Contact Point London Dream
MAD SAM JM TM-Bronze MX MXJ NF CL3 FDCH-S
 2009 AKC Agility Nationals Qualifier
2008 AKC Agility Nationals Qualifier
2008 AKC Agility World Team Tryout Qualifier
2006/2007/2008 USDAA 26" Grand Prix Local Qualifying Winner
2006/2007/2008 USDAA 26" Steeplechase Qualifier
2007/2008 USDAA DAM Team Qualifier
2006 USDAA World Championships 26" Grand Prix Semifinalist
2006 USDAA World Championships 26" Power and Speed 7th Place
Multiple AKC Agility High in Trial Winner
"His breed is Border Collie, but patch-eyed, lightning-pawed London moves more like a Cheetah." - The Oregonian
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DOUBLE DOUBLE Q!
 MHDPC AKC Trial - Vancouver, WA
November 15-16th, 2008
London and Tammy had a fabulous time at Nationals, which meant that, amazingly, I was running my OWN dog this weekend! We hadn't run together since back in June, so it was quite the adjustment. I didn't expect much, our practice beforehand had been wild and crazy, so I was downright shocked when we came home with 2 double Qs. I guess it's like riding a bicycle, you never forget! I've really missed running my Buns, he has so much fun and the crazy barking just makes me smile. Booger power!
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READY FOR NATIONALS!
 CAT USDAA NW Cup - Vancouver, WA
October 11-12th, 2008
Next stop is Arizona for London and Tammy the end of the month. They looked ready for nationals this weekend, it was a great trial run! This will be London's 2nd visit to nationals, he got to tag along with Fenwick when he was young - I expect he'll have just as much fun as he did before. Look out Arizona, here he comes!
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ANOTHER QQ for TAMMY & the BUN!
 Portland Agility Club - Vancouver, WA
September 20-21st, 2008
Tammy and London do it again - double Q number 16! Another great weekend for these two, coming home with two first place standard run and a 2nd place jumpers run at 6.16 yps. They're so much fun to watch! I'll admit, I love watching my dog run, what can I say. Tammy and London have just one more trial before nationals, but they look more than ready!
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LONDON & TAMMY DOUBLE Q!
 Eugene Kennel Club AKC Trial - Eugene, OR
September 6-7th, 2008
Tammy and London continue their road to USDAA nationals by getting some more trial experience down in Eugene. They came home with a double Q and a better understanding of each other. November is right around the corner and one more trial for them together before the big event - go Team Tammy n' London!
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LONDON the SEMIFINALIST!
 USDAA SW Regional Championships - Prunedale, CA
August 30-31st, 2008
Tammy and London had their nationals preview, traveling down to California to the SW Regional. They were only there for two days, but they did great - coming home with multiple placements in both team and standard classes and a semifinals bye in the Grand Prix. They have a couple more trials before they head down to Scottsdale, AZ for USDAA Nationals together - go Team London & Tammy!
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1st PLACE NW REGIONALS TEAM GAMBLERS
 USDAA NW Regional Championships- Canby, OR
June 27-29th, 2008
What is WITH the weather this year? We went straight from the 50s-60s to 104 for the regional this year. 104. That is INSANE. Talk about a bizarre weekend! Luckily London seems to do pretty well in the the heat, and even managed to keep all but one bar up for all three days. I was impressed - I could barely move!
Friday was our best day, it wasn't as hot and I could still function. 2nd in team standard, 1st in team gamblers, 6th for team jumpers and had a great snooker run too! He even kept his head running after Nova in relay, and the Supertastic Uber Fun Team of Ultimate Agility came away qualifying despite Barb injuring her ankle.
London got around this weekend! Kate Moureaux handled him in steeplechase and masters jumpers (too hot for me!), which was really fun to watch. Unfortunately London was suddenly struck by a weave issue for Sat/Sun and was popping out all over the place. Could it by going from 24 inch spacing to what looked like less then 20? The heat? Physical issue? Hard to say. Tammy also ran him in the grand prix finals, where a little bobble caused a refusal in an otherwise lovely run.
London was only entered sparingly throughout the weekend, which I was thankful for. We always have a lot of fun ... just wish it had been cooler!
 Tammy and London
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 Full Name: Contact Point London Dream
Call Name: London
Nick Names: The Bun, BunBun, Boogers, Londonpants, Londonbuns, Buns
Date of Birth: November 29th, 2003 (Sagisttarius!)
Breeder: Contact Point Border Collies
Breed: Border Collie
Weight: 41.2 pounds
Height: 21.75 inches
Description: Neutered male tri blue merle split face, rough coat, marbled eyes
Strengths: Always ready to play! Very toy driven, no motion or noise sensitivity, very confident and self assured, people friendly, dog friendly, cat friendly!
Weaknesses: Independent, can hyperfocus, potential for toy and movement obsession, water protective, lacks body awareness
Affliated With: CPE (04520-03), X-Fidos Flyball Team (CRN050548), AKC (DN05742309), USDAA (A501954), NADAC (05-05001)
Penn Hip: .41/.41 (70th percentile)
OFA Hips: Good
OFA Elbows: Normal
CERF: Clear
BAER: Normal
 It is extremely hard to be upset with London, he just doesn't have a mean bone in his body. So while he IS a very destructive dog in terms of chewing on things he's not supposed to, you can't really get too upset as he just doesn't have a hint of malice in him. He'll always be more than happy to give it up, or perhaps bring it to you to throw. He'd never do anything intentionally wrong, he's got 'Good Dog' written across his forehead.
London was difficult for me as a puppy, he came home at 8 weeks completely self confident and self reliant. It wasn't that he wasn't friendly, or sweet … but he just didn't 'need' us for anything! The world was so big and ready to explore, and he was off doing it, leaving us in the dust. It was so hard to really bond with him as he was so busy doing his own thing that I just couldn't get attached. I was really upset, bringing a fourth dog into the household was a huge step for us, he just didn't seem to fit in, and Fenwick just hated him.
When he was five months old I talked to his breeder and I was going to send him back so he could find a home where someone could really bond with him. It just wasn't happening for me. The arrangements were made, the shipping crate was ready, I felt this would be best for everyone. Funny though, the night before I was going to fly him back, once I had that decision off my chest and he wasn't really 'my' dog anymore it was like I really 'saw' him for the first time.
I had expected a very different experience raising a puppy, and I had expectations about how he should act from his breed, and I had expectations from doing border collie rescue and the relationships I had with those dogs. I had a boatload of expectations that had really prevented me from seeing London for the very unique dog that he is. Needless to say, we decided, wholeheartedly, that London was definitely a permanent member our family after that night. And Fenwick, well, it took him about a year, but he finally stopped being such an ass towards London.
I have a totally different relationship with each of my dogs, and it's true with London as well. It took me quite a while to learn how to give London the freedom to 'do his own thing' without feeling this was rejecting me in some way. London loves to play with me, he loves learn new things and he's always ready to work with me when I ask. He's also very comfortable off doing his own thing, and this is a totally new concept for me! I'm learning though …
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