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LOCKEYE STRIDER

Born: 12/6/2010
Height/Weight: 20"
Microchip: 4B7861261A

Health Testing:
CEA N/N
MDR1 N/N
TNS N/N
OFA Patella Clear
OFA Cardiac Clear
OFA Hips Good
OFA Elbows Good
OFA Thyroid Clear
​BAER Normal
CERF Yearly
Brucellosis Yearly

Color:
Red Merle
​b/b-red

Registrations:
AKC: DN29513904
ABCA: 374528
NADAC: 12-04389
NAFA: 120633
UFLI: 7272
NADD: 1311
UKC: P903-501

Pedigree
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Strider is the first male at First Harmony Farms. He was chosen for his high drive, beautiful structure, and herding lines. We had doubts about buying a puppy from such a large breeder, but after seeing multiple amazing dogs out of Peck we decided to go for it. Overall, we couldn’t imagine life without this boy. The first video of his litter showed him tugging the entire play time and ignoring everything else. Even as a baby he showed how trainable he was-clicker, sit, down, beg, wave, and shake by 8 weeks old. Even though we did not want a red merle (we had requested black or red), he fit what we were looking for perfectly so we decided to give him a try. He had many more tricks and was potty trained by 10 weeks. Strider is a breeze to train. He loves to please and always works hard. He was a very serious and wise puppy, only occasionally showing his puppy side when he would play with his tail, a game he still plays every morning. He was running our house by 12 weeks old, controlling people and dogs with ease. This boy is always herding and working his pack. He is a perfect house dog with a great off switch and plays very well with the pack outside. He rarely if ever has accidents in the house, which is rare for an intact male. He is quite a powerhouse and can drag anyone around when playing tug, his favorite game. Strider is a Casanova extraordinaire and loves giving hugs and kisses to everyone he meets. He is amazing with the kids and strangers. He is one of the only dogs that love playing with kids all the time. He will follow the kids around, hoping they will get wild and crazy so he can join in the fighting or wrestling. He is an amazing goalie at soccer and will spend hours sledding, biking, or roller blading with my son. He is my son Tyler’s favorite dog and they have been best friends since they were toddlers together. Strider is a naturally clean dog and rarely requires any grooming. ​He gets absolutely filthy, but all the dirt falls off once he dries. Strider is a superstar at everything we have tried-herding, flyball, agility, dock dog, frisbee, obedience, rally, and therapy dog. Strider is the sire of Lily and Epic.
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Flyball

Strider is one of our staples on our flyball team, consistently running sub 4 in any position and can be handled by anyone who can handle him hitting the tug like a force of nature. The only hard part about him is that he is dangerous for anyone with a bad back. He also hates being left behind when we take in another team and can be destructive (too many beds have learned this the hard way). He is an absolute favorite with our kids and mostly runs for them with occasional help from the adults to get him to drop that tug.
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NAFA
FD 7/12/13
FDX 8/16/13
FDCH 8/18/13
FDCH-S 9/6/13
FDCH-G 5/17/14
FM 8/16/14
FMX 8/15/15
FMCH 8/20/16
​Onyx 5/18/18
​FGDCh 5/3/19
​FGDCh-40K 8/16/19
​#7 High Point Dog 2019
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Personal Best Times
3.8 over 7 inches
3.9 over 8 inches
3.8 over 9 inches
3.9 over 10 inches
3.9 over 11 inches
4.0 over 12 inches
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U-FLI
TF: 3/22/14
TF-I: 4/26/14
TF-II: 4/26/14
TF-III: 4/27/14
TFE: 6/1/14
TFE-I: 4/26/15
​TFE-II: 7/11/15
​TFE-III: 6/5/16
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Dock Dog

Strider lives to be on the docks, jumping 20+ feet from the start It took me a while to learn how to throw for him since he is my one that truly follows the ball. He consistently takes off 5-10 feet early, so if we can get his striding down, we may see 25+ from him yet.  We are working on air retrieve, since he loves to get as much air as he can.
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UKC
USJ
USJCH
GSJCH 7/21/19
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NADD
DJ 8/10/14
DS 9/10/15
DSA 10/3/15
DSX 8/8/16
DM 8/11/16

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Personal Best
21'
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NADD Awards
#27 Border Collie 2016
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Nationals:
Qualified 2015
​Qualified 2016
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Agility

Strider is perfect at agility, although he has no self preservation on slippery surfaces, so we have to be careful where we compete with him. His only handicap is his handler that can't keep up with him. Strider is closing in on his NATCH in NADAC agility.
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NADAC
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NJC: 9/21/12
TN-N: 9/23/12
TN-O: 4/13/14
OJC: 7/26/14
TG-N: 7/26/14
TN-E: 1/25/15
NCC: 2/21/15
EJC: 2/22/15
TG-O: 3/20/15
OCC: 3/30/15
NAC: 4/10/15
ECC: 4/29/15
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Awards

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Personal Bests
​Regular
Jumpers
Touch N Go
Tunnelers
​Weavers
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Disc

Strider LOVES Frisbee. He loves air time, body vaults, and anything you can ask for in Frisbee. He officially got to start playing in competitions at 7 years old with Tyler (9 years old). They have a ton to learn but are going to be an amazing team some day. If only they had started together 7 years earlier. 
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UpDog

UPS
Far Out
     Bronze UP 
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Platinum UP
     Unobtanium UP
     Level UP
     Nifty Fifty UP
     Centurion UP
     Buck Fifty UP
     Highroller UP
     Hat Trick UP
     Mile High UP
Four Way Play
     Bronze UP​
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Platinum UP
     Level UP
     Single Quad UP
     Highroller UP
Frizgility 
     Bronze UP
​     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Platinum UP
     Unobtanium UP
     Level UP
     Nifty Fifty UP
     Centurion UP
     Speedy Feet UP
     Frizgility Freak UP
Funkey
     Bronze UP
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Level UP
     Single Quad UP
     Funkadelic UP
     Highroller UP
Greedy
     Bronze UP
     Silver UP
Seven Up
     Bronze UP
Spaced Out
     Bronze UP
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Level UP
     Highroller UP
     Nifty Fifty UP
Throw and Go
     Sharpshooter UP
​     Highroller UP
     Bronze UP
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Platinum UP
     Level UP
     High Five UP
     Golden Receiver UP
     Super Highroller UP
     Low Five UP
Time Warp
​     Bronze UP
     Silver UP
     Gold UP
     Level UP
     Platinum UP
     Highroller UP
     Tardis UP
     Wlyde Stallyns UP
     Golden Receiver UP
Top Score
Far Out                 166
Four Way Play    20
Frizgility               130
Funkey                   29
Greedy                    38
Seven Up               29
Spaced Out          65
Throw and Go   49
Time Warp          60
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Total Score
Far Out               5748
Four Way Play  439
​Frizgility               3648
Funkey                  261
Greedy                     268
Seven Up              132
Spaced Out          785
Throw and Go    1058
Time Warp           1178
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Lifetime Points Top Ranking
Far Out                  #9
Four Way Play   #178
Frizgility                #33
Funkey                   #233
Greedy                   #138
Seven UP              #379
Spaced Out          #146
Throw N Go         #53
Timewarp              #81


Top Pointed Dog Top 100
2019
      Far Out #11
     4 Way Play #68
     Frizgility #9
     Funkey #35
     Greedy #49
     Spaced Out #62
     Throw N Go #18
​     Timewarp #26
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Nationals
2018 Qualifier
     Far Out
     Four Way Play
     Frizgility
     Spaced Out
     Throw and Go
​     Time Warp

2019 Updiff-Junior
     Far Out 1st Place
     Frizgility 2nd Place
     Timewarp 2nd Place

2019 Qualifier
     Far Out
     Four Way Play
     Frizgility
     Funkey
     Seven Up
     Spaced Out
     Throw and Go
     Timewarp
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2021 Qualifier
​     Far Out
     Four Way Play
     Frizgility
     Spaced Out
     Throw and Go
     Timewarp
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World Championship
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2019 Triple Crown 
   15th Place World                                Champion
            Junior Division

   17th Place Overall                         Regional Champion
   6th Place Junior Division          Regional Champion

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Bite Club 
2021 Spring
​     2nd Place Team

Herding

Strider LOVES to herd the rest of the pack or anything else he can find to herd. His herding drive is amazing. Each herding person who has a chance to see him on stock is amazed that a merle can be so perfect on stock. He has amazing eye, reads stock perfectly, and can move even the hardest stock. He has shown his skills on ducks, sheep, and cattle. His pickup is natural and smooth and could work distances at 8 months old. He can push when needed, but never becomes too aggressive. He attended his first trial and managed his first Q on sheep. Hopefully, this year we will get him finished and moved up to Open.
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AHBA

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Rally

Strider is amazing at Rally. It is not something we do regularly, but he loves doing it. He qualified for Nationals his first year out after only 2 shows. He is currently competing at the Excellent Level in AKC.
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AKC
RN: 9/1/12
​RA: 9/16/12 ​
Best Score

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Nationals:
​2013 National Qualifier

Trick Dog

Strider is a natural at trick dog. He loves learning things and enjoys anything new. We hope to get him doing a few new tricks this year for the kids to show off.
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TDPT
NTD: 3/11/13
ITD: 3/11/13
ATD: 4/2/13
ETD: 4/2/13
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Therapy

Strider is an amazingly sweet dog. He loves everyone and gives everyone he meets a hug. He is an amazing therapy dog and is a huge hit with his unusual looks and loving nature.
AKC
CGC: 9/14/14​
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TDI
​TDI: 9/13​

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High Jump

Strider is a natural at high jumping. This boy loves big air in any sport we do. He jumped 48" with his first lesson and plenty of extra clearance. He wishes this was something we did on a regular basis.
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Personal Best
​48"
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Location
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Tiskilwa, IL

Contact Us

Lynette VandeVenter
Email:
firstharmonyfarms@yahoo.com
Phone: 815-876-6796
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