Yesterday Singer earned his ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Championship. This is his third herding championship giving him the Triple Crown in herding (AKC, AHBA and ASCA).
Rich and Singer:
The ASCA was a little more difficult for us as Singer had a bad experience on cattle early on. He was not confident and often would not go into pressure to move cows out of corners or off fence lines. he finally got it done though. In ASCA you must compete on all stock (ducks, sheep and cattle) at all levels to earn the championship. In the process we had some failures but great success at other times. Here is the breakdown of how well he did.
Also a few weeks ago Singer earned his AKC TD (tracking dog) title.
Alta-Tollhaus Just a Singer is from Funny’s (Faye von Kirschental) last litter, the J-litter.
Herding Ducks:
Rich and Singer:
Singer herding cattle:
Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment. Singer looks pretty sure of himself in the picture with him and the cows. 🙂
What’s next for the two of you?
Jan will be running him for herding titles he has not earned but does not need. He will continue tracking, some obedience, some agility, some large field border collie type herding and helping set stock for my students. He will always be by my side helping out.
Congratulations Rich and Singer. Funny’s J boy sure is a chip off of his Momma’s block.
Outstanding work, as always. Singer has certainly followed in this Mother’s footsteps. I’m sure Funny is very proud of her baby boy. Congratulations!