I would like to thank the Officers and Committee of Border Union Agricultural Society for inviting me to judge Rough Collies. I thoroughly enjoyed my day although the weather was not too kind but the wet weather ring was big. Thank you to all the exhibitors for coming under me and for accepting my awards in sporting fashion. I felt the dogs were marginally better than the bitches but feel that movement is becoming a big issue. Do people not watch their dogs or do they no know what they are looking for? My winners pleased me immensely and I was delighted to make a dog up and give a RCC to an exhibitor whose face was a picture - wish I had had a camera. My thanks must also go to my stewards who were excellent and made my job so much easier.
MPD(6, 1) 1. Hassock's Camanna Codename. Mature puppy of 8 months. Well balanced head, neat ears which he used quite well. Nicely shaped eye giving sweet expression. Good body shape and good length of back. Needs to tighten up in hind movement. 2. Shipps No More Heroes Du Clos De Sea Wind (Imp Fra) Not as mature as 1 but a well balanced puppy. Good length of head, well placed ear and eyes and a good length of back. Needs to tighten up in hind movement. 3. Lockyers Gataj Meant To Be.
PD (4) 1. Tippers Tiganlea Good To Go. Stunning puppy dog in great condition. Lovely head, well placed ears, good bone, good coat which was well presented. Good eye giving a lovely expression. Moved well and just need more training. BPIB 2. Cronks Culbrae Code Red At Chelborn. I have watched this puppy improve from the first time I saw him and was not disappointed today. He was just unlucky to come up against the winner in sparkling form. Has a balanced head, well placed eyes and ears. At the moment a little deep in cheeks which I think will fall into place when he matures. Moved well. 3. Walker & Ritchies Norska Remember Our Love For Starlenga (Fra imp)
JD (2) 1. Lockyer's Think Of Me Prince Of Sunlight At Gataj (Imp Hun . Nice headed dog with a well placed eye and neat ears. Good neck and kept his topline level when he moved. 2. Brown & Jopson's Lillyway Lattimer At Nithview. Balanced head, good stop and rounded muzzle but would like a smaller eye and lacked neck Needs to tighten in hind movement.
GD (6,1) 1.A lovely coloured blue merle, balanced head with flat skull, well placed eye giving a sweet expression, lovely neck, good bone moved quite well. 2. Lockyer's Gataj Beau Of Surprises Jw. Tricolour of good proportion who really needs to grow into himself. Nice head, ears and eyes, good neck, flat skull and moved well, keeping his tail down. 3. McClelland & Brotherton's Rashel Show Time At Alauna.
PGD (2) 1. Hassock's Camanna Castalongshadow. Well bodied tricolour, balanced head, with flat skull well placed eye and good ears. Moved close behind. 2 Caplan's Chantique Lover Boy Of Whitecraigs. Heavier in head than I like but a flat skull and rounded muzzle. A little overweight but moved quite well.
LD (10, 1) 1. Hollywood's Amalie Lynmead Say It Again. S/w dog in good body and coat which was very well presented. Balanced head, good eye, flat skull and rounded muzzle but perhaps a little overdone in stop. Moved well. 2. Congdon's Monsolana Bounty Taste For Aaronwell (imp RU) JW, Sh CM. Nice dog in good condition with good bone and a pleasing head topped by neat ears. Well placed eye giving a sweet expression. Good mover. 3. Carmicheal's Kilchrenan Keltic Briar Jw.
OD (7, 1) 1. Congdon's Jugband Blues Du Clos De Sea-Wind Via Aaronwell (Imp Fra). Came, saw and conquered. This lovely blue merle dog was in immaculate condition, lovely head type, rounded muzzle, well placed eye, neat ears, good chest room and moved so well keeping his topline level. CC which I understand made him up and BOB. 2. Collins Chelborn Soul Desire For Triburle. Another well balanced dog in good coat which was immaculate. Nice head, ears , which he used and well placed eye, rounded muzzle and moved well. RES CC. 3.Cronk's Chelborn Story Teller.
MPB (3) 1. Hawkins & Foy Beldones Corradina. Very pretty puppy with a lovely head, well shaped dark eye giving the sweetest of expressions. Neat ears, nice bone and moved well. 2. Walker & Ritchie Nelinka De Remember Our Love For Starlenga (Imp FR). Pretty tricolour, balanced head and neat ears which she used all the time. Would like a better length of leg. 3. Wray's Danfrebek Lady Madonna.
PB (8) 1. Lockyer's Beldones Coco Mademoiselle At Gataj. Lovely headed bitch with a well placed eye giving the sweetest of expressions. Ears need to tighten a little but was well balanced and presented well. Moved well. RCC. 2. Tipper & Jefferies Tiganlea Sweet Treat. Bigger type of puppy who was very attractive. Nice colour, balanced head, good stop and underjaw. Lovely coat and condition. Moved well. 3 Hawkins & Foy Beldones Looks Like Fun.
JB (2) 1. Hawkins & Foy Beldones Baby Love. Pretty tricolour with a balanced head, neat ears, well shaped eye, good muzzle and underjaw, Good body and coat. Moved well. 2. Wray's Takhisis Aphrodite. Bigger type of bitch, good body and bone. Good ears and moved quite well.
GB (4, 1) 1. Shipp's Gillyflower Della Buca Delle Fate (Imp Ital). Feminine head with a lovely head. Well shaped eye, neat ears, good body and coat, plenty of neck. Moved well. 2. Hobkirk's Chantique Love'n Kisses. S/W bitch in reasonable coat and condition. Neat ears, good muzzle and underjaw. Movement needs to tighten up. 3. Paterson's Wilmaranna Blue Diamond
PGB (9) 1 Melvin & Jopson's Nithview Summer Lovin. Feminine bitch with balanced head, neat ears, which she used well. Well placed eye, good muzzle and underjaw. Good coat and moved well. 2. Sibbald's Telforth Little Mix. Another feminine bitch with a good head, Neat ears, nice eye and good coat. Lacked a little sparkle to-day. 3. McIntyre's Mercytin Damond Shimmer.
LB (9) 1. Fox's Alanita Winter Jazzmine. Nice bitch who showed well. Good body shape, balanced head, neat ears and well shaped eye giving a nice expression. Lovely neck and held her topline when she moved. 2. Melvin & Jopson's Lillyway Lovin' You At Nithview. Tri colour bitch with good length of back. Balanced head, good ears, rounded muzzle and underjaw. Good bone and coat and moved quite well.
OB (10, 6) 1. McGowan's Riverside Song Bossa Nova Baby Joins Corisian. Very feminine bitch in good coat which was presented well. Good body and bone, good length of back, Nice eye giving a sweet expression, neat ears which she used well. Was pleased to award her the CC. 2. Wray's Beldones Duchess Of Dreams JW. Well-known s/w bitch in good coat. Well-placed eye, good underjaw. Ears could be tighter but she moved well. 3. Tipper's Hazelnut Des Vergers De Iacchos (Imp Fra)
VB (3) 1 Oliver's Marjalu Talk Talk. Good sized blue bitch who was well presented. Nice head, enough stop and good muzzle. Would like ears a bit tighter. Moved well. 2. McDevitt's Caronlea Dixie Chick. Well-known tricolour with a nice head, good body and coat which was well presented. Moved well for her age. 3. Fox & Moore's Danfrebek Amazing Grace For Alanita.
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