Welcome to the Collie Health Foundation
The Gathering At Sunnybank
August 19 – 20, 2023
A Sunnybank Jubilee
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We Are Dedicated To The Rough & Smooth Collie Breed!
In 1986 the members of the Collie Club Of America established the Collie Club Of America Foundation, Inc. The concept for this organization was conceived by the late R.L. Rickenbaugh, a longtime breeder, along with his wife Hilda, of the Bannerblu Collies. With the Collie Club of America’s assistance and cooperation, the reality of the organization was set into motion. The benefits would be two-fold. Not only would it provide tax deductions for potential donors, but it would result in additional income that could be awarded in the form of grants for some very worthwhile causes. Previously, the Collie Club of America was only able to give limited support for Collie medical research and related activities. health problems, such as Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA), Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA), Bloat,
Epilepsy, skin problems, Dermatomyositis (DMS) and Grey Collie Syndrome (CN), that can affect the Collie breed, need significant funding if they are ever to be conquered. Thus, the Foundation was born, with the primary function of addressing the breed’s major health problems. Its main purpose is to issue grants to worthwhile organizations for research in breeding, genetics and health issues of all dogs, with the primary emphasis on Veterinary research as it relates directly to the Collie. So far the Foundation has given grants to the following areas of research: Bloat, Grey Collie, Epilepsy, Cancer, eye diseases (most notably PRA), Dermatomyositis and many other health related problems. The very important message of the Foundation is “funding research” and “education.”
The Gathering is the best known of the Foundation-sponsored events. This annual event began in 1997 as a small get-together for Foundation business, and has grown to become a highly anticipated summer ritual. The Gathering is held annually on the third weekend in August at the “mecca” of Colliedom, Sunnybank, in Wayne, New Jersey. Sunnybank, the home of Albert Payson Terhune, renowned dog writer, Collie breeder, and owner, and served as the setting for many of his famous dog stories.
This video is a tribute to Sunnybank the home of Albert Payson Terhune and his wife Anice.