Four Time ACDCA National Champion!

At the venerable age of 12 years, 3 months, Kate took her fourth cattle herding championship at the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America National Specialty! She was the only dog to qualify on both of her cattle trial runs, which garnered her the title for the fourth time. “We’re watching history being made.” as one exhibitor looking on put it. Many sentimental tears were shed as Kate left the arena. Kate proved once and again the heart of a Cattledog!

Tap matched Kate’s day one HIT with one of her own on day two of the ACDCA National herding trials! This is Tap’s third National Specialty High In Trial. Tappie has never met a calf she couldn’t move, and his given us much pride and joy at each National in which she has run!

At his first National Ruck qualified on all four of his PreTrial Test runs! (two on cattle, two on sheep). At Cattle Trial I Ruck joined his grandma Kate as the only two dogs to qualify on cattle.

Two Herding Championships in One Weekend!

At the Belgian Tervuren Club of Southern California’s AKC trials, November 11 and 12, our girl Tap earned her AKC Herding Championship! This has turned out to be a banner year for Tap, who has been on a roll having earned three High In Trial placements on cattle and having earned all of her championship points over a seven month period!

We are also very pleased to announce that our client dog, HC Contact Point’s Fast N Furious, HXAs, HIBs (aka: Fury), earned her AKC Herding Championship at the same event! Fury has moved up from Started to Advanced to Champion in less than two years with limited training. Along the way she has earned many High In Trial and Reserve High In Trial placements. This weekend's scores also garnered Fury High Combined Scoring Other Breed comprised of 4 qualifying scores on Courses A and B from the Advanced Classes!

Sage’s First Win!

At her second show our new baby, Dalaussie’s Cowboy Poetry, earned her first Championship points! From the 6-9 Puppy class Sage went Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex. She’s on her way now! Thank you, Leslie Olson-Dalaussie Kennels, for sending us this little dynamo!

Just ducky: The Eddie Bauer Perpetual Duck Dog Award!

In the spirit of good fun several years ago this mythical award was originated to recognize as closely as possible the most recent ACD accomplishment in the duck arena. The award is given virtually and will be recognized, if at all possible, on this page. The current honoree is Jeff and Linda Jaquish's Kuawarri Justa Li'l Bit O' Paint, HIAS HSACD ATDds OtDc HTADIs Can. "Dot" was bestowed the honor for an outstanding score on Advanced Ducks at the Columbia River ASC trials, March 11, 2007. Dot's score of 111 garnered her a third placement--a tie score for second place, broken on time. Past recipients include:

HTCH WTCH HC So-Lo Lassic Frills N Lace, HXAsd HIAc HTDIIIsd HTDIs HATDsgdge
Gunga’s Tombe Shaboom, HXAs HXBs HIAc HSBd HTDIIIsd HRDIIIs HTADIIIsc ATDsc OTDd
Far Fetched Frontier Floozie, HXAs HIAcd HRDIIs HTADIc HTADIIs OTDs STDcd
WTCH DC So-Lo Easy One CD VQW HXAcsd HTDIId HTDIs HRDIs
WTCH CH Jillaroo Dawn's Early LIght, CD HIAC HSBD RTDc VQW
Bull Mtn's Silveraurora Agate, ATDd OTDs HSAS
HC Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot HXASC ATDc OTDsd RTDc HTADIIIs HRDIIIs

Whether it be working cattle or ducks or sheep it’s easy to see the versatility of these dogs!