ONTARIO BORDER COLLIE CLUB

By Sheila McMillan

On June 15th, 16th and 17th , 2023 Viki Kidd had her first Sheep Herding Clinic which was held at Handy Dog Farm. I was one of the lucky ten participants who received education and then practiced…

By Cynthia Palmer and Annie-Claude Laniel

What it Takes to Organize for a Clinic...and then the ABCQ clinic itself!
By Cynthia Palmer

Two years ago John did a clinic for the ABCQ at the Rember farm in Ormstown QC. It…

By Daniel Turcotte 

In order to become a pilot, I had to fly several hours accompanied by an instructor.  That’s just the way it is, we all need help at some point in our lives to perform better at work,…

I had a delightful time at the Learn to Trial Better day for novice handlers at Jimmie’s Farm, near Athens, led by a wonderfully supportive team of Anne Wheatley, Carol Guy and Lorna Savage. Of course, much…

By Beth Harris
 

The first event of the Learn to Trial Better Series was hosted at Cloudberry Farm near Roseneath, Ontario. The weather was perfect - sun blazing with a nice breeze cutting through the heat. The field was long…

by Kent Kuykendall  

This article first appeared in the OBCC newsletter in 2001. Descended from three generations of shepherds, Kent’s life’s work has encompassed his passion for border collies for decades. His long and distinguished trialing career includes Reserve Champion…

By Peter Bangarth (with additional content provided by Aoife)

Bitter, cold wind driving a steady pelting of rain. And yearling sheep unaccustomed to dogs. What could
be a better environment for a day-long clinic for rookie handlers and dogs? Well,…

By Bruce Fogt, reprinted with permission of the author and The Working Border Collie in 2009 OBCC newsletter

Using a variety of terrain when training a dog is perhaps one of the most important tools in building a really useful…

By Mary Thompson

Let me begin by saying that “setting sheep” for a fellow handler’s run is a very important job at any trial.  A well set packet of sheep gives every handler the best chance of a great score…

By Helen Knibb

We talk about it, this idea of getting ‘inside’ the dog’s head – but how do we do it, and how do we know when we have got it? Over a two-day clinic co-coordinated by Celeste Lacroix…

By Tania Costa

Lee was able to assess each dog by watching the outrun lift and fetch and taught many of us “out”.  Basically this was a means to have the dog lie down as they are doing their outrun…

The Learning and Development Committee presented their first OBCC online clinic with Lee Lumb, the 2021 CBCA Champion, in March 2022. 

Here is some feedback from participants:

I found the clinic excellent and great value for the price. Lee is…