CH Wildair Skysong Aurora at MtnView
CH Winpara Dragonfire x CH Wildair Winter Light
Little "Roree" hit the ground running at her very first show-The National!-where she placed third in Sweeps and first in her class on Sunday. (did not show Sat due to conflict) Roree was barely six months old. She LOVED it! This spark came back home to her second weekend where she picked up a few points and continued to show her heart out. I thank her owner, Karen Marquardt, for doing such a fabulous job raising and training this girl. She has only just begun to shine.
Wildair Music of the Night
CH Winpara Dragonfire x CH Wildair Back in Black
Allegro is Rachel's littermate and made a big splash his first time out at the shows by going BOW at the NorCal Herding Breeds Specialty for a 4pt major. He picked up some singles as well, and two major Reserves. Allegro is back home with his biggest fan, Mary Hibbert on Vancouver Island, B.C. getting ready to go back down to the USA in the spring. Maybe he and Rachel will be seeing each other again!
CH Wildair Lookout Delta Force
CH Wildair Blue on Black x CH Wildair Blazing to Morgan
"Jett" is owned and loved by his best friend, Noel Sieh in Nebraska. I just knew that he was special, but could not keep another boy here, so I thought of Noel, and luckily, she decided to take him on. Jett is going all kinds of places and getting ready for several careers. He even got his first two points out of the 6-9 puppy class with a BOB over a special! Thanks to Noel for seeing what I saw in this boy and doing a GREAT job with him!
CH Wildair Ultra Violet AX AXJ AAD
CH Brackenhill Royal Tartan HS ROMX x CH Wildair Tonalee's Love's Look.
Violet is Rime's (Ch.Wildair Winter Light) well-behaved twin! Of course, it helps that her owner, Carol Garman is an excellent trainer and is devoted to this sweet girl! Violet plays with Carol's Briards, so I am pretty sure that there is not much that will phase her.
Violet earns her NA in one weekend in February 2007! Then, in limited trials, she easily gains her OA and OAJ. Violet now has her AX, gained with a first place! Violet now has her AXJ and AAD to add to her AX.
Violet finished her championship on July 19, 2008. Congrats, Carol! What a team you two make!
AM/CAN CH Wildair Stars Come Out Can HSs
CH Brackenhill Royal Tartan HS ROMX x CH Wildair Tonalee's Love's Look.
In August 2005, we had a very special litter born at Wildair from CH Brackenhill Royal Tartan X Ch. Wildair Tonalee Love's Look. There were two blue girls and a lone black boy. "Rime" (here at Wildair) and "Violet's" beautiful black brother went to live in Canada with the Jeskes and their Briarlane Beagles. "Royson" picked up his first major (5pts!) at ten months, along with his sister Rime!
Royson and his dam, Kyla, had the honor to be the first two Border Collies EVER shown in Breed in Canada! Royson won the first point!
Wildair Communication Breakdown CD
CH Wildblue Diamond in the Ruff x CH Tonalee the Look of Love
"Page" (namesake Jimmy Page) is Jones' brother and is living the life with Dani Alexander in Oregon. Watch for Page in the breed ring for now, but obedience and agility are on his horizon, too! Visit him here.
CH Wildair Jones Himself
Ch. Wildblue Diamond in the Ruff x Ch. Tonalee the Look of Love
My dear Jones has gone to the most perfect Border Collie paradise with a family he is crazy about, as an only dog. (he does have cat brothers, but they are peaceful together!) It broke my heart to part with him, but we always do what is best for the dogs, right? I will have the best memories of my boy Jones, and will probably visit him from time to time. Be happy Jo!
CH Wildair Back in Black
Ch. Brackenhill Royal Tartan HS ROMX x Ch. Tonalee the Look of Love
Our "Jane" has had quite the eventful life and contributed greatly to the breed in several different way. Besides being a very talented goose dog, she made a big impression at the shows in the Mid-West, while staying with her good friend, Kelly Whiteman. Also while there, she had a bitter-sweet litter that contained four TNS affected puppies that helped to finalize the way to a new DNA test for that fatal disease. Two of her three pups that survived, are now champions, one with a TD, also. She came home to Wildair to give us a beautiful litter that is just reaching show age.
We feel that Jane, in her short life so far, has more than earned the privilege of living life on the couch and she has gone to a forever home with my good friends, the Kalmans, back in Idaho. There she continues to charm and inspire!
CH Wildair Skirtzndirt
Ch. Brackenhill Royal Tartan HS ROMX x Ch. Tonalee the Look of Love
After much soul searching, I decided to let Jane's sister, Gemma, go to a co-owner. Who could be more perfect for her than the Culvers! She fits right in and is attending classes with John while also keeping her half sister, Kate, in shape for the shows! Now Gemma is busy keeping the boys extra clean of all food residue and trying hard to stay out of mischief. Not succeeding, but trying...
At Gemma's first weekends out at the shows in 2005, she picked up nine points. She went back out in the fall to find those elusive majors and finished in one more weekend! Thanks Emily and Jenny Fish!
CH Wildair Winning Colors
NZ/Aus/Am Ch. Xmas Cracker at Clan-Abby x Ch. Tonalee the Look of Love
Kate has the most wonderful head I have ever laid hands on and the structure to float around the ring! She also has the beautiful coat and color typical of this family of blue merles originating from the Clan-Abby kennel in New Zealand. Take a look at her brother, Kenny, also. Kate took a short foray into the ring in 2005 to pick up her first nine points and after an "extended leave" went back into the ring in 2006 to finish her title!
CH Wildair Whistlin' Dixie
NZ/Aus/Am Ch. Xmas Cracker at Clan-Abby x Ch. Tonalee the Look of Love
Dixie keeps things lively at Pairodocs Border Collies
where she is training for agility and obedience as well as the breed ring.
Dixie picked up a couple of points in her first few shows and fourth and second class placements
at the 2003 BCSA National weekend. Thanks to Chris and Stephanie Gafford
for appreciating the angel inside this whirlwind!
A HUGE thanks also to Amanda Prince who so capably handled Dixie to her 4 majors to finish!
AM/CAN CH Wildair Tonalee Love's Look
AUST & NZ CH Xmas-Cracker At Clan-Abby x Ch Tonalee's The Look Of Love
Kyla finished her Championship with five majors in between goose hazing and having an outstanding litter by Ch.Brackenhill Royal Tartan. From that litter of three, "Rime" went on to Best in Sweeps at the 2006 National! "Violet" and "Royson" both have major wins and Violet also has the first of many agility titles to come under her belt.
Kyla is enjoying her life up in British Columbia with her son, "Royson" and her devoted people, the Jeskes. She and Royson are now training in agility, both to debut soon! Royson and Kyla, respectively, are also the first Border Collies to set paw in the show ring in Canada! Each to win a point! Thank you Jan and Alex!
CH Wildair Blazing to Morgan
Ch. Kellagem Kalkite x Ch. Francis CGC
I had the honor and luck to be the first to use CH Kellagem Kalkite back in 2001.
He was bred to our "CH Francis" and the results were the two outstanding littermates, Morgan and Argyle.
Morgan did some impressive winning on her way to her title, placing over ranked Specials along the way.
In her first time out in mid-2004, Morgan won a Group 2 under Pat Hastings! She now has 5 group placements - 3 of them Group 2s.
Trained and handled by her talented and dedicated owner, Jenny Fish, Morgan is an exceptional example of the "OZ/American" cross.
Morgan came out for the first time as a Veteran at the 2008 BCSA National and went home with an AOM from each day!
CH Wildair Winds of Change
Ch. Kellagem Kalkite x Ch. Francis CGC
Our irrepressible boy from our 2001 litter. "Argyle" has gone to live with his co-owners, John and Jenn Sevener in western Washington State, with his new best friend, Smokey, the English Shepherd. Argyle's first weekend out in January 2004 at Portland-BOW all four days! Guy then went on to pick up his majors in the summer to finish!
Wildair Chesterfield
CH Kellagem Kalkite PT x CH Francis CGC
"Chesterfield" is Argyle and Morgan's brother and is living the life with Leslie Wehr in Pennsylvania. Chesterfield helps run Thyme on the Terrace: Casually Elegant Garden Accents. Visit him here.
CH Wildair Splash CD
HC Blue x Magpie
Splash is from one of the very first litters born here at Wildair, from all working bred lines.
She finished with 2 BOB from Open and has one BOS as a special. She is no slouch at performance, either,and
will be working on obedience with her wonderful owner, Jeanette Jolley. I know she wanted to work stock when she was in Idaho, so we'll just see how far Jeanette wants to take this girl! A more perfect match between dog and owner has never been found!
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