Miraje Dunedain Ranger At Anadune AW(S) Nov Ex OA NAJ NF CGC
Aragorn
| Sire: | Sh Ch Caristan Moet Chandon JW | |
| Dam: | Miraje Dallas Dreamer | |
| DoB: | 14 December 2003 | |
| Colour: | Black & White | |
| Hips: | 6 / 4 | |
| Health: | DNA tested normal for MDR1 and TNS, and has a clear eye certificate (21/02/2009). BAER hearing tested normal. Goniodysgenesis passed. |
2010: Aragorn is now fully retired from competing, as he has torn his ACL.
Aragorn is the easiest dog I've ever lived with. He does like to keep busy, so he is a Border Collie in that sense, but he spends his whole time trying to please. Although mainly from show lines, he has been very easy to train for obedience, winning his first Pre-Beginners at the age of 7 months. His motivation comes from toys, he thinks that a tuggy game is the best thing ever. Cuddles are pretty good too though — the immense satisfaction on his face when he cuddles up to us after a day's worth of "work" is very apparent!
Below are some of Aragorn's results in the breed ring, in obedience and in agility. He has not been shown a lot in conformation, we were waiting for him to mature but now he's decided that he knows there are better things out there (agility and obedience) and just doesn't enjoy breed shows! He has done very well in obedience despite the number of obedience shows in his first year being kept quite low. Having reached 18 months, he started competing in agility which took priority for the rest of the 2005 season to give him time to settle in A in obedience.
He won out of both Elementary and Starters at the age of 20 months, only a month after he started competing. In 2006 our priority shifted towards showing Gala, but even with limited outings to agility and obedience, Aragorn had some very nice places in Intermediate (agility) and A (obedience). He is now grade 6 in agility, and we will be concentrating on his agility for the main part of 2008. My friend Amanda has done a video of one of Aragorn's runs for me (see below). He injured himself doing agility just before the start of the 2008 season, and he is slowly returning back to agility — his first proper run at a show got him a win at Grade 5 jumping. Although he has won out of Grade 5, and done well in Grade 6, he has suffered the same injury again, and so may end up being withdrawn from agility — certainly while in the US, he will be taking part in other activities as well to allow his back to settle. He had his (and my!) first session on sheep at the end of 2008 and shows a natural instinct (he is very focused but gentle and will not make contact with the sheep) — the trainer said that it's just a matter or training me now, as she could have taken him to a trial the next week and got his first title!
Aragorn is siring some great puppies, having produced a nicely marked litter of six highly workable black & white puppies (bred by Fenborders) in 2007 — his daughter Jazz qualified for Crufts at her very first show at 6 months, and his son Gus is now working Grade 3 agility. Trio got her NAJ and NF titles in two weekends, and we are avaiting with eagerness what Drifter shows us he can do.
Selection of Aragorn's results:
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