Fall is here at Deep River, and as usual, our wonderful owners and their collies are doing great things at shows and trials!
ANNUAL FALL COLLIE MATCH NEWS
On hand at the PCC Annual Fall Match on Oct. 10 at the home of Dona, George & Taylor Williams helping out with the match are Deep River collie owners Pam Brown & Mike Vaughan. Peggy & Ted Moorman were also there to lend support and drop off their girls Haylee & Graycee for Dona to take to upcoming shows. Mike & Christine, along with friend Matt, were present to help me and support 7-year-old daughter Vicky show her puppy Patches for the first time. We are very proud of Vicky & Patches who placed in the 4-6 month class. Patches’ sister, Charlene, who is staying at Deep River, was Best Puppy in Match under judge Joyce Dowling (Shenstone Collies). We had fun visiting will all our friends, seeing all the other beautiful collies, and the food was delicious as usual! Candids below – match photos from “offical match photographer” George Williams available soon.
Charlene & Patches are by our Kitleigh Charlie Brown PT x HTCh CH Deep River’s Comfort and Joy RE, HSAsdc, HIAs, HXAsd, HTD1s, HRD3s, RLF3s, HTAD3sd
Charlene

Vicky & Patches


HERDING NEWS
Susan Carbee’s CH Deep River Light the Night Sky PT earned two Q’s toward his HSAd title in PA at Scarlet Mill Oct. 9 & 10 with a 1st place 94.5 on Sun. Susan also finished the HSBd title on her sable boy Yeager – great weekend!
Sky


Mickie Elliott’s 14- month- old tri rough girl Lyric (Ceildh’s Deep River Soft Goodbye) has been visiting here for the past 6 weeks to work on a little herding with us. She earned her AHBA Junior Herding Dog title in Denton, NC on Fri., Oct 2, but not without a little snafu! Here’s what happened…
I left the house at 3:30 a.m. to take our Charlie/Joy sable smooth girl to the airport. The best & shortest flight I could get for the baby left RDU at 6:15 for Austin, TX. Shelly (aka Charlize) was going to her new home with Tina & Larry Patterson of Divine collies. Meanwhile, Claire came by my house at 5:45 to pick up Lyric and take her to the AHBA event. I got home at 6:30 and went back to bed for 3 hours.
When I woke up, I called to find out how things were going at the AHBA event. It seems that Lyric was totally silly – wouldn’t respond to her name nor any commands and was running around jumping on the judge and Claire! I was very surprised until I walked out the back door and onto the deck where I was greeted by Charlene & Lyric!!! I looked over into the next fenced yard and realized the “terrible truth.”
At 5:45 in the semi-dark, Claire had taken my 6-year-old tri rough girl Felicia instead of Lyric! Felicia has never seen sheep and has no training except for conformation. I told Claire that “Lyric” had a good excuse for not knowing her name, obeying her sit & stop commands and not herding her sheep. Fortunately, Denton is only an hour and 15 minutes away, so Lyric & I drove over and Claire was allowed a run with the “real Lyric” who did a very nice job. It all worked out – Felicia had fun (at Claire’s expense), and Lyric earned her JHD!
Felicia asks JHD judge Sandra, “What am I supposed to be doing?”

The “real Lyric” doing her JHD run!
THERAPY DOG INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Gail Wright sent word that she had recertified Maeleine’s (scroll down to see Memorial) Mandi (10-year-old rescue) and Isis (Deep River’s Image in Ice HSAd) Gail wrote: ”If there are windows in heaven, Maeleine was smiling out one of them on Sunday as her beloved dogs passed perfectly their therapy tests with me as part of the team . I really had no doubt about them, but Maleleine was a real dog whisperer, and I cannot compare. Mandi yawned during her time with people banging and shouting as distractions, and Isis, after placing her head on the lap of the woman in the wheelchair, “sang” softly as she had to her mom. Both obeyed each and every command.
I am so blessed! I’m not sure how much Mandi at ten will be visiting, but she deserves to go if she wants to continue. On the other hand, Isis will join Paige as soon as the paper work comes through at Saint Luke’s Hospital doing acute cardiac care and possibly Peds. She really loves children and hasn’t had much time with them. Isis has really settled in and loves the choice of five beds, changing her spot at will.”
Isis (Deep River’s Image in Ice HSAd, TDI) on her “bed of choice.”

Joan Scaildone & Tanner (Deep River’s Chasing Shadows RN, NAJ, TDI) passed his TDI certification this past week (Oct. 26). Joan wrote: “Mr. Tanner earned his TDI title last night. He did a great job with screaming children, walkers, wheelchairs and banging pans. The tester loved him—said he’ll make a great therapy dog. I used to do nursing home visits w/Josh & Tiffany—they were great at it—think he will be as well. I’d also like to do the read-to-a-child program—another good one.”
Tanner as a baby

OBEDIENCE NEWS
Shirley Conley’s smooth boy, Blade, went to 2 more Rally trials and earned two more perfrct scores of 100 for his RN title! For more pictures of Blade & Shirley scroll down to Sept. news featuring Blade’s CD.
Blade & Shirley

Halloween Rally at the Hartford-Springfield Collie Club’s “Collie Triathlon” was a big success for both Joan’s Tanner and Anne Hartraft’s Julie (Deep River’s Cache of Jewels). Tanner came home with his second Advanced Rally leg and third place. Julie earned her first Novice Rally leg with a third place and JUST missed her first novice leg in obedience (she went down on the sit). The judge told Anne, that had Julie not NQ’d on the sit/stay, she would have been HIT with a 196.5! Julie is only 15 months old and is Lyric’s sister.
Julie @ 13 months


AGILITY NEWS
In New England on Sun., Oct. 4, Kathy Weare ran her blue rough girl Eve (Cora’s daughter – CH Deep River’s Rotten to the Core) in agility and earned a second Q in Excellent Jumpers 20″ with another 1st place! Kathy & Jody have also started BOO in agility classes (Aaron/Joy son from 2007 Halloween litter). He’s doing well and enjoying himself but is not ready for the real deal just yet.

CONFORMATION NEWS
In the conformation ring, Sam, brother to Eve pictured above, won two majors in Marietta, GA under Alice Inman & Anne Cross. He was BOW both times compliments of Dona & Taylor Williams. Congrats to Kathy on Sam’s wonderful wins! I believe he has at least 11 points now so should be a champion very soon. Oct. 30 – Sam earns his 3rd major WD & BOW at the East TN CC under judge Phyllis Autrey – just one more point to go!
Sam (Cora’s Son & Eve’s Brother)

Peggy’s Aaron/Giselle daughter, Haylee, won a 5 pt. major at the Collie Club of KY and a major reserve at the CC of GA with Taylor handling! Both Haylee & Graycee need 4 single points to finish.
Poor Ted! Peggy’s husband Ted “relaxing & watching TV” with Haylee, Graycee, Stryker & Lily!

Jay Kim returned to South Korea for a 6 week visit just after the Atlanta shows, but Diane will be out at a few shows while he’s gone with Rhanda Glenn handling. This past weekend (Oct. 3 & 4) in PA at Fort Stueben KC & Beaver Creek KC, Diane was BOV and won a Group 3 at the Sat. show! Diane was also BOV at Mad River KC in OH and at Sandemac KC & IL Capital KC over nice size smooth entries and several other top specials Oct. 17 & 18. Scroll down to Sept. News to view photos of CH Deep River’s in the Limelight (Diane).