Buck was a real joy to live with and as he got past his “teenage years” he was sent to Lynn Leach (Hope BC) for herding training. They bonded quickly and Buck ended up living with Lynn and trialing successfully. They went on to earn herding titles in the AKC, ASCA, AHBA, and CKC as a young dog. They also competed in the BCSDA sanctioned cattle trial series held in 100 Mile House.  “We competed against mostly border collies and did fairly well, which I was incredibly proud of!”, said Lynn. 

Buck had many HITs and RHITs along the way, but sadly due to a tragic accident Buck passed over the bridge at only 3 years of age, not yet mature and with many years of trialing still to go. He has passed on his herding instincts, his joy of living attitude and solid temperament to his offspring. Many have succeeded in both conformation and multiple performance venues.

The dogs in his pedigree have all long since passed over the bridge and very few were saved for future generations to be able to incorporate into their breeding programs.  I am so very grateful to his now retired breeder, Lynda Rocksvold, for entrusting me with his very valuable frozen semen.