Ike took awhile to grow up and got quite bored with regular training. He wants to work and the tougher the job the better he likes it. He really tested my imagination in setting up work situations to keep him happy. It's not enough for him to do an outrun, lift and fetch, he needs to know that what he is doing has a purpose.

He is a natural outrunning dog with a great feel for his sheep. He has a wonderful sense of balance and will bring sheep on line without help from me. He lets nothing upset him, His work reflects authority but with a calming effect on his sheep. Ike is very confident. He is an extremely devoted dog who loves to please.

ke took awhile to grow up and got quite bored with regular training. He wants to work and the tougher the job the better he likes it. He really tested my imagination in setting up work situations to keep him happy. It's not enough for him to do an outrun, lift and fetch, he needs to know that what he is doing has a purpose.

He is a natural outrunning dog with a great feel for his sheep. He has a wonderful sense of balance and will bring sheep on line without help from me. He lets nothing upset him, His work reflects authority but with a calming effect on his sheep. Ike is very confident. He is an extremely devoted dog who loves to please.

Following are RMS Ike's major accomplishments to date:

• 2003: Reserve Nursery Champion at the CBCA Canadian Nursery Championship in his first year of Trialling.
• 2003: Qualified for the Nursery Finals at the USBCHA Nationals.
• 2004: Second at the Canadian Nationals in Kingston, Ontario in the first day of qualifying in a field of 95 dogs.
• 2005: BCSDA (British Columbia Stock Dog Association) Pro/Novice Dog of the Year winning most of the trials he entered.
• 2005: RMS Ike was in the top 50 dogs at the USBCHA Nationals.
• 2006: Finalist at the World Stock Dog Championship at the Calgary Stampede.
• 2007: Won the Breeders' Trophy for the High Point BC Bred Dog and the High Point CBCA registered dog at the difficult Metchosin Sheep Dog trial on Vancouver Island.
• 2008: Placed fifth in the Double Lift Finals at the Big Willow Sheep Dog Trial which is a Soldier Hollow qualifier. Qualified to run in Soldier Hollow. Placed 19th in the Semi Finals at the USBCHA Finals, 1 point out of qualifying for the double lift finals.
• 2009: Placed 8th in the double lift finals for both the Western Canadian Championship and the CBCA Championship.
• RMS Ike has qualified to run in the USBCHA National Finals every year since he started trialing