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Lucy
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Lucy: KC No.AE0900163 name Lucy Lastic @ Bailstails, D.O.B. 31-10-03.
semi coated Black/White,
Hips,
5-4, DNA. Normal for CEA/CH.TNS. CL and PRA Clear
Spring
at Shuttleworth 
April
14/15.
Lucy
had a great wk-end at this show out of over 300+ dogs on the Saturday
in
Charlie's Helter Skelter she came a very impressive/respectable 7th
beating lots of
grade
6/7 dogs and her being just a grade 3 girl, it just goes to show
what
speed and enthusiasm this little dog has.
I
have taken Lucy back on to work as she was taking advantage of Charlie,
we started
looking
at her contacts that she seems to have now lost.
Her
first agility run later in the day was totally out of control but i started
doing a little
ground
work with her before our next runs and the Lucy i know and love came back
in full flow.
On
Sunday all her agility runs were spot on with her touch points we just
need to get
more
consistency on her runs, i know we can do it and if she keeps up the good
work
i'm
sure we will get into higher grades before we know it. (Watch this Space)
Lucy
and I went on a training seminar to Crazymaesy Agility workshop with Jo
Fraser and Maria Stein's on Saturday 23rd September.
I
highly recommend these two talented trainers.
Lucy
was her usual incredible self, both Jo and Maria thought
she
was a senior dog the way she worked.
Lucy
never put a foot wronge it was me but by the end of the training
i
finaly got it together with Lucy, this little girl never tired once and
would
have
trained on and on.
We
were asked to do close work, with tight turns and Lucy tuned into this
type
of
training with no bother, what ever I asked of her she would do with-out
question.
Lucy
won pay-on the day Novice jumping (150) in the class by over a second at
Dog Vegas on the Sunday
27th
Agust.
On
the Monday she had an amazing run in Intermediate Agility but missed a
weave, those darn weaves are a bain
of
my life.
Lucy
was smooth/fast and controled all the way round the course.
Lucy
had her first rosette at Tuffley on Saturday 1st July in Intermediate agility,
I
held each contact for a count of 2 as she has just been running off them,
she came
an
amazing 18th, lets hope this is the start of some thing good.
Link
to Lucy's Pedigree
Click
here to go to Lucy's Dad's Page
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I had my name down on
a few lists for a female border collie to start up my lines again. I had
seen a picture of Pearl, Lucy’s mum on Andy’s web site. There
was some thing about that bitch, and I also like the look of Glen,
Lucy’s dad. So I phoned and spoke to Andy, told him a little
about my self and waited for the pups to be born, other breeders let me
know that their litters had arrived, but I could not get Pearls looks
out of my mind. So I told them I wasn’t interested any more. Then the phone
rang to say Pearls litter had arrived. Eight pups all Blk/white,
three girls, five boys and I was lucky enough to have been chosen to have
a pup.
I was so excited, and went
to see the litter at one week old, not knowing if I had first choice or
not.
Pearl came out to
greet us with Andy. She was very exited to meet us. Then we went
indoors, cleaned our hands and sat in the whelping box with these tiny
babies, Pearl trusted me to handle her babies, no grumble or growls,
that made my mind up straight away. I just had to have one from this litter,
still not knowing where I was on the list. Told Andy which bitch
I liked best, heard nothing for a few weeks. Then Andy e-mailed
me, saying my first choice was mine, we rushed down again at three and
a half weeks, left our deposit and waited to pick Lucy up at six
weeks old. I wasn’t able to go with Charlie
on the day, so my son
Craig went with him, when I arrived home that evening she was there,
what a tiny little thing she was and oh so pretty, we bonded straight away
but as Charlie couldn’t handle Kep
She was reluctantly handed
over to him. Lucy is the most intelligent dog we have ever owned,
right from the start she has been wanting to learn, she picks things up
very, very quickly and is so toy/food orientated, her ground work is amazing.
Most of Lucy’s runs
have just been the odd pole or weave entry.
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Lucy’s enthusiasm
is second to none, she is a work-a-holic and only wants to please.
She has a great temperament
and is very loving to those people she knows.
I advertised for a mate
for Lucy when she was eight months old. I know it seemed far too
early but it gave me a chance to check out the dogs lines and how they
worked. I had a good response but didn’t use any of them. Lucy was
hip scored and DNA tested just after she was twelve months old, both results
were very good. She comes from very good lines that have loads of brains
and some famous trials relatives that go way back, so finding the right
mate for her wasn’t easy. Training Lucy was a shear delight,
every thing seemed natural to her. She is very fast, keen and everything
you could want from a young dog. She was more than ready to compete at
eighteen months old. Her first show was at Dordale in May 2005.
In her novice agility, she was eliminated, but she glided around the course
like a dream, it was my bad handling that got us e’d. Novice jumping was
amazing, she just missed a difficult weave entry, the rest was brilliant.
Lucy as a pup
Lucy had her first
season at 11 mths old,
She has never been moody
or grumpy while in season or out. Her temperament is second to none.
Lucy's DNA
Blood test results for CEA/CH come back NORMAL, so
she will only go to another DNA CEA/CH clear
dog or one that is known to produce clear/normal eye tested off-springs,
so making sure all her off springs are clear of any CEA/CH
eye problems.
She is also PRA clear.
Hip score 5-4.
Lucy is enjoying
every minute of
agility, she is very fast
and keen and if she ever gets it right she will win with ease.
She only tries to please
and doesn't always get it right.
She has had some amazing
runs just taking out the odd pole.
Lucy was born to
work and never tires of working.
LATEST
NEWS.
At Dashing dogs on the Monday
they had a Flick Flack challenge and Lucy
Was entered and she did
an amazing run that would have put her into 2nd
place if it hadn't been
for just one pole, she beat avanced/senior dogs times.
You had to do the challenge
in less that 20 sec.to be in the places, her time was
19.25 sec. it was a very
hard time to do the course in, but she was brilliant.
Just goes to show what she
has to offer.
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Making sure Lucy gets that "A" frame.
Lucy's seasaw. |
Lucy jumping
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Lucy keeping a watchful eye on her pup Inc while he sleeps, Lucy
has turned out to be the best mum ever she still grooms him while he sleeps
and looks after him all the time. |
Lucy's Mum Pearl, Dad Glen
and Grand-Dad Ben
Great video about Working SheepDogs made by Andy Nickless,
Lucy's breeder.
Click on link below to view.
Working Sheepdogs
Pearl is
off Derek Scrimeour's highly successful trials and farm dog BEN
ISDS 220939 (click on Ben's name to read about him) and out
od T.R. Lawrenson's Tillymauld Nell 241682.
Pearl is a delightful
dog with a wonderful temperament. She cannot do enough to please you-and
is never any trouble at all.She mixes well with other dogs and is especially
at home when surrounded by puppies.
As you can see Lucy is very much like her mum in looks.
Glen
is off Scottish Team Member Davidson's Cap 201111, M.Caul and out
of Gael 192892 N.G. McEwan.
He is a terrific and wonderful
dog with a wonderful temperament and smooth style.
He has an excellent long out run
and his close work is brilliant.
When ever Glen
appears at trials he draws comments from other handlers for his smooth
style and natural ability to control sheep with-out commands.
Glen
is a pleasure to have around- utterly trustworthy and best described as
a gentleman.
Ben
owned by Derek Scrimgeour is a tremendous hill and trials dog, kind
but very positive in his handling of the
sheep, He is also proving to be
a great stud dog and his offspring's are already winning trials.
Ben's
offspring's include Mike Hubbards Killibrae Tim and Denis Jenkin's
Dell of Killibrae.
Ben was
fifth in the 2002 Supreme International Championship as qualified again
the next year.
He has won one of England's most
difficult double lift trials twice and has also the Yorkshire Championship.
He is a very brave dog and can
handle the most awkward cattle..
I have now decided to work and
train Lucy myself as Charlie wants to work my Bailey..........
Charlie and I have made the decision
that Lucy is more suited to being handled by me.
After Charlie getting down hearted
in the way Lucy gets too excited when working with him
it was in the best interest for
me/her to have her back so on the Thursday of SupaDogs i took over
and what a difference it made she
is so more responsive to a woman handler.
All she needs to do now is learn
to pick up the first weave pole and she is going to start winning
them classes. I have great faith
in her ability to work well for me and i know we will be a great partnership
together.
Update on Lucy's progress
Since taking on Lucy's training
we are now definitly getting it together,
Lucy had an amazing novice agility
run at Caerphilly on Saturday 22nd
July which she would have won
by 1.1/2 seconds if it hadn't been for a pole
coming off at the end of the
round.
She did it in 21.09 seconds.
WoW was i delighted with her.
Charie ran Lucy in Novice jumping
judged by Pauline Barr on Saturday
4th August at Scunthorpe show,
what an amazing run it was too, Lucy took the last but one pole out,
she did the run 23.65 secs and
would have won the class by over a second.
We are certainly knocking on
the door for seniors!!!!!!!!
What can i say about this great
girl, well for starters she has gone up another gear and
is definitly leaving me for
dust, not sure if my brain or mind can keep up with her speed
but what i am very sure of,
this is a dog in a million and boy, if and when she does get it right,
watch out everyone she is "Dynamite"
LUCY |
Tia
Lucy's sister owned by Denise Wilkinson.
TIA HAS
JUST QUALIFIED FOR THE OLYMPIA NOVICE FINALS 2006.
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Lucy
with litter bruv TeeJay July 2008.
Love this shot
of Lucy july 2008.She looks so happy.
TeeJay and Lucy 
Do i smell
then Lucy????