1936 |
AKC initiates "Obedience Test Field Trials" and includes tracking as requirement for a UD title. |
March 1943 |
AKC Gazette publishes the UD title of Beach Cliff's Lizette
UD, first Sheltie to pass tracking test |
January 1947 |
AKC Gazette publishes the UD title of Ripple Laddie
UD, first male Sheltie to pass tracking test |
October 7, 1947 |
AKC separates tracking from UD, and begins to award separate TD title |
1948 |
Christopher
Boy, later UDT, earns first Sheltie 200 score in obedience |
November 19, 1950 |
Sea Isle Little Tinker UDT passes TD test, first TD Sheltie |
1953 |
Christopher Boy UDT passes TD test |
October 18, 1953 |
Ch. Sea Isle Wee Bairn UDT passes TD test, first TD/Champion Sheltie |
October 20, 1963 |
Dusty's Chiquita UDT and her daughter, Chiquita's Susanne UDT pass same TD test |
December 1969 |
AKC publishes TD title for Grayfield Peach Brandy Am Can Ber UDT, Can UDTX, first dog of ANY breed to hold the UDT in US, Canada & Bermuda |
October 22, 1972 |
Susanne's Katie O'Toon UDT, daughter of Chiquita's Susanne UDT, passes tracking test to make first
three generation set of Sheltie trackers |
November 11, 1972 |
Ch. Heather Glen As Handsome Does UDT passes TD test |
September 30, 1973 |
Heather Glen Easter Bonnet UDT, dam of Ch. Heather Glen As Handsome Does UDT, passes TD test |
April 4, 1976 |
Heather Glen Preferred Risk UDT, son of Ch. Heather Glen As Handsome Does UDT, passes TD test
to make second three generation set of TD Shelties |
January 29, 1977 |
Lobo Dell Elrond Of Rivendell UDT, later OTCH, passes TD test |
1977 |
Susanne's Katie O'Toon UDT passes sanctioned "Advanced Tracking Test", intermediate between TD
and TDX |
1978 |
OTCh Lobo Dell Elrond Of Rivendell TD finishes OTCH, first OTCH Sheltie has a TD |
1978 |
Am Can OTCH Li'l Miss Mary TDX Bda
CD, finishes OTCH |
1978 |
Ch. Moribrook's Upsy Daisy UDT passes TD test |
1980 |
AKC introduces Tracking Dog Excellent title |
September 10, 1981 |
Jo-Lyn's Brown Eyed Susan UD TDX Can. CDX TD passes American TDX test, first TDX Sheltie |
May, 16, 1982 |
Am. Can. Ch Delamantha's Sunny Day Am Can UD Am Can TDX Bda CD TD passes TDX test, first
Champion/TDX Sheltie |
1982 |
Moribrook's Fresh As A Daisy UD TDX, daughter of Ch. Moribrook's Upsy Daisy UDT, passes TD
test |
May 13, 1984 |
Am Can OTCH Li'l Miss Mary TDX Bda CD passes TDX test, first TDX/OTCH |
November 1984 |
Moribrook's Show 'N Tell UDT becomes second daughter of Ch. Moribrook's Upsy Daisy UDT to pass
TD test |
October 19, 1986 |
Moribrook's 'Ell on Wheels CDX TD Can CD TD becomes third daughter of Ch. Moribrook's Upsy
Daisy UDT to pass TD test (if any other Sheltie bitches have produced three TD offspring, I don't
know of them. There are probably some heavily used males. AMK) |
March 29, 1992 |
Windswept's Traveling On CDX NAJ AX Am Can TDX
passes TDX test at age 16 months, youngest
TDX Sheltie |
1995 |
AKC introduces Variable Surface Tracking and Champion Tracker titles |
April 21, 1996 |
Sagebrush Little Britches UD TDX passes TDX test at age twelve years, oldest TDX Sheltie |
February 6, 2000 |
MACh2 Marshland Fantom Of The Opra TD
PT finishes her MACh |
February 27, 2000 |
MACh2 Marshland Fantom Of The Opra TD PT passes TD test, first TD/MACh Sheltie |
December 3, 2000 |
Sagebrush Molly Brown VCD2 UD HS AX OAJ HTD-IIs HRD-IIIs,
later CT, passes VST test, first VST
Sheltie |
April 29, 2001 |
CT Sagebrush Molly Brown VCD2 UD HS AX OAJ HTD-IIs HRD-IIIs passes TDX test, first
Champion Tracker Sheltie |
April 15, 2007 |
CT OTCH Westwind Code of Honor UDX2 passes VST test,
oldest VST/CT Sheltie |
November 29, 2015 |
GCH MACH Sagebrush Little Big Man VST HSAs MXS MJS OF VCX,
later CT, passes VST test, first breed Champion/VST Sheltie |
November 20, 2016 |
GCH CT MACH Sagebrush Little Big Man, HSAs MXS MJS OF VCX
passes TDX test, first breed Champion/CT Sheltie |