CBCA News
CBCA News The 2008 CBCA Championships will be held August 7 - 10 at Grass Creek Park - Kingston Ontario. As more information becomes available it will be posted on the Championship page.
Peter Gonnet has been reelected as a Western Director. Both Dave Young and Bill Younger had decided not to run again for Eastern Directors. In their stead Fiona Robertson and Bruce Smart have been elected - more information on the Executive page
Despite our best efforts CKC has decided to allow Border Collies to compete conformation (and all other events). While CBCA has no issue with Border Collies competing in performance events we have strong reservations about conformation showing as this will probably lead to Border Collies being bred for looks rather than work. The board feels that such showing is contrary to the objectives of CBCA. As such persons showing border collies in conformation are not eligible for membership in CBCA.
The Board has instituted a travel grant which will help an open handler from one region to participate at the next year's championship in the other region. To this end the board will give the out $ 600.00 annually to one member in good standing who is running in Open and is a resident of Canada.
Members who are interested should contact the secretary at or before the AGM. At the AGM three names will be drawn - the first name will be the winner of the grant, the other two will be alternates (in order of draw). In the following year, as soon as the winner has made travel arrangements the secretary will issue a cheque in the amount of $ 600.00. No member can win the grant twice in a row.
This grant was available for the first time in 2007 for a member from the East to participate at the 2007 Championships which was held in Saskatchewan (Sept14 - 16).
The winners for the 2008 travel grant for a Western member to participate in the 2008 Championships held in the East is Bev Sommer from Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan.
The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) and the Canadian Border Collie Association (CBCA) are pleased to announce a joint agreement whereby the ISDS will recognise the pedigree of an CBCA recorded sire and/or dam as valid for the registration of pups in the ISDS Stud Book according to ISDS Rules.
This position has been reached for the benefit of owners, breeders and dogs alike. The two organisations have the same objective of supporting the Border Collie being a working sheepdog. It is recognised that this will be greatly helped by effectively bringing together the worldwide community of these dogs and giving owners greater access to an appropriate register.
Aileen McConnell
President, Canadian Border Collie Association
Norman Lorton
Chief Executive, International Sheep Dog Society
INTERNATIONAL SHEEP DOG SOCIETY
Statement of Position
The Recognition of Canadian Border Collie Association Pedigrees
The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) has agreed to recognise the dog pedigrees issued by the Canadian Border Collie Association (CBCA). This document gives some background information, details the rationale for the position and outlines the rules to be applied by the ISDS.
The ISDS was established in 1906. Its pedigree register of Border Collies is presented in a Stud Book that has been issued annually since 1949. The two earliest volumes trace back to the pedigrees of dogs from around 1894. Over 250,000 dogs have been entered and today the ISDS registers some 5,000 - 6,000 dogs per annum for 4,000 members.
The ISDS register has historically never recognised any other. ISDS dogs have been exported to all parts of the world for nearly 100 years and thus form the base of all non-UK registries. The CBCA recognises an ISDS pedigree, plus those from the American Border Collie Association.
In the past, the flow of sheepdogs was out of the UK only. Today, there is still an export but new regulations to control rabies in the UK , plus a growing ability in non-UK dogs, means a growth in trade. This is to the benefit of canine health with an increased gene pool. Greater interest in international competition means that the ISDS needs to consider the international family of Border Collies.
Meanwhile, there is a growing separation in the identity and behaviour of the 'show' Border Collie as regulated by various national kennel clubs. Such breed standards are detrimental to the potential ability and health of a working sheepdog. A mutual recognition between those working Border Collie registers that have the same objective would be beneficial.
Beyond this matter of recognition, the ISDS and CBCA will continue with existing membership and registration rules; the CBCA position is unchanged. In future, one organisation is not obliged to consult with the other over any proposed changes to respective rules, although the common bond of purpose will encourage a greater dialogue. The following changes are to ISDS practice only.
The ISDS will now accept a CBCA registration of sire and/or dam as valid for the registration of pups in the ISDS Stud Book according to the ISDS Rules in force at the time of application. These currently require that the owner of the sire/dam is a member of the ISDS and that the dog has a valid certificate for prescribed eye examinations.
The ISDS will require that the owner of such an CBCA registered dog present an original CBCA certificate with pedigree and original eye examination certificate (photocopies are not acceptable); these will be returned to the owner. There will thus be no need for the ISDS to confirm registration with the CBCA Secretary. The ISDS will record the details of the dog in its computer registration system and on all produced documents retaining the CBCA number and adding an international prefix.
Note that it is not the intention of the ISDS to provide ISDS registration numbers to adult CBCA dogs since this is an unnecessary duplication.
The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) and the Canadian Border Collie Association (CBCA) are pleased to announce a joint agreement whereby the ISDS will recognise the pedigree of an CBCA recorded sire and/or dam as valid for the registration of pups in the ISDS Stud Book according to ISDS Rules.
This position has been reached for the benefit of owners, breeders and dogs alike. The two organisations have the same objective of supporting the Border Collie being a working sheepdog. It is recognised that this will be greatly helped by effectively bringing together the worldwide community of these dogs and giving owners greater access to an appropriate register.
Norman Lorton
Chief Executive, International Sheep Dog Society
February 2004
This association was licensed in April 1996, and under the
Ministry of Agriculture Regulations is the official body in
Canada responsible for the registration of Purebred Border
Collies. In keeping with the Livestock Act an identification
system was designed so that each registered collie has unique
ID numbers/letters.
Either tattoo or microchip implant may be used
It is an Association regulation that puppies to be
registered must be identified before they leave the premises
of the owner at birth.
Go to
Identification page for more information
The Association website (www.canadianbordercollies.org) has a
listing of letters already in use by breeders.
Go to
Tattooletters
Help in tracing a tattoo or microchip is available from the
Association’s Secretary
Werner Reitboeck who may be contacted at any time, and will
respond as quickly as possible
registrar@canadianbordercollies.org
Tel 613 448 3817 Fax 613 448 3265
Note Not all Border Collies with tattoos are registered with the CBCA. Owners may arrange for their own ID / tattoo markings. However it is the only registry in Canada issuing unique individual identifications for Border Collies. It is hoped that a wider awareness of this information will encourage more owners to join the CBCA and use the Canadian registry. It should be pointed out that it is against the law to sell or advertise as registered or purebred a border collie not registered with CBCA, "without an express statement that the animal's registration, identification or status as a purebred is from a jurisdiction other than Canada.” The buyer of an animal sold as purebred should receive papers on that animal within 6 months of purchase. ( Animal Pedigree Act ) This means that any border collie born in Canada and sold or advertised as a purebred must be registered with CBCA.
As of March 15, 2003 we had about 3800 dogs registered with
the registry - 830 of these were registered as CABC dogs
through ABC the rest were registered here in Canada.
Our database of dogs (parents) has grown to about 4800 dogs
which makes it a lot more efficient when entering new litters.
At present we have 114 members that have paid up for 2003, 64
of them are life members. Normally it seems that we have about
180 members in any given year - many members only renew their
membership when they have dogs to be registered.
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