WESSEX
AGILITY CLUB
Owned & managed by
Valerie Hawker (Taytinja) & Lindsey Bridges (Kirkbridgend)
Meet the dogs (oldest to youngest)
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BLAZE 31.08.2007 - 7.06.2021
Foxbarton Taitinger JW ShCM AW(B)
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Blaze was Val's first agility dog and they started new to the sport in Grade 1. Blaze retired after winning into Grade 4 and earning enough points for his Bronze Agility Warrant. The JW, which gave Blaze his stud book number, and the ShCM titles are from breed showing. Blaze won 2 Reserve Challenge Certificate and has had 3 VHC placings at Crufts during his show career.
Our hearts were broken when we sadly had to say goodbye to our beautiful and much loved boy. Our home is not the same without him, but he will live on in our hearts forever. He achieved so much, and taught us so much ....We love and miss Blaze very much, and we are so grateful he was part of our lives for nearly 14 years.
POPPY 13.09.2009 - 3.03.2022
Kirkwind Poppet At Kirkbridgend AW(D)
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Poppy was Lindsey's first agility dog, starting in Grade 1 and progressing all the way through the grades up to Championship level and even competing in a Championship Final. She had an amazing 2019 and ended the year winning The Agility Club Large G6 league. Poppy retired having amassed the impressive amount of agility warrant points of 1995, more than enough for the top award of Diamond Agility Warrant. She gained her stud book number at a Championship Breed Show.
Our hearts broke into a million pieces. I can't believe I will never hold you in my arms kissing you again and you won't ever be cuddling up to me again, wriggling and licking for more love. Poppy was the most amazing dog, always the perfect pet/companion/family member that I wanted when I chose and met her at 3 weeks old and collected her at 8 weeks. Today she joins the love of her life, Shadow, leaving us in the hands of her daughter Ellie and grandchildren Thea and Cole.
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CHASE 11.06.2012
Laceway Phoenix With Taytinja AW(S)
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Chase began competing in Grade 3. Chase won into Grade 7 however, as his wins were at Lower Height Option (before the introduction of Intermediate height), he is not qualified for Championship classes. Chase measured into the new intermediate height, however 2 years out during the COVID pandamic meant it was a struggle for Chase to come back to competitive agility and so we retired, having lots of fun in the anysize classes. Chase has his Silver Agility Warrant and he gained his Stud Book number at Southern Border Collie Club's Breed Championship Show by coming 2nd in Open Dog on 8th April 2018.
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SKYLA 1.08.2015
Jupavia Midnight Secret By Taytinja
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Skyla is Blaze's daughter, one of the Jupavia Secrets. Her mum is Jupavia May Be Dreaming (Evie), and I honestly thought I was - Skyla was my dream, a Blaze baby. She began competing in Grade 3 and has won into Grade 5. She has been measured into Intermediate. Skyla has qualified for Crufts Breed Show every year and won Reserve in the Undergraduate Bitch class in 2019. On the 1st September 2022 Skyla won her stud book number, qualifying her for Crufts for life, making her my 3rd Border Collie to gain their stud book number.
BROOKE 8.06.2021
Moshanta Magic Penny For Taytinja JW
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Brooke joined our family at the end of July 2021. Her dam is Laceway Etched In Gold at Moshanta JW (Echo), Chase's niece, and her sire is Moshanta May Contain Nuts JW (Flynn).
Brooke has been very successful in her Puppy show career twice winning Breed Club Best Puppy In Show, twice being Best Puppy In Breed at championship shows and was Reserve Best In Show at Eastbourne & District Canine Society 2023. At 11 months she gained enough points to claim a Junior Warrant, which gives her a studbook number and qualifies her for Crufts for life. Brooke was placed 1st in Limit Bitch at East Anglian Border Collie club, thereby cementing her claim to her studbook number.
Brooke has measured into Medium ! Her first season competing saw her win 2nd places in both Agility and Jumping. She loves agility and has great drive. Looking forward to making our way up the grades once again.
ELLIE 21.07.2013
Kirkbridgend Rock Star AW(P)
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Ellie is home bred by Lindsey out of Poppy. At the age of 10 1/2 Ellie retired from jumping her competition height of Intermediate and from agility training. Ellie owes Lindsey nothing. She competed at the top level nationally in G7 and Championship classes and she has her Agility Warrant Diamond, the top warrant. Ellie gained her stud book number at a Championship Breed Show which qualifies her for Crufts for life where she also gained a placing in a large showing class. Ellie produced a litter of 5 puppies and Lindsey kept Cole and Thea from this litter. Ellie ran in a number of agility finals, some unplaced but many doing really well: 4th UKA Maxi Beginners Steeplechase Grand Finals 2018 Runner Up (2nd) Novice Agility Club Invitational Final 2021 Runner Up (2nd) Senior Agility Club Invitational Final 2022 She was regularly placed in the top 10 in the Agility Club leagues. Winner C1-3 Standard Kelluki Winter Tournament 2017/2018 Runner Up Overall Kelluki Winter Tournament 2017/2018 Runner Up C1-3 Standard Kelluki Winter Tournament 2015/2016 Ellie now occasionally runs at micro in Anysize which she loves.
COLE 10.06.2016
Kirkbridgend Kairos
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Cole is home bred by Lindsey out of Ellie and is litter mate to Thea. Cole has been successful in the Show Ring qualifying for Crufts Breed Show every year gaining 3rd place in large Good Citizen Dog showing classes 2019 and 2020. He had a patchy and late start to his agility career due to injury and although he enjoyed it he never took it very seriously, just wanting to have fun and enjoy himself. Cole measured just into Large, he gained his Agility Warrant Bronze in G3 and had one Agility win along with a number of 2nd places. Lindsey put him up to G4 on points and he went on to win a G4 jumping class and had some good placings. He wasn’t really loving competing in standard classes, he didn’t enjoy the weaves and although he had amazing contacts in training they were not good in competition so Lindsey retired him to small and Anysize classes at 8 1/2 which he has been loving and has had some wins and good placings. Cole was used successfully at stud 4 times, his first litter producing 9 healthy puppies. He has now been retired from stud.
THEA 10.06.2016
Kirkbridgend Athena AW(G)
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Thea, a blue & white bitch, is home bred by Lindsey out of Ellie and is litter mate to Cole. Thea started agility in Grade 3, measuring Intermediate and won all the way up to G7 and Championship classes gaining her Agility Warrant Platinum on the way. Thea was placed 4th in The Agility Club Large G3 league in 2019. Thea qualified for and competed in a couple of Agility Finals: UKA Standard Beginners Steeplechase Grand Finals 2018 and Novice Agility Club Invitational Final 2022. Competing in agility is one of Thea’s favourite things to do in life, she really loves it and puts a lot into it. Thea also had some successes showing. She qualified for Crufts Breed Show each year Lindsey was showing her, had some nice wins and places and lovely critiques. Thea took a break from agility to have her singleton puppy Merlin who Lindsey kept and will return to G7 and Championship agility late 2025/ early 2026.
ZEB 22.08.2016
Cashindie Prince Albert at Taytinja
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Zeb joined our family on Christmas Eve 2022. Now 6 years old, he went to live with a family in Scotland when he was just 8 weeks old. Sometimes, things just don't work out and the long and short of it is, he was returned to his breeder. When I heard he was in trouble, I said, he is coming home to where he was made.
Sired by my Blaze, I would not let him go into rescue. Instead, he joined my pack, and if he will let me, I'll have a go at showing him too as he is a beautiful and well constructed red boy. He is being trained at scentwork and is doing some lovely work!
Zeb is the name I gave him (new home, new start, new name), letters from his father's name and at the other side of the alphabet to his first name. My hope and dream is to give Zeb the very best life for his remaining years.
MERLIN 10.05.2025
Kirkbridgend As If By Magic (NAF)
After a couple of years of trying, just as Lindsey was losing hope and time was running out, Thea finally obliged and gave Lindsey a singleton classically marked blue merle dog puppy sired by a dog who Lindsey has really liked for years with dogs she really liked behind him as well (Mercury - Romanybay Morning Star At Bryning). Merlin is a bright and happy puppy who is loving life, his people and his dog family. He is the apple of both Thea and Lindsey’s eyes and they are both totally in love with besotted by him. At only 5 weeks old he is a fun puppy loving his cuddles, toys, playing tuggy and is developing a good recall. Lindsey is very excited about his future, getting him out to meet people and having fun with him regardless of how competitive he grows up to be. After puppy school Lindsey plans to show him for a while as a good socialisation exercise regardless of results. He will also start baby competition dog training and get foundations for agility.
LUNA 17.08.2024
Taytinja Defying Gravity
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Homebred girl out of my Brooke (Moshanta Magic Penny For Taytinja JW), sired by Flash (Sh Ch Laceway Don't Stop Me Now).
STAR 17.08.2024
Taytinja Shooting Star
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Homebred girl out of my Brooke (Moshanta Magic Penny For Taytinja JW), sired by Flash (Sh Ch Laceway Don't Stop Me Now).
