The
Bear
The
Bear
In 2006 we imported Nap. He is a handsome, 7 1/2 year old, bare skinned, prick eared dog we brought over from Scotland. Nap is a good outrunner with plenty of scope. He has good balance both around the course and at the pen and is first class shedder. Nap stands up well to aggressive sheep and is loaded with stamina. He is well made with a nice head and we feel that he is the complete package. Nap is off of M. Evan’s Chip and is the same way bred as Armstrong’s Moss (winner of the 2005 Irish Nursery Final).
Nap was Central District Nursery Champion in Scotland in 2004 with Andy Carnegie. He then suffered a traumatic knee injury shortly thereafter and endured multiple operations. While the operations were successful, they required absolute crate rest & rehab. Nap returned to maximum performance in 2008 and we feel Nap has that "something special".....we could not more thrilled that Alasdair won his 10th National Championship with Nap.
My young dog, Alba Cap, is a grandson of Alasdair’s Nan and Ben by Nick, a litter mate to Alasdair's Bill. Cap is out of Nell, a nice bitch that we brought over from Ireland. Nell is the mother of Andy Carnegie's 2007 Scottish National Champion, Lark and the mother of Jill, 2006 International Supreme Brace Champion as well as the 2007 Scottish National Brace Champion.Bear
and Max
are my open dogs. Both are neutered as they were intended foremost as
pets–it is unfortunate, because we would have liked to have bred
them--
The 2008 National Finals was very special for me as I was 3rd with Max
& 10th with Bear. Amazingly, though I had
Bear and Max well before meeting
Alasdair, they are both his breed.
Bear is out of
Jess, Nathan Mooneys Max X Nathan Mooneys June.
June is
a Redpath’s Ben (McTeir's Ben)
X Redpath's Nell (Henderson's Craig)
that Alasdair actually bought as an 8 week old pup, trained to trial
level and then sold to Tommy Wilson.
Bear
and Alasdair's Nan are similarly bred & both go
back to Redpath's breed..(Pedigree for Nan)
Bear is a strong dog with presence, good stamina
and
tremendous drive and determination. He is the dog of choice for a tough
day of chores or shifting difficult ewes and has taught me a great
deal.
Bear suffered a broken bone in the knee that was mis-diagnosed
and therefore, he was unable to participate in the 2006 trial season.
While it is uncertain to what degree his injury will limit his ability
to work and trial, he will forever have the top spot in the house!
Max is by Vergil
Holland’s Scot, (a son of "the
Bomber"), who Alasdair was 8th with at the Nursery Finals.
Max’s grandfather on the sire’s side is Mirk, a litter brother to
Alasdair’s Nan. Both Nan & Mirks
grandfather is Alasdair's Scottish
National Champion, Mirk.
Max's great grandfather on the dam’s side is Alasdair’s Elwy Glen
(winner of 6 open trials in his first year out in Scotland and 4th at
the International the year Alasdair won with Nan.)
Max is a good
outrunner with plenty of scope and an excellent shedder. He has good
balance, is very athletic and usually not too difficult to handle.
Look for
updates on this page as we train our young
dogs and have the opportunity to bring in new ones.
