Versatility Program

Celebrating Our Wonderful Border Collies!

The Versatility Program began in 1997 with the goal of recognizing the diverse talents of our wonderful breed. The program has been modified several times over the years based on member feedback and the influx of new AKC titles and recognized sports. If you have any questions about or suggestions to improve this program, email the Versatility Team.

General Program Information

  • Four awards are available: Versatility (V), Versatility Excellent (VX), Versatility Champion (VCH) and Champion Excellent (CHX).

  • These awards are available to Border Collies owned by BCSA members. (Dogs owned by the children of a BCSA member may apply through their member parent.)

  • Members will receive a certificate and pin for each award.

  • There is a single application that applies to all awards (V, VX, VCH, CHX).

  • The Application is linked below and should be completed online.

  • Submit the completed application. Titles will be checked by the Versatility team by using the Free Dog Lookup on AKC. If you do not include your Dogs AKC number, the lookup cannot be done and your application will not be processed.

  • The Versatility Awards may be earned through combining titles in the following activities: Herding, Obedience, Rally, Agility, Conformation, Scent Work, Barn Hunt, Fast CAT and Dock Diving. However, Herding is required for each of the awards. (See Worksheets for details.)

The Awards

The Versatility Award:
This award is available to those dogs who earn a total of seven points across at least three different activity areas. A Herding Test Title or higher in the area of Herding is required for this award.

The Versatility Excellent Award:
This award is available to those dogs who earn two intermediate level titles in different activity areas and as well as one advanced level title. A Herding title from the Herding Started A course or higher is required for this award.

The Versatility Champion Award:
This award requires two exemplary level titles as well as a Herding Intermediate A course title or higher.

Champion Excellent Title:
This award requires both an AKC Conformation Championship and an AKC Herding Started title.  

Use this Application Form to apply for all Awards in The Versatility Program:

  • HC MACH Excel’s Pitt Stop At Trolleycar CDX BN RE HSAs HXAds HXBds MXS PAD MJB MXF T2B2 TNK, Miki Shannon

    HC MACH Shebaa’s British Pound Sterling VCD2 UDX RN HSAs HSBs HIAs HIBs HXAd HXBds HXAsM MXG MJS MFB T2B, Barbara Miller

    HC MACH4 PACH3 Island Way's Catch A Tailwind HSAd HSDs HIAs HIBs HXBs HXDs HSAsM HSBsM HXAsM MXS2 PAD MJS2 MXP7 MXPG PADP MJP8 MJPG PAX3 MFB TQX MFPB TQXP T2B3 T2BP FCAT TKA, Gretchen Mason

    OTCH5 MAH RACH Bolser Zuko You’re The One UDX4 OM8 RM2 RAE2 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXB PAD MJB MFB TQX T2Bs, Kimberley Berkley

    HC RACH Bb’s Wild West Tara CD BN RM3 RAE2 HSAdsc HIAdsc HXAc HXAdMsM FDC OA OAJ NF CGC TKN, Laurie Ceccarelli

    GCH TC Brittemar Sportingfield Tall tale At Solachi RI HSAsc HSBds HIAs HXAds HXBd MXB MJB NF, Jennar Varner

    HC MACH Merlynns Vilya CDX RN HSAds HSBds HIBds HXBs HXDs HXAdMsM HXBdM MX MJS MFB TQX FITB, Barbara Miller

    RNC TC OTCH12 AGCH MACH5 PACH RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX13 OGM RM4 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MXPB MJPB PAX MFG TQX T2B5, Kimberly Berkley

  • HC MACH Shebaa’s British Pound Sterling VCD2 UDX RN HSAs HSBs HIAs HIBs HXAd HXBds HXAsM MXG MJS MFB T2B, Barbara Miller

    HC Glen Eyre Copper Shilling UD RN HSAs HSBd HSDs HIAd HIBd HXAs HXBd HXAdM SWA SCE SEE CGCA TKN, Betty Padgett

    Glen Eyre Eminent Knight CDX RN HSAd HSBd HIBd HXAdM SWN SEA CGCA, Betty Padgett

    Nell XVII BN RM3 RAE3 HSAd HSDs HIAd HIDs HXAs HSAsM HIAsM FDC ACT1 SWA SCAE SCE SEE SBE CGCA TKP ATT, Barb Gates

    HC MACH4 PACH3 Island Way's Catch A Tailwind HSAd HSDs HIAs HIBs HXBs HXDs HSAsM HSBsM HXAsM MXS2 PAD MJS2 MXP7 MXPG PADP MJP8 MJPG PAX3 MFB TQX MFPB TQXP T2B3 T2BP FCAT TKA, Gretchen Mason

    Norwood’s Can Ewe Keep Up CDX RE HSAd OA NAJ XF TKN, Emily Scott

    CH RACH2 BB’s It’s Not Personal it’s Strictly Business CDX PCDX BN RM5 RAE4 HT PT NA NAJ OF SWN SCA SEA BCAT CGCA CGCU TKA ATT; ASCA STDd, Connie Brown

    VX GCHG DC CHX Avatar's Notorious Playboy Of Bayshore RN HSAd HSBds HSDs HIAds HIBd HXAds HXBd HSAsM DJA, Diana Smith

    OTCH5 MACH RACH Bolser Zuko You’re The One UDX4 OM8 RM2 RAE2 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXB PAD MJB MFB TQX T2B2, Kimberly Berkley

    CH Ariel Linwald Walk Up Scotch UD RN HSAds HSBs HIAsM HXAsM MX AXJ MXF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    CH MACH Ariel Linwald Abha Lifi CD RA HSAsM MXS MJG XF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    RACH Norwood’s Make My Heart Skip A Beat CDX PCDX BN RM2 RAE2 HSAs HSBs HIAd HSAdM HSBdM NAJ NA NF RATCH, Kristine Hurst

    RACH Basstax Blu Streak UDX PUTD BN VER RM2 RAE4 HSAd HSBd HSAsM OA OAJ OAP OJP OF XFP RATM

    Norwood’s Ropin’ the Wind CD BN RN HSAdc HSBds HSDs HIAdc HAds HSAsM HIAsM SCA SIN CGC TKN, John Baughman

    GCH CH Czechmate It’s Complicated XOXO RA HSAds HSBd HIAs, Lisa Pruka

    GCH CH Jbk Golden Eye CD RM HSAs FDC DN CGCA CGCU TKA VHMA VWSI, Elizabeth Irvin

    GCHG DC Wildfire’s My Boy Four RN HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAs HXBd HXAdM OA NAJ MXP AJP NF XFP, Carol Michel

    HC MACH Merlynns Vilya CDX RN HSAds HSBds HIBds HXBs HXDs HXAdMsM HXBdM MX MJS MFB TQX FITB, Barbara Miller

    RNC TC OTCH12 AGCH MACH5 PACH RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX13 OGM RM4 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MXPB MJPB PAX MFG TQX T2B5, Kimberly Berkley

  • HC MACH Shebaa’s British Pound Sterling VCD2 UDX RN HSAs HSBs HIAs HIBs HXAd HXBds HXAsM MXG MJS MFB T2B, Barbara Miller

    Czechmate Decidedly CD RE HSAds HSBds HIAs HXAs NAJ, Lisa Pruka

    CH Borderpatrol's Wine and cheese HSAd OA AXJ TKN, Megan Harrison

    CH Borderpatrol's Mad Dog Twenty Twenty PT NA OAJ OAP AJP SWN SEE SIA TKN, Megan Harrison

    Borderpatrol’s Two Buck Chuck HSAdsc HSBd NAP NJP SCN SIN TKN, Megan Harrison

    CH Czechmate It’s Complicated XOXO RA HSAds HSBd, Lisa Pruka

    Glen Eyre Eminent Knight CDX RN HSAd HSBd HIBd HXAdM SWN SEA CGCA, Betty Padgett

    GCH CH A Little Countess of Speedborders PT SWN NC HP-I PTN CGCA TKA, Ellie Cook

    CH Rigel’s Wish Upon A Star RN HSAs HSDs SWN SEA CGC, Adrian Smith

    Nell XVII BN RM3 RAE3 HSAd HSDs HIAd HIDs HXAs HSAsM HIAsM FDC ACT1 SWA SCAE SCE SEE SBE CGCA TKP ATT, Barb Gates

    GSCS Bold North Sporting Fields Trip to P’Air’adise BN RI HT OA OAJ NF CGCA TKI, Rebecca Koeger

    GCHS Bold North Sporting Fields Aff’Air To Remember BN RI PT NF CGCA TKI, Rebecca Koeger

    GCHB Sporting Fields Wheel Of Fortune HT OA OAJ NFP, Rebecca Koeger

    CH MACH 3 Rising Sun Frequent Flyer CD RN HSAs MXC MJB2 T2B, Rebecca Koeger

    GCH CH Top Notch Into The Unknown RA PT DS DJ DDS, Sarah Hand

    GCHS CH Top Notch Light Up The Night RN HSAs NAP NJP BCAT CGC TKN, Savannah Lay & Angela Efinger

    HC MACH4 PACH3 Island Way's Catch A Tailwind HSAd HSDs HIAs HIBs HXBs HXDs HSAsM HSBsM HXAsM MXS2 PAD MJS2 MXP7 MXPG PADP MJP8 MJPG PAX3 MFB TQX MFPB TQXP T2B3 T2BP FCAT TKA, Gretchen Mason

    GCHB CH RACH Mccidos Ace Up My Sleeve CDX BN RM4 RAE2 HT FDC DJ CGCA, Janet Bruner

    Borderpatrol's Lindy Lou Who BN RA PT NA NAJ NF SWE SCM SEM CGC TKI, Elizabeth Droke

    Norwood's Can Ewe Keep Up CDX RE HSAd OA NAJ XF TKN, Emily Scott

    Everything The Light Touches CDX BN RAE HSAs NA NF CA DCAT SWE SHDN CGCA CGCU TKP, Sade Johnson

    GCH CH Hobbiton’s She’s A Snack RN SIN SEN SBN RATO CGCA CGCU TKA, Sara Hensel

    RACH A2M Norwood Rockets Red Glare CDX BN RM2 RAE2 HSAds HIAd HIBd HSBdM FDC DJ CGCA TKA, Renee Schnur

    CH Bonnybrooke’s Read All Over PT NA OAJ FCAT TKN, Katharine Maus

    HC Tbc Terra UD RN HSAd HIAd HIBd HXAdM HXBdM SCN, Betty Padgett

    HC Foxridge Fly HIAs HIDs HXDs HXAdMsM FDC AXP AJP OFP ACT1 DJ HDJ ATT, Cindy Deak

    GCH CH Bonnybrooke’s Lightning Struck Sandstone BN HT FDC BCAT DJ DN CGCA TKA, Rachel Tyras

    CH RACH2 Bb’s It’s Not Personal It’s Strictly Business CDX PCDX BN RM5 RAE4 PT NA NAJ OF BCAT SWN SCA SEA CGCA CGCU TKA ATT; ASCA-STDd, Connie Brown

    OTCH5 MACH RACH Bolser Zuko You’re The One UDX4 OM8 RM2 RAE2 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXB PAD MJB MFB TQX T2B2, Kimberly Berkley

    CH Hother’s Heart of Gold HSAds FDC CA FCAT ACT1 SCN SEN RATN CGCA CGCU TKI ATT, Cynthia Bradley

    CH Ariel Linwald Walk Up Scotch UD RN HSAds HSBs HIAsM HXAsM MX AXJ MXF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    GCHB CH MACH Ariel Linwald Tadc CD RA HT MXA MJG XF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Ariel Linwald Ruaidri CD RA HSAd HIAd HSAsM HXAdM NA NAJ, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Ariel Linwald Raibeart Ruadh RN PT FDC MX MXJ MXF CGC TKN, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Ariel Linwald Mackenzie RN HT MX MXJ OF, Linda J Dietrich

    GCH CH Ariel Linwald Eibhlin A Ruan RN PT FCD OA OAJ OF CGC TKN, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Ariel Linwald Donal Og HT MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF TKN, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Sriel Linwald Bryn Sibeal CD RA HT MX MXB MXJ MXB XF, Linda J Dietrich

    CH MACH Ariel Linwald Abha Lifi CD RA HSAsM MXS MJG XF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Jollypaws Royal Games People Play RN HSAs HSBs HIAs, Jeanette Jolly

    GCH CHX Element’s I Want To Believe HSAs FDC BCAT CGCA, Ellie Cook

    GCH CH Triskles Own It CD BN RA PT BCAT CGCA TKA VHMA, Brighid Doll

    CH Embrace Alaska Gold Dream Chaser RA HT AX AXJ NF SBN CGCA CGCU TKI, Donna Lawson

    Norwood’s Wild Ride BN CD RA PT RATS, Kristine Hurst

    RACH Norwood’s Make My Heart Skip A Beat CDX PCDX BN RM2 RAE2 HSAs HSBs HIAd HSAdM HSBdM NAJ NA NF RATCH, Kristine Hurst

    RACH Brasstax Blu Streak UDX PUTD BN VER RM2 RAE4 HSAd HSBd HSAsM OA OAJ OAP OJP OF XFP RATM, Kristine Hurst

    Norwood’s Ropin’ the Wind CD BN RN HSAdc HSBds HSDs HIAdc HXAds HSAsM HIAsM SCA SIN CGC TKN, John Baughman

    Sawyer Visions of Blue Ribbons RN HSAd HSBd HIAd HXAs AXAdM AX AXJ NF, Andrea Wright

    Ch Mondenkind’s Mystic Mama RN HT BCAT DJ CGCA TKI FITB, Felicia Diaz

    GCH TC Brittemar Sportingfield Tall Tale at Solachi RI HSAsc HSBds HIAs HXAds HXBd MXB MJB NF, Jenna Varner

    CH Solachi Misprint HSAds HSBd QA OAJ NF, Jenna Varner

    CH Heronwood N Riveredge Name Your Price At Solachi HSAs AXP AJP, Jenna Varner

    Out Run Inkandescent Flux HSAs OA NAJ CAA DCAT ACT1 ACT1J CGCA TKI VHMA, Lauren Chikosky

    GCH CHX Hot Shot Twist of Fate RN HSAds HSBd HIAd, Diana Smith & Kimberly Halcom

    GCHG DC Wildfire’s My Boy Four RN HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAs HXBd HXAdM OA NAJ MXP AJP NF XFP, Carol Michel

    CH ArbourWay’s Foretelling The Spring RN HT OAP OJP CGC, Lyndsay Moxon-Stacey

    HC MACH Merlynns Vilya CDX RN HSAds HSBds HIBds HXBs HXDs HXAdMsM HXBdM MX MJS MFB TQX FITB, Barbara Miller

    RNC TC OTCH12 AGCH MACH5 PACH RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX13 OGM RM4 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MXPB MJPB PAX MFG TQX T2B5, Kimberly Berkley

    GCH CH MACH PACH Borderpatrol's Wild Child HSAds MXB MJS MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX , Megan Harrison

    GCH CH MACH Bolser's The Last Skywalker HSAs MXB MJB, Megan Harrison

  • GCH CH Jkb Golden Eye RE HSAs DN CGCA CGCU TKA VHMA VSWI, Elizabeth Irvin

    GCHG CH Brittemar’s Be Merry HSAs, Diana Smith & Kim Halcom & Paul Kaul

    GCHP CH Sporting Fields Aeirs Above HSAs FDC THDN CGC TKN ATT, Victoria Scofield & Jeff Scofield & Dionne Butt & David Samuelson

    CH Rigel’s Wish Upon A Star RN HSAs HSDs SWN SEA CGC, Adrian Smith

    CH Element’s I Want To Believe HSAs FDC, Ellie Cook

    CH MACH 3 Rising Sun Frequent Flyer CD RN HSAs MXC MJB2 T2B, Rebecca Koeger

    GCHS CH Top Notch Light Up The Night RN HSAs NAP NJP BCAT CGC TKN, Savannah Lay & Angela Efinger

    GCH TC Brittemar Sportingfield Tall Tale At Solachi RI HSAsc HSBds HIAs HXAds HXBd MXB MJB NF, Jenna Varner

    CH Ariel Linwald Walk Up Scotch UD RN HSAds HSBs HIAsM HXasM MX AXJ MXF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Ariel Linwald Ruaidri CD RA HSAd HIAd HSAsM HXAdM NA NAJ, Linda J Dietrich

    CH MACH Ariel Linwald Abha Lifi CD RA HSAsM MXS MJG XF T2B, Linda J Dietrich

    CH Jollypaws Royal Games People Play RN HSAs HSBs HIAs, Jeanette Jolly

    GCH CH Solachi Hot Headed Mess HSAs HXAds HXBd, Jenna Varner

    GCHG DC Wildfire’s My Boy Four RN HSAds HSBd HIAds HIBd HXAs HXBd HXAdM OA NAJ MXP AJP NF XFP, Carol Michel

    TC OTCH5 MACH RACH Bolser Zuko You're The One UDX5 OGM RM3 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXS PAD MJB MFB TQX T2B2, Kimberly Berkley

    RNC TC OTCH12 AGCH MACH5 PACH RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX13 OGM RM4 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MXPB MJPB PAX MFG TQX T2B5, Kimberly Berkley

    VX GCH CH RACH2 BB's It's Not Personal It's Strictly Business CDX PCDX BN GO RM5 RAE4 HSAd OA OAJ XF BCAT SWN SCE SEA SBA SHDN CBCA CGCU TKA ATT, Connie Brown

    V CH Bonnybrooke's Read All Over HSAs NA OAJ OF FCAT TKN, Katharine Maus

  • V GCHS DC CHX Avatar's Catfish Of Bayshore RN HSAdc HSBdsc HSDs HIAsc HIBds HIDs HXDs HSAsM HXAdMsM HXBdM AXP AJP OFP, Diana Smith & Stacy Einck-Paul & JF Baylis & Bready Cooper

    WTCH Bb's Wild West Tara CD, BN, RM, RAE2, HSAdsc HIAdsc, HXAd, FDC, OA, NAJ NF CGC TKN, Laurie Ceccarelli

    Czechmate Sunday Silence CD RM2 RAE2 HSAds OA AXJ TKN, Lisa Pruka

  • Czechmate Sunday Silence CD RN HSAds OA AXJ TKN, Lisa Pruka

    Czechmate Charismatic CD RN HSAds HSBds HIAds HIBd HXAd NAJ TKI, Lisa Pruka

    GCH CH Avatar Bayshore’s Black Magic Woman HSAds HIAd NA NAJ NAP NJP NF BCAT ACT2 ACT1J TKN, Rebecca & Aaron Kirzner

    Kc Buy It Now PT FDC OA OAJ CAX FCAT RATO CGCA CGXU TKA, Kim Nygard

    CH JBK Golden Eye RA PT CGCA CGCU TKA VHMA VSWB, Elizabeth Irvin

    CH Bellaclan Imma Rock UR Boat SWN SIA RATM DJ DN CGCA TKA JHD-s, Sara Hensel

    Out Run White Knuckle Ride T'Granite RN HSAs AX AXJ XF TKN, Laura Heft

  • CH Czechmate It’s Complicated Xoxo RN HSAds TKN, Lisa Pruka

    GCH CH Avatar Bayshore’s Black Magic Woman HSAds HIAd NA NAJ NAP NJP NF BCAT ACT2 ACT1J TKN, Rebecca & Aaron Kirzner

    GCH CH Hitop's Dark Side Of The Moon RN HSAs ACT1 CGC TKA, Ellie Allen Cook

    GCH CH Hot Shot Twist of Fate HSAsd, Diana Smith & Kim Halcom

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