LOCHLAN

LOCH MORAR - call name Lochlan - Born January 14, 2001
19 7/8" at the withers 29 pounds - neutered -  male

LOCHLAN MAKES USDAA'S 2007 & 2008 TOP 10 in the WORLD - 26" DIVISION

2009 SE & NE Regional Championships 7 Top Ten Placements 26" Div.
2008 Team Finalist WORLD CYNOSPORT GAMES
2008 RANKED 5TH IN THE WORLD MASTER STANDARD 26" DIVISION
2007 World Championship Grand Prix Finalist 26" Division
2007 Grand Prix Semi - Finalist 6th Place 26" Division
2007 World Championships Steeplechase Classic 3rd Place 26" Division
2006 World Championship Grand Prix Finalist 26" Division
USDAA ADCH - AGILITY DOG CHAMPION - BRONZE
2007 Multiple Grand Prix and Steeplechase Winner 26" Division
2007 North Central Regional, Detroit, MI Steeplechase Finals 2nd Place 26" Div.
Master Standard Champion - BRONZE
Master Gamblers Champion - GOLD 
Tournament Master Champion - PLATINUM
Master Snooker Champion - SILVER
Master Relay Champion - SILVER
Master Jumper Champion - BRONZE

It's hard for me to believe my first Border Collie will be 9 years old in January 2010.  Lochlan continues to compete at the International level and at the 26" jump height with the top dogs around the world.  Dogs he started competing with have long since retired, but Lochlan continues to go strong and fly's on an agility course.  This is from a dog that truly does agility for me, not because he he loves this more than anything because he much rather be just running or playing with sheep.  I'm amazed at his spirit and how our relationship has grown throughout the years.  I trust him on course and he trusts me.  Nothing beats that in my opinion.  His list of accomplishments are long and continue to grow even with limited trialing.  I truly feel lucky to have been allowed to spend the last 9 years of my life with this incredible soul. 

Lochlan is a tremendous athlete with a very soft, sweet  personality.  He has beautiful physical structure with a very powerful rear quarter which enables him to fly through a course.  However, Lochlan can be hard to manage at times due to his huge stride and his need to do everything with exuberance.  Lochlan is the type of dog that was born to run.  As a puppy he spent endless hours at a Hudson River park running up and down the beach and playing in the water.
Tiring him out was difficult, but after a few hours of swimming and running he would finally take a break.  Playing on the beach with his best friend Nadja and Melba left them exhausted, wet, full of sand and happy as clams.

At home,  Lochlan flies out the back door with  tremendous speed as the rest of the pack chases him down to the agility fields.  As he circles around the property with the rest of the dogs hot on his heels, he always manages to stay a few strides ahead of everyone.

Lochlan has many favorite games and would probably choose play over agility.  His favorite game is playing football or basketball with his Dad and in the summer, swimming in the pool pushing a big plastic egg around.

 Due to the nature of the egg game, careful attention has to be paid to Lochlan and the other dogs because they could literally due this to pure exhaustion. 
                                                        Photo By: M. Nicole Fischer
  As far as his agility career, Lochlan didn't mature until he was almost 4 years old, however, he now seems to really understand his job and works very hard.

 Kris competes about 6 months out of the year, taking summer's and winter's off to give her dogs adequate time to be dogs and to relax and play since agility requires so much mental and physical training.

 Lochlan keeps the group fit by having them chase him as he circles the property.  The game of "Chase Lochlan" never grows old and is played many times throughout each day.

Lochlan's biggest accomplishments are:  2005 World Cynosport Games, November 2005 - Phoenix, AZ having 3 top ten placements. 4th in Master Team Gamblers, 5th Grand Prix Quarter Finals and 9th in Master Team standard 22" Division. 
In the 2006 World Games he placed 7th in the Grand Prix Semi-Finals and became a
World Champion Grand Prix Finalist.

Lochlan has also earned his USDAA Master Gamblers Championship Bronze, USDAA Master Pair Relay Championship, his USDAA MAD (Master Agility Dog Title) Master Snooker Champianship, and Master Standard Title.  He is also a Tournament Master Silver level in USDAA competition in only 2 .5 years of competing in USDAA competitions. 

 Lochlan has won 6 local Grand Prix events earning byes into the Northeast Regional and Midwest Regional Events in 2006 and 2007.  He is also 2006 North East Regional Grand Prix Finalist earning a bye into the Semi-Finals at the 2006 World Cynosport Games and he was a 2006 Northeast Regional Steeplechase Finalist.  He's also won several local Steeplechase events in 2006.

In 2002 Lochlan became the "Live to Run" Tournament Champion.  He also holds the AKC MX and MXJ titles and in Nadac the EAC, EJC, EGC Elite titles.

2005 World Cynosport Games in Scottsdale, Arizona Kris and Lochlan qualified  for the Master Team Finals Event with her sister Kim and her Border Collie Phoenix and her friend Nicole Fischer with her Standard Poodle Mayday.   Coming into the finals in 15th place out of over 200 teams, they finished overall in 27th place.

Lochlan qualified for all events in the 2006 World Cynosport Games in Phoenix, AZ in November 2006.  In November 2006 at the World Cynosport Games Lochlan was a Grand Prix Semi-Finalist 7th Place 26"Division
*2006 World Championships World Cynosport Grand Prix Finalist 26" Division  Phoenix, AZ

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