Libby Myers-Buhite, BCCA Agility Co-Chair
Just prior to the 2000 Specialty I accepted the appointment as your new BCCA Agility Chair. As a member of the Agility Committee for the last four years, I have been in contact with most of you and have enjoyed hearing your stories and publishing your statistics. After conversations with many of you, I founded the Beardie Agility Diehards (BAD) in early 1997. With Karen Norteman's help I started a website called "We're BAD," which is home to 199 Agility Beardies, and initiated a BeardieAgility List so that we can communicate with one another about training tips and trial successes. Our organization is well known in the Agility world and many wish that their breed clubs had such a fabulous, fun-filled website and the sense of community that we enjoy. I am also the Agility Chair for the Northern California Bearded Collie Fanciers, where our 24 Agility Beardies have earned 168 Agility titles. We look forward to our first Regional Specialty Agility Trial on March 9, 2001, at Nancy Gyes' Power Paws, where Jack, Skyedance, Caper and I train.
I am thrilled to be working with Karen Barratt, our newly appointed Agility Co-Chair. Karen trains with Jane Simmons-Moake at the world renowned FlashPaws of Houston, Texas, and makes the long round trip from Galveston twice a week to work with Boo! (Ch O'Duinnin Picabo Streak, MX, MXJ, AD, OAC, OJC, NGC, HIC, ROMAX) and her three year old Jet (O'Duinnin HMT Sonic Boom, MX, MXJ, AD, NAC, NJC, NGC). Karen competes in three of the US Agility venues: AKC where she has earned four Masters titles, USDAA, and NADAC. We all celebrated when Jet earned his MX at the Fond du Lac Trial during the Specialty!
Together Karen and I have drawn up the Agility Committee for 2000-2001. Our committee includes most of the top agility competitors in the country and covers all geographical regions. Ten have earned Versatility Excellent titles and one has the Masters in Versatility. All have great expertise in advising and in deciding what to look for in drawing up the top Agility Trophies, which is our primary task for this year. Between the fifteen of us we have earned 331 Agility titles in all six of the North American Agility Venues. All Committee members from last year are continuing on and we have added five new members: Leslie Dawson-North, Charles Gibson, Sarah Halsey, Sharon Prassa and Betty Winfield.
BCCA Agility Committee 2000 - 2001:
Libby Myers-Buhite of Santa Clara CA, Chair
Member of BCCA Agility Committee-four years
Founder of Beardie Agility Diehards, NCBCF Agility Chair
Skyedance and Caper: Versatility Excellent, 28 Agility titles
Karen Barratt of Galveston TX, Co-Chair
Boo! and Jet: 26 Agility titles, including 4 AKC Masters titles.
Joanne Williamson- Cranford NJ, AKC Records
23 Agility titles with Sean, Corey, Rob, Beau, and Lily
Sean: Denia Award 1998-1999, Top AKC Beardie 1999-2000,
2 AKC Masters. Corey and Sean: Versatility Excellent
Beth Canner of Clearwater FL
1st BCCA Agility Chair and AKC Agility Judge
Ryan, First Beardie Agility titlist, and Mandy
Jerry Bergen of White River Jct, VT
Breezy: 31 Agility titles, Versatility Excellent, 2 AKC Masters,
Denia Award 1997-1998. Many USDAA and NADAC Firsts,
including the NADAC Championship (NATCH) in 2000.
Jack Buhite of Santa Clara, CA
Skyedance and Caper: Versatility Excellent, 28 Agility titles,
Skye: AKC Master Jumper, NADAC Outstanding Elite Jumper
Liz Cox of Mocksville, NC
Lucy, Rudy, and Flash: 15 Agility titles
Lucy: two AKC Masters titles, Versatility Excellent,
Denia Award 1999-2000
Leslie Dawson-North of Wabigoon, Ontario
Chase, Kassi and Koddi: 63 Agility titles, 4 AKC Masters
Chase: 4th at the AKC Agility Nationals-1998,
First USDAA Championship (ADCH) in 2000
Eileen Dinneen of Colleyville, TX
Delorean and Desirée: 10 Agility titles
Delorean: Versatility Excellent title
Charles Gibson of New Caledonia, MI
Mikie: 20 Agility titles, Versatility Excellent, 2 AKC Masters,
First UKC Agility Champion Excellent (U-ACHX) in 1999
Sarah Halsey of Fallbrook, CA
BCCSC Agility Chair
Wizard and Purple: 30 Agility titles
Antoinette Krafcheck of South Bend, IN
Tasha and Drake: 21 Agility titles, including 1 AKC Masters,
Tasha: Versatility Excellent title and 1st UKC Champion and 2nd
UKC Champion Excellent (U-ACHX) in 1999
Sharon Prassa of Sacramento, CA
Annie: 16 Agility titles, Versatility Excellent, 1 AKC Masters
2 NADAC Elite Veteran Firsts
Christiana Taylor of Auburn, WA
Jake: 10 Agility titles, the Master Versatility title
Betty Winfield of Nine Mile Falls, WA
Miss C and K.C: 35 Agility titles, 2 AKC Masters
Many Masters and Firsts USDAA and NADAC
Goals for 2000-2001:
To establish the "Diehard" Trophy to award the most outstanding annual performance in AKC agility.
To establish the "Jumpers" Trophy to award the most outstanding annual performance in Jumpers With Weaves.
Last updated 8 June 2004
BCCA Annual Agility Report - September 2000
BCCA Annual Agility Report - September 2001
BCCA Annual Agility Report - September 2002
BCCA Annual Agility Report - September 2003
BCCA Annual Agility Report - September 2004
BCCA Agility Awards - 2003
BCCA Agility Awards - 2002
BCCA Agility Awards - 2001
BCCA Agility Awards - 2000
BCCA Agility Awards - 1999
BCCA Agility Awards - 1998
BCCA Agility Awards - 1997
BCCA Agility Awards - 1996
Highs in Trial from 1996 to the Present
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2003
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2002
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2001
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 2000
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1999
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1998
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1997
BCCA National Specialty Agility Trial 1996
