Gretchen at the 1997 Nationals Gretchen was the first to receive the “BAD Attitude Award” for designing our BAD Logo and BAD t-shirts in time for the 1997 Nationals in Rohnert Park, California. She so enjoyed herself at the grape stomp that she is now known as Gretchen “the Grape” Blackburn.
Karen earned the “BAD Attitude Award” for creating the Award Winning Beardie Agility Diehard Website, which made its debut on New Year’s Day of 1998. She flew out to California to teach Libby how to manage the site, thus giving Libby her life’s work.
CADENCE-Beau Chien High Cadence CD PT CGC-went to the Bridge in 1997
CHARLIE-WayToMe Midsummer Knight HIC
SEAMUS-Sheiling Angelic Ties RN HIC
DINAH-Breaksea November Storm
CH Burlesque Doing It Her Way
The Northwest Agility Day was a group effort. Betty Winfield, Trial Secretary, ran the trial efficiently with Jane Cooper and Mark and Linda Glaman, Trial Chairs. Robin Hood ordered splendid wind-catcher Trophies, Christiana Taylor and Amy Steltz, presented each participant with a lovely gift bag. That evening 50 of us gathered for the first BAD Awards dinner. Christiana Taylor reserved a banquet room at the hotel for us, where the "Agility Diehards" dined on pizza and beer. Eileen Dinneen, Patsy Sullivan, and Jack Buhite helped set up the dinner. Libby Myers-Buhite gave "Weaving through the Aspens" T-shirts as thank yous to those who make BAD possible. Several received beautiful certificates made by Gretchen Blackburn. Helix Fairweather gave handcrafted agility magnets and Pat Hanson brought coffee from Alaska. All enjoyed the inflatable bones, appropriately scripted,"BAD to the Bone!"
Karen accepted the position of BCCA Agility Co-Chair with Libby, bringing her agility expertise to the entire Beardie Agility Community. Karen has trained six Agility Beardies beginning with Boo!. She earned several MACHs with her first two boys, Budweiser and Jet. Bud sired Miller, her fourth agility Beardie, who had quite the year in 2011 as AKC and BCCA Top MACH Beardie, Winner of the Diehard Trophy and Overall Jumpers with Weaves Trophies, as well as Winner of the 20" Class of 109 dogs at the AKC Eukanuba Invitational. Karen is now competing with her two youngsters: Packer and Hawk.
BOO!-Ch O'Duinnin Picabo Streak MX MXJ AD OAC OJC NGC HIC ROMAX
BUDWEISER-Ch/MACH2 O'Duinnin HMT A Bud for Boo MXC MJS2 ROMAX
JET-MACH5 O'Duinnin HMT Sonic Boom MXG2 MJC2 AAD EAC EJC OGC
MILLER-CH MACH10 PACH Colquhoun's No Time To Relax
RN MXG3 MJB4 MXP4 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX MXF MFB TQX T2B NAC HIC CGC Versatility Excellent ROMAXBCCA High in Trial FAST - 2010
AKC's Top MACH Beardie - 2011 - finshed 3 MACHs
BCCA's Top Beardie and Winner of the Diehard Trophy and Overall Jumpers with Weaves Trophies - 2011
Winner of the Excellent B Standard Award and the Ryan Excellent B JWW Award - 2011
Winner of the 20" Class of 109 dogs at the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational - 18 December 2011
Winner of the Excellent B Standard Award - 2012
Winner of the Diehard Trophy and Excellent B Standard Award - 2013PACKER-After Dark Estrella Six Pack MX MXJ MJC MXF CGC CL1
HAWK-Alistair's Eye Of A Hawk At Big Lake OA AXJ XF
2001
Charles Gibson of New Caledonia MI
with Mikie - 2Q at the 2000 National Specialty
CH U-ACHX Holm Mike L. Doglas PT MX MXB MXJ EAC EGC OJC HIC CGC VX
Charles Gibson is known for his persistently BAD attitude, inspiring songs, and his agility top ten list! “The BCCA 2000 National Specialty marked a 6 year anniversary of my agility career shared with Mikie. In looking back, I wondered, ‘What draws me, and what keeps me in agility?’ The entire experience of being able to grow in an activity that both Mikie and I thoroughly enjoy is the answer. The following "top 10 list" allows a deeper look into the recesses of this experience.”
2002
Judge Beth Canner of Seminole FL (Baybreeze)
with Eileen Dineen and Delorean at the 1996 Nationals
Beth was our first BCCA Agility Chair and our first Nationals Agility Judge. She was there at the very beginning of agility and her Ryan earned the first Beardie agility title. Did you know that the very first AKC specialty agility trial was our BCCA Florida trial, which Beth organized in 1996? When I mention her name, the AKC says "yes" to our annual Fun Runs started by Beth. We are so grateful for all she has done, including establishing our first BCCA Awards: the Denia with Emily Venator, the Sunshine with the Florida Club, the Standard Certificates, and the Ryan Awards for Jumpers with Weaves. Beth focuses on encouraging the Novice handler.
Ryan-CH Jande's Hellava Knight CD UAGI HIC PUP
Mandy-Bardmoor's Beach Breeze NA UAGI
Photo by Sonja Moore 8-27-07
Breezy-CH NATCH O-V-NATCH Baliwyn's Precious Friend CDX TD MX MXB MXJ APD AJD-Bronze AKD VS VJ S-EAC HIC CGC VX
USDAA Veteran/Performance Firsts
First VAD- Veteran Agility Dog - 5/24/98
First VAAD- Veteran Advanced Agility Dog - 9/19/98
First MPD/PD3- Master Performance Dog - 9/18/99
First PDCH/APD- Performance Dog Champion - 6/16/01
First PSM/PS3- Performance Standard Master - 5/05/01
First PJM/VJ- Performance Jumpers Master - 10/02/99
First PJCH/VJ- Performance Jumpers Champion - 10/07/00
First PJCH-Bronze/AJD-Bronze- Performance Jumpers Champion-Bronze - 6/24/01
First PKM/PK3- Performance Snooker Master - 8/05/00
First PKCH/AKD- Performance Snooker Champion - 6/23/01
First PGM/PG3- Performance Gamblers Master - 6/16/01First NATCH-NADAC Agility Champion - 9/17/00
First NATCH2 - 7/05/02 - or V-NATCH-Veteran NADAC Agility Champion - 8/18/02
First NATCH3 - 5/31/03 or O-V-NATCH-Veteran NADAC Agility Champion - 8/16/03
First Triple Superior Elite - 6/02/02
First 1000 Point Award
First 2000 Point Award
First EAC-Elite Agility Certificate - 10/25/97
First O-EAC-Outstanding Elite Agility Certificate - 11/7/98
First S-EAC-Superior Elite Agility Certificate - 4/29/00
First S-EJC-Superior Elite Jumpers Certificates - 10/13/01
First O-EGC-Outstanding Elite Gamblers Certificate - 8/20/00
First O-EGC-Superior Elite Gamblers Certificate - 6/02/02Brae-Bronze GCH Bramley's Green Mountain Boy CGC
Leslie Dawson-North with MACH ADCH Chase - 4th place at the AKC National Agility Championships in 1998
Leslie was a member of the BCCA Agility Committee and is a CKC Agility Judge. She has shown consistent excellence in Agility, competing in four venues: AKC, USDAA, CKC, and AAC. Kassi won the first ever BCCA High in Trial in 1996 and got High in Standard in 2000. Chase won a fourth place at the 1998 AKC Nationals in the 20" division and earned the first USDAA Beardie Championship in June of 2000. Moxie won the Denia Award for 2003 and Heather represented Canada at the International Agility Championships in Montichiari, Italy in September 2004, placing 19th in the world!
Chase-Can CH MACH ADCH VATCH Bedlam's Catch Me If You Can, Am/Can CDX MXS MJS MADC AG.X FM HIC CGC ROMAX
Excellent A Ryan Award - 1998
Fourth place at the AKC National Agility Championships in 1998
First BCCA High in Trial JWW - 2000Kassi-Can CH MACH OTCH Buaidh Mithandril Xerox O'Jen CD MXS MJS MAD SAM JM RM MADC MSN AG.MX FbDCH HIC CGC
BCCA High in Trial - 1996
BCCA High in Trial for Standard - 2000Koddi-Bedlam's Yumpin' Yiminny, Can CD OA AAD JM AADC FM TT HIC CGC
Moxie- Can CH ATCHC Aceilidh Thrill of the Chase MX AXJ AG.I FDCH
Open Standard and Open Ryan Awards - 2002
Denia Award - 2003Heather-Aceilidhs Chase N Some Thrills OA OAJ ADC SGDC AG.X FDX
Chosen to represent Canada at the International Agility Championships in Italy 24, 25, 26 September 2004 and placed 19th in the world!
Sprint-Can CH Aceilidhs World Class Sprinter
Brisk-Aceilidhs World Class Velocity
Dash-Can CH Aceilidhs World Class Dasher
Joanne with MACH Sean in 1998 Denia Award, first MACH, first Diehard Trophy winner
Joanne, our BCCA Versatility Chair, has been working with the Agility Committee since 1997, tracking our Beardies' AKC legs and titles and working out the point systems for our BCCA Agility Awards. Joanne was Agility Co-Chair with Libby from 2004-2010, took a year off to be BCCA President, then rejoined the Committee in 2011. When I think of Joanne, dedication is the word that springs to mind. Since 2009 Joanne has chaired BCCA agility fundraisers in Amhurst NH, bringing in many thousands for the Specialty Fund! Seven of Joanne’s Beardies have earned the VX: and both Flash and Jack have earned Master Versatility titles. Sean was the first Beardie to earn a MACH. He also won the Denia Award for 1998 and, as top AKC Beardie, won both the Diehard and the Jumpers Trophies for 1999 and 2000. Flash has earned his MACH as well. Jack holds the “Double Championship” for conformation and herding. Sean, Rob, and Belle have taken Highs in Trial at our BCCA Nationals. Joanne is currently trialing with Jack’s pup, Dazzle, and training Rob's pup, Ripple.
Corey-BIS Am Can Bda CH Parcana Lord Corwin CDX OA NAJ HIC ROMA Versatility Excellent
Sean-CH MACH Balgrae's Sean Mackay CD HS JHDs STDs MXG MJG NAC NJC Versatility Excellent
BCCA Novice Award - 1997
BCCA High in Trial - 1998
8th/91 at the 1998 AKC Nationals
Denia, Excellent B Standard and Excellent B Ryan Awards for 1998
First Diehard Trophy Winner - 1999 and 2000
Jumpers With Weaves Trophy - 1999 and 2000
Excellent B Standard and Excellent B Ryan Awards - 1999
Excellent B Standard and Excellent B Ryan Awards - 2000
Top BAD Beardie for 2001
First Beardie MACH - 16 June 2001
Lily-CH Britannia Sweet Black Angel NA HIC HCTs
Rob-CH Balgrae's Rob Ruadh CD RAE HT JHDs MX MXJ ADmEAC EJC EGC TN-N TG-N WV-N NVA Versatility Excellent
Belle-CH Britannia Belle of the Ball RN PT OA OAJ NF NJC TN-O Versatility Excellent
Beau-Britannia Beau Brummel RE PT MX MXB MXJ MJS OAP AJP XF EAC EJC EGC TN-E WV-O TG-O OVA Versatility Excellent
Flash-CH MACH PACH2 Britannia Flashback CD RAE HSAds HSBd HIAds HXAs HXAdM MXS MJG MXP6 MXPS MJP8 MJPG PAX2 MXF MFP5 MFPS TQXP T2BP Master Versatility
Novice B Standard and Novice B Ryan Awards - 2006
Excellent A Ryan Award ≠≠- 2006
Preferred Veteran Trophy - 2012
Preferred Veteran Trophy - 2013
Jack-DC Pentangle's Captain Jack BN RAE HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAdM HXBdM MX MXJ MXF T2B Master Versatility
Novice B Standard and Novice B JWW Awards- 2011
Open Standard and Open JWW Awards- 2012
Dazzle-CH Balderdash Bedazzled At Balgrae CD PCD BN RE PT AXP AJP OFP Versatility Excellent
Ripple-Britannia Ripple In Time
Libby in 1995 with Caper from her first Skyedance Litter
Libby joined the BCCA Agility Committee in 1997, founded the Beardie Agility Diehards in February 1997, and was BCCA Agility Co-Chair from 2000 through 2014. “I have been in contact with most of you and have enjoyed hearing your stories and publishing your statistics. After conversations with many of you, I was inspired to found BAD. With Karen Norteman's help we started a website, which is home to 732 Agility Beardies, and nitiated a Beardie Agility List so that we can communicate with one another. Sharon Prassa presented Libby with the award: "Without Libby and the BAD website, our agility history would not be as well documented as it is. She is the personal record keeper for many of us. In the words of one nominee: 'I don't have any idea how she can keep up, but she does. She knows more about my dogs than I do!!'”
with ReZoom
Bobbie Raguse wrote: "First, Jeff is an excellent trainer and has had many accomplishments with Jax and Zoom. Second, Jeff took the initiative of starting BCCA sponsored agility trials here in the Midwest. They have been a huge success and brought camaraderie to Beardie people in this area. Third, Jeff has become an AKC agility judge. Getting through the process of becoming a judge is similar, I understand, to going through boot camp in the Army, only more difficult. Jeff qualified on his first attempt. Fourth, I have been trialing with Jeff for the past several years and have come to know him both as a very strong competitor and also as a good sport. He loves to win, but when he doesn't he's just as much fun. Jeff can laugh at himself and is generous with his good wishes to others. He works hard at trials and is always willing to volunteer. Lastly, Jeff has become a friend and a mentor for me, always there with suggestions if I ask for help. I think Jeff has contributed a great deal to Beardie Agility and will continue to give back to our sport for a long time to come."
JAX-CH MACH3 Wigglesworth Out On A Limb RN MXC MJB2 MXP MJP PS1 CGC Versatility Excellent ROMAX
ZOOM-CH MACH14 Wigglesworth Super Sonic CD RN MXC4 MJS5 NAP NJP MXF MFS TQX PS1 PD1 PG1 PK1 PJ1 CGC Versatility Excellent ROMAX
Two Highs in Trial at the Northwest Specialty - 2006
Denia Award Winner - 2005
AKC's Top MACH Beardie - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BCCA's Top Beardie and Winner of the Diehard Trophy - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Winner of the Excellent B Standard Award - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Overall Jumpers with Weaves - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
REZOOM-CH MACH7 Wigglesworth Super Smooth Operator MXC2 MJC2 AXP AJP MXF TQX T2B
High in Trial for Fast at the Northwest Specialty - 2014
Denia Award Winner and Overall Jumpers with Weaves - 2013
Diehard and Overall Jumpers with Weaves - Masters Standard Award and Masters JWW Award - 2014
Tammy with Sparkee
Besides competing with Sparkee and Viva, Tammy judged two BCCA Nationals in 1997 and 2006 and the final round in the AKC National Agility Championships in 2002. It was great fun watching her judge on Animal Planet! She has held at least three West Coast workshops for our Beardie Clubs: the Northern California Bearded Collie Fanciers, the Bearded Collie Club of the Golden West, and the Northwest Bearded Collie Club of Puget Sound. Tammy is well known throughout the country for her dedication and enthusiasm for the sport and is always happy to take time to offer her insights about Beardie handling. She is generous with her equipment and is a wonderful person to work with! When not judging, Tammy can be seen course building from dawn till dusk.
Sparkee-Alashaw Place Your Bets AX MXJ OF
Viva-Alashaw Viva Las Vegas MX MXJ NAP NJP
Chance-Highlander All You Need Is Love
Ann with MACH5 DRU, RAERAE, and MACH2 RAZZ
I first became acquainted with Ann in the summer of 1997 when her Stoli wrote me a delightful letter letting me know how much he loved agility and how much he and his mom Ann would like to be BAD. Since then Ann and I have become good friends and I always look forward to seeing her. Ann is a delight, full of good humor, a great storyteller, and caring and helpful towards others. I love that she is so in touch with her feelings, which lie very close to the surface. Ann is devoted to her Beardies, trains them lovingly, and cares about everyone else’s Beardies as well. Ann has put MACHs on Arbi, Dru, and Razz and is currently trialing with her youngest, RaeRae. MACH5 Dru also won the Denia Award for 2006. Ann truly deserved to be BAD person of the year because she PERSONIFIES the “BAD Attitude.”
STOLI-CH O'Duinnin Andy Gabel Stolaway OA OAJ NAC NJC HIC CGC
ARBI-CH MACH O'Duinnin HMT Rhythm 'N Booze MXG MJC AXP MJP OAC OJC NGC CGC
DRU-CH MACH5 Colquhoun's First Draw MXG2 MJG2 MXF NAC HIC CGC
RAZZ-CH MACH2 Estrella's Only Razzmatazz MXG MJC XF T2B
RAERAE-Alistair's Rae Of Sunshine At Big Lake MX MXB MXJ MJB NF CL1-RFH
Pam Harris with Mary
Long before most breeders were thinking about the “Versatile Beardie,” Pam was active in conformation, obedience, herding, and agility. Her Amber earned the Register of Merit in four areas, as well as the first ROMAX title. She has owner handled four VX Beardies. Besides being active herself, Pam encourages her “puppy people,” who count on her knowledge, honesty, and kindness. Pam has such a generous spirit that she is more than willing to help out her "competition" with grooming, handling and all kinds of good advice. She has a gift for friendship and is fun to be with! As a frequent trial chair, I am grateful to Pam because she always pitches in and helps, truly exemplifying the “BAD attitude!”
TESSA-CH Glengarry's Twilight Fancy CD PT
AMBER-CH Spindrift Pride of Glengarry CD PT JHD OA OAJ NAC OJC U-AGI ROM ROMI ROMO ROMAX Versatility Excellent
PICARD-CH Spindrift Jean-Luc Picard PT JHD AX AXJ NAP AD OAC OJC NGC CGC Versatility Excellent
MACGREGOR-CH Spindrift James B MacGregor ROMAX
JODIE-CH Spindrift Charmed I'm Sure CD RE PT AX AXJ OF OAP AJP NFP AD SSA SS SG SR PD2 PS2 EAC OJC NGC TN-N CL3-RHF CGC TDI ROMAX Versatility Excellent
HIT for JWW at the 2009 NCBCF Agility Regional
HIT for FAST at the 2010 NCBCF Agility RegionalMARY-CH Spindrift Something About Mary CD BN RE PT MX MXB MXJ MJB XF T2B2 AAD ASA AJ AGAS AR NAC NJC CL3 HIC ROM ROMAX Versatility Excellent
HIT for Standard at the 2012 BCCA Nationals
HIT for Standard at the 2013 BCCA Nationals
HIT for Time2Beat at the 2015 BCCA NationalsHIT for JWW at the 2010 NCBCF Agility Regional
HIT for Standard at the 2013 NCBCF Agility Regional
HIT for T2B at the 2015 NCBCF Agility RegionalKONA-CH Spindrift Love Comes Softly RN PT OA AXJ NF Versatility Excellent
HIT for Standard and FAST at the 2015 NCBCF Agility Regional
David Williamson reading to McGuffey
Despite his many teaching and Board duties, David courageously said, “Yes!” when Joanne and I asked him to be BCCA Agility Co-Chair. David then worked tirelessly with the BCCA Board to revise the agility awards. David has run five Beardies in agility. His Harley earned a MACH2 and a PACH. He is currently competing with his youngest, Muldoon, in Novice. Besides having a passion for agility and beardies, David is warm, friendly, outgoing, and generous whenever the need arises. He edited the “Bagpipes” for two years and was Trial Secretary for the 2013 National Specialty, though unable to attend because of school duties. David is well known for his droll sense of humor, his stories, and for being a “cool guy” overall.
Harley-MACH2 PACH Harley of St. John MXS MJG MXPS MXP6 MJPS MJP7 PAX EAC EJC
Preferred Veteran Trophy - 2006
Preferred Veteran Trophy - 2007
Preferred Veteran Trophy - 2008Darby-Oh Duinnin Oh Dancin' Darby OA MXJ NF NJP NJC
Murray-Wynsum Holdin' On To A Dream AX AXJ NAP NJP NAC NJC
McGuffey-Wynsum Right Stuff! NA NAJ OF NJC TN-N
Muldoon-Wynsum Warmhearted Treasure
Pat Coreris with MACH Chipper at the 2002 Monterey Nationals
Pat Coreris' battle with cancer is over now. We will miss her smile, her laugh and her glorious, infectious attitude. Pat's outlook towards agility training and competition was inspirational; there is not a one of us that could not have learned a thing or two from her. She worked hard, and excelling was important to her, but she never, ever let her goals for her dogs get the better of her. She trained and competed with a light heart, always looking at the bright side of every run she had. She showed her pride in her dogs, bragged about them without boasting, and always took responsibility when something wasn't perfect. She was an extraordinary dog mom, a treasure to the agility community, and very loved by her Beardie and Ace Dog Sports family. She will never be forgotten.
Bingo-Esprit's Summer Sunset CDX PT OA AXJ NAP OJP NAC-V NJC-V JHD CGC VX
Chipper-CH MACH Spindrift William Rikker CDX RE PT MXG MJC MXP MJP2 NFP AAD RM AS JM EAC OJC NGC CL3 CL4-FRH JHD VX
Roger-C-ATCH Risa Spindrift Over And Out CD BN RAE2 PT MX MXJ NJP XF PD1 PS1 AAD ASA AJ AG AS AR HIC CGC TDI VX
Buster-CH Spindrift It's All About Me BN RN PT HIC CGC
WIZARD-MACH11/ADCH Anasazi Secret of the Wizard MXG4 NJS5 MXF MFB TQX SACH EAC EJC EGC CG
Winner of the Denia Award - 2001
Winner of the Diehard Trophy - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Winner of the Jumpers with Weaves Trophy - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
#1 AKC Agility Bearded Collie for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Winner of the Excellent Standard Award - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Winner of the Excellent Ryan Award - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
#1 AKC Invitational Invitee - 2006
First Beardie to hold both the MACH and the ADCH
First Beardie to earn the MACH6, MACH7, MACH8, MACH9, and MACH10
First Novice FAST, Open FAST, and Excellent FAST
BCCA High in Trial for JWW - 2002
NCBCF High in Trial JWW - 2002
NCBCF Highs in Trial Standard and JWW - 2003
NCBCF High in Trial JWW - 2007
NCBCF Highs in Trial JWW and FAST- 2008IMPY-Malakar Delightfully Wicked MX MXJ MJB OF AD
HOOLIGAN-CH Melita Miro Hooligan Hoopla OA MXJ OF NFP CL3-H
PERCUSSION-Skyedance I've Got No Strings On Me NA NAJ NAP NJP CL2-R TBAD HIC CGC
Together Jack and I have trained four VX Beardies. We are now concentrating on Frolic. Caper won three HITs at the Nationals and five at the NCBCF Regionals. He earned several Masters titles in AKC and USDAA, including the Master Performance Dog, as well as NADAC and CPE Championships, including the first Vers-NATCH, and the first C-ATCH2. Ceilidh has earned her C-ATCH and USDAA Championships in Snooker and Jumpers, as well as three HITs at our Regionals. When Jack was President of the NCBCF, he was instrumental in gaining our AKC licensing for Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Herding, and Agility. We earned our license for Agility in 1997, the first Beardie Club to do so. Several have noted that without Jack we would never have been able to hold our 15 Beardie Regionals and 25 all-breed trials. Jack chaired, set up, and tore down every one. The words that best describe Jack are: kindness, generosity, helpfulness to fellow participants, and a steady good humor.
SKYEDANCE-CH Melita Skyedance PT MX MXJ MJB NJP AAD JM RM EAC EAC-V O-EJC OGC TN-N HCT HIC CGC Versatility Excellent ROMAX
CAPRICE-Melita Winter Caprice HIC CGC
CAPER-CH Vers-NATCH C-ATCH2 Skyedance Lord A-Leaping RAE PT AX MXJ AXP MJP2 OFP PD3 PS3 PJ3 AR AG AS S-EJC S-TN-E S-WV-E HP-N ChST ChJU ChJP ChCL ChSN ChWC ChFH HCT HIC CGC Versatility Excellent
BCCA High in Excellent JWW - 1999
BCCA Highs in Standard Classes and JWW - 2006First NCBCF High in Trial for JWW - 2001
NCBCF High in Trial for JWW - 2004
NCBCF Highs in Trial for Standard and JWW - 2006
First NCBCF High in Trial for FAST - 2007CEILIDH-UCI Int BaCH C-ATCH O'Duinnin Celebration Ale RE PT AX MXJ MJB MJP3 MJPB XF T2B2 T2BP3 AAD ASA AG RM JM SCH-Bronze PJCH-Bronze PKCH PRCH ChSN ChJU ChFH ChWC ChCL TN-N HCT HIC CGC TDI Versatility Excellent
NCBCF Highs in Trial for JWW and T2B- 2013
NCBCF High in Trial for JWW - 2014SKYELARK-UCI Int JuCH Skyedance A Lark Ascending BN RE HT MX MXJ MJB NAP NJP OF NFP AD SSA AJ AS AR AG CL3 CL4-FHS HIC CGC TD Versatility Excellent ROMA
NCBCF High in Trial for JWW - 2015
FROLIC-CH IntCH Skyedance Happy As A Lark RA PT OAJ OF SG SS SJ SR CL1-H CL2-FS HIC CGC Versatility Excellent
Andrea Hobe with MACH2 Brie
Andrea Hobe has been living with and loving Beardies since she was first exposed to the breed as a young pet sitter. That is when the "Beardie Bug" first bit her and it has been a love affair ever since. While she exudes a passion and love for the sport of agility, those who know her cannot help but be impressed with her devotion to all things "Beardie." She works tirelessly and selflessly to aid Beardies in need of rescue. She helps connect responsible would-be Beardie owners with breeders. She generously shares her insights and knowledge of the breed and agility with anyone who asks. She has recently started breeding Bearded Collies with an emphasis on Beardies who can excel in many different venues. Andrea firmly believes the breed is versatile enough to excel in the show ring as well as the agility ring and other performance arenas.
Barkley-Arcadia-Wildwood Mr. Blue MX MXJ MJB AD AS SJ SG SR OAC EJC NGC TN-N CGC
Parker-Wigglesworth Must Be Fate
Colby-MACH4 O'Duinnin Blacker N Coal RA PT MXC MJS2 NF AD ASA SJ SS SG TN-N CGCA TDI THDA DJ HIC Master VersatilityBrie-CH MACH3 Estrella There's A Breeze AllAround HT MXC MJC NF HIC Versatility Excellent
Fergus-CH AllAround First Edition RN OA OAJ CGCA HIC VersatilityBrooke-CH AllAround Swift Running Brooke DJ
2013 Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville IL
Lori with MACH6 Blade
Lori has been running lightening fast Beardies for many years. Both Rocky and Blade are in the top echelons not only of speed but in qualifying rates. Blade was the top Beardie in the country in 2012. Lori is now consulting with the Agility Committee on an Award for the “Fastest Beardie” and deciding with the help of Joanne’s statistics on the best, fairest scoring system. Bobbie Raguse wrote: “Lori is a fierce competitor, but always supports and cheers on her fellow competitors. She has been a right hand for Cheri at this upcoming Specialty.” Cheri Omnus wrote: “Lori and I have been friends for a very long time, starting out with Murray, Miller and her Chilly. Her attitude while training and running her Beardies is always positive. Rocky and Blade have been great ambassadors for the breed and have done the Beardie community proud.”
Chilly-CH Arcadia's Thrills N' Chills CD OA OAJ NAP NJP CGC
Rocky-MACH PACH Chaniam Creag MXS MJG MXP3 MXPB MJP7 MJPS PAX XF PG1 PJ1 PR1 HIC CGC
BCCA High iin Trial for JWW - 2005
Veteran Preferred Trophy- 2010
Veteran Preferred Trophy- 2011Blade-MACH7 Cameron's On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJG3 OF T2B2
Excellent A Standard and Excellent A JWW Awards- 2010
Winner of the Diehard Trophy, the Overall Jumpers with Weaves Trophy, and the Excellent B JWW Award- 2012
Winner of the Diehard Trophy, the Overall Jumpers with Weaves Trophy, and the Masters JWW Award- 2016
First Winner of the Lightning Award- 2015
Winner of the Lightning Award- 2016Bolt-MACH Cameron Lightnin Strikes Twice MXS MJS
Sheila Franklin presenting Trudy Wisner with some of her 2014 BAD Person of the Year Awards
Trudy is a dedicated Beardie breeder, trainer, competitor, and volunteer. She has bred five litters. She is the Training Director of the Staten Island Agility Club. She competed with her beardies Billy and Poppet at the 2014 inaugural Westminster Agility trial, qualifying in 3 of the 4 runs, but the real highlight was Poppet’s making the finals! Before the competition, Trudy and her Beardies were invited to a variety of media events from agility demos, to interviews, to the ultimate glory: ringing the closing bell on the NASDAQ! Trudy was a member of the 2014 Specialty Agility Committee, in addition to chairing the Herding Committee. She designed a couple of t-shirts and produced and sold them, donating 100% of the profits to the events. Trudy is indeed a “Diehard,” but not just in agility. She proves that a trained Beardie can do anything and that Teamwork is everything!
BILLY-CH U-CH U-CDX ARCHEX MACH Merewoods NY State Of Mind CDX RE HSAs JHD CDX RE HSAs MXB MJB MJP N AAD ASA AJ SG AS SR TN-N TT RL1X,2X,3X CGCA Versatility Excellent ROMAX
OREO-CH U-CH Malakar Oreo Speedwagon RE RL2 CGC ROMR ROMAX
POPPET-CH/U-CH MACH Lil'Clove Hello Poppet CD RE HSAs MXS MJS MXP2 MJP2 MJPB NF AD SSA AS SJ CGCA Versatility Excellent ROMAXExcellent A Ryan Award- 2009
BCCA Highs in Trial for Standard, JWW, and Time2Beat - 2016JACK-U-CH Lil'Clove Cap'n Jack Sparrow RN HT OA AXJ NF HCT CGC
DOTTIE-CH Lil'Clove A League Of Her Own RN PT MX MXJ MJB NF Versatility Excellent ROMA
DUGAN-Lil'Clove A League Of His Own PT NA AXJ
RUGBY-Lil'Cloves Ruff n' Tumble CD BN RA PT OA OAJ XF CGCA Versatility Excellent
DIXIE-Dixie TT CGC
At this year’s Nationals Karen Norteman was presented with her long overdue recognition and gifts for creating our Award Winning Beardie Agility Diehard Website, which made its debut on New Year’s Day of 1998. Before launching the site, Karen flew out to California to teach me how to manage it, thus giving me “my life’s work.” Since then, Karen has been on hand to offer good advice. Her Specialty gifts reflect her great love of Beardies and coffee! Says Karen, “I am honored with all of the gifts and kind words bestowed on me at the Specialty agility trial. Thanks to everyone who came and shared cake!” Karen with Dinah Karen at the Nationals On 1 January 2001, Charles Gibson, our BAD poet par excellence, wrote a poem which expressed our communal joy and gratitude to Karen for our three year old website.
CADENCE-Beau Chien High Cadence CD PT CGC-went to the Bridge in 1997
CHARLIE-WayToMe Midsummer Knight HIC
SEAMUS-Sheiling Angelic Ties RN HIC
DINAH-Breaksea November Storm
CH Burlesque Doing It Her Way
A Poem to Karen Norteman on the Third Anniversary of our website:
with B-Buster
Congratulations to Claire Cifarelli who was awarded BAD Person of the Year for her accomplishments and contributions to the Beardie agility world. “Claire has such a love of the breed and passion for agility. She has earned eight MACHs on three of her Beardies, as well as obedience, rally, barn hunt and herding titles. Claire is currently training Beardies five, six and seven. She has the same happy go lucky attitude as the Beardies, which makes them such great teammates.” – Trudy Wisner
Patch-MACH3 Raintree Ha'Penny Hades CDX RE AXP AJP OF PD2 PS2 PJ2 PK2 PG2 PR1 OAC EJC NGC TN-O TG-N WV-NVersatility Excellent
Uno-CH Ragtyme Still The One AX AXJ Roxie-MACH3
Roxie MACH3 Roxie MXC MJC OF AD SSA SJ SG SS SR TN-O TG-N
B-Buster-MACH2 Lil'Clove Poppet's First Moppet BN RA HSAs MXG MJC OF Versatility Excellent
Dobby-Lil'Clove Loyal & Devoted Dobby PT NA NAJ NF
Tonks-Lil'Clove Nymphadora Tonks PT NA NAJ NF
2017– Cheri Omnus of O'Fallon MO
with MACH2 Marco
"I’d like to nominate Cheri Omnus of O’Fallon, Missouri, for the 2017 BAD Person of the Year. I’ve worked with Cheri on three committees where she has served as chair, and I’m safe in saying that at no time did she ever produce anything that was less than excellent. Cheri led the 2013 Specialty agility committee with a steady hand, displaying her calm, positive outlook at every turn. She also spearheaded the drive to include two days of agility for the first time at a BCCA specialty, serving again as the chair of the agility committee for this year’s specialty. As chair of the BCCA Agility Committee, Cheri also has written encouraging, wonderful articles for the Bagpipes as well as having penned many reports to the BCCA Board of Directors. She is truly BAD -- an exemplary asset to our BeardieAgilityDiehards group at every turn!" - David Williamson
MILLER-Angelfire Shooting Star MX MXJ MXP AJP EAC NJC TN-N
MURRAY-Springhills Star Dreamer NA NAJ NAP NJP
MCKAY-CH MACH Lakewood's Shining Star RN MXB MJC NF PD2 PS2 PK3 PJ2 PG1 NAC NJC WV-N HIC CGC Versatility ExcellentMARCO-CH MACH2 Lakewood Born To Be A Star RN MXG MJG AD SSA SJ CAT CA HIC CGC Versatility Excellent
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2016-Amherst, NH-Judge Tom O'Brien
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2015-Lacey, WA-Judge Jeff Ipser
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2014-Lewisberry, PA-Judge LaVonda Herring
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2013-St Louis, MO-Judge Christie Bowers
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2012-City of Industry, CA-Judge Tammy Domico
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2011-Scarborough, ME-Judge Kathleen Rupprecht
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2010-Loveland, CO-Judge Deborah Funk
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2009-Bloomington, MN-Judge Tom Slattery
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2008-Petaluma, CA-Judge Ann McQuillan
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2007-Frederick, MD-Judge Rhonda Crane
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2006-Welches, OR-Judges Gill Crawford and Kera Holm
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2005-Omaha, NE-Judge Greg Beck
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2004-Fort Collins, CO-Judge Joni Weed
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2003-Asheville, NC-Judge Edith Allyn
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2002-Monterey, CA-Judge Kera Holm
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2001-Westminster MD-Judge Kathy McCoubrey
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2000-Oconomowoc, WI-Judge Jean Munger
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1999-Olympia, WA-Judge Gillian Crawford
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1998-Bedford, MA-Judge Donna Gomer
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1997-Rohnert Park, CA-Judge Tammy Fields (Wiebe) Domico
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1996-Orlando, FL-Judge Beth Canner
BCCA Agility Awards - 2016
BCCA Agility Awards - 2015
BCCA Agility Awards - 2014
BCCA Agility Awards - 2013
BCCA Agility Awards - 2012
BCCA Agility Awards - 2011
BCCA Agility Awards - 2010
BCCA Agility Awards - 2009
BCCA Agility Awards - 2008
BCCA Agility Awards - 2007
BCCA Agility Awards - 2006
BCCA Agility Awards - 2005
BCCA Agility Awards - 2004
BCCA Agility Awards - 2003
BCCA Agility Awards - 2002
BCCA Agility Awards - 2001
BCCA Agility Awards - 2000
BCCA Agility Awards - 1999
BCCA Agility Awards - 1998
BCCA Agility Awards - 1997
BCCA Agility Awards - 1996
Diehard Trophy
Denia Award
High in JWW Trophy in Honor of Mirage
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