March 2010
February 2010
February 28 - "Smarty Marty" & Kathy did it again, placing second in Excellent Standard and 1st in Excellent JWW finishing their AXJ title at the Chuckanut Dog Training trial in Lynden, WA
February 28 - "Steam" & Jo earn QQ #4 winning both 24" Excellent Standard and JWW at the Chuckanut Dog Training trial in Lynden, WA
February 27 - "Hemi" & Mica finished their ADCH at the Good Dog Agility Club trial in Tempe, AZ. Congratulations Mica and ADCH Hob Nob Driving Force!
February 27 - "Smarty Marty" & Kathy placed
second in Excellent Standard and 1st in Excellent JWW at the Chuckanut Dog
Training trial in Lynden, WA
February 21 - "Trim" & Roger placed second in Masters Snooker earning a Super Q at the Tyler Obedience Training Club trial in Tyler, TX
February 20 & 21 - "Riddle" & Linda took First place in Advanced Gamblers earning his AAD title. "Riddle" also placed 3rd in Grand Prix at the West Valley Dog Sports trial in Pomona, CA
February 20 - Congratulations MACH ADCH Hob Nob High Octane aka "Boost". "Boost" & Tanya earn their MACH at the Acadiana Kennel Club trial in New Iberia, LA
February 14 - "Tack" & Susan earned their MAD by winning 26" Master Jumpers and also garnering their second Super Q with a 2nd place at the Dog Gone Fun trial in Crosby, TX
February 14 - "Cassidy" & Diana won Masters Jumpers, Master Snooker and Grand Prix. "Cassidy" also placed 5th in the Steeplechase with a bar down at the Valley Agility Sports Team trial in Turlock, CA
February 13 - "Dazzle" & Eileen finish their NAJ title at the Samoyed Club of Los Angeles trial in Walnut, CA
February 12 - 14 "Slider" & Jo finished their Slider HTCH title and 2 more AHBA titles, with a High In Trial at the AHBA trial in Gig Harbor, WA
February 6 - "Steeple" & Kim win the Grand Prix at the Contact Zonies trial in Phoenix, AZ
January 2010
January 29 - 31 - "Riddle" & Linda earned their 2nd & 3rd Advanced Standard legs, Advanced Relay leg all with 1st placements. They got 3rd place in Grand Prix at the Driven Dogs Agility trial in Fillmore, CA
January 31 - "Riki" & Janet earned their American
Herding Breed Association JHD title at the Arizona Herding Association trial in
Tonopah, AZ
January 31 - "Fuse" & John earned their MX title at the Nashville Dog Training Club trial in Franklin, TN at 21 months of age
January 23 - "Epic" & Jostle earn 1st place and
4th place in Pro-Novice at the ISDS trial held at the Hoof and Paw Farm in
Plymouth, CA which also gave "Jostle" third place combined!
January 22 - 24 "Trek" & Mary earn all 1st places in 26" Excellent Standard classes, including High in Trial on Saturday and Sunday, along with an Excellent Fast 3rd place at the Rose City Classic trial in Portland, OR
January 17 - "Score" and Nancy earn their MACH at American Belgian Malinois Club trial in Randolf, MN
January 17 - "Sport" & Joni earned a first place in Excellent A JWW and a second place in Excellent A Standard at American Belgian Malinois Club trial in Randolf, MN
January 17 - "Smarty Marty" & Kathy earned their Excellent A Standard title with 1st place at the Evergreen Afghan Hound Club trial in Auburn, WA
January 16 - 17 "Tracker" & Tracie finished their HTD1 title with a 1st, 4th and 2nd place at the Central Florida Herding Club trial in Malabar, FL. "Tracker" is 16 months old
January 15 -17 "Zia" & Jan qualified in Steeplechase, Advanced Gamblers(2), Advanced Snooker(2) at the K9 Cliffhangers Winter Madness AAC trial in Surrey, BC
January 16 - 18 "Fig" & Laurie made their agility
debut, going 3 for 3 in jumpers with all first places and 2 for 3 in Novice
Standard with third places at the Border Terrier Club of the Redwoods in Santa
Rosa, CA
January 15 - 17 -"Boost" and Tanya went 5 for 6
and earned DQ's 18 and 19 at the Mississippi Mavericks Agility Club trial in
Gulfport, MS. Only one more DQ to go!!
January 16 - "Roller" & Donna finished their Novice FAST title with a first place at the Mississippi Mavericks Agility Club trial in Gulfport, MS
January 16 - "Sport" & Joni finished their Open JWW title with a first place and won Excellent A Standard for at American Belgian Malinois Club trial in Randolf, MN
January 15 - "Roller" & Donna earned their Novice JWW title with a second place at the Mississippi Mavericks Agility Club trial in Gulfport, MS
January 10 - "Roller" & Donna win Novice JWW and
"Boost" & Tanya win Excellent JWW at the Pensacola Dog Fanciers trial, Pensacola, FL
January 9 - "Roller" & Donna earn First places in both Novice Standard and Novice Fast, and
"Boost" & Tanya win Excellent FAST, and
"Fuse" & John place 2nd in Excellent Standard at the Pensacola Dog Fanciers trial, Pensacola, FL
January 8 - "Roller" & Donna make their agility debut, earning First places in both Novice Standard and Novice JWW, and
"Boost" & Tanya got a triple Q with all First places in Excellent Fast, JWW and Standard,
and "Fuse" & John placed 2nd in Excellent JWW at the Pensacola Dog Fanciers trial, Pensacola, FL
January 3 - "Tack" & Susan win 26" Steeplechase at the Dog Gone Fun trial in Belton, TX
December 2009
December 26 - More News from the Netherlands: "Eager" & Danielle won Jumping 1, in Jumping 2 they has a handling error but finished in fastest time of all.
December 24 - News from the Netherlands:
"Eager" & Danielle competed in Grade 1 Power and Speed where they earned second
place, in Jumping they earned another second place earning them their second
promotion point. The final course was agility with a clear round and first
place on this course they gained their third and final promotion point. In
only 2 competitions and at the age of almost 20 months they have moved up to
Grade 2!
December 6 - "Steeple" & Kim win Steeplechase finals at the Contact Zonies agility trial, Phoeniz, AZ
December 5 & 6 "Fuse" and John received 2 Double
Q's at the Montgomery Alabama Dog Obedience Club agility trial, Autaugaville, AL
December 6 - Donna & Kwik went to an ASCA trial, and earned their CD, and today
earned HIT non-Aussie, and HIT overall
November 2009
November 28 - "Bru" & Gail finished their NAJ title with another 1st place at the Evergreen Afghan Trial, Olympia, WA
November 28 - "Crush" & Shawna earned their Companion Dog (CD) obedience title
with a score of 196 at the Badger Kennel Club, DeForest, WI
November 27 - "Bru" & Gail 1st place Q in Nov B JWW at the Evergreen Afghan
Trial, Olympia, WA
November 27 - "Crush" and Shawna earned their RN title with a score of 99 and 1st place at the Badger Kennel Club, DeForest, WI
November 23 - "Tracker" & Tracie earn their first Novice Rally leg, at Tracker's very first show with a third place ribbon at the Greater Naples Dog Club trial, Naples, FL
November 15 - "Score" & Nancy earn QQ # 19 with a 1st place in Excellent JWW and a 4th place in Excellent Standard at the Muscatine Agility Club of Iowa, Muscatine, IA
November 14 - "Score" & Nancy place second in Excellent JWW at the Muscatine
Agility Club of Iowa, Muscatine, IA
November 14 - "Ditto" & MaryKay earned a score of 100 earning first place and HIT in Started A sheep at their very first AKC herding trial at the Inland Empire Herding Dog Association of California trial in Perris, CA
USDAA Nationals November 12 - 15
November 15 - Grand Prix Finals 26" class "Icon" & Channan place 4th,
"Presto" & Terry place 9th
22" class "Slick" & Steve place 3rd, "Trace" &
Carol have a spectacular run 30.26 seconds with a very late dropped bar
November 14 - Steeplechase Finals 26" class "Icon" & Channan place 3rd
November 13 - Steeplechase Semi-Finals 26" class "Icon" & Channan place 2nd,
"Scandal" & Sharon place 15th,
22" class "Cassidy" & Diana 1st place, "Sybil" &
Mark place 4th, "Hemi" & Mica place 23rd
November 12 - Team Jumpers 26" class "Icon" & Channan place 3rd, "Presto" &
Terry place 5th
November 12 - Team Snooker 26" class "Presto" & Terry place 2nd
November 1 - "Trim" & Roger Trim ran a smooth and fast 2nd place Grand Prix at the Dog Gone Fun trial in Crosby, TX
November 1 - "Smarty Marty" & Kathy finished their Novice Rally with a 1st place at the Chuckanut Dog Training Association trial in Lynden, WA
November 1 - "Ritz" & Jeanine finish their CD title at the San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club trial in Pomona, CA
November 1 - "Sport" & Joni went 10 for 12 over the weekend earning them High In Trial. They Q'd in Elite Standard, then another Q in Standard with a third place. Finishing up their Open Gamblers with two 1st places and finally an Elite jumpers 2nd place.
"Robbie" & Greg win ASCA Elite Jumpers at the
Upper Midwest Australian Shepherd Club trial in St. Paul, MN
October 2009
October 31 - "Smarty Marty" & Kathy earned 2nd place in Novice Rally at the Chuckanut Dog Training Association trial in Lynden, WA
October 31 - "Ritz" & Jeanine earned their second CD leg at the San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club trial in Pomona, CA
October 30 & 31 - "Fuse" & John finished their Excellent A Standard title and got another Excellent A Jumpers leg with three 1st places at the Four Paw Agility Club of North Georgia trial in Alpharetta, GA
October 18 - "Roush" & Lynn earn their Tracking Dog Title at the Croix Valley Tracking Club trial in River Falls, WI
October 18 - "Kiss" & Kathleen earn another Novice B leg with a score of 197 at the Lawton Dog Fanciers Association obedience trial in Lawton, OK
October 18- "Quest" & Jenny received another perfect score of 100 and 1st place in Rally Novice B to finish their RN title at the Hidden Valley Obedience Club of North San Diego County trial in Escondido, CA
October 17 - "Trace", "Mist" and Carol win BIG at the Del Mar International Horse Show Dog Agility Challenge with "Trace" taking 1st place and "Mist" coming in a close 2nd.
October 17 - "Kiss" & Kathleen won Novice B with a score of 197 ˝ just a ˝ point from HIT at the Lawton Dog Fanciers Association obedience trial in Lawton, OK
October 17- "Quest" & Jenny received a perfect score of 100 and 1st place in Rally Novice B at the Hidden Valley Obedience Club of North San Diego County trial in Escondido, CA
October 16 - "Tory" & Marilyn get two more first places in Novice B Standard and JWW
at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore trial in Westminster, MD
October 15 - "Tory" & Marilyn earn 1st place in both Novice B Standard and JWW,
their very first time in each class
at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore trial in Westminster, MD
October 11 - "Trim" & Roger took second place in Grand Prix at the Houston Ruff'n Ready trial in New Caney, TX
October 10 - "Kody" & Marty earned their first Excellent A JWW leg at the South Plains Obedience Training Club of Lubbock trial in Lubbock, TX
October 4 - "Steeple" & Kim win Steeplechase round 2 at the All Colorado Agility Team trial in Fountain, CO
October 4 - "Steam" & Jo earn their first double Q with two first places in the 26" class, "Slider" won the 20" Excellent JWW class at the Puget Sound Labrador Retriever Club trial in Auburn, WA
October 4 - "Fuse" & John finish their Open JWW title with a 1st place at the Clarksville Kennel Club trial in Franklin, TN
October 4 - "Quest" & Jenny took first place with 99 points in Rally Novice B at the Sacramento Dog Training Club trial in Roseville, CA.
October 4 - "Sport" & Joni finish their Open
Standard title with another first place, and earned an Open JWW leg at the Key
City Kennel Club Agility Trial in St. Peter, MN
October 3 - "Ticket" & Linda finished their
ADCH
at the All Colorado Agility Team trial in Fountain, CO
October 3 - "Score" & Nancy won Advanced A course sheep with a terrific score of 90 points earning them a 4 point Major and High in Trial at the Northstar Rottweiler Club herding trial in New Richmond, WI
October 3 - "Steeple" & Kim, "Slick" & Steve along with Icy and Donna take 1st
place in DAM while Hob Nob "Sybil" & Mark with his team of Ace & Nancy, Pistol
Pete and Rob came in 3rd place at the All Colorado Agility Team trial in
Fountain, CO
October 3 - "Steeple" also won Grand Prix and 2nd place Steeplechase round
1 the All Colorado Agility Team trial in Fountain, CO
October 3 - "Sport" & Joni finish earn first
place in Open Standard and an Open JWW leg at the Key City Kennel Club Agility
Trial in St. Peter, MN
September 2009
September 27 - "Fuse" & John finish their Open Standard and JWW titles at the Mississippi Mavericks Agility Club trial in Gulfport, MS. They did it in only six-2 day trials, now on to Excellent!
September 27 - "Score" & Nancy picked up double Q
#18 with a 3rd place in Excellent
JWW and a 2nd place in Excellent Standard at the Arrowhead Dog Agility
Association of Duluth trial in Proctor, MN
September 26 - "Score" & Nancy won the won the
20" Excellent JWW class at the Arrowhead Dog Agility Association of Duluth trial
in Proctor, MN
September 19 and 20 - "Dazzle" & Eileen took first in Starters Relay and Gamblers which finished their Starters title. "Riddle" & Linda also had a good USDAA weekend, "Riddle" earned 1st place in Starters Standard and earned his AD title as well. He placed 11th in Steeplechase round one and placed 5th in round 2 with a knocked bar at the Happy Dog USDAA Trial in Moorpark, CA
September 18 - Smarty "Marty" & Kathy earn their first Open JWW with a 1st place at the Cascade Dachshund Club trial in Monroe, WA
September 12 - 13 "Foto" made her debut in
agility earning Starter Gamblers 3rd Place and Starters Standard 1st Place the
first day and Starters Pairs 2nd Place her second day at the Pawprints Agility
Club trial, Haughton, LA
September 13 - Rocky Mountain Regional results
"Sybil" & Mark place 4th, "Ticket" & Linda place 5th in Grand Prix finals at the
Front Range Agility Team trial, Brighton, CO
Southwest Regional Results
September 7
Steeplechase Round 2 "Icon" & Channan win the 26", "Sybil" & Mark place 2nd in 22"
September 6
Grand Prix Round 2 "Icon" & Channan win the 26", "Cassidy" & Diana place 3rd in 22"
Steeplechase Round 1 "Sybil" & Mark win 22"
September 5
Grand Prix Round 1 "Icon" & Channan win the 26" class, "Cassidy" & Diana win the 22" class
September 5 - "Tack" & Susan win Steeplechase
Round 1. They couldn't stay for Round 2 which was two days later.
They also playce 4th in Master Standard and Master Snooker at the Dog Gone Fun
trial, College Station, TX
September 7 - "Kwik" & Donna earn 1st place in Novice Rally at the Sandia Dog Obedience Club in Albuquerque, NM
September 7 - "Tory and Marilyn finished their Novice Fast title, not to
be outdone "Zee Zee" got a Q in Ex FAST at the National Capital Bearded Collie
Club trial in Leesburg, VA
September 6 & 7 - "Sport" and Joni placed 6th in Grand Prix, 5th in Steeplechase
Round 1 and 6th in Steeplechase Round 2. They also finished their Starters
standard, Gamblers and Pairs titles and placed 1st in Advanced Jumpers at the
Minnesota Agility Club trial in Lake Elmo, MN
September 6 & 7 - "Ten" & Nancy finished their Novice Standard title and had two of four qualifying Excellent A JWW at the Eugene Kennel Club trial in Eugene, OR
September 6 - "Kwik" & Donna make their performance debut in Rally, "Kwik" received 3rd place at the Sandia Dog Obedience Club in Albuquerque, NM
September 6 - "Fuse" and John win Excellent A Standard and place 2nd in Open JWW at the Tennessee Valley Kennel Club trial in Harriman, TN
September 6 - "Crush" and Shawna take 1st place in Advanced Standard, 2nd place Starters Gamblers, and 1st place Pairs Relay to earn their AD title at the
RACE Agility trial in Crystal Lake, IL
September 5 - "Fuse" and John place 1st in Novice
JWW and place 1st in Open Standard to finish both title at the
Tennessee Valley
Kennel Club trial in Harriman, TN
September 5 - "Dazzle" & Eileen win AKC Novice Standard at the Southern California Cocker Spaniel Club trial
September 5 - "Gunner" and his Dad finished their
Novice Standard title at the Eugene Kennel Club trial in Eugene, OR
August 2009
August 30 - "Sport" & Joni move up to Open Standard and win the class at the Rochester Minnesota Kennel Club trial in Rochester, MN
August 29 - "Sport" and Joni finish their AKC Novice titles, at their
second AKC trial held by the Rochester Minnesota Kennel Club trial in Rochester,
MN
August 23 - "Robbie" & Greg win Excellent JWW while "Score" & Nancy earn another Double Q with 3rd place in Excellent Standard and 2nd place in Excellent JWW at the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club trial in Lake Elmo, MN
August 22 - "Score" gets 3rd place in Excellent Standard at St. Croix Valley Kennel Club trial in Lake Elmo, MN
August 21 - "Score" and Nancy earn a Double Q at the St. Croix Valley
Kennel Club trial in Lake Elmo, MN
August 21 & 22 - "Tory" & Marilyn earned two Novice Fast legs at the Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club trial in Eden, MD
August 15 - "Fuse" received 2nd place in Open Standard at the Bark Agility Club of Central Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, MS
Aug 14 - "Fuse" & John received two First place
finishes in Novice Standard and JWW and are now in Open Standard at the Bark
Agility Club of Central Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, MS
August 9 - "Sport" & Joni place 4th in
Steeplechase Round 2 at the
Tails in Motion trial, in Little Falls, MN
August 9 - "Fable" and Windy win Master pairs at the Willamette Agility Group trial in Brownsville, OR
August 8 - "Sybil" and Mark smoke Round 1 Grand Prix at the Contact Sports Agility Regional trial in Crystal Lake, IL
August 8 - "Sport" & Joni placed 2nd place in Steeplechase round 1 at the Tails in Motion trial, Little Falls, MN
August 8 - "Fable" places second in Grand Prix which had a very difficult dog walk approach at the Willamette Agility Group trial in Brownsville, OR
July 2009
July 23 - 26 "Blaze" & Christine's DAM Team “Born to Run” came in 1st place, "Blaze" also won 1st place in the Grand Prix. In total, they came away with 10 1st place ribbons and a 2nd place ribbon at the Dog Gone Fun trial in Hattiesburg, MS
July 16 - Steve discovers "Slick" earned his ADCH at the February Good Dog Trial in Tempe, AZ.
July 11 - "Steeple" & Kim finish their MACH at the Chaparral Kennel Club in Cloudcroft, NM.
July 4 -5 "Trace" & Carol earned
two more double Qs with four first places at the
Agility Club of San Diego trial in Bonita, CA.
What a feat 3 QQs and 6 first places for the holiday weekend!
July 3 - "Trace" & Carol earned a
double Q with two first places at the Samoyed Club of Los Angeles trial in
Walnut, CA
July 3 - "Wick" and Sarah earn their MAD title at the Front Range Agility Team trial
in Brighton, CO
June 2009
June 27 - "Slick" & Steve won Master Jumpers with "Trace" & Carol hot on their heels at the Red Hot Rovers Regional in Auburn, WA
June 27 - "Slick" & Steve won Steeplechase Round 1 at the Red Hot Rovers Regional
June 26 - "Trace" & Carol's DAM Team earned 2nd place and "Trace" won high scoring individual dog on team at the Red Hot Rovers Regional in Auburn, WA
June 20 - "Score" & Nancy place second in Advanced A Sheep at the Great River Stockdog Club of Minnesota trial in Scandia, MN
June 20 - "Steeple" & Kim received a trophy for "Stellar Achievement, Agility Inspiration" for their National wins at the Clovis Portales Kennel Club trial in Clovis, NM
June 20 - Littermates "Trim'' with Roger and "Indy" with Donna earned first place in Advanced Pairs at the at the Wasatch Agility trial in Sandy, UT.
June 19 & 20 - "Sport" and Joni made their USDAA Debut with a 1st place in Starters Jumpers both days, 3rd in Starters Snooker, 3rd place in Starters Standard, 2nd place in Starters Pairs and a 1st place in Starters Gamblers at the Agile Canines Training trial in Burnsville, MN
June 14 - "Wick" and Sarah get their AXJ at the Front Range Agility Association of Denver trial in Castle Rock, CO
June 13 - "Icon" & Channan earn their MACH 2 at the Monterey Dog Training Club trial in Scotts Valley, CA
June 13 - "Slider" & Jo earn their ADCH at the Bend Agility Action Dogs trial in Redmond, OR.
June 13 - "Surge" & Gail get their OA title at the Evergreen Golden Retriever Club trial in Auburn, WA
June 12 - "Quip" & Karin earn MACH 2 at the Portland Agility Club trial in Ridgefield, WA.
June 5 - "Epic" & April earn their
UDX at the Skyline Dog Fanciers of San Mateo County trial in Vallejo, CA.
"Epic" is now officially known as DC Hob Nob Odyssey UDX HXAs HXBs
May 2009
May 30 - All three of Geri's dogs Double Q'd yesterday with "Focus" winning 26", "Rakie" winning 20" and "Style" right behind in the 20" class at the Kennel Club of Pasadena trial in Pasadena, CA
May 23 -25 "Epic" & April earned 2 UDX legs, placed 3rd in Utility at the Palcerville, CA trials and are more than half way to the new Obedience Master (OM) title.
May 22, 23, 24, 25 - "Ritz" & Jeanine earned three first places and a third in Rally Excellent at the Mission Trial Circuit in Pomona, CA
May 24 - "Icon" & Channan win 26" ISC JWW
at the Two Rivers Agility Club of Sacramento in Dixon, CA
May 23 - "Icon" & Channan win 26" ISC Standard
at the Two Rivers Agility Club of Sacramento in Dixon, CA
May 17 - Kim & "Steeple" win the Justy Award for High in Trial Masters dog at the All Colorado Agility Team in Pueblo, CO. In 2008 it was won by Linda & "Ticket", and in 2007 "Sybil" & Mark won it at the same show
May 10 - "Wick" and Sarah win 22" Steeplechase Round 2 at the FRAC trial in Brighton, CO
May 9 - "Brigit" and Sandra earn their OTCH, not only did "Brigit" earn her OTCH at 20 months of age, she had earned her UDX, and was High in Trial
at the Rio Grande Kennel Club trial, Albuquerque, NM!
May 9 - "Steeple" and Kim earn 2 UD legs
at the Rio Grande Kennel Club trial, Albuquerque, NM
May 9 - "Topic" and his brother
"Steam" are calendar boys, appearing in the 2010 For the Love of Border Collies
calendar published by Brown Trout
May 5- World Team Announcements
Hob Nob Cult Classic "Icon" and Channan
Hob Nob Sharper Image "Focus" and Geri
will represent the USA at the World Games in Austria
May 3 - "Cassidy" wins 22" Grand Pix at the Bay Team trial in Prundale, CA
AKC World Team tryout results
May 3
Round 5
"Voucher" and Jef second place
"Focus" and Geri third place
"Icon" and Channan fourth place
Round 4
"Icon" and Channan second place
"Voucher" and Jef third place
May 2
"Icon" & Channan win a spot on the AKC US World Team!
Wir sind sehr stolz auf euch und ich weiss ihr wird Amerika bestens vertretten!
Round 3 "Icon" and Channan win
Round 2 "Icon" and Channan second place
Round 1 "Focus" and Geri second place
April 2009
April 26 - "Pilot" and Gabrielle earn their MACH!
April 26 - "Reason" & Nancy win the AKC National Obedience Invitational Regional Qualifier held by the St. Paul Dog Training Club in South St. Paul, MN,
qualifying them for the AKC
National Obedience Invitational in Long Beach, CA
April 26 - "Reason" & Nancy tied for 3rd in Utility B and qualified in Open B for UDX leg #8
April 25 - "Reason" & Nancy were 1/2 point out of the placements in Open B with a 198 1/2 and qualified in Utility B for UDX leg #7
April 25 - "Cassidy" and Diana earn their MAD title at the SMART trial in Prunedale, CA
April 24th - "Reason" & Nancy qualified in both Utility B and Open B for UDX leg #6
April 19 - "Slider" and Jo won the High Combined award for the weekend, and they earned 4 points towards "Slider's" HTCH, at the AHBA Ranch Large Flock herding trial at Packleader Farm in Gig Harbor, WA, they are 1/2 way to their AHBA Championship
April 19 "Reason" and Nancy earn
his HXBs by getting a very difficult pen and having a gorgeous shed at the
Bellevue Dog Obedience Club of Nebraska trial in Council Bluffs, IA.
"Reason" is now HC Reason HXBsd HXAsd MX MXJ XF UD
April 19 - "Rakish" won 20" Excellent JWW and "Focus" won 26" Excellent Standard and JWW for another QQ at the Southern California Portuguese Water Dog Club trial in Van Nuys, CA
April 18 - "Slider" and Jo earned a HIT first place score of 94 and a RHIT at the AHBA Ranch Large Flock herding trial at Packleader Farm in Gig Harbor, WA
April 18 - "Rakish" won 20" Excellent Standard, and "Focus" won 26" Excellent Standard and JWW for a QQ, at the Southern California Portuguese Water Dog Club trial in Van Nuys, CA
April 17 - "Crush" and Shawna get a QQ at the Fond du Lac County Kennel Club trial
in Fond du Lac, WI
April 12 - "Quip" and Karin earn their ADCH by placing first in the 26" Jumpers class
at the Rainier Agility trial in Elma, WA
April 12 - "Icon" and Channan won 26" Steeplechase finals
at the Haute Dawgs trial in Dixon,
CA
April 12 - Geri dogs "Focus" won 26" Excellent Standard and JWW, while "Rakish" won 20" Excellent Standard and JWW and "Style" came in second in 20" Excellent Standard and JWW class at the Dog Agility Club of Ventura trial in Ventura, CA
April 12 - "Indy" & Donna and "Wick" & Sarah each finished their AX today at the Mile-Hi Golden Retriever Club trial in Castle Rock, CO. "Indy" won first and "Wick" placed 2nd. "Indy" also finished her AXJ yesterday.
April 11 - "Icon" and Channan won 26" Master Standard and 26" Master Snooker at the Haute Dawgs trial in Dixon, CA
April 11 - "Fable" places second in Round 1 Steeplechase at the Rainier Agility trial in Elma, WA
April 11 - "Topic's" OFA Hip rating is Excellent
April 10 - "Icon" and Channan won GP, Standard, Jumpers and Snooker at the Haute Dawgs trial in Dixon, CA
April 5 - "Fringe" and Jean earn
their UD and 2nd place at the Great Barrington Kennel Club show in W
Springfield, MA. "Fringe" is a mere 12˝ years young
April 4 - "Steeple" and Kim earn 2nd, "Sybil" and Mark earn 3rd and "Indy" and Donna earn 4th in Grand Prix at the FRAC trial in Loveland, CO
March 2009
March 28 - "Cadence" and Christine win 22" Grand Prix at the USDAA Happy Dog Agility Trial in Moorpark, CA
March 2009 AKC Nationals News
"Steeple" and Kim win the final round and
are the 2009 AKC 20" National Agility Champions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8tQWYOVcPY
March 29
Final Round
"Icon" and Channan place 2nd in the 26" Class
"Presto" and Terry place 5th in the 24" Class
"Cirque" and Sharon place 3rd in the 20" Class
Hybrid Round
20" Class "Steeple" & Kim run clean and are in the finals
20" Class "Cirque" & Sharon run clean and are in the finals
24" Class "Presto" and Terry are in the finals
26" Class "Icon" & Channan place 2nd and are in the finals
March 28
Overall Standings
20" Class "Steeple" & Kim are in 1st place
26" class "Focus" and Geri are in 1st, "Icon" and Channan are in 2nd
Round 2 JWW
20" Class "Steeple" & Kim place 1st, "Ticket" & Linda placed 9th
24" Class "Presto" & Terry placed 7th
26" Class "Focus" and Geri placed 1st, "Icon" and Channan are 2nd
Round 1 Standard
20" Class "Steeple" & Kim place 1st, "Slick" & Steve place 3rd,
26" Class "Icon" and Channan place 2nd, "Focus" and Geri place 3rd
March 27
"Icon" and Channan
win 26" ISC Standard and place 2nd in ISC JWW, making them the cumulative winner
of the 26" International Sweepstakes Classes which automatically qualifies them
for World Team Try-outs
"Steeple" and Kim win ISC 20" JWW
Great showings and Congratulations to all the Hob Nob dogs at AKC Nationals
"Icon" & Channan, "Steeple" & Kim, "Slick" & Steve, "Sybil" & Mark, "Ticket" & Linda,
"Focus" & Geri, "Cirque" & Sharon,
"Crush" & Shawna, "JJ" & Andi
March 22 - "Steam" and Jo finish their OA title with a first place
at the BTCWW Trial in Auburn, WA
March 15 - "Trace" and Carol win 22" Steeplechase, while "Mist" wins Master Jumpers at the DART trial in Irwindale, CA
March 15 - "Focus" wins 26"
Master Standard, Grand Prix and Steeplechase, "Rakish" placed "Rakish" place 2nd
in 22" Grand Prix and "Style" 3rd at the DART trial in Irwindale, CA
March 14 - "Fringe" and Jean earn their second Utility A leg with a third place at the Charles River Dog Training Club Trial in Franklin, MA
March 14 - "Slider" and Jo competed in an AHBA trial in the HRDIII class scoring earning first place and High in Trial at Fido's Farm in Olympia, WA
March 14 - "Boost" and Tanya win the 22" Grand Prix class with a 27 second run at the Dallas Dog Sports trial in McKinney, TX
March 9 - "Fable" wins Excellent B Standard by almost 3 seconds at the Seattle Kennel Club show in Seattle, WA
March 8 - "Fable" wins Excellent B JWW and earns High in Trial large dogs based on YPS at the Seattle Kennel Club show in Seattle, WA
March 8 - Just found out that "Fable" has 5 photos and will be featured on several months in the 2010 Border Collie Agility calendar to be published by Brown Trout.
March 1 - "Boost" and Tanya win Standard for their ADCH. They also won Grand Prix, Round 2 of Steeplechase and ended the day with another Snooker Q at the OverCome Agility Club trial in Baton Rouge, LA
February 2009
February 28 - "Boost" wins Round 1 of Steeplechase and earns a Super Q at the USDAA OverCome Agility Club trial in Baton Rouge, LA
February 28 - "Charter" and Kathy win Round 1 of Steeplechase and win Advanced Jumpers at the Contact Point Agility Club trial in Fillmore, CA
February 22 - "Steam" & Jo win 26" Excellent B jumpers at the Chuckanut trial in Lynden, WA for his first MACH points.
February 22 - "Focus" & Geri won 26" Grand Prix and Steeplechase, "Slick" & Steve won 22" Grand Prix, "Steeple" & Kim placed 3rd while "Style" & Geri took 4th at the Good Dog Agility Club trial in Tempe, AZ.
February 22 - Jean Freeman and "Blush" won Utility A today to earn their Utility Dog title at the Rockland County Kennel Club Trial in Suffern, NY
February 21 & 22 - at the Minnesota Agility Club trial in Channon Falls, MN "Crush" and Shawna at their second USDAA trial place 1st in Starter Standard Saturday and Sunday, 3rd in Grand Prix, 1st in Starter Jumpers, and 1st in Starters Gamblers.
February 14 - "Boost" and Tanya win the 22" Grand Prix and Master Standard classes at the Tyler Obedience Training Club trial in Tyler, TX.
February 14 & 15 - "Roady" and Kristen win the 24" Standard class on Saturday at the Kennel Club of Palm Springs trial in CA after a two year hiatus. Sunday they placed 4th in Excellent Jumpers to finish their MXJ title.
February 7 & 8 - "Bridgit" and
Sandra picked up another 14 points by going 2nd in Utility B & Open B on
Saturday for 4 points and 1st in Utility B on Sunday for 10 points at the
Permian Basin Obedience Training Club of Texas, Midland, TX. Bridgit now
has 48 points and 7 UDX legs at 18 months of age.
January 2009
January 31 - "Mist" and Carol Schiefer win the 22" Grand Prix at Driven Dogs Agility, Fillmore, CA
January 31 - "Dazzle" and Eileen debut and win Starters Standard at Driven Dogs,
Fillmore, CA
January 24 - 25 - "Reason" and Nancy take second place in Utility B on Saturday and third in Open B on Sunday at Northstar Herding Group Club in Hugo, MN
January 16 - 19 - "Topic" finishes his NA title with three first places while his father "Fable" earns two DQs at the Rose City Classic in Portland, OR
January 18 - "Icon" and Channon win ISC Jumpers at Rose City Classic in Portland, OR
January 17 - "Icon" and Channon win ISC Standard at Rose City Classic in Portland, OR
January 17 - "Slick" and Steve earn their MACH at the Wags for Wishes trial
in Glendale, AZ
January 2 - 4 - "Slick" and Steve win Grand Prix, Steeplechase and Snooker at the Front Range Agility Trial in Castle Rock, CO
November 2008
November 21 - "Icon" and Channan win both the ISC Standard and JWW 26" classes at the Leap Agility Club of Central Massachusetts trial in Springfield, MA
November 16 - DAM Team Q It Up! win 1st place and Gold Medals, at the Rainier Agility Team Trial in Elma, WA
The team members were "Fable" & myself, his son "Slider" & Jo and "Windy" & Kathy
November 16 - "Quip" and Karin earn their ADCH at the RAT Trial in Elma, WA
November 9 - "Score" earns his HXAs!!
November 9 - "Blush" and Jean earn a second Utility leg with another first place.
November 8 - "Blush" and Jean earn their first Utility leg with a first place
November 2 - "Sybil" earns Overall High Scoring 22" Championship dog in team classes at USDAA Nationals.
November 2 - "Steeple" wins the 22" Grand Prix finals at USDAA Nationals.
In the 26" class GP Finals "Focus" places 6th and "Icon" places 7th.
November 2 - "Stat" at 10 years young comes out of retirement to place second
in the Veterans all around at USDAA Nationals. Way to go Lil Stat and Carol!
November 1 - "Sybil" places 9th at USDAA Nationals in Steeplechase finals
November 2008 "Bridgit" and Sandra Davis wowed the obedience crowd finishing her UD degree (at 14 months of age) in Tucson.
October 2008
October 31 - "Mist" places fifth at USDAA Nationals to advance to Steeplechase Finals.
October 31 - "Fable" places 25th at USDAA Nationals Grand Prix Quarter finals to advance to the GP Semi-finals
October 16 - "Steeple" wins Open B and HIT for his first CDX leg, while his daughter Bridgit wins Utility B for her first Utility leg
October 12 - "Slider" and Jo
place second in Steeplechase at the Columbia Agility Team trial in Washington
October 4 - "Steeple" wins Grand Prix at the All Colorado Agility Team
September 2008
September 28 - "Slick" and Steve place First in Steeplechase and "Sybil" and Mark places third place at the SWAT trial.
September 27 - "Sybil" and Mark
win 22" Grand Prix at the SWAT in New Mexico
September 28 - "Focus" and Geri representing USA earn 4th place Large Dog Individual competition
at FCI World Agility World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
September 7 - "Icon" & Channon win 26" Steeplechase at the South Central Regional in Texas, earning a bye into the finals at USDAA Nationals, brother "Steeple" and Kim win the 22" class also getting a bye. Also in the 22" class "Slick" and Steve get 2nd place, with "Ticket" and Linda coming in 6th!
August 2008
August 30 - Rook went BOB & Rook placed 4th in the Group at the Hawaiian Kennel Club show in Honolulu, HI
August 30 - Boost wins Round 1 Steeplechase at Dog Gone Fun in Texas
August 24 - SMART Trial, Prunedale, CA “Focus” wins Grand Prix and 26” Master Standard. “Rakish” wins 22” Master Standard.
August 24 - Round 1 of Steeplechase ended well for Hob Nob dogs with “Mist”, “Rake”, & “Cassidy” going 1st-2nd-3rd in 22" and “Icon” winning 26".
August 23 - “Reason” wins Excellent Standard and “Score” double Qs
August 22 - St. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Lake Elmo, MN “Reason” wins Excellent with “Score” double Q-ing
July 2008
July 26 - at Dog Gone Fun Agility in Hattiesburg, MS “Boost” wins Steeplechase
July 6 - “Icon” earns his Agility Dog Championship
July 6 - “Mist” has places 2nd in Grand Prix at Bay Team, Sunnyvale, CA
July 5 - at FRAC in Colorado “Steeple” wins 22” Steeplechase with “Sybil” right behind her younger brother in 2nd place!
July 6 - Carol and "Mist" earn 2nd place at the USDAA Colorado Regional and get a bye into the semi-finals at Nationals
July 5 - Steeple & Kim win 22 inch Steeplechase with "Sybil" & Mark right behind in 2nd place at the Rocky Mountain Regional in Colorado!
June 2008
June 28 - "Fable" places 5th in Steeplechase (even with a fall on his chin) at the Northwest Regional in Canby, OR earning him a bye into the Steeplechase semi-finals at Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ
June 8 - "Fable"
earns his ADCH!
June 1 - Channon & "Icon" earn their MACH!!
May 2008
May 25 - Vilma and "Perc" earn their OTCH
May 24 - "Cirque" and Sharon get their MACH!!
May 19 - Geri & "Focus" make the AKC WORLD TEAM!!
May 17th - 18th - results from the All Colorado Agility Team in Pueblo, CO:
Mark and "Sybil" won a very difficult Grand Prix.
Steeplechase Round Two "Slick" won 1st, "Sybil" placed 2nd.
Round One of Steeplechase, "Slick" was 4th, "Sybil" 3rd and "Ticket" 2nd.
Linda & "Ticket" win the Justy award (High in Trial Masters dog), his paw print was put next to sister's "Sybil's" paw print on a special jump.
May 4 - AKC WT Tryouts, Round 4 - 2nd place Channan and Icon, 3rd place went to
Geri and Focus
May 3 - AKC WT Tryouts, Round 2 - Voucher and Jef win Round 2!!
May 3 - AKC World Team Tryouts, Round 1 - 3rd place Voucher & Jef,
4th place Focus & Geri, 6th place Icon & Channan
April 2008
April 27 - "Trace" repeats her success with back to back wins at Lake Mathews Kennel Club show, taking Winner's Bitch and First place in Novice B obedience.
This team is full of beauty, smarts and talent!
April 27 - Geri and her dogs "Focus" & Rakish come away with QQs and first places in their classes today at AKC trials in California.
April 26 - "Trace" gets Winner's Bitch and then makes her obedience debut with a First place at the Lake Mathews Kennel Club show. Way to Go Carol & "Trace"!
April 13 - "Steeple" finishes his ADCh at the Rainier Agility Trial in Washington!
Congratulations Kim and Steeple!!
April 11 - "Sybil" wins 22" Grand Prix and younger brother "Icon" win 26" Grand Prix at the Haute TARCS trial in Dixon, CA
April 7 - "Fresca" Hob Nob Effervescent earns her MACH.
She is a beautiful and talented Red Fable Daughter
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March 2008 AKC NATIONALS News
Congratulations to the wonderful showing by the Hob Nob Family and Friends
March 30 - Geri and "Focus" WIN the 26" Final Round and are crowned the 26" National Agility Champion NAC MACH Hob Nob Sharper Image XF
March 30 - Steve & "Slick" win the 20" Hybrid Round
Sharon & Cirque place 11th in the 20" finals among 200 competitors in their class
March 29 - Saturday Overall Standings
26" Class Geri & "Focus" are in 2nd place, Jef & "Voucher" are in 6th place
Round 2 Results: 26" Geri & "Focus" - 3rd Place, Jef & "Voucher" have the fastest time but a minor error, Steve & "Slick" win 20" JWW!
Round 1 Results: 26" Class Jef & "Voucher" - 1st Place, Geri & "Focus" - 4th Place
March 28 - Highest Individual Cumulative Scores
26" Class Jef & "Voucher" - 1st place, Geri & "Focus" - 2nd place
20" Class Mark & "Sybil" - 6th place
Round 2 ISC Standard Results:
26" Class Jef & "Voucher" win 1st place, Geri & "Focus" place 2nd
20" Class Mark & "Sybil" place 6th
Round 1 ISC JWW:
26" Class Jef & "Voucher" take 1st place, Geri & "Focus" - 3rd
20" Class Steve & "Slick" - 3rd, Mark & "Sybil" - 5th
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March 2008
March 15 - Geri & "Focus" win Round One 26" Steeplechase
and Geri & "Rakish" win Round One 24" Steeplechase at the DART trial in California
March 15 - Steve and "Slick" win both 20" Excellent JWW & Standard classes at the Sandia Dog Obedience Club trial in NM, this is DQ #11.
March 8 - "Fable" earns his Master Gambler title at the Willamette Agility Group trial and is only one Super Q away from his USDAA Agility Dog Championship, he also places 3rd in Steeplechase.
March 3 - Geri and "Focus" win the ISC Jumpers class, meaning they won all FOUR ISC Classes at the Fiesta Cluster in Scottsdale, AZ. This team also won 26" Standard and JWW. Kim and "Steeple" were a close 2nd (0.03 seconds) in ISC Jumpers and Channon and "Icon" finished third.
March 2 & 3 - Mary and Hob Nob Incredible Journey, "Trek" earned his last two legs in Rally Novice and Novice B obedience which earned him his Rally Novice and CD titles, with these titles he also earned his VCD1 title. "Trek" had two perfect scores (100 points) in Rally which earned him two first places and he placed 3rd on Saturday in Novice B obedience and took a first place on Sunday.
March 2 - Geri & "Focus" win the ISC Standard at the Fiesta Cluster,
while Kim and "Steeple" earn 2nd place.
Channon and Icon place 1st in Excellent B 26” Standard and 2nd in 26" JWW.
March 1 - more news from Arizona, "Steeple" wins Novice B with a score of 198 for his second CD leg, and tied for High in Trial, he also wins 24" JWW and Standard agility classes.
Geri and Focus win ISC JWW,
Channon & Icon place 2nd in 26" Excellent Standard, JWW and ISC JWW
February 2008
February 29 - at the Fiesta Cluster in Arizona, "Steeple" won Novice B obedience for his first CD leg with a score 196. Geri and "Focus" win 26" JWW and Standard classes with Channon and "Icon" placing 2nd in the same classes!
February 29 - "Reason"
and Nancy won standard at the Twin Cities Obedience Training Club
trials, and Nancy's "Score"
is on a roll - he has qualified in 6 of the last 6 Jumpers courses plus
yesterday & today he Double Q'd.
February 24 - "Mist's" DAM team takes 1st place at Good Dogs Agility Club in Arizona, "Trace's" team earns 5th with teammates "Steeple" & "Slick" And "Steeple" wins steeplechase.
February 16 - "Fable" earns his SACH and RCH
February 3 - "Mist" Hob Nob Sierra Mist win 22" Grand Prix at Valley Agility Sports Team in Turlock , CA
February 3 - "Icon" Hob Nob Cult Classic and Channon win 26" Grand Prix and Steeplechase at Valley Agility Sports Team in Turlock , CA
February 3 - Geri and "Focus" were 2nd in Steeplechase behind "Icon" and took 3rd place in Grand Prix and Geri's young boy "Rakish" also qualified in Grand Prix.
February 2 - "Boost" Hob Nob High Octane and Tanya win 22" Grand Prix at Knight Flyers Agility Trial in Carthage, Texas, along with 1st place finish in Started Gamblers, qualifying in Starters Standard finishing their SG & AD titles.
February 2 - "Reason" and Nancy place 3rd in Utility B, earning this team a UDX leg and more OTCH points
February 2 - "Chica" Hob Nob Aura of Night Flight and Cindy won their Novice B obedience debut with a 198
February 1 - "Fable" and I just found out he will be featured in the 2009 Border Collies in Agility Calendar by Brown Trout Publishers.
January 2008
January 27 - "Slider" and Jo finished his MAD title today
January 26 - "Reason" and Nancy win Open B and earn HIT
January 25 - "Jet" Hob Nob No Speed Limit and Rick finish their MACH!
January 19 - "Focus" and Geri win ISC Standard course at the Rose City Classic in Portland, Oregon
January 6 - continues with more good
news as Kim and "Steeple" Hob Nob Classic Tower of Power win the 22 inch
Steeplechase, while Geri and
"Focus" take 3rd place! Kim and "Summit" Hob Nob Classic Summit also win
Performance 16 inch Steeplechase!
January 5 - In Grand Prix at the at the Good Dog Agility Club trial in Arizona Geri & "Focus" take 2nd place, Kim & "Steeple" win 3rd, Geri and "Rakish" Hob Nob Superior Attitude earn 4th while Carol and "Mist" Hob Nob Sierra Mist run away with 5th! Kim and "Summit" win performance Grand Prix! In the 1st round of Steeplechase, "Mist" is seeded in first place," Steeple" is 3rd and "Focus" and "Ticket" Hob Nob Moving Violation also progress to round 2 of Steeplechase for tomorrow.
January 5 - Nancy and "Reason"
Hob Nob Endzone Meant to Be win the Open B class earning them HIT! They also earned 4th
place in Utility B to earn their 2nd UDX leg and a total of 15 points!
"Fable" Hob Nob Never Ending Story earns his Versatility Title from BCSA
January 1st - "Focus" Hob Nob Sharper Image earns his MACH!
January 2008 "Slider" Quad Champion Hob Nob Triple Play has articles in both
Front and Finish & BCSA Borderlines
November 2007
November 25th & 26th "Jostle" Hob Nob Epicenter wins Best of Breed two days in a row and Group 3rd on the 26th at San Joaquin Kennel Club
October 21 - Quad Champion Hob Nob Triple Play "Slider" and Jo's awards continue, as they win The Janet Larson Versatility Award at the 2007 Border Collie Nationals
August 18 - a HUGE Congratulations to Fable's son "Slider" and Jo Roach for being the FIRST Border Collie and Herding Breed to earn an AKC QUAD Championship
Quad Father "Fable" with his Quad Champion Son "Slider"
November 4 - "Focus" runs away with 2nd place in Grand Prix finals at the 2007 Cynosports World Games
May 5 - "Voucher" Hob Nob I. O. EWE. wins 2007 United States World Team Tryouts Rounds 2 & 3 To see videos visit Jef's page
April 13 - Hob Nob I. O. Ewe, "Voucher" earns his MACH
Family Tree
"Slider" HC, CH, OTCH, MACH Hob Nob Triple Play is Fable's son and Topic's ˝ Brother
"Reason" Endzone Meant to Be is Fable's ˝ Brother and Topic's Uncle
"Voucher" MACH Hob Nob I. O. Ewe is Topic's Uncle
"Mist" Hob Nob Sierra Mist is a Fable niece
"Icon" Hob Nob Cult Classic is Fable's nephew
"Steeple" Hob Nob Classic Tower of Power is a Fable Nephew/Topic Cousin
"Icon" Hob Nob Cult Classic is a Fable Nephew/Topic Cousin
"Slick" Hob Nob Greased Lightening is a Fable Nephew/Topic Cousin
Ticket" Hob Nob Moving Violation is a Fable Nephew/Topic Cousin
"Focus" Hob Nob Sharper Image is a Fable Nephew and Topic Cousin
"Jostle" Hob Nob Epicenter is a Fable Nephew and Topic Cousin
"Jet" MACH Hob Nob No Speed Limit is Fable nephew/Topic Cousin
For more news and relatives visit Hob Nob Border Collies
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