2019 – Bruce Fogt

Bruce Fogt

SERVICE TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • Served several terms as ABCA and USBCHA director
  • Member of many committees including: ABCA HOF, National Finals Trial and the USBCHA Judging Guidelines committees

SERVICE TO WORKING BORDER COLLIE COMMUNITY

  • Published the magazine The Working Border Collie from 1987-2015
  • Authored the book Lessons From a Stockdog, published in 1996
  • Countless training, handling and judging clinics across North America
  • Judging at the local, national and international trials
  • Revived the Bluegrass trial in 1989
  • Worked to establish the Purina Award for Outstanding Herding Dog
  • Bruce and Linda have hosted two annual trials at their farm for many years

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS

  • Two time USBCHA National Finals champion (Hope 1987, Molly 1992)
  • Won numerous major trials including the Bluegrass and Meeker

IN BRIEF

Bruce has to be one of the most noncontroversial inductees ever. When people heard he was to be inducted, responses were unanimous in support. Bruce has a level of respect from his peers in the working dog community almost unequaled. He has many documented accomplishments, but the most important one is his integrity and the respect he has earned over many, many years. Because of this integrity and upstanding citizenship in the working dog community, he is asked to serve the breed, the breeders, handlers, and the sport in general. He does this willingly and unselfishly.
There’s no estimating the literally thousands of farmers, ranchers, beginning and seasoned trialers, he’s helped through the years. Don’t forget the dogs – how many have had a better life due to better training by their owners that have been helped by Bruce.
I can think of no one more deserving of induction into the ABCA HOF than Bruce Fogt.
(Excerpts from the induction ceremony presentation by M. Neary)

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