Herding Champions 2017

Tap — Photo by Jeff Jacquish

HC Kuawarri Munya Beron
DC Solo's Blue Banjo
DC Buzzards Bo Of Whiskey River
HC George
HC Home Grown Nikki CD TD
DC Rewuri Blue Bogong CD
DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist
DC Buzzards Rope To Catchem
HC Far Fetched So-Lo N' Sassy
DC Tenaja's Cattle Kate Osage
HC Second Hand Rose
HC Tag-Along
HC Kuawarri Budro
HC Far Fetched Hot Diggity Dogg
DC Hill St's Red Alert VCD2 AX
HC Hay Ewe CD TD
HC Ben-Mar's Bud
DC Thatldu's Boomerang Chance CD NA NAJ
DC Hobo Of Hesperia Ca
DC Kuawarri G'Bye Old Paint CD
HC Kuawarri Red Benowa
DC LNR Rig B's Rosette O'Wallaby CD OA NAJ
DC Kylie's Ericka Shurcan Shine UD NA NAP NAJ NJP
DC High Country Harvest Moon CD NA NAJ
DC So-Lo Easy One CD
HC Kuawarri Pick'n'th'devils Eye
HC Little Nickels Red Rocket
HC So-Lo Lassic Frills N Lace
HC Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot
DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR
DC Buzzards Barbed Wire N Roses RE
DC Creekspirits True Grit Lnr
HC Duwest Wonderfull Wild Wicca CD
HC Owaossi Fire Dancer
Am/Can Dual CH DuWest Ride a Cowboy

DC Shalimar's Arkansas Traveler HSAsc HIAs HXAs
DC Stock Options Cowculated Risk RN HSAdsc HSBd HIAds HIBd
HXAds HXBd
DC Castle Butte Bindi CD RAE HSAdsc HIAsc HXBd HXAdMsMcM
NA OAJ OAP MJP NFP CGC
GCH DC Crossfire's Making Headlines CD RAE HSAdsc HSBd HI-
Adsc HIBd HXAd HXAsMcM AX AXJ XF
GCH DC Bar H I'M A Cover Girl RA HSAd HSBdc HIAdsc HIBd
HXBd HSAsMcM HXAdMsM NJP CGC
GCH DC Castle Butte Shiloh RA HIAs HXAds HSAdMsM HSBdM HI-
AdM NAP NJP CGC
GCHB DC Bar H Blue Bulldozer CD BN RAE HSAd HIAsc HXAc
HSAsMcM HXAsM NJP CGC
DC Vandys Dungaree Dawg HSAdsc HSBds HIBd HXAd
DC Vandys Dungaree Dally HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd NA NAJ
HTCH VAndys Dungaree Doll HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1-
C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S, OA OAJ HSAscd
HSBd HIBd HXAd
HC Wiser's She Turns'Em Heads At The Feed-N-Seed HSAdsc HI-
Adsc HXAdsc RATN DM

HC Waltzin' Matilda At Belle Meadow RN HSAdsc HSBd HIAds
HIBd HXAc HXBd HXAdM AX AXJ NF
HC On The Lamb Ride An Old Paint HSAdsc HSBs HIAdsc HIBs
HXAdsc
HC Trails End Ruck Tanner HSAsc HXAsc

HC Kuawarri Munya Beron
HCH George X CH Buzzards Katie May HS
Larry & Marilyn Painter
Kuawarri Kennels
kuawarri@fairpoint.net
Munya (deceased) was owned by Casey Painter of Cleveland, MO
Casey was 12 when he started trialing Munya

DC CH WTCH Solo's Blue Banjo, RD, HTDIII s,c
DOB: December 20, 1989
Sire: CH. Raykimatt Little Conrad
Dam: Kapelos Solo Miss
Bred by Alice Kapelos
Owned by Craig Watson
We got Banjo after our first cattle dog, Arlo, went missing. It took us several months before we
gave up trying to find Arlo. Our Veterinarian knew of a breeder in Graham, Washington, Alice
Kapelos, so we called Alice and made plans to go see her one remaining puppy from her last litter.
Alice made arrangements for a puppy from another breeder to be there so we would have a choice.
After talking to Alice and playing with the puppies we decided on the more outgoing puppy of Alice's.
In truth he picked us. Alice called him Fritz. We paid the $200 pet price, the going rate
for a pet in 1990, and took Fritz home.
As a kindergartener I rode the bus to school and the bus driver was from Australia. Our bus was
named Matilda and we sang Waltzing Matilda everyday on the way to school. Waltzing Matilda was
written by Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson, perhaps Australia's favorite and most famous Bush
poet. Banjo wrote about drovers, cattle men, sheep men, shearers and life in the outback. We
thought Banjo was a perfect name, and so Fritz became Banjo. His dam's name was Solo, so he was
registered as Solo's Blue Banjo.

At the time Alice was married to Joe Kapelos and she suggested we bring Banjo over to see if he
worked.
That first time was a bit rough, so I went out and found every book I could find about herding and I
took bits and pieces from each as they applied to Banjo and our situation. I knew I didn't know
anything about herding but we had acreage so we could keep stock and I wanted to train and handle
my own dog. About that time I found out about an AHBA test nearby my house hosted by the Collie
Club and the tester was a guy named Rick Pinney. I entered the test and waited until it was our
turn. Rick had this beautiful black and tan Kelpie that he was handling sheep with and I could tell
this was someone that knew what he was doing. I entered the pen with Banjo and in my ignorance I
did my best. Apparently Rick saw something far less disasterous than I did and he took me aside
and told my fortune. He said, "People like you that get dogs like this go on and finish Working Trial
Championships, Herding Championships, win a lot of trials, become a judge and help others learn to
work their dogs". "This is a great dog, he is well worth working on. Keep learning and working on
it." "You have a fetching dog, keep fetching. It's easy to teach a heeler to drive, but the default
is fetching. Think about it, if you are moving stock on horseback and get knocked out on a low hanging
branch or fall off your horse, you want to wake up surrounded by your stock." Rick was one of
the first people to enter my life at just the right time although he was not the last. I still have
that AHBA test sheet.
Banjo and I did go on to do the things Rick foresaw. Banjo became the first ACD ASCA WTCH,
the first ACD AKC Herding Champion, and because he finished his conformation Championship he
was also the first ACD Dual
Champion. He won 35 trials in his
short 5 1/2 years, 18 trials in
1995 alone. His only trialing defeat
in 1995 was to his daughter
Sassy. He was Reserve High in
Trial at his first specialty in
Rapid City, SD and High in Trial
the following year in Costa Mesa.
He was the ACDCA High Point
Herding Dog in 1994 and 1995.
He was the sire of the most herding
titled get in 1995, 1996 and
1997. He sired several truly
great working dogs including DC
CH HC HCH WTCH Tenaja's Cattle
Kate Osage "Kate", owned by
Steve and Julie Waltenburg, and
HC WTCH Far Fetched So-Lo N'
Sassy owned by Alice Kapelos and
myself. He reproduced himself, his abilities and his even temperament. He was a perfect breed

epresentative. Banjo was a strong fetching dog, had moderately strong eye that got stronger as he
developed. He was an awesome heeler and passed that trait on to his offpsring and line. When people
watched "Kate", "Sassy", Linda Jaquish's "Sadie", and Waltenburg's "Tap" heel, they were seeing
Banjo's genetic heritage. Some of Banjo's pups went to a number of breeders and some of their
pups were placed on ranches. Several ranchers later wrote to tell me stories of how their dogs
naturally worked stock and were honest and kind to stock but didn't want them to try to tell them
how to do it. That was Banjo.
Banjo was my teacher and mentor and he taught me that I didn't know as much as I thought and
how to trust my dog.
Before we started showing in conformation we took Banjo to a local handler and judge for some lessons.
My plan was that I was going to show him, but when we arrived, the handler, Rick Byrd
(another Rick!) took Banjo and handed him to my daughter Elan, and said, no, she's going to learn to
show him. This was the start of Elan's junior showmanship and later professional handling experience.
Elan took Banjo on several show circuits with Melissa Braun and learned how to show professionally.
She and Banjo qualified for Westminster two years, won Northwest Best Junior Handler
and won Best Junior at several National Specialties. Banjo was really good at a lot of things. He
loved to please us.
In 1995 things were going so well. Banjo was winning a lot of trials and Sassy had just started working
on driving, so I only entered Banjo in the specialty trials in Sonora. He won the Calcutta but
seemed to be tired. We had just finished a four day ASCA event the weekend before which was
three days of ducks, sheep and cattle and a ranch course with a 450 yard outrun, so I though he
might be a little tired, but in retrospect he was in top form and as hard as nails. As we started the
next few days of sweeps and conformation he started to throw up and get really sick. We took him
to the vet in Sonora and they couldn't find anything but thought he might have an intestinal blockage.
He stayed overnight on Tuesday night and they still couldn't find anything. We brought him
back to the hotel but took him back Thursday, where the vet thought he felt a mass in his stomach.
We opted for exploratory surgery on Saturday thinking he would be alright and we could drive home
the next day. We got the same room for another night and a few hours later the phone rang. The
vet said Banjo
had a sarcoma of
the mesentary
root and it involved
the blood
supply to the
lower intestine
and despite their
best efforts,
they couldn't remove
it. With
our heads spin-

ning and our hearts broken we went to the vet and said our goodbyes. The drive home was the longest
drive of my life.
I will never forget Banjo, those who magically showed up at just the right time and helped us, and
the many letters, cards and flowers we received from our cattle dog friends. It was really wonderful
how many people loved and appreciated Banjo.

DC Buzzards Bo Of Whiskey River
CH Rokeglen Blue Phantom x CH Liles Elvira Buzzard
4/30/1988
Kent and Lori Herbel
XP Ranch
Bo was our first registered cattle dog at the XP Ranch.
We went to see Jim Buzzard in search of a good ranch
dog. Kent was managing a registered cattle ranch in western
Oklahoma at the time, and needed a "four-legged hotshot".
(By the way, be careful what you ask for!) Jim had
two litters running together at the time, and this big ole'
blue pup caught Kent's eye. He was laying spread-eagle
across the puppy food pan, hackles up and growling, keeping
all his siblings and the older pups from eating even
though he was already full as a tick himself and couldn't
possibly eat another bite That confidence and attitude
bought him an instant ticket home with us.
Bo taught us a lot and captured attention everywhere he
went. Sometimes it was for his working ability, sometimes
it was for his sense of humor. He loved working cattle,
tolerated working sheep, and worked ducks with an amazing
way of adjusting his power and presence. He adored
people and puppies. Older dogs, not so much.
He was a tough dog, he lived through some pretty tough miles working on the ranch. Some of the
wrecks were ones he caused, and some were ones he fixed. He gathered hundreds of head of cattle
on the ranch, working alongside us on horseback. He competed at a lot of trials, in AKC, ASCA and in
Border Collie trials where he was the only not-a-Border Collie. He had a lot of fans all over the
country. At the State Fair each year, at least one person would ask, "Are you going to work
sheep.....with HIM?! We want to see that!"
Oh, he also showed in conformation early on, finishing his championship by 10 months. Good thing
too, as he forgot to quit growing when he reached the top of the standard.
Bo had a little bit of a hearing problem, sometimes it was real and sometimes it was selective. Somehow
he always knew when Kent was hooking up the gooseneck, even if he was in the house. It meant
he was going to work and that was what he loved doing, even though he had to throw his own agenda
in quite frequently which got him into trouble on more than one occasion.
Bo was a multiple High in Trial winner, and won HIT at Nationals twice.

HC George
CH Beronganella Dandy CDX X CH Rewuri Tuki CDX
4/8/1987
Larry & Marilyn Painter
Kuawarri Kennels
kuawarri@fairpoint.net
Photo by Lori Herbel

DC WTCH REWURI BLUE BOGONG VQW CD (Aust.)
Aust. CH Cherimoya Cattle Hobo X Rewuri Wi Bunyip CD
4/6/1993
Larry & Marilyn Painter
Kuawarri Kennels
kuawarri@fairpoint.net

DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist
Sire: CH Raykimatt Little Conrad
Dam: Kapelos Solo Miss
DOB: July 13, 1990
Breeder Alice Kapelos
Owners: Craig Watson and Alice Kapelos
When we were showing Banjo there was a bit of a tug of war. Elan was showing in junior showmanship
and I wanted to trial. Banjo finished his Championship but we knew where his strengths
were....with livestock!
About this time the fisherman in Alaska that had purchased Samson had to move to Nome and he
thought it might be too cold for a cattle dog, so he sent Samson back to Alice. She promised him
to someone but when we saw him we called her and pleaded to get him. Alice relented and gave us
Samson. She signed on as co-owner and off we went.
Samson was a bush dog and he had bush dog manners when we first got him. He was alright at home
because Banjo kept him on a short lead, but at shows he always wanted to get in a fight with Ruthie
Parris's dog Travis or heel the dog in front of us in groups, especially if they had a lot of hair.
One time in particular stands out. There was a very large, tall woman named Nancy that exhibited
Puli's. Very nice Puli's that she took very seriously. As we gaited around the ring the first time

Samson came very close to heeling her Puli and she threatened to beat me up! So from that day on
we tried to stay in front of some of the hair dogs of comparable speed. He heeled Lester Parris's
Silver Sam once too. He was a bit of a handful at times but he was a ACDCA Top Ten special and
he won countless best of breeds and a lot of group placements.
Samson was a really strong worker. As a handler you could feel the pressure through the stock and
you could tell what they were feeling. He was very good at pacing himself and rating stock, but if
there was a fight he was all in. He was very strong at the head and heel and he had excellent balance
on stock. He adjusted himself and his position naturally. He was very powerful without
force. In other words, he had a lot of presence. He was a great ram dog on the farm and if there
were rams to move or they were causing trouble he was very good at handling them. We had a large
200 lbs ram that got the idea in it's head that it should take on Samson one day. Samson met him
half way at the nose and flipped that ram on his side. He was a very powerful and physically capable
dog. He was the same with cattle that wanted to fight.
Samson was top ten ranked in the ACDCA conformation and herding standings concurrently for a
few years. He won a lot of High in Trials but because we were showing him and trialing him and he
was younger than Banjo he was usually ranked right behind Banjo the first couple of years. When
Banjo died I counted more on Samson on the farm and started working more with Sassy, but he continued
to be very competitive and top ten ranked. I'm very proud of his winning the ASC of Washington
Gordy Loyer Award for high combined on all stock types at their Summer Spectacular twice.
He was in top form.

It's funny how you forget certain things about some of your dogs. While gathering this information
I was reminded of what a formidable presence Samson was and the great things he accomplished.
He also sired some wonderful working dogs. I miss him and some of his antics. He was a lot of
fun.

DC HC CH Buzzards Rope to Catchem
Dob. 12/21/1986 Deceased 10/13/2000
Sire: Ch Rokeglen Blue Phantom
Dam: Buzzards Spark of Blue
Owner: Cappy Pruett
What a dog. Knowing what I know now about training dogs to work livestock I
have often wondered how much more I could have gotten out of that dog. He
was quite a dog. He would do things that Cattle dogs weren‘t supposed to do.

HC WTCH Far Fetched So-Lo N' Sassy HTDIII d,c
DOB: January 18, 1994
Sire: DC CH HC WTCH Solo's Blue Banjo
Dam: CH Kapelos Blue Smoken Lady PT
Bred by Alice Kapelos
Owned by Craig Watson and Alice Kapelos
Sassy rescued me after Banjo unexpectedly passed away in 1995. She immediately made herself
my best friend and partner. Where ever I went, Sassy went too. I was able to enter Sassy using
Banjo's entries in the ASCA trials that September and she won High in Trial on sheep and cattle
and most promising started dog. She never looked back. Sassy was a very stylish cattle dog with a
lot of eye and natural cast. Her eye enabled her to naturally rate stock and she had the ability to
settle rank stock with her steady approach. She rarely needed to use force, but when she did she
made it count. She loved to control stock.
She was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog for 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. She had a litter
in 1998 so she missed a few of that season's trials, but she managed to finish 2nd in the ACDCA
Herding Top Ten that year. She won over 50 High in Trials, several at the ACDCA Nationals

and was a two time National specialty Herding Champion. She produced a number of really great
working, agility and obedience dogs and was the ACDCA Dam of the most Agility title holders in
1999.

She died in December 2008 just short of her 15th birthday. I miss her very much. She is buried
under a cherry tree in a spot I pass daily and I still stop and talk to her on occasion. Her tree is
beautiful.

DC HTCH WTCH Tenaja’s Cattle Kate Osage,
HX,HXBS,HXAC,QW,HTDIIIsgc,HRDIIIcsg,RTDc,PATDc
July 12, 1994 – March 12, 2010
Steve and Julie Waltenburg
Kate‘s arrival in our lives was the portal through which we stepped into the world of herding and
purebred dog sport. We have made many true friends and have had countless rewarding experiences
in the dog world. For that and many other reasons we have in large part Kate to thank. So if you
would indulge me some sentimentality, I would like to share Kate‘s story.
She was not our first ACD, but she was our first AKC registered dog. When we decided to buy a
registered ACD we researched for many months. Our search finally narrowed to three imminent litters,
all with due dates in the same week. All were well bred litters, but the decision from which to
choose was clinched when Steve saw Kate‘s breeder, Jackie Juniker, work Kate‘s mama, Sage. We‘d
had an ACD who‘d work livestock, but ever the competitor, Steve was intrigued by this herding trial
business. Choosing the right pup from the litter was a painstaking endeavor for me. I spent countless
hours ―in the whelping box‖ applying this puppy aptitude test and that. For Steve the decision
was easy. He swears that at age ten days Kate turned her head up to him and winked! No doubt that
―wink‖ was just her eyes beginning to open, but no matter; Kate was his from that point on.

At eight weeks old Kate already displayed
the confidence and hutzpah that would
carry her through her trial career. On the
same token that zest for life made puppy
training a wee bit of a challenge. At
puppy obedience class, halt at the heel
meant turn and sit facing the pup in back of
us (Who‘s that following me?!?!). A short
time later in handling class, Kate made it
clear that she had no patience for treats
and stacking as she forged around the ring
to meet the dog in front of her. The instructor‘s
pronouncement: ―You simply must
get a handle on her!‖
At seven months old Kate was instinct
tested by Terry Parrish, who would become
Steve‘s mentor. Terry was at the time primarily
a BC trainer, but she saw in Kate what she later deemed ―a one in a million dog and decided to
take Steve and Kate as students. The trio clicked, and Kate was off and running! At eleven months
old Kate earned her PT. Just two months later she made her National Specialty debut by going High
in Trial on cattle. At age 18 months, she made her B Course debut from the Intermediate class and
became the youngest ACD to go HIT on that course. Working in the open field became so natural
for Kate that Steve began running her in USBCHA sheepdog trials. There was a fair amount of
snickering when Steve first took Kate to the handler‘s post, but the snickering soon stopped when
Kate shot off a 275 yard outrun and brought her sheep to the post! At last, an outlet for all that
puppy hutzpah! However, in true ACD fashion, Kate‘s first love was working cattle. She was agile
and had a quick, low heel bite but would hit a nose just as sure! She could hold the pressure and
never gave ground. She exeled at the ―dance‖ of free penning, which helped her win an unrivaled total
of four Nat‘l Specialty calcuttas. I remember how she bounded up the bleachers after her 2004
run with a big, ol‘ Cattledog grin that fairly shouted, ―Howdja all like that?‖ Ever the ham……
Kate‘s indomitable spirit and natural ability garnered her many ―firsts‖ and set many records including:
Both the youngest and the oldest ACD to go HIT on cattle at a Nat‘l Specialty, at age 13 months
and age 12 years respectively
The youngest ACD HIT – Course B
The first ACD AKC Dual Champion bitch
The first ACD quadruple champion (HC,HTCH,WTCH,CH)
Most National Specialty Cattle Champion wins (four)
Most National Specialty Cattle Calcutta wins
First ACD quad-champion to produce a quad champion

Kate retired from trialing
after her swan song at the
2006 National. Steve asked
her for ―just one more time‖,
and she gave it to him without
blinking an eye or missing
a step.
Kate’s final specialty win.
Cattle HIT and FIFTH National
Cattle Championship
Age 12 years old
Kate remained Steve‘s right
hand man around the place
after her retirement, but in
2008 at age fourteen, as she
began to slow down, she took
on another role. When Steve
was diagnosed with a brain
tumor she became his comforter,
and he her‘s, for that
matter. It was as if they had
a pact: ―If you hold on, I‘ll
hold on.‖ The only problem with
the pact was that a little ol‘
blue bitch can only hold on for
so long. In the end, it is not
the accolades that are important.
It‘s what Kate added to our live: companionship, joy, a shared passion for a life style. From the
brash, boldness of youth to the docile gentility as the still respected alpha senior, there will only be
one Kate.

HC Second Hand Rose CGC,HX,HTDIIIs,HRDIIIs,RTDs,ATDs
1990-2005
Amy Berry
Rose came into my life as a stray from the 29 Palms Marine base in September 1990. The owners
had thrown her out of the car when they moved on to their new duty station. It took animal control
a week to trap her and bring her in. When brought in our eyes met and I knew she was my dog. I
vaccinated and wormed her then took her home for the required holding time before I could adopt
her. She was about 4 months old at the time. Her whole life I was the only one she acknowledged.
People would talk to her and she ignored them. If I left her home with Ray she wouldn‘t eat and if
he talked to her she would turn her back on him. She loved to travel and we had many good times
together. We don‘t get many soulmate dogs in our lifetime but I was lucky enough to get 2.
When I first came to southern CA I tried to find a place to work the dogs that had come with me.
Since they were use to working cattle daily I needed something to keep them sane, but no deal since
I had that ―bite and chaser‖ breed. As Rose grew up I had no stock for her either. I knew she was
special so I decided to get some ducks and train her on them. It was pretty exciting in the beginning
but we worked through it. She had never been on sheep but at 4 years old I entered her in HT
on sheep. I have to admit that she was very fast but she qualified. We had some NQs going up the
levels because of disagreements between us. She was 7 before we came to a compromise between
what she wanted to do and what I needed her to do at trials. Once that happened she was hard to
beat.

I worked her a few times on cattle and ducks but her obsession was sheep. She finished her HC in 3
weekends trading days with Terry Kenney‘s border collie. She was the first ILP dog of any breed to
earn an HC and I was very proud of her.

HCH WTCH KUAWARRI BUDRO RTDcs HRD3s "Bud"
HCH George X Kattleroo Blue Bikkie Bin
Bud is owned and handled by J.D. Coonrod of Belton, MO

HC Far Fetched Hot Diggity Dogg
DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist X CH Far Fetched Mustang Sally
March 30, 1996 - December 2, 2010
Owned by Sara-Jo Gahm
Diggity was our first Australian Cattle Dog. Originally acquired as a pet, she proved to be an
enthusiastic herding prospect. Diggity earned her AKC Herding Championship, and her
ASCA Working Trial Championship (WTCH).

VC DC Hill St’s Red Alert HXAcsd, AX, VCD2 (CDX,OAJ,TD)
07/12/1995
BREEDER: Wendy Grudin & Pat Solano.
By Ch Farfetched Hill St Blus CDX-Ch Sunfarm's Fantasia Celebrity.
OWNER: Susan Crocker
Echo was the kind of special being that some of us are lucky enough to have come into our lives,
rarely more than once. When Echo came into my life, she changed it forever. She opened a door
that led me to my true passion, herding. Though Echo and I enjoyed many activities and challenges
together, it was the herding that changed the direction of my life. Whether it was cows, sheep, or
ducks, Echo would adjust her methods, but never her intensity or enthusiasm for working stock.
She would sleep in the co-pilot‘s seat on the long trips to herding trials, but, if we were passing a
field of cattle, she would catch their scent through the air flow, stand up looking for them, and
then, upon spotting them, would wag her tail and let out a ―woof‖.
This sweet redhead was a loyal friend, and, like most ACDs, was borderline obsessive compulsive
about all forms of the game of ―fetch‖. She had that way of conning you into throwing whatever object
she presented you with.

Photo by Jeff Jacquish
Although she had only one litter in her life, Echo and three of her offspring earned enough titles to
give her High Point ROM Bitch and High Point ROM overall. To my knowledge, she remains High
Point Bitch to this day. Echo was also the first ACD to earn a Versatility Championship. However,
Echo lives in my heart as my angel, and I believe she still watches over me.
Susan Crocker
High Country Farm
Langley, WA 98260

Little Nickle's
Owner Ron Fischer
HC Red Rocket,
HC Hay Ewe CD TD
HC Tag Along
The dogs are from left to right, Little Nickle's Red Rocket,
Little Nickle's Hay Ewe and Little Nickle's Tag Along
They're all ILP. They worked cattle, sheep, ducks, geese, goats and
turkeys

WTCH HTCH DC VCH Thatldu’s Boomerang Chance,
HXas,CKC HA,CD,NA,NAJ,RTD(s,c),HRD III,HTD III,ROM
Linda Bell
Thatldu Kennels
thatldu@olypen.com
Boomer winning BOB at 10 months old
Boomer was an incredible dog and I was lucky enough to have bred and own him. He was sired CH
Redwing‘s Take N Chance, PT, ROM and out of my foundation bitch CH Nip‘n Heels Caoura Biala,
HX,CDX,Can. CD, U-CD,OTD(d,s),ROM
Boomer was a multiple High In Trial winner in the US and Canada on both sheep and cattle including
High Score ACD Cattle at the 1997 ACDCA National Specialty and High in Trial Cattle at the 2003
ACDCA National Specialty.
I sometimes stood in awe at the post watching him work and forgetting I was steering. His talent
for reading stock and putting the work where it was needed without being told was awesome. He

had a heart as big as he was
just like his mother.
Boomer also competed and
finished titles in obedience
and agility. He excelled and
loved to do ranch courses.
He was also a hard working
dog out of the trial arena
and he liked to work ewes
with lambs. He would move
a fighting ewe with only
enough force that was
needed to move her and
then gently make sure her
lambs were kept with her.
He wasn‘t much for people
but those he liked were his life long friends and he always loved seeing them.
Boomer only had a few litters but has produced multiple Champions, a recent Grand Champion, obedience
titled, herding titled and multiple High In Trial winners. He was 2007 ACDCA Sire of Most
Herding Titlists. And his grand get are now also following in his footsteps.
We are looking forward to the hopefully near future of having more Boomer babies out there via
frozen semen.

DC Hobo Of Hesperia Ca
DC HC CH WTCH Rewuri Blue Bogong, QW
X DC,HC,CH,HTCH,WTCH Tenaja's Cattle Kate Osage,
HX,QW,HRDIIIcs,HTDIIIsgc,PATDc,RTDc
D.O.B. 01/19/97
Julie & Steve Waltenburg
This is the story of our homebred boy, Pete—terrific ranch hand, pretty good ol‘ trial dog, friend
and protector, pushy and proud – all Cattle Dog! Sadly we lost Pete last October, just shy of his
twelfth birthday. Thought to be short lived by some, rest assured that Pete lived his life with
enough gusto to fill two lifetimes!
Pete returned to us from the original puppy placement at the notoriously challenging age of eight
months. He was by then already ruggedly handsome with a strong head. Thank goodness for that
strong head that supported those ample ears! J His unique registered name can be attributed to a
nativity on both our part as first time breeders and the buyers as first time registered dog owners.
When it became clear that Pete would be staying on with us we came up with a call name that
suited both him and Steve: Pete, plain and simple.
Pete fast became Steve‘s ―best boy‖. They clicked and soon embarked upon Pete‘s herding training
and trial career. Pete had some pretty big paw prints to fill: his dam and sire are both AKC Dual
champions and then some! After a sluggish start due to the demands of Steve‘s pesky day job Pete

hit his herding stride at around four or five years old. He had long since finished his conformation
Championship and was earning championship points at a rapid pace in three herding programs. Along
the way he garnered several high in trial and reserve high in trial placements on both cattle and
sheep. He was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog in 2004 and became the first second generation
quadruple champion that same year. Ironically, Pete was awarded the ACDCA Sire of the Most New
Agility Titlists in two different years, yet he never saw the likes of a teeter or a tunnel!
To add to his list of accolades are the get that he sired. There are five Champions of Record, several
pointed dogs, one ROM, a wide range of performance dogs in an array of venues: herding, agility,
obedience, tracking and even dock dogs! In 2007 our homebred Pete-son, Ruck, went High in
Trial on cattle at the ACDCA National Specialty and earned the Most Promising Started Dog on Cattle
award. When all is
said and done all the
awards and achievements
a dog earns only tell part
of the story of that
dog‘s life. What we‘ll remember
about Pete isn‘t
what he did in the trial
arena but what he was to
us day in and day out. Although
he could be a
thorn in my side sometimes
(there‘s that old pushiness again!) Pete
was the only dog on our
place that I personally
could count on to take
out and get any livestock
chore done. He did eve-
rything I asked without
an argument. He was will-
ing to try anything I
handed him. I felt safe
and secure with him on
patrol and on the flip side laughed at his gooberish ways when he let his tough guy bravado fall. To
Steve Pete was the ultimate ranch dog. Need to load a tough trailer? Pete was there. Need to calmly
move a flock of ewes with month old lambs? Pete was there. Wanna go for a ride in the truck or the
side-by-side? Pete was really there! And that is how I will fondly remember our big galoot in his twilight
days. No matter how badly Pete was
feeling physically he‘d ride shotgun with Steve
in the side-by-side, stoically sitting up so
straight and proud, overseeing his small patch
of desert, his pack and his livestock. It was an
honor to know you and our privilege to be
owned by you.
Pete was owned, bred, trained, trialed and
loved by Steve and Julie Waltenburg.

AOM DC WTCH Kuawarri G'bye Old Paint HXAcds, RTDcs, CD, VQW
December 13, 1997 - January 6, 2011
DC Rewuri Blue Bogong CD VQW X CH Beronganella Flame HS
Sara Jo Gahm
Paint was acquired with strictly a herding focus in mind, but turned out to be a beauty, so we took
up showing with him as well. He is one of a very limited number of ACDs to earn a dual championship.
He earned an award of merit in conformation at the ACD National Specialty in Frederick, Maryland,
in 1999. He is also an ASCA WTCH.

HC Kuawarri Red Benowa
HCH CH Rewuri Blue Bogong X CH Beroganella Flame HS
Owned by Larry & Marilyn Painter

DC WTCH VCH LnR Rig B’s Rosette O’Wallaby
CD OA NAJ HSAcs HIAsd HXAscd HXBs VQW
Adrian Lopez
Rosie was the third ACD Bitch to become a dual
champion in conformation and herding
Adrian and Rosie not only competed in AKC herding
events but also earned titles in other herding venues
and attained some agility titles.
Rosie started her herding career and agility to give
her more confidence. She had been bitten in the
show ring and became reserved in the show
ring. The herding not only gave her confidence but
she excelled at herding.
Rosie earned her conformation title, while trialing
and working on agility.
DC Creekspirit‘s True Grit LnR HXAsc has
continued in her footsteps.

DC WTCH HTCH Intl.Ch. VCh Kylie’s Ericka Shurcan Shine
ROM HXAs HSAc ATDcsd RTDc HRDIIIs HTADIIIs HTDIIId UD NA NAJ NAP
NJP
June 8, 1994 - June 7, 2007
Stacey Helsel
Every now and then, we are blessed with the arrival of a special dog with which we have an incredible,
instantaneous bond. Ericka was a ‗once in a lifetime‘ dog. She was the quintessential cattle dog –
quiet, confident, proud, talented, and versatile, a benevolent leader, and above all, an unfailing loyal
companion.
Ericka‘s roots were humble, being out of a ranch bred bitch, Plateau‘s Foxy Roxy and by the Australian
import Maryheather Blue Solar. She came into my life as simply a companion, of course she excelled
at that becoming as the Aussies would say a ―true mate‖. At some point I realized she was a good
looking, well built dog and decided to try out the conformation ring. She quickly finished her AKC
breed championship, at one point going BOB over several top specials of the day under breeder judge
Jamie Hansen. She also earned her International breed championship before quitting the breed ring
for more exciting pursuits. Not just another pretty face, Ericka was a dog to be reckoned with in the
performance arenas as well. Herding, Obedience, Agility…. she could do it all…and do it all well.

Ericka was the first dog I trained for competitive herding and as such she suffered the normal
first dog pitfalls. This was made even worse by the fact that at the time there were no herding
trainers in the area who understood and would work with an ACD. We hit walls and had to back up
and start over again more than once. Through all of that she continued to work for me and try to
figure out what it was that I wanted even when I wasn‘t sure myself. Ericka lived to work, tried extremely
hard to be ―right‖ and was totally forgiving of my bumbling. Eventually we found the right
path and she was able to really show what she was made of. At that point in our trialing it became a
joy to walk to the post with Ericka. I always knew that I had the dog who could win as long as I did
my part because there was no question that she was going to do hers.
In 2005, at the age of eleven, Ericka earned her AKC Herding Championship and Dual Championship,
making her only the fourth ACD bitch to ever do so and the first ACD in the eastern US. That
same year she won the Over-10 Veterans Bitch class at the ACDCA National Specialty in TN, and
the very next day won the Advanced Sheep class and went High In Trial at the National Specialty
herding trial. In December of that year she earned her Working Trial Championship through the
ASCA herding association, qualifying in 9 out of 10 runs in one weekend. The following year she
earned her Herding Trial Championship through the AHBA herding program.
During her herding trial career Ericka earned numerous High In Trial and Reserve High In Trial
awards on all types of livestock and in all of the different herding venues. Ericka‘s work ethic and
talent allowed her to venture into the world of USBCHA open field trials where she competed and
held her own in the Pro-Novice division.
Ericka took her work on stock very seriously and displayed an amazing ability to read and adjust to
her livestock. She could be ever so gentle with lambs, patient with sheep and ducks and when
needed tough on cattle. She was a hard biting dog when heeling cattle and fortunately always bit

extremely low. She also preferred a front foot bite when turning her cattle which was very effective
and fun to watch.
Ericka‘s work ethic was evident in the obedience and agility arenas as well. During her time competing
at Utility level obedience she placed in the top three every time she qualified. Her agility runs
also typically earned her top ribbons and she very much enjoyed the excitement and challenge of
the agility courses.
Ericka was only bred once, producing 5 pups, 3 of which are still blessing their persons‘ lives at the
age of 14 1/2. Her get, grand get and great grand get have, and are, making their own mark in the
ACD world. Some continuing Ericka‘s winning ways in all venues of competition and some providing
valuable assistance on ranches and hobby farms. These dogs that followed after Ericka have
claimed countless herding HITs, a couple Veterans and Grand Veterans winners, multiple obedience
HITs, including twice at the National Speciality, a National Speciality BOS winner and Stud Dog
class winner. The following offspring and their progeny are carrying on Ericka‘s legacy:
Ch.WTCH HTCH Kylie's Solar Flare ROM HXAsd HSAc HRDIIIs HTADIIIcsd ATDcsd RTDc
CD CGC VQW (Flare)
Ch. Kylie‘s Once in a Red Moon, UDX, HSAcsd HTDIs, HRDIIs, OM3, CGC (Luna)
Ch. WTCH Kylie's Speaking In Tongues HXAcs ATDcsd HRDIIIcs (Jabber)
Ch. Kylie‘s Torres Strait PT (Kubin)
Kylie‘s My Shout Mate (Wedge)
Kylie‘s Red Yulara (Nicki)
Kylie‘s Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy)
Ch. BOSS Stockhand‘s Will Work For U (Stinger)
Cheyenne's Kodiak Tonka Wakan (Grizz)
Cheyenne's Future So Bright (Oakley)

Cheyenne's Fit To Be Tied (Hooey)
Cheyenne's One Wing In The Fire (Winger)
Cheyenne's Cross The Brazos At Waco (Waco)
Ch. Stockhand‘s R U Ready (Ready)
Stockhand‘s I‘ma Cole Miners Daughter
Stockhand Dr. Jones
Stockhand Stetson
Stockhand‘s The Great Ozzz
Stockhand‘s Axel
Stockhand‘s Hi U All (Rex)
Kylie‘s Just Say The Word (Blitz)
Kylie‘s Say What You Will (Spliff)
Kylie‘s Sez Who (Hula)
Ch. Kylie's Smacka Doodle Shine HSAs HRDIs STDs CD CGC VQW (Smack)
Kylie‘s Presumed Innocent CD (Am/Can) HT JHD RN (Can) RA (US) NF NA ADC SGDC (Ajax)
Kylie‘s Question Authority HSAcs STDc (Grit)
Ch. Kylie‘s Torres Strait PT (Kubin)
Kylie‘s My Shout Mate (Wedge)
Kylie‘s Red Yulara (Nicki)
Kylie‘s Goodonya Rowdy (Rowdy)
Kylie‘s Criminal Mischief (Mischief)
Triple T Butch Cassidy (Butch)
Triple T Belle Starr (Belle)
Triple T Bat Masterson (Bat)
Triple T Sundance Kid (Tripp)
Triple T Johnny Ringo (Ringo)
Triple T Doc Holliday (Doc)
Kylie‘s Quid Pro Quo (Cobber)
Kylie‘s Probable Cause (Cooper)
Kylie‘s Moving Violation (Blue)
Kylie's FireHand Chaps HSAs HRDIs STDs MX AXJ CD CGC VQW (Chaps)
Kylie’s Red Beans And Rice (Beans)
Kylie’s Icey Red (Ice)

―We may not be together in the way we used to be,
but we are still connected by a cord no eye can see.
- Author Unknown

DC High Country Harvest Moon HXAcs, NA, NAJ,
Little Boy Blue From Kapelos PT x VC DC Hill St’s Red Alert
Jeep is the son of VC DC Hill St‘s Red
Alert. He was always kind to his sheep, well,
almost always, and loved doing farm work and
ranch trials. He was not as thrilled with the
micro-management required on AKC‘s Course
A. Therefore, I believe he attained his DC
only because he wanted to please me. Getting
that darn CD to complete the requirements
for Echo‘s ROM, was another hurdle
for the two of us, but Jeep hung in there,
and we finally got it.
Jeep, unlike his mother, doesn‘t care for toys
or fetch games. He prefers lying on the hill
overlooking the farm, surveying his domain.
He has always been a gentle soul, and I am
sure that in his retirement, he is happy just
to reminisce about his herding days.
Susan Crocker
High Country Farm
Photo by Jeff Jaquish

WTCH Dual Ch. So-Lo Easy One
C.D. ROM VQW HXAscd HRD1s HTD1s HTDIId HTADIId
Alice Kapelos
Photo by Jeff Jaquish
Nellie was my special girl from the moment of her birth. She was a singleton and grabbed my heart
right away. She was the perfect puppy, never chewing up her toys or my shoes, or getting into
trouble. She slept by my bed every night of her life.
Nellie was always willing to do anything I asked of her. She just loved to work, no matter what that
was. She loved fetching the ball,
showing off her tricks, herding, conformation
showing, it didn't matter as
long as it was with me.
She read her stock very well and we
achieved many High In Trials on all
three types of livestock in AKC,
ASCA, and AHBA. She was a better
dog than I am a handler so I tried to
not hinder her when she knew she was
right. She loved working ducks best
and sheep least but did all with great
enthusiasm.

She shined in the conformation ring and won Awards of Merit in 2 ACDCA National Specialties.
She also won the extended generations class at the 2007 ACDCA National, with her daughter Ch.
Greystones So-Lo Fandango CD and her grandson Ch So-Lo N Greystones Rock HIAs.
So-Lo Easy One..........'Nellie' ........A once in a lifetime dog. Beautiful, intelligent, biddable.
She gave me her all and I miss her terribly.

HC Kuawarri Pick'n'th'devils Eye
DC WTCH Kuawarri G'Bye Old Paint HXAcds, RTDcs, CD, VQW x Kuawarri Bushrider CD HSAsc HIAs HXAs
Sara Gahm
Boss is Paint's son, and is following in his father's
footsteps in herding. He is a multi-high in trial winner,
and was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog for 2004
in AKC herding trials.
ACDCA Winner of High Point Herding Dog for
2004, 2005, and 2007
Winner of ACDCA National Herding Champion
2007, 2008, 2010

HC HTCH WTCH So-Lo Lassic Frills N Lace
HXAsd, HIAc, HTDIIIsd, HTADIIIsgd, HRDIIIsd, ATDcsd, RTDs
June 22,2000 ----
WTCH DC Alaska Samson Tonowek Mist X HTCH AOM CH So-Lo Easy One CD, HXAsd,
HSAc, HRDIs, HTDIs, HTDIId, HTADIIId
Bred By Alice Kapelos
Owned by Amy Berry and Alice Kapelos
I wanted a Rufus daughter ever since I saw him at the So Dakota specialty. I had nothing to use on
him so whined to Alice for several years about it. She offered to breed Nellie to Samson (Rufus
son) for me. When the litter was 3 weeks old I was flying to Alaska to visit my son. I stopped in Seattle
and Alice picked me up for the weekend to see the pups. Alice was sure I‘d pick the plain faced
girl since that is my preference but the arrogant little double masked girl picked me within 10 minutes
of arriving. At 8 weeks old she was waiting for me to come and get her. Once there she never
left my side and slept next to me that night. I knew then I had that second soulmate we almost
never get.
She was ready to work the day I bought her home so I had to be careful she didn‘t manage to do
just that and get hurt. By a year old she was ready to start test classes and by 11/2 years old she
had been on cattle as well as sheep, goats and ducks so I started entering her in trials. Very rarely
did she NQ but at times she could be fast and tight which isn‘t the best combination. Her favorite
stock has always been birds. She has received 99 scores several times on ducks and geese with the
error being mine each time. We finished the WTCH first then moved on to the HC. By the time she
was ready for that we had a ton more Border Collies to beat in order to earn points. She did it in
style at all breed trials like everything else she‘s done. When that was done we moved on to earn her
HTCH. I‘ve always been sorry I haven‘t had easier access to cattle since that is what I‘ve grown up

working and the breed was bred to work.
I retired her this year at 11 years old with a final run in HRDIIIge. I knew she might get outrun by
sheep in a large area so I entered her on her favorite stock. She went out in style with a RHIT just
one point below the HIT dog.

HC Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot
―TAP‖
HC WTCH Far Fetched Dance Or I Shoot, HXAS HXAC HRDIIIs HTADIIIs RTDc
When I picked up Tap at LAX from her breeders, Craig and
Stephanie Watson, what I discovered was a happy, confident
pup who popped out of her crate and said, ―Glad to know you.
Let‘s go!‖ Tap carried this confidence throughout puppy-hood
and into her herding career. She was an eager to please student
under Steve‘s tutelage and very bold on cattle. She
never met a cow whom she was afraid to heel or nose bite!
Tap came along in the world of competitive herding in the big
shadow of her elder, Kate. In this shadow Tap‘s triumphs
were not always heralded as loudly as they should have been,
because, in fact, Tap went High In Trial or Reserve High in
Trial in all but one of the four ACDCA National Specialties in
which she competed. She also earned the ACDCGLA Cattle Classic buckle in both 2007 and 2009.
Her WTCH she finished handily and has earned points toward her AHBA Herding Trial Championship.
Not only was Tap a trial dog, she was also a good hand around our place. She was Steve‘s go-to girl
for several years whenever there was stubborn stock to move Paired with her Border Collie counterpart,
Tap dog broke
many a calf at Trail‘s End!
I used to joke that the
calves would stay well
away when I took Tap with
me to feed. Tap never put
up with pushy calves!
Tap is now ten years old
and retired from competition.
She hangs our more
with sheep than cattle at
this point but is still game!
As ever, she is our Happy
Tappy, her spirit indomitable,
her light heartedness
a joy!

DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR
DC Kurpas‘ Redeemer for LNR HSAdsc HSBs HIAsc
HXAs CGC ―Rev‖
Rev started his show career at three months old at
the Mission Circuit where he took a group two in the
puppy match. A year later he finished his championship
at the Mission Circuit. He enjoyed showing and
was easy to show.
He started his herding career at nine months of age
stated with PT and worked his way up to HXA sheep,
he earning several titles, and became a dual champion
in April 2008 at six years of age.
Rev is owned and handled by Larry Favreau.

DC Kurpas' Redeemer For LNR

GCH DC WTCH Buzzards Barbed Wire N Roses
HXA HIA HIBd HSAcds HSBd RE HTDIIId HTADIIId HTADIs VQW
―Roanie‖
Roanie has accomplished so much for me since I brought her home at 8 weeks old in December
2002. She was my very first ACD, as well as herding
trial dog, and she suffered through all of my
inexperience and uncertainty learning to train a
dog for trialing. I didn‘t start out with the goal of
Roanie earning a Herding Championship, nor a Dual
Championship, just a conformation championship
and hopefully a Herding Started title. We participated
in clinics and lessons to learn to work stock
together, in a somewhat controlled manner, with
the thought of entering a trial in a few years.
Well, herding training and trialing are addicting,
one thing led to another, and suddenly we were
hooked and too far gone to back out. Roanie
works, trials and titles on all types of stock, including
ducks, which really helped slow things down
for me while I was trying to figure out where to
be, what to do, how to stay out of Roanie‘s way,
and everything else the instructors attempt to
teach you while you stand frozen, watching your
dog race around the stock, undecided whether to
duck, or run, as the stock barrels toward you at a
very high rate of speed! Many people can‘t fathom
a Cattle Dog working ducks, or feel it is beneath the breed, stressing Cattle as their middle name,
but Roanie will work anything, even though her preference IS working cattle!
Roanie finished her conformation championship at just under a year old in 2003. We started
working on herding in the summer of 2004 and she earned her first herding trial level title in early
2005. She trials in AKC, ASCA and AHBA on cattle, sheep and ducks. As we worked the kinks and
trial nerves out, we had more success and fewer blooper moments, but being a true cattle dog, she
still enjoyed making life interesting on the trial field undoubtedly to make sure everyone was awake
and paying attention to her. There was never a dull moment. Roanie earned her Advanced Herding
title in AKC in June 2007. I wasn‘t looking to pursue a herding championship with her, but we were
already entered in an upcoming trial in Advanced Ducks, so instead of pulling Roanie‘s entries, I decided
to have fun trailing with no pressure. Well, there were 11 dogs entered in her Advanced class
and 4 of them were Herding Champion Border Collies, plus many nice trialing dogs of several other
breeds. I sat there watching the class, and the ducks were winning as the runs went on. For some
reason the most of the dogs were timing out at the hold pen, the ducks were really testy and not
cooperating and getting near the hold pen. It wasn‘t looking good for us, from where I sat. Roanie
was 3 rd from the last dog to go, and nobody had qualified by the time our turn came. We were the

only ACD entered in the class and my friend, and mentor Joyce Norris yelled out for us to show
them how a Cattle Dog can do it, as we made our way to the arena gate. So much for a relaxing, no
pressure run, I was about to die and Roanie was revved up and ready to go. I won‘t say it was a
beautiful run, but Roanie worked the ducks and before I knew it, she got them into the hold pen,
then once the hold was called we worked them out and made it to the exhaust, and got them put
away within time and without a Thank You from the judge! I was thrilled, but had no idea about
whether she qualified or not, I was just so happy she and I made the course. When we came out, we
saw the last two runs time out. One other run made the entire course, but lost a few too many
points, and Roanie qualified! I was in shock and one of the BC competitors running for championship
points told me she would go figure up the championship we just earned. Well, it ended up being a 4
point major win, Roanie‘s first time out for CH points and RHIT! Yet again, there was no turning
back, lol. The next day, she qualified again for two more HC points. We continued entering and
working towards the HC and in July 2009, Roanie finished her Herding Championship and also became
a Dual Champion.
But, she wasn‘t finished yet. She had earned some Open and Advanced titles in ASCA and I was
looking to try for her WTCH as well. We continued training and while I was waiting for the fall
ASCA trial in 2010, the AKC introduced the Grand Championship conformation title so I brought her
out of show ring retirement to go for it. My good friend , Robin Cannon, who handles my ACDs in
conformation, showed Roanie to her GCH in 4 weekends, taking a Group 4 her first weekend back
out, at just shy of 8 years old! I had her entered in the fall ASCA trial just two weeks after she

finished the GCH, and Roanie qualified 3 out of 3 runs to in Advanced Cattle and Sheep to finish her
WTCH!! She also has championship points started in AHBA and is still game to work and trial, so we
plan to continue and try for her HTCH. They say no rest for the wicked, and I believe that applies
here.
We have had so many people help us along the way, it‘s impossible to thank them all, but we both
sincerely appreciate every bit of advice and guidance we have been given. Roanie has not only surpassed
my original goals, but has passed on her working ability to her pups and grand pups, who have
definitely benefited
from the
dues Roanie and I
paid learning the
ropes together.
Along with Roanie‘s
first litter, Stock
Options ACDs was
born and I am enjoying
continued
success on the trial
field with the next
g e n e r a t i o n s .
Roanie is truly MY
girl and has always
been a champion in my eyes. She has given me so much more than I ever dreamed of, and she‘s not
through yet, so stay tuned.
Kim Broster. Stock Options ACD‘s

AOM DC Creekspirit's True Grit LnR, HXAsc,
Sire is CH Nip'N Heels Mo Jo Tucker (Tucker) and dam is DC HTCH WTCH LnR Rig B's Rosette
O'Wallaby, CD, OA, NAJ (Rosie).
Mr. T is a second generation dual champion earning his
conformation championship first and then his herding
championship with Adrian Lopez as his trainer and
handler. Together, Adrian, Rosie and her son, T, were
quite the team. T loves his cattle and can work both
ends, driving from behind and, his specialty, covering
heads. T has also competed in ASCA and AHBA and
only needs one advanced duck run to earn his WTCH.
He was the ACDCA High Point Herding Dog of the
Year back to back for 2008 and 2009. T earned his
AOM at the Belton, Texas 2009 Specialty coming
from the Herding Titled Dog Class. We also competed
in the Versatility competition winning the Versatility
Dog class and placing 6th overall missing a
qualifying score in agility by seconds. He
combines power, athleticism and heart to
make a great herding dog and an amazing
companion. Those that know him understand
that he picked me and he continually challenges
me to be a better person and a better
handler. He takes care of everyone in
our household, has a great sense of humor
laughing with my boys and is a very kind
king with his pack.
Thank you, Mr. T, for being a winner and,
most of all, for winning our hearts.
Darcia Stebbens

Mr. T—Ventura Best of Breed

HC Duwest Wonderfull Wild Wicca CD
HC Owaossi Fire Dancer
Herding Champions…. Mother & Son
Wicca: AKA: HC DuWest Wonderful Wild Wicca CD, HXsd, QW, OTDcsd
Siva: AKA: HTCH, DC Owassi Fire Dancer HXAcsd, HSAsc, QW, HTD III-sd, HTAD III-sd, HRD
III-s, STDcsd, OTDs
When I flew to Denver in January of 2000 I had no idea that there was a herding championship in
my future. I was headed to DuWest Kennels to pick up my very first Cattle Dog. I thought that
she was going to be my next obedience dog. Little did I know just how much that little, blue bitch
was going to change my world! I named her Wicca and the name fit her from day one.
Several months after bringing her home, I noticed that Larry Painter was scheduled to hold a clinic
in New Jersey. Wic would be about nine months old and even though I had never been to a clinic and
had no idea what to expect, I decided that we just had to go to it. As soon as we stepped into that
round pen, Wic took one look at the sheep and proclaimed that this was what she had been waiting
for. One year and several hundred feet of fence later, I bought Wic five dog broke sheep and our
journey began.

I quickly found herding to be the least intuitive dog sport that I had ever attempted. Instead of
only having to understand myself and my dog, I was challenged to learn how to add what seemed to
be an incredibly unpredictable third variable, the stock, into the mix. I soaked up every bit of
knowledge I could find on sheep, herding, and Cattle Dogs. Every clinic I went to, I would position
myself behind Larry to listen and learn. I‘m sure I drove the poor man nuts with all my questions
but he never lost patience and always found a way to help me understand the incredibly complex
sport that I rapidly found myself obsessed with. It still wasn't until Wicca and I completed our
first advanced title that I began to think that a herding championship might actually be an obtainable
goal with my first herding dog.
Just before she turned four years old, Wicca finished her started sheep title and also earned her
obedience CD at the same time. At that point, I decided to breed her to a red DuWest dog. She
had four puppies and I chose to keep a red half mask male that I named Siva. He showed the same
enthusiasm for herding that his mother did and had such a loveable temperament that I just couldn't
let him go. While he did earn his conformation championship fairly quickly and became my first
bred by dog, his real passion was herding so I introduced him to sheep at an early age and began
training him alongside his mother.
Although Wicca loved working ducks and sheep, she was not as confident on cattle. Siva, on the
other hand, proved to be much stronger on stock than his mother and I soon found that he had a
talent for working all stock types. He was gentle enough to guide ducks around a course but still
tough enough to hit either head or heels while moving cattle and versatile enough to do it all in the
same day. His versatility is truly amazing and I believe that it is due in part to his biddable nature

Siva Photo by Dave Campbell
and handler sensitivity. I‘ve often said that he felt his job was to keep me happy and he does an
awesome job of it whether that means bullying cattle through the y-chute or shedding a particularly
sticky group of ducks.
Wicca and I continued to train and learn and in 2009, after eight years of battling the beginners
curve, we finished her herding championship at the National Specialty in Texas. One year later, in
September of 2010, Siva finished his AHBA herding Championship and then his AKC Herding Championship
in June of 2011.
Today, just because of one little
blue bitch and her passion for
doing what she was bred to do,
I now have 44 sheep, a barn,
several sheds, and a few acres
of pasture all built by my very
kind husband! I am now a herding
judge for both AKC and
AHBA, and I am absolutely addicted
to the sport of herding….
Cynthia Knowlton
Owassi ACDs
Siva

Leroy
AOM CKC DCH HCHA AKC DCH HTch DuWest Ride a Cowboy HXAsd, SDA, HSAc, HRD 3s,
HTAD3s, RLF3, HTD2, ATDsd, OTDc, CGN, RN
CKC Herding Champion – May 23, 2010
CKC Champion – Feb 18, 2006
AKC Herding Champion – October 17, 2010
AKC Champion – November 17, 2007
AHBA Herding Champion – October, 2011
As far as I know, Leroy is the only Double Duley? (Dual Champion in both USA & Canada)

Leroy finished the 2011 herding season in the 1 st place spot in the standings for all herding dogs
(all breeds) in Canada, with all qualifying scores in the 90’s including one score of 97.5 which
was earned during an Advanced Cattle run. In 2010 he also qualified & competed in the first
Canadian All Breed Invitational Championship Finals at the Advanced level.
Leroy needed one more leg to complete his WTCH (Working Trial Champion in ASCA)
A highlight of Leroy’s career was receiving the Award of Merit at the ACDCA National Specialty
in 2008.
First herding titles were:
CKC Herding Tested title earned on May 21, 2006
AKC Pre-Trial Herding title earned a week later on May 28, 2006
He then went on to earn his CKC Herding Started title on October 12, 2006 where he finished
his title with a High in Trial at the Canadian National Specialty in Ontario.
He also completed his CKC Canine Good Neighbor test on October 1, 2006.

My goals for working Leroy in all of these programs are:
1. To encourage other ACD owners to give herding a try, allowing their dogs to use the instincts
& talents that they are born with!
2. I am also very keen on educating people about how important good conformation is – and that
there should not be a separation between working dogs and show dogs. A dog that is well put
together can work in many situations for long hours.
3. To encourage breeders to continue breeding for working dogs
4. To showcase our breed’s strengths to people who see only the negative traits of the ACD.
To showcase how useful our
breed can be.
I am not a breeder, but I enjoy
the challenge of training
dogs, and seeing their joy
when they figure things out.
Leroy’s last title was Rally
Novice and was completed
only two days before he left
us! Maureen & Lynne
Fanthorpe did all of his Rally
training, and Maureen then
handled him though the Rally
trials. Thank you!! I know
that he enjoyed it…..
Leroy was a kind, gentle dog
with a super temperament. I
am so lucky to have had him,
thanks to Deb Casey (who
owned the dam) and Lori
Pruett (who bred the litter) .
Lynn Leach
Downriver Farms
58428 McKay Road
Laidlaw (Hope) BC Canada
V0X 1L2
Phone: (604)869-7656
Fax: (604)869-7656
Email: downriver@telus.net
Leroy graced the FIRST
cover of the ACDSpotlight.

VCH DC GCHB Bar H Blue
Bulldozer
CD RAE HXAcsM HIAsc
HSAdsMcM NJP CGC HRD-I c
HTAD-Ic
“Dozer”
DOB: April 3, 2010
Bred and Owned By: Jesse and
Lisa Hampton
Bar H Cattle Dogs
Dozer just became the 18 th male Australian Cattle Dog Dual Champion, the 29 th overall DC and our 4 th DC here
at home.
Dozer is the son of our girl, “Bindi”(#9 DC Bitch ) and the littermate of “Lash” (#10 DC Bitch)
He was the leader and boss of the pack of puppies and earned his name as a very young pup.
Even before his eyes were open when he decided where he wanted to nurse, he would “bulldoze” all of the
puppies off of mom’s teats to get to where he wanted to go. If there was a toy that he wanted nearby, he
would push the other puppies out of the way or crawl right over them to claim it. He gave us a lot of laughs.
As a young puppy he and I bonded immediately and I knew he was going to stay with us.
I started showing him in the breed ring as a growing youngster and he finished his Conformation Championship
at 15 months of age and his Grand Championship soon after.
We qualified for Eukanuba from the Bred By class then when the Owner Handler series came about,
Dozer qualified in 2012-2013-2014 and 2015. Unfortunately we were never able to make the trip to Florida
but it was pretty nice to receive the qualification notice.
He and I started off great in herding earning his HT, PT and his started titles on sheep and birds. As he progressed,
I turned him over to Jesse to do his cattle work and Dozer and I went on in Obedience and Rally and
did a few agility trials. I continued to show him in the breed ring now and again and
He continued to do well in all of the other venues besides herding and he has earned titles in obedience, agili-

ty and rally.
He excelled in and still really enjoys rally and qualified for the AKC Rally Nationals in 2013, 2014 and again in
2016.
Jesse continued to trial him and at Dozer’s first
National Specialty in herding in 2013 he went
RHIT on sheep at age 3. He was tied with the HIT
dog and the tie and RHIT was broken by cross
drive pts.
It was really special to us because his sister, Lash
was HIT on cattle that year too.
In July of 2015 Dozer and I continued showing in
the Breed ring off and on and our proudest moment
was when we won Best in Show Owner/
Handled and I was so thrilled. It was a day I will
never forget. Dozer ended up as the #2 Owner-
Handled ACD in the Nation in 2015 all done with
limited showing as
Herding was our priority.
It was interesting to
hear judges comment
to me on how solid he
was when they went
over him in the breed
ring and ask if he was
a working dog. I
would smile and give
them a big, Yes!

Dozer has come along at his own pace and has improved year after year for us. Both Jesse and I have handled
him as he has progressed to higher Herding levels and he works nicely for each of us. Dozer and I won our first
CH pts in a large Advanced sheep class by winning 2 nd place for 3 CH pts and this was so great for both of our
confidences. We won our First Place Major in the Summer of 2016 and I had no idea we had actually won the
class because the scores were posted incorrectly. I watched all of the awards being handed out and when I
didn’t even get called for second place , my heart sank as I thought we had one of our best runs ever. Then,
they called our number for First Place and I was just so surprised and so very Happy. That was a huge Milestone
for us as I felt like we were really working together as a team and we were having so much fun together.
Jesse continued showing Dozer on cattle and earned CH pts from the Advanced cattle classes while I showed
him on sheep. The weekend that we finished his Dual Championship was one we won’t ever forget. I had been
working Dozer at home that week and I decided that Jesse should show him on sheep Saturday instead of me
for a change in routine. Not only did they win the Advanced class with a score of 96 pts but it was a 3 pt Major
and they went High in Trial with a gorgeous run! Dozer now had both Majors done and was within a couple of
pts of finishing his DC and I was supposed to show him that next day. Oh my gosh, talk about pressure.
That walk to the post seemed to take forever,
but once we got there, nothing else was
there. Just me, Dozer and our stock. He and I
made eye contact, I looked at the stock,
made contact with him again and sent him. I
didn’t have to say much to him that day. I let
him work and I gave him a flank only when
needed. I remembered thinking about how
neat it was to see him do his job and it was
so rewarding just watching him working out
there. After we penned the sheep I was so
proud of him and at that moment it didn’t
matter to me if he won the last Ch pts that
day or not because I could see how far he
had come and I was smiling ear to ear. We
ended up finishing our run with a 91.5 score
and won the class and another 3 pt Major
which put us over for his Dual Championship!
This was so exciting as Dozer was our second
Home bred Dual Champion and the achievement
was truly a family team effort and very
fun. He finished his DC with 3-3 pt Majors

and all of his points were earned on sheep and cattle. He’s only 6 1/2 yrs old so he still has time for some
more work and maybe even a few more Breed shows. Either way, we’re going to enjoy the whole process and
count our blessings as he is one Special Bulldozer of a dog!

VCH DC GCH Castle Butte Shiloh
RE HXAdMsM HIAdM HSBdM NAP NJP CGC HTD-I ge,HTAD-I s,ge
HTAD-II ge, OTDs,d
“Shiloh”
DOB: 5/5/2009
Bred by Paul & Marilyn Myers
Owned by: Jesse & Lisa Hampton
Bar H Cattle Dogs
Shiloh is the 11 th Australian Cattle Dog
Dual Champion Bitch and #26 th overall
right behind our other girls Lash &
Bindi.
She was bred by Paul and Marilyn Myers
of Castle Butte Kennels and came
home with us as a bubbly 8 wk old
puppy, and to this day still doesn’t act
her age.
In 2009 I took her to Eukanuba in
Long Beach, Ca. She wasn’t intimidated
by any of the busy surroundings
and was just so happy to be there. I
showed her in the 6-9 puppy class
and she won first place.
She also won the 15-18 month puppy
sweeps class at the 2010 National
Specialty and earned her PT there as
well.
We continued with herding training
along with showing in the breed ring and she finished up her Breed Championship and Grand Championship

very quickly. Besides being pretty, I think her bubbly personality won the judges over too! We worked and
had fun in agility but after Shiloh earned a couple of agility titles, we both realized that herding was what we
wanted to focus on.
She was my first dog to
train and trial all the
way through the advanced
level so we had
our ups and downs
along the way as she
could be a bit pushy. I
have since learned that
this pushiness can be a
blessing as you get up
into the higher levels,
and it eventually
worked to our benefit.
Shiloh and I won several
RHITs and HITs on
sheep and birds and
we were having a great
time trialing, but before
I knew it, she was
4 yrs old. I wanted to
breed her but I also
wanted to go to the National Specialty that year because it was going to be back in California. We bred her to
our dog, “Dozer” and Shiloh had a really nice litter of which we kept a little girl, CH Bar H Blue Camo RN
HSAdsM aka “Cammie”. As soon as she weaned her pups she went back to work, but I didn’t want to push
her. We didn’t have as much time to prepare for the Nationals as I would have liked, but my little girl did her
best and ended up winning 2 nd and 3 rd on sheep that year and even went Reserve High in Trial one day! I also
showed her in agility at the Nationals that yr and she won First Place in both Nov JWW Preferred and Standard
Agility classes with 100 & 95 pt scores.
We also did a little Rally and Shiloh qualified for the Rally Nationals in 2013 with very limited showing. We didn’t
get to go, but it was a fun invitation to receive.
It took a big push from Jesse but when we entered our first trial in the Intermediate level, I felt like we were
finally ready as we had been training in preparation for the advanced level. Shiloh worked beautifully that

weekend and won First Place all 3 days under 3 different judges and she had earned her title on Intermediate
sheep!
We immediately moved up to the advanced level at our next trial and after some time and some trial miles,
we got it together and started qualifying and placing and even winning! We started picking up Champion pts
here and there and it took us about a year of competing in advanced classes then it all came to fruition. Shiloh
won 2 First Place Majors in 1 weekend and both were worth 4 pts each. I was so proud of her and how far she
had come. She had now earned all of her Championship pts except for 1. She finished up her Dual Championship
soon after.
She had some time off after earning her DC, then she came back to compete in the 2016 National Specialty
and placed 4 th in advanced sheep. She also won the Rally Excellent A class with a perfect score of 100 at the
Specialty and I also showed her in the breed ring as a Veteran.

She and I have now started trying some B field work on sheep and birds and are enjoying the different type of
course. We plan to continue on with some ASCA and AHBA trials and just have fun together as long as we are
able.
She has turned out to be a very Special girl and still has that Happy, bubbly personality that she had as a
puppy.

VCH WTCH DC Castle Butte Bindi
CD RAE HXBd HXAdMsMcM NA OAJ OAP MJP NFP CGC HRDIs HTADIcgs HTA-
DIIcs HTADIIIge,s ROMX
“Bindi”
DOB: March 13, 2004
Bred By Paul & Marilyn Myers
Owned By: Jesse and Lisa Hampton
Bar H Cattle Dogs
Bindi is the 9 th Australian Cattle Dog Bitch and
the 24 th ACD overall to earn an AKC Dual
Championship. She was the First Australian
Cattle Dog to earn the Herding Masters title in
Advanced Cattle and the second dog of any
breed in AKC history to do so.
She is the Blessing that opened the door which
started us in competitive herding. She came
from Castle Butte Kennels (Paul & Marilyn Myers)
and was originally going to be just my conformation
and agility dog. All of that changed
after we watched Steve Waltenburg and “Kate’
work cattle together at the 2004 National Specialty.
Bindi was a 6 month old puppy at the time
and we had no idea how old or young they could
start herding, but knew it was something that we
wanted to try someday. We started her a little
late, but at the age of 3, Bindi and Jesse started
training with Steve Waltenburg and after only 3
lessons on cattle we entered her in her first cattle
class which was at the 2007 National Specialty. Bindi really stood out in the started cattle class.
That little girl headed the cattle and heeled them when needed. She and Jesse did a great job the
first day but timed out at the gate. (Cattle classes were 10 min then) The second day, they came
back and She was just unbelievable to watch. They made sure they were able to finish the run and
even placed 4 th and we were thrilled with that especially since it was only her fourth time out on cattle
ever.
From there, Bindi and Jesse continued to improve and learn together and they really developed that
‘team’ for herding that we had previously seen in Steve and Kate. Bindi competed on cattle at the

2010 National Specialty and won second place and went Reserve High in Trial there. I showed her in
conformation to her Championship and trialed her some in agility, obedience and rally. She excelled
in all of the events that she competed in, but herding is what Bindi made it clear that she wanted to
do the most. She loved working cattle the best, but would tolerate ducks and geese and she enjoyed
working goats and sheep with a lot of enthusiasm.
When not competing in AKC trials Bindi & Jesse also competed in a few horseback trials as well as
ASCA where she quickly earned her WTCH and AHBA where she came within 2 pts of earning her
HTCH before we had to retire her. Bindi is one who always enjoys helping with daily chores around
our home and makes it clear to the other dogs that the stock is ‘hers’. She has always had a very
sweet and kind disposition, so when folks see pictures of her on cattle, or saw her working, they are
surprised at the change of ‘attitude’ that they see in her.
Bindi has been awarded The Dam of Most Herding Titlists from the ACDCA for the years 2011, 2014
& 2015. This meant a lot to us as we only bred her once. She also received the award for The Dam
of most new agility titlists in 2013, and The Dam of most new Rally titlists in 2014. All of her offspring
seem to be following in Bindi’s paw prints as we have 3 Conformation Champions out of her, and 2 of
which are also Dual Champions & 2 are Grand Champions. My dog, who is her son, “Dozer” GCHB

DC Bar H Blue Bulldozer CD RAE
HXAcsM HIAsc HSAdsMcM NJP
CGC is also a Bronze Grand Champion.
All of her pups are titled on sheep,
ducks/geese and cattle. Her daughter,
who is Jesse’s girl, ‘Lash” GCH DC
Bar H I’m A Cover Girl RE HSBdc
HXBdM HXAcdMsM HIAdsc
HSAdsMcM NJP CGC CGC was the
first ACD to earn the Herding Masters
title in started sheep, and the first dog
of any breed to earn a cattle masters
title which was from the started level.
Bindi’s daughter, Lash was the AC-
DCA High Pt started dog in the Nation
in 2013, High Pt Intermediate dog in
2014 and the High Pt Advanced dog
in the Nation in 2015.
Bindi has another daughter in Oregon,
Bar H Pistol Packing Lakota Cowgirl
HSAsc HRDI-s who is titled on sheep
and cattle and she is pointed in conformation
as well. Bindi’s other daughter,
“Belle” (we call her little Belle)
CH Bar H Tinkerbelle Trail RAE
HXAds HIAdsM HSAdMsMcM NJP
CGC was the ACDCA High Pt Started
dog in the Nation in 2014 and she is
now also working toward her Dual
Championship. Besides conformation
and herding Bindi’s puppies have
earned titles in obedience, rally and agility. There is another puppy girl who is very happy on a working
ranch here in our area.
One of the most rewarding accomplishments is that all of the titles earned and training on all of the
dogs has been owner/handled and we are very proud of that.
We were pleasantly surprised when we were told by AKC that Bindi was the first ACD to earn The
Herding Master’s Title in Advanced Cattle! And, to be the second dog in AKC History (after a Border
Collie) was really exciting as well.
Bindi earned her Register of Merit in 2014 and was awarded the Hi Point ROM Bitch in the Nation for
2015. And most recently in 2016 she also earned her ROMX.

She is still the Head of the pack around here and would love to be out there working and competing,
but age & arthritis has now slowed her down and we are just enjoying her each and every day.
Her grandkids are now starting to come
up the herding ladder and it’s fun to see
so many familiar traits that she has
passed on to them. Her grandson, Bar H
Packin Iron RN HSAs CGC was in his
second trial at the 2016 National Specialty
and he placed second on started
sheep and earned his started sheep title
at under 2 yrs of age. Her granddaughter,
Bar H Josie Wales RN PT CGC won
the 18-21month puppy sweeps at the
2016 Nationals and was third in the Bred
by Class. She has her PT and is getting
ready for her started debut.
Bindi has done everything we’ve asked
of her and more and she has blessed us
so much over the years and taught us a
lot about herding and has shown us how
much she’s enjoyed her job along the way. We are very thankful for the friends that we have made
throughout this journey and how this Blue girl has changed our lives. We’ve learned and continue to

learn something from everyone we’ve met and we have come to appreciate each and every day with
our girl, Bindi and all of our other dogs. Every run we run is special and we try to continue to keep it
fun for both the dogs and us. Bindi’s love and passion for herding has really showed us that the Cattle
Dog is happiest when they’re doing what they’ve been bred to do. We hope to keep this going on
in the generations to come but there will never be another girl like our, “Bindi”.
Bindi new HC with kids, Dozer HIT, Lash, RHIT, and Jessee

VCH DC GCH Bar H I’m A Cover Girl
RE HXBdM HSBdc HXAcdMsM NJP CGC ATDsc OTDsc STDcsd
HTAD- IIs HTAD-I ge,c HTD-I ge
“Lash”
DOB: April 3, 2010
Bred and Owned By: Jesse and Lisa Hampton
Bar H Cattle Dogs
Lash is the 10 th Australian Cattle Dog
Bitch and the 25 th ACD overall to earn
an AKC Dual Championship.
She was the second pup born out of
our older girl, Bindi (who was our first
DC and #9 th ACD Dual Champion Bitch
in AKC) The pup, who became known
as “Lash” was very strong and nursed
right away.
She and Jesse had an instant bond
between each other. Even as a young
puppy Lash would leave her siblings to
come over to see Jesse and just sit
with him. She was and still is his “little
girl” and his shadow.
Both Lash and Jesse have similar personalities.
They are both very laid back
and quiet. Lash is also very light hearted
and loves to play. During her first
HT run at 10 months old, she found a
stick, picked it up, went toward the
sheep then jumped up in the air and
proceeded to carry it with her without
missing a beat to complete her HT test.

Jesse finished Lash to her Conformation Championship as well as her Grand Championship himself,
and earned breed pts quickly by picking up a 4pt and 5pt Major in one weekend!
Lash’s calm demeanor has really helped her while trialing. During an outrun most stock will allow her
to get quite close before they feel her pressure. She’s a quiet worker and has recently started to develop
her own style. She has a way of working which is not as upright as most cattle dogs.
Lash won her first Reserve High in Trial in her first trial at the age of 2 and the next day she was High
in Trial. She has continued to improve and keeps surprising us along the herding trail. She was the
first ACD to earn the started sheep Masters title and the first dog in the AKC of Any breed to earn a
cattle Master’s title at any level. She earned this from the started level, and soon after that her mom,
Bindi became the first ACD to earn a Master’s title on Advanced cattle.
In 2014 Lash also became the first cattle dog in AKC history to earn any title on B course cattle and
also went HIT on B cattle with a score of 98 on one of her runs which was just beautiful to watch.
She has also had fun competing in agility and rally with Lisa. Lash qualified for the AKC Rally National
Championships in 2013 and
again in 2016 for this years
event. The training time for both
is limited but we try to keep her
tuned up a little in each venue,
and hoping to go on with her in
the future with some obedience
work.
Lash earned High in Trial at the
2013 National Specialty on Cattle
at age 3 which was her first
Specialty to compete in herding.
She was also the #1 AC-
DCA High Point Started dog in
the Nation in 2013, the #1 AC-
DCA High Point intermediate
Dog for the year in 2014 and
the #1 High Point Advanced
dog for the year in the Nation in
2015.
Lash has won several High and
Reserve High in Trial awards

on Both A and B courses and on all stock.
Lash became a new mom in December of 2014 and motherhood seemed to agree with her.
She was a great mom, but after whelping and weaning a littler of 7, she was ready to get back to
work!
6 months after having her pups she earned her last 2 Q’s toward her advanced cattle title in 1 weekend
and several HC pts in advanced sheep. The following two trials she won enough pts to finish up
her Dual Championship making her our first Home Bred Dual Champion and the 10 th ACD Bitch to do
this behind her #9 mom, Bindi.
Lash won second in advanced cattle at the 2016 National Specialty and the same day, her son, Bar
H Packin Iron RN HSAs CGC, aka “Gunner” won second place in the started sheep class at the National
Specialty and earned his Started sheep title. He wasn’t even 2 yrs old and this was his second
trial ever.
Her daughter, Bar H Josie Wales RN PT CGC, aka “Josie” won the 2016 ACD National Specialty 18-
21 month Puppy Sweeps class and also placed third in the Bred By class and is very close to her
earning her conformation championship..
All of Lash’s pups (and Bindi’s grandkids) are of good breed type and show a lot of promise in performance
and herding so we are looking forward to seeing how they blossom.

Lash and Jesse are very close to getting her WTCH and so they will continue to keep up the herding
work and try some more AHBA courses as well. She enjoys field work and ranch courses so it looks
like she is going to have a busy future. It’s been so rewarding and enjoyable to see her grow up and
see her develop her own “Lash” Style.

HC WTCH HTCH Danbar’s Spark To Flame At Sidekick HXAds, HXBd, HIAc, HSBs, HRDIIIs,
HTDIIId, HTADIIIs, CKC HAs, NA, NAJ, NF, TN-N, RN, RATM, NWI, QW
DOB: 9/18/2008
Sire: CH Danbar’s Lone Ranger PT, RN
Dam: CH Downey’s Onthego’s Cowgirl
Breeder: Barbara Nolan
Owners: Linda & Jeff Jaquish
Kindle is a dream dog to work in all areas but especially as a herding partner. She is kind to her livestock but
tough when she needed. She naturally rates her stock and releases pressure on her own when warranted. Kindle
is a multiple HIT and RHIT winner on all 3 kinds of livestock. Kindle finished her AKC herding championship

in 2 weekends. She is the most consistent dog I have ever worked and trialed. What I have in practice is what
she brings to the trial. She has definitely made my entry fees count! We are currently working on her Canadian
Kennel Club herding championship and hope to make her a quadruple herding champion!

HC HTCH WTCH Dalaussie's Cowboy Poetry,
HXACS HIBS HRDIIIsc HTADIIIs HTDIIs ATDcsd OFTD
Sage
Steve & Julie Waltenburg

DC Shalimar's Arkansas Traveler HXAs, HSAc
Tuna finished her PT at 13 months of age, and then her championship at age 15 months. She
made her herding trial debut in started sheep in August, 2008, taking RHIT her first weekend
out. She finished her started sheep title at the ACDCA National Specialty with a 2nd place
out of 28 entries.
Tuna is now retired from competition and is John's right hand girl and chore dog.
Sara-Jo Gahm and John Connolly
On The Lamb Farm
Arlington, WA
Phone: (360) 435-9078
Email: contact@onthelambfarm.com

DC On The Lamb Ride an Old Paint HXAcsd, HIBs
2013, 2014, and 2015 ACDCA National Herding Champion
Sara-Jo Gahm and John Connolly
On The Lamb Farm
Arlington, WA
Phone: (360) 435-9078
Email: contact@onthelambfarm.com

DC WTCH Stock Options Cowculated Risk
HXAcsd HXBd HIAcsd HIBd HSAcsd HSBcsd RN HRD1s HTAD1sd HTD1d QW
Reckon
Reckon is my first Bred By Dual Champion.
He is a grandson of my first Dual Champion, Roanie.
He picked me as his person at 4 weeks old and when it came down to evaluating the litter at 6-8
weeks old, there was only one choice for me, no matter which way I looked at it. Plus his first
exposure to stock at 6 weeks old had already told me he was the one to follow in his Granddam's
paw prints.
He finished his Conformation Championship in three weekends out and then we concentrated on
herding.

Reckon surpassed all of my expectations when we started trialing and was equally proficient at
working cattle, sheep, goats and ducks. He is titled on A & B Course Cattle, Sheep and Ducks
and is the first male and second ever ACD to earn a B Course Cattle title. He was RHIT on Cattle
at the 2011 ACDCA National Specialty. He finished his ASCA WTCH then a few months later
finished his AKC HC going HIT at the November 17, 2012 SLHC All Breed Trial for a major
win making him a Dual Champion at just over 4 years old. He has also trialed successfully in

AHBA and USBCHA where he was Reserve Novice Champion in a Timed Cattle Arena Trial his
first time out.
He sets stock for trials, handles all of the stock on the farm, is the best ever chore dog and is
beyond a shadow of a doubt, MY dog. He's my go to dog for anything and everything. The journey
has been amazing and I hope we have many years left working together doing what makes us
both happy.
Kim and Darren Broster
Murray, KY 42071
(270) 978-5599
broster@wk.net

Multi HIT,RHIT HTCH Vandys DUNGAREE DAWG HRD M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD1 -
C,D,S,GE HTAD111S S,HTAD111D,S,HTAD 1S, HSASDC HSBds HIBd HXAd HXBd
AOM
Multi HIT, RHIT HTCH Vandys Dungaree Dally, HCT -D,HRD 1-M,S,HRD III-S,
HTAD 1-CSD,GE,HTAD11-S,HTAD111-D,S, HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd HXBd ,NA
NAJ
MULTI HIT,RHIT HTCH VAndys Dungaree Doll HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1-
C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S, OA OAJ HSAscd HSBd HIBd
HXAd
Trained, handled, and loved by Carole Henry.

DC Vandys Dungaree Dawg HSASDC HSBds HIBd HXAd HXBd
AOM specialty,multi HIT/RHIT HRD M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD1 -C,D,S,GE
HTAD111S S,HTAD111D,S,HTAD 1S
Multi HIT,RHIT HTCH 1st time herding at ACD national HIT both days sheep. Went RHIT
from HSBS with a score of 97 under a BC judge.
First would like to acknowledge Richard Whorton for the help he gave me. He is a BC man. He
brought back Dawg who has crashed under another person's training methods.
Carole Henry

DC Vandys Dungaree Dally HSAdsc HSBd HIBd HXAd HXBd ,NA NAJ
Specialty WD from BBX- multi HIT/RHIT
HCT -D,HRD 1-M,S,HRD III-S, HTAD 1-CSD,GE,HTAD11-S,HTAD111-D,S
Dally
Carole Henry
Dally was trained and handled by me and forgave me for the
beginning training methods

Vandys Dungaree Doll OA OAJ HSAscd HSBd HIBd HXAd
HRD 1-M,S,HRD 111-S,HTAD 1-C,D,S,GE,HTAD 11-C,GE,S,HTAD 111-D,S, JHD-S
RWB from BBX at a specialty. Multi HIT /RHIT
Doll
Owned trained and handled by
Carole Henry

WTCH HTCH HC WISER’S SHE TURNS’EM HEADS AT THE FEED-N-SEED RD
RATN DM HXAcs HXAdM RTDcs AFTDcdsHTDIIIds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm
DOB: 12-31-13
SIRE: FIREFLY’S IM’A HUNK OF BURNIN’ LOVE DAM: SYDNEY DINGO GIRL TOSH CARVER BREEDER: TIFFANY WISER
OWNER: TAMARA & GAVIN KASSER BELLE MEADOW FARM WARTRACE TN
LOOKER
42
HERDING
TITLES
EARNED
DEC 2014
T0
NOV 2016
TRIPLE HERDING CHAMPION
YOUNGEST ACD TO EARN ALL THREE HERDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
BEFORE HER 3RD BIRTHDAY
2015 ACDCA INTERMEDIATE HIGH POINT DOG OF THE YEAR

LOOKER came home to Belle Meadow Farm as a seven week
old pup and was keen to stock right from the start showing
interest in the cattle and my training ducks. As a pup she hung
out at the barn watching Tilly do the chores and riding the golf
cart. Looker, was/is very biddable, she picked up her directional
commands quickly and her eye for stock develops more each
day. She instinctively turns back an escapee heifer and is a
natural header and heeler. Looker was started on ducks with
some exposure to sheep and by Fall 2014 she was working
cattle in the pens.
At 11 months of age, she earned her ASCA Started Sheep and
Duck titles with first and second placements on both stock and
two months later earned her ASCA Started Cattle title (second
x2).
In March 2015 she had an outstanding weekend earning her
AHBA Advanced Titles on Cattle, Sheep & Ducks with
qualifying scores from each of the four courses to earn her
HTCH! She is the youngest ACD with HTCH Title, knocking
off her working mate Tilly who previously owned this
distinction in 2013.
In May 2015, she earned her Started AKC Ducks & Cattle titles
in one weekend. She won cattle two out of three days and was
the reserve high and high dog on Cattle over all levels.
She trialed 3 weekends back to back to back in June 2015
earning both her ASCA Ranch Dog Title, Open Trial Cattle (first
& second on E & B Courses respectively), as well as earning her
Open Farm Cattle Trial Title. The following weekend she picked
up her AHBA HTDIIIs, RLFIIIm and HRDIIIm Titles.
And then the third weekend in June she earned qualifying scores
on AKC Started Sheep (second place x2), Intermediate Cattle
(first & second) and Intermediate Ducks (second place).
I felt Looker was off to a promising start in the trial arena as well
as a valuable cowhand on the farm. It may seem her trial
schedule was a bit heavy, but the young cow girl kept stepping
up to each challenge. SHE progressed smoothly through each
level on each stock. Looker was placing consistently in the top
2 dogs (35 FIRST PLACE AND 38 SECOND PLACE
AWARDS), often in a field of some dozen other teams, despite
being the youngest on the field, so we continued training and
trialing. August through November 2015 Looker earned: ASCA
OFTDds OTDs RTDc AFTDc Titles and AKC HIAc HIAd with
HIT HSA HXAc HXAd Titles.
By Spring 2016 she collected ASCA RTDs, AFTDds, ATDs,
ATDd Titles and earned her second Herding
Championship: ASCA WTCH.
The Summer 2016 was so HOT, with 3 months of 90 degree
plus days, Looker took the summer off from stock work to do
some Dock Diving. She earned 2 Dock Masters titles and
quailifed for the AKC National Championships. It was back to
stock work in October and November.
From May through November 2016 Looker earned AKC
HIAs, HXAs and HXAdM Titles, 4 RHITs and collected the
required 15 points, 3 Majors and 3 Firsts to clinch her third
Herding Championship: AKC HC.
And on the heels of earning her HC Title in Florida with A
second place finish on Advanced A Cattle, we returned to
Florida a month later and Looker rocked the dock making the
finals at the AKC Dock Diving National Championships with a
9th place finish out of 80 dogs in her division and a personal
best 24’2” - jumping out of a Masters and into Elite.
It’s back to work on the farm as Looker is my “go to” turn back
cow girl and super handy working in the pens. Here’s to many
years of stock work for this young rock star.
Love my “baby cow dog” as she will always be
affectionately called.

SDCH WTCH-X HTCH HC WALTZIN’ MATILDA AT BELLE MEADOW QW
RN NF RATS AX AXJ NVA OAC APK HXAcMdMsM HXBc HXBdM
DOB: 2-07-09
RS-E JS-E GS-E RD RTDcs PATDcs AFTDcds ATD-Mcds ATD-Xcds
HTDIIIcds HTADIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm
SIRE: LIBERTY’S COWBOY BLUES DAM: LIBERTY’S BUZZARD RED DAISY BREEDER: FRED REED
OWNER: TAMARA & GAVIN KASSER BELLE MEADOW FARM WARTRACE TN
TILLY
6 HERDING CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
EARNED FIRST 3 HERDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
within 6 MOS - ASCA, AKC, AHBA at 4 years of age
2012 ACDCA HIGH POINT STARTED DOG OF THE YEAR
2013 ACDCA HIGH POINT ADVANCED DOG OF THE YEAR
MOST HERDING TRIAL POINTS EARNED IN ONE YEAR - 500 +
2014 ACDCA HIGH POINT ADVANCED DOG OF THE YEAR
FIRST ACD TO EARN BOTH ADVANCED COURSE A & B DUCK MASTERS TITLES
YOUNGEST ACD TO EARN ADVANCED COURSE A CATTLE MASTERS TITLE
FIRST ACD TO EARN AKC ADVANCED B COURSE CATTLE TITLE
YOUNGEST ACD TO EARN AHBA HTCH TITLE
FIRST ACD TO EARN ALL AHBA ADVANCED
CATTLE, SHEEP & DUCK HERDING TITLES
FIRST ACD TO EARN ALL ASCA CATTLE, SHEEP & DUCKS HERDING TITLES:
STDcds OTDcds ATDcds OFTDcds
AFTDcds RTDcs PATDcs ATD-Mcds ATD-Xcds …
Earned 3 additional HERDING CHAMPIONSHIPS in Spring 2017
ASCA: WTCH-M WTCH-X SDCH
MOST HERDING TITLED AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG

NUMBER ONE COW HAND AT BELLE MEADOW FARM AND SUCCESSFUL TRIAL DOG
Life on the Farm
… The most valued cowhand on the 600-acre Belle Meadow
Farm where 200 head of Purebred Registered Angus and
Hereford cow calf pairs are raised is Tilly, an 8 year old
Australian Cattle Dog.
Tilly’s job varies from day to day at Belle Meadow: from rounding
up 40 pregnant cows, moving cattle to greener pastures, sorting
cattle in pens, loading cattle in the stock trailer. Tomorrow might
include preparing cow calf pairs for a sale catalog photo shoot.
It was my agility instructor who first recognized the fact that
Tilly needed to learn to partner with me, she suggested we
pursue what Tilly was bred to do - work livestock. So after
recovering from a broken toe from a run in with a young colt,
just one of many injuries Tilly has sustained, I found a herding
instructor for two year old Tilly and OUR herding instruction
began. We were hooked at the first Come-bye.
Road to Success
… By Spring 2012, Tilly was entered in her first AKC trial in
Started Ducks winning the class and taking RHIT. Two
weekends later the we entered our first ASCA trial in GA
winning Started Cattle, Started & Open Ducks & Started &
Open Sheep Classes & earning the Started & Open Titles.
Tilly was recognized with Most Promising Started Dog Award.
And from 2012 - 2017 Tilly’s list of accomplishments and
achievements grew to include earning the following:
SIX Herding Championships earned:
ASCA - WTCH WTCH-M WTCH-X SDCH
AKC - HC
AHBA - HTCH
Total of 72 Herding Titles
72 AKC HC points with 13 Majors
Life with a Cattle Dog
… In 2009 Tilly was selected from a local AKC breeder in Middle
Tennessee as a pet for my son Gavin. Right from the start I knew
there was something special about Tilly, although I had never
owned or trained a cattle dog, much less trialed competitively with
a dog. Tilly was unlike any of our family’s previous dogs - she was
very independent, seemed to have a low requirement for affection
and always had her eyes locked on stock. So needless to say, the
first six months Tilly was quite a challenge. After failed attempts in
locate a stock dog trainer, I found a local agility instructor that
helped me channel Tilly’s boundless energy, as well as challenge
her mind.
Tilly and I started competing in AKC agility when Tilly was just 15
months old and found success our first weekend out. While
extremely athletic and energetic, Tilly was rather independent in
the agility ring. Some young dogs get the zoomies, running around
avoiding obstacles, Tilly was making up her own courses, taking
all the jumps and obstacles, and then some.
Advanced MASTERS A Course Cattle & Sheep
and A & B Course Ducks
ALL Advanced Course titles in AHBA
HTADIIIcds HTDIIIcds HRDIIIcsm RLFIIIcsm
Advanced Course Titles in ASCA:
Ranch Trial Dog - Cattle & Sheep - RTDcs
Post Advanced Trial Dog -Cattle & Sheep - PATDcs
Advanced Farm Trial Dog -Cattle, Sheep, Ducks - AFTDcds
Advanced Trial Dog - Multi-Course - ATD-Mcds
Advanced Trial Dog Excellent- ATD-Xcds
WTCH-M WTCH-X SDCH
ACSA ADVANCED CATTLE SHEEP DUCKS TITLES
earned with 100 plus scores & double Qs on Courses A,B, C, D, E, F

I attribute my success with Tilly to many things but first and
foremost my instructor. I was fortunate to connect with
herding instructor Nancy Obermark of Outrun Farm. Nancy’s
stockdog savvy makes her an outstanding instructor and
mentor. “I know some handlers enjoy attending a variety of
workshops, but Nancy’s teaching style best matches my
learning style. She taught me a strong training foundation in
herding is about being fair and consistent with your dog, as
well as your livestock.
I am blessed to live with Tilly in paradise, on our family’s farm,
Belle Meadow. I love living in the country with all the wide open
spaces. And what better place for a cattle dog than a cattle
farm?! Yes I know cattle dogs live in many different places and
are many different things to many people and that’s what’s so
versatile about this breed. But the opportunity to do real life
chores has certainly been a contributing factor to Tilly’s success
in herding.
Other factors that I attribute to my success with Tilly includes
my training group, my travel and trial experiences, living on a
farm, my training opportunities and Tilly’s tenaciousness.
I am fortunate to train with a supportive group of handlers with
an array of breeds of herding dogs. Watching others, what
works and doesn't work for a particular handler/dog team,
makes for great learning experiences.
And last but certainly not least, Tilly’s success is due to her
breeding as a working cattle dog. Tilly possesses lots of eye
and has a strong presence on stock. Her approach is calculated
and deliberate and when called upon will demonstrate her
strength with her tenacious heel bite, rarely a bark. Tilly excels
at driving and pen work, which requires the dog to stay on the
stock pressure 100 % of the time. Cattle dogs are
characteristically loyal and Tilly has no quit.
Although, my instructor hosts AKC, AHBA and ASCA trials
throughout the year I wanted to know more about the trials in
other states and I longed to get outside my comfort zone and
see how other Australian cattle dogs were working. And then
there was that drive to trial cattle with Tilly, the job she was
bred to do. It was so enlightening watching the different styles
of other handlers as well as the many herding breeds of dogs
as well as other cattle dogs at trials - how they got the job
done or didn’t.
Our teamwork has afforded us many challenging assignments
including dog-breaking approximately 80 head of yearling
heifers annually on the farm thus making these cattle available
for the herding venues hosted at Belle Meadow Farm: monthly
livestock workshops and twice a year Stock dog trials. One
measure of our success has been the 90% trial Q rate. These
successful trials would not have been possible with out her shot
gun rider, Tilly.

Tilly and I were the featured program for the Southeast
Regional Hereford Association fall meeting, Herefords on the
Mountain in Monteagle, Tennessee. We took our OK Corral
(portable livestock handling system) and a group of our
Hereford heifers to Monteagle TN to demonstrate to fellow
Hereford cattleman the benefits of having a good cow dog on
the farm, and how one person and their skilled cattle dog can
get a job done that typically would take three to five cow hands.
I am so fortunate to have a cow dog that teaches me new
lessons every day and who has been so forgiving of her
handler in training. And as long as she keeps giving, I’ll keep
gving her stock to work. Love this Cow Girl!
Although Tilly has finished 6 Herding Championships and her
trial days are most likely behind her, there are always new
learning experiences on the farm. There may be routine stock
chores, but educating weaned calves each year is always a
great challenge So Tilly and I continue to hone our herding
skills through every day cattle work on the farm. A ready and
willing work partner is the best reward of all!