NCBCF Beardies do Agility

15 September - 7 March 2004

Fall and Winter

40 Beardies of the Northern California Bearded Collie Fanciers

have competed in agility trials.

38 have earned legs and 387 Agility titles.

26 are currently active.

11 have retired.

3 have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.


Rainbow Bridge:

Jack Buhite and Skyedance


AKC National Agility Championships 2003:

Pat Coreris and Chipper
Sarah Halsey and Wizard
Wizzie came in 25th/137 with three clean runs!
Sharon Williamson and Brio


BCCA National Specialty Agility '03

Sharon Prassa and Zoot

Zoot took 2nd out of 9 in Excellent A JWW!


New Titles:

Charles Banfield and Lorna

10/18/03 NADAC OAC-V

Iris Berry and Tag

12/27/03 AKC   OA
12/28/03 AKC   OAJ

Patti Bott and Spice

2/22/04  AKC   MXJ
10/04/03 NADAC NAC
10/04/03 NADAC NJC  
11/15/03 NADAC NGC

Jack Buhite and Caper

10/11/03 NADAC EJC

Barbara Claxton and BlueBerry

9/28/03  AKC   NAJ

Barbara Claxton and Sadie

2/29/04  AKC   NA

Pat Coreris and Chipper

2/07/04  USDAA AR

Sarah Halsey and Impy

12/29/03 AKC   MX	

Rosanne Hunt and Zoë

2/29/04  AKC   NAJ

Ashlyn White and Viva

11/02/03 AKC   NJP


Photo by Tien Tran

Charles Banfield and Lorna

Donalea's Wild Thyme, OA, OAC-V, NJC-V, CD
DL657213/01-Bitch-10/16/96-Owners: Charles and Doris Banfield 

NADAC

10/18/03 Open Regular-Vet 20"-Leg 4     05      1st/4   55.79'/53.22' OAC-V  


Iris Berry and Tag

Spindrift Risa Up and Over, OA, OAJ, NAC, NJC, HIC
DL780009/06-Dog-2/17/99-Owners: Iris Berry, Jana Dozet, and Pam Harris  

Standard Titling

12/27/03 Open 20"-Leg 3  OA

Jumpers with Weaves 

12/28/03 Open 20"-Leg 3  OAJ


Patti Bott and Spice

Spindrift Risa Hot Stuff, AX, MXJ, AD, NAC, NJC, NGC
DL857643/05-Bitch-11/25/00
Owners: Patti Bott, Jana Dozet and Pam Harris

Standard Titling

9/21/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 3  100             55.70'/62'
12/27/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 4  100             50.91'/59' 2Q
12/28/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 5  100	3rd/41  51.28'/67'
1/31/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 6  100             47.16'/57'
3/06/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 7  100	2nd/40  48.12'/61' 2Q 	        	         

Jumpers with Weaves 

9/20/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 5  100             31.29'/38'
10/11/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 6  100             32.96'/43'
12/27/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 7  100             29.46'/38' 2Q
2/08/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 8  100             31.44'/40'
2/21/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 9  100             36.69'/43'
2/22/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 10 100             28.87'/40'        MXJ

3/06/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 11 100             29.47'/39' 2Q
3/07/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 12 100             30.33'/41' 

3/07/04  CPs-183  2Q's  3

NADAC

10/4/03  Novice B Regular 20" Leg 2-10    1st/3   35.62'/46.40'
10/4/03  Novice B Regular 20" Leg 3-10    1st/4   33.68'/46.40'   NAC

11/15/03 Open Regular 20"     Leg 1-10    1st/4   40.06'/47.17

10/5/02  Novice Jumpers 20"   Leg 1-10    1st/10  26.49'/30.31'
10/4/03  Novice Jumpers 20"   Leg 2-10    1st/6   26.57'/33.93'   NJC 

10/06/02 Novice Gamblers 20"  Leg 1-10    3rd/7   23+20=43
11/15/03 Novice Gamblers 20"  Leg 2-10    1st/7   38+20=58        NGC  

11/15/03 Novice Weavers 20"   Leg 1-10    1st/14  29.36'/35.71'

USDAA

11/22/03 Advanced Snooker 22" Leg 2      1st/12   50 points

1/18/04  Advanced Pairs 22"/26" Leg 1    1st/6    48.05'/62'

1/19/04  Advanced Jumpers 22" Leg 1      1st/9    24.41'/34'

Photo by Bill Newman

Jack Buhite and Caper

Ch Skyedance Lord a-Leaping
AX, AXJ, AAD, EAC, OJC, OGC, TN-E, WV-N, PT, HCT, CGC, VX
DL56026403-Dog-12/25/94-Owners: Jack Buhite and Libby Myers-Buhite


NADAC

10/11/03   Elite Jumpers 20+ Leg 2-10    4th/22   27.43'/31.99'  EJC    

10/11/03   Elite Tunnelers 20+ Leg 8     3rd/10   24.91'/34.33'


Photo by Libby Myers-Buhite

Jack Buhite and Skyedance

Ch Melita Skyedance
MX, MXJ, NJP, AAD, RM, JM, EAC, EAC-V, O-EJC, OGC, TN-N, PT, HCT, CGC, VX
DL37133701-Dog-4/19/91-11/23/03 Rainbow Bridge
Owners: Libby Myers-Buhite and Jack Buhite

Jack and I are feeling great sorrow and loss this evening. Our beautiful boy is gone, so suddenly, so silently. Skye couldn't stand up this morning and, after lifting his head toward us one last time, his great spirit slipped quietly away. Skye was our very first Beardie and has been with us since shortly after Jack and I were engaged to be married. His joie de vivre was totally contagious. He loved people and made a point of greeting everyone who came to visit us or anyone who wanted to pet him. We named him Skyedance since Jack and I had met doing Scottish dancing and particularly loved an Alasdair Fraser album of that name. I had wanted a lively, energetic Beardie and Skye was all that. He was sweet, loving, and gentle as well as very strong willed. Along with Iris Berry's Spiff and Sharon Prassa's Annie, Skye was an agility pioneer in Northern California. He absolutely loved doing agility with Jack and seemed born to fly. Thanks to Nancy Gyes and Jim Basic we were able to give Skye a sense of accomplishment and purpose, directing his enormous energy, for Skye lived to perform and be applauded. He also wanted to get it right. Woe to Jack if he made a mistake on the course. Skye would stop and bark at him, letting him know that his signals were confusing. When Jack and Skye were in sync, both were totally happy. Jack told me today, between our many bouts of sobbing, that his proudest moments were with Skye. I loved Skye's complexity and exuberance and delighted in his closeness. He would look me straight in the eye when I petted him, spoke with him, or played with him. Of Skye's 12 offspring, we kept Caper, who is totally different from Skye, except for his liveliness and desire to work with Jack. It is a consolation that Skye's spirit lives on in all of them. Tonight is the first night of our married life that we have been without him and our hearts feel very empty. We thank Jean Richland for this wonderful, talented, lively, opinionated, and totally beautiful boy. We thank our friends for all of their support. When you see the Beardie Agility Diehard logo on the BAD website or wear your BAD T-shirts, think of Skye, who is the Beardie pictured there. Without him as my inspiration I would never have joined the BCCA Agility Committee seven years ago, founded BAD, our close-knit Agility group, or accepted the position as BCCA Agility Co-Chair. May his "BAD Attitude" live on in all of us!"

- Libby, Jack, Caprice, Caper

"I don't think anybody who saw Skye run will forget the enthusiasm he showed as he charged through the course with that flying hair. Jack said his best times on the agility course were with Skye. Nancy and I and the rest of Skye's friends at Power Paws will miss him."

-Jim Basic


Photo by Tien Tran

Barbara Claxton and BlueBerry

Headlines Rhapsody in Blue, NA, NAJ, HSAs, HTD-1-s, HIC
DL707725/02-Bitch-9/14/97-Owner: Barbara Claxton

Standard Titling

9/27/03  Open 20" Leg 2          95     5th/10  65.84'/66'

Jumpers with Weaves

9/28/03  Novice B 20" Leg 3     100     2nd/6   41.10'/43'      NAJ	

Photo by Craig Chatterton

Barbara Claxton and Sadie

Rainbow Sunshine Jump For Joy, NA, NAJ, HSA-s, HTD-1's, HIC
DL703901/04-Bitch-1/13/00-Owner: Barbara Claxton

Standard Titling

2/29/04  Novice B 20" Leg 3     100     4th/9   68.87'/73'      NA


Photo by Tien Tran

Pat Coreris and Chipper

Ch Spindrift William Rikker, MX, MXJ, AAD, AR, EAC, OJC, PT, JHD, CD, VX
DL552944/04-Dog-11/9/94-Owners: Patricia Coreris and Pam Harris

Standard Titling

9/20/03   Excellent B 20"-Leg 30 100             61.06'/68'
9/21/03   Excellent B 20"-Leg 31 100             56.99'/67'
10/4/03   Excellent B 20"-Leg 32 100             63.05'/64'  2Q
10/5/03   Excellent B 20"-Leg 33 100             56.28'/64'
10/18/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 34 100             57.76'/68'  2Q
12/03/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 35 100             47.++'/50'
1/17/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 36 100             57.85'/60'
1/19/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 37 100             63.73'/63'  
3/07/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 38 100             60.++'/67'  2Q                                                                                                        		                       

Jumpers with Weaves

9/28/03   Excellent B 20"-Leg 38 100             37.83'/48'
10/04/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 39 100             35.00'/36'  2Q
10/17/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 40 100             40.39'/41'
10/18/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 41 100             41.79'/44'  2Q
10/19/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 42 100     4th/33  37.07'/45'
12/10/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 43 100             40.86'/41'
12/27/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 44 100             34.76'/38'
12/28/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 45 100             36.52'/37'
12/29/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 46 100             33.93'/39'
2/28/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 47 100             41.++'/42'
2/29/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 48 100             37.23'/42'
3/06/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 49 100             36.82'/40'
3/07/04   Excellent B 20"-Leg 50 100             38.38'/44'  2Q   
 
1/19/04  CPs-373  2Qs-16

USDAA

2/07/04   Advanced Pairs 22"-Leg 3-Q               47.++'/58.7' - AR  
 
AKC National Agility Championships 2003
2 OUT OF 3 CLEAN RUNS

Photo by Craig Chatterton

Jana Dozet and Star

Spindrift Catch a Risa Star, OA, OAJ, OAC, OJC, NGC, WV-N, PT, CGC
DL780009/05-Bitch-2/17/99-Owners: Jana Dozet and Pam Harris

Jumps with Weaves

10/05/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 2  100     1st/6   37.71'/47'	


Photo by Rich Bergman

Sarah Halsey and Wizard

MACH2/ADCH Anasazi Secret of the Wizard, EAC, EJC, EGC, CGC
DL746874/01-Dog-4/9/98-Owners: Sarah and Doug Halsey

Standard Titling

9/20/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 82 100	4th/51  47.21'/63'
9/21/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 83 100             52.59'/62'
10/04/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 84 100	4th/32  49.69'/65'
10/05/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 85 100             53.92'/67'-2Q	
10/11/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 86 100             47.63'/63'-2Q	
10/25/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 87 100	2nd/15  42.23'/60'
11/01/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 88 100	4th/30  50.09'/66'
11/08/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 89 100	3rd/16  44.56'/58'-2Q	
11/29/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 90 100             53.60'/68'-2Q	
11/30/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 91 100             45.08'/59'
12/03/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 92 100	?th/136 39.16'/55'-2Q	
12/07/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 93 100	2nd/37  44.79'/64'
12/13/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 94 100             51.01'/66'-2Q	
12/28/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 95 100             58.35'/67'-2Q	
1/10/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 96 100             50.55'/65'-2Q	
1/17/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 97 100	4th/41  53.52'/60'
1/19/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 98 100	1st/23  49.61'/63'-2Q	
1/25/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 99 100             48.62'/64'-2Q

Jumpers with Weaves

9/27/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 89 100	4th/45  30.33'/37	'
10/5/03  Excellent B 20"-Leg 90 100	4th/37  32.70'/43	'-2Q	
10/11/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 91  100            31.58'/43	'-2Q	
10/12/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 92  100            31.30'/42	'
10/18/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 93  100	4th/20  28.31'/38	'
10/19/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 94  100	4th/23  30.18'/42	'
10/26/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 95  100	1st/26  29.83'/40	'
11/08/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 96  100	3rd/17  29.95'/41'-2Q	
11/09/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 97  100	1st/16  30.40'/43'
11/16/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 98  100   *2nd/36  30.16'/43'
11/29/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 99  100	        29.20'/38'-2Q	
12/03/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 100 100	?th/135 30.58'/37'-2Q	
12/13/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 101 100	        33.76'/42'-2Q	
12/14/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 102 100	        30.16'/39'
12/27/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 103 100	        27.94'/38'
12/28/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 104 100	        31.26'/37'-2Q	
12/29/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 105 100	        29.51'/39'
1/10/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 106 100	        30.58'/39'-2Q	
1/19/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 107 100	        31.58'/38'-2Q	
1/25/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 108 100	4th/39  31.20'/44'-2Q	
1/31/04  Excellent B 20"-Leg 109 100	        28.61'/36'

1/31/04  CPs-3005  2Qs-52
 
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AKC National Agility Championships 2003
3 OUT OF 3 CLEAN RUNS- 25th/137 in 20" class


Photo by Nici Parker

Sarah Halsey and Impy

Malakar Delightfully Wicked, MX, MXJ, AD
DL840266/05-Bitch-5/13/00-Owner: Sarah Halsey
Standard Titling

10/18/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 8  100             62.89'/65	'-2Q	
10/25/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 9  100	2nd/15  52.07'/60	'
12/29/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 10 100                             MX	

Jumpers with Weaves

10/18/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 17 100             34.91'/38	'-2Q

10/25/03  CPs-120  2Qs-  4


Photo by Tien Tran

Rosanne Hunt and Zoë

Camelot Sweet Zoë Latte, NA, NAJ, HT, HIC, CGC
DL786177/02-Bitch-4/10/99-Owner: Rosanne Hunt 

Standard Titling

9/27/03  Open 20" Leg 1          95     4th/10  64.99'/66'

Jumpers With Weaves

2/28/04  Novice B 20" Leg 2     100	3rd/11  32.89'/39'
2/29/04  Novice B 20" Leg 3      95	Q  /11  34.66'/35' NAJ 

Sharon Prassa and Zoot

Ch Britannia Zoots Me Fine, OA, OAJ, AD, NJC, NGC, HSA-s, HIC, CGC, VX
DL79168902-Dog-5/15/99-Owners: Sharon Prassa and Michele Ritter

AKC Jumpers with Weaves

9/29/03  Excellent A 20" Leg 2  100   2nd/9    30.78'/43'	

Photo by Craig Chatterton

Ashlyn White and Viva

Alashaw's Viva Las Vegas, NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP
DL77880503-Bitch-2/21/99-Owners: Beth and Jim White

Preferred Standard Titling

11/02/03 Open P   16" Leg 1     100     1st/2   49.48'/68'

Preferred Jumpers with Weaves

11/01/03 Novice P 16" Leg 2      91     1st/1   47.42'/43'
11/02/03 Novice P 16" Leg 3      95     2nd/2   26.73'/41'  NJP

Sharon Williamson and Brio

Springhill's Spirit of Brio, MX, MXJ, AAD, JM, OAC, EJC, NGC, CD, CGC
DL74651201-Bitch-5/10/98-Owner: Sharon Williamson

Regular Agility

9/20/03  Excellent B 20" Leg 21 100             53.76'/63'
9/21/03  Excellent B 20" Leg 22 100             52.64'/62'
10/26/03 Excellent B 20" Leg 23 100     2nd/26  53.57'/66'-2Q

Jumpers with Weaves

10/12/03 Excellent B 20" Leg 37 100             32.59'/42'
10/26/03 Excellent B 20" Leg 38 100             32.85'/40'-2Q            

10/26/03 CPs-494 2Qs-9 

AKC National Agility Championships 2003


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