2024 review

Now to the first part of the 2024 Review of the show year and please accept my apologies for any errors/omissions as collating this review to include all winners at all shows may result in a few repeated names and, as I am only human, a few errors will be around
There were 39 of the 40 allocated Ch Shows held as the cancellation of Driffield Ch show, due to inclement weather conditions where the Committee decided in the interests of all, esp. with regard to safety, that they could not continue. Many other shows were affected by our weather, rain, mud etc and in some cases this did affect the entry.
Judges again were interesting, only Crufts, of the general Ch shows still appoints two judges and many of our Club Ch shows are now appointing just one judge. A sensible decision in view of the lower entries that have been received generally throughout the year. 12 of these judges were on their first appointment for the breed and looking at the names just 2 were classed as Breed Specialists, the remainder were mainly non-breed specialists or from overseas. From the remaining judges, quite a few were Non-Breed Specialists and on their 2nd or 3rd appointments and to date for these 40 shows there is a choice over  219 existing approved judges to select from, plus those already in the pipe line via Grandfather rights!
We lost CC status at Working & Pastoral Breeds of Wales but gained them at SWKA; Gained a set from East of England which was replaced by the new allocation at Boston
From all these judges we have gained final CC status (and more) resulting in 17 new Champions, made up of 9 males and 8 females.
In dogs, in alphabetical order were: Alfsden He Lives In You; Beldones Rocket Man; Beldones Toucher du Bois; Chantique Magical Mystery; Gataj Turn Back Time, Kourika You’ll Do For Me; No More Heroes du Clos de Sea-Wind; Phreelancer Chill Factor for Elshajo and Triburle Bluebolero and these boys accounted for 24 CC’s and 11 RCC wins between them
For the ladies, Collingvale Chin Chin Lynmead; Corydon Clarissa; Gataj Good Time Girl, Ingledene Sno Wanda, Ladnar Inkspot; Mejola Main Event; Phreelancer Phormal Dress and Skabona If I Saw You In heaven for Chelborn. The ladies annexed 20 CC’s and 12 RCC wins.
For those interested in colour breakdown,1 Tricolour, 3 Blue Merles and 5 sables males and for the ladies, 2 Tricolours, 2 Blue Merles and 4 Sables.
Under the new rules, introduced by the RKC concerning the collection of RCC wins in addition to those CC wins already acquired to gain Champion status, one of the first to be able to claim this new Ch title was the Blue bitch, Skabona If You Saw me in Heaven for Chelborn as although she did win a total of 5 big green cards in the year she also collected 7 smaller green ones and thus was eligible to claim.
There were quite a few “Short-Listings” in adult Pastoral groups for those who stayed but apart from a G1 gained by Marianne Benton and Keira (Ch Brooklynson Jayne Russell at Oakestelle VW) when she won the Veteran Pastoral Group at WKC; Jo Williams with Mejola Top Gun who gained a Junior G4 at City of Birmingham, along with a Special Beginners G3 for Dr Lynda Boyle and Timeless Destiny Star Actis Over Barrenclough at the same show, no rough actually gained a group place. Although there were numerous good Open Show wins and a couple of BIS all breeds and BPIS awards for the breed, so please see if we can improve on 2024.
Now to those results for “TOP OF” these may well differ from those already published in Our Dogs as they have been calculated purely on the following criteria: Number of Champions produced, plus number of CC’s and CC winners sired including RCC wins. The results of Top Puppy are not within my remit here as these results and criteria are in the hands of British Collie Club who announce the winner/s of the Ladypark Puppy Trophy at the Championship Show in March and any queries should be directed to BCC.
There were just 9 sires whose offspring won more than 1 CC, or even gained a Ch title and in alphabetical order they are: Ch Beldones Blue Echo;   Ch Corydon the Ringleader; Corydon The Ringmaster;  Fridens Extra Chance for Salsina; Honky Tonk Man of River Tweed; Ch Magical Moon of Lowlands Green Valley for Chantique; Ch One Extraordinary Blu di Cambiano; Ch Paulara No Where Man and Ch Perfect Timing du Clos de Sea-Wind at Gataj.
Siring 3 separate winners, of which included  2 New Champions and a dual CC winner, with a total of 6 CC’s and 3 RCC wins was Corydon The Ringmaster (Ch Corydon The Ringleader ex Corydon Grandeflora) owned by John& Miranda Blake with their own Ch Corydon Clarissa, Ch Phreelancer Phormal Dress for Lene Newman and Mejola Top Gun for Jo Williams.
Gianpaulo Falletto’s One Extraordinary Blu di Cambiano (Piaf to his followers, sired by Ch Steadwyn Blu Legend ex Ch Hit Parade Blu di Cambiano) sired 2 Blue Merle Champions, in Ch Phreelancer Chill Factor for Elshajo and Ch Ingledene Sno Wanda, who between them won 8 CC’s the owners being Eleri Bluck and Val & John Geddes.
Fridens Extra Chance for Salsina (Int Ch Lynmead Amalie Tri My Life ex Fridens Once Upon a Fairy tale) also sired 2 new Champions in the blue merle, Ch Triburle Bluebolero and the tricolour bitch, Ch Collingvale Chin Chin Lynmead for Christine & Noel Collins and Cas Waterhouse respectively and won 4 CC’s and 2 RCC
Melissa Lockyer’s Ch Perfect Timing du Clos de Sea-Wind (Ch Iggy Pop du Clos de Sea-Wind ex Magic Dance du Clos de Sea-Wind) also sired 2 new Champions in her own Ch Gataj Good Time Girl and Ch Gataj Turn Back Time winning 6 CC’s and 3RCC
Brian and Odile bred Ch Beldones Blue Echo (Ch Samhaven On The Crest ex Salsina Black Lace at Beldones, who in turn sired the CC winners of Ch Ladnar Inkspot for Dave & Sue Randall and Daliyhaa Master Craftsman for Tom Wall, both being tricolours and won 3 CC’s and 2 RCC wins.
Honky Tonk Man of River Tweed continued his productivity as this year he sired Ch Beldones Toucher du Bois and Beldones Just For Fun at Starlenga who won 3 CC’s and 3 RCC’s for his home kennel
Ch Corydon The Ringleader (Corydon The Persuader ex Corydon La Donnarita) was the sire of both Phreelancer Phinal Salute and John’s own Corydon Christopher both winners of a single CC each and 3 RCC between them.
Chantal & Andre Scott own Ch Magical Moon of Lowland Green Valley for Chantique (Ch Chantique Calvin Klein ex H’o De Rocha’s of Lowland Green Valley) and this tri boy sired a new Champion in Chantique Magical Mystery for Charlene and Luis. Avonfair A Million Love Song JW, for Michelle Mitchell & family winning a CC each. The RCC winners of Starlenga All About Majic for Corisian and Brilyn Worth The Wait who also won a RCC each
Charlene & Luis own Ch Paulara No Where Man (Monsolana Bounty Taste for Aaronwell ex Camanna Cocomotion) who sired the single CC winners of Camanna Cellmate for Anne Hassock and their own Delfluvia Blue Raine for Paulara.
Although not siring any CC winners, but having 4 RCC wins via his offspring, Ch Born To Be Quite Famous Lynmead (Famous Hero of Moon River ex  Lynmead Truly In My Soul) has Lynmead Famous Lover, Paulara Born To Be My Baby and Avonfair Aloysius JW to his credit
Other collie males siring CC winners include:
Alsting New Horizon for John Congdon’s Riverside Song Desiderata for Aaronwell (2CC + 2RCC); Aqualita Dr No with Aqualita It’s a Miracle (1CC) for Hazel, Isobel and Derek Allsopp; Ch Beldones Black Illusion for Ch Phreelancer Phaith Hill (2CC) and Lene Newman including Crufts 2024; Ch Brilyn Intoxicated for Aaronwell Able Mabel (1CC+2RCC); Chelborn Decision produced Ch Chelborn Wish List (1CC) for Vanessa Cronk; Another Chelborn, this being Chelborn That’ll Do produced a new Champion for Robin Blaikie in Ch Kourika You’ll Do For Me who won 3CC and 2 RCC; Corydon Winning Factor sired Jo Williams a new Champion in the sable bitch, Ch Mejola Main Event who won 2CC’s; Desperado du Clos de Sea-Wind sired Ch No More Heroes du Clos de Sea-Wind for Margaret & Rob Shipp and he collected 3CC’s and a Reserve; Hanvale Arthur Shelby produced Roughrigg Red Lagertha who won a single CC and a reserve for her now new owners, Simon & Hannah Walder; Ingledene Spirit’n’Adventure produced the CC winner and 2RCC’s in Serenlas Pumpkin Spice for Stefani Flower, whilst Duna Jones and Josh Blackburn added a CC and RCC with Erjon Evolving Beauty sired by Ch Ingledene Spirit of Legend; Jo Hodges bred Jopium Danny Boy at Lingwell who consequently sired her dual CC winning tri boy, Jopium Love On The Rocks; Juicy Couture of Lowlands Green Valley is the sire of Jayne Llewellyn’s Artzaiak Strawberry Rose for Salsina who 3RCC’s and a CC;
Kourika Kin Pin sired Kourika The Gigolo and he won a single CC for Robin Blaikie; Jan Milligan & Nigel Marley celebrated 2024 with a new Champion, in Alfsden He Lives In You who collected not only 3CC’s but also 2RCC and is sired by Ch Ladnar Mustriharder. Di Ware had the pleasure of winning 2CC’s and a Reserve CC with her tricolour Millubie Essence of Magic at Wassail who is sired by Millubie Countdown. Moondance with Jaysur is the sire of the late Ch Brooklynson El Dorado who along with many Veteran wins also annexed a CC for Marianne Benton. Rob & Margaret Shipp had another winner in 2024 with their sable bitch, sired by More and More Della Buca Della Fate who is now Ch Gillyflower Della Buca Della Fate and won her CC in 2024.

Andre and Chantal Scott own Chantique Déjà vu, who brought back to their home kennel 1 CC and 2RCC and she is sired by Mr Burberry of Lowlands Green Valley for Chantique. Ch Phreelancer Chill Factor at Elshajo, not only gained his own title but produced the CC winning Luminous Moon Over Lenosann.
Natalia Skalin made a few trips from Sweden to the UK and this resulted in her and Bo winning with Skabona Mix N Match, sired by Rejejs Oriental Milk Chocolate winning a CC whilst another Skabona, Ch Skabona If I Saw You in Heaven for Chelborn who won 5 CC’s and 7 RCCs including her title and sired by Rising Light of Scotland Yard. Ch Skabona The Gambler at Chelborn sired Chelborn Gambler’s Wish who won both a CC and a Reserve for Vanessa
Ch Roughrigg Rag’n’Bone Man sired a new Champion in Ch Beldones Rocket Man for Brian and Odile and he won his title and 2CC’s and a Reserve.
Ch Samhaven Sound Track sired the CC winning Ch Samhaven Ballahanna Banjo for Alison Grainger bringing his total to date to 17CC’s most with BOB.
Finally, for the male CC winning sires, Stregato Qui Velit sired the CC winning bitch, Stregato My Silver Tassie for Gemheid.
Now to the winners of just a RCC, there were 20 of these, and are as follows:
Andromeda Prince Caspian sired Androma Dreamcatcher at Serenlas for Stefani Flower; Ch Beldones Rocket Man produced Beldones Angel Eyes for Brian and Odile; Ch Chelborn Kiss’n’ Tell sired Chelborn That’ll Do for Vanessa; Jo Williams and her Ch Mejola Fate and Fortune collected another RCC and he is sired by Ch Corydon Once In A Blue Moon; Another Corydon, Riffson sired Maxine Mellish’s tri Demelewis Double Take; Jan Williams bred Essanjay Dark Moon Rising who produced Essanjay Against All Odds. Melissa Lockyer bred Ch Gataj Struck By Lightning who in turn, produced Gataj Exotic Girl. Brian and Odile had Geko de Midland Valley in their kennel and he sired Ballahanna Bon Jovi at Elshadene for Sharon Drewery in Ireland; Hello Spank of Emiber is the sire of Sophie Wray-Ramsden’s dual RCC winner, Takhisis Daggers at Dawn; I Am Fantastic du Bois des Amazones at Corisian produced Corisian French Tease for Shulune. Ingledene Well Sooted is the sire of Ingledene Crystal Vision of Phreelancer who also won 2RCC during the year for Lene Newman. Geosamka Loves to Love at Ithilien is sired by Jopium Front Runner  at Geosamka; John & Caroline Tipper won a RCC with Tiganlea True Hearts Desire and she is sired by Lillyway Lattimer at Nithview. Kourika Frosted Ice is sired by Marina McLaughlin’s Moondance de Cabrenysset for Brihow; Oakley Higher Than Hope is the sire of Lorraine Quince’s import, Oakley Ice Queen at Karafaye. John Congdon’s Riverside Song Nebraska at Aaronwell, annexed her RCC and her sire is Out of The Blues de Clos de Sea-Wind; Melissa bought in another youngster, Salsina Red Hot Crush with Gataj and won with 3 RCC’s with him and he is sired by Red Hot Chilli Pepper du Clos de Seawind at Salsina belonging to Jayne Llewellyn.
Jane Spendelow’s Uffspring the Understudy sired Uffspring Undeniable; The veteran lady, Telforth Sweet Dreams to Corisian showed a few how to win and apart from annexing many BV classes also collected a RCC for the Brooker family and is sired by Ch Westoak Warlord. With Wicani Invoking Spirit who is the sire of Angela & Keith’s Afterglow Invocation.

Now to the ladies, and from all the dams of CC & RCC winners throughout 2024, there were just 4 who produced more than a single winner.
Top spot must go to Lene Newman and her Ch Phreelancer Phaith Hill, a tricolour bitch, born May 2017 and sired by Ch Beldones Black Illusion out of Phreelancer Phond Memories. This little lady now has 5 CC’s including BOB at Crufts this year. A star in the whelping box, she has produced, 2 new Champions and a single CC winner in the following offspring: Lene’s own Ch Phreelancer Phormal Dress who won 2 CC’s and 2 RCC; Ch Phreelancer Chill Factor for Elshajo belonging to Eleri Bluck and often shown by mum, Julie Edwards who also won 2 CC’s along with Charlotte & Denisa Vescan and Phreelancer Phinal Salute who won a CC and 2 RCC.
Others in contention were: Nasty Girl du Clos de Sea-Wind at Gataj (Desperado du Clos de Sea-Wind ex Hannah Montana du Clos de Sea-Wind) who produced both Ch Gataj Good Time Girl and Ch Gataj Turn Back Time who collected a total of 6 CC’s and 3 RCC for Melissa Lockyear.
Lullaby du Clos de Sea-Wind (Riverside Song Rock My World ex Is This Love du Clos de Sea-Wind) produced the 2 Riverside Song imports for the Aaronwell kennel who won 2 CC’s and 3 RCC’s  with Desiderata and Nebraska.
The only other producer with more than one winner was Samhaven From The Top Drawer (Ch Samhaven Detox ex Ch Samhaven In Tune with Ribans) and these 2 boys, Ballahanna Bon Jovi at Elshadene won 2 RCC’s and Ch Samhaven Ballahana Banjo, last years top male, annexed another CC to add to his collection. They are owned by Sharon Drewery and Alison Grainger respectively and bred by Liam Kelly.
Winning a total of 6 CC’s, many with BOB was the blue bitch, Ch Ingledene Sno Wanda (Multi Ch One Extraordinary Blu di Cambiano ex Ch Ingledene Spirit if Ecstasy) owned and bred by Val & John Geddes bringing her running total to 7.
Following closely on her paws, was another blue merle bitch, now Ch Skabona If I Saw You In Heaven for Chelborn and Vanessa who won 5 CC’s and 7RCC.
Ch Gataj Turn Back Time was our top winning male for Melissa and he won 5 CC’s for Melissa.

Carole Smedley
(Antoc)

email: ca.antoc@btinternet.com