Copper was an easy going guy. Wonderful temperament and always had my back. AKC/ABCA/UKC registered. See his accomplishments below.
Copper's brother Rhythm is available for stud. See his agility video.
Copper's brother Rhythm is available for stud. See his agility video.
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This is Copper's littermate brother, Rhythm.
He has now finished his AGILITY DOG CHAMPION-GOLD TITLE
So proud of Linda and Rhythm's accomplishments.
He has now finished his AGILITY DOG CHAMPION-GOLD TITLE
So proud of Linda and Rhythm's accomplishments.
In July I put him in his very first NEBCA N/N trial at Sugarbush Gap and he came in second place (tied for first) for two points. Somtimes you never know when the last time you will be walking into that field or ring with your dog. Love every minute.
Then we went back into the AKC herding A course sheep ring for another 2 legs towards his Master sheep title.
June brought us back to CDSP Obedience where Copper finished his UD-C title and started his journey to OTCH.
On a VERY HOT day in July he entered his first NEBCA novice/novice trial where he tied for first place and settling for second due to the OLF scoring. This guy just continues to amaze me.
2022 was a slow start. May 22 brought us back to Scentwork at Versatile K9. On a 99 degree day, Copper was able to earn a Master Exterior Q with a second place out of 14 and finished his Excellent Container title with a 3rd place out of 20.
October was a very busy month. Copper picked up two more Qs toward his Advanced B Duck Master and Advance A Sheep Master, then switched hats and ventured back into AKC Scentwork. At Susque-Nango trial he qualified in all four Excellent classes finishing his Exterior title.
9/3-4/21, Starshine AKC Herding trial, Copper picked up two more legs towards his Advanced Master B Duck title with 1st places and a set of ducks that were very hard to shed. But we got the job done.
7/16-16/21, Raspberry Ridge AKC herding trial. Copper and I finally finished our D Course Started Sheep title with a 1st pl. He then went into the A Course Sheep ring both days to earn two legs towards his Advanced A Master Sheep title with a 2nd pl and a 1st pl.
6/6/21, Finally, Copper and I made it out of Advanced and into AKC Excellent Scentwork. At the Morris Hills Dog Training Club Scentwork trial, he finished his Advanced Buried title to complete his SWA. We made our debut into Excellent Exteriors in 95 degree temps (and one stinky dumpster) for a 2nd place.
April 16, 2021, Raspberry Ridge AKC herding trial, Copper picked up another leg towards his Advanced B Duck Master title with a 2nd place.
March 20, 2021, Copper earned his first CDSP utility leg with a 193.5 and 3rd place.
March 12, 2021 at the Monticello Kennel Club Obedience Trial one year after earning his first utility leg and one year since we walked into an AKC obedience ring, he earned his second utility leg with a 1st pl. The next day, March 13 he finished his Utility title, again with a 1st pl. UD in three consecutive trials that took a year thanks to covid lockdown.
Finally Pennsylvania went into the green and we were able to venture back out to some trials. On July 18 at ATBA AKC herding trials, Copper finished his Advanced A Sheep title with 2nd place. On August 29 he finished up his CDSP CDX title with two 1st places. Then he put on his harness and buckled down on his Advanced Scentwork titles. At MHDTC 8/30 trial, he earned his first Q in Advanced Exteriors. He went back to MHDTC on 9/29 to earn another Q in Advanced Exteriors and a Q in Adv Buried (3rd pl). Then he finished his Exterior title at Susque-Nango in two runs for a 2nd and 3rd place. Also at Susque-Nango he earned another Q toward his Adv Buried with a 3rd pl. his first time on buried water.
On 8/16 he made his debut into NACSW and earned his ORT with flying colors.
Then, off to UKC nosework on 9/19-20 to finish his Advanced Exterior title and Novice Handler Discrimination title, moving up to Advanced Handler Disc for a 1st place.
Finally, back into the herding arena on 10/16 to finish his Advance B course Duck titles with some absolutely beautiful runs.
July 17, 2020, Copper earned his Second leg towards his D Course Sheep Started title and 1st pl. and on July 18th finished his Advanced A course Sheep title with second place.
March 3rd, 2020, Copper did a beautiful job in the Utility ring and earned his first leg towards his UD with a 2nd place!
December 28, 2019, finished his Advanced Interior and Advanced Container titles (1st Pl) and his first Advanced Buried leg (1st pl)
November 9, 2019, earned his first Q towards his D Course Sheep Started title (1st pl & High in Trial) and his second Q towards his A Course Sheep Advanced title (2nd Pl.)
October 19, 2019, earned his first Q toward his A Course Sheep Advanced title (5th pl)
Copper has grown into my dream dog. At 3 years of age, his accomplishments have me in awe. He has easily moved into any venue that I have asked of him. Of course his favorite is herding but eagerly works at his Scentwork and Utility training. We have had a very good autumn trial season. In Herding, Copper earned two Qs toward his Advanced A Sheep title, both with placements, and two Qs toward his Advanced B Duck title with 1st places and Reserve High in Trial. We made our debut into the D course and earned our first Q in Started with a High in Trial.
We entered a UKC Nosework trial, just to see how we'd do and earned our Novice Vehicle title along with picking up our first legs in Container, Exterior and Handler Discrimination, all with placements. In AKC Scentwork, Copper picked up his final Exterior leg to finish his Scentwork Novice title and moved right into Advanced to picked up his first Qs toward his Contain and Buried titles.
On September 1st at the Morris Hills DTC trial, Copper finished his AKC CDX with a 1st place.
At the Nango trials in Binghamton NY, 7/19/19, Copper earned his 2nd CDX leg with a 2nd place.
On June 27th, 2019, Copper finally broke the ice and earned his first CDX leg at the Glens Falls Kennel Club Obedience trial in Bainbridge NY with a 2nd place. Obedience is not Copper's strong point but he sticks with it.
On July 13, 2019, (Two trials on that day) Copper earned his Started A course Sheep title with all First placements. After being injured by a sheep a few years ago, I like to stick with the ducks, but Copper covered for me and kept me safe while we did the course. Now maybe, on to Advanced course.
That same day he finished his Intermediate Duck B course with two first places and two Reserve High in Trial.
Copper is doing well in AKC Scent Work. At the Morris Hills DTC 6/2/19, he was 5 for 5, earning 2 legs towards his Novice Exterior title with a 3rd place, earning a leg towards his Novice Interior title with a 1st place and 2 legs towards his Buried title with a 4th and 2nd place to finish that title.
At the Taconic Hills KC Scent Work trial 6/8/19, he finished his Novice Container title with a 3 place and finished his Novice Interior title with a 1st place. He moved up to Advanced Interior to pick up his first leg towards that title with a 4th place.
Happy 2019 Mothers Day to me. Copper finished his Herding Championship on ducks at the NESA trials at just 3 years of age.
He is now moved on to sheep A course and tidying up his duck B course titles.
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2018 was a tough year, dealing with family illness. In spite of that, Copper made me proud. On April 8th, 2018, Copper finished his Herding Advance A course Duck title with a High in Trial, just 2 weeks following his Second birthday.
On Mothers Day weekend at 4 Connecticut herding trials, Copper picked up 8 Herding Championship points. Taking the better part of the summer off, he entered the NESA trials in October and picked up 3 more points. He now needs a major to finish his Herding Championship.
He also earned his AKC CD, with one score of 197 and earned 2 legs towards his CDSP-CD with scores of 195.5 and 193.
He made his debut into AKC Scent Work with his first Novice Container Q with a 2nd place and qualifying in Buried and Interiors.
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2017-Copper has been very busy leaning his agility, obedience, herding and scentwork. In July 2017 he earned his Rally Novice title in 3 trials with 3 first places.
In September he entered the Intermediate A duck course and finished his Intermediate title with 2 first places and 1 second place along with a High in Trial and a Reserve High in Trial. He also entered the Started B duck course and earned his Started B course title with 3 first places. Also in September he entered his first CDSP obedience trial in Starter Novice and earned that tile with 2 first places and a second place. At just 18 months he has a good start on his life journey.
Then we went back into the AKC herding A course sheep ring for another 2 legs towards his Master sheep title.
June brought us back to CDSP Obedience where Copper finished his UD-C title and started his journey to OTCH.
On a VERY HOT day in July he entered his first NEBCA novice/novice trial where he tied for first place and settling for second due to the OLF scoring. This guy just continues to amaze me.
2022 was a slow start. May 22 brought us back to Scentwork at Versatile K9. On a 99 degree day, Copper was able to earn a Master Exterior Q with a second place out of 14 and finished his Excellent Container title with a 3rd place out of 20.
October was a very busy month. Copper picked up two more Qs toward his Advanced B Duck Master and Advance A Sheep Master, then switched hats and ventured back into AKC Scentwork. At Susque-Nango trial he qualified in all four Excellent classes finishing his Exterior title.
9/3-4/21, Starshine AKC Herding trial, Copper picked up two more legs towards his Advanced Master B Duck title with 1st places and a set of ducks that were very hard to shed. But we got the job done.
7/16-16/21, Raspberry Ridge AKC herding trial. Copper and I finally finished our D Course Started Sheep title with a 1st pl. He then went into the A Course Sheep ring both days to earn two legs towards his Advanced A Master Sheep title with a 2nd pl and a 1st pl.
6/6/21, Finally, Copper and I made it out of Advanced and into AKC Excellent Scentwork. At the Morris Hills Dog Training Club Scentwork trial, he finished his Advanced Buried title to complete his SWA. We made our debut into Excellent Exteriors in 95 degree temps (and one stinky dumpster) for a 2nd place.
April 16, 2021, Raspberry Ridge AKC herding trial, Copper picked up another leg towards his Advanced B Duck Master title with a 2nd place.
March 20, 2021, Copper earned his first CDSP utility leg with a 193.5 and 3rd place.
March 12, 2021 at the Monticello Kennel Club Obedience Trial one year after earning his first utility leg and one year since we walked into an AKC obedience ring, he earned his second utility leg with a 1st pl. The next day, March 13 he finished his Utility title, again with a 1st pl. UD in three consecutive trials that took a year thanks to covid lockdown.
Finally Pennsylvania went into the green and we were able to venture back out to some trials. On July 18 at ATBA AKC herding trials, Copper finished his Advanced A Sheep title with 2nd place. On August 29 he finished up his CDSP CDX title with two 1st places. Then he put on his harness and buckled down on his Advanced Scentwork titles. At MHDTC 8/30 trial, he earned his first Q in Advanced Exteriors. He went back to MHDTC on 9/29 to earn another Q in Advanced Exteriors and a Q in Adv Buried (3rd pl). Then he finished his Exterior title at Susque-Nango in two runs for a 2nd and 3rd place. Also at Susque-Nango he earned another Q toward his Adv Buried with a 3rd pl. his first time on buried water.
On 8/16 he made his debut into NACSW and earned his ORT with flying colors.
Then, off to UKC nosework on 9/19-20 to finish his Advanced Exterior title and Novice Handler Discrimination title, moving up to Advanced Handler Disc for a 1st place.
Finally, back into the herding arena on 10/16 to finish his Advance B course Duck titles with some absolutely beautiful runs.
July 17, 2020, Copper earned his Second leg towards his D Course Sheep Started title and 1st pl. and on July 18th finished his Advanced A course Sheep title with second place.
March 3rd, 2020, Copper did a beautiful job in the Utility ring and earned his first leg towards his UD with a 2nd place!
December 28, 2019, finished his Advanced Interior and Advanced Container titles (1st Pl) and his first Advanced Buried leg (1st pl)
November 9, 2019, earned his first Q towards his D Course Sheep Started title (1st pl & High in Trial) and his second Q towards his A Course Sheep Advanced title (2nd Pl.)
October 19, 2019, earned his first Q toward his A Course Sheep Advanced title (5th pl)
Copper has grown into my dream dog. At 3 years of age, his accomplishments have me in awe. He has easily moved into any venue that I have asked of him. Of course his favorite is herding but eagerly works at his Scentwork and Utility training. We have had a very good autumn trial season. In Herding, Copper earned two Qs toward his Advanced A Sheep title, both with placements, and two Qs toward his Advanced B Duck title with 1st places and Reserve High in Trial. We made our debut into the D course and earned our first Q in Started with a High in Trial.
We entered a UKC Nosework trial, just to see how we'd do and earned our Novice Vehicle title along with picking up our first legs in Container, Exterior and Handler Discrimination, all with placements. In AKC Scentwork, Copper picked up his final Exterior leg to finish his Scentwork Novice title and moved right into Advanced to picked up his first Qs toward his Contain and Buried titles.
On September 1st at the Morris Hills DTC trial, Copper finished his AKC CDX with a 1st place.
At the Nango trials in Binghamton NY, 7/19/19, Copper earned his 2nd CDX leg with a 2nd place.
On June 27th, 2019, Copper finally broke the ice and earned his first CDX leg at the Glens Falls Kennel Club Obedience trial in Bainbridge NY with a 2nd place. Obedience is not Copper's strong point but he sticks with it.
On July 13, 2019, (Two trials on that day) Copper earned his Started A course Sheep title with all First placements. After being injured by a sheep a few years ago, I like to stick with the ducks, but Copper covered for me and kept me safe while we did the course. Now maybe, on to Advanced course.
That same day he finished his Intermediate Duck B course with two first places and two Reserve High in Trial.
Copper is doing well in AKC Scent Work. At the Morris Hills DTC 6/2/19, he was 5 for 5, earning 2 legs towards his Novice Exterior title with a 3rd place, earning a leg towards his Novice Interior title with a 1st place and 2 legs towards his Buried title with a 4th and 2nd place to finish that title.
At the Taconic Hills KC Scent Work trial 6/8/19, he finished his Novice Container title with a 3 place and finished his Novice Interior title with a 1st place. He moved up to Advanced Interior to pick up his first leg towards that title with a 4th place.
Happy 2019 Mothers Day to me. Copper finished his Herding Championship on ducks at the NESA trials at just 3 years of age.
He is now moved on to sheep A course and tidying up his duck B course titles.
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2018 was a tough year, dealing with family illness. In spite of that, Copper made me proud. On April 8th, 2018, Copper finished his Herding Advance A course Duck title with a High in Trial, just 2 weeks following his Second birthday.
On Mothers Day weekend at 4 Connecticut herding trials, Copper picked up 8 Herding Championship points. Taking the better part of the summer off, he entered the NESA trials in October and picked up 3 more points. He now needs a major to finish his Herding Championship.
He also earned his AKC CD, with one score of 197 and earned 2 legs towards his CDSP-CD with scores of 195.5 and 193.
He made his debut into AKC Scent Work with his first Novice Container Q with a 2nd place and qualifying in Buried and Interiors.
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2017-Copper has been very busy leaning his agility, obedience, herding and scentwork. In July 2017 he earned his Rally Novice title in 3 trials with 3 first places.
In September he entered the Intermediate A duck course and finished his Intermediate title with 2 first places and 1 second place along with a High in Trial and a Reserve High in Trial. He also entered the Started B duck course and earned his Started B course title with 3 first places. Also in September he entered his first CDSP obedience trial in Starter Novice and earned that tile with 2 first places and a second place. At just 18 months he has a good start on his life journey.