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Beardie Bulletin Vol 50 #2

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Description: This issue of the Beardie Bulletin has an article on the history of the bearded collie in South Africa, judges comments from past Nationals and three features for Performance, Beardies Being Beardies and Puppies. The Beardie Bulletin is a official publication of the Bearded Collie Club of America.

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the BEARDIE BULLETIN Volume 50 No. 2 • Summer 2020 HC Tweeddale's Star Spangled BN RE HSAd HSBds HSDs HIAds HIBd HIDs HSAsM HXAdMsM OA OAJ OF RATO TKN MV

Flint’s Future is Clear Owned by Pat and Laura Colombo

Bette CH Headline’s Upcoming Star At MtnView HT FDC OA AXJ OF CGC TKI VA GCH Pentangles Up Up And Away To Headline’s BN RN HSAsM FDC CGC TKN HTAD1-S STDs VX ex GCH MACH PACH2 Headline’s Upcoming News CD BN RAE HSAs STDs MXS MJS MXP5 MXPS PADP MJPG PAX2 XF T2B2 T2BP2 THD CGC TKA MV Owned by Suzi & Matt Beddoe Bette truly loves agility; she’s so focused and excited to run! Our agility journey promises to be quite a ride! Go Ahead, Brag A Little! Mallory Allaround Mockingjay:Girl On Fire CA BCAT THDA CGC TKN HIC GCH Raintree Rock Around The Clock ex CH MACH4 Estrella Theres A Breeze Allaround BN RI HT MXC MJB2 MJP NF CGCA TKI MV Owned by Gretchen & Darron Blackburn Bred by Andrea Hobe & Jennnifer Scheytt During COVID, Mallory got on the stick and earned several new titles including THDA, CGC and TKN. Currently, she’s seeking advanced titles in her favorite sports FastCAT and Coursing Ability. Mallory has started learning the ropes in Nosework and Dock Diving as well. This girl is on fire!

Gabby Highland’s Autumn Joy CD BN RN GCHG Ha’Penny Mirimar The Fab Fawn ex CH Highland’s Autumn Twilight CGC Owned by Beatrice Bockowski & Lillian Esposito At 17 months old, Gabby earned a BN and at 19 months, a CD. She was invited to this year’s AKC Rally National and has one leg towards a Rally Intermediate title. Love my special girl. Bing CH AGCH MACH11 Wigglesworth Pride And Prejudice MXG3 PDC MJC3 PJC NAP NJP MFB2 TQX NFP T2B10 Owned by Larry Dalan • Bred by Jeff and Sharon Ipser First Bearded Collie AKC Agility Grand Champion; AKC Agility #1 Bearded Collie 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Bogie MACH Nonesuch Ashbreeze Mr. Bogart RN MJG MXP MJP 8-27-2002 - 11-10 2014 Owned by Sue Jamieson Bogie was my heart dog, my first MACH dog and the sweetest boy .bTethvyhaeemrtr.eyIHdssetiodiwnlel’a.tisNstnhae’tilvnwaekardyopasfuyqhshtuimhyiea, tjtulygstoaetlwhseabryyes. Divot MACH Nonesuch Sands Of Time MXS MJG XF T2B2 Owned by Sue Jamieson My beautiful Divot took me to places I didn’t think possible. He is retired now, but he loved agility with his whole heart. He didn’t care who was in the ring with him; he just wanted to play the game.Thanks Divot - it was a blast.Thank you to Cheryl Poliak for these special boys

Percy Dreamchaser’s Blue Avenger Owned by Robin Lord aiPnnevrdictedyotisockttwhdoeiveaN.noHdretlhoevAaemrsnteeordicsawani2m020 Diving Dog Championships and wneilxltbme oconmthp. eting in Connecticut Killian CH Avalon The Pirate King Owned by Valarie and Pat Maloney Never having competed in Performance events I was nervous but Killian sailed through to get his first Rally leg with a second place! I’m hooked.

Chanel GCH Bergerie’s Deja Vu CD BN CAA ACT1 CGC Owned by Michelle Molloy Chanel is our first Beardie. She has surpassed our expectations and excelled in any venue we have chosen. She is smart, funny, loving, and independent. Chauncey GCHB Bergerie’s Double Down On Eleven CD PCD BN CAA CGC Owned by Michelle Molloy & Steve Finney Chauncey displays a great attitude, fo- cus, and willingness to please. He loves training and competing in Obedience. His tail never stops wagging.

Swagger GCH Brenriga Wrapped In Dreamz BN RE PT FDC MX MXJ OF VX ROM Owned by Sandy McDonald & Casey Minner Swagger is retiring from competitive agility. He will be trying more Rally, a little Herding and other fun performance events. Emie CH PACH2 Meadows’ Emerald At Gemineye CD RAE HT FDC AX AXJ MXP7 MXPG MJP6 MJPS PAX2 MFP THDN CGC TKI MV CH Meadows’ Truth Or Dare ex CH Meadows’ Simply Charming Owned by Meg Naylor & Claudia McNulty Emie finished her agility career in style with a PACH2. My 12-years-old has been a fabulous performance partner, accomplishing many “firsts” for both of us.

Maggie Rivercity Georgia Magnolia May RA PT NA NAJ OAP AJP NFP RATM CGCA TKN VX Owned by Kevin & Suzanne O’Malley Bred by Janet Fiske Maggie retired from agility this year but not before adding a few more preferred titles to her name.We’re so grateful for all of the Beardie fun and friends our very first Performance Beardie has brought into our lives. Penny CH AllAround Our Lucky Penny RI HT MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF CA RATN CGCA TKN VX DC Pentangle’s Captain Jack BN RAE HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAdM HXBdm MX MXJ MXF T2B ex CH MACH4 Estrella There’s A Breeze AllAround BN RI HT MXC MJB2 NF CGCA TKI MV Owned by Kevin & Suzanne O’Malley & Andrea Hobe Bred by Andrea Hobe & Jennifer Scheytt Penny had a great year playing Agility. She qualified for the 2019 AKC Agility National Championship and the 2020 AKC Agility Invitational and won the 2019 BCCA Denia award. So proud of our AllAround girl!

Kensi CH Pentangle’s Special Agent CD RAE OA AXJ MXF T2B HSAsd HSBsd HIAs FDC CGC VX Owned by Beth Scorzelli This picture says it all. She’s always ready; Kensi absolutely LOVES to work and always gives her all. Rugby Lil’ Cloves Ruff n’ Tumble CD BN RA HSAds AX MXJ XF CGCA TDI Owned by Trudy & Chelsea Wisner Rugby is my perfect partner and Bearded Collie Ambassador; super smart, friendly, happy, driven, fearless, loves to work, and especially, handsome.

IT’S ME AGAIN . . . HARRY Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m still too disreputable for a classy dog magazine, though my owner groomed me since my ad in the last Bulletin, and I even had a couple baths. I’m a wash-and-wear dog, and, these days, it’s mostly wear. I seem to get dirty in my sleep. Anyway, I’m here to thank you for the nice emails and texts we got about the Bobby Beardie story I helped my owner write for the last Bulletin. I’m glad you liked Bobby—he’s a distant relative of mine. I wish he lived closer because he’s a real gas! Just so you know, you can read other outrageous Bobby adventures on the BCCA website; go to https:// beardedcollieclub.us/aboutbeardies/articles/ to find them. Maybe you Beardies can get your humans to read them to you—they might give you ideas for extracurricular activities. Lots of other stories are there, too. One of my favorites is about a Stay-Black Beardie bitch named Crow. And I’d love to meet the Brown Beardie girls named Pickles and Sally Ann. You might, too. My owner and I want to thank the Bearded Collie Club for posting our stories. Everyone needs a little humor in their lives these days, and we Beardies don’t mind that it’s at our expense. Right? Oh, oh! Gotta go. My Mistress has the nail clippers out. I need to hustle through the dog door and find a shady tree to lie under until she forgets why she’s looking for me. Yeah, it happens. Judith and Harry LeRoy • 386-424-0023 [email protected] • text us: 520-405-9409

TABLE OF CONTENTS BCCA OFFICERS Cover Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Back Cover Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 PRESIDENT Editor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Michele Ritter Confessions of an Obedience Junkie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 Saylorsburg, PA 18353 Conformation Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 570.992.6926 • [email protected] How To Become an AKC Judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Beardie History in South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33 VICE PRESIDENT Bulletin General Information & Advertising Specs . . . . . . 36-37 Linda Taylor Embark for Breeders Quarterly Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-43 San Angelo, TX 76901 ADVERTISERS 325-658-5595 • [email protected] Front Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minner RECORDING SECRETARY Inside Front Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colombo Merilynn Bergstresser Inside Back Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atkins & Namey Brentwood, TN 37027 Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burger & Esposito Burger & Esposito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 703-455-9689 • [email protected] Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ipser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Leroy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 David Williamson Schneider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Minner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Pearland, TX 77584 Poliak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 281-851-3048 • [email protected] Waldeck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Performance Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 TREASURER Beddoe, Blackburn, Bockowski, Dalan, Jamison, Lord, Richard Bihl Maloney, McDonald, Molloy, Naylor, O’Malley, Scorzelli, Richmond, KY 40475 Wisner 859-623-8453 • [email protected] Beardies Being Beardies Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-29 Adamson, Baker, Cartwright, Cloninger, Cotton, Frankel, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Furlow, Hale, Leon, Molloy, Poliak, Quinn, Remell, Taylor, Wyant CLASS OF 2022 Puppies Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kehoe, Naylor, O’Malley, Papa, Williams, Wolbach Lynne Corn Memorials Falls Church, VA 22043 Lola , GCH Highland’s Pillow Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 571-765-0522 • 571-765-0522 Lili, Papaw Tailwind This One’s Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sandy Remell 10 Fairfield, CA 94534 707-290-8770 • [email protected] Audrey Woods Irvington, NY 10533 914-591-7209 • [email protected] CLASS OF 2021 Sonja Blanchard Woodstock, VT 05091 802-291-6717 • [email protected] Andrea Hobe Alpharetta, GA 30022 678-778.9633 • [email protected] Brian Wistrom Minneapolis, MN 55419 612-866.9014 • [email protected] AKC DELEGATE July 2018 - June 2021 Kathy Coxwell Monroeville, AL 36460 251-743-4055 • [email protected] Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin

Editor’s Letter I would like to start with a thank you to everyone for your continued support of The Beardie Bulletin. We have come up with some creative ways to entice people to advertise so that we can continue to produce the magazine during this unprecedented time in our club’s history. We have no critiques from our Specialties that we usually include, but we have put together this issue with articles on conformation, health, history and obedience supported by our members. Let it not be said that a pandemic stopped our BCCA members from participating and pulling together to produce another issue of our magazine! It could not have been done without your support, so thank you! As promised, we have three separate features in the magazine; eight.pages for our Performance Beardies, four pages of our Beardies Being Beardies and one page introducing our beautiful Puppies! Remember, we also have a cash drawing for all who participated in those sections. You will also notice that the front cover and back cover stories are in color as well as the Embark quarterly report. Interestingly enough, it was less expensive to run a 32 page color form rather than indiviudal forms of color and black/white. So the advertisers who took the front and back covers were rewarded with their photos in color. We were fortuanate that they reserved the covers during this time, so I am pleased that we were able to do something for them. Unfortunatley, this is not the norm and we will go back to black/white with future issues. We will keep you updated on the next issue. As you know, it depends on editorial as well as advertising support to produce the magazine. We will aim for a December first deadline with the magazine being distributed mid-January, but it will remain up to us whether or not a magazine will be produced. Any and all ideas are welcome. Lillian Esposito Editor CONFESSIONS OF AN OBEDIENCE JUNKIE Pandemic Reflections Each time I start a new dog in I have been house bound since March. But unlike most obedience, I am folks, I started my quarantine with a bang. Lambing astounded at the Season! The Pandemic did not seem nearly as real as amount of effort I the dropping of lambs all hours of the day and night. put into training the Fortunately, by mid-April, life began to settle down. fundamentals. The dogs were still eager to train. I was ready to get out I know that if I am and about. And then it hit me. No classes. No trials. The fair and thorough, dogs did not appear to miss dog school. During lambing my dog will become season, I had trained my young Slovakian bearded collie truly obedient. I will be able to depend on him to follow Bissii through the Novice routine. But with limited time, it a command in real-life situations. He will do this without was all I could do to maintain Vim’s fluency in her Open being cajoled or threatened into the behavior (i.e. the and Utility exercises. I needed to get down to business: carrot or the stick). In fact, the only time my dog will break work with Vim on improving fronts and finishes and a command is when he feels his life is in danger. advance Bissii to Open training. I hold my dogs accountable to their level of training. If Even though I train my dogs for competition obedience, a dog realizes that he is not being held accountable, his I insist they learn and maintain their foundation skills. I performance of commanded behaviors will degrade. Dogs want my dogs to come when called, stay in place when are opportunists. The more relaxed dogs see no reason to commanded, walk nicely on a loose leash (or on no leash do something a certain way when a lessor effort will do. at all), and have good manners. Although these goals The amped up dogs often add creative embellishments to are reasonable, achieving them is easier said than done. simple commanded behaviors just because it feels good. Training fundamental skills requires a well thought out plan, repetition and a willingness to grind things out until commanded behaviors becomes habit. Summer 2020 Performance Issue 11

During the learning process a dog can become Seven year-old Vim (left) and 18 month-old Bissii (right) confused and not completely understand a practicing their sit stays with real-life distractions. command. When this happens, I do not blame the Photo by Laurie Lo dog for the misunderstanding. Instead, I review the issue, determine the area of miscommunication, and skills. Both dogs will continue to revisit basic commanded retrain that part (or parts) to make the commanded behaviors under different conditions. Keeping a dog fluent behavior clearer to the dog. This backwashing can in obedience fundamentals is an ongoing process. Like take minutes, days, or even weeks, depending on the maintaining any other skill, you either “use it or lose it.“ behavior being taught. To skip this remedial work Training Vim and Bissii has been my happiness lifeline will harm the respectful and trusting relationship despite Pandemic isolation. I work them on the farm. that I have with my dog. Sometimes we train in our community (while maintaining proper social distance). Our favorite training places are the I train only bearded collies. They are very smart and strip mall, the high school grounds, the elementary school quite willful. It is their willfulness that sets them playground, the mortuary parking lot and the fairgrounds. apart from border collies and makes them hard to Our daily sessions connect us to our pre-Pandemic way of train for competitive obedience. They often need to life. be convinced to do an exercise in a prescribed way. As a senior, I have decided not to trial. Another title does not have the same appeal to me as staying healthy. Another personality characteristic that makes their Nevertheless, I miss my training buddies, my dog school competitive obedience training problematic is classmates and my instructor. I am patiently waiting for that some bearded collies do not possess enough the Pandemic to ebb. When it does, the Obedience Junkie confidence/bravery to handle novel situations. will be ready to compete. Originally, Bearded Collies were bred to herd and Laurie Lo tend livestock. They alerted to predators and threats. Nowadays, most bearded collies are no longer bred Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin to work. Through the generations, they have maintained the hyper-awareness trait. Unfortunately, many have lost the accompanying confidence/bravery trait. Some bearded collies, overly sensitive to novel situations, are unable to maintain their composure when challenged by a new environment or an unsuspected event. Hence, they do not do well in competition obedience where surprises occur on a regular basis (like the judge walking up behind the dog as it performs the high jump or a dog outside the ring gates begins barking). But they can still be trained in the fundamentals. In fact, training any dog in fundamental obedience will enhance his life and make him a better companion. When I look for a bearded collie for competition obedience, I look for a happy dog that is companionable and resilient. I want a dog that is aware and brave but not foolhardy. I trained my heart dog Zeal, to his UDX2 (Utility Excellent 2) and OM2 (Obedience Master 2) despite his lack of bravery. Fortunately, he was happy, companionable, and resilient. Continually training obedience fundamentals gave him courage and confidence. It helped him be a more relaxed dog both in and out of the ring. But training Zeal was also a labor of love and pigheadedness. It took us 23 attempts to earn three qualifying scores to earn his Utility Dog title (UD). I am not sure I would be willing to do that again. I am now a little less than halfway through Bissii’s formal obedience education. I plan to teach him all the skills through Utility by the end of the year. That does not mean that he will be proficient. We will probably spend another year of practicing our competition skills before we trial. During this time, Vim will work on straightening her fronts and finishes and maintaining her Open and Utility 12

2020 CONFORMATIONConformation Stats 2020 STATS January 1, 2020 through August 21, 2020 Breed Totals # BOB Wins Total Defeated 1 GCHG CH Dunhill Thunderbolt 24 126 25 115 V. Shafer/S. Shafer/R. Harrington/K. Harrington 26 81 2 GCHG CH Scott’s Lady Liberty 13 50 8 48 C. Wathen/T. Wathen/J. Olivera/S. Olivera 12 45 3 GCHB CH Carowynd Maximillian At Dunhill 17 32 8 31 C. O’Neil/R. Harrington 3 15 4 GCHS CH Aellen The Son Also Rises 1 14 4 12 S. Remell/J. Hargis 2 10 5 GCH CH Classical’s Turn On The Magic At Wavecrest J. Atkins, C. Namey, B. Sawka 6 GCHS CH Ha’Penny Harwood Brave Heart J. Schneider/M. Marini 7 GCH CH Now And Then Watermark Cruisin At Kelkary A. Berry/J. Osterbauer 8 GCHS CH Ragtyme Call Off The Search L. Zagarella 9 CH Aellen Above And Beyond River K. Krivas 10 GCH CH Majela An Aon’s Mhain Miss Elleigh At Jaliel J. McNeil/M. Larroux/J. Larroux 11 GCH CH Aberlour’s Doctor Zhivago S. Kman/K. Kman/D. Mieras 12 GCH CH Ha’Penny Hot Stuff Lady Grace S. Burke All-Breed Totals BIS 1 Group Placements Total 1 GCHG CH Dunhill Thunderbolt 234 11 2,647 V. Shafer/S. Shafer/R. Harrington/K. Harrington 03 533 2,561 2 GCHG CH Scott’s Lady Liberty 01 734 859 01 203 840 C. Wathen/T. Wathen/J. Olivera/S. Olivera 00 511 571 3 GCHB CH Carowynd Maximillian At Dunhill 00 220 484 01 211 372 C. O’Neil/R. Harrington 00 111 341 4 GCH CH Now And Then Watermark Cruisin At Kelkary 01 021 152 00 000 A. Berry/J. Osterbauer 00 100 92 5 GCHS CH Ha’Penny Harwood Brave Heart 00 001 69 100 32 J. Schneider/M. Marini 6 GCHS CH Aellen The Son Also Rises S. Remell/J. Hargis 7 GCHS CH Ragtyme Call Off The Search L. Zagarella 8 GCH CH Classical’s Turn On The Magic At Wavecrest J. Atkins/C. Namey/B. Sawka 9 GCHG CH Sweetwater’s Blue Ribbon D. Furlow/L. Furlow/B. Furlow 10 GCH CH Kington Time After Time C. Cloninger/K. Cloninger 11 GCH CH Wildwood You An Me Against The World T. Stepankow 12 GCH CH Jenuwin’s Open A New Door J. Conner

HOW TO BECOME AN AKC JUDGE Sharon Ipser BCCA Breed Education Committee Becoming an AKC dog show judge is no easy task. You Once you have passed all your provisional assignments need years of experience in dog breeding, training, dog now you can apply for regular status which means you are showing. To become an AKC judge there is a list of an approved judge. requirements you have to meet. When applying for your first breed which is usually the breed that you are in, you For those who choose to go on and judge additional breeds need to follow the 12-5-4 method. ,the procedure is an accumulation of credits. Credits are obtained by: The requirements to becoming an AKC conformation breed judge are; 1. Attend a breed seminars • You have been in the breed for 12 years; you have bred 2. Attend specialties and raised 5 litters in your home and have at least 4 championships for the litters that you breed. 3. Sit ringside with mentors in the breed • Complete 6 steward assignments at AKC shows 4. Watch performance events for that breed within 3 years. 5. Do kennel visits to get hands-on experience, (refer to • Complete 6 judging assignments as AKC sanctioned the link below for more details.) events. These can be matches or sweepstakes. You must then also take a written breed test. Once you’ve • Attend an all-day Basic Judging Institute within 2 passed the test you will sit down with an AKC rep and years of applying. once again discuss the breed’s conformation. A rep will observe your judging and discuss with you the pros and • Pass the ABC’s of Canine Anatomy breed test. cons of your judging assignment. • Be in good standings with the AKC I hope this article has helped you have a little better understanding on the procedure of becoming an AKC After you have met all the above requirements you can judge. apply to AKC. Once they have approved your application, they will arrange an interview with an AKC field If you would like more information on becoming an AKC representative. The interview will consist of the standard judge go to: of the breed (origin, function, conformation) plus they will talk to you about ring procedures. After passing the www.akc.org/conformation/judging interview, you are now a PERMIT judge and are able to accept a judging assignment. An AKC field rep must observe you judging three times. Each time they are watching you, they are making sure you are following all the procedures, like checking in the dogs, marking the judge’s book correctly and recording all the absentees and the winners correctly, handing out the ribbons in the right order. There are so many more things that you must do other than just judge the dogs. They will also make sure you are staying on time. You are allowed only two minutes per dog. You must stay on time because otherwise it could mess up the whole day’s judging schedule. 14 Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin

On our cover HC Tweeddale's Star Spangled BN RE HSAd HSBds HSDs HIAds HIBd HIDs HSAsM HXAdMsM OA OAJ OF RATO TKN MV CH Moonstone Get Out Of My Way BN RA HSAd HSDs HSAsM FDC AX MXJ XF ex Tweeddale’s Black Magic Woman MX MXJ Spring is a fitting performance Bulletin cover girl. She is a Herding Champion, with multiple majors on both ducks and sheep in three different locations! She finished 2019 as the Number One Beardie on both sheep and ducks! I had hoped to also be celebrating her breed championship as she finished the early spring shows needing five single points to finish. But COVID-19 struck and here we are. She is a Master Versatility dog with titles in herding, agility, obedience, rally and barn hunt. Just for fun she also got her Trick Dog Novice title. Bred and co-owned by Linda Porter, owned, trained and handled by Terry Johnson, except for herding which Julie Degen has done beautifully. I'm looking forward to many more years of fun performance with Spring.

Theo Vanessa MacGregor Blue Moon Forevermore Blue Moon Vanity Fair Willowridge Golden Nugget MacGregor GCH McCrystal Forever Timeless GCH McCrystal Forever Timeless CH Dunhill Shamrock Lad by Lochcairn BN RI FDC OAP OFP ex Blue Moon Violets Are Blue ex Blue Moon Violets Are Blue SCN SIN SEN THDN RATO CGCA CGCU TKN ex CH Cameron 6/16/2020 • Owned by Christina Alletto Bred by Audrey and Jim Williams 6/16/2020 • Bred & Owned by Audrey and Jim Williams Quickdraw Annie Oakley BN RI FDC CGCA CGCA TKN PCeulpebpriaetsing 5/1/2020 • Owned by Lori Wolbach Bred by Charle Charenz Charm Willowridge Good Luck Charm CH Dunhill Shamrock Lad By Lochcairn BN RI FDC OAP OJP OFP SCN SIN SEN THDN RATO CGCA CGCU TKN ex CH Cameron Quickdraw Annie Oakley BN RI FDC CGCA CGCU TKN 5/1/2020 • Owned by Kevin & Suzanne O’Malley Dakota Wigglesworth Gemineye Thanks 4 Masking GCH Wigglesworth Aberlour Black Magic ex Wigglesworth Don’t Look Back AX AXJ April 23, 2020 • Owned by Meg Naylor & Sharon Ipser Nathan Orion Counting Stars with Aellen GCH Aellen Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart RN HIAs HXAs HSAsM TKN ex GCH Orion Across The Universe From Highlander BN RE HSAs FDC CGC TKI 3/25/2020 • owned by Janice Kehoe bred by Molly McNamara, Beth Tilson & Shannon Smart Celia Highland’s As You Like It At Papaw GCH Highland’s Deacon Blues ex CH Highland’s Pajama Game April 22, 2020 • Owned by Leslie Papa Bred by Lillian Esposito, Kathryn Cullen-DuPont & Judy Leon

ch nonesuch wildwch ood drama queen Vince,AmGCH CanCH Nonesuch Arlin Green 'N Gold RN ROMX ex Dusty, GCH Wildwood Arcadia Devil 'N Disguise ROM My lovely Posh is my first blue. She finished her Championship winning Best of Winners with Awards of Merit at both the Chicagoland and Great Lakes Specialties. She is a quiet, calm sweet Beardie whom I love very much. bred by Terri Stepankow and Cyndi Cerjan nonesuch bearded collies Cheryl Poliak generations of dogs that will move you [email protected] 920-229-8193 Ripon,WI

At nine years young,Viva is a versatile veteran Beardie, currently trialing on sheep and competing in the agility ring. Owned by Meaghan Edwards & Kirsten Andreassend Bred by Kirsten Andreassend, Margie Haarsager & Michele Ritter

Announcing My Retirement from Agility Competition Over the last 20 years, I have trained and competed with three great dogs: Jax, Zoom and Rezoom. With each of these dogs, we have won the Denia Award, been Agility High in Trial at Nationals, won the Mirage JWW trophy five times, won the Diehard Trophy six times and achieved 30 MACHs during this time. Jeff Ipser

Meadow Ha’Penny Petite Meadow Belle CH Ha’Penny Harwood Queen Of Hearts Lexi Ha’Penny Mirimar Achy Breaky Heart RPoesatnidee introduce our GCH Britannia For Pete’s Sake BN RI HT RATO latest litter

Agnes Ha’Penny Agnes Bandit Maxwell Lucas’s handiwork Lucas Ha’Penny Lord Lucas Sinclair Nova Ha’Penny Nova Hearts On Fire Dylan Ha’Penny The Times They Are A Changing Agnes and the Cat

Lola GCH Highland's Pillow Talk ROM CH Ha’Penny Delinquent ROM ex CH Highland’s Yankee Doodle Dandy ROM June 2008 - August 2020 We are celebrating her life, not mourning her passing . . . Lola had many “firsts.” Her very first show at exactly six months old, she was awarded WB, BOW & BOB by Pat Hastings, over the National Specialty Winner’s Bitch. Lola was our first Grand Champion with multiple Bests of Breed and a Group Placement along the way. She was the first Highland Beardie to attend the Westminster Dog Show.As successful as she was in the show ring, it took second place to what she accomplished in the whelping box. Dam to Best and Best Opposite 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy, and First Brood Bitch - 2014 National Specialty Dam to Best In Sweeps & Reserve Winners Dog – 2016 National Specialty Top Brood Bitch (Five Champions) - 2017 BCCA Dam to GCH, multiple BOS & BIS Sweeps, independent specialty, and supported entry winners, performance and therapy Beardies Dam to First AOM Winner - 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dam to eight champions With all of her accomplishments, her best quality was her temperament. She was a loyal and loving companion to her owner Marsha Burger, and she will be sorely missed. Owned and Loved by Marsha Burger, Lillian Esposito, Kathryn Cullen-DuPont, Joe DuPont and our Highland Family



WELCOMED FIVE CH Windfiddler’s Best Of Times ex GCHB Potterdale Moonstone C’mon Son Patti Waddell, Canada  Moonstone I’ve Heard It Both Ways staying at Moonstone

E PUPPIES IN 2020 Jubilee Diamond CD PCD BN RE PT OA AXJ OF CGCA TKN Wigglesworth Look What Time In A Bottle Gave Moonstone Sharon and Jeff Ipser, Ohio Moonstone Victorious at Fairway, Dina Delsman, Ohio Moonstone Every Now and Then staying at Moonstone

Kelsi & Rigby Dani Black Friar Buckram DC’s Sweetest Little Thing DC Pentangle Pedal to the Metal Dunhill Starlit Calico Sky Owned by Karen & Fred Adamson HXAsM HXAdM HSBd RN CGC VX Beardie play time with the girls. Owned by Sharon Baker Enjoying life to the fullest! Tober Ramsay GCH Highland’s Tobermory Summer Skye CH Willowisp Ramsay PT Owned by Linda and Ric Cartwright Owned by Kitty Hale Time to enjoy the sunshine, check the time Ramsay loves his toys. He grabs as many as & see natures beauty. he can and runs around the yard. Nothing makes him happier than a new squeaky toy! Beardies Being Beardies!

Lila & Maisie GCH Highland’s Evening Primrose CGC TKN MacCorkindale Maisy Marie Owned by Samantha Cotton Maisy (17) and Lila (6) having a staring contest with my lunch! Skylar & Benji CH Highland’s Summer Wind CH Highland’s Trick or Treat CGC TDI Owned by Rose Ann Frankel Their expression says it all,“we’re beautiful!” Ella & Seby Sawyer & Eric Philips CH Highland’s Pajama Game GCH Kington Time After Time RA CGC Highland’s Bard of Avon Meadows’ Timing Is Everything At Kington Owned by Judy & Patrick Leon Owned by Carla Cloninger Mother & Son. Stand by Me! Father and Son are slowly learning to play together especially when it comes to Frisbee!

Chauncey Remy & Dewey GCH Bergeries Double Down On Eleven CH Highland’s Crazy Love & Highland’s Love At First Sight CD PCD BN CAA CGC Owned by Michael Quinn Owned by Michelle Molloy You mean we can get treats outside if we sit here posing for this photo? O.K., hurry up! “I love you!” Vito FeeNicks CH Nonesuch Risa Hey Vito! Nonesuch She Will She Will Rock You Bred, owned & loved by Cheryl Poliak Bred, owned & loved by Cheryl Poliak and Jana Dozet Judy hanging out with her babies. “Who’s a good boy now?”

Momo GCH Sweetwater’s North Wind owned by Debby and Larry Furlow Sixteen year old MoMo hanging out with her girl! Flynn GCHS Aellen The Son Also Rises PT CGC Owned by Sandy Remell and Jean Gauchat-Hargis Flynn will always let you know he loves you and will show it! Here he is with Jean, his co-owner and handler! Lola & Jesse Ferg & Skye CH Classical’s Quite Frankly CD BN RI NAP NJP CH Meadow’s Turn Back Time & Meadows Skye Blue Owned by Christiana Taylor, Billy Carter, Amy Steltz & Bea Sawka Owned by Ben & Karen Wyant GCH Britannia Piece Of My Heart It’s A Dog Day Afternoon! CD RA AX AXJ Owned by Christiana Taylor, Billy Carter & Amy Steltz I’ll show you how to do this!

Wigglesworth Jokers Wild x Auldscotia Forever Young 9/27/2003 - 7/18/2020 Lili, you gave me almost 17 years of total love and devotion, countless memories, and some of my best friends. You were truly a dog of a lifetime, and I am so grateful we got to share that life together. Until we are together again, Quinn and I will miss you every day. Loved Always by Jennifer Waldeck, Orange, California and many special friends

History of the Bearded Collie in South Africa by Marlene Pritchard, as posted to BDL, August 1996 BOBBY OF BOTHKENNAR There is a report of a farmer emigrating from England to South Africa (SA) at about the time of the Second World Parents Sex: Dog Great Great Grandparents War, bringing a few of his working Beardies with him, but Sire D.o.B: 05/15/1956 no records can be found in this connection. Inbreeding: 0.0% Breeder: MISS B JOHNSON CANNAMOOR CRAGSMAN OF DORNKRAAL Owner: MR WILLISON Grandparents Great Grandparents Sire SWEEP MIRK Dam Sire TESS SHERGER Sex: Dog Dam D.o.B: 02/15/1964 Breeder/Owner: MRS G WHEELER HEATHER (STEELE) Inbreeding: 10.9% Dam Sire Sire Parents Grandparents Great Grandparents Great Great Grandparents DANDY Sire Sire Sire BRITT OF BOTHKENNAR BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR BAILIE OF BRAVO OF BLIMBER OF BALACHAN OF BOTHKENNAR BRUCE OF BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR Sire BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR Dam JENNIFER OF MULTAN BOND OF BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR Dam BOBBY DON BRONZE PENNY OF JEANNIE OF BOTHKENNAR BETT LASSIE BOTHKENNAR BALDIE (WORKER) RIDGEWAY ROB MEG (WORKER) Dam Sire BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. BRAVADO OF BOTHKENNAR BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR BESS OF BOTHKENNAR Dam JEANNIE OF BOTHKENNAR BEAUTY QUEEN OF Dam BOTHKENNAR RIDGEWAY ROB BAIDH OF BOTHKENNAR BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR Dam Sire Sire CANNAMOOR JOHNSCROPE OF BRUCE OF BOTHKENNAR Marlene mentions a bitch puppy, Dora-Anne, that was BRIGHDE SWALEHALL owned by Jean Kassner. Dora-Anne was bred (mate Dam unknown) by Jean to produce Leighlin Shimmering Dam Sands and Leighlin red Rustler. JENNIFER OF MULTAN BRASENOSE Dauntless Douglas of Doornkraal (M) ANNABELLE Sire Dashing Dinih of Doornkraal (F). She in turn produced BANNOCH OF BOTHKENNAR two bitch puppies when mated to Cannamoor Cragsman of Doornkral; they were BeauJolais Delilah Dam of Doornkraal and Daisy of Doornkraal. BRASENOSE BONNIE DARK 'N DANDY OF WILLOWMEAD Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. Thus, the modern breed started here in 1964 with Mr. and Mrs. Everard (Doornkraal) importing the first two Beardies, CH Cannamor Cragsman of Doornkraal and CH Doornkraal Birr of Bothkennar. BIRR OF BOTHKENNAR Parents Sex: Bitch Great Great Grandparents Sex: Dog Sire D.o.B: 04/03/1964 D.o.B: 10/29/1972 Breeder/Owner: MRS WILLISON Breeder: MISS KS MOORHOUSE Inbreeding: 0.0% Inbreeding: 15.3% Grandparents Great Grandparents Sire Parents Grandparents Great Grandparents Great Great Grandparents Sire Sire Sire NEWTOWN BLACKIE JOCK BRIERY NAN OF BOTHKENNAR WISHANGER WISHANGER BARLEY RIDGEWAY ROB BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR BRITT OF CAIRNBHAN OF BOTHKENNAR BUSKIE OF BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR Dam Dam BRITT OF BOTHKENNAR Dam Dam WILLOWMEAD BARBERRY OF BOTHKENNAR MOOTIE BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR BOBBY OF BOTHKENNAR BROADHOLME WILLOWMEAD MY WILLOWMEAD BARBERRY OF BOTHKENNAR Dam Sire Sire NEWTOWN BLACKIE CINDY SUE OF HONEY Sire BRITT OF BOTHKENNAR BRIERY NAN OF BOTHKENNAR WILLOWMEAD WILLOWMEAD BARBERRY OF BOTHKENNAR BISCUIT OF BANNOCH OF RIDGEWAY ROB Sire WILL'O'WISP OF WILLOWMEAD BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR MISTER Dam BUSKIE OF BOTHKENNAR RUAIRIDH OF Dam MOONMAIDEN OF WILLOWMEAD Dam BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR WILLOWMEAD BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR JEANNIE OF BOTHKENNAR MERRYMAKER OF MIRK BRONZE PENNY OF Dam WILLOWMEAD BOND OF BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR Sire BLIMBER OF BOTHKENNAR BOBBY'S GIRL OF Sire BEAUTY QUEEN OF BOTHKENNAR BRUCE OF BOTHKENNAR BOTHKENNAR WILL'O'WISP OF WILLOWMEAD Dam Dam JENNIFER OF MULTAN SWEETHEART OF WILLOWMEAD Sire BOBBY OF BOTHKENNAR Dam BEAUTY BOX OF BOTHKENNAR Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. That same year Miss Jo Lewis (later Mrs. Jo Pickford John & Cathie Whittaker emigrated to SA and became (Penhallows), kennel maid to Mrs. Willison moved to friends with Jean Kassner, thus developing interest SA bringing CH Bobby of Bothkennar (DOB 5/15/56). in Beardies. Their kennel name was Barkly. In 1971- When she later returned to the UK, some of her dogs 72 they imported a bitch, Willowmead Marguerite of were left behind. Bobby gained seven certificates and was Tambora (DOB 3/18/1971) and a dog, Dark’n Dandy of both an English and SA Champion; he produced several Willowmead (DOB 10/29/1972). champions. A mating of Bobby to Doornkraal Birr of Bothkennar produced two or three puppies. 31 Summer 2020 Performance Issue

WILLOWMEAD MARGUERITE OF TAMBORA Jim and Cath Woods brought CH Ballacralee Gay Amber (F, brown, DOB 9/7/69), Sex: Bitch D.o.B: 03/18/1971 Connie and Brian Suddaby (Pennylane) brought CH Breeder: MISS J VROOME Padworth Eyecatcher (M, blue, DOB 5/4/72) Inbreeding: 13.3% Breeding of B Gay Amber and Padworth Parents Grandparents Great Grandparents Great Great Grandparents Eyecatcher produced CH Magic. Sire Sire Sire BALACHAN OF BOTHKENNAR BRONZE PENNY OF BOTHKENNAR Marlene noted that the breed was in a position to expand BLIMBER OF BOTHKENNAR with the importation of these lines to that point in time. Although some breeding dates were not noted in the BDL BRAVO OF Dam BRAVADO OF BOTHKENNAR post, generally Marlene appeared to follow chronologic BOTHKENNAR BAIDH OF BOTHKENNAR order. I have listed the later happenings by Kennel. BEAUTY QUEEN OF OSMART BONNIE BOTHKENNAR Doornkraal Kennel BLUE BRAID Dam Sire RIDGEWAY ROB Mating of Dauntless Douglas of Doornkrall (Bobby x BLUE BONNIE OF BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR Birr) to BeauJolais Delilah of Doornkrall (Cannamoor BOTHKENNAR BANNOCH OF BOTHKENNAR Cragsman of D. x Dashing Dinah of D. (Bobby x Birr) produced several littermates owned by Sylvia Dam BAILIE OF BOTHKENNAR Newnham BESS OF BOTHKENNAR BOND OF BOTHKENNAR BeauJolais Beau Brummel (Leo). He was first Beardie to successfully complete “B” Test Dam Sire Sire RIDGEWAY ROB obedience. BRA'TAWNY OF BOTHKENNAR WISHANGER WISHANGER BARLEY OF BeauJolais Beau Brummel mated to Woods’ CAIRNBHAN BOTHKENNAR Ballacralee Gay Amber produced Ballacralee Gay Gleam EDELWEISS OF BURDOCK OF Dam WILL'O'WISP OF WILLOWMEAD TAMBORA MERRYMAKER OF WILLOWMEAD Beter of BeauJolais. Completed “B” test obedience WILLOWMEAD MY HONEY and went BIS at an all breeds championship show. TAMBORA Dam Sire RANGER Barkly Kennel SYMPHONY BEAUSANT OF BOTHKENNAR Imported Willowmead Star Appeal at Barkly (M, DOB 9/25/77; Pure Magic of Willowmead x Breckdale Pretty Dam BANTER OF BOTHKENNAR Maid of Willowmead). Matings: MUSICAL MAID OF WILLOWMEAD AMBERFORD BRACKEN Ballacralee Gay Gleam produced CH Bobbity of Barkly (F, 8/27/78). She returned to UK with Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. Whitakers around age seven. Her matings in SA: Matings of Dark’n Dandy and W. Marguerite. Barkly Bright ‘n Breezy (Duke) produced Barkly Honeybee of Westmilwunda (Misty, Unknown date – Barkly Bright’n Breezy (M). He who starred in a later production of Annie with starred in an Annie production in 1976. a theater club) He was bred once to Bobbity of Barkly (see below) Brackenwood Bramble (Zillenberg Star Turn x Gaypauls Milk Tray of Brackenwood) 6/8/71 produced Tumbleweed of Pennylane and produced CH Barkly Moonraker of Barkly Mistral (kept by Whittakers). B Mistral took Brackenwood who was Beardie of the Year for a BIS in 1985 at age 11 and qualified in “B” test and 6 years and gained 6 BIS at Collie Club Shows C.D.ex Thandi (unknown ancestry) produced Pippin of Mating of Dark’n Dandy to daughter Barkly Mistral Barkly (Quarry), a dual breed & obedience CH – produced Barkly Nutshell (Coco, M, dark red/brown). the first Beardie in SA to obtain this distinction. Unknown date. Barkly Nutshell was owned by Mr. & She went missing and wasn’t ever found. A brown Mrs. Britts (Gaypauls) and was bred at least once to daughter qualified for many titles in obedience and tracking. CH Magic to produce Gaypauls Milk Tray of Brackenwood Imported Orora’s Forsythia at Barkly (Faye). Dark slate bitch, flashy markings, sweet temperament. It was noted that later Marguerite died of leukemia. Mated twice to CH Barkly Moonraker of Brackenwood (Barkly) MAGIC First litter singleton fawn bitch, Barkly Cappuchino Sex: Bitch of Westmilwunda, Holly. Was she bred? D.o.B: 01/02/2014 Inbreeding: 16.5% Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin Parents Grandparents Great Grandparents Great Great Grandparents Sire Sire Sire BRAVO OF BOTHKENNAR BLUE BONNIE OF BOTHKENNAR HOPSACK OF OSMART BONNIE BLUE BRAID BEAUSANT OF BOTHKENNAR TAMBORA Dam AMBERFORD BRACKEN PADWORTH WISHANGER WILD HYACINTH EYECATCHER Dam BURDOCK OF TAMBORA BREDON MIST SALLEN QUEENIE Sire WISHANGER CAIRNBHAN Dam Sire BREDON QUARRY BREDON MIST WISHANGER BARLEY OF BOTHKENNAR MARILANZ AMBER Dam GLEAM WILLOWMEAD MY HONEY BREDON WHISPER RUAIRIDH OF WILLOWMEAD BALLACRALEE BOBBY'S GIRL OF BOTHKENNAR GAY AMBER Dam Sire BLIMBER OF BOTHKENNAR BEAUTY QUEEN OF BOTHKENNAR OSMART BONNIE WISHANGER CAIRNBHAN BANNOCH OF BOTHKENNAR BLACK BESS Dam BOND OF BOTHKENNAR BROADHOLME ANNE MARIE Sire BRAVO OF BOTHKENNAR Dam BLUE BONNIE OF BOTHKENNAR Printed using Breeders Assistant for Dogs software (www.tenset.co.uk). Professional Edition, licensed to BeaCon for Health. Jean Kassner imported Tambora’s Black Rebecca at Leighlin (DOB 12/19/1973). Rebecca’s mating to Whittaker’s Dark’n Dandy of Willowmead produced one beardie that bred on – Croftburg Lip (or Tip) Top and remained in at least two lines through 1996. Also in the early 70’s several others arrived from the UK. 32

Second litter, eight pups, all colours. Marlene kept jumping circuit. He produced a litter with one Barkly Black ‘n Bonnie of Westmilwunda (Megan) of Marlene’s bitches (different owner); Two of eight pups survived but were not bred from. Whittakers returned to UK around 1985 after contributing greatly to the Bearded Collies in SA Iris Berry (unknown if dogs were exported from UK or during their 15 years there. she emigrated to SA and brought dogs along) Gaypauls (Mr. & Mrs. Britts). Owned CH Barkly Nutshell Sparkavon Amber Girl who was bred to CH Magic (Padworth Eyecatcher x Ballacralee Gay Amber) and produced Gaypauls Milk CH Vowchurch Valient at Sparkavon (12/5/88, M) Tray of Brackenwood (in several pedigrees as of 1996). Sparkavon Solitaire (7/8/85, F) Pennylane (Connie & Brian Suddaby). Bred Ballacralee Blimber of Pennylane (Ballacralee Gay Buccaneer x CH Note: Information extracted from Marlene’s note and some Magic) to Barkly Tumbleweed of Pennylane – at least two additional from several current breeders in South Africa, progeny: including Marlene’s daughter. Elsa Sell Ballacralee Fireball (M, Marlene’s first Beardie) Ballacralee Jemima (Amber, F, Marlene’s second Beardie). She was a SPCA canine collector who loved the task because of all the fuss she received collecting; she had a knack of not allowing people to ignore her by waving her paw at them. Barkly (Whittakers) in UK. Mentioned here because Bobbity of Barkly was bred for the last time to Robita Dylan Thomas. A brown bitch, Barkly Bo Jangles (Splash, DOB 11/18/86) was kept. She was mated to Potterdale Privilege and produced three puppies; Barkly Baroque of Westmilwunda (Warwick. M, DOB 8/20/89) was imported to SA by Marlene. Westmilwunda (Marlene Pritchard). Started in Beardies with littermates Ballacralee Fireball (M) and B. Jemima (F). Then imported two Barkly dogs from the UK – Barkly Baroque and Barkly Sunseeker (DOG 8/4/91). The latter by Potterdale Maestro at Mybeards x Sammara Touch of Puff. She mated Westmilwunda Silver Fern to CH Barkly Battlestar of Trollhaug who had been owned by another person but was later returned to the Whittakers. This mating produced Westmilwunda Simply The Best (DOB 1/27/92). Several other breedings were referred to but no progeny had yet been used by mid-1996. Ashvalle (Eileen Ashton). Imported from UK - Sunnyvale Accolade at Ashvale (DOB 1/20/91, M; Snowmead Senator x Potterdale Fantasia; one of seven littermates) Other imports. DOB given if known. Caroline Barclay (was she a SA person who imported or an émigré who brought or imported the dogs?) CH Brambledale Brett of Zillenberg (3/20/81, M) CH Brambledale Benorynda of Zillenberg (10/24/82, F) CH Macmont Marvellous of Zillenberg (5/13/78, F) Mated to Willowmead Star Appeal (Barkly Kennels) produced CH Zillenberg Vagabond, the first Beardie to enter Dog Jumping; he was well known for his antics around the dog Summer 2020 Performance Issue 33

BCCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY OPENING COMMENTS I was looking to include some additional editorial to read 2010 BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA and enjoy. I thought it would be interesting to include NATIONAL SPECIALTY National Specialty judges’ comments on our breed from years past. In our next issue there will be more of our When I started showing beardies some 20 plus years ago National Specialty judges’ opening comments. It’s good to I never imagined in my wildest dreams that one day I look back in time at our past. would be judging our National Specialty. After I got over the initial shock of winning the nomination, I started to 2009 BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA plan on how I would run my ring. During my years of NATIONAL SPECIALTY showing and saying to myself “I would never do that” or “I would do it this way,” this was my chance to be I would like to thank the members of the BCCA for the judge and not just a ringside judge. What a great electing me to judge the 2009 National Speciality. It was experience it was to be able to have my hands on so many indeed an honour to judge so many wonderful Beardies wonderful beardies. I hope all of the exhibitors and the over the three days. In some classes there were easy spectators enjoyed themselves as much as I did. winners, whilst in others there was very little separating the exhibits and I would have been happy to award Overall I found very few problems. Many beardies did not more blue ribbons, including some who didn’t place, have sufficient layback of shoulder and several had long the competition was that good. The BOB exhibits gave loins. I was also concerned about the lack of muscle tone. cause for much careful thought as there was quality in I was happy to see wonderful breed type with that great depth on display. Some otherwise nice dogs who were beardie expression. I felt the quality was stronger in the obviously trimmed and their coats sculpted were heavily class bitches than in the dogs, and extremely strong in the penalised, as well as being a serious fault this is something bitch specials. I particularly dislike. I also wish some exhibitors had taken it easy with all the lotions and sprays that were I would like to thank the Rocky Mountain Bearded Collie obviously used. A correctly textured coat was hard to find Club for all of their hard work in hosting this year’s and in some cases my hands just slid off the coats. Some specialty and taking care of all of my needs. exhibitors showed their dogs on tight leads resulting in restricted movement whilst others were moved much too Then I would like to thank my ring stewards. Rosie for fast. Temperaments on the whole were excellent and many keeping all the paper work in order. Jeff for herding Beardies both young and old had a twinkle in their eyes everyone to the ring on time, Dawn for taking pictures of and enjoyed their time in the ring a little too much for the all the winners and Walt for keeping me organized and on liking of their owners. I have to admit it made me smile time in the ring, so I could spend more time examining the as this is one of the joys of owning Beardies and almost all dogs. eventually calmed down to show off their charms. Special thanks to everyone who showed to me. It was an I know I made handlers and dogs move more than they honor and very enjoyable judging all of your beardies! are used to, particularly in BOB competition. For me movement is of utmost importance in our breed and Sharon Ipser certainly shows whether they are built for the job for which they were originally bred. 2011 BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY Congratulations to the hard working committee members and local stalwarts who made this Specialty such a Once upon a time there was a beautiful little town called success. Last but not least I would like to thank my hard Kennebunkport, Maine. One day various people said to working stewards, Walt and Rosie who kept everything be members of a sect called the “Bearded Collie Club of running smoothly, and Billy who marshalled each class Maine” rode through the town proclaiming, “The Beardies into the ring in the correct order. are coming! The Beardies are coming!” And through rain, chill and sun, they did. These hairy creatures took over the Anne Wilding town. Through the efforts of Val Maloney and her team, they shepherded these Bearded ones into a semblance of order and brought smiles to everyone in this seaside town. The judge for the regular and not-so-regular classes was gratified to note the sun does also rise in Maine, just in time for the beautiful hairy ones to parade in front of her. Chris Walkowicz 34 Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin

2012 BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA must be in front of the legs; (3) The rear feet should be NATIONAL SPECIALTY slightly behind the dog (A plumb line dropped from the ischium (the point of the buttocks) to the ground, should May I first of all extend my sincere thanks to the officers land on the tips of the rear toes.) The closer a dog is to and committee and members of the Bearded Collie Club of these three points, the more able they are to stand still. A America for inviting me to judge this prestigious Bearded dog’s natural “default” is to stand in a stacked position. Collie Club show. My thanks also go to my Stewards and If they do not, or cannot stand like that, there is always to all the exhibitors for presenting me with some superb an engineering reason for it. That is what I am looking Bearded Collies to judge. In several classes there were for, how they use themselves without any interference simply not enough blue ribbons to go around and some from the handler. I don’t want to know how good a exhibits that I really liked had to settle for being placed handler can make their dog look, I want to see what they down the line on the day, this being no disgrace as no really are because I am a believer that our shows should doubt their day will come. In some classes there were easy always be about breeding stock so my final decisions are winners and in others I was splitting hairs with very little always based on which one I would want in my breeding to separate the winners. I was fully appreciative of the program. attributes of all those who made it through the class cuts – this was no mean feat. Overall I think your breed is in pretty good shape. I was very pleased with the great, correct temperaments with When I judge, I am looking for a Bearded Collie with true very few exceptions. Your size is much more consistent breed type who is not overdone and without exaggeration. with only a couple of dogs being on the large size. The He/she should match very nearly the breed standard heads have improved immensely as for a few years the in all respects and his movement must be sound and muzzles were getting too short and ears were a problem ground covering with an effortless supple gait. For me for a time. I was very impressed to see so few dogs that though the show dog must present that elusive quality, were over-groomed, trimmed or sculptured. charisma and he/she must ooze the qualities of a rugged hill dog. A Bearded Collie who is overdone and heavily Good job! As this is such a great natural and unspoiled trimmed for me is a long way off my ideal of a rugged breed, I am thrilled to see them back to what they are hill dog. Another point of importance in the working supposed to be. dog is movement which should be ground covering with minimal effort. Rear kick up which I saw in several The biggest problem that I saw was lack of length. Your exhibits is energy- consuming, incorrect and goes against standard calls for a 5 to 4 ratio which is a rectangle, not breed type. square, not off square, but an actual rectangle. A 20 inch bitch would be 25 inches long. That is long folks. If you I would like to congratulate my principle winners, their cannot recognize a breed by its silhouette alone then it has owners, handlers and breeders for me they came close no breed type, so please breeders put this back on your list to the attributes I mentioned above. In particular my of necessities in your breeding programs. outstanding Best of Breed GCH Spindrift Bend it Like Beckham HT OA AXJ OF, who not only graced my ring Another serious problem that is raising its ugly head in with his breed type, movement and charisma but also your breed is your mouths. The breed has had an issue collected awards on the working days of this prestigious for many years with the baby canine teeth growing into show – a truly great Bearded Collie. the top gum or even into the top palate and the breeders have ignored it convincing themselves that it only affects Mrs. Sue O’Brien the puppy teeth and the adult teeth will be fine. But I am sure you are starting to realize that was not the case. When 2013 BEARDED COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA something goes wrong with Mother Nature, it continues to NATIONAL SPECIALTY deteriorate unless someone steps up to the plate and stops it. I could not believe the mess your mouths have become. Thank you so much for the honor and privilege of Missing teeth, overshot, undershot, one wry mouth and I judging your National Specialty. There is nothing better saw over 10 that had the bottom canines embedded in the than judging lots of good dogs and this was particularly tissue of the top gum. Can you even begin to imagine how exciting for me as this breed is near and dear to my heart. painful this must be for the dogs? It is time to wake up and We showed many Beardies while we were professional breed out this serious issue. handlers, including multiple BISs and record breakers. I even co-bred a few Beardie litters. The very first class that walked into the ring let me know how much I was going to enjoy this assignment. Fifteen Let’s start with the way I judge. When I ask exhibitors (15) WONDERFUL 6-9 puppy dogs that were absolutely to let their dogs stand on their own, I am never looking delightful. for a dog that “hits” a stack. I could not care less about them looking like a show dog. They are dogs and it is Pat Hastings perfectly acceptable for them to act as such. Mother Nature has three natural balance points for a dog. They are: (1) The head must be above the topline; (2) The entire neck Summer 2020 Performance Issue 35

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EMBARK VETERINARY, INC. GENETIC ANALYSIS REPORT FOR BEARDED COLLIES APRIL 2020 ABOUT EMBARK Embark is the only DNA service provider to combine high quality DNA testing with breed-specific targeted research. This unique approach, developed in partnership with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, uses a high-resolution testing platform incorporating over 200,000 genetic markers across the genome, providing each owner with in-depth, actionable, genetic results for their dog while simultaneously accelerating research discovery for the health of their breed. We invite you to join us in our mission to end preventable disease in dogs by encouraging dog breeders and owners to make full use of canine genetic health testing. To learn more, please visit embarkvet.com/breeders/. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The report can be used by breeders, breed clubs, health organizations, and individual dog owners to better understand the occurrence of genetic variants known to impact risk for health conditions; informed diversity measures, and genotype frequencies of traits within a breed population. Importantly, key data can be further evaluated to identify trends within the breed over time. Data referenced in this report were generated based upon dogs currently genotyped by Embark whose owners have consented to participate in research. This report does not necessarily represent the global genotype frequencies for this breed. • Frequency of detected genetic health risk variants relevant to the breed* • Frequency of genetic health variants detected within the breed that may not have been directly studied yet, to inform early detection • Frequency of coat color trait alleles • Genetic coefficient of inbreeding (COI) statistics and population distributions • DLA diversity assessment *Genetic conditions relevant to a breed are determined primarily by peer reviewed research studies that indicate known variants/mutations may influence the chances of an individual dog, of a specific breed, developing certain health conditions. See this Embark resource for a detailed explanation Embark encourages all organizations to share this report with members and constituents to assist in educating the canine community about the importance of genetic health overall, and for this breed in particular. Please contact [email protected] with any questions or comments about these data, or use our contact form here. © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin 38

This report reflects data collected as of: 04/07/2020 Number of dogs genotyped by Embark included in this report: 218 Note: Not all dogs genotyped by Embark may be represented in this report due to qualifying criteria such as owners not providing consent to participate in research. This report may include both registered and unregistered dogs from varied registration bodies and multiple countries. TABLE OF CONTENTS GENETIC HEALTH REPORT | Breed-Relevant Conditions...................................................................... 2 Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ........................................................................................................... 3 GENETIC TRAITS REPORT | Coat Color.................................................................................................. 4 COI STATISTICS ...................................................................................................................................... 5 DLA DIVERSITY....................................................................................................................................... 6 GENETIC HEALTH REPORT | Breed-Relevant Conditions Collie Eye Anomaly, Choroidal Degenerative Myelopathy, DM Hypoplasia, CEA (NHEJ1)* (SOD1A)* 4.6% 95.4% Zero Copies 100.0% Zero Copies One Copy One Copy Two Copies Two Copies *OFA-Registrable *OFA-Registrable © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] 39 Summer 2020 Performance Issue

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Because this variant is inherited in a codominant manner, both heterozygotes (one copy of the variant) and homozygotes (two copies of the variant) can be clinically affected by this variant. While this variant does not have any effects on liver function or health (for which ALT is a commonly used biomarker), it does tend to cause dogs to have a lower resting ALT activity: As such, dogs with this variant may need to have their “normal” reference range adjusted accordingly. Alanine Aminotransferase Activity 6.9% 54.1% 39.0% Within Normal Levels Low Normal (1 Copy) Low Normal (2 Copies) FROM THE HEALTH COMMITTEE Due to the great participation with Embark all the subsidized tests made possible by the BCCA Health and the BCCA Charitable Trust have been used. However, Embark continues to offer breed club discounts. To have your dogs included in the diversity information and to participate in current and future health studies you must opt in to research when you register. At the top of your report from Embark there is a Breeder Tools link. From there you can access Matchmaker and Dog Settings. Matchmaker is a tool to allow you to look at potential breedings. Your dogs must be marked public in the Dog Settings in order to be included among the potential mates. The health settings should also be marked public in order for there to be a sharing of information. When you look at the Health Summary page for your individual dog you will also see links to submit information to OFA and reports to your own vet along with other features. Order new or additional test kits at Embarkvet.com/BeardedCollie Password: beardies © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin 40

GENETIC TRAITS REPORT | Coat Color A Locus aa B Locus aᵗa aʷaᵗ aᵗaᵗ BB bb 0.5% aʷa 36.7% 23.9% aʷaᵗ aᵗaᵗ aʷaʷ Bb bb 99.5% aʸa 39.4% Bb aʸaᵗ BB aʸaʷ aʸaʸ ee Ee D Locus E Locus EE Eᵍe DD dd EᵐE EᵍE 38.0% 15.1% 10.5% EᵍEᵍ Eᵐe dd EᵐE Dd EᵐEᵍ DD EᵐEᵐ Dd EᵐEᵐ II 46.8% 89.5% NI NN K Locus Saddle Tan kʸkʸ 2.3% Kᴮkʸ NN II 30.6% 20.1% 39.2% KᴮKᴮ KᴮKᴮ 67.1% Kᴮkʸ kʸkʸ NI 40.7% © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] 41 Summer 2020 Performance Issue

COI STATISTICS Inbreeding is a measure of how closely related a dog’s parents are - the higher the number, the more closely related the parents. A dog's level of inbreeding is scientifically known to impact dog health and longevity. On average, dogs that are less inbred tend to live longer, healthier lives. Embark’s scientists are working to better understand the impacts of inbreeding on all aspects of canine health and longevity to help contribute to our mission of ending preventable disease in dogs. Separately, the report also includes diversity in the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) region (also known as the Dog Leukocyte Antigen, or DLA, region) of the genome. Some studies show that lower diversity in that region is correlated to certain autoimmune diseases. Embark scientists continue to investigate this region to provide even greater detail in the future. INBREEDING Genetic coefficient of inbreeding (COI) is the most accurate method for measuring inbreeding. Unlike pedigree-based COI calculations, genetic COI directly evaluates each dog’s DNA to identify the proportion that results from inbreeding. Embark’s genetic COI assesses over 200,000 genetic markers and can detect generations of inbreeding that cannot be accounted for with typical pedigree documentation. Genetic COI is more precise than tests using fewer markers - ultimately providing more information to better understand a dog’s genetic health and to guide strategic breeding crosses to mitigate inbreeding depression. This chart represents the distribution of the COI within this breed. Dogs above the 75th percentile are more likely than dogs below the 25th percentile to have shorter lifespans, smaller litters, and a higher incidence of heritable illness. We recommend genetic testing of breeding dogs prior to mating to assess the expected average litter COI and to consider a preference for pairings that would produce litters with a lower COI. COI 10th percentile=0.26 25th percentile=0.29 median=0.32 75th percentile=0.35 90th percentile=0.39 max=0.49 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] Volume 50, No. 2 Beardie Bulletin 42

DLA DIVERSITY Gene: DRB1 A Dog Leukocyte Antigen (DLA) gene, DRB1 encodes a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) protein involved in the immune response. Some studies have shown associations between certain DRB1 haplotypes and autoimmune diseases such as Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) in certain breeds, but these findings have yet to be scientifically validated. Gene: DQA1 and DQB1 DQA1 and DQB1 are two tightly linked DLA genes that code for MHC proteins involved in the immune response. A number of studies have shown correlations of DQA-DQB1 haplotypes and certain autoimmune diseases; however, these have not yet been scientifically validated. DLA Diversity (DQA1 & DQB1) DLA Diversity (DRB1) 34.2% 38.8% high diversity 37.4% high diversity low diversity 11.4% low diversity no diversity 51.1% no diversity 26.9% Embark Veterinary, Inc., is committed to our mission of ending preventable disease in dogs. Preserving genetic diversity while breeding away from heritable disease is key to this mission, and every breed club and organization that joins in this effort brings us closer to this reality. Together we can accelerate the pace of discovery and develop new tests to improve canine health. This report is one of the many resources and services provided to support breed clubs and health organizations. Partnership benefits also include discounted pricing, educational, breed relevant content, and live presentations focused on genetic health delivered by leading experts. Please contact [email protected] for more details about partnering with Embark or to learn more about the information included in this report. © Embark Veterinary, Inc. | [email protected] 43 Summer 2020 Performance Issue

On our back cover Moonstone Vivacious RN CGC TKN MBISS GCHB/Can CH Potterdale Jubilee Diamond CD PCD BN RE PT OA AXJ OF CGCA TKN NW1 MV 2020 has not quite been the year that we imagined it would be. We had big hopes for all the things we would do this year. By February, all our hotels were booked and trips were planned for specialties from Canada to St. Louis. And then, COVID, so we changed our plans and did things differently, looking for the bright sides and silver linings all along the way. We moved, had a litter of puppies and are enjoying more time being with, and training, everyone at home. We have missed all of our planned events. But, time is the one thing we never get enough of with our dogs, and time spent at home is the one thing that we had in abundance this year. So, whether it is our five month old puppies or almost fifteen year old, Diesel, we had many more moments together since March. It would certainly have been different if things were still “pre-COVID normal.” Now, as we shift our focus towards trying to get back to the things we love doing, I am looking forward to getting back into the ring with my dogs. Scarlett will get a well deserved break and then hopefully debut in the veterans ring at a specialty or two in 2021. Vivvie will get her turns in conformation, rally and obedience. Our 2020 puppies, Shawn and Jules, will get a chance to be puppies and grow up. Most importantly, though, I hope we do not lose sight of the lesson in the great pause of 2020, and we continue to look for the great and good in all things. “So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg



Moonstone Vivacious RN CGC TKN MBISS GCHB/Can CH Potterdale Jubilee Diamond CD PCD BN RE PT OA AXJ OF CGCA TKN NW1 MV


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