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2023 Year End Awards - Open

Congratulations to our 2023 Open Champion and Reserve Champion!

by Tracy Hinton

*Pictures by Michelle Lawrence

Open Champion: Tracy Hinton and Lad

Lad came to me at a year old from Anne Marie Holland shortly after Virgil had passed.  He…

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2023 Year End Awards - Pro Novice

Congratulations to our 2023 Pro Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Pro Novice Champion: Rain and Mary Thompson

by Mary Thompson

I can’t count the number of times I’ve witnessed a handler come off the trial field shaking their head, scuffing…

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2023 Year End Awards - Novice Novice

Congratulations to our 2023 Novice/Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Novice Novice Champion: Fleetwood and Lynn Inia

by Lynn Inia

I imported Fleetwood as a pup from Italy in 2019. He is ISDS and FCI registered by Astra Maverick out of…

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Update on the Herding Community in Nova Scotia

By Hilary Flower

*Photo credit also to Hilary

Living in beautiful Nova Scotia has its challenges if you want to sheepdog trial! While we are not at the end of the earth, it sometimes feels like it when we look…

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Ireland and the Worlds, 2023

By Anne Wheatley (*Photo Credit to Anne Wheatley and Christine Jobe)

Cath I have always wanted to go to Ireland and what better excuse than the Internationals and the World Sheepdog Trials being scheduled there within days of each other…

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Herding Activity in Quebec

By Dave Young   Dave Young and Mia - Photo credit Kate Davidson     It has always amazed me how over the 30+ years of running dogs, the cycle of new hands comes around. Just about the time we wonder who will… Read more

Winter Training in Florida - 2023

By Patrick Gosselin

 

I have taken the habit of reflecting over the winter on what I could add or change to my current training in order to better myself.  Some of these decisions were pretty obvious like buying a farm…

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Arena Days - February and March 2023

By Anne Wheatley

Happiness they say is directly related to expectations, and after the surprise dog working weather we had earlier this winter I must have stupidly expected more, along with the ability to work dogs outside again before spring…

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2022 Honourary Member - Lorna Savage

At the 2022 Annual General Meeting three Honourary Members were inducted into the club. These Members were recognized for their outstanding long-time contribution to the sheepdog world in general and the Ontario Border Collie Club in particular.  

This article introduces…

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2022 Honourary Member - Michelle Lawrence

At the 2022 Annual General Meeting three Honourary Members were inducted into the club. These Members were recognized for their outstanding long-time contribution to the sheepdog world in general and the Ontario Border Collie Club in particular.  

This article introduces…

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2022 Honourary Member - Bruce Smart

At the 2022 Annual General Meeting three Honourary Members were inducted into the club. These Members were recognized for their outstanding long-time contribution to the sheepdog world in general and the Ontario Border Collie Club in particular.  

This article originally…

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2022 Year End Awards

Congratulations to our 2022 champions! 

OPEN Champion  

KEVAN GRETTON and BUD 


I purchased Bud from Michael Gallagher as a 18 month old started dog. 

He is a Hutchinson's Sweep son out of a bitch that has J P McGee's Seth…

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Young Dog Clinic with Scott Glen - 2022

By Anne Wheatley 


This Thanksgiving weekend Andrea de Kenedy hosted Scott Glen for a 3 day young dog clinic at her Cloudberry Farm near Warkworth, Ontario. I’ve been lucky to attend some Scott Clinics here and there over the years…

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Return of the Most Promising Handler Award

The Board of the Ontario Border Collie Club is very happy to announce the return of the Award for Most Promising Novice Handler. 

This award recognizes novice handlers who demonstrate: 

* good sportsmanship 

* a willingness to learn and improve 

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2021 Year End Awards

Congratulations to our 2021 champions!

OPEN Champion 

TRACY HINTON AND LAD 

Lad came to me at a year old from Vergil and Anne Marie Holland.  He is out of Vergil’s Brooke, sired by Patricia MacRae's Cap.  I remember the day…

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