Whistlejack's Jynx On You
She was, quite simply, my best friend and kindred spirit
July 15, 1994 - December 21, 2006 |
Tri Colour
BAER Normal
Eyes - CERF Normal
Elbows - OFA Normal
Hips - OFA Good
Jynx was bred by Sandy Stickney of Whistlejack Kennels in Williams Lake, British Columbia. |
OTCH FDCH ATChC ADCH O-NATCH OAJ OA TN-E TG-E WV-E S-EAC-V S-EGC-V S-EJC-V PIII PJ
Novice and Open Versatility Awards
RNMCL RAMCL
Lifetime Award of Excellence
Two Time National Champion
Jynx was invited to run with the CKC 2003 World Team in France. However, due to her age - and the fact that she would have to jump 26", we declined.
Agility Association of Canada Rankings
1997 - #4 Overall
1998 - #2 Overall
1999 - #1 Overall in Canada - 1999 Individual rankings - #1 Gamblers, Snooker, Team Relay #2 Jumpers
2001 - #7 Overall in Canada - #1 All Time
2002 - #2 All Time
AAC Regional Championships
2001 - 22" Regular Division Champion
2002 - 16" Veterans Division - 2nd Place
2003 - 16" Veterans Division - 2nd Place
2004 - 16" Veterans Division - 2nd Place
2005 - 10" Veterans Division Champion
AAC National Championships
2001 - 22 Regular Division - 3rd Place
2002 - 16" Veterans Division Champion
2003 - 16" Veterans Division - 2nd Place
2004 - 16" Veterans Division Champion
Saskatchewan - Tiger Lily Winner for 2001, 2002 and 2003
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Jynx was a flashy split-faced tri colored lass. She was a drivey little thing, measuring 19" at the shoulder, weighing in at 32 lbs.
Jynx was the gal I used as the foundation for Standsure Border Collies. She's was my "Spiorad Cairdeach" (kindred spirit), always giving me 200%!! She had a wonderful temperament and great personality. She was a serious little worker who does it all, and had a highly competitive nature. She played to do well and win. She was outgoing with others . . . as long as there wasn't agility/flyball/sheep etc on the go.
From puppy hood, her and I bonded very deeply and developed a close working relationship with a mutual respect for each other. Trialling her in any venue is a real high! I would come out of a ring and it would take a few moments to come down from the heights she made me reach. She was everything I ever wanted in a single package and was my dream dog.
She was easy to train, and was always game to go . . . as long as it was something she enjoys. She far preferred the speed and movement in things like agility and flyball over the methodical precision work of the obedience ring. She generally scored in the low to mid 190's in obedience, preferring the Utility ring over all. She loved all the exercises except the heeling, which she tolerated as a means to the "fun" end of Utility. She had placed High In Class several times. She was shown in obedience very limited as her mom's first love is Agility!!!
And .............. in Agility she EXCELLED!! She had won the Top Open Height Division, Top (insert level here) Dog and Top Dog Overall honors in many a trial, in NADAC, USDAA and AAC venues. She made me look like I knew what I was doing, even when things were going desperately wrong! Her ability to "do what I meant, not what I was saying or what my body happens to be telling you" was incredible. How the heck she knew the course went that way, when I didn't . . . I'll never know!!
Her true love, though, was Herding. She was a great little sheepdog, powerful in eye and presence, yet not sticky on her stock. She worked with a smooth gait, responding well to verbal commands. When she made a decision against a command I have given, rest assured it was the correct move!! She was a good driver and loved the shed. Give her the "shed this one" command, and she would honed in on that particular sheep, removing it from the herd, generally, with little help from me. She was also strong on the penning.
Overall, she was a dog who made her handler look very talented ...... and I love her for that!
At the 2005 AAC Nationals, it was clear that the arthritis in Jynx's one paw was bothering her, so I made the heartbreaking decision to retire her from competitive agility. We still played FEO in Starters classes, right up until a month before she passed away.
Jynx was my kindred spirit, my heart and my soul, she was one of the great loves of my life, and I miss her every day
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