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…
Read moreJan 16 2024
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…
Read moreJan 14 2024
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…
Read moreJan 10 2024
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…
Read moreDec 15 2023
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…
Read moreDec 6 2023
By Lisa McPherson
*Photo credit to Anne Knegt
As I was checking Facebook one day, I noticed Tracy Hinton and Kevan Gretton posted a Fall Fun Day on the OBCC FB page. It looked like it was going to be…
Read moreOct 20 2023
Recently Jenny Glen gave a moving tribute to Scott Glen’s dog Alice when she was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame. Scott has won numerous Canadian and American Championships and is a long time Ontario clinician. That tribute is…
Read moreSep 27 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…
Read moreJul 5 2023
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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…
Read moreMar 28 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…
Read moreFeb 18 2023
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…
Read moreFeb 11 2023
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…
Read moreFeb 4 2023
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…
Read moreJan 5 2023
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…
Oct 11 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…
Jul 18 2022
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
…
Read moreJun 1 2022
Congratulations to our 2021 champions!
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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