CH SilverDust RiverForth Rio (Dash) PT, JHD, HTD 1, HRD I, HSAs

Oct 2003 - Dash earned his AKC Herding PreTrial Title Oct 2003 

In 2004 Dash and I participated in two AHBA trials and earned a Junior Herding Dog title and level one Herding Trial Dog title. 

March 27, 2005 - Dash earned his Herding Ranch Dog I at AHBA trials in Kerrville.

April 2005 - Dash earns 2 qualifying legs in Herding Started Course A.

Dec. 10, 2005 - Dash completed his HSAs with a score of 90. He earned Reserve High In Trial (RHIT) in this title run on sheep under judge Joy Sebastian-Hall at the Collie Club of Austin AKC trial.

April 2, 2006 Dash earned his first leg in Herding Trial Arena Dog I on goats at Alamar Farms under Judge Bonnie Daley. Dash was High Scoring Dog, too.

October 2005 - Dash finished his conformation championship at Travis County Kennel Club show in Austin Texas under Judge Lee Brown. I handled him in the Bred By Exhibitor class.

April, 2005, Dash's 1/2 sister ND earned her first two legs in HSAs. ND finished her HSA Dec 10, 2005 with a score of 84. Handler error (yes, me) cost her points on the re-pen. ND ( SilverDust Indigo Image) and Dash are both sired by Deb Casey's Register of Merit Ch Maitland's Rio Bravo CD HSAs (Taz). ND's mom is Ch Maitlands-SilverDust Sydni who was dame of most herding titled ACDs in 2002 and voted hero dog of the year 2005.  The legacy of these dogs lives on generation to generation.

Dash wins

first place in his age group (12-18 months) under judge Kathy Hamilton and

second place in herding titled properties class under judge Scott Hamilton at the 2003 National Specialty in Belton, Texas, October 2003.

Completing one leg of the PT title at the nationals. Click photo to enlarge view.

         PT finish - down Dash

Reserve High in Trial Dec 2005

5 month old Dash with his Mom DB

Dash is prcd affected. In October 2006 at the ACDCA National Specialty, Dr Greg Acland examined Dash. He said he was in Stage One ( fundus mottling) and beginning to loose low light vision. May 2008, age 6 years he was re-amined and determined to be still in Stage 1.