Scott Glen has been an expert inventory canine handler and coach for greater than 25 years.
He was raised on a farm close to Pincher Creek, Alta., the place his household raised cattle and ranch dogs that weren’t anticipated to assist with the work.
It wasn’t till he began elevating sheep that he discovered his ardour for coaching inventory dogs.
“I went to a demonstration to learn how to sheer them and saw a fellow doing Border Collie demonstrations and I was hooked,” Glen stated.
Since his begin, he and his dogs have earned greater than a dozen aggressive titles, together with six-time USBCHA National Champion, four-time Canadian Champion, Meeker Champion, Bluegrass Champion, Soldier Hollow gold and silver medalist, and a multi-year World Trial Competitor.
“Won my first National in 2004. I was the first Canadian to ever do that,” Glen stated.
Recently, he competed in Ireland together with his canine, Pip, in opposition to 240 dogs from world wide on the 2023 World Sheep Dog Trials, inserting third within the finals.
“The worlds — that was probably the pinnacle of my career, because no North American has made it near as far as I did this year.”
Last week, Glen and his late canine, Alice, had been each inducted into the American Border Collie Association Hall of Fame (ABCA).
Alice, nicknamed “The Queen,” is probably the most completed Border Collie within the historical past of trialing in North America, in keeping with the ABCA.
“With any animal relationship, there’s some that just gel perfectly, and she was one of them for me,” stated Glen. “She was my buddy and we understood one another, argued a little once in a while.”
This induction doesn’t imply retirement is close to.
“I’m running, I think, as good as I ever have now,” Glen stated, “probably better.”
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