You’ve heard of First Ladies, first-served, first-born, and first-rate. Here are our First Beardies! For additions to list, please send dog’s name with complete titles to the web editor

Conformation

First Champion, Grp. I, and BIS: Ch.Brambledale Blue Bonnet CD, ROM

First BIS from classes; youngest Beardie BIS in US & Can; veteran Beardie BIS in Can:

Can/Am.Ch. Potterdale Double Image, HC, Can.Am.ROMX, ROMIX, ROMOX, ROMAX

First Westminster BOB: Ch.Brambledale Blue Bonnet CD, ROM

First Westminster Grp. I: Am/Can/Int Ch. Diotima Bear Necessity CD, HC, CGC, ROM, ROMI, VA

First AKC Invitational BOB and Grp. I: CH Brigadoon's Tuxedo Jake

First BCCA National BOB: Eng/Can Ch. Edenborough Kara Kara of Josanda

First to win BCCA BOB twice: Am & Can Ch Britannia How Sweet It Is, CD PT AX AXJ MV

First sire and daughter to win BCCA BOB: Ch Mistiburn Merrymaker, 1980 and Ch Mistiburn Happy Memories HC, ROM, ROMI, 1987

First International and first Campeon de las Americas: World, International, Campeon de las Americas, Am/Can/Mex Ch. Gaelyn Copper Artisan PT, ROMX, ROMIX

Top Dam and first ROMX dam: Ch. Rich-Lin’s Molly of Arcadia, ROMX

Top Sire: Am Can Ch.Windfiddler's Still Cruisin HIC ROMX ROMAX ROMIX ROMOX ROMH

First ROM and ROMX sire: CH Shiel's Mogador Silverleaf CD

First ROM dam: Barnleigh Damaris
First Dam and Son to win BCCA BOB (twice): Am & Can CH Britannia How Sweet It Is, CD PR AX AXJ MV (1994 & 1996) and Am & Can CH Britannia Back To The Future VCD1 RE PT AX MXJ MV (2002 & 2008)

FIRST Bearded Collie AKC Grand Champion, GCH CH Friendship’s Noblest Aspect

Obedience

First CD:Ch.Brambledale Blue Bonnet CD, ROM

First CDX: CH/OTCH Windcache A Briery Bess 

First UD: CH/OTCH Windcache A Briery Bess 

First OTCH: CH.OTCH.Windcache A Briery Bess, H.C.

First UDX, OTCH/UDX, and first to earn an invitation to AKC Obedience Invitational: CH.OTCH.Walkoway’s Frosted Flakes UDX, OA, NAC, NJC, STDs, HS, HIT, CGC
First Obedience Master 1 OTCH MACH O'Duinnin Oh Dat Jack B Nimble UDX4,RE,MJP3,OM1
First OTCH MACH OTCH MACH O'Duinnin Oh Dat Jack B Nimble UDX4,RE,MJP
First UDX2 male OTCH MACH O'Duinnin Oh Dat Jack B Nimble UDX4,RE,MJP
First UDX3 OTCH MACH O'Duinnin Oh Dat Jack B Nimble UDX4,RE,MJP

First UDX4 OTCH MACH O'Duinnin Oh Dat Jack B Nimble UDX4,RE,MJP

First OM CH Sheiling Awesome Angel UD PT RE MX MXJ AJP AXP OM 

First Rally title: Am & Can Ch Britannia Back To The Future, AX MXJ RN

APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) Rally Level 1,2, &3: U-CH, U-CD, Ch.MerewoodsNY State of Mind CD, NA, NAJ, R1, R2, and R3

First ROMO sire: Shiel's Sweetgate Kittyhawk   12/79

First ROMO dam:Windcache Brillig O'Braemoor  9/78

First ROMOX sire: CH Glen Eire Willie Wonderful  4/84

First ROMOX dam: Windcache Brillig O'Braemoor 1/80

Herding

First BCCA Junior Herding Champion (prior to AKC program): BCCA Jr. H.
Ch. Rogue's Hollow Tweed

First AKC title: Briton Boardwalk CD HT CGC

First AKC advanced title - HX: Britannia Master Thinker UD HX

First Herding Ch.: CH.HC WTCH.Britannia Chip Thrills UDX, MX, MXJ,
ASCA UD, HX HRDIIIs, MV, TDI, CGC, ROMX, ROMAX

First Am/Can Ch. herding titled, first ASCA WTCH dog and first ASCA Ranch
Trial Dog (sheep & cattle): Am/Can CH. HC WTCH Glen Elder Silver Artisan
HX, HRDIIIs, HTDIIIs, RTDsc

First AKC HX (cattle) and ASCA WTCH bitch: WTCH Max's Cassiopeia's Star HXAsc HTD IIIs HRD IIIs, RTDs

First Herding Ch. bitch: Artisan Starlight HXAs, HRDIIIs, HTDIIIs, OTDs, STDd

First dual Ch. bitch: HC Artisan Northern Night HXAs, OTDs, HRD IIIsg, HTD Is

First B Course Sheep title (Intermediate): Anasazi Choir of Lyric
Angels, HIBs, HS, HTD IIs, STDs, CGC

First B Course Advanced title:Sallen Cherokee, HXAsBd STDs

First Generational (father/daughters) AKC Advanced titles: Am/Can
CH. WTCH Artisan Starbuck HX HRD IIs : HC Artisan Starlight HXAs HRDIIIs
HTDIIIs OTDs STDd CGC and Artisan Black Star of India HXAs

First ROMH sire: Am/Can. CH. Artisan Gypsy Baron ROMX ROMI

First ROMH bitch: CH. Artisan Morgan Le Fay PT ROM

First ROMHX bitch: Ch. Artisan Ruairidh Caitlin ROMX ROMI

NO ROMHX sire as yet.

First ROMI and ROMIX sire: Wyndcliff Foolery O'The Picts, ROMI, ROMIX

First ROMI dam: Bon Di Chasing Rainbows, ROMI

First ROMIX dam: LeVontz's Daisy Glow, ROMIX

Agility

First agility title-2/22/92: Ch Jande's Hellava Knight, AGI, CD, HIC, PUP

First to represent a North American Country at the International Championships-Italy 2004-placed 19th in the world: Aceilidhs Chase N Some Thrills, OA, OAJ, AG.X, FDX

American Kennel Club:

First to place at the AKC National Agility Championships-1998-fourth place trophy: Can Ch/ADCH/MACH Bedlam's Catch Me If You Can, MADC, AG.X, Am/Can CDX, HIC, FM, CGC, ROMAX

AKC Championship Program

First AKC title, NA-8/28/94: Can/Am Ch Melville's Poetry in Motion, OA, NAC, NJC, ADC, HIC, FMCH, CGC, TT, VA

First OA: Scotdale's Cortland U-AGII, OA, HC, HCT

First AX and MX: Arcadia-Caliburn Smoky Topaz, MX, AD

First NAJ: Ch Chantilly Look Before You Leap, AD, AX, OAJ, EAC, OJC, NGC, FDCh, HT, JHD-s, TT, JS-O, GS-N, CGC

First OAJ: Ch Oakengates Havin' a Ball, MX, MXJ, TDX, VX

First AXJ: Ch U-ACHX Meadow's Fantasia, MX, AXJ, OAC, OJC, OGC-V, CDX, UCD, HIC, HCT, HT, CGC, TDI, VX

First MXJ and MACH: Ch MACH Balgrae's Sean Mackay, CD, HS, STDs, JHDs, NAC, NJC, VX

First MACH2, MACH3, and MACH4:MACH4 O'Duinnin HMT Sonic Boom

AKC Preferred Program

First NAP: Ch Ragtyme Doubly Smashing, MX, MXJ, NAP, NJP, PD1, S-OAC-V, S-OJC-V, NGC, HIC, JHD, PT, CD, CGC, VX

First OAP, EJP, EAP:Am/Can Ch Caledonia's Cagney Mac Calico, NA, NAJ, AXP, AJP, PT, VX

First NJP and OJP:Holm I Believe in Miracles, OA, OAJ, NAP, OJP

United Kennel Club (NCDA/UKC) Firsts:

First agility title- U-AGI-2/22/92: Ch Jande's Hellava Knight, AGI, CD, HIC, PUP

First U-AGII: Ch Southhampton Sweet Dulcimotion, U-AGII, CGC, HIC, HT

First Champion-U-ACH: Ch/U-ACHX Meadow's Fantasia, MX, AXJ, OAC, OJC, OGC-V, CDX, UCD, HIC, HCT, HT, CGC, TDI, VX

First Champion Excellent-U-ACHX:Ch/U-ACHX Holm Mike L. Doglas, MX, MXJ, EAC, EGC, OJC, HIC, PT, CGC, VX

United States Dog Agility Association Firsts:

USDAA Championship Program:

First USDAA title, AD-4/11/92: Twinkle Star's Mona Lisa, AD

First AAD: Goldcrest K.C., AX, AAD, OAC, NJC, ADC, CDX

First MAD (tie) and AR and JM: Can Ch/OTCH Buaidh Mithandril Xerox O'Jen, MX, MXJ, MAD, JM, RM, MADC, MSN, AG.X, Can CDX, Am CD, HIC, FbDCH, CGC

First MAD (tie) and ADCH, AG, GM, and RM: Can Ch/ADCH/MACH Bedlam's Catch Me If You Can, MADC, AG.X, Am/Can CDX, HIC, FM, CGC, ROMAX

First SAM, SACH, SACH-Bronze, SACH-Silver, SACH-Gold, JCH, JCH-Bronze, JCH
-Silver, SCH, SCH-Bronze, SCH-Silver, RCH, RCH-Bronze, GCH and TM:
ADCH/SACH-Gold/JCH-Silver/SCH-Silver/RCH-Bronze/GCH Olav, AX, AXJ, TM, EAC, EJC, EGC

First AJ, AS, and SM: Oak Meadows Fawn Calypso, MX, MXJ, AAD, JM, SM, EAC, OGC, OJC, AADC

First SR, SS, SJ, SG: Wynsum Embrace The Moment, AAD, AR, AS, AJ, SG, OAC, O-OJC, S-NGC

USDAA Performance Program:

First VAD, VAAD, VS, VJ, PDIII, PJ, PS, PG and APD: Ch NATCH/O-V-NATCH Baliwyn's Precious Friend, MX, MXJ, APD, VS, VJ, S-EAC, CDX, TD, HIC, CGC, VX

First PS1, PJ1, PK1: Kamelott's Wild Thing Farley, PS1, PJ1, PK1, CL2-RSH, CL3-F, CGC

North American Dog Agility Council Firsts:

NADAC Championship Program:

First NADAC title, NAC-5/27/96: Ch Chantilly Look Before You Leap, AD, AX, OAJ, EAC, OJC, NGC, FDCh, HT, JHD-s, TT, JS-O, GS-N, CGC

First NJC (tie) and OAC: Goldcrest K.C., AX, AAD, OAC, NJC, ADC, CDX

First NJC (tie and OGC: Oak Meadows Fawn Calypso, MX, MXJ, AAD, JM, SM, EAC, OGC, OJC, AADC

First TN-N and TG-N: Am/Int Ch Aellen Tried and True, AX, AXJ, EAC, OJC, NGC, TN-N, TG-N, HIC, HCT, PT, CGC, VX

First O-NAC: Dogtown Leader of the Pack, OA, NAJ, OAC, NJC, HCT, HTDI-s, TDI, CGC

First O-NJC: Edmar My Own Sweet Patsch, AX, AXJ, AD, EAC, OJC, EGC, CDX, U-CD, HIC, HXa-s, HTD-1, HRD-III, CGC, VX

First O-NGC, S-NAC, S-NJC, and S-NGC: Wynsum Embrace The Moment, AAD, AR, AS, AJ, SG, OAC, O-OJC, S-NGC

First Novice Versatility (NAC, NJC, NGC, TN-N, WV-N, TG-N): Ch Balgrae's Rob Ruadh, MX, MXJ, AD, EAC, EJC, EGC, TG-N, TN-N, WV-N, CD, RN, HT, JHDs, VX

First OJC, EJC, and O-EJC: Ch Melita Skyedance, MX, MXJ, NJP, AAD, RM, JM, EAC, EAC-V, O-EJC, OGC, TN-N, HIC, HCT, PT, CGC, VX

First TN-O: Ch Skyedance Lord A-Leaping, AX, MXJ, AAD, AR, EAC, EGC, EJC, O-TN-E, WV-E, TG-N, CL3-FRSH, HIC, HCT, PT, CGC, VX

First WV-O and TN-E: Bonnie Bella Scotch Mist, NA, NAJ, NAC, OJC, EGC, TN-E, WV-O, CD, CGC

First TG-O, S-OAC, S-OJC, and S-OGC: Am/Can Ch Britannia Bobby Dazzler, OA, AXJ, S-OAC, O-OJC, O-OGC, TN-N, TG-N

First O-OAC, O-OGC, and O-OJC: Am/Can Ch Britannia Good Day Sonshine, AX, MXJ, OAP, OJP, PDI, O-OAC, O-OJC, O-OGC, EAC-V, EJC-V, O-OGC-V, TN-N, TG-N, CD, HIC, PT, STD-s, CGC, TDI, ROM, MV

First O-TN-O: Ch Oakengates Irish Cream, AX, AXJ, NAC, NJC, NGC, O-TN-O, WV-N

First EAC, O-EAC, O-EGC, S-EAC, Triple Elite Titlist, Triple Outstanding Elite Titlist, and NATCH: Ch NATCH/O-V-NATCH Baliwyn's Precious Friend, MX, MXJ, APD, VS, VJ, S-EAC, CDX, TD, HIC, CGC, VX

First EGC: Ch/U-ACHX Holm Mike L. Doglas, MX, MXJ, EAC, EGC, OJC, HIC, PT, CGC, VX

First S-EJC, WV-N, TN-E, O-TN-E, S-TN-E, and WV-E: Briarpatch Double Scotch, OA, AXJ, EAC, S-EJC, OGC, S-TN-E, WV-O, CGC

NADAC Veteran Program:

First NAC-V and NJC-V: Sunshine's Risky Business, NA, NAJ, NAC-V, NJC-V, UD

First NGC-V and O-NJC-V: Ch Chelsic First Hello at Kweo, NA, NAJ, NAC-V, O-NJC-V, NGC-V, CGC

First OAC-V and OJC-V: Ch Britannia Peppermint Patty, UDT, MX, AXJ, HT, Can TD, Can CDX, VX

First OGC-V: Ch/U-ACHX Meadow's Fantasia, MX, AXJ, OAC, OJC, OGC-V, CDX, UCD, HIC, HCT, HT, CGC, TDI, VX

First O-OAC-V, O-OJC-V, S-OJC-V, and S-OAC-V: Ch Ragtyme Doubly Smashing MX, MXJ, NAP, NJP, PD1, S-OAC-V, S-OJC-V, NGC, HIC, JHD, PT, CD, CGC, VX

First O-OGC-V: Am/Can Ch Britannia Good Day Sonshine, AX, MXJ, OAP, OJP, PDI, O-OAC, O-OJC, O-OGC, EAC-V, EJC-V, O-OGC-V, TN-N, TG-N, CD, HIC, PT, STD-s, CGC, TDI, ROM, MV

First EAC-V and EJC-V: Moonsong Klassical Legacy, MX, MXJ, PDII, EAC-V, EJC-V, NGC, CDX, HS, HTD-1-s, CGC, VX

First EGC-V, O-EAC-V, O-EJC-V, O-EGC-V, S-EAC-V, S-EJC-V, S-EGC-V, V-NATCH, and O-V-NATCH: Ch NATCH/O-V-NATCH Baliwyn's Precious Friend, MX, MXJ, APD, VS, VJ, S-EAC, CDX, TD, HIC, CGC, VX

Canine Performance Events (CPE) Firsts:

First CPE Level Title, CL3-6/13/04 and first CL3-H and CL3-S: Ch Skyedance Lord A-Leaping, AX, MXJ, AAD, AR, EAC, EGC, EJC, O-TN-E, WV-O, TG-N, CL3-FRSH, PT, HCT, CGC, VX

First CL1-F, CL1-S, CL1-H, CL2-H, CL4-F, CL1-Level title and CL2-level title: Kamelott's Wild Thing Farley, PS1, PJ1, PK1, CL2-S, CL3-RH, CL4-F, CGC

First CL1-R: Anasazi Ribbons In Her Hair, NA, NAJ, CL1-R

First CL2-R, CL2-S, CL2-F: U-ACH Walkoway's Vixen, OA, OAJ, NAC, CL2-RSF, HIC, HSAs, HTD1gs, HRD1gs, CD, U-CD, CGC, TDI, VX

First CL3-R and CL3-F: Spindrift Risa Catch A Risa Star, AX, MXJ, OAC, OJC, NGC, WV-N, CL3-FRSH, PT, CGC

Register of Merit for Agility Firsts:

First ROMA dam:Ch. Stonehaven's Highland Jesse, CDX, Can.CD, HIC, CGC, ROMO, ROMAX, Therapy Dog
First ROMA sire: Charafox's Captain MacDuff, HIC, ROMA

First ROMAX dam: Ch Spindrift Pride of Glengarry, OA, OAJ, NAC, OJC, U-AGI, PT, JHD, CD, ROM, ROMI, ROMO, ROMAX, VX

First ROMAX sire: Ch & Int'l Ch Highlander Wildest Dreams, PT, JHDs, CGC, ROM, ROMI, ROMAX

Rally (more than one listing equals same date):

RN: CH Balgrae's Rob Ruadh CD RN HT MX MXJ
RN: CH Britannia Back To the Future RN AX MXJ
RN: Ragtyme Rumors Runnin'rampant CD RN NA NAJ
RA: CH Balgrae's Rob Ruadh CD RA HT MX MXJ
RE: CH Balgrae's Rob Ruadh CD RE HT MX MXJ
RAE: CH Balgrae's Rob Ruadh CD RAE HT MX MXJ
RAE2: CH Blackfriar A Scot On The Rocks CD
RAE2: MX MXJ MXP MJP2
RAE3: CH Summit's No Strings Attached CD RAE3 PT

Tracking:

First TD & TDX: Ch. Cannamoor Honey Rose CD TDX

First UDTX: Ch/Can. OTCh Raggmopp Leading Lady UDTX, HT, Can. TD

First to pass tracking same day: Ch. Whispered Wish O'Donbarlen, TD, HIC and CH.Donbarlen's Try-Me, Jaime TD

Nosework:

First Title: National Assn of Canine Scent Work Title, NW1: MBISS Am/Can Ch Fivefields Reckless Abandon RA PT JHD AX AXJ NF NAP NJP NFP OAC OJC NGC TG-N TN-N CL2-F HIC CGC ROM ROMI ROMA VX TDI & NW1

Versatility:

First Versatility: Ch Llwynogyns Arcadia Fenwick CD, HC

First VX: Ch Kiku Coffee and Cream, NA, UD, HS

First Masters MV: CH.HC WTCH.Britannia Chip Thrills UDX, MX, MXJ, ASCA UD, HRDIIIs, MV, TDI, CGC, ROMX, ROMAX

First to earn titles in all 5 venues: Ch Britannia Peppermint Patty UDT, MX, AXJ, HT, Can TD, Can CDX (VX)

Other:

First Certified Service Beardie: AM/CAN CH Gracelands Love Me Tender, CGC, HIC