The Australian Working Border Collie Registry is the only national registry for the pure-bred working Border Collie in Australia. The AWBCR was founded by Tricia Thomas in 1996. At this time there was no registry for pure working Border Collies in Australia. The only registries available for working dogs were each State Sheep Dog Associations which register Border Collies, Kelpies and their crosses as well as the Working Kelpie Council. This allowed an opportunity to start a national registry for the pure working Border Collies. It is thanks to Guy and Tricia’s foresight that we now have the AWBCR, giving breeders of these wonderful and versatile dogs a national registry.
Guy and Tricia live and work on a sheep and cattle property near Aberdeen in Central New South Wales. They both have a long-standing passion for their Border Collies. Their dogs play a big part in their lives and like most of our members their dogs are used to help manage the livestock on their property.