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October 14, 2005 - Fly passed her Herding Instinct test at the 2005 BCSA National Specialty!
June 18, 2005 - Fly's OFA came back today. She rated GOOD! Her OFA # is BCO-5768G25F-PI
May 15, 2005 - Today is a sad day. Casper fell ill this morning and is now waiting at the Bridge.
March 31, 2005 - While at Lousiville I had Fly DNA tested for CEA/CH and her tests came back NORMAL. Her Optigen accession # is 05-1840.
March 20, 2005 - Good friend Debbie Willoughby, of Uherdit BCs, tried Fly on sheep today. Fly turned on instantly! I had purposely kept her off of sheep because I felt she was too immature, but she proved me wrong, and now I will be looking into lessons and trialing come summer.
March 19, 2005 - Fly and I traveled to Kentucky again for the Louisville Cluster. Today Fly received her first Qualifying Score for her Rally Novice title. I am very excited because this will be the first title I have ever put on a dog.
January 13, 2005 - Today is a sad day. Cadbury fell ill overnight and is now waiting at the Bridge.
October 8, 2004 - Fly graduated from Advanced Beginner agility class and will begin Intermediate class next week at Gemini Dog Training, Inc.
September 12, 2004 - Fly ended her show season in style by taking Best of Opposite Sex at the Cape Cod Kennel Club show today, under breed specialist judge Storey C Smith. She showed very well and I was extremely proud of how she acted. I have decided to take time off from showing to give Fly time to mature and concentrate on her agility training. We will hopefully be ready for the points chase in Spring 2005.
September 5, 2004 - We have a new addition! Harry, a Miniature Sicilian Donkey, came to live with us today.
July 17, 2004 - Fly's sister Myst attained her Championship today at the age of 15 months. She has a total of 16 points, three 4-point majors, and 1 Best of Breed. Her name is now Ch BonniDune Hyland Myst. Congratulations to Myst's co-owners Kelly Whiteman, and Debbie Willoughby, who handled Myst.
July 9, 2004 - Fly and I started our beginner agility course. You can keep track of our progress by following the link to: Fly's LiveJournal.
June 25, 2004 - I have added a new logo to the index. I cannot thank Kate Axford enough for designing and drawing the picture.
May 30, 2004 - Fly took Reserve Winner's Bitch in Wrentham today. She showed extremely well and I am very proud of her.
May 20, 2004 - Fly passed her CERF exam last Sunday.
I made some changes and additions to the site. I added a new picture of Fly to her page, a beautiful headshot of Tucker to his page, as well as a page for Peaches .
May 15, 2004 - Fly and I attended a show in Maine today. We didn't get any points, but she showed really well. I am very proud of her, and I should have a copy of a really nice win shot in a few weeks.
May 4, 2004 - Fly's grandsire, Duncan, completed his AKC herding championship over the weekend, with 16 points and three majors. He is already a Champion of Record so now he is a Dual Champion. Many congratulations to Kelly Whiteman (Fly's breeder), and to Terry Kenney, who handled Duncan. Duncan's name is now: VCh ChX DC Majestic Outlander CDX HXAs OTDs HCT TDI AOM AOE
Fly is registered for a Beginner's agility class starting on July 9th at Gemini Dog Training, in Littleton, MA.
I have made small changes to the website. I added a page on Tucker, which can be found from the Other Animals page, as well as graphics and updated pictures of Fly.
April 30, 2004 - Fly and I attended a breed match in Acton, Maine. Fly took a first in Open Bitch, then went on to Best of Breed, and a Group 3! She showed really well despite it being close to 90 degrees out. It was a very long day, but she held on long enough to pass her Canine Good Citizen test. Her name is now BonniDune's Wanna Fly By Dawn CGC. I am very proud of her.
April 20, 2004 - Fly's mother, Tainsh New Dawn at BonniDune (Darcy), and sister, BonniDune Hyland "Myst", cleaned up at the 4 day show in Terre Haute, IN. Thursday and Friday Myst took Winners Bitch for back to back 4-point majors while Darcy took Reserve Winners Bitch. Then on Saturday and Sunday Darcy took Winners Bitch for back to back 3-point majors while Myst took Reserve Winners. Darcy also took Best of Breed one of the days. Big congrats to Kelly Whiteman and Debbie Willoughby, who co-owns Myst with Kelly.
April 10, 2004 - Fly and I attended a Beginner's Tracking Clinic at Gemini Dog Training in Littleton. I am brand new to tracking, but am hooked already. Fly excelled at the tracks that we did, including a 45 degree angle turn. I can't wait to start working with her and prepping for her certification.
March 12-14, 2004 - Dad and I took Fly to the Louisville Cluster Dog Show. She showed ok on Friday at the Kentuckiana Tartan Border Collie Club specialty, but did not place. On Saturday at the Evansville KC she strutted her stuff to win her class! And on Sunday she took third in her puppy sweeps class, while her sister Myst took first and Reserve Winner's Bitch at the KTBCC supported entry show. I am so happy with how Fly showed. Thank you to everyone who helped me at the show, I learned so much, and I greatly appreciated the compliments and assurances that I'm on the right track.
January 10-12, 2004 - Fly showed in Fitchburg, MA. Her first appearance in the breed ring and she did ok. Since neither of us have ever been to a show before it was a totally new experience.. I learned a lot and know what to work on with Fly now.
Many thanks to Lee Levy, of Tonalee Border Collies, who gave up his weekend to handle Fly in her first shows and to give me a strong foundation in the art of conformation.
December 5, 2003 - Fly was scheduled to make her debut in the showring, however due to the blizzard that hit New England we scratched.
May 26, 2003 - After a 16 hour drive Dad and I arrived home with 8 week old Fly.