2017 by debcasey

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Updated herding champions list - CONGRATULATIONS

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New titles for Texas ACD’s.

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What does the future hold ? Breeder surveys, breeder interviews; spotlight on rescue organizations, a new stud dog issue, and more oldie but goodie photos from the old days. Got an old photo that you wish to share, send forth.

I will begin doing breeder interviews again in the upcoming issues. If I have not published your

information and you would like to be included in a future issue; please let me know.

Send deb@acdspotlight.com

Reprinted with permission from June 1993 ACD Hotline

TEXAS TITLES

2015 was a good year for cattle dogs in Texas. Titles were earned in 10 different venues by 33 different dogs! And in 2016, 31 dogs titled in 11 different venues! Leading the group in number of titles earned in 2015 was U-R01 U-AG1 PT1 PTA AC NN U-CH Rollthedice N Runamok Betn The Limit CDX BN RE AX AXJ NF CGC L1I VQW (ACDCA) HICs, owned, trained and shown by Lori Graham. “Super Bee” earned 11 titles that year, just edging past the year-long leader “Ash”, also known as U-R03 U-AG1 U-CH Runamok's Knight of Acheron RN NA NAJ NF AD AJ AS AG SR SS CL2 -H CL2-F CL1-S, CL1-R, CL1 RAT-I RAT-M CGC, owned, trained and shown by Ann Bridges, with a flurry of 6 titles earned in the waning days of November. “Ash” had earned 10 titles. SO close! Special mention should go to “Crystal”, VCH HTCH UN3/SN PT3 PTM MI MC CH Bonza Hot to Trot Cheyenne CDX BN RE HXAsd MX MXJ OF NAC STDsd JHDs HTDs-I HTDd-III HRDs-III HTADds–III RLFs-III PD1 PS1 PK1 (NACSW) NW1 L1I (ACDCA) HICs TT CGC BPD+, owned, trained and handled by Lori Graham, who added to her title “collection” with 3 titles, obtained after she turned 14 years old. And in 2016, no dog topped the 10 titles earned by “China”, formally known as PACH China Berry Blue RE AX AXJ NF AXP MJP5 MJPS MXPB MXP3 MFP T2BP2 PAX, owned, trained and shown by Wendy Hodges. And once again special mention must go to “Crystal”, who earned 4 more titles in her 14th year of age, including an advanced Nosework title just weeks prior to her 15th birthday!

Crystal

Now, as 2017 begins, may all continue enjoying our cattle dogs in many ways, and of course that includes the fun of competition for titles! Good luck, everyone!

TEXAS ACD NEW TITLES EARNED December 1, 2014 thru November 30, 2015 Lostmule Tiki Torch On Fire BN RN RL1 (ASCA) RN – Melissa Ayers NEW TITLES: (all 2016) RN – Apr. 22 ,RL1 – Sept. 5, ASCA RN – Nov. 6, BN – Nov. 12 U-CH IntCH NatCH CH Rollthedice Blue Solo Pup – Kathleen W. Bailey NEW TITLES: (all 2015) IntCH – Aug. 9, NatCH – Sept. 26, CH – Dec. 6 U-CH IntCH CH Rollthedice Solo’s Knockout – Robert F. Bailey, Jr. (all 2016) NEW TITLES: IntCH – Jan. 30, CH – July 15 IntlCH NatCH Rollthedice Designer Lace – Robert F. Jr. & Derika D. Bailey NEW TITLES: (all 2015) IntlCH – April 19, NatCH – Sept. 26 UCICB CAC U-CH IntCH GCH Gravan Silverpark Bright Eyes Brother, BN RA HITs CGC + – Mari Bailey-Villanueva NEW TITLES: (all 2016) BN – Sept. 17, RA – Nov. 5 U-R01 Growed UpTo Be Cowboy RN– Mari Bailey-Villanueva NEW TITLES: (all 2016) U-R01 – Sept. 25, RN - Nov. 6 NatBA IntCH Redfoots Taking the Country By Storm – Mari Bailey-Villanueva NEW TITLES: (all 2016) NatBA – Jan. 30, IntCH – Nov. 26 U-CH IntCH CH Rollthedice Chasinheffers Solo RN – Mari Bailey-Villanueva NEW TITLES: (2015) U-CH – Jan. 25, IntCH – Feb. 1, CH – Feb. 14; RN – June 19, 2016 U-R02 NN AC SV AI PTS Rollthedice Designer Genes BN RA CGC L1I L1C L1V – Mari BaileyVillanueva NEW TITLES: (all 2015) NC, PTA – Oct. 3, U-R01 – Oct. 17, U-R02 – Oct. 18, L1I – Oct. 30, NV – Nov.8, AV – Nov.21, PTS, AC – Nov. 22; (all 2016) L1C – Feb. 26, L1V – Feb. 28, NI – Apr. 9, NE, NN – Apr. 10, AI – Apr. 22, CGC – Nov. 4, SV – Nov. 19 U-R01 U-CH IntCH GCH Rollthedice Lil Riddle Wins BN RE CGC QW HITs – Mari BaileyVillanueva NEW TITLE: GCH – May 16, 2016 U-R01 – Sept. 25, 2016 PTN U-CH IntCH Rollthedice Timeless Design – Mari Bailey-Villanueva NEW TITLES: U-CH –

May 30, PTN – Sept. 12 U-R03 U-AG1 U-CH RATCH Runamok's Knight of Acheron RN NA NAJ NF AD AJ AS AG SR SS CL2-H CL2-F CL2-S, CL2-R, CL2 RL1 AOE - L1 RAT-I CGC SPOT – Ann Bridges NEW TITLES: U -R01 – Dec. 12, 2014 RAT-O – Dec. 14, 2014; (all 2015) RAT-S – Mar. 28, AJ – Apr. 18, AG – May 9, UR02 – Aug. 1, UR03 – Aug. 2, AD ,SS – Aug. 29, RAT-M – Nov. 14; (all 2016) RL1, AOE - L1 – Jul. 13, SPOT – Aug. 6, CL2-S, CL2-R, CL2 – Oct. 1, RATCH – Oct. 15 U-R02 U-CH Runamok Mystical Knight Dream RAT-I RAT-M SPOT – Ann Bridges NEW TITLES: (all 2015) RAT-I – Oct. 3, RAT-N – Oct. 4, RAT-O – Nov. 15; (all 2016) U-R01 – Feb. 21, RAT-S – Mar. 25, SPOT – Aug. 6, U-R02, U-CH – Aug. 7, RAT-M – Oct. 15 U-CGC HnrCH Rollthedice Solo’s Misty Blue BN CCGC TT – Kirby Cardenas and Mari BaileyVillanueva NEW TITLES: (all 2015) BN – Apr. 25, TT - , NatCH – Aug. 8, HnrCH – Aug. 9; U-CGC – Aug. 25, 2016 GCHB CH Moonfly’s Ice Blue Flame HSAMs HIAs HSAD CD RAE HTAD-I-d, HRD-1-m, HTAD-1s CGC – Sherry Clark, DVM NEW TITLE: HIAS – 2015 Silverdust Tell Me A Secret HSAMs HSBsd HXAsd RA HTAD-I-s HRD-I-m, HTAD-I-d – Sherry Clark DVM NEW TITLES: HXAS HXAD HSBS HSBD - 2015 TRC Mr. Rusty Riggle Roo NA NAJ – Tracy Cowin NEW TITLE: NA – May 22, 2015 BGCH CH Moonfly’s Ice Blue Flame HSAMs HSAD CD RAE HTAD-I-d, HRD-1-m, HTAD-1-s CGC – Sherry Dodson DVM NEW TITLES: (all 2015) HSAMs – Apr. 25, HSAD – Sept. 20, HTAD I-d, HRD I-m, AND HTAD I-s – Nov. 1 CH Silverdust Start of a New Tradition HT PT JHDg – Sherry Dodson DVM NEW TITLE: JHDg – Oct. 31, 2015

On The Lamb It's All Good RN NF NAP PT SSB SPG SPJ SPK – Erin Eichler Eckert NEW TITLES: RN NF NAP PT SSB SPG SPJ SPK Silverdust I Won’t Let Go UDX BN – Laura Fuller NEW TITLES: (all 2015) UD – Dec. 7, UDX – June 13 VCH HTCH UN3 PT3 PTM CH Bonza Hot to Trot Cheyenne CDX BN RE HXAsd MX MXJ OF

NAC STDsd JHDs HTDs-I HTDd-III HRDs-III HTADds–III RLFs-III PD1 PS1 PK1 (NACSW) NW2 L1I L1C L2E (ACDCA) HICs TT CGC BPD+ – Lori Graham NEW TITLES: (all 2015) PTM – Sept. 12, MI – Nov. 20, MC – Nov. 22; (all 2016) L1E – Jan. 16, L1C – Feb. 26, L2E – Feb. 28, NW2 – June 11 U-R02 U-AG1 PT1 PTA AC AV AI NN U-CH IntCH Rollthedice N Runamok Betn The Limit CDX BN RE AX AXJ OF CGC (NACSW) NW1 L1I L1C (ACDCA) HICs VQW – Lori Graham NEW TITLES : (all 2015) CDX – June 14, NC – Sept. 13, U-AG1 - Sept. 27, U-R01 – Oct. 18, L1I – Oct. 30, NI – Nov. 20, NV – Nov. 21 PTA, AC – Nov. 22, NE, NN – Nov. 23; (all 2016) L1C – Jan. 16, OF – Mar. 11, AI – Apr. 22, AV – Apr. 23, NW1 – June 10, U-R01 – Sept. 24, U-R02 – Sept. 25, IntCH – Oct. 2 CH Hill St.S Queen’s Envy – Lori Graham & Wendy Grudin NEW TITLE: CH – May 31, 2015 IntCH NatlCH Rollthedice Yer Dern Tootin’ Design – Lori Graham NEW TITLES: IntCH – Jan. 30, NatlCH – Sept. 11, 2016 GCH Lost Mule Carpe Diem – Kerry Hamilton NEW TITLE: GCH – Apr. 30, 2016 GCH Crossfire’s Kept Under This Ol’ Hat – Kerry Hamilton NEW TITLE: GCH - 2015 GCH Taylrider Hop T’ewe It - Kerry Hamilton NEW TITLE: GCH – Apr. 26, 2015 PACH China Berry Blue RE AX AXJ NF AXP MJP5 MJPS MXPB MXP3 MFP T2BP2 PAX CAX Wendy Hodges NEW TITLES: (all 2015) XFP – Apr. 5, MJP2 – Apr.3, MJPB – Oct. 9, MXP – Oct. 16, MJP3 – Oct. 25; (all 2016) MJP4 – May 1, MXP2 – May 27, T2BP2 – June 24, MXPB – July 9, MXP3 – Aug. 23, MJPS, MJP5 – Sept. 3, PACH, MFP, PAX – Sept. 5 Cheyenne’s One Wing in the Fire BN PCD RAE AX OAJ OF CAX – Wendy Hodges & Gaye Warren NEW TITLES: (all 2015) OAJ – Jan. 10, RAE – May 1; (all 2016) BN – Jan. 10, PCD – June 18 U-R03 U-CD USJ U-CH CH Cheyenne’s Storming the West RN NAP NJP DS CA HCCs – Debbie Holmes NEW TITLES: (all 2015) DS - ? , USJ - ? CH Oakwood’s Olive You – Matthew & Jacquelyn Johnson NEW TITLE: CH – Jan. 10, 2016 UUJ Ready Jet Go BA Master DM – Karen Kroyer NEW TITLES: BA Master – June 7, 2015; (all 2016) UUJ - , DM – May 22

CH Ridgecrest The Renegade Wrangler – Marjorie Kuenz NEW TITLE: CH – Jan. 25, 2015 CH MK Spunky Jillaroo – Marjorie A Kuenz NEW TITLE: CH – Apr. 12, 2015 Ch Lost Mule Once in a Blue Moon RN CGC – Janet Meek NEW TITLE: L1I – Oct. 30, 2015 Lost Mule Sunnie Side Up CL1 ONYX MM – Janet Meek NEW TITLE: FMCH – Sept. 20, 2015; (all 2016) MM – Aug., ONYX – Oct. 12

GCH Cheyenne On A Six Pac Run – JoAnn Phillips NEW TITLE: GCH – Oct. 1, 2016 MACH2 Fast and Furry-ous CDX HT MXC MJC XF – JoAnn Phillips NEW TITLES: (all 2015) MXG – Mar. 27, MJG – Mar. 28, HT – Oct. 12?; (all 2016) MACH2 – Sept. 18, MJC – Oct. 28, MXC – Oct. 29 CH Rednsted Rockette’s Red Glare OA OAJ NF - JoAnn Phillips NEW TITLES: (all 2015) NA, NAJ – June 7, NF – Nov. 8; (all 2016) OAJ – Aug. 14, OA – Nov. 12 CH Revemup’s Ball O’Sass – Susan Reavis NEW TITLE: CH – Oct. 23, 2016 CH Revemup’s But I Can Explain – Susan Reavis NEW TITLE: CH – June 10, 2016 Phouka NW1 L2V L1C L2E L1I – Serina Shepard NEW TITLES: (all 2015) L1V, L1E – Feb. 22, L1C – Oct. 10, NW1 – Oct. 11, L1I – Oct.30, L2E, L2V – Nov. 21 GCH Aquila Blusky 4 Straight Arrow – Dr. Sherry Swanton & Thomas Vinson NEW TITLE: GCH – July 10, 2016 GCH Littleflock The Peacemaker RN CGC – Sherri Swanton-Vinson NEW TITLE: RN – Dec. 7 Captain Jack Towers NAJ NAC S-NJC WV-N NCC OJC OJP – Laura Towers NEW TITLES: (all 2015) OJC – Mar. 1, S-NJC, NAC – Oct. 17; (all 2016) NCC, WV-N – Feb.14, OJP – Nov. 5 CH Cheyenne’s Incredible Chrome Machine – Gaye Warren NEW TITLE: CH – Apr. 12, 2015

U-R01 CH Redfoot’s Future By Design – Frieda Young & Lori Graham NEW TITLE: U-R01 – Sept. 25, 2016 TEXAS ACD NEW TITLES EARNED December 1, 2014 thru November 30, 2015 TOTAL: 107, including the hard-earned prestigious titles of UDX, FMCH and HSAMs NoseWork 27

Obedience 4

Agility 26

Dock Diving 3

Conformation 17

Flyball 1

Herding 13

Temperament Test 1

Rally 9 Barn Hunt 6 TEXAS ACD NEW TITLES EARNED December 1, 2015 thru November 30, 2016 Total: 86, including the prestigious and hard-earned MACH2, PACH and PAX titles in agility, RATCH in Barn Hunt, ONYX in Flyball and multiple GCHs!

Agility: 26

SPOT/CGC: 3

NoseWork: 16

Dockdiving: 2

Rally: 14

Flyball: 2

Conformation: 14

Canine Good Citizen: 1

Herding: 5 Obedience: 4 Barn Hunt: 3

Some photos of these Texas Titled dogs in the upcoming pages.

NatBA IntCH CH Redfoots Taking the Country By Storm Mari Bailey-Villanueva

U-CH IntCH CH Rollthedice Chasinheffers Solo Mari Bailey-Villanueva

IntlCH NatCH Rollthedice Designer Lace Robert F. Jr. & Derika D. Bailey

UUJ Ready Jet Go BA Master DM Karen Kroyer

U-CH IntCH NatCH Rollthedice Blue Solo Pup Kathleen W. Bailey

Captain Jack Towers NAJ NAC S-NJC WV-N NCC OJC OJP – Laura Towers

Silverdust Tell Me A Secret HSAMs HSBsd HXAsd RA HTAD-I-s HRD-I-m, HTAD-I-d – Sherry Clark

U-R02 NN AC SV AI PTS Rollthedice Designer Genes BN RA CGC L1I L1C L1V Mari Bailey-Villanueva

U-CGC HnrCH Rollthedice Solo’s Misty Blue BN CCGC TT Kirby Cardenas

U-R01 U-CH IntCH GCH Rollthedice Lil Riddle Wins BN RE CGC QW HITs – Mari Bailey-Villanueva

U-R03 U-AG1 U-CH RATCH Runamok's Knight of Acheron RN NA NAJ NF AD AJ AS AG SR SS CL2-H CL2-F CL2-S, CL2-R, CL2 RL1 AOE - L1 RAT-I CGC SPOT – Ann Bridges

U-R02 U-CH Runamok Mystical Knight Dream RAT-I RAT-M SPOT – Ann Bridges

GCHB CH Moonfly’s Ice Blue Flame HSAMs HIAs HSAD CD RAE HTAD-I-d, HRD-1-m, HTAD-1-s CGC – Sherry Clark, DVM

CH Silverdust Start of a New Tradition HT PT JHDg – Sherry Clark DVM

On The Lamb It's All Good (AKC major pointed) 2015 titles NF, NAP, RN, PT, SSB, SPG, SPJ, SPK Erin Eichler

Silverdust I Won’t Let Go UDX BN – Laura Fuller

U-R01 CH Redfoot’s Future By Design Frieda Young & Lori Graham

VCH HTCH UN3/SN PT3 PTM MI MC CH Bonza Hot to Trot Cheyenne CDX BN RE HXAsd MX MXJ OF NAC STDsd JHDs HTDs-I HTDd-III HRDs-III HTADdsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;III RLFs-III PD1 PS1 PK1 (NACSW) NW1 L1I (ACDCA) HICs TT CGC BPD+, owned, trained and handled by Lori Graham,

U-R02 U-AG1 PT1 PTA AC AV AI NN UCH IntCH Rollthedice N Runamok Betn The Limit CDX BN RE AX AXJ OF CGC (NACSW) NW1 L1I L1C (ACDCA) HICs VQW Lori Graham

GCH Littleflock The Peacemaker RN CGC Sherri SwantonVinson

Cheyenneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s One Wing in the Fire BN PCD RAE AX OAJ OF CAX Wendy Hodges & Gaye Warren

MACH2 Fast and Furry-ous CDX HT MXC MJC XF JoAnn Phillips

U-R01 Growed Up To Be Cowboy RN Mari Bailey-Villanueva

IntCH NatlCH Rollthedice Yer Dern Tootinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Design Lori Graham

UCICB CAC U-CH IntCH GCH Gravan Silverpark Bright Eyes Brother, BN RA HITs CGC + Mari Bailey-Villanueva

U-CH IntCH CH Rollthedice Soloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knockout Robert F. Bailey, Jr. HtCh VCH CH Bonza Hot to Trot Cheyenne CDX, RN, MX, MXJ, HIAs, HXAds, CGC, TT, HTD I s,HTD III d, HTAD III sd, HRD III s, BPD, BPD+, PS1, PD1, PK1, STDds, NW1, NC1, NE1, NN, AN, SN, MC, MI, URI1

U-CH NE NV NI URO1 UAGI, AC VQ RolltheDice N Runamok Betn the Limit CDX, BN, RE, AX, AXJ, NF, L1I, L1C Owner; Lori Graham

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HC Kuawarri Munya Beron DC Solo's Blue Banjo DC Buzzards Bo Of Whiskey River HC George HC Home Grown Nikki CD TD DC Rewuri Blue Bogong CD DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist DC Buzzards Rope To Catchem HC Far Fetched So-Lo N' Sassy DC Tenaja's Cattle Kate Osage HC Second Hand Rose HC Tag-Along HC Kuawarri Budro HC Far Fetched Hot Diggity Dogg DC Hill St's Red Alert VCD2 AX HC Hay Ewe CD TD HC Ben-Mar's Bud DC Thatldu's Boomerang Chance CD NA NAJ DC Hobo Of Hesperia Ca DC Kuawarri G'Bye Old Paint CD HC Kuawarri Red Benowa DC LNR Rig B's Rosette O'Wallaby CD OA NAJ DC Kylie's Ericka Shurcan Shine UD NA NAP NAJ NJP DC High Country Harvest Moon CD NA NAJ DC So-Lo Easy One CD HC Kuawarri Pick'n'th'devils Eye HC Little Nickels Red Rocket HC So-Lo Lassic Frills N Lace HC Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR DC Buzzards Barbed Wire N Roses RE DC Creekspirits True Grit Lnr HC Duwest Wonderfull Wild Wicca CD HC Owaossi Fire Dancer Am/Can Dual CH DuWest Ride a Cowboy

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DC Shalimar's Arkansas Traveler HSAsc HIAs HXAs

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DC Stock Options Cowculated Risk RN HSAdsc HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAds HXBd

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DC Castle Butte Bindi CD RAE HSAdsc HIAsc HXBd HXAdMsMcM NA OAJ OAP MJP NFP CGC

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GCH DC Crossfire's Making Headlines CD RAE HSAdsc HSBd HIAdsc HIBd HXAd HXAsMcM AX AXJ XF

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GCH DC Bar H I'M A Cover Girl RA HSAd HSBdc HIAdsc HIBd HXBd HSAsMcM HXAdMsM NJP CGC

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GCH DC Castle Butte Shiloh RA HIAs HXAds HSAdMsM HSBdM HIAdM NAP NJP CGC

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GCHB DC Bar H Blue Bulldozer CD BN RAE HSAd HIAsc HXAc HSAsMcM HXAsM NJP CGC

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DC Vandys Dungaree Dawg HSAdsc HSBds HIBd HXAd

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DC Vandys Dungaree Dally HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd NA NAJ

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HTCH VAndys Dungaree Doll HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S, OA OAJ HSAscd HSBd HIBd HXAd

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HC WTCH HTCH WISER’S SHE TURNS’EM HEADS AT THE FEED-N-SEED BCAT RATN DM HSAcds HIAcds HXAcds HXAdM RD RTDcs AFTDcsd HTDIIIds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm (earned HC Nov 2016) HC HTCH WTCH WALTZIN’ MATILDA AT BELLE MEADOW QW RN NF NA NAJ OA OAJ AX AXJ RATS HSAcds HSBd HIAds HIBds HXAcds HXBdc HXAcMdMsM HXBdM RS-N RS-O RS-E JS-N-JS-O JS-E GS-N GS-O GS-E RD STDcds OTDcds ATDcds RTDcs PATDcs OFTDcds AFTDcds ATDc-M ATDs-X PD NVA OAC APK HTDId HTDIIdc HTADIds HTADIId RLFIs HRDIs RLFIIs HTDIIIcds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm (earned HC June 2013)

HC On The Lamb Ride An Old Paint HSAdsc HSBs HIAdsc HIBs, HXAdsc HC Trails End Ruck Tanner HSAsc HXAsc HC WTCH HTCH Danbar’s Spark To Flame At Sidekick HXAds, HXBd, HIAc, HSBs, HRDIIIs, HTDIIId, HTADIIIs, CKC HAs, NA, NAJ, NF, TN-N, RN, RATM, NWI, QW

HC Kuawarri Munya Beron HCH George X CH Buzzards Katie May HS Larry & Marilyn Painter Kuawarri Kennels kuawarri@fairpoint.net

Munya (deceased) was owned by Casey Painter of Cleveland, MO Casey was 12 when he started trialing Munya

DC CH WTCH Solo's Blue Banjo, RD, HTDIII s,c DOB: December 20, 1989 Sire: CH. Raykimatt Little Conrad Dam: Kapelos Solo Miss Bred by Alice Kapelos Owned by Craig Watson

We got Banjo after our first cattle dog, Arlo, went missing. It took us several months before we gave up trying to find Arlo. Our Veterinarian knew of a breeder in Graham, Washington, Alice Kapelos, so we called Alice and made plans to go see her one remaining puppy from her last litter. Alice made arrangements for a puppy from another breeder to be there so we would have a choice. After talking to Alice and playing with the puppies we decided on the more outgoing puppy of Alice's. In truth he picked us. Alice called him Fritz. We paid the $200 pet price, the going rate for a pet in 1990, and took Fritz home. As a kindergartener I rode the bus to school and the bus driver was from Australia. Our bus was named Matilda and we sang Waltzing Matilda everyday on the way to school. Waltzing Matilda was written by Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson, perhaps Australia's favorite and most famous Bush poet. Banjo wrote about drovers, cattle men, sheep men, shearers and life in the outback. We thought Banjo was a perfect name, and so Fritz became Banjo. His dam's name was Solo, so he was registered as Solo's Blue Banjo.

At the time Alice was married to Joe Kapelos and she suggested we bring Banjo over to see if he worked. That first time was a bit rough, so I went out and found every book I could find about herding and I took bits and pieces from each as they applied to Banjo and our situation. I knew I didn't know anything about herding but we had acreage so we could keep stock and I wanted to train and handle my own dog. About that time I found out about an AHBA test nearby my house hosted by the Collie Club and the tester was a guy named Rick Pinney. I entered the test and waited until it was our turn. Rick had this beautiful black and tan Kelpie that he was handling sheep with and I could tell this was someone that knew what he was doing. I entered the pen with Banjo and in my ignorance I did my best. Apparently Rick saw something far less disasterous than I did and he took me aside and told my fortune. He said, "People like you that get dogs like this go on and finish Working Trial Championships, Herding Championships, win a lot of trials, become a judge and help others learn to work their dogs". "This is a great dog, he is well worth working on. Keep learning and working on it." "You have a fetching dog, keep fetching. It's easy to teach a heeler to drive, but the default is fetching. Think about it, if you are moving stock on horseback and get knocked out on a low hanging branch or fall off your horse, you want to wake up surrounded by your stock." Rick was one of the first people to enter my life at just the right time although he was not the last. I still have that AHBA test sheet. Banjo and I did go on to do the things Rick foresaw. Banjo became the first ACD ASCA WTCH, the first ACD AKC Herding Champion, and because he finished his conformation Championship he was also the first ACD Dual Champion. He won 35 trials in his short 5 1/2 years, 18 trials in 1995 alone. His only trialing defeat in 1995 was to his daughter Sassy. He was Reserve High in Trial at his first specialty in Rapid City, SD and High in Trial the following year in Costa Mesa. He was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog in 1994 and 1995. He was the sire of the most herding titled get in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He sired several truly great working dogs including DC CH HC HCH WTCH Tenaja's Cattle Kate Osage "Kate", owned by Steve and Julie Waltenburg, and HC WTCH Far Fetched So-Lo N' Sassy owned by Alice Kapelos and myself. He reproduced himself, his abilities and his even temperament. He was a perfect breed

representative. Banjo was a strong fetching dog, had moderately strong eye that got stronger as he developed. He was an awesome heeler and passed that trait on to his offpsring and line. When people watched "Kate", "Sassy", Linda Jaquish's "Sadie", and Waltenburg's "Tap" heel, they were seeing Banjo's genetic heritage. Some of Banjo's pups went to a number of breeders and some of their pups were placed on ranches. Several ranchers later wrote to tell me stories of how their dogs naturally worked stock and were honest and kind to stock but didn't want them to try to tell them how to do it. That was Banjo. Banjo was my teacher and mentor and he taught me that I didn't know as much as I thought and how to trust my dog. Before we started showing in conformation we took Banjo to a local handler and judge for some lessons. My plan was that I was going to show him, but when we arrived, the handler, Rick Byrd (another Rick!) took Banjo and handed him to my daughter Elan, and said, no, she's going to learn to show him. This was the start of Elan's junior showmanship and later professional handling experience. Elan took Banjo on several show circuits with Melissa Braun and learned how to show professionally. She and Banjo qualified for Westminster two years, won Northwest Best Junior Handler and won Best Junior at several National Specialties. Banjo was really good at a lot of things. He loved to please us. In 1995 things were going so well. Banjo was winning a lot of trials and Sassy had just started working on driving, so I only entered Banjo in the specialty trials in Sonora. He won the Calcutta but seemed to be tired. We had just finished a four day ASCA event the weekend before which was three days of ducks, sheep and cattle and a ranch course with a 450 yard outrun, so I though he might be a little tired, but in retrospect he was in top form and as hard as nails. As we started the next few days of sweeps and conformation he started to throw up and get really sick. We took him to the vet in Sonora and they couldn't find anything but thought he might have an intestinal blockage. He stayed overnight on Tuesday night and they still couldn't find anything. We brought him back to the hotel but took him back Thursday, where the vet thought he felt a mass in his stomach. We opted for exploratory surgery on Saturday thinking he would be alright and we could drive home the next day. We got the same room for another night and a few hours later the phone rang. The vet said Banjo had a sarcoma of the mesentary root and it involved the blood supply to the lower intestine and despite their best efforts, they couldn't remove it. With our heads spin-

ning and our hearts broken we went to the vet and said our goodbyes. The drive home was the longest drive of my life. I will never forget Banjo, those who magically showed up at just the right time and helped us, and the many letters, cards and flowers we received from our cattle dog friends. It was really wonderful how many people loved and appreciated Banjo.

DC Buzzards Bo Of Whiskey River CH Rokeglen Blue Phantom x CH Liles Elvira Buzzard 4/30/1988 Kent and Lori Herbel XP Ranch Bo was our first registered cattle dog at the XP Ranch. We went to see Jim Buzzard in search of a good ranch dog. Kent was managing a registered cattle ranch in western Oklahoma at the time, and needed a "four-legged hotshot". (By the way, be careful what you ask for!) Jim had two litters running together at the time, and this big ole' blue pup caught Kent's eye. He was laying spread-eagle across the puppy food pan, hackles up and growling, keeping all his siblings and the older pups from eating even though he was already full as a tick himself and couldn't possibly eat another bite That confidence and attitude bought him an instant ticket home with us. Bo taught us a lot and captured attention everywhere he went. Sometimes it was for his working ability, sometimes it was for his sense of humor. He loved working cattle, tolerated working sheep, and worked ducks with an amazing way of adjusting his power and presence. He adored people and puppies. Older dogs, not so much. He was a tough dog, he lived through some pretty tough miles working on the ranch. Some of the wrecks were ones he caused, and some were ones he fixed. He gathered hundreds of head of cattle on the ranch, working alongside us on horseback. He competed at a lot of trials, in AKC, ASCA and in Border Collie trials where he was the only not-a-Border Collie. He had a lot of fans all over the country. At the State Fair each year, at least one person would ask, "Are you going to work sheep.....with HIM?! We want to see that!" Oh, he also showed in conformation early on, finishing his championship by 10 months. Good thing too, as he forgot to quit growing when he reached the top of the standard. Bo had a little bit of a hearing problem, sometimes it was real and sometimes it was selective. Somehow he always knew when Kent was hooking up the gooseneck, even if he was in the house. It meant he was going to work and that was what he loved doing, even though he had to throw his own agenda in quite frequently which got him into trouble on more than one occasion. Bo was a multiple High in Trial winner, and won HIT at Nationals twice.

HC George CH Beronganella Dandy CDX X CH Rewuri Tuki CDX 4/8/1987

Larry & Marilyn Painter Kuawarri Kennels kuawarri@fairpoint.net

Photo by Lori Herbel

DC WTCH REWURI BLUE BOGONG VQW CD (Aust.) Aust. CH Cherimoya Cattle Hobo X Rewuri Wi Bunyip CD 4/6/1993

Larry & Marilyn Painter Kuawarri Kennels kuawarri@fairpoint.net

DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist Sire: CH Raykimatt Little Conrad Dam: Kapelos Solo Miss DOB: July 13, 1990 Breeder Alice Kapelos Owners: Craig Watson and Alice Kapelos

When we were showing Banjo there was a bit of a tug of war. Elan was showing in junior showmanship and I wanted to trial. Banjo finished his Championship but we knew where his strengths were....with livestock! About this time the fisherman in Alaska that had purchased Samson had to move to Nome and he thought it might be too cold for a cattle dog, so he sent Samson back to Alice. She promised him to someone but when we saw him we called her and pleaded to get him. Alice relented and gave us Samson. She signed on as co-owner and off we went. Samson was a bush dog and he had bush dog manners when we first got him. He was alright at home because Banjo kept him on a short lead, but at shows he always wanted to get in a fight with Ruthie Parris's dog Travis or heel the dog in front of us in groups, especially if they had a lot of hair. One time in particular stands out. There was a very large, tall woman named Nancy that exhibited Puli's. Very nice Puli's that she took very seriously. As we gaited around the ring the first time

Samson came very close to heeling her Puli and she threatened to beat me up! So from that day on we tried to stay in front of some of the hair dogs of comparable speed. He heeled Lester Parris's Silver Sam once too. He was a bit of a handful at times but he was a ACDCA Top Ten special and he won countless best of breeds and a lot of group placements. Samson was a really strong worker. As a handler you could feel the pressure through the stock and you could tell what they were feeling. He was very good at pacing himself and rating stock, but if there was a fight he was all in. He was very strong at the head and heel and he had excellent balance on stock. He adjusted himself and his position naturally. He was very powerful without force. In other words, he had a lot of presence. He was a great ram dog on the farm and if there were rams to move or they were causing trouble he was very good at handling them. We had a large 200 lbs ram that got the idea in it's head that it should take on Samson one day. Samson met him half way at the nose and flipped that ram on his side. He was a very powerful and physically capable dog. He was the same with cattle that wanted to fight. Samson was top ten ranked in the ACDCA conformation and herding standings concurrently for a few years. He won a lot of High in Trials but because we were showing him and trialing him and he was younger than Banjo he was usually ranked right behind Banjo the first couple of years. When Banjo died I counted more on Samson on the farm and started working more with Sassy, but he continued to be very competitive and top ten ranked. I'm very proud of his winning the ASC of Washington Gordy Loyer Award for high combined on all stock types at their Summer Spectacular twice. He was in top form.

It's funny how you forget certain things about some of your dogs. While gathering this information I was reminded of what a formidable presence Samson was and the great things he accomplished. He also sired some wonderful working dogs. I miss him and some of his antics. He was a lot of fun.

DC HC CH Buzzards Rope to Catchem Dob. 12/21/1986 Deceased 10/13/2000 Sire: Ch Rokeglen Blue Phantom Dam: Buzzards Spark of Blue Owner: Cappy Pruett What a dog. Knowing what I know now about training dogs to work livestock I have often wondered how much more I could have gotten out of that dog. He was quite a dog. He would do things that Cattle dogs werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t supposed to do.

HC WTCH Far Fetched So-Lo N' Sassy HTDIII d,c DOB: January 18, 1994 Sire: DC CH HC WTCH Solo's Blue Banjo Dam: CH Kapelos Blue Smoken Lady PT Bred by Alice Kapelos Owned by Craig Watson and Alice Kapelos

Sassy rescued me after Banjo unexpectedly passed away in 1995. She immediately made herself my best friend and partner. Where ever I went, Sassy went too. I was able to enter Sassy using Banjo's entries in the ASCA trials that September and she won High in Trial on sheep and cattle and most promising started dog. She never looked back. Sassy was a very stylish cattle dog with a lot of eye and natural cast. Her eye enabled her to naturally rate stock and she had the ability to settle rank stock with her steady approach. She rarely needed to use force, but when she did she made it count. She loved to control stock. She was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog for 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. She had a litter in 1998 so she missed a few of that season's trials, but she managed to finish 2nd in the ACDCA Herding Top Ten that year. She won over 50 High in Trials, several at the ACDCA Nationals

and was a two time National specialty Herding Champion. She produced a number of really great working, agility and obedience dogs and was the ACDCA Dam of the most Agility title holders in 1999.

She died in December 2008 just short of her 15th birthday. I miss her very much. She is buried under a cherry tree in a spot I pass daily and I still stop and talk to her on occasion. Her tree is beautiful.

DC HTCH WTCH Tenaja’s Cattle Kate Osage, HX,HXBS,HXAC,QW,HTDIIIsgc,HRDIIIcsg,RTDc,PATDc

July 12, 1994 – March 12, 2010 Steve and Julie Waltenburg

Kate‘s arrival in our lives was the portal through which we stepped into the world of herding and purebred dog sport. We have made many true friends and have had countless rewarding experiences in the dog world. For that and many other reasons we have in large part Kate to thank. So if you would indulge me some sentimentality, I would like to share Kate‘s story. She was not our first ACD, but she was our first AKC registered dog. When we decided to buy a registered ACD we researched for many months. Our search finally narrowed to three imminent litters, all with due dates in the same week. All were well bred litters, but the decision from which to choose was clinched when Steve saw Kate‘s breeder, Jackie Juniker, work Kate‘s mama, Sage. We‘d had an ACD who‘d work livestock, but ever the competitor, Steve was intrigued by this herding trial business. Choosing the right pup from the litter was a painstaking endeavor for me. I spent countless hours ―in the whelping box‖ applying this puppy aptitude test and that. For Steve the decision was easy. He swears that at age ten days Kate turned her head up to him and winked! No doubt that ―wink‖ was just her eyes beginning to open, but no matter; Kate was his from that point on.

At eight weeks old Kate already displayed the confidence and hutzpah that would carry her through her trial career. On the same token that zest for life made puppy training a wee bit of a challenge. <grin> At puppy obedience class, halt at the heel meant turn and sit facing the pup in back of us (Who‘s that following me?!?!). A short time later in handling class, Kate made it clear that she had no patience for treats and stacking as she forged around the ring to meet the dog in front of her. The instructor‘s pronouncement: ―You simply must get a handle on her!‖ At seven months old Kate was instinct tested by Terry Parrish, who would become Steve‘s mentor. Terry was at the time primarily a BC trainer, but she saw in Kate what she later deemed ―a one in a million dog and decided to take Steve and Kate as students. The trio clicked, and Kate was off and running! At eleven months old Kate earned her PT. Just two months later she made her National Specialty debut by going High in Trial on cattle. At age 18 months, she made her B Course debut from the Intermediate class and became the youngest ACD to go HIT on that course. Working in the open field became so natural for Kate that Steve began running her in USBCHA sheepdog trials. There was a fair amount of snickering when Steve first took Kate to the handler‘s post, but the snickering soon stopped when Kate shot off a 275 yard outrun and brought her sheep to the post! At last, an outlet for all that puppy hutzpah! <g> However, in true ACD fashion, Kate‘s first love was working cattle. She was agile and had a quick, low heel bite but would hit a nose just as sure! She could hold the pressure and never gave ground. She exeled at the ―dance‖ of free penning, which helped her win an unrivaled total of four Nat‘l Specialty calcuttas. I remember how she bounded up the bleachers after her 2004 run with a big, ol‘ Cattledog grin that fairly shouted, ―Howdja all like that?‖ Ever the ham…… Kate‘s indomitable spirit and natural ability garnered her many ―firsts‖ and set many records including:       

Both the youngest and the oldest ACD to go HIT on cattle at a Nat‘l Specialty, at age 13 months and age 12 years respectively The youngest ACD HIT – Course B The first ACD AKC Dual Champion bitch The first ACD quadruple champion (HC,HTCH,WTCH,CH) Most National Specialty Cattle Champion wins (four) Most National Specialty Cattle Calcutta wins First ACD quad-champion to produce a quad champion

Kate retired from trialing after her swan song at the 2006 National. Steve asked her for ―just one more time‖, and she gave it to him without blinking an eye or missing a step. Kate remained Steve‘s right hand man around the place after her retirement, but in 2008 at age fourteen, as she began to slow down, she took on another role. When Steve was diagnosed with a brain tumor she became his comforter, and he her‘s, for that matter. It was as if they had a pact: ―If you hold on, I‘ll hold on.‖ The only problem with Kate’s final specialty win. the pact was that a little ol‘ Cattle HIT and FIFTH National Cattle Championship blue bitch can only hold on for Age 12 years old so long. In the end, it is not the accolades that are important. It‘s what Kate added to our live: companionship, joy, a shared passion for a life style. From the brash, boldness of youth to the docile gentility as the still respected alpha senior, there will only be one Kate.

HC Second Hand Rose CGC,HX,HTDIIIs,HRDIIIs,RTDs,ATDs 1990-2005 Amy Berry Rose came into my life as a stray from the 29 Palms Marine base in September 1990. The owners had thrown her out of the car when they moved on to their new duty station. It took animal control a week to trap her and bring her in. When brought in our eyes met and I knew she was my dog. I vaccinated and wormed her then took her home for the required holding time before I could adopt her. She was about 4 months old at the time. Her whole life I was the only one she acknowledged. People would talk to her and she ignored them. If I left her home with Ray she wouldn‘t eat and if he talked to her she would turn her back on him. She loved to travel and we had many good times together. We don‘t get many soulmate dogs in our lifetime but I was lucky enough to get 2.

When I first came to southern CA I tried to find a place to work the dogs that had come with me. Since they were use to working cattle daily I needed something to keep them sane, but no deal since I had that ―bite and chaser‖ breed. As Rose grew up I had no stock for her either. I knew she was special so I decided to get some ducks and train her on them. It was pretty exciting in the beginning but we worked through it. She had never been on sheep but at 4 years old I entered her in HT on sheep. I have to admit that she was very fast but she qualified. We had some NQs going up the levels because of disagreements between us. She was 7 before we came to a compromise between what she wanted to do and what I needed her to do at trials. Once that happened she was hard to beat.

I worked her a few times on cattle and ducks but her obsession was sheep. She finished her HC in 3 weekends trading days with Terry Kenneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s border collie. She was the first ILP dog of any breed to earn an HC and I was very proud of her.

HCH WTCH KUAWARRI BUDRO RTDcs HRD3s "Bud" HCH George X Kattleroo Blue Bikkie Bin Bud is owned and handled by J.D. Coonrod of Belton, MO

HC Far Fetched Hot Diggity Dogg DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist X CH Far Fetched Mustang Sally March 30, 1996 - December 2, 2010 Owned by Sara-Jo Gahm

Diggity was our first Australian Cattle Dog. Originally acquired as a pet, she proved to be an enthusiastic herding prospect. Diggity earned her AKC Herding Championship, and her ASCA Working Trial Championship (WTCH).

VC DC Hill St’s Red Alert HXAcsd, AX, VCD2 (CDX,OAJ,TD) 07/12/1995 BREEDER: Wendy Grudin & Pat Solano. By Ch Farfetched Hill St Blus CDX-Ch Sunfarm's Fantasia Celebrity. OWNER: Susan Crocker

Echo was the kind of special being that some of us are lucky enough to have come into our lives, rarely more than once. When Echo came into my life, she changed it forever. She opened a door that led me to my true passion, herding. Though Echo and I enjoyed many activities and challenges together, it was the herding that changed the direction of my life. Whether it was cows, sheep, or ducks, Echo would adjust her methods, but never her intensity or enthusiasm for working stock. She would sleep in the co-pilot‘s seat on the long trips to herding trials, but, if we were passing a field of cattle, she would catch their scent through the air flow, stand up looking for them, and then, upon spotting them, would wag her tail and let out a ―woof‖. This sweet redhead was a loyal friend, and, like most ACDs, was borderline obsessive compulsive about all forms of the game of ―fetch‖. She had that way of conning you into throwing whatever object she presented you with.

Photo by Jeff Jacquish

Although she had only one litter in her life, Echo and three of her offspring earned enough titles to give her High Point ROM Bitch and High Point ROM overall. To my knowledge, she remains High Point Bitch to this day. Echo was also the first ACD to earn a Versatility Championship. However, Echo lives in my heart as my angel, and I believe she still watches over me. Susan Crocker High Country Farm Langley, WA 98260

Little Nickle's Owner Ron Fischer HC Red Rocket, HC Hay Ewe CD TD HC Tag Along

The dogs are from left to right, Little Nickle's Red Rocket, Little Nickle's Hay Ewe and Little Nickle's Tag Along They're all ILP. They worked cattle, sheep, ducks, geese, goats and turkeys

WTCH HTCH DC VCH Thatldu’s Boomerang Chance, HXas,CKC HA,CD,NA,NAJ,RTD(s,c),HRD III,HTD III,ROM Linda Bell Thatldu Kennels thatldu@olypen.com

Boomer winning BOB at 10 months old Boomer was an incredible dog and I was lucky enough to have bred and own him. He was sired CH Redwing‘s Take N Chance, PT, ROM and out of my foundation bitch CH Nip‘n Heels Caoura Biala, HX,CDX,Can. CD, U-CD,OTD(d,s),ROM Boomer was a multiple High In Trial winner in the US and Canada on both sheep and cattle including High Score ACD Cattle at the 1997 ACDCA National Specialty and High in Trial Cattle at the 2003 ACDCA National Specialty. I sometimes stood in awe at the post watching him work and forgetting I was steering. His talent for reading stock and putting the work where it was needed without being told was awesome. He

had a heart as big as he was just like his mother. Boomer also competed and finished titles in obedience and agility. He excelled and loved to do ranch courses. He was also a hard working dog out of the trial arena and he liked to work ewes with lambs. He would move a fighting ewe with only enough force that was needed to move her and then gently make sure her lambs were kept with her. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t much for people but those he liked were his life long friends and he always loved seeing them. Boomer only had a few litters but has produced multiple Champions, a recent Grand Champion, obedience titled, herding titled and multiple High In Trial winners. He was 2007 ACDCA Sire of Most Herding Titlists. And his grand get are now also following in his footsteps. We are looking forward to the hopefully near future of having more Boomer babies out there via frozen semen.

DC Hobo Of Hesperia Ca DC HC CH WTCH Rewuri Blue Bogong, QW X DC,HC,CH,HTCH,WTCH Tenaja's Cattle Kate Osage, HX,QW,HRDIIIcs,HTDIIIsgc,PATDc,RTDc D.O.B. 01/19/97 Julie & Steve Waltenburg

This is the story of our homebred boy, Pete—terrific ranch hand, pretty good ol‘ trial dog, friend and protector, pushy and proud – all Cattle Dog! Sadly we lost Pete last October, just shy of his twelfth birthday. Thought to be short lived by some, rest assured that Pete lived his life with enough gusto to fill two lifetimes! Pete returned to us from the original puppy placement at the notoriously challenging age of eight months. He was by then already ruggedly handsome with a strong head. Thank goodness for that strong head that supported those ample ears! J His unique registered name can be attributed to a nativity on both our part as first time breeders and the buyers as first time registered dog owners. When it became clear that Pete would be staying on with us we came up with a call name that suited both him and Steve: Pete, plain and simple. Pete fast became Steve‘s ―best boy‖. They clicked and soon embarked upon Pete‘s herding training and trial career. Pete had some pretty big paw prints to fill: his dam and sire are both AKC Dual champions and then some! After a sluggish start due to the demands of Steve‘s pesky day job Pete

hit his herding stride at around four or five years old. He had long since finished his conformation Championship and was earning championship points at a rapid pace in three herding programs. Along the way he garnered several high in trial and reserve high in trial placements on both cattle and sheep. He was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog in 2004 and became the first second generation quadruple champion that same year. Ironically, Pete was awarded the ACDCA Sire of the Most New Agility Titlists in two different years, yet he never saw the likes of a teeter or a tunnel! To add to his list of accolades are the get that he sired. There are five Champions of Record, several pointed dogs, one ROM, a wide range of performance dogs in an array of venues: herding, agility, obedience, tracking and even dock dogs! In 2007 our homebred Pete-son, Ruck, went High in Trial on cattle at the ACDCA National Specialty and earned the Most Promising Started Dog on Cattle award. When all is said and done all the awards and achievements a dog earns only tell part of the story of that dog‘s life. What we‘ll remember about Pete isn‘t what he did in the trial arena but what he was to us day in and day out. Although he could be a thorn in my side sometimes (there‘s that old pushiness again!) Pete was the only dog on our place that I personally could count on to take out and get any livestock chore done. He did everything I asked without an argument. He was willing to try anything I handed him. I felt safe and secure with him on patrol and on the flip side laughed at his gooberish ways when he let his tough guy bravado fall. To Steve Pete was the ultimate ranch dog. Need to load a tough trailer? Pete was there. Need to calmly move a flock of ewes with month old lambs? Pete was there. Wanna go for a ride in the truck or the side-by-side? Pete was really there! And that is how I will fondly remember our big galoot in his twilight days. No matter how badly Pete was feeling physically he‘d ride shotgun with Steve in the side-by-side, stoically sitting up so straight and proud, overseeing his small patch of desert, his pack and his livestock. It was an honor to know you and our privilege to be owned by you.

Pete was owned, bred, trained, trialed and loved by Steve and Julie Waltenburg.

AOM DC WTCH Kuawarri G'bye Old Paint HXAcds, RTDcs, CD, VQW December 13, 1997 - January 6, 2011 DC Rewuri Blue Bogong CD VQW X CH Beronganella Flame HS Sara Jo Gahm

Paint was acquired with strictly a herding focus in mind, but turned out to be a beauty, so we took up showing with him as well. He is one of a very limited number of ACDs to earn a dual championship. He earned an award of merit in conformation at the ACD National Specialty in Frederick, Maryland, in 1999. He is also an ASCA WTCH.

HC Kuawarri Red Benowa HCH CH Rewuri Blue Bogong X CH Beroganella Flame HS Owned by Larry & Marilyn Painter

DC WTCH VCH LnR Rig B’s Rosette O’Wallaby CD OA NAJ HSAcs HIAsd HXAscd HXBs VQW Adrian Lopez Rosie was the third ACD Bitch to become a dual champion in conformation and herding Adrian and Rosie not only competed in AKC herding events but also earned titles in other herding venues and attained some agility titles. Rosie started her herding career and agility to give her more confidence. She had been bitten in the show ring and became reserved in the show ring. The herding not only gave her confidence but she excelled at herding. Rosie earned her conformation title, while trialing and working on agility. DC Creekspirit‘s True Grit LnR HXAsc has continued in her footsteps.

DC WTCH HTCH Intl.Ch. VCh Kylie’s Ericka Shurcan Shine ROM HXAs HSAc ATDcsd RTDc HRDIIIs HTADIIIs HTDIIId UD NA NAJ NAP NJP June 8, 1994 - June 7, 2007 Stacey Helsel

Every now and then, we are blessed with the arrival of a special dog with which we have an incredible, instantaneous bond. Ericka was a ‗once in a lifetime‘ dog. She was the quintessential cattle dog – quiet, confident, proud, talented, and versatile, a benevolent leader, and above all, an unfailing loyal companion. Ericka‘s roots were humble, being out of a ranch bred bitch, Plateau‘s Foxy Roxy and by the Australian import Maryheather Blue Solar. She came into my life as simply a companion, of course she excelled at that becoming as the Aussies would say a ―true mate‖. At some point I realized she was a good looking, well built dog and decided to try out the conformation ring. She quickly finished her AKC breed championship, at one point going BOB over several top specials of the day under breeder judge Jamie Hansen. She also earned her International breed championship before quitting the breed ring for more exciting pursuits. Not just another pretty face, Ericka was a dog to be reckoned with in the performance arenas as well. Herding, Obedience, Agility…. she could do it all…and do it all well.

Ericka was the first dog I trained for competitive herding and as such she suffered the normal first dog pitfalls. This was made even worse by the fact that at the time there were no herding trainers in the area who understood and would work with an ACD. We hit walls and had to back up and start over again more than once. Through all of that she continued to work for me and try to figure out what it was that I wanted even when I wasn‘t sure myself. Ericka lived to work, tried extremely hard to be ―right‖ and was totally forgiving of my bumbling. Eventually we found the right path and she was able to really show what she was made of. At that point in our trialing it became a joy to walk to the post with Ericka. I always knew that I had the dog who could win as long as I did my part because there was no question that she was going to do hers. In 2005, at the age of eleven, Ericka earned her AKC Herding Championship and Dual Championship, making her only the fourth ACD bitch to ever do so and the first ACD in the eastern US. That same year she won the Over-10 Veterans Bitch class at the ACDCA National Specialty in TN, and the very next day won the Advanced Sheep class and went High In Trial at the National Specialty herding trial. In December of that year she earned her Working Trial Championship through the ASCA herding association, qualifying in 9 out of 10 runs in one weekend. The following year she earned her Herding Trial Championship through the AHBA herding program.

During her herding trial career Ericka earned numerous High In Trial and Reserve High In Trial awards on all types of livestock and in all of the different herding venues. Ericka‘s work ethic and talent allowed her to venture into the world of USBCHA open field trials where she competed and held her own in the Pro-Novice division.

Ericka took her work on stock very seriously and displayed an amazing ability to read and adjust to her livestock. She could be ever so gentle with lambs, patient with sheep and ducks and when needed tough on cattle. She was a hard biting dog when heeling cattle and fortunately always bit

extremely low. She also preferred a front foot bite when turning her cattle which was very effective and fun to watch.

Ericka‘s work ethic was evident in the obedience and agility arenas as well. During her time competing at Utility level obedience she placed in the top three every time she qualified. Her agility runs also typically earned her top ribbons and she very much enjoyed the excitement and challenge of the agility courses.

Ericka was only bred once, producing 5 pups, 3 of which are still blessing their persons‘ lives at the age of 14 1/2. Her get, grand get and great grand get have, and are, making their own mark in the ACD world. Some continuing Ericka‘s winning ways in all venues of competition and some providing valuable assistance on ranches and hobby farms. These dogs that followed after Ericka have claimed countless herding HITs, a couple Veterans and Grand Veterans winners, multiple obedience HITs, including twice at the National Speciality, a National Speciality BOS winner and Stud Dog class winner. The following offspring and their progeny are carrying on Ericka‘s legacy: Ch.WTCH HTCH Kylie's Solar Flare ROM HXAsd HSAc HRDIIIs HTADIIIcsd ATDcsd RTDc CD CGC VQW (Flare) Ch. Kylie‘s Once in a Red Moon, UDX, HSAcsd HTDIs, HRDIIs, OM3, CGC (Luna) Ch. WTCH Kylie's Speaking In Tongues HXAcs ATDcsd HRDIIIcs (Jabber) Ch. Kylie‘s Torres Strait PT (Kubin) Kylie‘s My Shout Mate (Wedge) Kylie‘s Red Yulara (Nicki) Kylie‘s Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy) Ch. BOSS Stockhand‘s Will Work For U (Stinger) Cheyenne's Kodiak Tonka Wakan (Grizz) Cheyenne's Future So Bright (Oakley)

Cheyenne's Fit To Be Tied (Hooey) Cheyenne's One Wing In The Fire (Winger) Cheyenne's Cross The Brazos At Waco (Waco) Ch. Stockhand‘s R U Ready (Ready) Stockhand‘s I‘ma Cole Miners Daughter Stockhand Dr. Jones Stockhand Stetson Stockhand‘s The Great Ozzz Stockhand‘s Axel Stockhand‘s Hi U All (Rex) Kylie‘s Just Say The Word (Blitz) Kylie‘s Say What You Will (Spliff) Kylie‘s Sez Who (Hula) Ch. Kylie's Smacka Doodle Shine HSAs HRDIs STDs CD CGC VQW (Smack) Kylie‘s Presumed Innocent CD (Am/Can) HT JHD RN (Can) RA (US) NF NA ADC SGDC (Ajax) Kylie‘s Question Authority HSAcs STDc (Grit) Ch. Kylie‘s Torres Strait PT (Kubin) Kylie‘s My Shout Mate (Wedge) Kylie‘s Red Yulara (Nicki) Kylie‘s Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy) Kylie‘s Criminal Mischief (Mischief) Triple T Butch Cassidy (Butch) Triple T Belle Starr (Belle) Triple T Bat Masterson (Bat) Triple T Sundance Kid (Tripp) Triple T Johnny Ringo (Ringo) Triple T Doc Holliday (Doc) Kylie‘s Quid Pro Quo (Cobber) Kylie‘s Probable Cause (Cooper) Kylie‘s Moving Violation (Blue) Kylie's FireHand Chaps HSAs HRDIs STDs MX AXJ CD CGC VQW (Chaps) Kylie’s Red Beans And Rice (Beans) Kylie’s Icey Red (Ice)

â&#x20AC;&#x2022;We may not be together in the way we used to be, but we are still connected by a cord no eye can see. - Author Unknown

DC High Country Harvest Moon HXAcs, NA, NAJ, Little Boy Blue From Kapelos PT x VC DC Hill St’s Red Alert Jeep is the son of VC DC Hill St‘s Red Alert. He was always kind to his sheep, well, almost always, and loved doing farm work and ranch trials. He was not as thrilled with the micro-management required on AKC‘s Course A. Therefore, I believe he attained his DC only because he wanted to please me. Getting that darn CD to complete the requirements for Echo‘s ROM, was another hurdle for the two of us, but Jeep hung in there, and we finally got it. Jeep, unlike his mother, doesn‘t care for toys or fetch games. He prefers lying on the hill overlooking the farm, surveying his domain. He has always been a gentle soul, and I am sure that in his retirement, he is happy just to reminisce about his herding days. Susan Crocker High Country Farm

Photo by Jeff Jaquish

WTCH Dual Ch. So-Lo Easy One C.D. ROM VQW HXAscd HRD1s HTD1s HTDIId HTADIId Alice Kapelos

Photo by Jeff Jaquish

Nellie was my special girl from the moment of her birth. She was a singleton and grabbed my heart right away. She was the perfect puppy, never chewing up her toys or my shoes, or getting into trouble. She slept by my bed every night of her life. Nellie was always willing to do anything I asked of her. She just loved to work, no matter what that was. She loved fetching the ball, showing off her tricks, herding, conformation showing, it didn't matter as long as it was with me. She read her stock very well and we achieved many High In Trials on all three types of livestock in AKC, ASCA, and AHBA. She was a better dog than I am a handler so I tried to not hinder her when she knew she was right. She loved working ducks best and sheep least but did all with great enthusiasm.

She shined in the conformation ring and won Awards of Merit in 2 ACDCA National Specialties. She also won the extended generations class at the 2007 ACDCA National, with her daughter Ch. Greystones So-Lo Fandango CD and her grandson Ch So-Lo N Greystones Rock HIAs.

So-Lo Easy One..........'Nellie' ........A once in a lifetime dog. Beautiful, intelligent, biddable. She gave me her all and I miss her terribly.

HC Kuawarri Pick'n'th'devils Eye DC WTCH Kuawarri G'Bye Old Paint HXAcds, RTDcs, CD, VQW x Kuawarri Bushrider CD HSAsc HIAs HXAs

Sara Gahm

Boss is Paint's son, and is following in his father's footsteps in herding. He is a multi-high in trial winner, and was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog for 2004 in AKC herding trials. ACDCA Winner of High Point Herding Dog for 2004, 2005, and 2007  Winner of ACDCA National Herding Champion 2007, 2008, 2010 

HC HTCH WTCH So-Lo Lassic Frills N Lace HXAsd, HIAc, HTDIIIsd, HTADIIIsgd, HRDIIIsd, ATDcsd, RTDs June 22,2000 ---WTCH DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist X HTCH AOM CH So-Lo Easy One CD, HXAsd, HSAc, HRDIs, HTDIs, HTDIId, HTADIIId Bred By Alice Kapelos Owned by Amy Berry and Alice Kapelos

I wanted a Rufus daughter ever since I saw him at the So Dakota specialty. I had nothing to use on him so whined to Alice for several years about it. She offered to breed Nellie to Samson (Rufus son) for me. When the litter was 3 weeks old I was flying to Alaska to visit my son. I stopped in Seattle and Alice picked me up for the weekend to see the pups. Alice was sure I‘d pick the plain faced girl since that is my preference but the arrogant little double masked girl picked me within 10 minutes of arriving. At 8 weeks old she was waiting for me to come and get her. Once there she never left my side and slept next to me that night. I knew then I had that second soulmate we almost never get. She was ready to work the day I bought her home so I had to be careful she didn‘t manage to do just that and get hurt. By a year old she was ready to start test classes and by 11/2 years old she had been on cattle as well as sheep, goats and ducks so I started entering her in trials. Very rarely did she NQ but at times she could be fast and tight which isn‘t the best combination. Her favorite stock has always been birds. She has received 99 scores several times on ducks and geese with the error being mine each time. We finished the WTCH first then moved on to the HC. By the time she was ready for that we had a ton more Border Collies to beat in order to earn points. She did it in style at all breed trials like everything else she‘s done. When that was done we moved on to earn her HTCH. I‘ve always been sorry I haven‘t had easier access to cattle since that is what I‘ve grown up

working and the breed was bred to work. I retired her this year at 11 years old with a final run in HRDIIIge. I knew she might get outrun by sheep in a large area so I entered her on her favorite stock. She went out in style with a RHIT just one point below the HIT dog.

HC Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot ―TAP‖ HC WTCH Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot, HXAS HXAC HRDIIIs HTADIIIs RTDc

When I picked up Tap at LAX from her breeders, Craig and Stephanie Watson, what I discovered was a happy, confident pup who popped out of her crate and said, ―Glad to know you. Let‘s go!‖ Tap carried this confidence throughout puppy-hood and into her herding career. She was an eager to please student under Steve‘s tutelage and very bold on cattle. She never met a cow whom she was afraid to heel or nose bite! Tap came along in the world of competitive herding in the big shadow of her elder, Kate. In this shadow Tap‘s triumphs were not always heralded as loudly as they should have been, because, in fact, Tap went High In Trial or Reserve High in Trial in all but one of the four ACDCA National Specialties in which she competed. She also earned the ACDCGLA Cattle Classic buckle in both 2007 and 2009. Her WTCH she finished handily and has earned points toward her AHBA Herding Trial Championship. Not only was Tap a trial dog, she was also a good hand around our place. She was Steve‘s go-to girl for several years whenever there was stubborn stock to move Paired with her Border Collie counterpart, Tap dog broke many a calf at Trail‘s End! I used to joke that the calves would stay well away when I took Tap with me to feed. Tap never put up with pushy calves! Tap is now ten years old and retired from competition. She hangs our more with sheep than cattle at this point but is still game! As ever, she is our Happy Tappy, her spirit indomitable, her light heartedness a joy!

DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR DC Kurpas‘ Redeemer for LNR HSAdsc HSBs HIAsc HXAs CGC ―Rev‖ Rev started his show career at three months old at the Mission Circuit where he took a group two in the puppy match. A year later he finished his championship at the Mission Circuit. He enjoyed showing and was easy to show. He started his herding career at nine months of age stated with PT and worked his way up to HXA sheep, he earning several titles, and became a dual champion in April 2008 at six years of age. Rev is owned and handled by Larry Favreau.

DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR

GCH DC WTCH Buzzards Barbed Wire N Roses HXA HIA HIBd HSAcds HSBd RE HTDIIId HTADIIId HTADIs VQW ―Roanie‖ Roanie has accomplished so much for me since I brought her home at 8 weeks old in December 2002. She was my very first ACD, as well as herding trial dog, and she suffered through all of my inexperience and uncertainty learning to train a dog for trialing. I didn‘t start out with the goal of Roanie earning a Herding Championship, nor a Dual Championship, just a conformation championship and hopefully a Herding Started title. We participated in clinics and lessons to learn to work stock together, in a somewhat controlled manner, with the thought of entering a trial in a few years. Well, herding training and trialing are addicting, one thing led to another, and suddenly we were hooked and too far gone to back out. Roanie works, trials and titles on all types of stock, including ducks, which really helped slow things down for me while I was trying to figure out where to be, what to do, how to stay out of Roanie‘s way, and everything else the instructors attempt to teach you while you stand frozen, watching your dog race around the stock, undecided whether to duck, or run, as the stock barrels toward you at a very high rate of speed! Many people can‘t fathom a Cattle Dog working ducks, or feel it is beneath the breed, stressing Cattle as their middle name, but Roanie will work anything, even though her preference IS working cattle! Roanie finished her conformation championship at just under a year old in 2003. We started working on herding in the summer of 2004 and she earned her first herding trial level title in early 2005. She trials in AKC, ASCA and AHBA on cattle, sheep and ducks. As we worked the kinks and trial nerves out, we had more success and fewer blooper moments, but being a true cattle dog, she still enjoyed making life interesting on the trial field undoubtedly to make sure everyone was awake and paying attention to her. There was never a dull moment. Roanie earned her Advanced Herding title in AKC in June 2007. I wasn‘t looking to pursue a herding championship with her, but we were already entered in an upcoming trial in Advanced Ducks, so instead of pulling Roanie‘s entries, I decided to have fun trailing with no pressure. Well, there were 11 dogs entered in her Advanced class and 4 of them were Herding Champion Border Collies, plus many nice trialing dogs of several other breeds. I sat there watching the class, and the ducks were winning as the runs went on. For some reason the most of the dogs were timing out at the hold pen, the ducks were really testy and not cooperating and getting near the hold pen. It wasn‘t looking good for us, from where I sat. Roanie was 3rd from the last dog to go, and nobody had qualified by the time our turn came. We were the

only ACD entered in the class and my friend, and mentor Joyce Norris yelled out for us to show

them how a Cattle Dog can do it, as we made our way to the arena gate. So much for a relaxing, no pressure run, I was about to die and Roanie was revved up and ready to go. I won‘t say it was a beautiful run, but Roanie worked the ducks and before I knew it, she got them into the hold pen, then once the hold was called we worked them out and made it to the exhaust, and got them put away within time and without a Thank You from the judge! I was thrilled, but had no idea about whether she qualified or not, I was just so happy she and I made the course. When we came out, we saw the last two runs time out. One other run made the entire course, but lost a few too many points, and Roanie qualified! I was in shock and one of the BC competitors running for championship points told me she would go figure up the championship we just earned. Well, it ended up being a 4 point major win, Roanie‘s first time out for CH points and RHIT! Yet again, there was no turning back, lol. The next day, she qualified again for two more HC points. We continued entering and working towards the HC and in July 2009, Roanie finished her Herding Championship and also became a Dual Champion. But, she wasn‘t finished yet. She had earned some Open and Advanced titles in ASCA and I was looking to try for her WTCH as well. We continued training and while I was waiting for the fall ASCA trial in 2010, the AKC introduced the Grand Championship conformation title so I brought her out of show ring retirement to go for it. My good friend , Robin Cannon, who handles my ACDs in conformation, showed Roanie to her GCH in 4 weekends, taking a Group 4 her first weekend back out, at just shy of 8 years old! I had her entered in the fall ASCA trial just two weeks after she

finished the GCH, and Roanie qualified 3 out of 3 runs to in Advanced Cattle and Sheep to finish her WTCH!! She also has championship points started in AHBA and is still game to work and trial, so we plan to continue and try for her HTCH. They say no rest for the wicked, and I believe that applies here.

We have had so many people help us along the way, it‘s impossible to thank them all, but we both sincerely appreciate every bit of advice and guidance we have been given. Roanie has not only surpassed my original goals, but has passed on her working ability to her pups and grand pups, who have definitely benefited from the dues Roanie and I paid learning the ropes together. Along with Roanie‘s first litter, Stock Options ACDs was born and I am enjoying continued success on the trial field with the next generations. Roanie is truly MY girl and has always been a champion in my eyes. She has given me so much more than I ever dreamed of, and she‘s not through yet, so stay tuned. Kim Broster. Stock Options ACD‘s

AOM DC Creekspirit's True Grit LnR, HXAsc, Sire is CH Nip'N Heels Mo Jo Tucker (Tucker) and dam is DC HTCH WTCH LnR Rig B's Rosette O'Wallaby, CD, OA, NAJ (Rosie). Mr. T is a second generation dual champion earning his conformation championship first and then his herding championship with Adrian Lopez as his trainer and handler. Together, Adrian, Rosie and her son, T, were quite the team. T loves his cattle and can work both ends, driving from behind and, his specialty, covering heads. T has also competed in ASCA and AHBA and only needs one advanced duck run to earn his WTCH. He was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog of the Year back to back for 2008 and 2009. T earned his AOM at the Belton, Texas 2009 Specialty coming from the Herding Titled Dog Class. We also competed in the Versatility competition winning the Versatility

Dog class and placing 6th overall missing a qualifying score in agility by seconds. He combines power, athleticism and heart to make a great herding dog and an amazing companion. Those that know him understand that he picked me and he continually challenges me to be a better person and a better handler. He takes care of everyone in our household, has a great sense of humor laughing with my boys and is a very kind king with his pack. Thank you, Mr. T, for being a winner and, most of all, for winning our hearts. Darcia Stebbens

Mr. Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ventura Best of Breed

HC Duwest Wonderfull Wild Wicca CD

HC Owaossi Fire Dancer

Herding Championsâ&#x20AC;Ś. Mother & Son Wicca: AKA: HC DuWest Wonderful Wild Wicca CD, HXsd, QW, OTDcsd Siva: AKA: HTCH, DC Owassi Fire Dancer HXAcsd, HSAsc, QW, HTD III-sd, HTAD III-sd, HRD III-s, STDcsd, OTDs When I flew to Denver in January of 2000 I had no idea that there was a herding championship in my future. I was headed to DuWest Kennels to pick up my very first Cattle Dog. I thought that

she was going to be my next obedience dog. Little did I know just how much that little, blue bitch was going to change my world! I named her Wicca and the name fit her from day one. Several months after bringing her home, I noticed that Larry Painter was scheduled to hold a clinic in New Jersey. Wic would be about nine months old and even though I had never been to a clinic and had no idea what to expect, I decided that we just had to go to it. As soon as we stepped into that round pen, Wic took one look at the sheep and proclaimed that this was what she had been waiting for. One year and several hundred feet of fence later, I bought Wic five dog broke sheep and our journey began.

I quickly found herding to be the least intuitive dog sport that I had ever attempted. Instead of only having to understand myself and my dog, I was challenged to learn how to add what seemed to be an incredibly unpredictable third variable, the stock, into the mix. I soaked up every bit of knowledge I could find on sheep, herding, and Cattle Dogs. Every clinic I went to, I would position myself behind Larry to listen and learn. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;m sure I drove the poor man nuts with all my questions but he never lost patience and always found a way to help me understand the incredibly complex sport that I rapidly found myself obsessed with. It still wasn't until Wicca and I completed our first advanced title that I began to think that a herding championship might actually be an obtainable goal with my first herding dog. Just before she turned four years old, Wicca finished her started sheep title and also earned her obedience CD at the same time. At that point, I decided to breed her to a red DuWest dog. She had four puppies and I chose to keep a red half mask male that I named Siva. He showed the same enthusiasm for herding that his mother did and had such a loveable temperament that I just couldn't let him go. While he did earn his conformation championship fairly quickly and became my first bred by dog, his real passion was herding so I introduced him to sheep at an early age and began training him alongside his mother. Although Wicca loved working ducks and sheep, she was not as confident on cattle. Siva, on the other hand, proved to be much stronger on stock than his mother and I soon found that he had a talent for working all stock types. He was gentle enough to guide ducks around a course but still tough enough to hit either head or heels while moving cattle and versatile enough to do it all in the same day. His versatility is truly amazing and I believe that it is due in part to his biddable nature

Siva Photo by Dave Campbell and handler sensitivity. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ve often said that he felt his job was to keep me happy and he does an awesome job of it whether that means bullying cattle through the y-chute or shedding a particularly sticky group of ducks. Wicca and I continued to train and learn and in 2009, after eight years of battling the beginners curve, we finished her herding championship at the National Specialty in Texas. One year later, in September of 2010, Siva finished his AHBA herding Championship and then his AKC Herding Championship in June of 2011. Today, just because of one little blue bitch and her passion for doing what she was bred to do, I now have 44 sheep, a barn, several sheds, and a few acres of pasture all built by my very kind husband! I am now a herding judge for both AKC and AHBA, and I am absolutely addicted to the sport of herdingâ&#x20AC;Ś. Cynthia Knowlton Owassi ACDs

Siva

Leroy AOM CKC DCH HCHA AKC DCH HTch DuWest Ride a Cowboy HXAsd, SDA, HSAc, HRD 3s, HTAD3s, RLF3, HTD2, ATDsd, OTDc, CGN, RN

CKC Herding Champion – May 23, 2010 CKC Champion – Feb 18, 2006 AKC Herding Champion – October 17, 2010 AKC Champion – November 17, 2007 AHBA Herding Champion – October, 2011 As far as I know, Leroy is the only Double Duley? (Dual Champion in both USA & Canada)

Leroy finished the 2011 herding season in the 1st place spot in the standings for all herding dogs (all breeds) in Canada, with all qualifying scores in the 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s including one score of 97.5 which was earned during an Advanced Cattle run. In 2010 he also qualified & competed in the first Canadian All Breed Invitational Championship Finals at the Advanced level. Leroy needed one more leg to complete his WTCH (Working Trial Champion in ASCA) A highlight of Leroyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career was receiving the Award of Merit at the ACDCA National Specialty in 2008. First herding titles were: CKC Herding Tested title earned on May 21, 2006 AKC Pre-Trial Herding title earned a week later on May 28, 2006 He then went on to earn his CKC Herding Started title on October 12, 2006 where he finished his title with a High in Trial at the Canadian National Specialty in Ontario. He also completed his CKC Canine Good Neighbor test on October 1, 2006.

My goals for working Leroy in all of these programs are: 1. To encourage other ACD owners to give herding a try, allowing their dogs to use the instincts & talents that they are born with! 2. I am also very keen on educating people about how important good conformation is – and that there should not be a separation between working dogs and show dogs. A dog that is well put together can work in many situations for long hours. 3. To encourage breeders to continue breeding for working dogs 4. To showcase our breed’s strengths to people who see only the negative traits of the ACD. To showcase how useful our breed can be.

I am not a breeder, but I enjoy the challenge of training dogs, and seeing their joy when they figure things out. Leroy’s last title was Rally Novice and was completed only two days before he left us! Maureen & Lynne Fanthorpe did all of his Rally training, and Maureen then handled him though the Rally trials. Thank you!! I know that he enjoyed it….. Leroy was a kind, gentle dog with a super temperament. I am so lucky to have had him, thanks to Deb Casey (who owned the dam) and Lori Pruett (who bred the litter) . Lynn Leach Downriver Farms 58428 McKay Road Laidlaw (Hope) BC Canada V0X 1L2 Phone: (604)869-7656 Fax: (604)869-7656 Email: downriver@telus.net

Leroy graced the FIRST cover of the ACDSpotlight.

VCH DC GCHB Bar H Blue Bulldozer CD RAE HXAcsM HIAsc HSAdsMcM NJP CGC HRD-I c HTAD-Ic “Dozer” DOB: April 3, 2010

Bred and Owned By: Jesse and Lisa Hampton Bar H Cattle Dogs

Dozer just became the 18th male Australian Cattle Dog Dual Champion, the 29th overall DC and our 4th DC here at home. Dozer is the son of our girl, “Bindi”(#9 DC Bitch ) and the littermate of “Lash” (#10 DC Bitch) He was the leader and boss of the pack of puppies and earned his name as a very young pup. Even before his eyes were open when he decided where he wanted to nurse, he would “bulldoze” all of the puppies off of mom’s teats to get to where he wanted to go. If there was a toy that he wanted nearby, he would push the other puppies out of the way or crawl right over them to claim it. He gave us a lot of laughs. As a young puppy he and I bonded immediately and I knew he was going to stay with us. I started showing him in the breed ring as a growing youngster and he finished his Conformation Championship at 15 months of age and his Grand Championship soon after. We qualified for Eukanuba from the Bred By class then when the Owner Handler series came about,

Dozer qualified in 2012-2013-2014 and 2015. Unfortunately we were never able to make the trip to Florida but it was pretty nice to receive the qualification notice. He and I started off great in herding earning his HT, PT and his started titles on sheep and birds. As he progressed, I turned him over to Jesse to do his cattle work and Dozer and I went on in Obedience and Rally and did a few agility trials. I continued to show him in the breed ring now and again and He continued to do well in all of the other venues besides herding and he has earned titles in obedience, agili-

ty and rally. He excelled in and still really enjoys rally and qualified for the AKC Rally Nationals in 2013, 2014 and again in 2016. Jesse continued to trial him and at Dozerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first National Specialty in herding in 2013 he went RHIT on sheep at age 3. He was tied with the HIT dog and the tie and RHIT was broken by cross drive pts. It was really special to us because his sister, Lash was HIT on cattle that year too. In July of 2015 Dozer and I continued showing in the Breed ring off and on and our proudest moment was when we won Best in Show Owner/ Handled and I was so thrilled. It was a day I will never forget. Dozer ended up as the #2 OwnerHandled ACD in the Nation in 2015 all done with limited showing as Herding was our priority. It was interesting to hear judges comment to me on how solid he was when they went over him in the breed ring and ask if he was a working dog. I would smile and give them a big, Yes!

Dozer has come along at his own pace and has improved year after year for us. Both Jesse and I have handled him as he has progressed to higher Herding levels and he works nicely for each of us. Dozer and I won our first CH pts in a large Advanced sheep class by winning 2nd place for 3 CH pts and this was so great for both of our confidences. We won our First Place Major in the Summer of 2016 and I had no idea we had actually won the class because the scores were posted incorrectly. I watched all of the awards being handed out and when I didn’t even get called for second place , my heart sank as I thought we had one of our best runs ever. Then, they called our number for First Place and I was just so surprised and so very Happy. That was a huge Milestone for us as I felt like we were really working together as a team and we were having so much fun together. Jesse continued showing Dozer on cattle and earned CH pts from the Advanced cattle classes while I showed him on sheep. The weekend that we finished his Dual Championship was one we won’t ever forget. I had been working Dozer at home that week and I decided that Jesse should show him on sheep Saturday instead of me for a change in routine. Not only did they win the Advanced class with a score of 96 pts but it was a 3 pt Major and they went High in Trial with a gorgeous run! Dozer now had both Majors done and was within a couple of pts of finishing his DC and I was supposed to show him that next day. Oh my gosh, talk about pressure. That walk to the post seemed to take forever, but once we got there, nothing else was there. Just me, Dozer and our stock. He and I made eye contact, I looked at the stock, made contact with him again and sent him. I didn’t have to say much to him that day. I let him work and I gave him a flank only when needed. I remembered thinking about how neat it was to see him do his job and it was so rewarding just watching him working out there. After we penned the sheep I was so proud of him and at that moment it didn’t matter to me if he won the last Ch pts that day or not because I could see how far he had come and I was smiling ear to ear. We ended up finishing our run with a 91.5 score and won the class and another 3 pt Major which put us over for his Dual Championship! This was so exciting as Dozer was our second Home bred Dual Champion and the achievement was truly a family team effort and very fun. He finished his DC with 3-3 pt Majors

and all of his points were earned on sheep and cattle. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only 6 1/2 yrs old so he still has time for some more work and maybe even a few more Breed shows. Either way, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to enjoy the whole process and count our blessings as he is one Special Bulldozer of a dog!

VCH DC GCH Castle Butte Shiloh RE HXAdMsM HIAdM HSBdM NAP NJP CGC HTD-I ge,HTAD-I s,ge HTAD-II ge, OTDs,d “Shiloh” DOB: 5/5/2009 Bred by Paul & Marilyn Myers Owned by: Jesse & Lisa Hampton Bar H Cattle Dogs Shiloh is the 11th Australian Cattle Dog Dual Champion Bitch and #26th overall right behind our other girls Lash & Bindi. She was bred by Paul and Marilyn Myers of Castle Butte Kennels and came home with us as a bubbly 8 wk old puppy, and to this day still doesn’t act her age. In 2009 I took her to Eukanuba in Long Beach, Ca. She wasn’t intimidated by any of the busy surroundings and was just so happy to be there. I showed her in the 6-9 puppy class and she won first place. She also won the 15-18 month puppy sweeps class at the 2010 National Specialty and earned her PT there as well. We continued with herding training along with showing in the breed ring and she finished up her Breed Championship and Grand Championship

very quickly. Besides being pretty, I think her bubbly personality won the judges over too! We worked and had fun in agility but after Shiloh earned a couple of agility titles, we both realized that herding was what we wanted to focus on. She was my first dog to train and trial all the way through the advanced level so we had our ups and downs along the way as she could be a bit pushy. I have since learned that this pushiness can be a blessing as you get up into the higher levels, and it eventually worked to our benefit. Shiloh and I won several RHITs and HITs on sheep and birds and we were having a great time trialing, but before I knew it, she was 4 yrs old. I wanted to breed her but I also wanted to go to the National Specialty that year because it was going to be back in California. We bred her to our dog, “Dozer” and Shiloh had a really nice litter of which we kept a little girl, CH Bar H Blue Camo RN HSAdsM aka “Cammie”. As soon as she weaned her pups she went back to work, but I didn’t want to push her. We didn’t have as much time to prepare for the Nationals as I would have liked, but my little girl did her best and ended up winning 2nd and 3rd on sheep that year and even went Reserve High in Trial one day! I also showed her in agility at the Nationals that yr and she won First Place in both Nov JWW Preferred and Standard Agility classes with 100 & 95 pt scores. We also did a little Rally and Shiloh qualified for the Rally Nationals in 2013 with very limited showing. We didn’t get to go, but it was a fun invitation to receive. It took a big push from Jesse but when we entered our first trial in the Intermediate level, I felt like we were finally ready as we had been training in preparation for the advanced level. Shiloh worked beautifully that

weekend and won First Place all 3 days under 3 different judges and she had earned her title on Intermediate sheep! We immediately moved up to the advanced level at our next trial and after some time and some trial miles, we got it together and started qualifying and placing and even winning! We started picking up Champion pts here and there and it took us about a year of competing in advanced classes then it all came to fruition. Shiloh won 2 First Place Majors in 1 weekend and both were worth 4 pts each. I was so proud of her and how far she had come. She had now earned all of her Championship pts except for 1. She finished up her Dual Championship soon after.

She had some time off after earning her DC, then she came back to compete in the 2016 National Specialty and placed 4th in advanced sheep. She also won the Rally Excellent A class with a perfect score of 100 at the Specialty and I also showed her in the breed ring as a Veteran.

She and I have now started trying some B field work on sheep and birds and are enjoying the different type of course. We plan to continue on with some ASCA and AHBA trials and just have fun together as long as we are able. She has turned out to be a very Special girl and still has that Happy, bubbly personality that she had as a puppy.

VCH WTCH DC Castle Butte Bindi CD RAE HXBd HXAdMsMcM NA OAJ OAP MJP NFP CGC HRDIs HTADIcgs HTADIIcs HTADIIIge,s ROMX “Bindi” DOB: March 13, 2004 Bred By Paul & Marilyn Myers

Owned By: Jesse and Lisa Hampton Bar H Cattle Dogs Bindi is the 9th Australian Cattle Dog Bitch and the 24th ACD overall to earn an AKC Dual Championship. She was the First Australian Cattle Dog to earn the Herding Masters title in Advanced Cattle and the second dog of any breed in AKC history to do so. She is the Blessing that opened the door which started us in competitive herding. She came from Castle Butte Kennels (Paul & Marilyn Myers) and was originally going to be just my conformation and agility dog. All of that changed after we watched Steve Waltenburg and “Kate’ work cattle together at the 2004 National Specialty. Bindi was a 6 month old puppy at the time and we had no idea how old or young they could start herding, but knew it was something that we wanted to try someday. We started her a little late, but at the age of 3, Bindi and Jesse started training with Steve Waltenburg and after only 3 lessons on cattle we entered her in her first cattle class which was at the 2007 National Specialty. Bindi really stood out in the started cattle class. That little girl headed the cattle and heeled them when needed. She and Jesse did a great job the first day but timed out at the gate. (Cattle classes were 10 min then) The second day, they came back and She was just unbelievable to watch. They made sure they were able to finish the run and even placed 4th and we were thrilled with that especially since it was only her fourth time out on cattle ever. From there, Bindi and Jesse continued to improve and learn together and they really developed that ‘team’ for herding that we had previously seen in Steve and Kate. Bindi competed on cattle at the

2010 National Specialty and won second place and went Reserve High in Trial there. I showed her in conformation to her Championship and trialed her some in agility, obedience and rally. She excelled in all of the events that she competed in, but herding is what Bindi made it clear that she wanted to do the most. She loved working cattle the best, but would tolerate ducks and geese and she enjoyed working goats and sheep with a lot of enthusiasm. When not competing in AKC trials Bindi & Jesse also competed in a few horseback trials as well as ASCA where she quickly earned her WTCH and AHBA where she came within 2 pts of earning her HTCH before we had to retire her. Bindi is one who always enjoys helping with daily chores around our home and makes it clear to the other dogs that the stock is ‘hers’. She has always had a very sweet and kind disposition, so when folks see pictures of her on cattle, or saw her working, they are surprised at the change of ‘attitude’ that they see in her. Bindi has been awarded The Dam of Most Herding Titlists from the ACDCA for the years 2011, 2014 & 2015. This meant a lot to us as we only bred her once. She also received the award for The Dam of most new agility titlists in 2013, and The Dam of most new Rally titlists in 2014. All of her offspring seem to be following in Bindi’s paw prints as we have 3 Conformation Champions out of her, and 2 of which are also Dual Champions & 2 are Grand Champions. My dog, who is her son, “Dozer” GCHB

DC Bar H Blue Bulldozer CD RAE HXAcsM HIAsc HSAdsMcM NJP CGC is also a Bronze Grand Champion. All of her pups are titled on sheep, ducks/geese and cattle. Her daughter, who is Jesse’s girl, ‘Lash” GCH DC Bar H I’m A Cover Girl RE HSBdc HXBdM HXAcdMsM HIAdsc HSAdsMcM NJP CGC CGC was the first ACD to earn the Herding Masters title in started sheep, and the first dog of any breed to earn a cattle masters title which was from the started level. Bindi’s daughter, Lash was the ACDCA High Pt started dog in the Nation in 2013, High Pt Intermediate dog in 2014 and the High Pt Advanced dog in the Nation in 2015. Bindi has another daughter in Oregon, Bar H Pistol Packing Lakota Cowgirl HSAsc HRDI-s who is titled on sheep and cattle and she is pointed in conformation as well. Bindi’s other daughter, “Belle” (we call her little Belle)

CH Bar H Tinkerbelle Trail RAE HXAds HIAdsM HSAdMsMcM NJP CGC was the ACDCA High Pt Started dog in the Nation in 2014 and she is now also working toward her Dual Championship. Besides conformation and herding Bindi’s puppies have earned titles in obedience, rally and agility. There is another puppy girl who is very happy on a working ranch here in our area. One of the most rewarding accomplishments is that all of the titles earned and training on all of the dogs has been owner/handled and we are very proud of that. We were pleasantly surprised when we were told by AKC that Bindi was the first ACD to earn The Herding Master’s Title in Advanced Cattle! And, to be the second dog in AKC History (after a Border Collie) was really exciting as well. Bindi earned her Register of Merit in 2014 and was awarded the Hi Point ROM Bitch in the Nation for 2015. And most recently in 2016 she also earned her ROMX.

She is still the Head of the pack around here and would love to be out there working and competing, but age & arthritis has now slowed her down and we are just enjoying her each and every day. Her grandkids are now starting to come up the herding ladder and it’s fun to see so many familiar traits that she has passed on to them. Her grandson, Bar H Packin Iron RN HSAs CGC was in his second trial at the 2016 National Specialty and he placed second on started sheep and earned his started sheep title at under 2 yrs of age. Her granddaughter, Bar H Josie Wales RN PT CGC won the 18-21month puppy sweeps at the 2016 Nationals and was third in the Bred by Class. She has her PT and is getting ready for her started debut. Bindi has done everything we’ve asked of her and more and she has blessed us so much over the years and taught us a lot about herding and has shown us how much she’s enjoyed her job along the way. We are very thankful for the friends that we have made throughout this journey and how this Blue girl has changed our lives. We’ve learned and continue to

learn something from everyone we’ve met and we have come to appreciate each and every day with our girl, Bindi and all of our other dogs. Every run we run is special and we try to continue to keep it fun for both the dogs and us. Bindi’s love and passion for herding has really showed us that the Cattle Dog is happiest when they’re doing what they’ve been bred to do. We hope to keep this going on in the generations to come but there will never be another girl like our, “Bindi”.

Bindi new HC with kids, Dozer HIT, Lash, RHIT, and Jessee

VCH DC GCH Bar H I’m A Cover Girl RE HXBdM HSBdc HXAcdMsM NJP CGC ATDsc OTDsc STDcsd HTAD- IIs HTAD-I ge,c HTD-I ge “Lash” DOB: April 3, 2010 Bred and Owned By: Jesse and Lisa Hampton Bar H Cattle Dogs

Lash is the 10th Australian Cattle Dog Bitch and the 25th ACD overall to earn an AKC Dual Championship. She was the second pup born out of our older girl, Bindi (who was our first DC and #9th ACD Dual Champion Bitch in AKC) The pup, who became known as “Lash” was very strong and nursed right away. She and Jesse had an instant bond between each other. Even as a young puppy Lash would leave her siblings to come over to see Jesse and just sit with him. She was and still is his “little girl” and his shadow. Both Lash and Jesse have similar personalities. They are both very laid back and quiet. Lash is also very light hearted and loves to play. During her first HT run at 10 months old, she found a stick, picked it up, went toward the sheep then jumped up in the air and proceeded to carry it with her without missing a beat to complete her HT test.

Jesse finished Lash to her Conformation Championship as well as her Grand Championship himself, and earned breed pts quickly by picking up a 4pt and 5pt Major in one weekend! Lash’s calm demeanor has really helped her while trialing. During an outrun most stock will allow her to get quite close before they feel her pressure. She’s a quiet worker and has recently started to develop her own style. She has a way of working which is not as upright as most cattle dogs. Lash won her first Reserve High in Trial in her first trial at the age of 2 and the next day she was High in Trial. She has continued to improve and keeps surprising us along the herding trail. She was the first ACD to earn the started sheep Masters title and the first dog in the AKC of Any breed to earn a cattle Master’s title at any level. She earned this from the started level, and soon after that her mom, Bindi became the first ACD to earn a Master’s title on Advanced cattle. In 2014 Lash also became the first cattle dog in AKC history to earn any title on B course cattle and also went HIT on B cattle with a score of 98 on one of her runs which was just beautiful to watch. She has also had fun competing in agility and rally with Lisa. Lash qualified for the AKC Rally National Championships in 2013 and again in 2016 for this years event. The training time for both is limited but we try to keep her tuned up a little in each venue, and hoping to go on with her in the future with some obedience work. Lash earned High in Trial at the 2013 National Specialty on Cattle at age 3 which was her first Specialty to compete in herding. She was also the #1 ACDCA High Point Started dog in the Nation in 2013, the #1 ACDCA High Point intermediate Dog for the year in 2014 and the #1 High Point Advanced dog for the year in the Nation in 2015. Lash has won several High and Reserve High in Trial awards

on Both A and B courses and on all stock.

Lash became a new mom in December of 2014 and motherhood seemed to agree with her. She was a great mom, but after whelping and weaning a littler of 7, she was ready to get back to work! 6 months after having her pups she earned her last 2 Q’s toward her advanced cattle title in 1 weekend and several HC pts in advanced sheep. The following two trials she won enough pts to finish up her Dual Championship making her our first Home Bred Dual Champion and the 10 th ACD Bitch to do this behind her #9 mom, Bindi. Lash won second in advanced cattle at the 2016 National Specialty and the same day, her son, Bar H Packin Iron RN HSAs CGC, aka “Gunner” won second place in the started sheep class at the National Specialty and earned his Started sheep title. He wasn’t even 2 yrs old and this was his second trial ever. Her daughter, Bar H Josie Wales RN PT CGC, aka “Josie” won the 2016 ACD National Specialty 1821 month Puppy Sweeps class and also placed third in the Bred By class and is very close to her earning her conformation championship.. All of Lash’s pups (and Bindi’s grandkids) are of good breed type and show a lot of promise in performance and herding so we are looking forward to seeing how they blossom.

Lash and Jesse are very close to getting her WTCH and so they will continue to keep up the herding work and try some more AHBA courses as well. She enjoys field work and ranch courses so it looks like she is going to have a busy future. It’s been so rewarding and enjoyable to see her grow up and see her develop her own “Lash” Style.

HC WTCH HTCH Danbar’s Spark To Flame At Sidekick HXAds, HXBd, HIAc, HSBs, HRDIIIs, HTDIIId, HTADIIIs, CKC HAs, NA, NAJ, NF, TN-N, RN, RATM, NWI, QW DOB: 9/18/2008 Sire: CH Danbar’s Lone Ranger PT, RN Dam: CH Downey’s Onthego’s Cowgirl Breeder: Barbara Nolan Owners: Linda & Jeff Jaquish

Kindle is a dream dog to work in all areas but especially as a herding partner. She is kind to her livestock but tough when she needed. She naturally rates her stock and releases pressure on her own when warranted. Kindle is a multiple HIT and RHIT winner on all 3 kinds of livestock. Kindle finished her AKC herding championship

in 2 weekends. She is the most consistent dog I have ever worked and trialed. What I have in practice is what she brings to the trial. She has definitely made my entry fees count! We are currently working on her Canadian Kennel Club herding championship and hope to make her a quadruple herding champion!

HC HTCH WTCH Dalaussie's Cowboy Poetry, HXACS HIBS HRDIIIsc HTADIIIs HTDIIs ATDcsd OFTD Sage

Steve & Julie Waltenburg

DC Shalimar's Arkansas Traveler HXAs, HSAc

Tuna finished her PT at 13 months of age, and then her championship at age 15 months. She made her herding trial debut in started sheep in August, 2008, taking RHIT her first weekend out. She finished her started sheep title at the ACDCA National Specialty with a 2nd place out of 28 entries. Tuna is now retired from competition and is John's right hand girl and chore dog.

Sara-Jo Gahm and John Connolly On The Lamb Farm Arlington, WA Phone: (360) 435-9078 Email: contact@onthelambfarm.com

DC On The Lamb Ride an Old Paint HXAcsd, HIBs 2013, 2014, and 2015 ACDCA National Herding Champion

Sara-Jo Gahm and John Connolly On The Lamb Farm Arlington, WA Phone: (360) 435-9078 Email: contact@onthelambfarm.com

DC WTCH Stock Options Cowculated Risk HXAcsd HXBd HIAcsd HIBd HSAcsd HSBcsd RN HRD1s HTAD1sd HTD1d QW Reckon

Reckon is my first Bred By Dual Champion. He is a grandson of my first Dual Champion, Roanie. He picked me as his person at 4 weeks old and when it came down to evaluating the litter at 6-8 weeks old, there was only one choice for me, no matter which way I looked at it. Plus his first exposure to stock at 6 weeks old had already told me he was the one to follow in his Granddam's paw prints. He finished his Conformation Championship in three weekends out and then we concentrated on herding.

Reckon surpassed all of my expectations when we started trialing and was equally proficient at working cattle, sheep, goats and ducks. He is titled on A & B Course Cattle, Sheep and Ducks and is the first male and second ever ACD to earn a B Course Cattle title. He was RHIT on Cattle at the 2011 ACDCA National Specialty. He finished his ASCA WTCH then a few months later finished his AKC HC going HIT at the November 17, 2012 SLHC All Breed Trial for a major win making him a Dual Champion at just over 4 years old. He has also trialed successfully in

AHBA and USBCHA where he was Reserve Novice Champion in a Timed Cattle Arena Trial his first time out.

He sets stock for trials, handles all of the stock on the farm, is the best ever chore dog and is beyond a shadow of a doubt, MY dog. He's my go to dog for anything and everything. The journey has been amazing and I hope we have many years left working together doing what makes us both happy. Kim and Darren Broster Murray, KY 42071 (270) 978-5599 broster@wk.net

Multi HIT,RHIT HTCH Vandys DUNGAREE DAWG HRD M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD1 C,D,S,GE HTAD111S S,HTAD111D,S,HTAD 1S, HSASDC HSBds HIBd HXAd HXBd AOM Multi HIT, RHIT HTCH Vandys Dungaree Dally, HCT -D,HRD 1-M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD 1-CSD,GE,HTAD11-S,HTAD111-D,S, HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd HXBd ,NA NAJ MULTI HIT,RHIT HTCH VAndys Dungaree Doll HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S, OA OAJ HSAscd HSBd HIBd HXAd Trained, handled, and loved by Carole Henry.

DC Vandys Dungaree Dawg HSASDC HSBds HIBd HXAd HXBd AOM specialty,multi HIT/RHIT HRD M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD1 -C,D,S,GE HTAD111S S,HTAD111D,S,HTAD 1S Multi HIT,RHIT HTCH 1st time herding at ACD national HIT both days sheep. Went RHIT from HSBS with a score of 97 under a BC judge. First would like to acknowledge Richard Whorton for the help he gave me. He is a BC man. He brought back Dawg who has crashed under another person's training methods.

Carole Henry

DC Vandys Dungaree Dally HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd HXBd ,NA NAJ Specialty WD from BBX- multi HIT/RHIT HCT -D,HRD 1-M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD 1-CSD,GE,HTAD11-S,HTAD111-D,S

Dally Carole Henry

Dally was trained and handled by me and forgave me for the beginning training methods

Vandys Dungaree Doll OA OAJ HSAscd HSBd HIBd HXAd HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1-C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S

RWB from BBX at a specialty. Multi HIT /RHIT

Doll

Owned trained and handled by Carole Henry

WTCH HTCH HC WISER’S SHE TURNS’EM HEADS AT THE FEED-N-SEED RD RATN DM HXAcs HXAdM RTDcs AFTDcdsHTDIIIds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm SIRE: FIREFLY’S IM’A HUNK OF BURNIN’ LOVE

DOB: 12-31-13 DAM: SYDNEY DINGO GIRL TOSH CARVER

BREEDER: TIFFANY WISER

OWNER: TAMARA & GAVIN KASSER BELLE MEADOW FARM WARTRACE TN

LOOKER

42 HERDING TITLES EARNED DEC 2014 T0 NOV 2016

TRIPLE HERDING CHAMPION Y O U N G E S T A C D TO E A R N A L L T H R E E H E R D I N G C H A M P I O N S H I P S B E F O R E H E R 3 R D B I R T H D AY

2 0 1 5 A C D C A I N T E R M E D I AT E H I G H P O I N T D O G O F T H E Y E A R

LOOKER came home to Belle Meadow Farm as a seven week old pup and was keen to stock right from the start showing interest in the cattle and my training ducks. As a pup she hung out at the barn watching Tilly do the chores and riding the golf cart. Looker, was/is very biddable, she picked up her directional commands quickly and her eye for stock develops more each day. She instinctively turns back an escapee heifer and is a natural header and heeler. Looker was started on ducks with some exposure to sheep and by Fall 2014 she was working cattle in the pens. At 11 months of age, she earned her ASCA Started Sheep and Duck titles with first and second placements on both stock and two months later earned her ASCA Started Cattle title (second x2).

In March 2015 she had an outstanding weekend earning her AHBA Advanced Titles on Cattle, Sheep & Ducks with qualifying scores from each of the four courses to earn her HTCH! She is the youngest ACD with HTCH Title, knocking off her working mate Tilly who previously owned this distinction in 2013. In May 2015, she earned her Started AKC Ducks & Cattle titles in one weekend. She won cattle two out of three days and was the reserve high and high dog on Cattle over all levels. She trialed 3 weekends back to back to back in June 2015 earning both her ASCA Ranch Dog Title, Open Trial Cattle (first & second on E & B Courses respectively), as well as earning her Open Farm Cattle Trial Title. The following weekend she picked up her AHBA HTDIIIs, RLFIIIm and HRDIIIm Titles. And then the third weekend in June she earned qualifying scores on AKC Started Sheep (second place x2), Intermediate Cattle (first & second) and Intermediate Ducks (second place). I felt Looker was off to a promising start in the trial arena as well as a valuable cowhand on the farm. It may seem her trial

schedule was a bit heavy, but the young cow girl kept stepping up to each challenge. SHE progressed smoothly through each level on each stock. Looker was placing consistently in the top 2 dogs (35 FIRST PLACE AND 38 SECOND PLACE AWARDS), often in a field of some dozen other teams, despite being the youngest on the field, so we continued training and trialing. August through November 2015 Looker earned: ASCA OFTDds OTDs RTDc AFTDc Titles and AKC HIAc HIAd with HIT HSA HXAc HXAd Titles. By Spring 2016 she collected ASCA RTDs, AFTDds, ATDs, ATDd Titles and earned her second Herding Championship: ASCA WTCH. The Summer 2016 was so HOT, with 3 months of 90 degree plus days, Looker took the summer off from stock work to do some Dock Diving. She earned 2 Dock Masters titles and quailifed for the AKC National Championships. It was back to stock work in October and November. From May through November 2016 Looker earned AKC HIAs, HXAs and HXAdM Titles, 4 RHITs and collected the required 15 points, 3 Majors and 3 Firsts to clinch her third Herding Championship: AKC HC. And on the heels of earning her HC Title in Florida with A second place finish on Advanced A Cattle, we returned to Florida a month later and Looker rocked the dock making the finals at the AKC Dock Diving National Championships with a 9th place finish out of 80 dogs in her division and a personal best 24’2” - jumping out of a Masters and into Elite. It’s back to work on the farm as Looker is my “go to” turn back cow girl and super handy working in the pens. Here’s to many years of stock work for this young rock star.

Love my “baby cow dog” as she will always be affectionately called.

HTCH WTCH HC WALTZIN’ MATILDA AT BELLE MEADOW QW RN NF RATS AX AXJ NVA OAC APK HXAcMdMsM HXBc HXBdM RD RTDcs PATDcs AFTDcds ATDc-M ATDs-X HTDIIIcds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm SIRE: LIBERTY’S COWBOY BLUES

DOB: 2-07-09 DAM: LIBERTY’S BUZZARD RED DAISY

BREEDER: FRED REED

OWNER: TAMARA & GAVIN KASSER BELLE MEADOW FARM WARTRACE TN

TILL

TRIPLE HERDING CHAMPION EARNED 3 HERDING CHAMPIONSHIPS within 6 MOS - ASCA, AKC, AHBA at 4 years of age 2012 ACDCA HIGH POINT STARTED DOG OF THE YEAR 2013 ACDCA HIGH POINT ADVANCED DOG OF THE YEAR MOST HERDING TRIAL POINTS EARNED IN ONE YEAR - 500 +

2014 ACDCA HIGH POINT ADVANCED DOG OF THE YEAR FIRST ACD TO EARN BOTH ADVANCED COURSE A & B DUCK MASTERS TITLES

YOUNGEST ACD TO EARN ADVANCED COURSE A CATTLE MASTERS TITLE YOUNGEST ACD TO EARN AHBA HTCH TITLE FIRST ACD TO EARN ALL AHBA ADVANCED CATTLE, SHEEP & DUCK HERDING TITLES FIRST ACD TO EARN ALL ASCA CATTLE & SHEEP HERDING TITLES: RD STDcs OTDcs ATDcs ATDc-M ATDs-X RTDcs PATDcs AFTDcs

FIRST ACD TO EARN AKC ADVANCED B COURSE CATTLE TITLE 25 HITS & 20 RHITs

MOST HERDING TITLED AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG

NUMBER ONE COW HAND AT BELLE MEADOW FARM AND SUCCESSFUL TRIAL DOG Life on the Farm … The most valued cowhand on the 600-acre Belle Meadow Farm where 200 head of Purebred Registered Angus and Hereford cow calf pairs are raised is Tilly, an 8 year old Australian Cattle Dog. Tilly’s job varies from day to day at Belle Meadow: from rounding up 40 pregnant cows, moving cattle to greener pastures, sorting cattle in pens, loading cattle in the stock trailer. Tomorrow might include preparing cow calf pairs for a sale catalog photo shoot.

It was my agility instructor who first recognized the fact that Tilly needed to learn to partner with me, she suggested we pursue what Tilly was bred to do - work livestock. So after recovering from a broken toe from a run in with a young colt, just one of many injuries Tilly has sustained, I found a herding instructor for two year old Tilly and OUR herding instruction began. We were hooked at the first Come-bye. Road to Success … By Spring 2012, Tilly was entered in her first AKC trial in Started Ducks winning the class and taking RHIT. Two weekends later the we entered our first ASCA trial in GA winning Started Cattle, Started & Open Ducks & Started & Open Sheep Classes & earning the Started & Open Titles. Tilly was recognized with Most Promising Started Dog Award. And from 2012 - 2016 Tilly’s list of accomplishments include earning the following:

Triple Herding Champion: ASCA - WTCH Total of

AKC - HC

AHBA - HTCH

62 Herding Titles

72 AKC HC points with 13 Majors Advanced MASTERS A Course Cattle & Sheep and A & B Course Ducks Life with a Cattle Dog … In 2009 Tilly was selected from a local AKC breeder in Middle Tennessee as a pet for my son Gavin. Right from the start I knew there was something special about Tilly, although I had never owned or trained a cattle dog, much less trialed competitively with a dog. Tilly was unlike any of our family’s previous dogs - she was very independent, seemed to have a low requirement for affection and always had her eyes locked on stock. So needless to say, the first six months Tilly was quite a challenge. After failed attempts in locate a stock dog trainer, I found a local agility instructor that helped me channel Tilly’s boundless energy, as well as challenge her mind. Tilly and I started competing in AKC agility when Tilly was just 15 months old and found success our first weekend out. While extremely athletic and energetic, Tilly was rather independent in the agility ring. Some young dogs get the zoomies, running around avoiding obstacles, Tilly was making up her own courses, taking all the jumps and obstacles, and then some.

ALL Advanced Course titles in AHBA HTADIIIcds HTDIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm Advanced Course Titles in ASCA: Post Advanced Cattle & Sheep - PATDcs Advanced Farm Cattle, Sheep, Ducks - AFTDcds Advanced Trial Cattle - Multi-Course - ATDc-M & Advanced Trial Sheep Excellent- ATDs- X Tilly is just two double Duck Qs from earning the WTCH-M Title Multi-course - double Qs earned on CATTLE SHEEP DUCKS over Courses A,B, C, D, E, F

I attribute my success with Tilly to many things but first and foremost my instructor. I was fortunate to connect with herding instructor Nancy Obermark of Outrun Farm. Nancy’s stockdog savvy makes her an outstanding instructor and mentor. “I know some handlers enjoy attending a variety of workshops, but Nancy’s teaching style best matches my learning style. She taught me a strong training foundation in herding is about being fair and consistent with your dog, as well as your livestock.

I am blessed to live with Tilly in paradise, on our family’s farm, Belle Meadow. I love living in the country with all the wide open spaces. And what better place for a cattle dog than a cattle farm?! Yes I know cattle dogs live in many different places and are many different things to many people and that’s what’s so versatile about this breed. But the opportunity to do real life chores has certainly been a contributing factor to Tilly’s success in herding.

Other factors that I attribute to my success with Tilly includes my training group, my travel and trial experiences, living on a farm, my training opportunities and Tilly’s tenaciousness. I am fortunate to train with a supportive group of handlers with an array of breeds of herding dogs. Watching others, what works and doesn't work for a particular handler/dog team, makes for great learning experiences.

Although, my instructor hosts AKC, AHBA and ASCA trials throughout the year I wanted to know more about the trials in other states and I longed to get outside my comfort zone and see how other Australian cattle dogs were working. And then there was that drive to trial cattle with Tilly, the job she was bred to do. It was so enlightening watching the different styles of other handlers as well as the many herding breeds of dogs as well as other cattle dogs at trials - how they got the job done or didn’t.

And last but certainly not least, Tilly’s success is due to her breeding as a working cattle dog. Tilly possesses lots of eye and has a strong presence on stock. Her approach is calculated and deliberate and when called upon will demonstrate her strength with her tenacious heel bite, rarely a bark. Tilly excels at driving and pen work, which requires the dog to stay on the stock pressure 100 % of the time. Cattle dogs are characteristically loyal and Tilly has no quit.

Our teamwork has afforded us many challenging assignments including dog-breaking approximately 80 head of yearling heifers annually on the farm thus making these cattle available for the herding venues hosted at Belle Meadow Farm: monthly livestock workshops and twice a year Stock dog trials. One measure of our success has been the 90% trial Q rate. These successful trials would not have been possible with out her shot gun rider, Tilly.

Tilly and I were the featured program for the Southeast Regional Hereford Association fall meeting, Herefords on the Mountain in Monteagle, Tennessee. We took our OK Corral (portable livestock handling system) and a group of our Hereford heifers to Monteagle TN to demonstrate to fellow Hereford cattleman the benefits of having a good cow dog on the farm, and how one person and their skilled cattle dog can get a job done that typically would take three to five cow hands.

I am so fortunate to have a cow dog that teaches me new lessons every day and who has been so forgiving of her handler in training. And as long as she keeps giving, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep gving her stock to work. Love this Cow Girl!

Although Tilly has finished 3 Herding Championships, we continue training and trialing. She is still going strong at 8 years of age and there are still a few ASCA courses/titles we plan to work towards. We continue our training on all stock: cattlle, sheep and stock. One day maybe we will master Goats & Geese. But for now Tilly and I are continuing to hone our herding skills through every day cattle work on the farm. Tilly earns her keep and then some.

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