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Alamar we are proud of our achievements! Those of our own dogs,
our clients and our puppies.
Brags
for 2009 & Prior
Alamar
finished 2009 strong with the following National Rankings from the
BCSA:
All stock, all courses
#6 - Tim Walker and Bo-Tyne Kaos
#11 - Marie and Stitch
#14 - Donna Walker and Alamar's Mirk
With Domino,
Alamar's Southern Gent", completing his Herding Excellent title,
Rosie becomes HC HCH Alamar's Rosie O ROMX.
To qualify for
the AKC ROM title, 6 of Rosie's offspring must have an advanced
title in some area. To qualify for the ROMX one of those
titles must be in herding. As always an over achiever, all
of Rosie's kid's Advanced titles are in herding except for "Alamar's
Kiss Me Kate" whose advanced title is in Agility.
Contributing
to this accomplishment are:
HC Alamar's Play It Again Sam Mike
HC Alamar's Mirk Mirk HXAS HXBS HSAD HSBD HIAD
Alamar's Head 'Em Up HSAS HSBS HIAS HXAS - Emma
Alamar's Sweet Gypsy Rose HXAS, HXBS - Gypsy is 2 points
short of her Herding Championship Alamar's Kiss Me Kate HT
PT AX AXJ NF Katie
Alamar's Southern Gent HSBS HXAS Domino
There are several other dogs out there trialing who have not
yet completed their Excellent titles but soon will.
Alamar's Chairman of the Board HSAS HSBS HIAS
Boss
Alamar's Songbird HSAS Lark
Alamar's Believe it Or Not HSAS Ripley
Alamar's North Texas Debutante HSAS Belle
Alamar's Rumor Has It HSAS HSBS HIAS 2 legs on her Excellent
title Reba
Alamar's Pickin' 'n' Grinnin' HSAS HSBS HIAS HSAD
2 legs on his Excellent title Banjo
Alamar's Skywriter HT
Alamar would
like to thank the following owners for their diligence in showing
what Alamar Working Border Collies is all about:
Tim and Donna Walker - owners of Mirk and Reba
Terri Doby - owners of Kate
Anna and John Leal - owners of Domino and Hannah
Tricia Millsap - owner of Ripley
Pat Corl - owner of Belle
Dale Chepulis - owner of Gypsy, Rachel Chepulis-handler of
Gypsy
2010
Collie Club of Austin
AHBA Herding Trial
April 16th
HRD
Level III
Q - Mirk & Donna
Level II
1st - Mollie & Brent
HTAD
Level III
3rd - Mirk & Donna
4th - Winston & Melissa
Level II
1st - Mollie & Brent
HTD
Level III
2nd - Mirk & Donna
Level II
1st Mollie & Brent
Reserve High In Trial & earning his AHBA Herding Trial Championship (HCH)
Donna Walker & HC HCH Alamar's Mirk HXAS, HXBS, HSAD, HRD III, HTD III, HTAD III.
Collie Club of Austin Hearding Trial
April 17th
B course sheep
Advanced
1st - Mirk & Donna
Started
1st - Lark & Marie
3rd - Katie & Terri
Out of 19 b course runs, 4 qualified.
A course sheep
Advanced
1st - Mirk & Donna
2nd - Stitch & Marie
5th - Rab & Alan
Intermediate
1st - Mollie & Brent
Started
2nd - Jem & Alan
High In Trial - Mollie & Brent
Reserve High In Trial - Mirk & Donna
Collie Club of Austin
Sunday April 18
B Course
Intermediate
Brent/Mollie - 1st
Started
Anna/Hanna 2nd
A Course
Advanced
Alan/Rab - 3rd
Alan/Emma - 4th
Started
Alan/Jem - 1st
High In Trial - Alan/Jem
Way to go Alan and Jem
Central Oklahoma Herding Dog Trial
April 10th
Wichita, KS
Trial #1
Advanced
2nd - Kyle Smith running Alamar's Last Call (Gin)
Qualifying: Marie and Rosie
Marie and Stitch
Intermediate
1st - Brent Sakowski and Molly
Trial #2
Advanced
3rd-Alan and Rab
4th-Kyle and Gin
5th-Marie and Stitch
Qualifying: Marie and Rosie
Intermediate
1st-Brent and Mollie
Started
2nd-Alan and Jem
Sunday April 11th
Trial #3
Advanced
5th-Kyle and Gin
Qualifying:
Alan and Emma
Alan and Rab
Marie and Rosie
Marie and Stitch
Started
1st-Alan and Jem
There was some very nice work on the part of Terri and Kate and Anna and Hannah and Domino and John. A good time was had by all and as always, those that didn't go pitched in so we could go and lessons could go on at Alamar. We are so blessed with good friends who double as our family! We love you all.
March 20th
Alamar's AHBA Trial
Saturday
HRDI
1st Q Kathy and Gorgeous (The beginning of the Kathy/Gorgeous vs Chad/Gin battle of the weekend!)
2nd Q Chad and Gin
3rd Q Anna and Hanna
Non-Compete Q Marie and Lark
HRDII
1st Q Melissa and Bonnie
2nd Q John and Domino
HRDIII
3rd Melissa and Winston
Non-Compete Q Alan and Rab
HTAD I
1st Chad and Gin
Non-Compete Q Alan and Jem
HTAD II
1st Q Brent and Mollie
HTAD III
1st Q Donna and Mirk
2nd John and Domino
3rd Melissa and Winston
Reserve High in Trial: Donna and Mirk
In the lead for Weekend combined High: Chad and Gin (Hmmm, He only entered one day.....)
March 21st
Sunday
HRD I
1st Q Anna and Hannah (very pretty run and was High Score until HTAD! Anna should be proud of the work she has done with Hanna.)
2nd Q Title Kathy and Gorgeous (yep, round two of Kathy/Gorgeous vs Chad/Gin ,Kathy and Gorgeous were smooth on the HRD course.)
3rd Q Title Chad and Gin (oh, did I mention he came back for Sunday.... Hmmm - ask him about the ribbon hanging in the garage taunting him as he showed up.... )
HRD II
1st Q Brent and Mollie
2nd Q Melissa and Bonnie
3rd Q John and Domino
HRD III
Skunked!
HTAD I
1st Q Title Chad and Gin
HTAD II
1st Q Title Brent and Mollie (Brent and Mollie had a very nice weekend 3 for 4!)
HTAD III
1st Q Melissa and Winston
2nd Q Donna and Mirk (finally putting his week with Gin behind him )
High in Trial: Melissa and Winston from HTAD III
Reserve High in Trial: Donna and Mirk from HTAD III
AND..... Drum Roll Please..... Chad and Gin Weekend High Combined (total of all 4 of his scores from the weekend beat the total of all the other scores for the weekend.)
He may not have been first in every class, but, Chad and Gin were consistent all weekend, something to be proud of.
I'm not good at words but I have to say something about this weekend.
It was a very cold and wet and snowy weekend. The Alamar crew stepped up for a long, cold, rainy Saturday and showed their moxy by driving through the snow on Sunday morning to hold a 2nd day of trialing no matter the weather, if anyone would come. It was a messy weekend and setout dogs and handlers had to work and make sheep set out in some of the worst mud I have seen for a trial. I and Chris (Kaleigh Kandids) had to set up in the garage to keep our computers and equipment dry. Lunch and ribbons had to be held indoors. Alan and Marie certainly opened their whole house to the trial this weekend. I am very proud to be part of Alamar after this weekend. The progress I see with the dogs and handlers trained at Alamar is something to watch and I am envious of those who have been able to be out regularly this past year. Their hard work is showing. Alamar does it all, and still manages to take a miserable weekend and make it FUN. For those of you who could not make it out this weekend, you really missed something. Dogs, Sheep, and SNOW in Texas, in MARCH! This weekend was oddly motivating.
Pat
(you wait until I heal up and I can come back out with Belle!!!)
March 6th
Trinity Valley Shetland Sheepdog Trial
Advanced A course Sheep
1st - John Leal and Domino
2nd - Donna Walker and Mirk
3rd - Marie and Rosie
4th - Tim Walker and Kaos
March 7th
Advanced A course Sheep
1st - Donna Walker and Mirk
2nd - Tim Walker and Kaos
March 13th
North Central Texas Herding Dog Assoc
Advanced B course Sheep
1st - Donna Walker and Mirk
Started A course Cattle
1st - Donna Walker and Mirk
Advanced A course Sheep
2nd - Donna Walker and Mirk
4th - Tim Walker and Kaos
Qualified: Marie and Stitch, Marie and Rosie, Tim Walker and Reba
March 14th
Started A Course Cattle
1st - Mirk & Donna
Advanced A Course Sheep
3rd - Mirk & Donna (3 way tie for 1st)
4th - Rosie & Marie
Qualified - Stitch & Marie
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