Awesome
Linda considers Awesome to be her once-in-a-lifetime dog. She says that while she has been blessed with many wonderful dogs over the years, they are still “dogs”. To Linda, Awesome is more than a dog. Anyone that knows Awesome would agree, there is something magical about him. Retrieving and swimming are his two favorite pastimes.
A mere 18″ tall, Awesome never let small stature stand in his way. He was USDAA World Champion in 2000, 2nd in 02 and 3rd in 04 and 05. He was a member of the winning team at the USDAA National Championship DAM Team Tournament in both 04 and 05. Awesome finished his USDAA career just shy of achieving the “Triple Crown” having placed multiple times in the USDAA Steeplechase National Championships with his highest placement being 2nd in 99. In AKC competition he is one of the most highly titled Border Collies, he was Top MACH Dog of the Year in 03 and 04 and was invited to the AKC Agility Invitational in 06 and 07. Awesome won both the ISC Sweepstakes and the Challenge Round at AKC National Championships. In 2004 he won the AKC World Team Tryouts. He represented the USA at the FCI Agility World Championships on three occasions.
Awesome is probably best remembered for being a member of the USA Large Dog Team that won a gold medal at the FCI Agility World Championships in Portugal in 2001. That year Awesome also placed 8th individually. With four clean runs to his credit, along with a team gold medal and top ten individual placement, his performance bested all dogs at the event that year.
“Awesome Paws” is of course named in honor of Awesome. While there will never be another dog like him, his influence will enable many dogs in agility to run with awesome paws in the future.
Awesome Accomplishments
Represented USA (AKC World Team) at FCI World Championships, Italy, 2004
- Individual 8th place overall
Represented USA (AKC World Team) at FCI World Championships, Portugal, 2001
- Team Overall Gold Medal, with USA Team
- Team Agility Round 1st place, with USA Team
- Team Jumping Round 2nd Place, with USA Team
- Individual 8th place, overall
Represented USA (AKC World Team) at FCI World Championships, Finland, 2000
- Team Overall 4th place, with USA Team
- Team Agility Round 3rd place, with USA Team
In FCI competition, Awesome completed his international career with 10/12 clean runs, two top ten overall placements, and one team gold medal.
- Invited to represent USA (AKC) at Crufts 2005 (declined due to injury)
- Invited to represent USA (USDAA World Team) at IFCS World Championships in Spain 2004 (declined)
- AKC Top MACH Dog of the Year 2003 and 2004
- AKC National Championship Finalist (multiple)
- AKC National Championship Challenge Round First Place Winner
- AKC National Championship International Sweepstakes Winner 2000
- Top MACH Dog of the Year 2003 and 2004 All-Breed
- # 2 Ranked All Breed 99 & 01, #3 02
- Highest ranked BC in AKC Agility (F&F stats) 1999, 2001
- Highest ranked BC in AKC agility based on Lifetime Points Highest ranked BC in AKC agility based on Lifetime QQs
- Highest titled BC in AKC Agility
- Invited to compete at AKC Agility Invitational event as one of the five top ranked BCs in the USA 2007
- Invited to compete at AKC Agility Invitational event as one of the five top ranked BCs in the USA 2006
- USDAA World Champion Grand Prix 2000
- USDAA Steeplechase Championships Finalist (multiple including 2nd, 3rd, 3rd)
- USDAA National Champion Dog Agility Master Team Tournament (multiple 00, 01)
- USDAA National Champion Performance Versatility Pairs 2006
- USDAA World Championship Grand Prix Finalist (multiple including 2nd 01, 2nd 02, 3rd 03, 5th 04)
- USDAA Grand Prix Regional Championship Winner (multiple)
- USDAA DAM Regional Team Tournament Winner (multiple)
- USDAA Bronze Lifetime Achievement Award
- USDAA Top Ten 99, 00
- USDAA Gold Tournament Master
- USDAA Silver Standard Champion
- USDAA Silver Jumpers Champion
- USDAA Silver Gamblers Champion
- USDAA Silver Snooker Champion
- USDAA Silver Agility Dog Champion
- USDAA Silver Relay Champion
AKC World Team Tryouts:
- 2004 1st place
- 2003 3rd place
- 2001 2nd place
- 2000 2nd place (.04 sec out of 1st over four rounds)
