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Owner Mickie Elliott (Orlando, FL) called to say that our co-owned CH Deep River’s Consider Her Mine (Mya) whelped a litter of 5 yesterday, July 17, by CH Westwood Steele Dust. The litter contains 3 tri rough girls, a blue rough girl and a blue rough boy. Mya is pictured below at 19 months.
Also, puppies due early September at Deep River out of Jag-View Beyond a Glance (Felicia) - pointed, sired by Deep River Younghaven Alliance (Aaron) - pointed. Photos of Felicia & Aaron taken yesterday July 17 are below. Sables, sable merles, tris & blues are all possibilities from this breeding.
Felicia is from the last litter sired by CH Pinewynd’s Sparkling Brut, ROM and has a number of Deep River bred collies on her dam’s side of the pedigree. Her breeder is Shannon Pollard who kindly allowed me to own her. She has been shown sparingly so far, and has 9 points.
Aaron is the sire of a number of beautiful champions, including our much loved Top 10 smooth CH Deep River’s Bow and Arrow.
Nick Joines and Joel McCarty have recently bred our co-owned CH Deep River’s First Frost (Hannah) a blue smooth to tri rough CH Westwood Southern Yankee, a tri rough and hope for a litter of smooth and rough blues and tris in mid-Sept. Also, Nancy Parker is breeding our co-owned CH Deep River’s Mountain Shadows (Brooke) a tri rough to CH Deep River’s Ride the Lightning, a blue smooth next week; roughs and smooths, blues and tris. These puppies would be born the end of September. Puppies from these breedings will be eligible for the 6 to 9 month puppy class at the 2009 CCA national in Springfield, MA. Inquiries are welcome and may be made to me or to any of the owners of these girls. Updates will be available here.
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Berryville, VA July 11, 12 & 13 Keepsake Farm AHBA herding trials… My friend Claire and I went to VA this past weekend for American Herding Breeds Association trials. There were a few baubles but overall a highly successful weekend! Claire’s sheltie, Kess, earned her HRD 3 title (Ranch Dog - Advanced). Our Joy also earned her HRD 3 title as well as her HTAD 3 (Arena Dog - Advanced) title. Joy’s scores were high enough in Level 3 to earn her 2 pts. toward her AHBA Herding Championship! Joy also earned her HTD 1 title (similar to AKC Started B Course). She also earned 3 class placements.
Mike & Tucky Vaughn’s Kate earned her HTAD 1 title. Pam Brown’s Ariel earned a Q and 4th place in HTAD 1 on Sat. Pam’s Valerie earned a JHD (Junior Herding Dog) title similar to AKC PT title. Irene Meire’s Prada earned one Q toward her JHD as did Wendy Lamp’s Powder. Alas, Peggy Moorman’s Stryker did very well on Sun., but the judge did not agree with our thoughts on this. In fact, only one JHD entry earned a JHD Q on Sun. - Valerie. Since Valerie did a near perfect run, it would have been very difficult not to pass her performance! We were puzzled by that particular judge’s approach and believe that either of the other two judges would have passed both Stryker and Powder that day also! Powder actually did a better job the day she didn’t Q than the day she did!
There are quite a few posts in this series so take your time and enjoy!
Kath Moll
Deep River Collies
Joy bringing the sheep around the handlers cone after the outrun, lift & fetch in HTD 1 to begin running the course.
Joy putting the sheep in the free-standing pen at the end of the HTD 1 course.
Joy in HRD 3. She’s sorted 10 sheep and taken the first 5 through the foot bathe. She’s bringing out the second 5 to take through the foot bathe. Then all 10 are put together to work the rest of the course.
Bringing the flock back to repen after running the course in HRD3.
Joy in HTAD 3 removing the sheep that she has placed in the free standing pen.
Joy at the end of the HTAD 3 course repenning at the exhaust.
CH Deep River’s Shock Value
Valerie moves the sheep down the fence line.
Valerie brings the sheep back to repen after the centerline panels.
Deep River’s Reflexion on Snow
Powder holds her sit/stay before being told to fetch the sheep.
Powder takes the sheep down the fenceline.
Powder takes the sheep through the centerline panels.
CH Deep River’s Strike a Match
Stryker waits to be sent to get the sheep
Bringing them to Claire
Down the fence line
Deep River’s the Devil Wears Prada
Prada waits to be sent to the sheep
Prada takes the sheep through the center line panels
Prada after she repens the sheep at the exhaust
CH Deep River’s Kate at Deer Leap PT, HTAD 1 earning her Arena Dog title.
Kate brings the sheep up around the handler’s cone.
Kate & the sheep head for the center line panels.
Pam Brown’s Ariel a.k.a. -CH Deep River’s Consider the Source RN, PT on her Sat. HTAD 1 run earning 4th place.
Taking the sheep through the Y-chute
Completing the free-standing pen.
The repen - they all just went back in at the exhaust.
CH Deep River’s Comfort and Joy RN, HXAsd, RFL1, HTD 1, HTAD 3, HRD 3 on Friday
Bringing the flock up after the outrun (the fetch)
Taking them to the gate in pasture 1
Taking the flock to the far pasture to do a sort and some driving through obstacles
Bring the stock up from the middle enclosure after driving through obstacles. Slow down!
Taking the flock to the back pasture to put them away.
This past weekend, June 28 & 29, my friend Claire Apple & I went to Scarlet Mills Farm in Birdsboro, PA to herding trials sponsored by the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America. Claire’s little bi-blue sheltie, Brick, showed the cattle dogs how cattle herding is done earning two Q’s to complete his HSAc title. Brick was High in Trial on Sunday with a 96 out of 100! I’m thrilled to say that Joy earned both her Advanced sheep title and her Advanced duck title! Thank you Claire for handling Joy to her duck title and her last sheep Q! Thank you Dee Penatzer for training and handling Joy to her first two Advanced sheep Q’s! So our girl is now CH Deep River’s Comfort and Joy RN, HXAsd. Sorry the photos aren’t better -my Kodak is not the greatest & I was afraid to get too close!
Joy bringing the Call Ducks
That’s a Hold…
That’s a Hold…
Brick Moving Cattle Through the Y-Chute
From John & Cindy Reilly:
This picture was taken last year at a herding trial in Sanford, NC.
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TN Breeder’s Puppy Classic News
Nancy Parker & I took a trip last weekend to south central TN to visit collie friends this past weekend. The hospitality of the Pitts and the Cheatam’s was terrific, and we had a blast! I was the seminar presenter at the TN Breeder’s Puppy Classic held at Mike Cheatam’s beautiful farm in Petersburg, TN. Puppy Power was the title of my presentation on puppy evaluation and training. Thanks to all who attended! The turn out was wonderful - we saw many old friends and made some new ones. The puppy match was loads of fun (and funny) as well. I took a few photos:
Good news from the Collie Clu of Alabama Specialties! Our 6 month old smooth tri boy, BOO [Deep River's Huanting Ewe - Aaron and Joy son], was WD and BOW on Sunday May 25 for a 5 point major! He was RD on Monday. Our Scout [CH. Deep River's Bow and Arrow] was BOS Sunday and BOV Monday.
We’re all very happy with these results! Thanks to Dona and Taylor Williams for handling these two boys for us! Seventeen year old Taylor put the 5 pt. BOW on Boo.
Boo @ 16 Weeks
