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Welcome to
RaineDance Australian Shepherds 

We are a small kennel located in Santa Rosa about an hour north of San Francisco, California. We are dedicated to the health and promotion of this versatile, happy breed. I have enjoyed the company of dogs my whole life, but truly the Aussie has captured my heart! Please take a look around, and you will find some fine examples of true Aussie spirit. Beautiful, intelligent, responsive, energetic and FULL of personality, Aussies have what it takes to do ANYTHING.

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email: Raine@RaineImages.com
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PHOTO SPOTLIGHT: 

 Those SHEEP!
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What's wrong with them!
Handsome Sam, was not too sure about those 'stone' sheep! 
He tried to scare them off, but they stood their ground. So he inspected each one individually. 
The big picture is actually the 4th in the series. Must be so strange - They LOOK like sheep...

Spotlights...in Review: click here!

Aug 2010 
***RaineDance Season Of Mischief HT CGC***
"Trinket"

Herding Tested!
After just a handful of lessons, Trinket easily passes both her AKC Herding Tests for her HT title @13mos.
I am so proud of her! And thank you to our instructor Debbie Pollard for handling her. 
Trinket is out of 
CH Dreamstreets Season Ticket  and CH Pearl

See Pearl's Babies
Aug 2010 
***ATChC RaineDance Cookin'up Mischief GOLD GSE JSE RSE***
"Biscuit"

SIXTH PLACE
AAC  NATIONALS !
Out of 55 dogs

"Biscuit placed 6th overall (out 55 dogs). I was very proud considering I made 2 mistakes on the first day. Biscuit was perfect and did exactly what I asked her to do. We were 12th overall going into Sunday. But we pulled up our socks and had a perfect Sunday, moving up into 6th place".
Goodness Linda! What a nail biter! oooo you must hate those 'what ifs'!

ATChC Biscuit is littermate to CH Baron & CH Merry out of 
CH Written & Directed By Timaru  and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies


 

Aug 2010 
***ATChC RaineDance Mischief In Frisco GOLD GSE JSE RSE***
"Cisco"

20th  PLACE
AAC NATIONALS !
Out of 105 dogs

Cisco also was amazing! There were 105 dogs in Cisco's class! He was 25th going
into Sunday and ended in 20th. He had a personal best of the highest points he has ever received at a Regionals or National!

WOHOO go boys! SO proud of you!!

ATChC Cisco is littermate to CH Pearl out of 
CH Parker &  CH Emma

See Emma's Babies

Aug 2010 
***RaineDance King Of My Heart TT***
"Sam"

AKC Best of Breed!
Best of Winners!
Winners Dog!
Best of Opposite Sex
Winners Dog!
 Sam takes his first AKC points in STYLE with BOB over specials! Sam is such a sweet, sweet boy. I love every minute I spend with him! Sam picks up 2 pts on Sat (1 girl short of a major) and joined 20+ dogs in the group ring. He picked up another point on Sunday.   
Congratulations to Sam's owner Robbin! OK, I have a LOT of faith in Sam....but this was a surprise! We sure packed alot of fun into one weekend! 
Sam is littermate to Flash, Luna & Rem out of 
CH Parker  and CH Merry

See Parker's Babies


INFO on the TEST

Aug 2010 
***RaineDance King Of My Heart TT***
"Sam"
Temperament Test
 Sam (with Robbin) take the ATTS All Breed Temperament Test at the AKC show in Dixon. 
WOW! That was fascinating! I had to laugh at the judges comment... "No one's taking HIS sheep!" At just 18 mos, Sam was as young as a dog can be to participate.

Robbin, kudos to you for preparing Sam for whatever comes his way. His success not only depends on his genetics and his baby time here, but hugely on his life with his forever family. Awesome! 
Sam is littermate to Flash, Luna & Rem out of 
CH Parker  and CH Merry

See Parker's Babies
Aug 2010 
***RaineDance Cruz'n For Mischief TT***
"Jolie"

Temperament Test

Jolie also takes, and passes, the ATTS All Breed Temperament Test. The judge asked me if she lives around alot of GUNFIRE! goodness! She was a rock...and no one's stealing her sheep either! :)
Jolie is littermate to CH Greta out of 
CH McMatts EZ Going  and CH Merry

See Merrys Babies

Aug 2010 
*** RaineDance Mischief In 3D 
HCT OA NAJ NF GSE JSE RSE CGC 
***
"Bryce"
 
Bryce qualifies in Open Jumpers in FIRST PLACE! wohoo! What a team!
Congrats to Bryce's owner/handler Alex Chamberlain! 

Bryce is littermate to Emmit out of 
CH Dreamstreets Season Ticket and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies

 
July 2010 
***ATChC RaineDance Cookin'up Mischief GOLD GSE JSE RSE***
"Biscuit"

USDAA Northwest Regionals First Overall Performance Team GOLD MEDAL!
 "Biscuit was entered in the Performance Versatility Pairs Tournament with our trainer Wade and his Border Collie Tess. Pairs of dogs of all heights compete as a team for highest combined score. So fun! Biscuit and Tess (Team name "Tail no Tails") placed first over all Performance teams of all heights for the Gold Medal.!!!
Bisi also made it into the Steeplechase and Grand Prix finals, placing 4th in the Grand Prix for a "buy" into the semi finals at the USDAA Nationals in Kentucky
".
Linda, You guys are amazing! I can barely keep up with you!

ATChC Biscuit is littermate to CH Baron & CH Merry out of 
CH Written & Directed By Timaru  and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies


 

July 2010 
***Wild Heart's Tugging At My Heart
RA OA NAJ
***
"Tug"

Rally Advanced!
Open Agility!
 WOW! The Wild Heart boy is at it again! In just 4 weekends out, Tug has finished his Open Agility title and qualified twice in Open Jumpers! And he has already finished his 2nd Rally title!  
Congratulations to the Wild Heart gang! I hear Tug's brothers Stone and Tuff are also doing well in performance! Awesome!
Tug is littermate to Stone and Tuff, bred by Sandy Aldrich, out of 
CH Baron and CH Wild Heart's Angel Among Us 

See Baron's Babies
July 2010 
***ASCA CH RaineDance More The Merrier***
"Greta"

NEW ASCA Champion!
Best of Winners!
Winners Bitch 4 pts!
 Greta finishes her ASCA CH on the first show of the weekend!! She just needed 2pts but she came home w/ 4!  
Congrats to Greta's owners Denali & Brandon! And thank you so much for doing such a great job with your sweet girl. CH Greta has been owner handled throughout her ASCA career! 
CH Greta is littermate to Jolie out of 
CH McMatts EZ Going  and CH Merry

See Merry's Babies

July 2010 
***RaineDance King Of My Heart***
"Sam"

ASCA Best of Winners!
Winners Dog! 4 pts!
Reserve Winners Dog!
 Sam's first points! Sam started the weekend going Reserve...and ended it going Best of Winners! woohoo!  
Congratulations to Sam's owner Robbin! Thank you so much for your friendship and support. Sam is SO fun to show, and he really starts to get into it by the second show. THANK YOU!
Sam is littermate to Flash, Luna & Rem out of 
CH Parker  and CH Merry

See Parker's Babies
July 2010 
*** RaineDance Ticket To Mischief CGC***
"Emmit"
 
Emmit makes his Rally Novice debut! And Qs both days! Poor Emmit thought he was at a conformation show (which he WAS of course) and took off at a trot! But still managed to Q with a 74. The next day he understood, and got FIRST PLACE with a 98 out of 100!!
Congrats to Emmit's owner/handler Teresa King! You guys sure make a nice entrance!

Emmit is littermate to Bryce out of 
CH Dreamstreets Season Ticket and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies

 

July 2010 
***RaineDance Cruz'n For Mischief***
"Jolie"

ASCA Reserve Winners Bitch
!
Jolie comes home with another big Reserve. I am very proud of her, but I won't be showing her during her heat cycle anymore! The last month of shows, she has really not wanted to stand still for the go over!
Jolie is littermate to CH Greta out of 
CH McMatts EZ Going  and CH Merry

See Merrys Babies
June 2010 
***ATChC RaineDance Cookin'up Mischief GOLD GSE JSE RSE***
"Biscuit"

FIRST PLACE
16" Special Regional Agility Champion!
 "She didn't set a foot wrong all weekend. Not one mistake. She was amazing.
 This was the biggest regional event in the history of the event. 411 dogs competing from all over BC, and some from the USA as well. Our division was extremely competitive with over 40 dogs, many of them fast border collies. The event is a cumulative score from 6 runs over the weekend (2 Gamble, 2 Standard, 2 Jumpers), with the highest accumulation of points winning. Bisi Q'd every run and placed in the top 3 in two individual events. She was amazing".
WOW Linda! Are those ALL border collies surrounding your 1st place position? WOW!!!!

ATChC Biscuit is littermate to CH Baron & CH Merry out of 
CH Written & Directed By Timaru  and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies


June 2010 
***RaineDance First Edition TD TD CGC***
"Flash"

Flash and Linda turn their attention to the herding arena! And Flash does a nice job earning his first leg of his Junior Herding Dog title at the one day AHBA trial. I am told he is about ready for started! Amazing!  
Flash is owner trained and handled by Linda Ivy! Woohoo congrats Linda!!! Can't wait to hear the details.
Flash is littermate to Sam, Luna & Rem out of 
CH Parker  and CH Merry

See Parker's Babies
June 2010 
*** RaineDance Mischief In 3D 
HCT OA NAJ NF GSE JSE RSE CGC 
***
"Bryce"
 
AKC Open Standard!
Bryce and Alex and at it again!  GO TEAM!
And again in FIRST PLACE!
Congrats to Bryce's owner/handler Alex Chamberlain! 

Bryce is littermate to Emmit out of 
CH Dreamstreets Season Ticket and CH Emma

See Emma's Babies

June 2010 
***ASCA/AKC/INT'L CH RaineDance Written In Stone PT AX AXJ GSO JSO RSO***
"Baron"

Herding Group Three!
AKC Best of Breed!

I brought Baron out for a spin, just for today. WOW! He didn't miss a beat! He is 7 yrs old now, but still ready to perform in any venue. Baron is actually training in obedience right now, and did offer several sits if I wasn't paying attention! :) I think my boy will sleep good tonight. He received 5pts toward his GCH!
And I want to thank our incredible CHEERING section in group!!! You guys are AWESOME!!! Can I pay you to sit ring side at other shows???!! hee
CH Baron is littermate to CH Merry & ATChC Biscuit out of 
CH Written & Directed By Timaru  and CH Emma

See Baron's Babies
June 2010 
***RaineDance King Of My Heart***
"Sam"

AKC Reserve Winners Dog!
 Nice job Sam! I don't remember ever coming so close to getting Winners and then not getting it! But I am pleased as punch for the recognition of young Sam. Now if only I could remember what class he's in!  
Robbin, you are an angel from heaven! Thank you SO much for hanging out with me ALL day waiting for Baron's group performance! It was a very special day, and I am so happy I could share it with you.
Sam is littermate to Flash, Luna & Rem out of 
CH Parker  and CH Merry

See Parker's Babies

June 2010 
***ASCA/AKC/INT'L CH RaineDance Merry Mischief PT OA AXJ GSN JSE RSO CGC***
"Merry"

Merry attends her first real herding trial! And comes home with 5th Place in Started Sheep.  She likes the ducks too, so we hope to give that a try in earnest soon. For now, Merry is being handled by our (brilliant!) instructor Debbie Pollard. In the future I will work her myself, and hope to see the drive I am familiar with in her other venues. Good job for now girlie!
CH Merry is littermate to CH Baron & ATChC Biscuit out of 
CH Written & Directed By Timaru  and CH Emma

See Merrys Babies

Highlights of 2009:  (AKC , ASCA and AAC achievements only)
Emma  Emma's kids, from all 3 litters, continue to tear up the agility ring (Biscuit, Bryce, Cisco, Bailey, Baron, Apollo) earn 15 agility titles including Biscuit's AAC Lifetime Award of Excellence
Baron  Baron's kids from 3 litters (Gotcha, Jade, Zayvee, Howdy, Tug) earn 14 titles: 2 Championships, 6 agility titles, 2 Rally titles & 4 obedience titles! 
Merry has a gorgeous litter of 7, out of our late great Parker P. They have hit the ground running and already have 2 CGCs and 1 HT between them. Collectively they are training in ALL venues! conformation, agility, herding, tracking, rally and obedience
Biscuit
(owned by Linda and Gerhard in Canada) earns her AAC Lifetime Award of Excellence!
Emmit (co-owned) AKC Best of Breed and Herding Group 2 over 74 dogs
Jolie  takes an AKC 5 point major (& BOW) w/supported entry of 35 girls
Bryce (co-owned) earns 6 new agility titles & 3 ASCA Reserves
Cisco (co-owned) earns 4 more agility titles & and racks up 11 more ASCA points w/one major to go
Pearl
(co-owned) has her first and only litter of 5 beautiful puppies!
And sadly:

ASCA/AKC/INTL CH Melodys Park It In First PT CGC DNA-VP "Parker"
April 8, 2001  ~  July 7, 2009
Sleep well, my prince. You will be with me always.
Memorial


Previous Years click HERE


 
RaineDance Team USA

The biggest assembly of RD dogs yet! What a great group of people!
Thanks for ALL your help! 
Left to right: Sam & Robbin, Greta and Denali, Jolie, Trinket, Me and Merry, RJ (Emma), Teresa and Emmit, Alex and Bryce, Trish (Baron), Susan and Gotcha! (Gotcha is honorary RD :)
Click here to see pics from the weekends (Delta & NorCal)

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