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Ollie is the first male
(third overall) breed champion Pem to earn the MACH 
Photo
by Tien Tran
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Ollie won a 3-pt major and went BOW too at Greenville,
SC, under judge Betty Abbott, on July 31, 1999. He was our very first show-quality Pem,
and he's our first Pem to finish! |
Ollie ran clean and fast for a pair of first place
finishes in Montgomery, AL, on Sarah Scott's courses, December 10, 2000. Less than 2 years
later, he earned the MACH at the 2002 AKC Agility Nationals! |
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| Ollie, a red-headed tri, was born 11/9/95. He's CERF'd
and OFA
"Good". His parents are Ch. Larchmonts Creme Brulee and Dresden Covergirl.
In 1999,
Ollie, at the age of 4, was one of several Corgis with whom Ace
Russell started agility training. After a few months, he distinguished
himself by being the most 'honest' of the bunch, working hard at his new fun
job. After a couple of years of trialing, he was starting to achieve
double-Qs (qualifying in both events on the same day) fairly regularly. Then
in November 2002, Ace and Ollie experienced a Hollywood-type script at the Agility
Nationals in Katy, TX. On that occasion Ollie became the first male (third overall)
breed champion Pembroke Welsh Corgi to earn the Master Agility Champion (MACH)
title! It was an unforgettable experience -- it was his first shot at QQ #20,
and Ollie had 3 out of 3 clean runs, ending up 24th in a field of 128 highly
competitive 12" dogs (the height class with the largest number of entries).
Ollie also qualified for the nationals in 2003 and 2004, but was unable to
make the trip.
Two years after that Ace and Ollie finished
the double-Q requirements for the MACH2 title at Alpharetta, GA, on October 30, 2004.
Then Ollie tore a cruciate
ligament in December, 2004 (not doing agility, just playing with Zoldie in a muddy field) and had TPLO
surgery. He had to miss competing for the following year, due to multiple
surgeries and a lengthy rehab. On January 7, 2006, he ran for the first time in
over a year and got double-Q #42. After the other knee was blown (similar
accident on a muddy day) he retired only 66 points from MACH2!
Ollie finished meeting all the requirements for the Pembroke
Welsh Corgi Club of America (PWCCA) prestigious title Versatile Corgi (VC), when
he earned the Companion Dog (CD) obedience title in Perry, GA, on April 11,
2003. Now in retirement, he enjoys tracking and is thinking about herding.
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Here's Ollie proudly winning a Group 3 on November 1, 1998 in Knoxville, TN, under
Peggy Mickelson.
Below, just about an hour earlier, he's smiling for the Breed picture (a 3-point
major). Hilary Burns, his (and Bubble's) breeder, showed him
beautifully.
My friend Jerry Davis (LinKel) showed Ollie, got Winners Dog and picked up 2 points on
May 3, 1998, in Athens, GA, under Dorothy Welsh.
 At
right, Hilary showing Ollie to BOB in Huntington, WV,November 21, 1998, under Victor
Boutwell.
Below, Ollie goes Winners under Lee Brown and is joined in the picture by his cousin
Lucy (Ch. Dresden Charlevoix), Chattanooga, TN, April 4, 1998.
Hilary showed Ollie to Winners Dog at Birmingham, AL on November 14, 1998 under Jean
Fournier.
Ollie, the ever-active puppy
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Ollie in his troublemaking youth (just taking a quick
breather)
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