Description
Thornbury Max is a 4-year-old male who was born in Wales and moved to Canada two years ago. He’s an open trial winner, 2025 Hill Top trial winner, and 2025 Reserve Calgary Stampede winner. Max is a real character who has never had a bad day in his life—he is super happy. He is a super keen worker and loves to go work sheep. Max loves the winters in Canada.
Louanne Twa lives west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada near Millarville and has been training and competing with Border Collies since 2005. A two-time Soldier Hollow Finalist (2016 & 2018), she has competed at the USBCHA National Finals for many years. She’s a two-time Calgary Stampede Reserve Champion (2012 & 2025), Reserve Canadian Nursery Champion, and placed 5th at the 2025 Hill Top Double Lift Finals, along with many open wins and placings. A full-time dog trainer and ranch manager, Louanne has a handful of sheep to train dogs on and does custom grazing of 200 head of yearling ewes during the summer months. Her side hustle is working on TV and films around Alberta, supplying animals and working her sheepdogs on sets for productions including Heartland, Back to the Frontier (Magnolia Network), The Last of Us, and Hell on Wheels.
