January
16, 2009
We’re
less than two weeks
into the new year and we want to
know your Collie resolutions for
2010. Have you resolved to participate
more or less in some way, in your
local club, the parent club; does
your resolution have anything to
do with technology; do you have
a special breeding planned that’s
going to re-double your efforts
or take it all in a new direction;
is this the year to improve your
handling skills or deepen your knowledge
of the breed through education?
Tell us your goals for 2010.
Deadline for submission
-- January 14, 2009
from
George Rohde, Junior Handler
I am a junior
handler who shows a rescued
Collie, "Scrappy," in Junior
Showmanship. My
New Year's resolution for 2010
is to get my 3rd first place
win in the Novice Class. I
want to advance to the Open
Class in Juniors this year. I
also want to begin competing
in Obedience and Agility. I
also have a resolution of becoming
involved in my local breed club,
Illiana Collie Fanciers. I
would like to become a member
of this club in 2010.
from
Joanne Casburn, Bardok Collies
As I get ready
to participate as an exhibitor
at our Canadian National Specialty
in five weeks, I only hope to
watch and learn from the judges
about what they see as their
ideal Collie. As an aspiring
all-breed judge I love to watch
the judging and marking my ideas
down about each dog to look
over later and compare with
the judges picks that day. My
pet peeve is movement, which
I feel gives me an idea of the
dogs structure before a hands on examination.
I have been to specialties as
an observer and noticed the
trend in Collies seems to be head,
coat and then movement. I hope to
learn from watching the judging that
the overall dog needs to be taken
into consideration before overlooking
a dog that may not have the best movement
but excels in other attributes.
I guess what I would like to see in
the ring is a Collie that could
go out in one day and herd a flock
of sheep, babysit a bunch of children,
strut their stuff in the ring
and then go home and curl up on the
couch. COLLIES CAN DO IT ALL!
from
Alicia Moore, Moore Collies
I endeavor to
be less frantic in my agility "commands." I
endeavor to make everything
I do with my Collies fun. I
endeavor to not be upset when
a dog I truly believe is inferior
to mine gets the nod. I
endeavor to continue to try
to show the public how amazing
this breed is. I endeavor to
breed a dog who is deserving of a
specialty show win as well as a breed
show win, and who is sound enough
to herd, as was intended for this
breed from the start. I
endeavor to help those in need
in the Collie world, in whatever
capacity I can. I endeavor to
continue to take my dogs out in public
to show the average person how
great our breed is, so folks who are
scared off by the grooming requirements
decide the breed is worth the effort.
from
Theresa Brown, Matrix
Collies
I have my first
pup on the ground this year.
So my goal is to improve both
my training ability and my handling
techniques. As he was a singleton,
I have already learned so much
that I would not have learned
had the rest of the litter survived.
2009 was filled with many collie
high's and lows . . . I am sure
that 2010 will also be a great
challenge that I look forward
to . . .
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