2019
Lots of #1 Brags this year!

Congratulations to Sandy Getz and Vinnie on their wins at the CCA Herding Regionals at Birdsboro, PA September 14/15, 2019

Vinnie and Sandy

Vinnie was First in Started Sheep all four trials! He earned a 2nd, two 3rd's and a 1st in Started Ducks!
And… he was High In Trial Sunday Rochester Collie Club (open to all breeds)!!




RATCHX9 Millknock Sunnyside's Zero Gravity CD BN RI NF NA NAJ CAA TDI CGC CZ8P
Owner Dolly Wright, Gabby is the #1 ranking Barn Hunt Collie!

Gabby

MACH3 Millknock Kelso Daydream Peacemaker CD BN RN MXS MJG NAP NJP MXF NFP T2B2 RATS CGC TKA
owner Jim Smotrel, Colt is the #1 AKC Agility Invitational Collie!

Colt


CH MACH8 Millknock Masked Rider CDX RA PT MXG3 MJG3 MFB T2B6 TKA VX
owner Mary Valentine, Zorro is #1 Preferred AKC Agility Invitational Collie!


Zorro



And Congratulations to Noreen Bennett for two in the top ten AKC Agility Invitational,
TC Millknock's Tri the Next Chapter VCD1 BN RN CD TD HSAds HIAds HXAd
HSBd MXS T2B3 VX ROM-P

Millknock Turn The Page To Wonderful PT AX MXJ XF TKI



2018 News


Congratulations to Noreen Bennett and Sequel for earning the very FIRST Herding Champion title
of a Millknock bred Collie!!!
Earned with two High In Trials at the CCA Herding Regionals in Chaltham MA on September 22 and 23.

HC CH Millknock's Tri the Next Chapter BN RN VCD1 HSAds HIAds HXAd HSBd MXS MJS MFs T2B3 TKI VX


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also at the CCA Regionals
Zeus, Millknock Thunderstruck, earned his Herding Started Duck title
CH Millknock Razzle Dazzle Razzmatazz earned his HT title owner Mary Valentine



2017
CCA Herding Regionals, Birdsboro, PA, September 2017
Millknock Thunderstruck HSAs
new HSAs Title and High In Trial on Sunday from
Herding Started Sheep Class


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2016 News
Congratulations to Dolly Wright and Gabby
First Collie to earn Barn Hunt Championship!
RATCHX Millknock Sunnyside Zero Gravity BN RN CAA


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2016 CCA National Specialty was Amazing in many ways....
Here is the tally of Millknock Collies Performance Standouts


FIVE of the Top Performance Collies were Millknock Collies!!
Four of them Participated in the Top Ten On Wednesday Night in Kentucky


MACH2 Millknock Daydream Handling The Heat CD BN GN RA PT MXC
MJB2 OAP OJP OF NFP T2B5 RATN
Mica and Judy Smotrel


MACH Millknock’s Go For The Gold CD PCD RN MXB MJB XP T2B
Kerri and Bill Watson


MACH3 CH Millknock Masked Rider CD MXC MJC XF T2B3
Zorro and Mary Valentine



MACH6 CH Millknock’s Moonshadow CDX RA PT MXS2 MJC2 XF T2B4
Brooklyn and Mary Valentine


MACH5 Millknock Bea My Little Token RN MXS2 MJC2 NF
Token and Mary Ann Widmyer


Versatility Award Winners:
Millknock's Tri The Next Chapter PT MX MXJ MXF T2B VA
Sequel and Noreen Bennett


Versatility Excellent Award Winners:
Ch Millknock Blue By Ewe BN CDX RA HSAds AX AXJ MXP
MJP MXF MFP T2BP VX
Peyton and Noreen Bennett

Ch Millknock's Blue Moon CD HXAS HSAd VX
Flag and Marianne Sullivan



Results of all the Millknock Collies competing in Performance at the CCA National:

Meg Goldsmith and Kiko, Millknock’s Believe In Magic HIC
Qualified both days in Rally Novice

Babbi Dilbeck and Katy, Millknock’s Firework At Mello-D RN NFP CA
Qualified both days in Rally Novice

Lenore Vizzone and Cyrano, UCDX Ch Millknock To Cyr, With Love CDX GO GN RE CA CDX-C CGC
Finished Graduate Open title with First Place
Sherry Tirgrath (and Lenore Vizzone) and Jekyll, Millknock Whitemoor Kickin' Up My Heels BN RN CGC
Finished Beginner Novice Obedience title
Finished Rally Novice title
Two legs towards Novice Obedience title
Three First Place and two Second Place ribbons!

Noreen Bennett and Sequel, Millknock's Tri The Next Chapter PT MX MXJ MXF T2B VA
1st place Started A ducks Herding on Monday
3rd place Masters Standard Agility Wednesday
Versatility Award title recipient

Mary Ann Widmery and Token, MACH5 Millknock Bea My Little Token RN MXS2 MJC2 NF
Master Standard Preferred Agility Q 2nd place, Wed.
Master JWW Preferred Agility 2nd Place, Wed.
Master Standard Preferred Agility Q 1st Place, Wed.

Jeanene Lorenzen and Jasper, Millknock Moonshine CD RE MX MXB MXJ MXP NJP XF THD
Master’s Preferred JWW Agility Q

Jeanene and Gryffin, Millknock’s Cast A Spell
Rally Novice, earned two legs
Not Ready For Prime Time Participant

Andrea Moss and Georgia, Millknock’s Back In Black
Master Jumpers Agility 20” Q
Master Standard Agility Q and 1
st Place
Rally Advanced Q

Andrea and Gusty, Millknock Winds Over Summit
Not Ready For Prime Time Participant

Louise and Haylee Pollard and Lilo, Millknock Ohana means family
Not Ready For Prime Time Participant

Thea Sperline and Vixen, Millknock's Big Sky Treasure
Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent Q’s
Two legs towards RAE Rally

Caryn Thacker and Tori, CH MACH2 Millknock No Boundaries MXG MJC T2B
Master Standard Agility Q tues.
Double Q’s on Wed.
3
rd Place on Wed., 1st Place in JWW
Completed MXG title

Judy Smotrel and Mica, MACH2 Millknock Daydream Handling The Heat
Q in master std agility both days
Top performance invitational on Wed

Jim Smotrel and Slater, MACH10 Millknock Daydrm Step N Stone
Tuesday - Double Q in agility to complete PACH3 and PAX3
(3rd in master preferred std and 4th in master preferred Jww)
Wednesday - 3rd in master preferred std

Jim Smotrel and Colt, Millknock Kelso Daydream Peacemaker
1
st Place Beginner Novice Obedience 196.5, completed Title
Not Ready For Prime Time Participant


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Congratulations to Bill Watson and Kerri on their New (first) MACH !!!
earned on November 29, 2015
MACH Millknock's Go For The Gold CD RN MXB MJB XF T2B

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2014


Congratulations to Jim and Slater on their MACH 10 !!!
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We're very excited to announce Flag's Advanced Herding Sheep title!
CH Millknock's Blue Moon HXAs HSad CD VA
earned October 11, 2014, with a 3rd place, at Scarlett Mills Farm, Birdsboro, PA
Flag also earned an advanced leg at the CCA Herding Eastern Regionals and Reserve High In Trial
at Keepstone Farm in Berryville, VA
September 27, 2014

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Congratulations to Caryn Thacker and Tori for their new Agility MACH title!!
MACH Millknock No Boundaries MXB MJS MJB T2B ptd.


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this is Number 8 MACH titled Millknock bred dog!

Congratulations to Mary Valentine, Brooklyn and Zorro for #3 and #4 spot in the AKC Invitational top 25 Agility Collies!
I think this is probably the first time ever one owner/handler achieved 2 dogs in the top five in Collies.
There are three "Millknocks" in the top ten and six Millknocks in the top 25!

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Georgia Chute June 2014 copy
Georgia, Millknock's Back In Black, owner Andrea Moss
Congratulations to Andrea and Georgia for achieving the AWCA VCH
(Versatility Champion) title!





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Tori, Millknock No Boundaries, owner Caryn Thacker at Agility National Championship




Millknock's Achievements

Years ago, when I decided to get back into dog showing, I made a conscious decision to
try to incorporate conformation with performance. I felt our Collies could do both,
could be beautiful and have the intelligence and drive to go far in performance, and I set out
to achieve that goal. I didn't want to compromise either, and knew it wouldn't be easy. Because
I wanted a certain kind of home for my dogs, and because of the amount of effort I put into 
breeding and raising puppies, one litter a year was about  all I could manage. Judy and Mica's 
new MACH title this past weekend gives Millknock seven MACH (and beyond) Collies, and there
are more to come, who are close to their MACH titles...and of the 25 top Agility Collies in the country,
6 of them were bred here at Millknock, that's 25%.
There are also Millknock bred dogs that have achieved the top titles in obedience and 
herding. Millknock has ten ROM-P's; sires and dams that have produced a certain number of performance titled dogs,
and SEVENTEEN
performance titled Champions, with many more on the way. 

It all started with CH Millknock's Blue Note CD who produced 8 performance titled offspring in one litter, when
I was first starting off on this journey. Ruby was special in so many ways, and I still look for a little bit
of Ruby in every new puppy that grows up here. 




2014 CCA National Specialty Results Springfield, MA
(from oldest to youngest, Slater is nearly 9, Katy just turned 6 mos. the day she debuted.)
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!

MACH9 UGRACH Millknock Daydrm Step N Stone CDX GN RE HSAd MXC3 MJC3 OAP OJP MXF MFC TQX T2B5 THD CGC TDIA SOCI VCX
Slater is owned by Jim Smotrel
Monday  4/7
Master FAST 24" - 2nd Place
Master JWW 24" - Q
Master Standard 24" - Q
He earned his 43rd Triple Q (qualified in Master FAST+STD+JWW)
Tuesday 4/8
Master JWW 24" - Q
Master STD 24" - Q
Time 2 Beat 24" - Q
He earned his 210th Double Q (qualified in Master STD + JWW)
Wednesday 4/9
Presented as a Top Performance Collie (Earned MACH7 & MACH8 in 2013)
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CH MACH2
Millknock’s Moonshadow CDX RA PT MXG MJC OF T2B VX
Brooklyn is owned by Mary Valentine
Herding Started Duck Leg
Two 3rds & two 4ths in Agility
Highest Scoring Agility Collie with a Breed Championship on Monday
Highest Scoring Collie with a Rally Title on Monday
Top 20 Performance Dog for 2013
Qualifier for Most Versatile Collie at the Nationals
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Millknock Daydream Handling The Heat BN RN PT MX MXB MXJ MJS OAP
OJP OF NFP
T2B3
Mica is owned by Judy Smotrel
Monday 4/7
Open FAST 24" - Q - 2nd place
Tuesday 4/8
Time 2 Beat 24" - Q
Master STD 24" - Q
Master JWW 24" - Q
He earned his 18th Double Q
Wednesday 4/9
Rally Advanced B - Q - completed RA title
Novice B Obedience - Q - Completed CD title
Thursday 4/10
Novice B Obedience - Q - 2nd Place - winner of run off
Saturday 4/12
Presented as Most Versatile Collie Qualifier - #16 out of the 28
Qualifiers
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Millknock Blue By Ewe CD RA HSAsd AX OAJ OF ptd.
Peyton is owned by Noreen Bennett
Herding:
Qualified in Started Ducks with a 2nd place
Agility
Qualified in Masters FAST with a 1st place
Qualified in Time2 Beat with 2nd place

Qualified in Rally Excellent for his first leg. 2nd leg was derailed but
stuffed sheep :)
Was #4 out of 28 dogs for Most Versatile Collie at the national
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GCH
Millknock Carillon NAJ NF NA
Carly is owned Debby Bell
Made 1
st Cut Best of Variety handled by Nick Joines
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Millknock Wizard's Touch HT HSAd AX AXJ OF
Qualified in Masters Jumpers with a second place
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CH Millknock To Cyr, With Love CDX RN CA
Cyrano owned by Lenore (Tirgrath) Vizzone
Rally Advanced qualify day 1 with score of 92
Rally Advanced day 2 with score of 96 handled by Lenore’s daughter Sherry
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MACH
Millknock Masked Rider CD MXB MJB OF T2B 6 pts.
Zorro is owned by Mary Valentine
Herding PT leg
Five 1sts & one 2nd in Agility
Highest Scoring Collie with an Obedience title on Monday
Qualifier for Most Versatile Collie at the Nationals
MACH at the Nationals!!
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Millknock Treasure At Rainbow’s End BN RN
Gypsy is owned by Joni Primas
1
st Place Standard Novice Agility
4
th Place Novice B Obedience and Qualifying second day
3
rd Place Rally Advanced day 1 and perfect score and 4th place Rally Advanced day 2
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Millknock’s Firework At Mello-D
Katy is owned by Babbi Dilbeck DVM
2
nd Place 6-9 AOAC Rough Puppy Bitch, Conformation

Most Versatile Collie Qualifiers

*Millknock Blue By Ewe CD RA HSAds AX AXJ XF (Peyton),
owner Noreen Bennett (Score 285.3)
*CH MACH2 Millknock's Moonshadow CDX RA PT MXS MJG OF T2B, (Brooklyn) owner Mary Valentine (Score 254.4)
*Millknock Daydream Handling The Heat BN RN PT MX MXJ OF T2B3 OAP OJP NFP (Mica), owner Jim & Judy Smotrel (Score 186.0)
*MACH Millknock Masked Rider CD MXB MJB OF (Zorro), owner Mary Valentine (Score 150.0)

2014 VERSATILITY AWARD RECIPIENTS
CH Millknock's Blue Moon CD HSAds HIAs, “Flag” owned and bred by Marianne Sullivan & Joseph Rhames




CH Millknock's Blue Moon CD HIAs HSAd
earned his CD in obedience on February 2, 2014
which qualifies him to receive his Versatility Award this April at CCA National Specialty!!





2013 Performance News!!

It's been an eventful spring for the Millknock gang,
New MX for Millknock No Boundaries MX MXJ, Tori, and Caryn Thacker

and
new sheep and duck herding titles for our own Flag
Ch Millknock's Blue Moon HIAs HSAd


Congratulations to Mary Valentine and Brooklyn on their new MACH !!
CH MACH Millknock's Moonshadow CDX,RA,PT,MXB,MJS,OF,T2B,VX

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Brooklyn makes the first Champion MACH in the Millknock Family and the Fifth Millknock bred MACH



Congratulations to Caryn Thacker and Tori, Millknock No Boundaries AX MXJ NF
for their success at this year's CCA National agility trials in WI
they had two JWW Master Q's and one Time 2Beat Q




Congratulations to Mary Ann Widmyer and new MACH 3 Millknock's Bea My Little Token !!

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Collie Club of America 2012 National Specialty was a resounding success
for the Millknock Family!
Below is a list of all the Performance Accomplishments in Herding, Agility,
Obedience and Rally.


Debby Bell and Tia, Millknock Wizard's Touch HT,HSAd,AX,AXJ,OF
Agility: Qualified in Time 2 Beat and Standard Excellent B second day

Noreen Bennett and Peyton, Millknock Blue By Ewe RN, HSAd, NA, NAJ, OF


Herding: Ducks – earned 2 legs with a Second Place on Saturday and a First Place on Sunday giving him High In Trial Ducks! That finished his Started Duck title.
Sheep -- earned 2 legs with a Second Place in Intermediate Sheep on Saturday. He needs one leg to finish his title.
Agility: Earned a Second Place in Open Fast
Obedience: earned 2 legs towards his CD in Novice B
Rally: earned 2 legs towards Rally Advanced with a Second and a Third Place
Qualified for Most Versatile #10 out of 27 qualifiers.

Joni Primas and Gypsy, Millknock Treasure At Rainbow's End RN
Rally:
completed their Rally Novice title

Jim Smotrel and Slater, MACH4 Millknock Daydrm Step N Stone CD, GN, RE, PT, HSAd, OAP, OJP, MXF, TQF, T2B, THD

Herding: Qualified both days in Started A Course Ducks with 5th Place both days
Agility: High In Trial on Monday
First Place in Excellent B Standard Monday
Fourth Place in Excellent B JWW on Monday
First Place Excellent B Fast on Monday
Qualified in EXC B STD, EXC B JWW, and Time 2 Beat on Tuesday
Obedience: First Place in Graduate Novice and Open A on Monday
First Place in Grad Nov and Open A on Tuesday
Qualified for Most Versatile Collie #5 out of 27 qualifiers.




Judy Smotrel and Mica, Millknock Daydream Handling The Heat PT, AX, AXJ, OAP, OJP, NF, NFP, RN

Herding: Passed Herding Tested and Pre Trial Tested both Days
Earned his HT and PT titles
Agility: Qualified in Excellent B JWW on Tuesday
Obedience: Qualified in Beginner Novice and Rally Novice B on Wednesday
Qualified in Beginner Novice and Rally Novice B with Third Place in both on Thursday
Qualified for Most Versatile Collie #15 out of 27 qualifiers



Lenore Tirgrath and Cyrano, Millknock To Cyr, With Love CD RN

Cyrano needs two minor points to finish his conformation Championship
Obedience: High In Trial both days in Novice B with scores of 196.5 and 195.5.
Finished his title the first day.
Agility: Lenore’s daughter Sherry ran Cyrano and were 3rd place in Novice Preferred Fast with a time of 18.44 and score of 60. This was their first agility trial!



Mary Valentine and Brooklyn, CH Millknock’s Moonshadow CD, RN, HT, MX, MXJ, OF, VX

Agility: Brooklyn won the Jumpers With Weaves Class the first day and
4 High In Trials -- for Collie with Breed Championship, Herding Title, Obedience Title and Rally Title
Agility the second day Brooklyn won the Time To Beat Class, the cleanest and fastest dog in the 24” class!
Obedience: He qualified in Novice Obedience on Wednesday
Rally: He qualified in Novice Rally on Wednesday

Brooklyn received his Versatility Excellent Award and qualified for Most Versatile Collie at the National!




Marianne Sullivan and CH Millknock's Blue Moon HSAs, Flag
Herding: Flag earned two Started A Course Duck legs and one Intermediate A Course Sheep leg with a Fourth Place





Nancy Kelso and Peter, CH Kelso's Jumpin The Moon HXAs, RN
Herding: First Place in Advanced Sheep on second day, and Reserve High In Trial with a score of 96.5. Peter also won the Rough Herding Titled Class! Peter is a CH Millknock Moonstone son bred by Nancy Kelso



I'd like to add a special dedication to CH Millknock Moonstone ROM-P, Banner. At this National many of the dogs competing in herding, obedience, and agility were descendants or direct descendants. In herding alone his grand-kids earned 8 Qualifying scores, many through GCh Kelso's Moon Dancin' HSAs. Banner's direct offspring earned 9 herding qualifying scores. In Agility many of the top qualifiers were his kids, grand-kids or great grand-kids. Banner placed in the Bred by Exhibitor Class at the CCA in 1998 and won the Bred by Exhibitor Class at the CCA in 1999. He is our template for Collies that can do it all; conformation, performance and as producers. We miss Banner every day but his legacy lives on.



Congratulations to Jim and Slater on their MACH 4 !!!!!


MACH4 UGRACH Millknock Daydrm Step N Stone CD RE PT OAP OJP MXF TQX
THD T2B CGC TDIA SOCI VCX owner Jim and Judy Smotrel


Slater



What's New --

Congratulations to Mary Valentine and Brooklyn, CH Millknock's Moonshadow MX,MXJ,OF,CD,HT,VX
for earning their MX and MXJ!!!


Congratulations to Debby Bell and Tia, Millknock Wizard's Touch AX, AXJ,OF, HSAd, HT
for earning their AX title in Agility in September 2011!!!


CH Millknock's Blue Moon HSAs earned his Herding Started title August 7, 2011
with a 3rd place in the class.




Collie Expressions Agility Top 10 Winners for 2010 Final List
Congratulations to these Millknock Collies and their Owners!!

Open Standard
tied for #2 Ch Millknock's Moonshadow owner Mary Valentine
Excellant A Standard
#2 Milllknock Wizard's Touch owner Debbie Bell
Excellant B Standard
#8 Millknock's Grand Design owner Bill Watson
Novice B Jumpers
#9 Millknock Blue By Ewe owner Noreen Bennett
Open Jumpers
#2 Ch Millknock's Moonshadow owner Mary Valentine
Excellant A Jumpers
#1 Millknock Wizard's Touch owner Debbie Bell
#5 Ch Millknock's Moonshadow owner Mary Valentine
#7 Millknnock Moonshine owner Jeanene Lorenzen
Excellant B Jumpers
#9 Millknock's Grand Design owner Bill Watson



News Flash!

Ch Millknock’s Blue Moon earned two legs of his Started Sheep title in his herding debut!
BCKC herding trial May 21 and 22, 2011
Flag was First in his Started Class Sunday with a score of 91!



Ch Millknock’s Blue Moon, Flag, with Judge Gerard Baudet
photo courtesy of Chris Carilli




CONGRATULATIONS to Mary Ann Widmyer
and
NEW MACH Millknock's Bea My Little Token !!!
on their new title December 3, 2010

(Ch Millknock Moonstone ROM-P x Ch Millknock Silhouette)



Token joins a growing list of Millknock bred Collies that have earned their MACH or above--
MACH2 Millknock Daydrm Step N Stone owner Jim Smotrel
MACH Daydream Millknock Knockout owner Jim Smotrel
MACH Millknock's Bea My Little Token, "Token" owner Mary Ann Widmyer
MACH Ryder's First Edition, "JoJo" breeder/owner Melanie Collins
Our Beloved CH Millknock Moonstone ROM-P is now the sire of two MACH Collies--
Jojo and Token




Announcing --
8 1/2 year old
Ch Millknock Memorabilia HT "Lucy" earned her
Herding Tested title on Sheep, October 31, 2010 making her sire
Ch Millknock Knick Knack PT ROM-P a ROM-P!
This is our
Eighth CCA Register Of Merit-Performance title!


Millknock Wizard's Touch HSAd,OA,AXJ,OF,HT
owner Debby Bell,
handler Amanda Nickle
Earns her Started Duck title with a Reserve High In Trial and score of 97!
(Photography by Marianne Sullivan)

















New MACH in spring of 2010 !!
MACH Ryder's First Edition XF breeder/owner Melanie Collins
sired by our: Ch Millknock Moonstone ROM-P
(x Kings Valley Looking East CDX AX AXJ)