Tap started his show career at 4 years old.  He finished his AKC championship in four months with 4 majors, going BOB over specials.  After less than 6 months of limited showing, he finished the year 2001 at #26.

In 2002, Tap was campaigned by Denise Williams and finished the year #9, receiving an invitation to the Eukanuba Invitational where he received the First Award of Merit.  He also completed his International Championship, winning a Best In Show.

In 2003, Tap was campaigned by Valerie Nunes-Atkinson and finished the year #5. He was again invited to the Eukanuba Invitational where he repeated his Award of Merit.  He also received an invitation to Westminster which he attended in February 2004.

He "retired" after Westminster 2004 and completed his ASCA Championship in May 2004.  He also officially became a "veteran" in May 2004.

In November 2004, Tap was awarded the Best of Breed Veteran at the 2004 ASCA Nationals

In November 2006, at the age of 10, Tap started his herding career under the hand of Debbie Pollard, Dream On Australian Shepherds.  He completed his PT in April and his HSAs in June, 2007.  He is now working on his started duck title with the zest you'd expect from a puppy!  Click to see his first time on ducks

Tap is the AKC #1 Herding Started Aussie for 2007

In 2008, Tap completed his AHBA Ranch Dog I title.  This required him to gather 5 sheep in a pasture, move them through the pasture and around a haystack, through a gate and an alleyway, through a feedlot, separate out three sheep into another pen, move them over a bridge, recollect all the sheep into the feedlot and then move them through an alleyway to re-pen them -- twice in one day...he was one tired 11 year old dog!

In the Summer of 2008, Tap completed his ASCA STD on both ducks and sheep.

He still occasionally hits the show ring in both AKC and ASCA, still performing his "circus tricks" to the delight of the show ring audience.

Tap's Pedigree