BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA
BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA
Chair’s Report – Pam Harris “Well, the 2018 BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial has come and gone. Looking back at the day, we had great weather, great exhibitors, a great judge (Jeff ipser), great help and a great time! Jeff is known for having challenging, fun and doable courses as well as for his own expertise in trialing and obtaining many MACH titles on his Beardies. We were so pleased he could join us. I would like to thank my co-chair, Jack Buhite, the agility committee of Libby Myers-Buhite, Jana Dozet, Suzi Beddoe, and AKC/USDAA Judge Tammy Domico, as well as our show Secretary Lorie Abbott for their dedication and expertise for putting on a trial. Our Chief Course Builder and Equipment supplier, Tammy Domico, is well known for being fast and efficient in setting up courses! Together she and Jeff made a perfect team! As usual I was so proud of our Beardie community for volunteering and stepping in where needed, but mostly for all of their friendliness and camaraderie! The workers that Tammy recruited (Chuck and Gail Budde, Terri and Ronnie Weaver, and Marsha West) were so appreciated and kept the trial running smoothly. Ron Avila handled the timers without a flaw! A big thank you to Barbara Stone for stepping in and helping with the timing/scribing duties. Thank you to Gayle Dozet for making sure all the little things were taken care of such as food, drinks and anything that I needed help with. A great big thank you to Susan Boylan, Stephanie, and Michael for always being there to help! Thanks, too, to Patsy Sullivan for all of your ring work. All of you were indispensable and so appreciated! And Libby, thank you for taking on the job of scoring and being sure all was correct! Jana, thank you for making and donating the placement tug toys as well as the relay baton! They were awesome!! I know how hard you worked on them! Finally, I would like to congratulate the winners and thank you all for coming!”
“I want to thank the Northern California Bearded Collie Fanciers for asking me to judge the 2018 National Specialty agility trial. The trial was held outdoors on grass within walking distance of the hotel rooms. The weather was sunny and in the 70s. When I walked on the grass the day before the trial, I noticed that the grass was thick and fluffy. I had a concern that dropped bars would be an issue. We started with the Time 2 Beat class. Five dogs ran the course. The first four dogs did drop bars. The fifth ran clean and was HIT. The next class was FAST. The entry was a little larger and bars seemed to stay up for the most part. The dogs and handlers made the adjustment to the running surface. The next two classes were Standard and JWW. We ended the day with the relay that featured eight two Beardie/two Handler teams with a baton exchange area. I want to thank all the workers and the trial committee for their dedication to our club’s trial. As usual, members eagerly filled all of the working spots so that the exhibitors could focus on the dogs and runs. Several people came to work who didn’t even have dogs entered. HIT awards and worker prizes were very impressive. Thank you again for asking me to judge our National Specialty.”
Masters P Emma 100 1st/2 52.75’/70’ 165 17pts
Suzi Beddoe’s Emma - QQQQ
GCH CH MACH PACH Headlines Upcoming News
CD BN RAE PT MXS MJS MXP3 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX
XF T2B2 T2BP THD CGC TKA MV
Many congratulations to Suzi Beddoe and Emma who earned a quadruple Q for qualifying in all of her runs. Emma won High in Trial in Standard and Time2Beat as well as the High Combined and the High Combined Champion of Record awards.
Novice B Echo 100 1st/2 23.11’/37’ 110
Excellent Fyvie 74 1st/1 28.38’/32’
Masters P Emma 10 1st/1 37.82’/37.82’
High Combined and High Combined Champion of Record - Emma
Suzi Beddoe’s Emma - QQQQ
GCH CH MACH PACH Headlines Upcoming News
CD BN RAE PT MXS MJS MXP3 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX
XF T2B2 T2BP THD CGC TKA MV
Many congratulations to Suzi Beddoe and Emma who earned a quadruple Q for qualifying in all of her runs. Emma won High in Trial in Standard and Time2Beat as well as the High Combined and the High Combined Champion of Record awards.
Oldest Qualifying Veteran - Lark
L ibby Myers-Buhite and Jack Buhite’s SkyeLark - QQ
Skyedance A Lark Ascending
BN RE HT MX MXJ MJS NAP MJP OF NFP T2B VX
Congratulations to Jack Buhite and Skyelark for earning a double Q, qualifying in both Standard and JWW. At age ten and a half, she won Oldest Qualifying Veteran.
High Combined Novice - Echo
Charlie and Sue Banfield Kirk’s Echo
CH Willowisp Echo Of The Past BN RN PT CGC VAw
Congratulations to Sue Banfield Kirk and Echo who made a spectacular agility debut, qualifying in both JWW and FAST and earning High in Trial for Jumpers with Weaves and the Highest Qualifying Novice award.
With x Beardies entered in the trial, there were x individual runs with x of them qualifying a
The breakdown of Q’s follows:
Standard classes: x Entries, x ran, x qualified = x%
JWW Classes: x Entries, x ran, x qualified = x %
FAST Classes: x Entries, x ran, x qualified = %
Time2Beat Classes: x Entries, x ran, x qualified = x%
20 Beardies entered the trial. 6 out of the 16 who ran qualified. 12 of the 43 runs were successful.
score place time/SCT yards CH points
Novice Roxie 85 1st/3 57.16’/67’ 140 NA Open Dazzle 95 1st/2 46.76’/65' 158 Masters P Emma 100 1st/2 52.75’/70’ 165 17pts Masters P Lark 100 2nd/2 57.86’/70’ 165 12pts
Novice B Echo 100 1st/2 23.11’/37’ 110 Masters P Emma 100 1st/3 35.15’/45’ 150 9pts Masters P Lark 100 2nd/3 40.10’/45’ 150 4pts
Novice B Echo 51 1st/1 41.80’/32’ Open Dazzle 71 1st/3 24.21’/32’ OF Excellent Fyvie 74 1st/1 28.38’/32’ Masters P Emma 63 1st/1 32.23’/35
Masters P Emma 10 1st/1 37.82’/37.82’
Suzi Beddoe’s Emma - QQQQ Suzi wrote: “The 2018 BCCA National Agility Trial was definitely one for the memory books. We had great weather and fast, fun courses. We saw many beautiful Beardies running with joy and caught up with old friends and made many new ones! From start to finish it was a perfect day! Emma and I had a fantastic trial. Emma ran fast and clean the whole day. You can't ask your dog for any more than that! She ended up in 1st place in her four runs and was delighted with all of the tug toys (made by Jana Dozet), that she got to take home. Our day ended on a major high: High in Trial in both Standard and T2B plus High Combined and High Scoring Champion of Record!!!! We went home with enough trophy chairs to outfit our patio!! What a truly amazing day!! Lastly, I just want to give my thanks to all who competed, watched, worked and made this trial happen!”
Libby Myers-Buhite and Jack Buhite’s SkyeLark - QQ
Charlie and Sue Banfield Kirk’s Echo
Sue wrote: “My mom, Doris Banfield, was there with me at the Specialty. She wasn’t really ‘there’ but the many amazing Beardie people who hugged me and shared a story, who encouraged me and explained the game, who cheered for me and yelled to have Echo stop the clock at the finish jump in FAST, well, you all shared your love and in doing so, were there for me and it felt like Mom. Echo and I bumbled our way thru the day and managed to end up on our feet. At the end of the JWW (another acronym) a new friend said ‘You got a Q!’ I had to ask what that meant. The nerves began to let up near the end when the delightful Christiana Taylor and I participated in the tunnel relay. This nervous novice didn’t understand the rules of another new game, but the kind judge gently educated me and we went on to get 2nd place and win some beautiful hand-made dog toys. In the end, we won a chair and beautiful ribbons, but the real prize was meeting a crew of kindred. I had hoped the BCCA experience would help close a circle for me, but what it did was quite the opposite. A new world has been revealed: a competitive environment where everyone, with the support and encouragement of other competitors, can be a winner. This is a new thing to me and I like it. Dog Agility is the opposite of a zero-sum game and I really love the idea. Echo and I are going to work hard and we look forward to seeing you all at future dog events. Many thanks for the hard work of the Beardie people, who put this all together. (Looked like a Masters course in organizational strategy.) Your devotion and love have raised the dark curtain and given light to new possibilities. Thank you all.”
Dawn Kinney, Kathleen Harold, & Jackye Dunn’s Fyvie
Dawn wrote: “What more could we have asked? The weather was good, Jeff's courses were fun, and the surface was great. The agility trial was wonderful, with a relaxed ambience. Fyvie's puppies (Murphy, Ryley and Willow), who came to bark at the participants, had a great time too.”
Joanne Marie Williamson’s Dazzle - OF
DC Balderdash Bedazzled At Balgrae
CDX PCD BN RAE HSAds HSBds HIAds HIBd HXAd HXBd NA MXP AJP XFP CGC TKA MV
Congratulations to Joanne Williamson and Dazzle who qualified both in Standard and FAST, earning her Open FAST title.
Wanda Packard’s Roxie - NA
GCH CH Pentangle's All That Jazz RN HSAs NAJ OF
Congratulations to Wanda Packard and Roxie who qualified in Standard, earning her Novice Agility title.
18th Annual Fun Relay
Gretchen Blackburn designed the "Flying Annie" Banner
TUNNELS...TUNNELS...and MORE TUNNELS!!!! That is what a mess of deliriously happy agility beardies found in this year's BAD relay! The BAD relay is a LONG TIME tradition at Beardie Specialties, begun by AKC Agility Judge Beth Canner in 2001 to encourage Novice handlers, and changes a bit from year to year. This year's relay attracted eight two-dog teams. Judge Jeff Ipser joined in the fun, designing and judging a course made up of tunnels and jumps. 1st Place: Allegro - 41.59 Lynne Corn and Oboe/ Jack Buhite and Frolic 2nd Place: Bearded Ladies - 53.75 Christiana Taylor and Peekaboo/ Sue Banfield and Echo 3rd Place: Smokin' It - 67.72 Laura Price and Nicholas/ Patricia Rusko and Jewel 4th Place: Bitch, Please - 77.78 Shannon Smart and Tinder/ Barbara Stone and Jaime
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Diehard Trophy
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High in JWW Trophy in Honor of Mirage
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