Tag, Sprite and Rain on the Agility table - February 2005

Northernlight's Rainbow at HiTide CD HIC AADC* is our pretty red merle girl born on March 15, 2001. Rain has been officially measured at 16" tall. Rain is out of Rocky Mountain Rose by Ch. Patchwork's Bluegrass. (Rain's Pedigree). She is NAMASCUSA, ASDR and NSDR registered. Rain's hip rating was .41 on both hips,  which means she was in the 80th percentile of all dogs rated by PennHIP.  (20% were better than her; 80% were worse).  Her eyes are cleared annually. Rain was retired from our breeding program and spayed in 2007. She continues to be my right hand girl and demo dog extraordinaire.  We are working on her Masters Agility titles, and of course she is still the "princess" of the group as well! * CD = Companion Dog, an obedience title; HIC = Herding Instinct Certified;    AADC = Advanced Agility Dog of Canada.

Rain - December 2006
photo by Chris Hochstrasser

Rain & Cheyenne on the beach

  
 Rain & Cash wrestle                                       Rain free stacked
 

Pregnant Rain in the bright sunlight

Rain is a well balanced dog with good conformation and movement.
She has full dentition and an excellent scissor bite.

photo by Tracy Thomsen

Rain is often used as the demo dog when I teach obedience classes.
She is easy to train and quickly learns new behaviours.  She earned
her CD in three trials, including a score of 192.  In Rain's first Agility trial,
she received two second places with two qualifying scores.  In her
second trial she earned two first places to complete her Agility title
of Agility Dog of Canada (ADC).  Please see our
Training page for information on our Agility and clicker training classes.

Sprite  photo by Kim Ferris

Sprite at the beach - May 2007

Keats' Ocean Sprite HIC ADC
(Sprite's Pedigree)

Sprite was born May 31, 2004.  Sprite came to us from Oklahoma, and suits her name well.  
She is our resident clown, and always has a smile on her face.  It's hard to see though, 
as she is usually flying by at 100 mph!  We are having a lot of fun playing at Agility, 
though she complains a lot about how slow I am.  She has a lot of drive and will play 
ball all day, but is a real couch potato in the house, which makes her easy to live with.  
Thank you Lindsey for such a fun dog!

At her first Agility trial, Sprite competed in Gamblers and earned her first qualifying run.
In her third trial, Sprite earned her Agility Dog of Canada title.
As expected, she is a fast dog!

"Bow to your partner": Playing with the rooster
photo by Tracy Thomsen

Sprite's hips PennHIP results are excellent: she is in the 90th percentile, 
meaning that only 10% of Minis had hips better than hers.
She has full dentition and a proper scissor bite.
Sprite is ASDR and NSDR registered.

Charlie is a red tri with one blue eye.  She's 14-1/2" tall and weighs 17 lbs.

Charlie: she's a brat!  Lots of drive, keen to work, sometimes decides her way is better than mine...sometimes she's right.  :-) 
Always ready for just about anything!  She's an excellent babysitter for puppies as she is gentle and kind,
and watches over them to make sure there is no trouble.

Teenage Charlie at 7 months old, babysitting Sprite's puppies

Charlie's pedigree page to come.

Sprite and her daughter Crush

Hi Tide's Crushed Velvet

She is so pretty and correct. She may not have flashy markings,
but she draws a lot of attention wherever she goes.

Crush is very quick and loves to play ball

A young Crush, free stacked

Like her half sister Friday, this girl is sharp as a tack, and I have to pay attention
 or she is quickly outsmarting me.  I love it! 

Crush at 11 wks old

Crush beachcombing at 11 weeks old

Crush was born October 15, 2006.  Her mother is Sprite and her father is Velcro.
Her eyes are CERF clear, and her hips have been x-rayed and certified by PennHIP.
Crush has gone to live with my good friend Carli and her other Mini Aussies!
Carli and Crush are competing in Agility and doing very well!

Hi Tide's T.G.I.F. 

Although we hadn't planned on keeping Friday, we are so glad we did!
She knows what I'm thinking before I do, is very eager to work, and
is an amazing problem solver.  Friendly, confident, and biddable.
Agile like a mountain goat, Friday provides us with endless hours of entertainment.

Update: Friday has moved to Alberta with our friend Lyn.  They are practicing
Agility, and Friday has lots of opportunities to work their sheep
and run with Lyn's other Aussies.

Friday looking like her impish self 
12 months old

January 21, 2007, free stacked

Friday is 14" tall and weighs 16 lbs. 
She was born December 27, 2005 to Tag and Velcro.
Her eyes are CERF clear, and her hips will be x-rayed when she is older.

Friday leading the charge back
during a walk with friends

Hi Tide's Tag You're It HIC - October 2005

Tag has been retired from our breeding program and is living the good life
 with my friend Lynne Luckow in Wisconsin.  She is continuing her Agility training,
and has been trialing very successfully!  I can't thank you enough Lynne,
for being everything Tag has been waiting for!

July 2008: Lynne and Tag competed in the USDAA Regionals in Illinois, and
qualified for the USDAA Nationals!!  (Only dogs and handlers who qualify are invited
to the prestigious National Agility competition).

Tag's hip rating with PennHIP put her in the 90th percentile
of all Miniature Australian Shepherds.
(10% were better than her; 90% were worse).
Tag's Pedigree.

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