About Kirsten

Kirsten Cole-MacMurray has been training animals since 1980.
From family pets to large livestock, she has worked with animals in
many different areas.

In Junior College, she earned her two-year Animal Science Degree
and was a member of the Beef Show Team and Rodeo Team. At
California State University, Northridge, she earned her
Bachelors Degree in Anthropology, specializing in
Primatology. She volunteered her time at the International Center for
Gibbon Studies, where she took care of and studied twenty-plus
Gibbons and a family of Siamangs.

Kirsten Cole-MacMurray has been competing in Agility since 1994.
Her dogs’ agility honors cover four agility organizations,
AKC, ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America),
NADAC, and USDAA. She has qualified multiple dogs for and
competed at two USDAA and six AKC National Agility
Championships, as well as competed at eight
National Australian Shepherd Specialties.

Her Australian Shepherds are consistently ranked in the top ten
of the agility standings in AKC, USASA
(United States Australian Shepherd Association), and ASCA.
Kirsten has completed her AKC Master Agility Championship
(MACH) and has two NADAC/ASCA Agility Champions.

Kirsten has also trained and/or competed with a variety of
other breeds, including a Cocker Spaniel, Doberman Pincher,
Irish Water Spaniel, Miniature Poodle, Bichon Frise, Dachsund Mix, Border Terrier,
Border Collie, Golden Retriever, Flat Coat Retriever, Chesepeake Bay Retriever
and a Whippet.

In addition to Agility, all of Kirsten's dogs are trained and compete in
herding, obedience, Rally and conformation. Her Australian Shepherd,
Caelin, won the 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2004 ASCA National Specialty
Most Versatile Australian Shepherd Competition, and Kirsten has
had dogs in the top ten Most Versatile at the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, and 2005 ASCA National Specialty.

Caelin	Chelsea	Caelin

                                     
Caelin was also First Runner Up in the 2000 AKC
Australian Shepherd Specialty Most Versatile Competition,
earning qualifying scores and placements in Herding, Obedience
and Agility.

Kirsten has completed Five ASCA Herding Championships (WTCH),
one AKC Herding Champion, and an ASCA Performance Championship. She has one AKC Conformation Champion and one ASCA Altered Conformation Champion.
She has Qualified her dogs for the ASCA Stock Dog Finals,
ASCA Obedience Finals, and ASCA Agility Finals.

Here are a few of Kirsten’s dogs and their titles:

ASCA Hall Of Fame Dam - PCH WTCH ATCH NATCH Taycin’s Sweet Chelsea Beck
MX MXJ HI CDX AAD
ASCA Hall Of Fame Sire - WTCH ATCH-OP O-NATCH MACH HC Oxford’s Caelin Herds For Ewe PATDs HXAsd CD AD
WTCH Oxford’s Carly Aint Goin Down RTDs CD AX AXJ EAC OGC OJC RS-E GS-O JS-O
ASCA Altered Champion Toprock’s Year of the Tiger OAC OJC OGC RS-O GS-O JS-O
AKC CH Oxford’s Race For The Roses HXAs STDsd
ASCA CH Agua Dulce Sunday's Cinch To Win NA NAJ RS-N GS-N JS-N STDdsc
Toprock's XXXander Cage AX AXJ RN CD RS-E GS-E JS-E
Toprock's Crouching Tiger MX AXJ CD RS-E GS-E JS-E

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