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From mid-2011

• Abby and Nelly earn the new Versatility Cardigan award

  

  Abby (Finnshavn's Abby LeHave CGN HT RA AGNS AGNJS) and Nelly (Finnshavn Ffiery Ffairie CGN RA HT AGN), owned by Don and Sandie Ellicott and trained and handled by Sandie were both awarded the Versatility Cardigan (VC) award in May 2011.

  

  Abby was the first dog that Sandie had trained and first Cardigan in her life. Abby’s athleticism, work ethic, enthusiasm and plain attitude opened the door to dog performance sports and events, first agility, then herding and finally as a retirement project when she could no longer compete in agility and herding, she took on the rally obedience ring at the age of 10, bringing the same animated attitude that caused several judges to remark,"I just love your dog."

  

  Her performances are always memorable and some even spectacular, despite an inexperienced handler. She earned both her Agility Novice and Agility Novice Jumpers titles with High in class and overall high in trial at the 2007 Belgian Shepherd Specialty out of a large field.. She went on that same weekend to an AAC agility event where she won the money Snooker prize and the Judge’s Choice Award for the weekend, one of many over the years.

  

  Nelly has received the benefit of better more experienced training and handling, Larger and more powerful than Abby she has struggled with leaving bars up in agility. However she too has had her share of success. She is masterful at distance work (like Gamblers in AAC). She recently had the fastest time in a field of 37 in a Steeplechase competition. A friend describes Nelly in agility as like "driving a Ferrari." Nelly seems like a quiet girl but when the switch goes on to go to work she is all drive whether it is agility, herding or a game of fetch. She completed her Excellent Rally title recently, qualifying at every attempt from Novice to Excellent and with several High in Class awards. Nelly also has a great nose and would likely thrive on tracking.

  

  

  But these girls' versatility goes far beyond performance events and awards: they accompany Sandie to her work as therapist and are out front at reception at Don’s clinic. They are quiet companions when needed and energetic comrades on a swim, a hike or a walk at the beach or playing with the grandchildren. In short they are wonderful examples of the Cardigan breed.

From early 2011

• Beka Wins the Pearl Trophy

  

  Beka (Finnshavn Willow Flats Tuktu HI CGN HRD1-s RLF1-s STDs STDd STDc) was awarded the 2010 Pearl Trophy for the Cardigan Corgi with highest combined scores in her best three herding trials in the year. It was her second Pearl Trophy in as many years. Other highlights in 2010 for Beka and her handler/owner Anne Gunn were being High in Trial in an all-breed stockdog trial, and winning the Pepsi Trophy for stockmanship for the second year. Finally, they qualified for and competed in the First Canadian National All-Breed Herding Showcase in Ontario.

  

  Nine-year-old Beka is known for her quiet, deliberate herding style. She gives the stock just enough pressure to move, while rarely causing the animals to run.

  

  She is also a sweet house pet.

  

  Anne had never trained a dog before Beka.

  

  Congratulations, Anne!

  Archived 11 June 2011

From 2010

• Dolly's spectacular year continues.

  

  Shelley Camm's female is now properly known as Cdn/Am Gr Ch Yasashiikuma Smoky Mountn Maid, CGN. She earned the last requirements of the American Grand Champion title at the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of the Western Reserve specialty with a five-point win on August 13. Congratulations, Shelly!

• Click here for complete 2010 Canadian national specialty results.