FEBRUARY 2017 -NEW UPDATESto many pages and recent litters. Congrats to all the new puppy owners! QQ #17 forSavannah! VideoHERE, Well well well could this possibly beRyder? AlsoSavannahand I got another leg towards her MXJ! Vampearns her flyball dog champion title (FDCh) as well as her FDCh-S! It also depends on the dog, how they're handled and trained, and so on. Join regularly scheduled meditation sessions, enjoy a Victorian High Tea, or take advantage of the wonderful healing energy of horses. New Savannah's baby photos at 3.5 weeks old! Remedyand Dean came in 4th in a tight competitive Time Trial event, less than a second separating the top 5 - not too shabby for only being back home for a couple of days and after having been on mama-duty for the last few months! He also now has his BCSA Versatility and Versatility Excellent Awards! (3/15-3/17)Where to begin? Thank you, Carolyn Brack! Savannahand I had one of our better weekends and she finished up her AX and AXJ titles (both with First placements)! Ferrariis now Holther's Zerotosixyinthree CD BN RA NF! MySavannahearns her MXJ title with 2 more jww Q's and a 19-point MX leg #5. I am so blessed to have this dog, I love her so much. Brandycame all the way down and won the open division on Saturday! This last weekend in June was a great one! Huge congrats to Alisa, Andy and their dogsBrandyandQuincy! She did win 3rd place on a jww run andGretawon first in an open jww run. Another perfect 200 and two more High in Trials up north! Thunder going to Spain this summer! Vampgets more QQ's towards her RAE title (she's halfway there now!) What an honor! Video of our weekend! Georgiawon all of her points from the Bred-By-Exhibitor class. Mark withIrishandThunderhad a GREAT weekendjust a few highlights: After two rounds of the finals for Distance and Accuracy, Mark was in first place with Thunder. And Tinna andLevywon Open JWW! New pictures ofFlo here. Congrats to Cecilia andFlo!! 12/6/08Savannahearns her breedChampionshipby going Best of Breed in Lake City, FL! August 11 Cirque'svery first agility trial - a First Place and a Third, in Nov B, with very fast times and now has a standard and a jumpers leg . More to come soon. (and blue ribbons). Some pictures of Will below and a group shot! So proud of her and so grateful that she made it so easy for me. Also, Lara andTenwon 2 regular obedience HIT's and 2 rally HIT's and earned his RA title! Great weekend forBrandyandQuincyat their Skyhoundz Discdogathon! Thepuppiesare all in their new homes now. "Georgia" (Girl #3) is staying here.pictures to come soon of all the pups in their new homes. Congrats Lara andTenon their PT herding title! Orlando, FL report! New 6th week puppy pictures here! OTCHTen!!! So very happy for them and their accomplishments. Martyearns his CGC! Mark Muir andIRISHhad an awesome weekend at the Skyhoundz World Championships! Other fantastic news:Alicemakes her herding debut in NC and gets 2 legs of her HSAs! October 13 Bean's out of one of PowerTripp's dogs, though not a dog she bred. Videos and great pictures soon to come of the disc competition. Dittoquickly earned his NA, NAJ. Is this my omen for a name for Georgia??? They seem like a good, down to earth breeder who uses their dogs on the farm, but also trials and health tests. She is currently ranked #1 in Border Collies for 2008:http://www.ukcdogs.com/WebSite.nsf/WebPages/DETopTen(#1 as of 11/08). Mercerand Cecilia had a great agility weekend at USDAA SE Regionals in Perry! NewGretapictures! Paula andElagot their NA title and multiple 2nd placements. Great disc day (dawn until dark!) Although at home while I was gone, the lightening from a storm got the DSL line, the wifi modem, the well, the refrigerator, some breakers and surge protectors on the pool pump, the DISH satellite and all the individual Dish boxes and all the lines running to them. AlsoBigcongrats to Lara andTenon an incredible first show ever! Remedyand Dean also came in third in Spot Landing! Wow, home from the HBC 2nd Reunion. And "Georgia" has a new home and will have a new name, "Remy" (we think!? Busy November now to follow! Also Tinna andLevyget their second OA leg with a blue ribbon too! ALISA ANDQUINCYWIN THE PPIDC REGIONAL!!! I have been really blessed with such excellent homes for my pups. Happy birthday toSavannah's second litter- they turned a year old (many new pictures on their individual pages)! Congrats Lara & Ten! New video of Itty Bitty puppy here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmBvKKChRDg. Hopeis turning into an AMAZING frisbee dog! Congrats Becky andVampon a Rally Excellent title and 3 QQ's towards her RAE with 4 First Placements and one perfect score of 100! Ran down at the last minute to Tallahassee FL to try to getSavannah'sMACH title and well.she did it (with a second place finish, too!) Alisa andBrandywin second place in the Intermediate division Skyhoundz Disc CanAm Games. Magicwith Carla and Jerry had a great disc dog weekend with two third placements! And Lara andTenwon and Owner-handler Group 4 in conformation! Last (only) time he showed in a real show was one day, nearly a year ago, where he won a point. Georgiaand I came out of our "dry" spell and got another QQ and a couple of other Q's with 2 second and 2 third placements in a fast competitive class. Although I often write these horse stories to talk about my experience with these magnificent creatures, but I received a note from one of our visitors about HER experience, and I decided to let her words speak for themselves. Thunderpup goes into the breed ring on Saturday and wins the BBE class. Elaearned her Rally Novice title - congrats Paula!!! Linda andFerrariwon second in Novice Fast and now has his NF title! Melissa had a nice agility debut withAlice! Biddyand Melissa earn her PT! I cannot begin to express the difference Bunny and her regular Meditation with the Horses sessions have meant to me & my personal growth. Pictures and videos are soon to follow. Alisa andBrandyhad incredible disc routines and finished 16th overall in a highly competitive field. Agility: CONGRATSDemiand Donna! Brandyand Alisa got QQ #1 towards MACH2 up north. Hammynow has two legs towards his OA and OAJ agility titles! SavannahQQ'd all 3 days! 2041 Flos Rd Four West Phelpston, Ontario. The throw/catch that beat her for first place in the Men's Classic Xtreme Distance was one foot further! Also! Thunder and Irish below in their red sequins! Up north,Brandyand Alisa get two more MX legs with nice times. Last but not least ;) up north Alisa andBrandydid it again, and had another perfect weekend and now they are sitting on 19 QQ's - one more and she will have her MACH! Great (and long) 5-day weekend in Perry, GA! And in NJ, Alisa withBrandygot another QQ and is only one leg away from her MXJ! Congrats! New puppy updatesand a bunch ofSNOW PICTURES- YAY! Bodhiearns his CDX with first placements! Congrats Stephen and Jamie! Katy and Dean'sRemedycame in third in in the long distance event. Mark & Stacey withThunderandIrishhad a GREAT disc weekend in NC, too much to list, so visit their website for the details (not sure if it is updated yet)www.georgiairishdiscdogs.com. Congrats to Mark and Rocket on being runner up at USDDN World Finals! She used to breed JRTs and now for years she has bred working type BCs. ALSO! some great new photos ofElaandJaceandLevyandFerrari! GeorgiaandClementineearned qualifications for 2015 Skyhoundz World Championships in Extreme Distance! And newpicture of Ela! Greta x Thunder puppies are born 4/30/15 - Pics! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend any of the events I wanted to on this weekend, as Savannah's heat cycle is in full bloom! :). Also, out in CA, the Bailey's had a great agility weekend with their 3 HBCs! pictures of Brandy here. No joy in "Mudville" at the Savannah Dog Training Club's agility trial. CONGRATS! Also,IdgieMXJ! http://www.nbc.com/animal-practice/photos//behind-the-scenes-pilot/11418#item=253675. Mark also won the light plastic division. Flogot her first HSBs leg! Down south, Linda andFerrariwin some blue ribbons in AKC agility! Also,Gretawins second place in her very first agility run with Tinna! Idgieand Mary get her AX and NF titles! HUGE CONGRATS to Mark withThunderandIrishfor the qualifications they both won to the Skyhoundz 2012 World Finals!!! Several BLUE ribbons! New3-week old puppy pictures! Another great weekend! and NAJ title and a first place Open Std leg! And some nice agility placements for Alisa andBrandy! AndVampmade her debut in T&F and finished in the top 10! So the site is going to be a little "buggy" and different until I can completely re-do a new one, I'm afraid. Sunday 10th - Lara andTengo HIT and earn his U-CD! Elkton, FL trial site standard ring had a circus with elephant matter prior which made for lots of sniffing, distracted dogs :( Came home early. Tenfinishes his UD then earns his first 17 OTCH points the next day by winning Utility B with a 199.5! And Lloyd withTangohad some incredible runs with placements. June 09 Also, Mark's friends who are visiting from Argentina played with Thunder and Irish and did incredibly well. She also did really well for her first time competing in freestyle. going Best of Breed from the Bred-by class over several Champions for a 4-point major (his 4th major). And some new pics ofEcho,Alice,Vamp,Brandy,Annie. HUGE CONGRATS TOALISA AND BRANDY! New picture on her page! Great start to December -Alicegets her PT herding title andCirquegets his NAJ in lightening fast speed! Last year her charming and talented dogs won over the hearts of spectators young and old as she put them through the paces of herding sheep all while teaching on lookers about the dogs subtle cues and commands. Savannahgoes 6 for 6 and gets 3 QQ's, all with placements, this past weekend in Tallahassee, FL! Thank you, Alisa for helping me get HBC updates! SoSavannah'skids from 3 different litters are GEORGIA STATE DISC DOG CHAMPIONS and swept the expert events :) So proud of them! Thank you everyone who came and those who made it happen! Up near Atlanta, there were some great runs by Katy andRemedy(she only showed 2 days, but did well, to include 1st place in a very competitive class) Donna andDemi, Lloyd andTango, and myself withGreta. LONG Perry, GA weekend! I also competed withGeorgiaandRemedyin agility. Was going to go show Georgia at her first show, she just turned 6 months this weekend, but ended up not being able to make it. She andBiddyearned lots of Q's and nice placement ribbons! I know that sounds dumb, but hear me out. so I am really proud of her! Dittois a new champion! Also,Savannah's herding pagehas been updated withnew videoas well. Scorchand Stephen have been cleaning up and quickly earned his way up to AX, AXJ with many blue ribbons! She is also now qualified for the 2014 AKC Nationals! Tenis the very first OTCH/Grand Champion in AKC Border Collie breed history! G-man finished his title going BOB and then another BOB the following day as a special! I spent the weekend surrounded by a number of PowerTripp BCs, as well as a few out of TNT lines (I think). I went to the BCSA National Specialty at Purina Farms in MO. Irishhad a great round of freestyle and came in 4th on Tuesday as well! two BLUE ribbons for Sandy andFinnin Graduate Novice! Some updates to the following pages! Lots of blue and red and yellow placement ribbons and a new AXJ title forGeorgiaand QQ's #16 & 17 forRemedy! New picture ofFlo! Great weekend but I am SOOOO glad though to be back home to the puppies! Savannahgets QQ #18. Click HERE for MEMORIAL DAY MINI HBC REUNION/PARTY PLUS THOSE COMING TO POOLER, GA Disc event are invited as well! So maybe we will keep showing for a bit here and there :). Congrats! She came in 4th overall at the Disc Dog Southern Nationals this weekend. Also,Savannahback in the saddle for first time since pups, had a nice agility trial. Demi(Savannah's littermate) had nice runs in excellent std and open jww. Lloyd andTangowon firsts in T2B and in JWW on Friday! Had a great time as well visiting with Cecilia and hercrewas well as Becky who broughtVampto stay for a mini vacation. Brighton won her second major (2 weekends, 10 points!) MXJ leg #5 (1st place), and QQ #4. AndThundertours Europe!! Melissa andBiddygot a third place Rally leg at her very first trial. Mary has been involved with the sport of sheep dog trialing since 1998, and is a successful open handler who raises and trains her own trial dogs. BIG CONGRATS Becky and Vamp! Becky andVampgo HIGH IN TRIAL from the Open B class in obedience! AndDemigets her OAJ title and another Excellent leg. It was great to get to see them. There were other ribbons but I cannot keep track! Also, Becky andVampget a 199 in UKC Novice Obedience - congrats! More info to come. On Saturday was the first annual Georgia State Disc Dog Championships (Skyhoundz). Also our buddy Mark came and ran his dog Gipper and won a first in Novice! GREAT 2010 BCSA Nationals in St. Louis! 14 days-old Greta pup pics! in Saturday's Pro Toss and Fetch at USDDN World Disc Championships! Another agility weekend! She also got QQ #20, so all those required QQ's are out of the way! She did get a 1st place Exc JWW Q, though on a course that I felt doomed for sure! Irish's cover. There were many more placements and awards but these were the big highlights for me as their breeder - so proud :) To think back when Mark got Irish, how he was harassed that "Barbie Collies" wouldn't be good at disc events. In the northeast: Alisa andBrandyget a really nice QQ towards her MACH2 after being away from agility for a long time! Flogets her CGC at the Hilton Head Island dog show. More Hotel For Dogsstuff here. Becky andVamphave another great weekend with another HIT in obedience and more points towards her UROC title! Lara andTenwent at the last minute to Tulsa to the AKC Obedience Nationals. We became great, great friends, and Ill never forget that dog. He also earned his first CD leg with a 198.5! She also won first place in her first Master Std run! New 21 day-old Greta pup pics, and newRemedy pups at 4 1/2 weeks old. Out west, the Bailey'sMirandagot her very first Q in agility this weekend. Also,Clooney'sdaughter wins RWB at the BCSA 2009 National Specialty! Also, his sisterClementineand I qualified this weekend for the 2014 Skyhoundz World Disc Dog Finals in the Time Trial event with one of the top record times of 14.69 seconds! 11/7/08 weekendDemiearns her NA, NAJ agility titles and a leg in Open Standard! Now I just need to make myself train with Mark when I can and learn how to throw that piece of plastic better! Not bad for just turning 8 months and very very little practice! Springgot her FDCH-S! So we are happy to announce the birth of 4 girls and 2 boys early Saturday morning 7/16/11! So happy for all this great news! Ferrariwith Linda debuts and gets his first second place in Novice Fast! Very unfortunately, the show had to be canceled for the final two days due to rain. Also, congrats to Alisa andBrandy, for finishing Brandy's MX! Elagot her first Rally Novice leg, at the ripe age of 7 months! Congrats to Laurie andHallefor getting Halle's RN title! It is a "prelim" because she wasn't quite 2 yrs old on the day the x-ray was taken (which was done 2 weeks before her 2 yr old b-day). Hamptonearns his Novice Agility title. Alisa andQuincyget their Nov JWW title with a first place! Lara andTenwin first and get their RN title! MissMaggieand Frank make their AKC agility debut and do GREAT! It was great to meet so many new people and put more faces with names with folks from other countries. New pup picture here!