| I have always loved Border Collies. As a kid I knew that was the dog for me, and that I wanted to be involved in everything and anything Border Collies can do. When I was offered a purebred pup for free I jumped at the chance and brought home little Cindy. This began my Border Collie addiction, as I am now the proud mom of 4 lovely BC's. Here is a little about each of my Rockin’ Border Collies. Cindy is my all star! She does everything I ever ask of her and she always does it well. Cindy has several agility titles and an obedience and rally title. I have started Cindy on Sheep (and for those of you with herding dogs, I highly recommend giving sheep a try!) and she will be ready for herding trials in the spring of ’08. Cindy is a disc nut as well! Disc Doggin’ is her stress free sport and she loves it! Tap is my little rescue. I don’t really know what happened to her but it took a toll. She has been struggling with self confidence since I got her in 2004. Every year she gets better and disc doggin’ has really helped her. The no stress, no pressure environment has been fantastic and I am proud to say that at the Keenland event Tap got her VERY FIRST POINTS! She caught the last 2 tosses her first round and then every single toss the second for a 9th place finish in Toss and Fetch. After a year of lost focus and drive she went our there and totally rocked it and I am so proud of her! My other dogs did well but I am most proud of Tap. Ellie is also a rescue, I got her at 10 weeks of age from a not so nice situation. Ellie has always shown fantastic drive which we put to use on the field. She loves her plastic disc! Ellie has competed in 2 disc dog competitions and has a 2nd and 1st place finish in Toss and Fetch. She is a very high energy little border collie and she definately keeps me on my toes! Dice is the newest addition to the Rockin’ BC family and he is currently 7 months old. He is showing lots of interest in discs and is pretty fearless like most pups his age. We have been disc doggin’ for just over a year now and it is a wonderful sport for all ages and abilities for people and the dogs. We are looking forward to many more years of hangin’ out with great friends and tossin' a little plastic. |
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| Cindy chasing the disc. Photo courtesy by The Courier-Journal. |
| Ellie at the 2007 Midsummer at the Meadows. Photo courtesy by Jeff Wright. |
| Tap getting some air! Photo courtesy by The Courier-Journal. |
| Cindy at the 2007 Midsummer at the Meadows. Photo courtesy by Jeff Wright. |
| Renee & Ellie at the 2007 Keeneland event. Photo courtesy by Jeff Wright |
| Renee and her 1st place award in novice distance/accuracy at the 2007 Keeneland event. Photo courtesy by Jeff Wright. |
| Ellie at the 2007 Keeneland event. Photo courtesy by Tim Zimmer. |
| Renee & Ellie's first freestyle routine at the 2007 Keeneland event. Photo courtesy by Marshall Smith. |
