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Pre-Registration Open for Terry Workman Herding Clinic, Oct. 20-21

August 23, 2018 /

October 20th & 21st, 2018

Balgrae Dog Training
13 Horne Homestead Road
Charlton, MA 01507

The Bearded Collie Club of Maine is honored to host a herding clinic with Terry Workman of WayToMe Bearded Collies and Border Collies in Bennet, NE. Terry is an AKC herding judge and has judged herding trials at multiple BCCA Specialties. In addition to his judging duties, Terry trains herding dogs of different breeds and trials with his Border Collies. He has held clinics in a variety of locations, including Washington state, Austria, Sweden and Maine.

Beginning and experienced dogs are welcomed. We will be offering 8 working spots from 8:00 to 5:00 Saturday and 4 working spots from 8:00 to 12:00 Sunday morning with 10 BCCA Herding Instinct Tests offered on Sunday afternoon 1:00 to 5:00 (dogs must be 6 months of age to qualify for the instinct certificate).

Working spots and HICs available and offered to BCCME members first, and then they will be open to all.

  • $100.00 for working spot
  • $35.00 for BCCA Instinct Test – (no previous experience is neccessary)
  • $35.00 per day for auditing

Please fill in the Pre-Registration form and return by September 15th to:

Maryann Groves, PO Box 472, Alfred, ME 04002
or e-mail to: cmgroves@roadrunner.com

Coffee, donuts, and muffins provided for breakfast – we will send out for lunch

NOTE: Don’t send any money just yet. Because we’re offering working spots to BCCME members first, we need to see how many members want to come. Come for one day, both days, for just the HIC… Whatever you’d like to do, contact Maryann. Download the pre-registration form here.

Who Wants to Go Herding this Fall?

July 1, 2018 /

Maryann, our intrepid Activities Chair, is working to bring our favorite Beardie breeder/judge Terry Workman back for a 2-day herding event. We’d have lessons on Saturday and early Sunday, and then offer the BCCA Herding Instinct Test (HIC) on Sunday. Working spots will first be offered to Club members (so get your memberships in!), then to other Beardie People, and then to everyone else.

Interested? We’d really like to know who would come. If you think this sounds good, please fill out our SurveyMonkey survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y6ZGG23

Thanks so much!

Busy Summer Ahead!

June 10, 2018 /

Hello Mainiacs!

The summer, like so many summers before it, is already looking to be crazy busy. Here’s a list of dates for events and deadlines that you’ll want to know about.

June 23-24: Supported Entries at the Chickadee Cluster in Cumberland, ME. Here are the entry breakdowns:
Saturday: 1-2 (0-0)
Sunday: 1-2 (0-0)

June 30: last day to submit photos for the 2019 Beardies of the World Calendar. All the details are at www.bowcalendar.com .

July 1: Time to start thinking about membership renewal! You can even renew online, which saves the trouble of writing checks and mailing stuff. I will be away for the BBQ this year, so you won’t be able to hand me any membership stuff there. If you can, please renew online or via snail mail before the BBQ.

Also on July 1: Our insurance renews. I’ll be spending some club money on that shortly.

July 14: Not only is it Bastille Day in France, but it’s also the date of the 13th annual BCCME Beardie Bounce & BBQ! As usual, it will be held at Val’s house in Scarborough from 12-4 PM. Bring something for the potluck, bring a pen to vote in the annual election (members only), and bring $$ for the traditional raffles.

(Yes, we did change the date of the BBQ to the 3rd weekend in July, but Val can’t be home to host us on that date this year — so we’re back to the second weekend this year.)

Lastly… save the weekend of October 20-21! Maryann, our Activities Chair has been planning something special! Priority for signup goes to BCCME members first, so there’s an incentive to renew!

Val has been working on getting a Fun Walk together in Scarborough sometime. More on that as the details get ironed out.

That’s all for now… Please contact Val with any ideas, if you’d like to run for office, or for any good reason at all.

Chickadee Cluster Entries Close June 6

May 26, 2018 /

Closing date for the shows in this Cluster is Wednesday, June 6 at noon. The superintendent is MB-F.

Here’s a link to the Premium List.

Our judges for the weekend are:

Thursday: Dr. Steve Keating (breed & group)
Friday: Col. Joe Purkhiser (breed & group)
Saturday: Robert Stein (breed & group)
Sunday: Carolyn Herbel (breed & group)

Judging Programs for Our Specialty/Supported Entry at Ladies’

May 26, 2018 /

On Saturday, Sweeps begins at 11:30 AM. Regular class judging starts at 12:15 PM.

On Sunday, judging starts at 12:15 PM.

Judging Programs

Saturday
Sunday

Southern Maine Coastal Classic Results

May 26, 2018 /

Congratulations to our winners at the Southern Maine Coastal Classic!

Thursday

BOB/Group 2: CH Dunhill Thunderbolt
Best Owner-Handled/Select: GCHB Briarpatch Looking Back PT RN
WD: Highland’s Tobermory Summer Skye
Rally Novice B – 3rd Place: GCH Briarpatch Give Your Heart Away

Friday

BOB/Group 2: CH Dunhill Thunderbolt
BOS/WB: Larkslane Blisshollow Sapphire BN RA FDC CGC TKI
BOW/WD/BBE Group 4: Avalon the Pirate King
Select: GCHB Briarpatch Looking Back PT RN
RWD: Highland’s Tobermory Summer Skye
RWB: Raintree Stonebay Live the Moment
Rally Novice B – 3rd Place: GCH Briarpatch Give Your Heart Away
Rally Advanced A – Shepherd Calls Brilliant Light RN OA AXJ OF CGC

Saturday

BOB/Group 4: GCHB Briarpatch Looking Back PT RN
BOS/WB: Raintree Stonebay Live the Moment
BOW/WD: Highland’s Tobermory Summer Skye
Select: CH Dunhill Thunderbolt
RWD: Avalon the Pirate King
RWB: Larkslane Blisshollow Sapphire BN RA FDC CGC TKI
Rally Intermediate – 2nd Place: GCH Briarpatch Give Your Heart Away

Sunday

BOB/Best Owner-Handled: GCHB Briarpatch Looking Back PT RN
BOS/WB: Larkslane Blisshollow Sapphire BN RA FDC CGC TKI
BOW/WD: Highland’s Tobermory Summer Skye
Select: CH Dunhill Thunderbolt
RWD: Avalon the Pirate King
RWB: Raintree Stonebay Live the Moment
Rally Advanced A – 1st Place: Shepherd Calls Brilliant Light RN OA AXJ OF CGC

Coming Up Wicked Soon: Southern ME Coastal Classic Cluster

May 13, 2018 /

Our Supported Entries will take place on Saturday and Sunday, plus we’re offering a rosette for Friday’s Best Bred-By in Breed. As always, we’ll have fabulous trophies and good company! Did we mention cheap lobstah?

Our judges for the weekend:

  • Thursday breed and group: Darle M. Heck
  • Friday breed and group: John P. Wade
  • Saturday breed and group: Stephanie Hedgepath
  • Sunday breed and group: Richard Lashbrook (Provisional)

We have 3-point majors in Bitches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the cluster.

The Premium list is here.

Here are the Judging Programs. Click the day to download the corresponding Judging Program.

Don’t Forget! Entries for our Specialty at Ladies’ close at 12 noon on this coming Wednesday, May 16!

It’s Not Just About the Shows

The BCCME Board is holding a meeting at Wassamki on the show weekend. Day and time are TBD, but all club members are welcome to join in. We’ll be discussing the Specialty at Ladies’, the Bounce & BBQ, and assorted other topics. FMI: contact Val.

Judging Panels for Chickadee Cluster, June 21-24

April 9, 2018 /

The Judging Panels for the Chickadee Cluster in Cumberland, ME are now available on Infodog! In addition to BCCME’s Supported Entries, the weekend shows will include two obedience and rally trials each day and the Naional Owner-Handler Series. Oh, and did we mention lobstah?

Check the BCCME event page for the Cluster for more information. We’ll post the Premium List there when it’s available.

Southern Maine Coastal Classic Premium Now Available

April 2, 2018 /

Check it out! The Premium List for the Southern Maine Coastal Classic (May 17-20, 2018) is now available:

http://pdf.infodog.com/prm/1606/prm1606.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks

Come show in New England! It only takes 4 dog or bitch entries in Beardies to make 3 points — plus you’ll get fabulous prizes at our Supported Entries. Two more words for you: Cheap Lobstah!

Now that we really have your attention, look here for more information.

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