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2006
BORDER COLLIE NATIONAL SPECIALTY October 16-22, 2006  Purina
FarmsGray
Summit, MissouriHERDING JUDGE JOY SEBASTIAN-HALL  Return
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I
started herding with dogs when I was a teenager, using Blue
Lacy's to help an uncle move his swamp cattle out of the
lowlands near the Old and Lost River in SE TX. I switched to
Australian Cattledogs and began to compete in trials in the 80's
while running Santa Gertrudis at the farm. In the 90's I became
a member of the International Superdog team, traveling all over
the United States and Canada performing in front of thousands of
screaming fans. My first Border Collie, Roux, became quite
famous, becoming the 'voice' of the Superdogs and being
interviewed by many radio and TV celebrities. She also competed
successfully in agility, obedience and herding, becoming my
first AKC HX dog.
I compete in all venues, USBCHA, ASCA, AHBA, AKC and timed trials. I run Open in USBCHA, winning at the Bluebonnet, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston Livestock shows and Rodeos, finishing in the top ten at the TSDA State Finals and making the USBCHA Nursery National Finals. In ASCA I have won the prestigious Cowboy Classic, a grueling three day trial on ducks, sheep and cattle in 2004 and was one point out in 2006 with a 15 month old puppy. In AHBA, I put four Championships on my dogs in a string of forty qualifying runs with one dog going undefeated. In AKC herding, I have finished 20 HX titles on my dogs as well as one HC.
Our students have garnered more than 100 HIT's and RHIT's with wins coming from the GSD National Specialty, Cardigan Corgi National Specialty, Pembroke Corgi National Specialty, Australian Shepherd National Specialty, and the Bearded Collie National Specialty. I have successfully worked with 15 AKC herding breeds, gathering over 150 titles. During the past 10 years, I have had the pleasure of training dogs, working as a stock provider, being a judge for AKC and AHBA as well as being a judge for several National Specialties.
I currently live on our working farm in Hempstead, Texas with my husband and son, a flock of Texel/Dorper/Katahdin cross sheep, too many geese and ducks, six Border Collies and three LGD's.
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