STEVE D. SHOPE
Titles put on by Steve
VCH WTCH CH Shope's Goodnight Bandit CDX RTDsc HX-Ad HS-As - ASCA FINALS/MERITS USASA & ASCA
  (stockdog finals qualifer & finalist/USASA herding stats)
VCH WTCH CH Lady Claugene Shope CDX RTDsc HS-As - HC AZ SILVER SPECIALTY
    (AZ Silver Specialty HC winner/USASA herding stats)
VCH WTCH CH Trueluc's Misty Blus Shope CDX - ASCA FINALS QUALIFIER
    (stockdog finals qualifier)
WTCH CH Kansaquest's Chances R CD
CH Legends Three Times a Lady CD STDs
CH Legends Classy Sassy CD STDcsd
Odyssey's Nifty Fini CDX STDsc - Most Promising Started Aussie Award
Private Stoc's Walker Ranger CD STDdsc - Most Promising Started Aussie Award
Private Stoc's Maclovia STDds OTDc - Most Promising Started Aussie Award
CH Windogo's Red O'Sonny Boy CD STDdsc - Most Promising Started Aussie Award
Wilmeth's Steel Blue Iceman STDdcs - Most Promising Started Aussie Pre-Trial Nationals
Shope's Cinamon Cachina Doll CD STDdsc
WTCH Diamond S Legends Rosy RTDs - ASCA FINALS/MERITS/HIT SHEEP ASCA NATIONAL & SPECIALTY/FUTURITY PLACER
Legends Without Remorse CD STDdsc - Most Promising Started Aussie Award Pre-Trial Nationals/ASCA merits
WTCH Las Rocosa Western Legends RTDsc PATDs - ASCA FINALS/RWD FINALS DUCK DOG/MERITS/HC ASCA NAT'L SPECIALTY/HIT CATTLE ASCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
WTCH NT Connected Lucky (merit awards)
CH Legends Quartermaster STDs
CH Heartfire's Thief in the Nite STDsdc OTDds (one advanced sheep leg), MPS award
WTCH Legends of Teewinot's Talon RTDsc PATDs DNA-VP - ASCA FINALS/HIT SHEEP ASCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
Ruff Stocks Legends Cowgirl Up STDdsc - Most Promising Started Aussie Awards
Legends Be Forewarned CD STDs (Cow Country Classic MVA Winner) - Steve two STDs/one STDd
Legends High Noon Cooper STDd OTDcs
WTCH Grainger's Everredi Legends Edi RTDs - Most Promising Started Aussie Awards/ASCA MERITS/QUALIFIED FOR ASCA FINALS 2008

OTHER BREEDS:
WTCH Legends Black Shadow (border collie) HX-Asdc PATDsc (USBCA MONEY WINNER/PERFECT SCORES ON ASCA PATDsc)
Legends Tickles My Fancy (border collie) OTDdsc
Lulu (Berceron) STDsdc (one leg open sheep) (his work w/Lulu was written up in the Rare Breeds Magazine)
Sketch (Beauvier) STDdsc
Lock-Eye Katy STDs OTDcd

STUDENTS taking lessons from him have garnished titles
on german shepherds, shelties, border collies, aussies

Steve has lived or worked on ranches or farms most of his life.  He trained & handled for others quarterhorses as a kid for competition in all venues.  He also roped calves competitively & rode bulls competitively in his younger days.  He worked on ranches as a teenager (branding, sorting, doctoring and he still does help out at some ranches nearby from time to time as his schedule allows).  He also served as a pack guide in Colorado.  He and his wife, Anne, owned many years back (1970's) a large hog operation ( farrow to finish - semi-confinement operation - hogs often numbered from a low of around @3500 to a high of @5500 total) in the eastern part of New Mexico (E&S Swine Farm, Inc.) where they shipped hogs regularly to Jimmie Dean and Amarillo Packing.  On this farm they periodically worked Aussies (these were not registered) and Miniature Schnauzers (these were registered) on the hogs (Aussies on the feeders & sows and Miniature Schnauzers on the weiners).   Steve & Anne share a passion for animals and enjoy the ranch life still today. You'll find around 90 head of sheep, some feeder calves, and lots of Indian Runner Ducks when you visit their ranch in Estancia.

Steve has handled & trained from start-to-finish nine Australian Shepherds and one border collie to their ASCA working trial championships. Steve and WTCH Bandit, WTCH Rosy, WTCH Gus, and WTCH Talon have competed successfully in the ASCA Stockdog Finals. Watch soon for WTCH Edi to join this group of finals dogs.  Steve & WTCH Rosy competed in the Canadian Stockdog Futurity and won the 2nd day's competition in cattle.  Steve & WTCH Bandit HX and WTCH Major HX competed successfully in AKC, WTCH Major in USBCA and cattle futurities, and WTCH Bandit and WTCH Major were the dog stars of many demos for county fairs and local schools.

Steve has trained and handled many other breeds successfully in ASCA, including Bercerons, Border Collies and Bouviers.  His students graduating from his classes have garnished herding-AKC-AHBA/working-ASCA titles on german shepherds, aussies, and border collies. Steve hosts stockdog camps here at the ranch as his schedule allows, and Steve does stockdog clinics across the US and abroad as his time allows. 

Steve has served and is currently serving on the ASCA Stockdog Committee.  He is a member of the Lobo Australian Shepherd Club and periodically serves as their Co-Trial Director, Stock Provider for Trials, and is its Past President.  Steve has done stockdog clinics in Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, Alaska, Maryland, Georgia, New England, Sweden, Canada & Finland plus New Mexico.

Steve and his wife, Anne, have co-authored a Stockdog 101 manual and dvd/video (& daughter Stephanie McDaniel is the production editor of the 2005 PROFESSIONAL edition).  If you have a version older than '05, you'll certainly want to update to this version.   Steve is happy to refer you to other trainers or point you to instructional materials that might help you train or problem solve the partnership you have with your working dog.

Steve is currently serving as an ASCA stockdog judge.  Steve is frequently booking 2 calendar years at a time as a stockdog judge so don't be offended if his schedule cannot fit you in at any given time:)

 ANNE SHOPE
 Titles put on by Anne
VCH WTCH CH Shope's Goodnight Bandit asca CDX akc CD HX-As HS-Ad RTDsc
VCH WTCH CH Lady Claugene Shope asca/akc CDX RTDsc HS-Ad usasa ROM (one leg in utility/AKC ptd breed/USASA obedience stats/BISS veteran '03 ASCA Nationals, 2 premier altered awards pre-shows \03 ASCA Nationals,  BOB veteran HOTASC pre-show '03 ASCA Nationals)
VCH WTCH CH Trueluc's Misty Blus Shope asca CDX akc CD (multiple rwbs awards AKC/USASA
    obedience stats)
Int'l/AKC/ASCA CH Legends Celebra Los Suenos (#1 bitch/#3 dog overall ASCA stats/AKC maj ptd breed)
CH Legends Three Times a Lady asca/akc CD (ASCA obedience stats) STDs (AKC major pointed breed& Most Versatile Awards)
CH Legends Classy Sassy asca/akc CD STDsdc (Steve put Sassy's sheep & cattle legs on her) (AKC major pointed breed)
CH Windogo's Red O'Sonny Boy asca/akc CD STDsdc (AKC pointed breed/Most Versatile awards)
asca/akc CH Moonlight's Black Mic Magic STDs asca/akc CD
Shope's Cinamon Cachina Doll asca/akc CD STDdsc
Legends Paws For Applause asca/akc CD (asca obedience stats)
Odyssey's Nifty Fini ATDsd OTDc CD asca CD
Legends Without Remorse asca/akc CD STDdsc
Legends Cafe Latte NA NAJ, 2 legs CD STDs
Legends Chance w/Hanky Panky asca/akc CD STDsc (one leg ducks), two ASCA majors, MPS award
CH Legends Quartermaster CD STDs (put on majors)
Legends Montana Los Suenos asca CD
Nitani's Hang'em High STDs
Legends Copper Canyon Watch Me asca/akc CD, asca major pointed (multiple RWB)
Legends Log-on at Karpe Diem STDs
Heartfire's Tried & True asca CD
(BISS puppy 02 ASCA Nationals) CH Legends WishUponAStar Nitani DNA-VP
CH (major) Heartfire's Thief in the Nite STDsdc(shared w/Steve) OTDds (BOB special points) ATDsd (& Champions of Record Stock) asca CD, MPS award
Legends Star Ruby CD RN asca STDs OTDc, major pointed ASCA
Legends Be Forewarned CD STDsc OTDd (shared w/Steve) (Cow Country Classic MVA Winner) - Anne two STDs/three STDc/one CD leg/HIT
Legends High Noon Cooper STDscd  OTDcds Most Promising Started Awards plus 3-day average belt buckle winner; merits
CH Legends StarN Max-a-Million asca CD OTDdsc (Most Promising Started Award, Most Versatility Aussie Award, High Combined Open Dog Award) akc CD (1 akc cdx leg) RE

Legends StarN Rite Up My Ally asca STDdsc (High Combined started award 6-trial average, plus one High Combined overall award for one trial, all earned in Colorado)

Anne has had dogs all her life and could not imagine her life without dogs as part of her family.  She, like Steve, has nearly always lived in the country.  Her family has owned farms and/or ranches throughout her lifetime.  In her younger days, she competed in small rodeos (running barrels) and competing in horse shows (showmanship, reining, trail).

Anne has:
   * trained and handled 8 Australian Shepherds to their ASCA championship; she has major pointed and minor pointed many others in AKC and ASCA.
   * trained and handled 16 Australian Shepherds to 26 CD titles (14 in ASCA and 12 in AKC).  (In the past, she often trained and handled for others but she doesn't do this much any more due to time constraints)
   * trained and handled 3 Australian Shepherds to 5 CDX titles (3 in ASCA and 2 in AKC)
   * trained and handled 9 Australian Shepherds to started stockdog titles (including several MPS awards and several MVA awards)
   * trained and handled 3 Australian Shepherds to open stockdog titles and one Australian Shepherd to advanced stockdog titles
   * in partnership with her husband, Steve, put ASCA versatility championships on three Australian Shepherds (Bandit, Claugene & Misty).  Steve did the stock titles and Anne did the conformation/obedience titles. Anne is hopeful Max will join these three dogs in 2008 in earning his versatility championship.

Anne currently serves as an ASCA obedience judge (through open),  ASCA Senior BreederJudge (conformation) and is (or has been) a member of the Sandia Dog Obedience Club, Zia Australian Shepherd Club and Lobo Australian Shepherd Club (currently Affiliate Representative and club secretary).  Anne served as the Chair for the ASCA Most Versatile Aussie Committee for two years and is currently serving as the Chair for the ASCA Hall of Fame Committee.

Anne has written two manuals:  '05 Practical Obedience and '05 How to Choose, Live With and Train a Puppy.  The Practical Obedience Manual is accompanied by a dvd or video.  The training manuals and dvd/videos are a family production.  The Production Editor is the Shope's daughter, Stephanie McDaniel.

Anne is often sought out for problem solving temperament issues.  She works to problem solve the human/dog relationship and communication capabilities (both inside and outside the home and competition environments) so-as to enable both dog and human to understand each other, thereby forming a viable, lifelong, and productive partnership.   Anne is working on a book on communication between the human and the dog; watch for this to appear in hardback in probably 2009.

STEPHANIE SHOPE- MCDANIEL

Titles put on by Stephanie
CH Moonlight's Black Mic Magic asca/akc CD STDs NA DNA (all legs)
CH Legends Classy Sassy asca/akc CD STDdcs DNA
BISS AKC/ASCA Ferncrofts Ball of Fire asca CD (all legs)
Legends Montana Los Suenos asca CD (all legs)
WTCH akc/asca CH Kansaquests Chances R asca CD (all legs)
asca CH (akc 13pts) Legends RX For Success (Put on AKC major)
CH Quartermaster Four CD STDs (Put on ASCA points)
Legends Be Forwarned STDsc OTDd CD DNA-VP (two RWD to 4 pt majors & one to a 5 pt major/two CD legs with one HIT)
CH Legends WishUponAStar Nitani asca CD DNA-VP (BOS Special/all champion points & all CD legs)
asca CH Heartfire's Thief in the Nite STDc OTDsc (BOB over specials, champion points)
asca CH Legends StarN Max-a-Million asca/akc CD STDdcs RA DNA-VP (all champion points)
asca CH Legends StarN Magic Happens DNA-VP, (all champion points)
Legends Star Ruby STDs OTDc (major pointed ASCA) ASCA CD AKC RN
Legends Willow Wins At Amistad (WB/BOW/BOS 4pt)
CH Legend Bienvenido Los Suenos CD STDsd (Specials  BOB Points)
CH La Platas Mistico DeColores (BOB Wins-Specials Points)

asca CH (akc pointed) Legends StarN Little Mermaid (asca BOB/BOS Special)

Stephanie has Lupus, Von Willebrand, Arthritis, and chronic Asthma &, therefore, we have to be very careful with her health.  On her down days, the dogs really make this world a better place for her.  They are her best drug for what ails her. 

Stephanie is a member and President of LASA.  Stephanie is our Products Manager/Production Editor plus builds websites when her time & health allow.   When her health permits, she also shows dogs in conformation or obedience.

Stephanie's kennel is StarN.  You'll find many Aussies named Legends StarN - these are co-breedings by the Shopes with daughter Stephanie and sometimes granddaughter Shelby. Stephanie is a Provisional Breeder Judge for ASCA. Due to her health issues, Stephanie can only accept assignments in climate-controlled show facilities or show areas on a limited basis.

SHELBY MCDANIEL

HIT HERE FOR THE LATEST SHELBY WIN PICS (HIT THE PICTURE ABOVE FOR OLDER PICS)

Shelby earned degrees 1 & 2 in 2005-2006 in junior handling in conformation. In 2006-2007, she earned degrees 1, 2 and 3 in junior handling and was her region high in trial working junior handler. In 2007-2008, she has earned a 121 in working junior handler under Rachel Vest and a 114 in working junior handler under Roy Sage plus she is continuing her participation in junior handling in conformation, garnishing many BJH awards. She should earn Degree 4 this year if all goes as planned.

Shelby has a new juniors dog for 2008: Legends StarN Lady Claudia - watch for these two in obedience and on stock as they grow up together. Shelby is currently running Gus on stock, Disney in junior conformation handling, and will be switched over to Ariel in probably 2010 as her conformation partner.

Shelby & Gabby star in our 05 Practical Obedience Video (Shelby age 8 and Gabby age 1). Shelby has successfully handled Max, Star, Disney & Ally in junior handling conformation. Shelby, now age 11, is handling periodically for others in conformation and is enjoying doing this very much. She's assisted a few Aussies in earning reserves, points and breed awards.

Shelby is home-schooled, a member of the local Baptist church, and her hobbies include guitar and voice plus obviously showing and training dogs.