US Border Collie Nationals! Here's how it went...
**AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED...
Congratulations to Patrick Shannahan and Riggs who won this year's Nationals with a 531! 2nd was Tom Wilson and Sly with 505. Third was Alasdair MacRae and Nap with 439.
And to Alberta's Wendy Schmaltz who placed 4th with her dog Gin with 422! Scott placed 5th overall with Maid - 405! Wendy had such a cool head during her run, and backed the sheep into the pen with ONE SECOND TO SPARE! You can imagine the cheering that went on for her run. Scott and Maid did a fantastic run, after a re-run was given because of set-out horses for a 405. And Scott and Don had an amazing, awesome run, but Don gripped right at the end for a heartbreaking DQ. He is only 3 years old and has a string of accomplishments already, so we know Don has a very bright future and is a dog to watch, having made it into the top 17 of 150 of the top dogs and handlers in North America. Congratulations to all!
Jenny Glen sums it up nicely here - http://altapetestockdogs2.blogspot.com/
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Scott Glen and Don from Alberta held first place with 192 until midday when Amanda Milliken and Roz of Kingston Ontario earned a 197! Tom Sly (US handler) topped that with a 204 for first place today. Scott's Maid (my Jet's mom) earned a spot in the championship round tomorrow with 186 and a few rounds later, Wendy Schmaltz and Gin (Alberta) pulled off a great run and a single with seconds to spare, for 188!
I can't believe I have sat here for 9 hours glued to my screen. The webcast has been amazing. I took a picture of my computer screen when Maid was doing her single, and cropped it so it is pretty grainy. Here she is, Jet's mom. She ran for a dip (again) - before she was done. NOW I know where Jet gets her tub fetish!
Tomorrow the top 17 handlers compete for National Champion. The webcast continues, starting at 8 AM Eastern time. Very exciting to see this on the computer. I am so thankful to those who set it up. Finally putting names and faces and dogs together has been awesome.
A clean slate tomorrow, and a double lift with an International shed. I can't wait!
Congratulations to Patrick Shannahan and Riggs who won this year's Nationals with a 531! 2nd was Tom Wilson and Sly with 505. Third was Alasdair MacRae and Nap with 439.
And to Alberta's Wendy Schmaltz who placed 4th with her dog Gin with 422! Scott placed 5th overall with Maid - 405! Wendy had such a cool head during her run, and backed the sheep into the pen with ONE SECOND TO SPARE! You can imagine the cheering that went on for her run. Scott and Maid did a fantastic run, after a re-run was given because of set-out horses for a 405. And Scott and Don had an amazing, awesome run, but Don gripped right at the end for a heartbreaking DQ. He is only 3 years old and has a string of accomplishments already, so we know Don has a very bright future and is a dog to watch, having made it into the top 17 of 150 of the top dogs and handlers in North America. Congratulations to all!
Jenny Glen sums it up nicely here - http://altapetestockdogs2.blogspot.com/
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Scott Glen and Don from Alberta held first place with 192 until midday when Amanda Milliken and Roz of Kingston Ontario earned a 197! Tom Sly (US handler) topped that with a 204 for first place today. Scott's Maid (my Jet's mom) earned a spot in the championship round tomorrow with 186 and a few rounds later, Wendy Schmaltz and Gin (Alberta) pulled off a great run and a single with seconds to spare, for 188!
I can't believe I have sat here for 9 hours glued to my screen. The webcast has been amazing. I took a picture of my computer screen when Maid was doing her single, and cropped it so it is pretty grainy. Here she is, Jet's mom. She ran for a dip (again) - before she was done. NOW I know where Jet gets her tub fetish!
Tomorrow the top 17 handlers compete for National Champion. The webcast continues, starting at 8 AM Eastern time. Very exciting to see this on the computer. I am so thankful to those who set it up. Finally putting names and faces and dogs together has been awesome.
A clean slate tomorrow, and a double lift with an International shed. I can't wait!
Category Article Border collie, Scott Glen, Sheepdog trials
