NEW SERVICE!
Please see Upcoming Events for links to individual trial entry forms!
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Trials for 2010
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Eriksdale Fair Trial
Triple treat:
cattle, field, arena.
Postponed till September
For Details Call Rick at
204-739-2642 or email
rvranch@highspeedcrow.ca
Western Canadian Finals
& Maple Creek Open
August 27, 28, 29 2010
For Details Call Dale or Dawn Montgomery at
306-662-3667 or email d.montgomery@yourlink.ca
See UpComing events for more details & entry form link.
If you are concerned about your point standing, and need to know which trials are going to be higher point qualifiers due to entries, please call Molly 7 days prior to the trial to confirm entry numbers to date for each trial.
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About Stock Dogs |
Bringing the Canadian Border Collie home
The origins of the Canadian Border Collie Association
Why working Border Collie owners should be Members of this [CBCA] Association.
In the mid 1990s there had been a Canada wide survey, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, polling some 250 Border Collie Breeders and 400 owners.
63% voted to have the Border Collie in a separate Registry that would respect and foster the working ability of the dog. Conformation would not be a defining factor.
The structure for such a body was planned. Its purpose would be the registration and identification of purebred Border Collies in Canada and the maintenance of pedigrees. One clearly defined goal was to maintain the Border Collie as a working breed, selected and maintained on the strength of its stock working ability, as it has been for the past 200 years.
Formed under the provisions of the Federal Animal Pedigree Act of Canada, which allows only one registering body per breed in Canada, this registry would be the only Border Collie registry in Canada. It was incorporated in 1997, becoming the Canadian Border Collie Association.
The founding President and the person behind a great deal of the preliminary work and negotiations was Amanda Milliken.
In January 2004 this Association was very pleased to be granted registration reciprocity with ISDS, the International Sheep Dog Society, thus bringing the Canadian Association into line with other similar Registries around the world. In this way it was felt that the Border Collie's future as a working breed would be safely assured.
In 2007 The Canadian Kennel Club introduced changes to its policy and procedures manual. These included adding the Border Collie to a list of breeds eligible to enter CKC competitions, including Conformation classes. At that time the CBCA met with CKC Chair and CEO, to express the Association's concerns about the inclusion of the Border Collie in Conformation Classes. There was an initial acknowledgement of this concern, and some suggestion of possible discussion about its merit. However very shortly after the meeting in Toronto, CKC approved the proposed changes and Border Collies have since then been included as eligible to compete in CKC Conformation Classes. CBCA members have frequently and strongly expressed their worry and fear that a process of breeding Border Collies to Conformation standards could eventually lead to a loss of the working Border Collie standard which we initially agreed to maintain.
The CBCA Board's intention is to maintain the Registry in such a way that the working Border Collies' pedigrees will remain separate and identifiable, and be separate from those of Border Collies being shown in Conformation Classes.
I urge those Border Collie owners, whose dogs are their working partners and who value the working heritage these dogs bring to us, to join and maintain their support for this Association. This you owe to the working dogs who do so much for us, so that we may continue to preserve their heritage.
Thank you. Aileen McConnell
Retiring President CBCA. January 2009
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What is a Stock Dog
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A "Stockdog" is a dog bred specifically for the handling of livestock. There are several breeds still bred for their strong working abilities and include the Border Collie, Australian Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog and the Australian Kelpie.
In Canada the most popular breed is the Border Collie,which was developed in the border regions of Scotland and England. The Border Collie is regarded as the most versitile of the herding breeds.
Most training for a stockdog pup is generally done with sheep and sometimes geese as they do not pose as much of a safety risk to the dog or the handler. As they grow in confidence and ability to understand their commands they will move on to more or larger animals.
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Where can I get one?
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A dog's instinct cannot be trained, it is bred into them. Buying the pup from the farmer down the road is not usually the best idea. Breeding is very important and only the best breeding stock should be used to ensure that the pups have a strong working instinct. [Note: breeding does not guarantee that a dog will work or develope its' instinct as improper care or trianing can ruin a good dog]. Stockdogs should always be bred for their working ability, not for color or financial gain.
If you are buying an older dog, it is best to see the dog work and get some basic instruction for the commands that are used. If it is a puppy you are buying, then we recommended that you see the parents work, or talk to someone who knows the parents.
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What is a working stock dog?
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Stockdogs are employed by many livestock handlers for dairy, sheep, goat, beef cattle and sometimes pigs. Once Livestock owners have used a good dog they see the benefit from the use of a stockdog to provide many services including the safer handling of large livestock or large numbers of animals as well as having the ability to manover in smaller spaces or cover difficult terrain that can not be navigated by machinery or vehicles. A stockdog, when properly handled can help it's owner to handle livestock with less physical labor for the handler and less stress for both the person and the livestock. A good dog can provide help that greatly reduces the number of people required for many tasks. A dog who can move the stock through "eye" or "presence", and without biting unless necessary will earn the trust of the livestock. Although, a dog out of control or biting indiscrimately, can cost the owner money due to livestock stress.
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'He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.'
--- Author Unknown
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Hello Rick,
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Attached is a note, of which you probably know all that is in it.
But I feel that owners of working Border Collies, people who value their dogs for those working abilities, and who feel that it is important for that heritage to be preserved, should know a bit more about the CBCA. Hence this message, as I depart the CBCA official scene.
I do not know if there is a Provincial Newsletter or a Circular that goes out to stock dog owners etc. But , I would be very grateful if you could find a way to have this go to stock dog people in Manitoba, one way or another.
Thank you,
best wishes for 2009.
Aileen McConnell
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Eriksdale Field Trial 2009
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