Congratulations to our 2025 Open Champion and Reserve Champion!

Open Champion:  Doy Tye and Tracy Hinton
by Tracy Hinton
photo credit to Norma de Rose

Tye is from Barry Breemersch.  His dam is welsh bred IMP. Zoe who goes back…

Congratulations to our 2025 Pro Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Pro Novice Champion: Twm and Patrick Gosselin

by Patrick Gosselin
photo credit to Norma de Rose 

My wife often reminds me that she agreed to four dogs, not five or…

Congratulations to our 2025 Novice/Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Novice Novice Champion:  Robbie and Lisa McPherson

by Lisa McPherson

Robbie’s registered name is Robbie Burns but he goes by many different variations – Marmaduke, Big Bruce and some people have…

Congratulations to Farrah Jaclyn the 2024 recipient of the OBCC Most Promising Novice Handler Award!

The OBCC Most Promising Novice Handler Award is given out bi-annually. This award recognizes novice handlers who demonstrate:  

• Good sportsmanship  
• A willingness to learn and…

Congratulations to our 2024 Open Champion and Reserve Champion!

Open Champion:  Bud and Kevan Gretton
by Kevan Gretton

Bud will be 9 in February.  He was purchased from Michael Gallagher; Bud was his nursery dog. Bud's pedigree includes Hutchinson's Sweep…

Congratulations to our 2024 Pro Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Pro Novice Champion:  Sage and Patrick Gosselin

by Patrick Gosselin
photo credit to Patrick Gosselin 

I purchased Sage as a pup from Scott Glen in February 2023. The breeding was…

Congratulations to our 2024 Novice/Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Novice Novice Champion:  Jolene and Susan Shipton

by Susan Shipton
photo credit to Susan Shipton where not mentioned otherwise

Scout’s Run Jolene was born May 27, 2022. Bred by Jane Kessler…

Congratulations to our 2023 Open Champion and Reserve Champion!

by Tracy Hinton

*Pictures by Michelle Lawrence

Open Champion: Tracy Hinton and Lad

Lad came to me at a year old from Anne Marie Holland shortly after Virgil had passed.  He…

Congratulations to our 2023 Pro Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Pro Novice Champion: Rain and Mary Thompson

by Mary Thompson

I can’t count the number of times I’ve witnessed a handler come off the trial field shaking their head, scuffing…

Congratulations to our 2023 Novice/Novice Champion and Reserve Champion!

Novice Novice Champion: Fleetwood and Lynn Inia

by Lynn Inia

I imported Fleetwood as a pup from Italy in 2019. He is ISDS and FCI registered by Astra Maverick out of…

Congratulations to our 2022 champions! 

OPEN Champion  

KEVAN GRETTON and BUD 

I purchased Bud from Michael Gallagher as a 18 month old started dog. 

He is a Hutchinson's Sweep son out of a bitch that has J P McGee's Seth…

The Board of the Ontario Border Collie Club is very happy to announce the return of the Award for Most Promising Novice Handler. 

This award recognizes novice handlers who demonstrate: 

* good sportsmanship 

* a willingness to learn and improve 

…

Congratulations to our 2021 champions!

OPEN Champion 

TRACY HINTON AND LAD 

Lad came to me at a year old from Vergil and Anne Marie Holland.  He is out of Vergil’s Brooke, sired by Patricia MacRae's Cap.  I remember the day…