News and updates 2011

In Belgium a dog and handler are only allowed to compete in agility after gaining an agility licence by passing an agility test. Jurre (C litter) passed his test on November 12, at the age of only 16 months, by running a nice and faultless round.
Below the video clip of this round. The video window can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath it.

New pictures have been added of Smooch, Skippy and Dyna.

 

The page Photo gallery has now been filled with group photos of our dogs.

This beautiful picture of Fellow (C-litter) was made a few weeks ago during a flyball competition. It was taken by the dog training centre Fellow is running for.

 

Our puppies from the 2005 litter turned 6 years old today! Congrats to Binck, PT, Maike, Luna, and Maeghan!

With many thanks to Border Collie kennel From Let's Border we can now present a video clip of Twister (A litter) filmed at European Championships Dogfrisbee. Jeffrey and Twister are competing in the Starters division. A while ago they made a transfer from agility to dogfrisbee.
The video window can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath it.

The dutch agility competition season of the FCI has ended for this year. Mel and Britt (B-litter) have been promoted. Next year they will compete in FCI grade 3 (subclass B2). Their sister Ratu has been promoted to this class during the competition season by earning three first places, so next year she also competes in FCI grade 3 (subclass B2). Dua (litter 2002) and Sem (A litter) were running in FCI grade 3 (subclass C) this year, and will also compete there next year. Baik (litter 2002) will compete next year in grade 3 subclass B2 as he did this year.
On the pictures: Sem, who earned a very nice sixth place overall in the grade 3 C-large competition season. Many thanks to HSV Speed-Eemland and Marissa Figee for these pictures.

 

The end of the Dutch agility season is marked by a competition called "the Cynophilia Masters". A qualification is needed to enter this competition. Qualifications are based on the results of the competitions of the ending season. Only combinations competing in FCI grade 2 or grade 3 can qualify. We are very proud of the four Beautiful Day's who qualified for this competition: Sem (A-litter) and Mel, Ratu and Britt (B-litter). Ratu's jumping was without a fault, but she and her handler Nico managed to have the fastest time.
Below pictures of Mel and Ratu, thanks to Jurjen and Marina (www.dogonshirt.nl).

 

Yesterday we got a visit from Bunny (A litter) and his owner, at our agility training location. Bunny is a brother of our Smooch. Bunny has a very sweet character. He is active in agility and dogdance, but not competitive. It was nice seeing him and his owners again. Below a picture of Bunny, and a picture of Bunny together with his mother Skippy (left).

 

Some of the webpages have been updated.

Some health results of Choice have been added to her page:

Some health results of Lynn have been added to her page:

At the following pedigrees pictures of the ancestors have been added:

Mel (B-litter) achieved a marvellous first place in agility yesterday, in FCI grade 2.
Congrats to Wilco!

We received some new pictures of Jurre (C litter). Christel many thanks for sending them. There were also some pictures of Jurre's visit to us in August, pictures of him together with mother Smooch, grandma Skippy and sister Choice

 

Jurre (C-litter) had already passed the Belgian test of sociability in March with flying colours, but now he has also earned the Belgian obedience certificate. He earned full points for every excersize, but for the last one. The last excersize was the retrieve. Jurre knows this excersize very well, but he was in a playful mood, which costed him some points. We, and also his owners, are very proud of him.
Congrats to Christel!

 

By the way, also Jedd and Cate, two grandchildren of Skippy bred by the Belgian kennel Bonnie Blue, passed their test of sociability last week. They are a nephew and niece of Jurre.

We are a bit late with this item about the European Championships Dog Frisbee, which was held from 16 till 18 September in Boom, Belgium.
Twister (A-litter) participated in this event together with owner Jeffrey. This was the second competition in which they participated. They did very well together.
Below an awesome picture of this brand-new frisbee team, thanks to Canipicture dog photography.

 

Last sunday Fellow (C-litter) participated in a flyball competition for the very first time! He was present at the competition just for fun, and was not scheduled to run, because he only had attended six flyball lessons before. But because one of the scheduled dogs could not run and the team felt they had nothing to loose Fellow was given the chance to run. And he did very well: he was very focused and raced without faults to the flyball box and back. At the end of the day he received an incentive price, because he was by far the youngest participant.
Congrats to Barbara!

Glen (C litter) and his owner Simone have been trying sheep herding. Glen liked it very much, and so he and Simone will be doing this every week from now on. Thank you, Simone, for sending us the pictures.
Glen is also progressing very well in his obedience and agility training.

 

We received some new pictures of Paco (C-litter)! Thank you Peter and Marieke.
To see all pictures, click "More about ..." at the bottom of this item.

 

Again some new pictures of Jack (C-litter)! Thank you Maarten. We see resemblance with both his father and his mother.
To see all pictures, click "More about ..." at the bottom of this item.

 

Last sunday at the FCI grade 2 agility competition of KC Zoys Britt (B-litter) gained first place at the jumping round!
Congrats to Gerard!
Thanks to Joost van der Wekken for the video. The video window can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath it.

Mel (B-litter) was also running. This nice picture of her can be found at the website of HSV Speed-Eemland.

 

This spring we hope to welcome the second and final litter of our Lynn. The stud dog we have chosen is the sportive English Kyle (Kipcroft Red Kyle of Tarnforce), pictured below. For more information about Kyle, more pictures, and a video clip: look at Kyle's own page on this site, or click "More about Litter announcement" below.
For more information about this expected litter contact us.
Thanks to John and Kate Wykes (Tarnforce Border Collies) and Riita-Liisa Kuittinen (Jolly Agile Border Collies) for the pictures below.

 

Some new pictures were placed in Jaff's photo gallery. Jaff is owned by John and Kate Wykes (Tarnforce Border Collies) and is the sire of our C litter. Many thanks to Riita-Liisa Kuittinen (Jolly Agile Border Collies) and Yves De Saedeleer (From Rustling Sands Border Collies) for these new pictures.
Two of the new pictures are displayed below.

 

Skippy is very fanatic when playing with her ball. Because of this she jumps into the water in a very enthousiastic manner. While she is getting a little older (11.5 years) we don't know how much longer she can play like this without getting sore joints. So this is why we made a short movie of her jumping into the water. You can see the result below. To watch full screen, click the icon beneath the video.

Yesterday both Raya and Presto, sister and brother from the B-litter achieved two clear rounds, so both on agility and on jumping.
Brenner with Raya gained the fourth place in both rounds, and Bert with Presto earned a third place (agility) and a first place (jumping).
Presto has now been promoted to the second grade. Congrats to Bert and Brenner!

Ratu (B-litter) earned a second place in jumping today, in FCI grade 3 (subclass B2).
Congrats to Nico!

Yesterday we got a visit from Jurre (C litter) and his owner, at our agility training location. On his day of birth Jurre's weight was only 160 gram (5.4 oz), and now he has turned into a very nice young dog. We had a joyful afternoon together. Below a teaser of two pictures: one of Jurre weaving and one of Jurre (left) with grandma Skippy (middle) and mother Smooch (right). Click the link beneath the picture for more pictures of Jurre and more family portraits, also with sister Choice.

 

We received some new pictures of Glen (C litter). Simone many thanks for sending them. Glen is progressing very well in his agility training.

 

Thank you Maarten, for this new picture of Jack (C litter)!

 

We are very proud of Sem (A litter) with handler/owner Gerard and Ratu (B litter) with handler/owner Nico. Both qualified for the European Open at Bad Hall, Austria. This event took place this weekend
Below is a picture of Ratu, who did very well, especially considering her young age. In one of the agility rounds she even became the best Dutch dog.
The beautiful picture was taken by Maja Rokavec.

 

Thanks to Barbara some new pictures of the handsome Fellow (C-litter)!

 

Again some new pictures of Jurre (C-litter)! Thank you Christel, he looks so much like his grandma Skippy.
To see all pictures, click "More about ..." at the bottom of this item.

 

Our puppies from the 2002 litter turned 9 years old today! Congrats to Andor, Baik, Dua, Luna, and our very own Dyna!

New pictures have been added to the photo gallery of Lynn. And at last there are many new images in the photo gallery of Choice! Below a teaser of two new pictures of our little workaholic. To see all new pictures, go to the galleries of the girls or click the "More about..." link beneath these two thumbnails.

 

At the FCI grade 2 agility competition of KC Rotterdam Mel (B-litter) gained first place at the jumping round!
Congrats to Wilco!
Thanks to Joost van der Wekken for the video. The video window can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath it.

Ratu and Britt (B-litter) were also running. Pictures of the three sisters were made by Leen Vroegop.

 

Thanks to Simone we can present some new pictures of Glen (C-litter).

 

We received some new pictures of Jurre (C-litter)! Thank you Christel.
To see all pictures, click "More about ..." at the bottom of this item.

 

Yesterday the Dutch Championships agility were held. Sem (A-litter) and Dua (2002 litter) were selected for this event. Some nice pictures of them were taken (to see more pictures click the "More about" link at the bottom of this item).

 

These two pictures were taken by Ron Baltus and Leen Vroegop.

And a video clip of Dua's agility round, where she gained a fourth place. The video clip can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath the movie window.
To see a video of Sem's jumping round, click the "More about" link.

Thanks to Jurgen Smit for the videos.

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to Ferrah: she was really at her end. In March she was examined by ultrasound after having strange seizures, and it turned out she was suffering from pancreatic cancer, which had spread to her liver and other parts of her body. She had some nice and painfree months after this devastating news, because of the medication she got. These lasts days however, the medication stopped working, probably because her liver did not function well. She was feeling very ill and the last thing we could do for her was to let her go...
Ferrah was a very special dog. She was very sensitive and seemed to understand our feelings and thoughts. Anne had a very strong bond with her. She had a very strong character and a lot of working drive, even until her last days.

In life I loved you dearly,

In death I love you still.

In my heart you hold a place

no one could ever fill.

Our C-litter turns one year old today! Congrats to Glen, Paco, Fellow, Jurre, Jack, and our very own Choice!

Sem (A-litter) earned a second place in agility today, in FCI grade 3 (subclass C).
Congrats to Gerard!

Yesterday there was an agility competition very close to our home, organized by KC Delft. In FCI grade 2 Ratu (B-litter) earned a first place at the agility round!
This is the third time Ratu earns a first place in this class so now Ratu will be promoted to FCI grade 3! Congrats to Nico!
There is a video clip of this round. The video clip can be enlarged by clicking the icon beneath the movie window.

Britt and Mel (B-litter) were also participating in the grade 2 competition. A video clip of Mel's jumping round can be seen by clicking "More about..." at the bottom of this item.
Dua and Baik (2002 litter) were participating with Jaimy in an agility juniors competition. Dua became the first place winner in the jumping round and Baik earned a fourth place. Also Dua achieved a nice third place in agility. Congrats to Jaimy!
A lot of beautiful pictures were made of the competitors. Some of those can be seen by clicking the "More about..." link. Here's a teaser: two beautiful pictures of Mel taken by Leen Vroegop and Ron Baltus.

 

Photogenic Baik (2002 litter) looking good again:

 

Photo: Koppenhagen Fotografie. Taken at the 2nd grade competition organized by KC NOP.

A beautiful picture of the three grandchildren of Skippy bred by the Belgian kennel Bonnie Blue:

 

Cate, Jedd and Keen are seven months old and children of Skippy's son Sem.

Some pictures of van Mel (B-litter) at KC Deventer, thanks to photographer Leen Vroegop:

 

Thanks to Maarten some pictures of a walk with Fellow and Jack (C-litter). Here one of the pictures is shown, to see more pictures click the "More about..." link beneath this first picture.

 

1st grade agility competition at KC Hoogeveen: Mel (B-litter) wins the non-standard course and Britt (B-litter) achieves two clear rounds. This results in a second and a third place and promotion to FCI grade 2!

Mel, Britt, Raya and Presto, all from our B-litter, participated in the 1st grade agility compitition organized by KC West-Friesland. Britt became 2nd in the non-standard class. Mel earned her second and third clear round so she will be promoted to FCI grade 2! Congrats to Wilco! She was rewarded with a nice first and second place!
Some nice pictures of Mel and Presto were shot by Rene van Koppenhagen. More of those can be seen by clicking the "More about" link.

 

Ratu (B-litter) won the jumping round at the competition organized by KC Assen. Only one promotion point needed now for promotion to the third grade!

Our B-litter turned 2 years old today! Congrats to Mel, Raya, Liam, Beike, Ratu, Britt and Presto!

Some pups from our C-litter have discovered that water can be fun. Jack here below is one of them.

 

Easter monday we went to have a look at the competition held to select handler/dog combinations for the European Open in July 2011 in Austria. Ratu (B-litter) achieved a first place at the first agility round! This means she is qualified: congrats Nico!
Also congratulations for Gerard because Sem (A-litter) also qualified.
At the same time there was a first grade competition. Mel (B-litter) achieved her first clear round on the jumping and became 2nd.
We took some pictures of Mel:

 

An amazing result from Ratu (B-litter): at her first agility competition in grade 2 this sunday she achieved a first place on the agility course! Congrats Nico!
Baik (2002 litter) participated in saturday's competition in grade 3. Nice pictures of Ratu were taken by Leen Vroegop and of Baik by Rene van Koppenhagen.
More pictures can be seen by clicking the "More about" link beneath the thumbnails.

 

There was an agility competition organized by HSV DVS this weekend. Sem (A-litter) ran in FCI grade 3 (subclass C) and he achieved a third place on the jumping course and a second place on the agility course! Congratulations to Gerard!
Baik (2002 litter) was also participating in FCI grade 3 (subclass B2) and of him some nice pictures were taken by photographer Rene van Koppenhagen.
More pictures can be seen by clicking the "More about" link beneath the thumbnail.

 

An impression of our lovely afternoons at our training location.
The video was taken yesterday.
To watch full screen, click the icon beneath the video.

Yesterday was an exciting day: Skippy participated in the obedience beginners exam, an official exam of the Dutch Kennel Club. It went very well and she passed with 306 out of 320 point and the qualification excellent!

We received the saddest news today. Our Ferrah has not been herself lately. She had been put on a diet but only gained more weight. Blood tests revealed nothing extraordinary. But things got worse, she started to have strange seizures. During those she made strange movements and threatened to pass out. When given food she remarkably recovered. A blood test was run during a seizure and this reveiled she had a very low blood sugar level. The vet suspected her to have pancreatic cancer.
Today Ferrah was examined by ultrasound. This confirmed the suspicion of our vet. We also learned the cancer has spread to her liver. There were also some strange spots on her spleen and one of her kidneys showed to be abnormal. We are truly devastated by this news.
Fortunately she does not seem to have any pain. And considering all the medical abnormalities her condition is amazingly good. We will try to keep her blood sugar lever higher with medication and want to make the most of the time we have left with her.

Jack (C-litter) has been introduced to sheep herding. He was surely interested so he will continue his training with sheep. We received a nice picture from Maarten.

 

Smooch participated in an agility competition today, organized by the Border Collie Club of the Netherlands. She achieved a clear round in jumping and has been promoted to FCI grade 2.
Ratu (B-litter) also participated and also achieved a clear round in jumping (her fifth clear round in grade 1). This is her last competition in grade 1: now the transition period before she can compete in grade 2 is over.

We have a new picture of Glen (C-litter), thanks to Simone.

 

At the FCI grade 1 agility competition of HSC de Pijnhorst which was held yesterday Ratu (B-litter) won the jumping as well as the agility course. Last year she already achieved two clear rounds which means she is now promoted to FCI grade 2.
Congratulations Nico and Ratu!

We went to visit Raya and Presto (B-litter) and their family yesterday. Mel (B-litter) and her owners were also present. It was a well spent afternoon with agility training, coffee and cake and of course we took some family portraits of Lynn with her offspring. One of those as a teaser below, click the link beneath the picture for more family portraits.

Smooch became four years old today, just like the other puppies of Skippy and Apache. Congrats to Sem, Twister, Bunny and our own Smooch!

Today Smooch participated in an agility competition again, after a long recovery from injury. The competition was organized by the Border Collie Club of the Netherlands and was held in Bergen op Zoom. Smooch surely needs some more training, especially with the weaves. But no surprise after such a long recovery and we had a very fun day .
Ratu and Britt (B-litter) were also participating. It was Britt's first competition and she had two clear rounds (jumping 3rd place, agility 5th place). Now she needs only 1 promotion point for FCI grade 2. Congrats Gerard and Britt!

Smooch has had a recovery time because of a tendon injury in her front paw. We increased her training bit by bit and at the moment she is doing very well and there are now no more restrictions for our tough girl. Tomorrow she will compete in agility again for the first time since her injury . She has not competed for a long time because she had a litter of pups just before she injured herself.

Some nice new pictures of Binck (litter 2005) were send to us yesterday, thanks to Ellen.
Binck loves kittens, as can be seen on the picture. Click "More about" beneath the picture for more pictures of Binck.

Paco (C litter) and his owners came to visit today! Paco had of course a lot of fun playing with his sister Choice. Below a picture of Paco (right) with his mother Smooch (middle) and grandmother Skippy (left). Pictures of Paco and Choice can be seen by clicking on the link "More about" beneath the picture.

We wish all our friends and all the webite visitors a happy 2011!