Texas Sheep Dog Association was proud to welcome the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees:  Francis & EB Raley, Allen Mills, and Emil Luedecke's Dog Ben.  Awarded during the  2024 TSDA Finals held in Gatesville, TX

FRANCIS RALEY
Served as the Secretary of the Texas Sheepdog Association from 1982—2014
She also served as the Secretary of USBCHA secretary 1989-2014.  She and EB hosted the challenging Blue Bonnet Sheepdog Trial in Texas for over 25 years, as well as helped organize and support countless trials across Texas and the United States.
E.B. RALEY

E.B. raised sheep dogs and was a member of the Texas Sheep Dog Association for over thirty-nine years.  Out of those years, he served as president and gained a lifetime membership.   E.B. also served as a founding member of the USBCHA and served as President of the Association.  EB was instrumental in building the sport of sheepdog and working stockdogs across the United States and had a major impact on many handlers who still compete in TSDA today. 

ALLEN MILLS

Allen served as the President of TSDA, as well as on the Board of Directors for many years.  But it is Allen’s continued to commitment to the sheep dog community that puts Allen in the Hall of Fame.  He continues to serve as a teacher, trainer, key opinion leader and cheerleader to many in the sport.  He had his amazing partnership with Sis would lend him to National Fame, but he partnered many amazing dogs over the years.  Allen is always with a word of advise and a smile to the competitors.

BEN: Emil Luedecke’s
Emil’s breeding program has added much to the genetic base of the Border Collie breed in North America. Ben appears in the pedigrees of many solid ranch dogs as well as top trial dogs. Ben competed in most of the prestigious trials in the USBCHA / TSDA throughout his years and won several accolades for Emil. Emil and Ben had a very special bond and partnership.  Emil has almost exclusively trialed and handled dogs from his own line. The dogs are gritty, with the toughness and stamina to do real work on farms and ranches, while being biddable and refined enough to excel at trials. (M.Neary)