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(ACDRI), a 501c3 non profit, from 2003 to 2005. Peggy was instrumental in hel

establish a national telephone hot line to serve the publics needs when it came

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ears, Charles G. Jennings, Jr., her daughter, Rochelle Jen-

other, Mary MacGregor. She is also survived by her younger

MacGregor and by her older brother, Robert MacGregor and

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born November 1, 1953 in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. She was a graduate of

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lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Karens mem

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Karen had a vivacious spirit and lived life to fullest. She will be

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Connie & Bob Redhead - Landmaster By Lynn Tatro

How long have you been in Dogs?

All our life

How long have you had ACD?

Since 1965

Why did you choose the ACD?

We found this breed to be very suitable

to our life style & our children

How did you decide that this breed was

for you?

The ACD had ticked all the boxes, family,

guard, & loyalty

How did you first get involved in the

ACD?

Went to Royals, Dog Shows, Breeders, &

went to farms to see them work

What do you do with your dogs (i.e.

herding, performance, conformation)?

We have done conformation, obedience trained to CDX work, have also done some instinct

work with them, we do not have the time to do working trials due to our business commit-

ments

Connie & Bob Redhead Judging in China

What titles have your puppy buyers put on your dogs you have bred?

Championship titles, obedience, agility, working titles.

What made your decision to start breeding?

The challenge to improve our lines

What caused you to pick the particular dog/ bloodline(s) that you did to start your breed-

ing program?

We looked around went to different states and looked at all the dogs seen what the dogs

were producing then picked the stud dogs to suit our bitches

GR Ch Abbition Flaming Star Georgia Born 5/26/04

Sire: Ch Landmaster Jailhouse Rock Presley

Dam: Ch Landmaster Blue Lake Jedda

What dog/bitch to date is your best dog/ bitch produced and why?

Ch Lenthel Flaming Star who was mated to Ch Galwarri Red Flare who produced Ch Landmas-

ter USundowner who went on to leave his mark in the ACD, we also used the famous Wool-

eston lines when mixing of the lines we had some of Australias best lines.

When deciding on a breeding do you outcross, line breeding, inbreeding, or a combination

of all?

When we breed we out cross and line breed

Do you breed to outside females and if so what is your criteria?

We ask for X-Rays for HD, DNA test, & Hearing test.

Ch Landmaster U Sundowner Sunny

Sire: Ch Glawarri Red Flare Red

Dam: Ch Lenthel Flaming Star Red

Born 11/26/76

Who influenced your breeding choices the most & why?

I guess I do; as I am the one who is travelling I get to see the different dogs, I always discuss

the dogs with Bob first then we discuss the dogs and make our decision on who goes to what

bitch

Gr Ch Landmaster Memphis Blues Memphis

Sire: Ch Landmaster Old Shep Shep

Dam: Abbiton Always On My Mind Cindy

Born, 5/18/07 (Same parents as Georgia 12 mos. Older)

What do has made the biggest impact on your breeding program to date?

There are a few dogs that

come to mind Ch Land-

master USundowner, Ch

Landmaster Jailhouse

Rock, Gr Ch Jasetpark

Opal Cosmo & now , Gr

Ch Landmaster Memphis

Blues

What bitch has made the

biggest impact on your

breeding program to

date?

Ch Lenthel Flaming Star,

Ch Landmaster Blue Ha-

waii & Gr Ch Abbiton

Flaming Star

Which Dog & Bitch in

your breeding program

was most successful or

that you feel contributed

the most to the breed?

From the 70s Ch Land-

master USundowner

who was a red speckle he

managed to do what no

other ACD has done.

Then in the 90s Gr ch Ja-

setpark Opal Cosmo,

then came Gr Ch Abbiton

Landmaster Roustabout River

Sire: Am/ Aus Ch Duwest Say No More Tuffy

Dam: Gr Ch Abbiton Flaming Star Georgia

Born: 10/27/07

Flaming Star & Gr Ch Landmaster Memphis Blues.

How do you raise your puppies?

Our puppies are always at the house with us they are handled from the moment they are

born

What do you feed

your puppies?

We feed lamb &

beef along with Ad-

vance puppy plus

they are worm reg-

ular and given their

Vitamins & Calcium

supplements daily

along with their

milk.

How did you come

up with your ken-

nel name?

When choosing our

kennel name we

wanted a kennel

name that suited

our breed we said

they are masters of

the land so we put

Landmaster down

as our first choice

we were lucky

enough to get the

name Landmaster Blu Moon of Kentucky Banjo

Sire: Gr Ch Lanmaster Memphis Blues Memphis

Dam: Landmaster Way Down Savannah

Born: 12/10/09

Do you have a distinguisha-

ble line?

Yes

If you were going to rate

type, temperament, &

soundness in what order of

importance what would be

the order & why?

Breed Type

Temperament & Soundness

Breed type is very im-

portant; as this distinguish it

from any other breeds,

Temperament & Sound-

ness, we feel are as one, as

you may have a dog or bitch

that can move which has a

bad temperament; then we

would consider this dog to

be unsound, as our stand-

ard states must be amena-

ble in the show ring, so a

dog must be sound in tem-

perament as he or she

would not be able to do the

job he or she was bred for, a

cross bred can be sound in

movement, you cannot take

anyone of the above away.

Landmaster I Did It My Way Frankie

Sire: Gr Ch Landmaster Memphis Blues

Dam: Gr Ch Abbiton Flaming Star

Born January 8, 2011 Female

What do you think are the

most serious faults in the

breed today?

I do not think we have any

serious problems in our breed

as we are very fortunate to be

able to test for HD, PRA, Deaf-

ness, & OCD. But that does

not mean we can sit back and

think we are ok, we must

keep a close eye on our breed

& not let problems creep in,

the most important thing is

be honest with fellow breed-

ers as this is the only way to

keep problems from creeping

in.

What would say are the big-

gest genetic faults in our

breed today?

Possible Deafness as this is

still coming up now and again,

but we are fortunate enough

now to be able to test for this.

Possible HD as this can still

come up even from clear dog

who have good hips, then

OCD some breeders will still

use dog that have this prob-

lem that is why I believe we

must be careful what we do

Ch Landmaster Lawdy Miss Clawdy Claudia

Sire: Ch Landmaster Roustabout River

Dam: Abbiton Always On My Mind Cindy

Born 3/12/2009

as the future of our breed is in our hands so it is important to breed clean healthy dogs if it

is at all possible

Do you consider yourself a mentor to others coming in the breed?

Yes we are willing to help & educate anyone who is willing to ask for help

What advice would you give

them in starting out on the

right road?

The first question is what do

you want a ACD for show

work or obedience or just as

a pet then ask them why

have they chosen the ACD.

Have they read books on the

breed? Have they been to

any shows & spoke to breed-

ers? Show them your dogs

see how they react around

them; show them your dogs

paper works explain about

the problems that can hap-

pen if the dogs are not test-

ed.

Tell them why it is important

to test, also let them make

the choice who they want to

purchase their puppy from.

You should never force them

into buying from you, get

them too look at other peo-

ple ACD, tell them to speak

Ch Landmaster How Great Thou Art Glory

Sire: Gr Ch Landmaster Memphis Blues

Dam: Gr Ch Abbiton Flaming Star

Born : January 8, 2011

to other breeders about their dogs; ask to see their paper work; let them make up their own

mind. them to go away and think about it; do not rush in to buying just for the sake of buy-

ing a puppy, because once you take that puppy home you have a big responsibility to the

puppy; as he or she is going to be around for quite a while, also make sure they have their

home ready for the new puppy. If they choose you to purchase their puppy from you should

always tell them they can contact you at all times about any queries they may have, be-

cause you as a breeder have a responsibility to that puppy & you should be able to help in

any way possible.

Describe an average day

living with your dogs?

Cleaning the kennels exer-

cising the dogs feeding &

attending to anyone who

needs their coat stripped,

then bathing & grooming

then come the show train-

ing for the new up and

coming ones making sure

everyone in good health &

correct weight. Then we

like to have play time with them they all spend some time in our home with us.

What should people who are interested in this breed know before they bring one into

their homes?

They need to be told this breed is very protective & need to be watched around strangers &

visitors as they are a self-appointed guard dog. They should have access to the yard if not

house trained.

They make a wonderful house pet if given the chance you could not have a better dog in

your home.

Make sure he or she has a bed to lie on and plenty of fresh water.

Bob & Connie RedheadBob & Connie RedheadBob & Connie Redhead

LANDMASTERLANDMASTERLANDMASTER

South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia

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Is there anything interesting that the breeding community (for your breed) is working on?

We are trying to breed out PRA, deafness, & HD with continentally testing as we feel this is

the only way to have a genetic sound ACD

Do you feel the current AKC/UKC/ANC/FCI/ANKC standard is adequate?

You will notice I have included in your question FCI, & ANKC as the above do not apply to us in

Australia.

The only thing I would like to see put in to our standard is the wording Red Mottle; because at

the moment a FCI judge can penalize the Red Mottle because it is not in our ANKC standard.

Other than that I feel the standard is adequate.

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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 Al-

ice'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 hang-

ing 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 de-

feat 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 herd-

ing titled get in 1995, 1996 and

1997. He sired several truly

great working dogs including DC

CH HC HCH WTCH Tenaja's Cat-

tle 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 peo-

ple watched "Kate", "Sassy", Linda Jaquish's "Sadie", and Waltenburg's "Tap" heel, they were see-

ing 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 les-

sons. 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 experi-

ence. Elan took Banjo on several show circuits with Melissa Braun and learned how to show profes-

sionally. 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 work-

ing 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 block-

age. 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 in-

volved the blood

supply to the

lower intestine

and despite their

best efforts,

they couldn't re-

move it. With

our heads spin-

ning and our hearts broken we went to the vet and said our goodbyes. The drive home was the long-

est 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 wonder-

ful 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 west-

ern Oklahoma at the time, and needed a "four-legged hot-

shot". (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, keep-

ing 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 amaz-

ing 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. Some-

how 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 showman-

ship 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 bal-

ance 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 con-

tinued to be very competitive and top ten ranked. I'm very proud of his winning the ASC of Wash-

ington 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 werent 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 Tenajas Cattle Kate Osage, HX,HXBS,HXAC,QW,HTDIIIsgc,HRDIIIcsg,RTDc,PATDc

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

Kates 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 Kates 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 lit-

ters, 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 Kates breeder, Jackie Juniker, work Kates mama, Sage. Wed

had an ACD whod 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 count-

less 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. At

puppy obedience class, halt at the heel

meant turn and sit facing the pup in back of

us (Whos 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 in-

structors pronouncement: You simply must

get a handle on her!

At seven months old Kate was instinct

tested by Terry Parrish, who would become

Steves mentor. Terry was at the time pri-

marily 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 handlers 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! However, in true ACD fashion, Kates 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 to-

tal of four Natl 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

Kates indomitable spirit and natural ability garnered her many firsts and set many records includ-

ing:

Both the youngest and the oldest ACD to go HIT on cattle at a Natl 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 with-

out blinking an eye or missing

a step.

Kate remained Steves 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 com-

forter, and he hers, for that

matter. It was as if they had

a pact: If you hold on, Ill

hold on. The only problem with

the pact was that a little ol

blue bitch can only hold on for

so long. In the end, it is not

the accolades that are impor-

tant. Its 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.

Kates final specialty win. Cattle HIT and FIFTH National

Cattle Championship Age 12 years old

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 wouldnt 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 dont 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 begin-

ning 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 Kenneys 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 Sts 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-pilots 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 ob-

ject she presented you with.

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

Photo by Jeff Jacquish

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 Thatldus 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

Redwings Take N Chance, PT, ROM and out of my foundation bitch CH Nipn 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 wasnt 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, obedi-

ence 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, Peteterrific 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 Steves best boy. They clicked and soon embarked upon Petes 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 Steves 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, sev-

eral pointed dogs, one ROM, a wide range of performance dogs in an array of venues: herding, agil-

ity, 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 Cat-

tle award. When all is said and done all the

awards and achievements a dog earns only tell part

of the story of that dogs life. What well re-

member about Pete isnt what he did in the trial

arena but what he was to us day in and day out. Al-

though he could be a thorn in my side some-

times (theres 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 eve- rything I asked without

an argument. He was will- ing 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 twi-

light days. No matter how badly Pete was

feeling physically hed 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, Mary-

land, 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 Bs Rosette OWallaby 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 ven-

ues 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 Creekspirits True Grit LnR HXAsc has

continued in her footsteps.

DC WTCH HTCH Intl.Ch. VCh Kylies 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.

Erickas roots were humble, being out of a ranch bred bitch, Plateaus 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 alland 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 wasnt sure myself. Ericka lived to work, tried ex-

tremely 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. Erickas 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 effec-

tive and fun to watch.

Erickas work ethic was evident in the obedience and agility arenas as well. During her time compet-

ing 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 Erickas 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 Erickas legacy:

Ch.WTCH HTCH Kylie's Solar Flare ROM HXAsd HSAc HRDIIIs HTADIIIcsd ATDcsd RTDc

CD CGC VQW (Flare)

Ch. Kylies Once in a Red Moon, UDX, HSAcsd HTDIs, HRDIIs, OM3, CGC (Luna)

Ch. WTCH Kylie's Speaking In Tongues HXAcs ATDcsd HRDIIIcs (Jabber)

Ch. Kylies Torres Strait PT (Kubin)

Kylies My Shout Mate (Wedge)

Kylies Red Yulara (Nicki)

Kylies Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy)

Ch. BOSS Stockhands 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. Stockhands R U Ready (Ready)

Stockhands Ima Cole Miners Daughter

Stockhand Dr. Jones

Stockhand Stetson

Stockhands The Great Ozzz

Stockhands Axel

Stockhands Hi U All (Rex)

Kylies Just Say The Word (Blitz)

Kylies Say What You Will (Spliff)

Kylies Sez Who (Hula)

Ch. Kylie's Smacka Doodle Shine HSAs HRDIs STDs CD CGC VQW (Smack)

Kylies Presumed Innocent CD (Am/Can) HT JHD RN (Can) RA (US) NF NA ADC SGDC (Ajax)

Kylies Question Authority HSAcs STDc (Grit)

Ch. Kylies Torres Strait PT (Kubin)

Kylies My Shout Mate (Wedge)

Kylies Red Yulara (Nicki)

Kylies Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy)

Kylies 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)

Kylies Quid Pro Quo (Cobber)

Kylies Probable Cause (Cooper)

Kylies Moving Violation (Blue)

Kylie's FireHand Chaps HSAs HRDIs STDs MX AXJ CD CGC VQW (Chaps)

Kylies Red Beans And Rice (Beans)

Kylies Icey Red (Ice)

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 Sts Red Alert

Jeep is the son of VC DC Hill Sts 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 AKCs Course

A. Therefore, I believe he attained his DC

only because he wanted to please me. Get-

ting that darn CD to complete the require-

ments for Echos ROM, was another hurdle

for the two of us, but Jeep hung in there,

and we finally got it.

Jeep, unlike his mother, doesnt 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

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, con-

formation 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.

Photo by Jeff Jaquish

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 Se-

attle and Alice picked me up for the weekend to see the pups. Alice was sure Id pick the plain faced

girl since that is my preference but the arrogant little double masked girl picked me within 10 min-

utes 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 didnt 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 isnt 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 shes done. When that was done we moved on to earn her

HTCH. Ive always been sorry I havent had easier access to cattle since that is what Ive 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.

Lets go! Tap carried this confidence throughout puppy-hood

and into her herding career. She was an eager to please stu-

dent under Steves 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 Taps 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 Champion-

ship.

Not only was Tap a trial dog, she was also a good hand around our place. She was Steves go-to girl

for several years whenever there was stubborn stock to move Paired with her Border Collie coun-

terpart, Tap dog broke

many a calf at Trails 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 competi-

tion. She hangs our more

with sheep than cattle at

this point but is still game!

As ever, she is our Happy

Tappy, her spirit indomita-

ble, 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 champion-

ship 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 herd-

ing trial dog, and she suffered through all of my

inexperience and uncertainty learning to train a

dog for trialing. I didnt 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 partici-

pated 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, in-

cluding 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 Roanies 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 cant 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 wasnt looking to pursue a herding championship with her, but we were

already entered in an upcoming trial in Advanced Ducks, so instead of pulling Roanies entries, I de-

cided 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 wasnt 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 wont 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, Roanies 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 be-

came a Dual Champion.

But, she wasnt 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, its impossible to thank them all, but we both

sincerely appreciate every bit of advice and guidance we have been given. Roanie has not only sur-

passed my original goals, but has passed on her working ability to her pups and grand pups, who have

definitely bene-

fited from the

dues Roanie and I

paid learning the

ropes together.

Along with Roanies

first litter, Stock

Options ACDs was

born and I am en-

joying continued

success on the trial

field with the next

g e n e r a t i o n s .

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 shes not

through yet, so stay tuned.

Kim Broster. Stock Options ACDs

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 chal-

lenges me to be a better person and a bet-

ter 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. TVentura Best of Breed

HC Duwest Wonderfull Wild Wicca CD HC Owaossi Fire Dancer

Herding Champions. 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. Im 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 obtain-

able 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 could-

n'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

and handler sensitivity. Ive 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 Cham-

pionship 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 herd-

ing judge for both AKC and

AHBA, and I am absolutely ad-

dicted to the sport of herding.

Cynthia Knowlton

Owassi ACDs

Siva

Siva Photo by Dave Campbell

AOM Am/Can Dual CH DuWest Ride a Cowboy HXAsd, CKC HA, SDA, HRD IIIs, HTAD IIIs, HSAc, HTDIIs, RLF IIIs, ATDsd,

OTDc, CGN

(Ch. Duwest Stonewash Blues x Ch. SilverDust Crystal Image, PT)

Owned by Lynn Leach Downriver Farms

Hope, BC Canada

http://www.downriver.org/

Siva Photo by Dave Campbell

Leroy was the First dog in North America to have a

Dual Championship in both USA & Canada!

And the FIRST COVER of the ACDSpotlight

Portrait-izing Your DogBy Jeff Jaquish

When we last met, we talked about some tips and techniques about how to capture some action shots of dogs at herding trials. In this installment we are going to talk about getting a portrait of your dog that is good enough to have enlarged, framed and displayed on your wall or to display on a website.

My tips will apply mostly to people using a single lens reflex (SLR) camera. If you are using a point-and-shoot camera, there are some tips here that may also be of some value. In this article we will examine lighting, focus, f-stop, lens selection, composition and backgrounds. I'll also let you in on a little secret when it comes to post-processing an image of a blue cattle dog. So, let's get started!

I always like to encourage people to know their camera and to know the basics of exposure. To do this, take an evening to sit down with the camera in your lap and the camera's manual at your side. Go through each page and make the camera do what the manual is illustrating. Knowing what your camera is capable of doing and how to do it is fundamental. In addition, I always suggest reading and understanding a book about exposure. Learning the triad of exposure is essential in photography. The book I always recommend is Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition by Bryan Peterson. It is richly illustrated and covers the essentials in an easy to understand format. It is a good investment at $14.99!

When I am referring to a dog portrait, I am thinking about the traditional idea of a portrait which mostly contains the head, neck and upper torso of the dog or what is commonly referred to as the headshot. In my view, there is only one required element in a great dog portrait. I have boiled it down to this and it makes life so simple when shooting a dog portrait (and for human portraits)