August 2018, 47th Edition Newsletter Contents: Upcoming events July general meeting minutes/4th annual awards Yearly review July 2017-July 2018 Summer time fun with the dogs! Thanks Gail Chadwick for this photo! Website: www.bordercollieclubaz.com Facebook: Border Collie Club of Arizona
BCCAZ s 4th Annual Awards Dinner, July 14, 2018. Mi Amigos Mesa, AZ
Mark your Calendar for these Important Dates: August 11: BCCAZ sponsored AKC Herding Seminar September 21-23: AKC Agility at Top Notch Canines, Phoenix. October 14: Fun Day and General Meeting at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. December 15 and/or 16: A four event number AKC Farm Dog Certification Test along with herding instinct tests is in the works! Plus, another AKC B Herding Group Match, Obedience and Rally B Match. (not AKC approved yet)
BORDER COLLIE CLUB OF ARIZONA July 14, 2018, General Meeting 4th Annual Awards Dinner, Mi Amigos, Mesa Roll Call and Call to Order at 7:23 p.m: Anita, Cindy M., Linda, June, Janet, Barb, Tim, Scott, Lisa, Nancy, Susan, Paulette; Member applicants: Sarah Eccleton, Melody and John Peterman Minutes of Last Meeting: May 20 (published in June newsletter) No Changes or Corrections Report of President: (Anita) Annual Yearly Report Report of Secretary: (Dalaine absent) New Member applications received: Sarah Eccleton, Melody and John Peterman Report of Treasurer: (Susan) Savings: no change; Checking: $10,354.50; received checks from PSR Stockdogs (May herding trial) and Top Notch Canines (April agility trial) Committee Reports: Agility: (Cindy H.) absent, no report Conformation: (Barb) Checking on info about doing a Supported Entry at a spring all breed show. Herding: (Cindy M.) AKC Herding Seminar, August 11 th ; May trial income received; May 2019 dates will be changed. Possibly May 17-19, 2019. Obedience: (Paulette S.) Discussion about doing an obedience/rally match at the conformation match/farm Dog Certification test in December. Unfinished Business: Date for Farm Dog Certification Test? Helpers? Possible date is December 15 or 16 th. Date for Sanctioned B Match? Helpers? Possible date of Dec. 15 or 16 th. New Business: Volunteers to be on Nominating Committee for 2019 officers/board: Cindy M. (chair), Lisa Goss, Janet Povinelli and June Huddleston. Next General Meeting/Board Meeting: Sunday, October 14 th No other new business. Adjournment: 7:49 p.m. at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen (June/Linda s) at noon
It s almost here!! It s going to be a great day of being with fellow herders and learning about our favorite thing to do with our dogs: herding!! There is still time to join us, since a change in AKC s shipping policy was updated. The registration deadline is now August 8th.
BCCAZ Achievements/Events July 2017 - July 2018 (Includes planned and scheduled future events to July 2019; other events will be listed as they become available.) AKC Agility Trials at Top Notch Canines, Phoenix: Completed: September 21-23, 2017; February 9-11, March 23-25, April 27-29, 2018. Upcoming: 2018--September 21-23; 2019--February 8-10, March 22-24, April 26-28. AKC Herding Trials: Completed: November 17, 2017: B Course Geese, B Course Started Cattle, IceTech North, Dewey; January 13-14, 2018: B Course Sheep and B Course Cattle at AZ Lamb, Tonopah; May 4-6, 2018: A Course cattle, geese, sheep; B Course geese and B Course Started cattle at IceTech North, Dewey. Upcoming: May 17-19, 2019 (tentative date)--a Course Cattle, Geese, Sheep, B Course Geese and B Course Started Cattle at IceTech North, Dewey. Other trials in planning stage. A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT!! Donation to: AZBCR (Border Collie Rescue) for $500. Website: www.bordercollieclubaz.com (updated by Anita) Active Club Facebook Page: Social communication kept open to the general public about club events, Border Collies as a breed, etc. Currently 735 likes and increasing weekly. (updated by Anita) Spirit Committee to recognize member s birthdays, illness, loss of family members (of course, including our dogs). Thanks to Janet Povinelli for being on top of this all the time! Great job Janet!! We appreciate your dedication!! BCCAZ Tales: Monthly newsletter (46 editions as of July 2018) to members and friends/possible members of upcoming club events and accomplishments/minutes from general meetings/helpful advice/review of fun days. (written/created by Anita) Congratulations to Anita Easley who is now an AHBA judge!! Board accomplishments: Your board members are Tammy Gosnell (Vice-President), Susan Gruwell (Treasurer), Dalaine Wood (Secretary), Cindy Meadows (Herding), Barb Gates (Conformation), Cindy Hogan (Agility), Paulette Smith (Obedience), Anita Easley (President). Monthly meetings in person/phone conference/email. AKC and BCSA membership lists/officers/website updated. Participating in the AKC Outreach Program. Eight general meetings for membership by end of 2018.
4th Annual Club Awards Night at Mi Amigos on July 14. Bags with BCCAZ logo was presented to everyone present. SIX club fun days have offered members/guests an opportunity to title their dogs for AKC Canine Good Citizenship and Advanced Canine Good Citizenship (urban). Plus, able to earn the new AKC Trick Dog Titles. The club sponsored four AKC Farm Dog Certification Tests on December 10 th with Susan Gruwell and Anita Easley judging at Iron Spoon Ranch, hosted by June Huddleston and Linda Bruzda. Linda offered herding instinct tests to many people and their dogs. (Again, super help from Cindy Meadows, Tammy Gosnell, Scott Hauert, Nancy Parks, and Mary Thompson.) Barb and Tim Gates did a wonderful job of organizing/supervising the AKC Sanctioned B Herding Group Match at Iron Spoon Ranch on December 10 th. Barb has offered conformation practice at fun days, also. (Dalaine Wood was a great assistant at the match.) Fun Days/General Meetings/Educational Events: August 19, 2017: Third Annual Awards Banquet attended by sixteen club members. Enjoyed dining, visiting, planning club events at Mi Amigos Restaurant. Attendees received a lovely picture frame with BCCAZ logo. (Thank you Tammy Gosnell for arranging the gifts!) October 22, 2017: Fun Day at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. Herding practice, instinct tests, fun games with our dogs, AKC CGC(A), AKC Trick Dog tests, Farm Dog practice, lunch and General Meeting. December 10, 2017: AKC Farm Dog Certification Tests. Offered four tests at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. Thirty-nine runs were judged with twenty new FDC titles earned. December 10, 2017: AKC Sanctioned B Herding Group Match at Iron Spoon Ranch. December 16, 2017: Annual Meeting and Holiday Party hosted by Maci and Peg McGraw at AZ Lamb. Election/Meeting/ Potluck lunch/white Elephant Gift Exchange. Herding practice for January trial, nose work games with our dogs, AKC CGC(A), AKC Trick Dog titles. Activities for herders and non-herders!! Thank you Darla Welty for your scent work demo! January 13, 2018: General Meeting during lunch at end of herding trial at AZ Lamb. March 17, 2018: Fun Day at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. Herding practice, Scent Work, St. Patrick s Day costumes and games, lunch and General Mtg.
May 20, 2018: Fun Day at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. Three new CGCs, one CGCA, two AKC Novice Trick Dog Titles, and one Advanced Trick Dog Title earned, along with lots of herding and scent work practice. Lunch and General Mtg. June 9, 2018: Versatility Fun Night at MLF DogSports, Queen Creek. Thank you to hosts, Cindy and John Meadows! Agility courses, Conformation practice, Rally course practice, ten new AKC CGCs, four CGCAs, eight AKC Novice Trick Dog titles, and one Advanced Trick Dog title. Guest speaker was Dr. Diane M. Paster who discussed and demonstrated many warm-up routines for our dogs. Thanks Diane, it was great! BBQ potluck enjoyed by all! Upcoming Club Events: August 11, 2018: AKC Herding Seminar for Judges and Handlers by Alison Ruhe, AKC Herding Representative at Hampton Inn, Anthem. October 14: Fun Day/General Meeting at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. December 15 or 16: Farm Dog Certification Test/B Herding Group Match/Obedience/Rally B Match?? (Tentative plans) December 15 or 16: Annual Holiday Party/Annual Election/General Meeting at Iron Spoon Ranch, Laveen. (Tentative plans) January?? Fun Day/General Meeting/date/place not chosen yet. February?? Fun Day/General Meeting/date/place not chosen yet. March?? Fun Day/General Meeting/date/place not chosen yet. April?? Fun Day/General Meeting/date/place not chosen yet. May 17-19, 2019, AKC Herding Trial at IceTech North, Dewey. A Course Cattle, Geese, Sheep, Tests; B Course Geese (all levels) and B Course Started Cattle. (date and courses/stock still in planning stage) May?? Fun Day/General Meeting/date/place not chosen yet. July or August?? 5 th Annual BCCAZ Awards Night Membership: Individual 21, Household 11, Affiliate 14, Voting members 43 as of July 2018.
Summer time fun with our dogs!
Susan Gruwell and Sammi: This weekend, despite the high temperatures in California, was amazing. On Friday, Sammie completed enough dock diving jumps to get ranked nationally. She is currently at 32nd for Border Collies. Saturday and Sunday she ran pro novice in a USBCHA trial. We were just out of the placements on Saturday. Sunday she came in first and tied for high in trial for pro novice, and brought home this wonderful hand crafted hat rack. Megan Sims and Aussies: Soooooo very proud of our PSR bred by dogs today!!! AKC Trial in Vacaville, California, PSR bred by dogs took four of the six High in Trial/ Reserve High in Trials offered!!! Quinn-HIT sheep; Rocky- RHIT sheep; Brandi- HIT ducks; Sting- RHIT cattle
ENJOY THE SUMMER!
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who shared pictures of summer time fun with their dogs!!