http://bordercollies.omegan.org Dedicated to breeding Border Collies true to the breed's original form and function Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:25:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While Tori and I were having fun at Dog Scout Camp, Layla was travelling with her breeder to shows.  In Omaha, NE she took Best of Winners for one point, and then in Bismarck, ND she took Winners Bitch for a three point major!  A big thanks to Alice Caplinger, ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/08/05/another-major-win/ Tori and I attended Dog Scout Camp in St. Helen, Michigan and we were proud to come home with 10 total badges.  The first badge that any dog has to earn is the Dog Scout Badge, and then Tori also took home badges in First Aid, Backpacking, Art of Shaping, ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/08/05/new-dog-scout/ This past weekend was a fun weekend for dog showing, as we attended the Twin Peaks Kennel Club's UKC shows.  There were 5 shows, one on Friday, and two on Saturday and Sunday.  Sadie did very well taking 5 Best of Breeds, a Group 3 and three Group 4's.  Pirate ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/07/22/new-ukc-champion/ We attended the Flatirons Kennel Club show in Longmont, CO, and on Sunday, Pirate got Winners Dog and Best of Opposite for a 3 point major. This is Pirate's first major, and we are very excited that the judge (Ms Sheila Polk) liked him so much. This brings ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/06/03/great-showing-weekend/ Last year my mom, Doree, attended a leadership retreat for Dog Scouts of America, where Faith became a dog scout, and got the opportunity to earn badges in Steeplechase, Dog Care, and Search and Rescue. Later that year we started to form our Dog Scout troop here in Colorado. ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/05/29/our-family-of-dog-scouts/ Tori earned her first AKC title, the Pre-Trial Tested title on sheep.   She did very well, especially considering she had very little training.  She is very biddable and maintains a good distance from the sheep. Pirate got his first PT leg, but got a little too excited the second time ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/04/20/toris-first-akc-title/ Chance, who lives with Kathleen Corum in AZ, went to his first herding trial and came home with a new title! It was an ASCA trial, and he earned his Started Trial Dog title with a third place and two fourth places. Did I mention that Chance is ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/04/07/chances-new-herding-title/ We decided to expand our horizons by attending some shows put on by registries other than AKC. The first show was the IABCA show on March 1-2, 2008. These shows are judged like a European show, where dogs must accumulate three V-1 (excellent) cards to obtain a Championship. ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/03/12/new-showing-venues-mean-more-champions/ Sadie, Ch. Omegan's Make Me An Angel, finished in style at the Rocky Mountain Cluster in Denver, CO. She took Winners Bitch the first day for a 3 pt. major, Reserve Winners Bitch the second day, Winners Bitch/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex the third day to finish ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2008/02/20/first-omegan-champion/ Over the summer my computer had to be reformatted, and I lost all ability to update the website.  As a Christmas present, my wonderful older sister Karen redesigned my website.  She is a web designer, and built the site originally, but now she has made some changes that allow me ... http://bordercollies.omegan.org/2007/12/29/big-website-changes/