| Brae's Album - Page 3 |
| Brae's dog show career started in earnest in May 2010 with his entry in the Southern Maine Classic Dog Shows in Scarborough. Most judges did not appreciate Brae's attempt to jump on and kiss them which Jerry clumsily tried to prevent. Brae's showing 2 weeks later at the New England Regional Bearded Collie Specialty showed little improvement in his behavior or Jerry's ability to control it so the following day a professional handler, Brian Kirk, showed Brae and earned Reserve to a 5 point major. Brian is the son of Kathy Kirk who had handled our Breezy to her championship in 1995. |
| Brian Kirk getting Brae ready for showing. June 2010 |
| Jerry handling Brae just prior to Brae giving the judge a beardie greeting. May 2010 Photo by Gregory Hall |
| Brian and Lu giving Brae his final touches before entering the show ring at a show in West Springfield, MA. August 2010 |
| Kathy Kirk and son Brian just before Brae entered the ring to earn his 1st major August 2010 |
| Dog shows in New England that have enough beardies entered to qualify as a major are few and far between. Since 2 major wins are required for the champion title, we were thrilled when Brae earned a 3 point major by being awarded Best Of Winners at the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club Dog Show in Greenfield, MA. |
| Judge Susan Godek awarded Brae BOW. August 2010 |
| Photo by: The Standard Image - Fritz Clark |
| Judge Ms. Arlene A. Czech awarded Brae BOW and BOS for a 3 point major earning Brae his Championship at the Queensboro Kennel Club show in West Springfield, MA, on October 30, 2010. |
| Photo by JC Photography |
| In the remarkable short time of 5 months and 10 days Brae changed from a rambunctious puppy in the show ring to a well-mannered showman. Brae was 2 days shy of his 1st birthday when he was entered in his 1st point show in Maine, and then he became a champion at the very young age of 17 months. Brae's championship was earned by his great conformation to the Bearded Collie breed standard especially his movement, the dog handling ability of Brian Kirk, and the patience, knowledge and training skill of Pat Holmes - Brae and Jerry's instructor in the handling classes attended 1 day each week. Brae's show career is not ending with his becoming a champion. He now will be entered in shows to earn points toward a Grand Champion title. |
| Brae is a CHAMPION! |
| In early October Brae was shown at 2 dog shows in Oyster Bay, NY. He was awarded Best of Winners (BOW) and Best Of Opposite Sex (BOS) at both shows. Also, one show had a Best In Show for the BOS winners with Brae getting a Herding Group 1. The judge is Ms. Rita J. Biddle, Esq. awarding Brae the Group 1. October 2010 |
| Photo by JC Photography |
| CH Bramley's Green Mountain Boy, CGC |
