Novice Sheepdog Trials Champion
Glen - 238575.
Date of Birth: 5th March 1998
Glen's Pedigree Highlights | Glen's Full ISDS Pedigree
Glen loves other dogs and puppies. These are not his but they're just as welcome.
A great Scottish Sheepdog!
Glen was bred by N G McEwan in Kincardine, Scotland. He's by Scottish Team Member Davidston Cap 201111 (owned by Mary Caul) and out of Gael 192892 (N G McEwan).
When he was a year old, Glen was sold to a farmer in Perthshire and a few months later, he went to Suffolk in the East of England where he became a successful Nursery Trials dog for Robert Waddell.
He came to us on 11th January 2003 and once the initial settling in period was over, Glen and Andy were successful in quite a number of trials.
In February 2004, Glen and Andy won the Moreton Morrel Novice Championships held at Terry King's farm at Drayton Parslow near Milton Keynes. They narrowly beat Matt Watson and his dog who had dominated the early rounds of the competition.
Mr Style! When Glen was penning at sheepdog trials, the crowd would go quiet.
So near, yet so far!
Glen's finest hour was at a big open sheepdog trial near Malvern, Worcestershire in September 2003.
Running at around 10 am, he had a tremendous run, easily penning his sheep in the stock trailer that was provided for the purpose.
Glen went into first place overall, and was leading the field by a big margin.
He held 1st place all day but in the evening the English team captain and some of his friends arrived. They had been to a trial in Wales and decided to see whether they could get to Malvern in time for a run.
Sadly, Glen was pushed into 4th place at the very end of the day so he had to settle for 1st in the Novice Class and 4th in the Open that day.
When working, Glen knew how much power was required at exactly the right time.
Such style!
Glen's working style and precision control of sheep had to be seen to be believed.
When working, he knew exactly how much pressure to put the sheep, never stressing them. He had an admirable outrun and could confidently gather from 500 mtrs without a problem.
His driving was probably his greatest skill, but he also excelled at penning and shedding.
At delicate times like penning, if a sheep looked as though it was about to make a break for it, Glen would simply move his head a centimeter or so to the side, just to let the errant beast know he was in charge and the crisis was over.
"A real gentleman"
At home, Glen's a pleasure to have around. He's utterly trustworthy and probably best described as "a perfect gentleman".
In the five years he's been here, we have not seen him show the slightest sign of aggression - other than a growl to remind another dog that he's not keen to share his dinner!
Even the most persistent attention from a pesky young puppy does not bother him, he'll simply ignore the pup until it goes away.
As far as we know, Glen was never house trained but he's scrupulously clean, both in his outdoor pen and whenever he's allowed into the house or car.
Now that he's retired, Glen's only official duty is as our stud dog, although recently, he's developed a passion for chewing bones, digging holes, playing with puppies or toys and searching (in vain) for rabbits!
Since his retirement, Glen takes his stud duties very seriously!
Just look at Glen's credentials! |
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| Father | 1998 Res Scottish National Team Member | Davidson Cap 201111 | Mary Caul |
| Grandfather | 1991 Scottish National Team Member | Rob 162594 | A Dickman |
| G/Grandfather | 1984 Scottish National Farmers' CHAMPION | Tweed 92756 | D.Guild |
| G/Grandfather | 1986 Scottish National CHAMPION | Dryden Joe 104626 | R.Dalziel |
| G/Grandfather | 1985 International Shepherds' CHAMPION | Nell 118049 | R.Dalziel |
| GG/Grandfather | Reserve International Supreme CHAMPION | MOSS 103923 | J.J.Templeton |
| GG/Grandfather | Irish National Team Member | JIM 125956 | J.Brady |
| GG/Grandmother | Scottish National Team Member | NELL 112637 | R.J.Shennan |
| GG/Grandfather | 1977 Scottish National Brace CHAMPION | GLEN 75630 | R. Fortune |
| GG/Grandfather | Scottish National Driving CH AMPION | VIC 128240 | J.H.T. Bathgate |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National CHAMPION | SPOT 2 4981 | J.Gilchrist |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National Driving CHAMPION | HEMP 72301 | A.J.Campbell |
| GGG/Grandfather | International Shepherds CHAMPION (x2) | DON 73710 | W.Welsh |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National Farmers CHAMPION (x2) | TWEED 92756 | D.Guild |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National Team | BILL 104533 | A.J.Campbell |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National CHAMPION | SPOT 24981 | J.Gilchrist |
| GGG/Grandmother | English National Shepherds CHAMPION | NELL 46529 | G.Rogerson |
| GGG/Grandfather | Int Driving CHAMPION | JASPER 79280 | W.D.Reed |
| GGG/Grandfather | Scottish National CHAMPION | ROY 114678 | J.J.Templeton |
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