~*~*~Stop Press*~*~ Laurien wins his class at the Collie National for the 3rd time!!!! Laurien wins his 2ND SPECIALTY BIS for 2008. Proving he is quality all the way even as a NINE year old!!!!! At the tender age of 7years & 8 months Laurien successfully passed 2 Herding Instinct Tests!!!! He has been awarded CCs under SPECIALIST judges from Australia, Japan, UK & USA. He is also a MULTI Royal BOB winner and a MULTI Best Exhibit in Group winning dog, including Mutli Runner Up Best In Shows (All Breeds Champ Shows), he has also won his class THREE TIMES at National shows!! To date Laurien has sired 16 Champions including 2 Grand Champions, a National Best In Show winner,and his daughter (Multi BIS/BISS/RUBIS/RUBISS Cathkin Clingn Toa Cloud HIT)is now a record holder for being the only Rough Collie in Australia to win 2 National Challenges!! Laurien is THE ONLY SIRE in Australia (Rough Collie) to have produced 1 National BIS winner, 3 National CC winners and 1 National Res CC winner!!!. With a record like this it only proves he has brains, beauty and he can reproduce!!! Laurien is a joy to show and an absolute pleasure to live with.