He has also kept up the family tradition of excelling himself while in the show ring, gaining his Australian Championship Title at 17 months, Sumo is my First Home Bred Champion out of the very first litter that I bred under my TASTOWN prefix.
Multiple Class in Group/Class in Show Awards.
Runner up TOP Challenge Winning puppy of the Year 1995 for Townsville Kennel Assoc Inc.
Multiple Best Exhibit in Group/Runner Up in Group Awards.
Top Working Dog of the Year 1996 for Townsville, Thuringowa, Charters Towers & Ingham Kennel Clubs in North Qld.
Zone 3 Point Score Winner 1997 (for the males) for The Border Collie Club Of Qld Inc.
1997 Runner up TOP DOG of The Year Group Five for Townsville Kennel Assoc Inc.
Sumo was retired from showing June 1998 sitting on 403 Challenge points, to make way for his younger full brother Royce, aka "Aust Ch Tastown Hard To Resist" and I am glad to say that he now enjoys bounding around the back yard with what ever he can find to carry in his mouth, he is a real character to watch while playing he is just a big loveable teddy bear who laps up all the cuddles that he can worm out of you.