President
MCCONNELL, AILEEN
750 Pears Road
Victoria, B. C. V9C 3Z8
aileenp@highspeedplus.comVice President
SAVAGE, LORNA
RR 1
Elginburg, ON, K0H1M0
email Lorna
Directors
CLOSE, NORMAN
Box 7
Ta Ta Creek BC V0B 2H0
250-422-3270
close@telusplanet.netROBERTSON, FIONA
4565 Rte. 108
Canton-de-Hatley, QC J0B 2C0
creeksidefarm@sympatico.caGONNET, PETER
Box 43
Broderick, Sask. S0H 0L0
(306) 867-2107
ppgonnet@sasktel.netSMART, BRUCE
20129, 8th Concession,
RR#5, Alexandria, ON
K0C 1A0
brucesmart@xplornet.comSecretary-Treasurer
Reitboeck, Werner
Box 424, Winchester, ON, K0C 2K0
613 448 3817; fax 613 448 3265
CBCA Secretary
I wanted to be a veterinarian, but my headmistress
( in Ireland) told me "No lady ever does that!" so
had to settle for 2 legged creatures for many years in Ireland,
Montreal and Alberta. Rode, trained, taught and
judged in the equestrian world, both english and western (reining,
cutting trail etc), for some 20 years in Alberta, where I had
a training stable south of Edmonton. In 1990 we
moved to Metchosin, about 45 minutes from downtown Victoria,
where we have 15 acres, a North Country Cheviot flock and border
collies. First trialled in 1992 with Alberta bred Skye,
who took me to many placings in many trials, ran Jill in USBCHA
Nursery and Open in 1997. This year Jill is in open and
2 daughters Tess and Meg in Pro/ Novice.
Metchosin is home to the Metchosin Sheep Dog Trial, which Martha
McHardy and I have organised since 1992. This year will be
the 11th Trial. I hope to get to eastern Canada
for some trials this year.
Aileen can be reached at aileenp@highspeedplus.com (250) 478 - 3194
I have been interested in Border Collies for many years, ever since my working days on livestock farms in Britain. However I did not start working them until about 6 years ago. Since then I have attended many clinics and have every available book and tape on the subject! I have also been an active member of the ASDA for many years and was President at one time. I now run dogs in the pro-novice and open and spend a lot of time custom training dogs for other people. As my wife says- I live and breathe Border Collies.
Norm can be reached at (403) 665-0008; close@telusplanet.net
My involvement with Border Collies began in a backwards way, with a dog first, followed (inevitably) by the purchase of a small farm and a handful of Border Cheviot sheep. Now the farm and flock have both expanded; I currently run 2 dogs in Open and am looking forward to starting a youngster in 2008. I also compete at the national level in dog agility with my"herding dropouts" and rescues.
Fiona Robertson
Creekside Border Collies
North Hatley, QC
www.creeksidebordercollies.com
I've been a parttime farmer for most of my life. For the last 12 years I've been retired from my job as a university administrator and able to devote all of my time to my border collies. I do some breeding, some judging , and a lot of training and trialling.
Along with Nathalie Labelle I manage the Brynog Farm trial.
I helped found the CBCA, have been President of ABCA and a director of
USBCHA.
I live with my wife, Kate Darbyshire and my two sons, Anthony and Duncan, on a small sheepfarm outside Winchester, Ontario. I have four border collies - two pretty much fully trained, the others in various stages of training. Until two years ago I had a small flock of sheep of 140 - 170 breeding ewes, mostly commercial North Country Cheviots outcrossed with Border Leicesters. Two years ago I decided to cut back somewhat keeping just 70 breeding ewes. This also meant that the very large Nation Valley Trial has been scaled back to a small farm trial later in fall.
I got my first border collie 21 years ago shortly after I started the sheep farm. I have been competing since 1989. I have hosted the Annual Nation Valley Sheepdog Trial since 1992.
Werner can be reached at CBCA office at 613 448 3817; fax 613 448 3265; registrar@canadianbordercollies.org; Office address: Box 424, Winchester, ON, K0C 2K0