We got Reva with the main intention of showing her and just having a play around at some of the other activities but how things have changed.

Whilst Reva still makes the occasional appearance in the show ring her main focus is now on the working events.

Obedience

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On and off since a puppy Reva has been trained for obedience, although never with the intention of competing. As she had been progressing well in her training we took a big leap and entered her for some obedience shows. Having entered the shows as a Pre-Beginner dog at only her 2nd show she got her 1st win in Beginners. This was quickly followed by her 2nd Beginner win at her 3rd show - winning us out of Beginners for good! Reva also won a heat of the Special Pre-Beginner Stakes which qualified her through for the Semi Finals at Discover Dogs. At the Semis she qualified for the Final at Crufts 2010 where she came 2nd.

Since winning out of Beginners Reva has been taken out of the rings to focus on her training for the higher classes but we hope to be back in the rings in the middle of 2010.

Herding

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Again we never had any intention of working Reva on livestock, but how things change! Reva has shown a lot of natural instinct when working sheep, as well as lots of enthusiasm. On the occasion we have a spare weekend you will usually find us training on the sheep. There has been a big learning curve for the handler as well as for the dog but things are slowly getting together. We have tentative plans to trial Reva on sheep at some point in the future. 

Agility

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Reva has done a small amount of agility training, although this has taken a back seat for the obedience and herding. We hope one day to be able to do a more serious agility work with her.