ChX Tainsh New Dawn at BonniDune HSAs
STDs "Darcy"
Darcy was my pick of the litter when Duncan was bred to Sky
(Ch Dykebar Into the Future O'Tainsh). She didn't finish her
Championship until just after her fifth birthday, but that was only because we
had trouble finding shows at the same time that Darcy had any coat! When
all was said and done, Darcy finished with 18 points, four majors, seven Best
Opposite Sex and one Best
of Breed! I put Darcy's first two points on her, but thanks go to Missy Brown and Ronni DeLay for their
expert handling of Darcy in the breed ring.
In addition to her conformation career, Darcy has repeatedly shown her style on the herding trial field.
She earned her ASCA STDs title with placements in a large, competitive Started
class. She won 2nd place the first day, and then she tied with her father,
Duncan, for 1st place the next day. Duncan won the tie on time, but I am quite
proud of Darcy's two 2nd places her first weekend trialing.
In AKC events, Darcy earned her HSAs with a 2nd place and
two 3rd places , plus a 4th place "bumper" leg, in two consecutive
weekends.
Darcy is also trained to Novice level in obedience.
Darcy turned out to be an excellent mother, and her puppies were everything I'd hoped for
and more! Myst, the puppy BonniDune co-owns from her first litter, finished her
championship when she was only 15 months old. BonniDune also kept a puppy from Darcy's second litter,
Sheena and from her third litter I kept
Poco. All three girls have
their own pages, which can be reached from
Meet the
Dogs.
In only three litters, Darcy has created quite a legacy. She is the mother of DC BonniDune Front Paige News HXAs AOM.
Paige is an AKC Dual Champion, which means that she is a breed champion and a herding champion.
She won High In Trial at her very first AKC herding trial and
a Judge's Award of Merit at the Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles' 2005 Regional Specialty. Paige also won Winners Bitch and Best of
Winners at the BCCofGLA 2006 Regional Specialty. She is a multi-Best of Breed winner, and earned a Group 2 her first weekend as a Special.
Darcy's son, BonniDune This Bud's For Ewe HSAs STDsdc, won High In Trial
his first weekend at an AKC Herding Trial. In his first ASCA trials,
Bud placed in Sheep, Ducks and Cattle both days, and won Most Promising
Started Other Breed! Bud is only a few points away from his breed championship.
Darcy's son, BonniDune Bombs Away RN OA OAJ HSAs CL2-R CL2-H CL2-S CL2-F, won the 2005 National Specialty Puppy Sweepstakes
and also won Best Opposite Sex at the Performance Titled Match that same year. He one-upped that, winning Best of Breed at the 2006
BCSA National Specialty Performance Titled Match. Blitz has even competed in Dock-Diving, and showed all the Labs that a Border Collie can
be serious competition!
BonniDune A
Mac of Ewe Tu recently won a three-point major by going Best of Breed over specials. Another son, Hamilton's Impressive Repeat, won first place in the 6-9 month class at the 2006 Kentuckiana Cluster.
Hopefully I'll get some current pictures of Pete soon!
Darcy eye tested clear as a puppy and annually thereafter. CEA & CL Genotype NORMAL. She has OFA Good hips and OFA Normal elbows, patellae and thyroid. Darcy carries the red (chocolate) color.
