EACA Ch 5.8.18

It was my big honour and pleasure to judge at East Anglian Collie Associantion Championship Show. I would like sincerely thank a lot the Club for the invitation and congratulate  the Show Committee with a very successful and well-organised show that had a lovely atmosphere. I was very pleased with the temperaments and soundness of presented dogs, good toplines and tail carriage, the last is very often a problem while judging males. I was very pleased with movement of all dogs that I do personally appreciate a lot. Really a good line up for the challenge of high quality and true breed type.

Rough Collie - Dogs

Veteran Dog
1st Mr C P & Mrs R Bartram’s Aqualita One Love
7-years-old dark sable dog in excellent condition, nice shape all over, elegant clean head with lovely expression, dark eyes, correct ears. Excellent topline and tail carriage. Good shoulders, correct rear angulation. Excellent movement. Correct texture of coat.
2nd Mrs G M Hull’s Lizmark Solid Gold
8.5 years old, medium-sized sable dog. Lovely head & expression, beautiful dark eyes. Good topline and angulations. Moves well for his age.

Minor Puppy Dog
1st Mrs E A Fuller’s Hanvale Arther Shelby with Damos
6 months old sable puppy dog. Nice shape all over for such young age, good bone. Beautiful head & expression. Well rounded foreface. Good neck. Correct topline and tail. Well developed chest. Good shoulders. Well angulated behind. Lovely temperament. Balanced movement for the age. He became BOB Minor puppy.
2nd Miss M Mellish’s Demelewis Truth Or Dare
6 months old blue merle puppy dog. Good size and bone, elegant shape all over. Long head with good foreface, skull needs to improve. A bit large ears, well-shaped eyes. Long neck, good topline.
Well angulated front and rear. Moves with long stride. Still needs to get more balance, but he is such a young boy.
Puppy Dog
1st Mrs E A Fuller’s Hanvale Arther Shelby with Damos

Junior Dog
1st Mrs M A Hassock’s Camanna Codename
Sable dog of good size and bone. Excellent head, flat skull, correct stop, well-rounded muzzle. Lovely eyes & expression. Enough long neck. Good topline & tail. Well developed chest. Good angulations. Balanced movement.

Novice Dog
1st Mrs G M Hull’s Lizmark Gold Sovereign
1.5 year old, medium-sized sable dog. Nice shape of head, dark eyes. Could show better the ears. Enough long neck. Good topline and tail. Well angulated. Balanced movement.

Graduate Dog
1st Miss M K Benton & Mr & Mrs N Smith’s Brooklynson El Dorado
20 months old sable dog. Excellent head, well rounded foreface, flat skull. Dark well-shaped eyes. Good ears. Good neck, topline & tail. Enough angulated in front. Well angulated behind. Light and well balanced on the move. Adequate coat for his age. Nice temperament.
2nd Ms C E Cooper’s Lanlin Daydreamer
Almost 3 years old tricolour dog. Very masculine with strong bone. Masculine head a bit deep in skull. Excellent foreface. Lovely eyes. Sufficient neck. Good topline. Strong chest. Moves well. Excellent colour.

Post Graduate Dog
1st Mrs J White’s Mejola Dangerous Liaison
2 years old blue merle dog. Excellent shape, good bone. Very clean head, flat skull. Excellent eyes & ears. Beautiful neck. Excellent topline and tail.  Balanced angulations. Correct texture of coat. I would prefer more clear & lighter blue colour. Moves very well from every side. Lovely temperament.
2nd Miss A Carter’s Gerian Sunfever
Nearly 4 years old sable dog of good size. Nice head, correct stop, well rounded muzzle. Lovely eyes & expression. Good neck, correct topline. Good shoulders, well angulated behind. Moves well. Reasonable coat for the season.

Mid Limit Dog
1st Mr J Barron & Ms Jenkins’s Xcode Della Bucca Delle Fate at Rannaleroch (Imp)
2 years old tricolour dog of medium size & good bone. Well balanced all over. Excellent head, correct stop. Beautiful dark eyes & expression. Well arched neck. Excellent topeline & tail. Very well angulated front and rear. Moves with long stride. Excellent colour & coat. I was pleased to award him R.CC
2nd Dr C E Arrowsmith’s Saganan Gundagai
4 years old elegant blue merle dog. Elegant head with flat skull. I would prefer stronger under jaw and more rounded muzzle. A bit light ears. Lovely neck. Good topline. Light movement. Excellent colour. Correct texture of coat.

Limit Dog
1st Mrs M A Hassock’s Camanna Colour Me Perfect
Almost 3 years old blue merle dog of good size & excellent bone. Masculine head in balance with his body. Good stop and foreface. Flat skull. Well shaped eyes. Alert ears. Nice neck. Excellent topline and tail. Good chest and shoulders. Well angulated behind. Moves with good reach and drive. Excellent colour and correct  texture of coat.
2nd Mrs J White’s Mejola Fate And Fortune
2 years old blue merle dog. Elegant shape. Lovely clean head. Excellent eyes and ears. Elegant neck. Correct topline and tail.  Light movement with good stride. I would prefer lighter blue colour. Lovely temperament.

Open Dog
1st Miss M Mellish’s Demelewis Catchmydrift
7 years old blue merle dog. Elegant shape all over. Clean & elegant head. Correct ears. Beautiful neck. Excellent topline & tail. Good chest. Good shoulders. Very well angualted behind. Correct texture of coat but wish the colour would be more clear. Excellent movement.
2nd Mrs L Smith’s Shandimain Driftinstorm
4.5 years old tricolour dog. I was pleased to realize that he is the son of my Class Winner, that I can  recognize in his lovely shape. Masculine head with good foreface. I would prefer cleaner skull. Eyes could be darker. Good ears. Beautiful neck. Excellent topline & tail. Good shoulders. Very well angulated behind. A bit close in hocks on the move, side movement with good reach and drive. Excellent deep colour. Excellent coat and temperament.
Champion Dog
1st Mr G Falletto’s Multi Ch Extraordinary Blu Di Cambiano
Almost 5 years old blue merle dog in the best condition I have ever seen him earlier. Elegant dog of good size & bone. Clean head with flat skull. Correct stop. Pleasant expression. Small ears. Elegant well arched neck. Good topline & tail. Well developed chest. Good shoulders. Well angualted behind. Well balanced on the move. Outstanding blue colour, excellent coat. Lovely temperament. It was my pleasure to award him CC and proud that he became BOB and BIS winner.
2nd Mrs L Quince’s CH Karafaya Black Quillan
6 years old tricolour dog of excellent type. Good bone and substance. Clean masculine head with good foreface. Beautiful dark eyes &mild expression. Enough long neck. Good topline. Strong chest. Enough angulated in front. Well angulated behind. Balanced movement. Excellent colour & coat.

Natalja Skalin