Winnipeg Area Shetland Sheepdog Association

WASSA Trophies and Awards

Each year, Wassa offers a number of trophies and awards to its members in recognition of their achievements with their Shelties.

Whether through award certificates, yearly trophies for our top conformation and obedience dogs, or perpetual trophies for our top winners at our specialty, WASSA is continually reviewing the offering of additional versatility trophies and keepsakes to recognize member achievements in different areas of competition.

Please Click Here to See the Recipients of Our Annual Awards

Our Trophies can be seen below:

Barbara Maxine Templeman Memorial Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the winner of Best of Breed (BISS) at the annual WASSA Specialty Show. Barbara was an animal lover all of her life, with a special soft spot in her heart for her shelties. Her companions for years, they were a loved and treasured part of her life and her family is pleased to present the Specialty Show Best of Breed Perpetual Memorial Trophy in honour of her memory.

WASSA would like to thank Barbara’s husband and family for donating this trophy in her memory.

The June E Trefry Perpetual Memorial Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the winner of the Best Puppy in Breed (BPIS) at the annual WASSA Specialty Show.

June was a founding member and the first president of WASSA, and was considered by many to be a true historian of the breed. She had a successful breeding program under the TREMUR kennel name and some of her dogs can be found in the pedigrees of shelties all over the world and her legacy truly lives on …

WASSA would like to thank June’s husband and family for donating this trophy in her memory.

The Beverley Anne Parker Memorial Trophy

This Trophy is awarded to the High In Trial Winner at the Annual WASSA Specialty and Obedience Trial.

Bev was a long time member of WASSA and a mentor and friend to many in the Sheltie community. She was particularly involved in obedience and had many titled Shelties over the years. Together with Bev’s husband Garry and family, WASSA is honoured to present the Beverley Anne Parker Perpetual Memorial Trophy for the Highest Scoring Sheltie in our Obedience Trial. WASSA is in the process of acquiring this trophy to commemorate Bev.

The Alice Meredith-Jones Perpetual Memorial Trophy for the Top Obedience Dog

This trophy is awarded to the top sheltie in obedience, owned by a club member, earning a minimum of 15 points at any level of obedience, with the restriction that only three points are eligible at the Novice level of competition. The award is retroactive to January 1987. The award is kept for one year before it is passed on to the next winning recipient.

Alice, of SANETTE SHELTIES, was an early WASSA member, and one of the first to be active in the obedience ring. She was always supportive and encouraging to everyone she knew ... and was a mentor to many members and earned many obedience titles on her dogs.

WASSA has donated this trophy in her memory.

The WASSA Top Conformation Dog

This trophy is awarded each year to the top sheltie in conformation, owned by a club member, for having beat a minimum of 25 dogs at the Best of Breed Level or higher in Canada.

The WASSA Challenge Trophy

In 1991, WASSA offered a challenge trophy whereby a Virginia Perry Gardiner Limited Edition Cast Foundry Bronze Sculpture of a Sheltie would be awarded to the person who has won the WASSA Specialty three times. In November 2007, Simone Rudolph of Glamoor Shelties won this prestigious award, almost 17 years after it was first offered! Congratulations Simone!

In 2008, WASSA is once again proud to offer a new challenge trophy - a limited edition cast in foundry bronze of a sheltie mother and pups at play by artist Rick Lingenfelter. This beautiful bronze, pictured below, is number 3 of a strictly limited 15 piece edition, after which the mold was destroyed, thereby ensuring the rarity of this issue. We are currently in the process of reviewing the awarding and eligibility for this new challenge trophy.

The Ms. Alice Sparrow High In Trial Award

Since 1996, Ms Alice Sparrow, of Winnipeg has generously donated a $50.00 cash award to the WASSA High in Trial Winner at our Specialty Obedience Trial. This annual cash award is separate from, and in addition to, the prize offered by the club, and is greatly appreciated by the members of WASSA.

Going Forward...

WASSA is currently in the process of reviewing the offering of additional versatility trophies and keepsakes to recognize member achievements in different areas of competition.

Winnipeg Area Shetland Sheepdog Association

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