LONDON & PROVINCIAL COLLIE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
NOV 2018
ROUGH COLLIE DOGS

A big thank you to L & P Committee for inviting me to judge their championship show, it was an honour and privilege, with a very well run and friendly atmosphere. Thank you for my lovely gift which I will treasure always. Also, to my stewards Val and Doris for running my ring with such professional smoothness, which made it very enjoyable for me. A special thankyou to Pat Lister for awarding my CC winner BEST IN SHOW.

I cannot thank the exhibitors enough for their entries and extremely clean and well-presented collies, it was a delight to judge them, the whole entry quality was extremely high. Males are not always as good quality as bitches but on this occasion they were, with some very difficult decisions.

VETERAN DOG 1
1 BLACKMORES MAGENTA MONET. 10 year old sable gentleman still looking the part. Very sweet eye, moulding and stop correct. Showed well, in good coat and presentation spot on , still moving very well. Lovely to see him still in the ring. BV

MINOR PUPPY DOG 3
1 LOCKYERS ONCE UPON A TIME DU CLOS DE SEA-WIND WITH GATAJ (IMP FRA) This young chap has a lovely almond eye giving a soft but masculine expression. Loved his moulding, flat back skull, good bone, nicely arched neck and length of body. Presentation was as we would expect from this kennel, fabulous.
2 MASSONS SAMHAVEN GOLDEN SHADOW. This young boy had a bee in his bonnet about the floor but did just enough with a little help. Nice eye and moulding, ears on top when needed, correct length of back and good bone, a well balanced pup, clean coat. one of those that draws your attention.
3 CARLYONS DYCOSHEM HAVASUPAI WONDER

PUPPY DOG 5
1 LOCKYERS RIVERSIDE SONG XELLENT WINNER AT GATAJ (IMP ROM) Just loved this young boy. Everything about him oozed quality. Soft expression with lovely eye, super moulding, ears on top flat back skull. Such a well-balanced head, shapely body, level top line, arched neck and turn of stifle, good bone. His conformation was just what I have in my own kennel. Moved with drive and once again perfectly turned out. Could not put a foot wrong. A credit to breeder and owner. BPD
2 MASSONS SAMHAVEN GOLDEN SHADOW
3 CORNELIUS’ HANVALE TOMMY SHELBY
4 FULLERS HANVALE ARTHUR SHELBY WITH DAMOS
5 CARLYONS DYCOSHEM HAVASUPAI WONDER

JUNIOR DOG 4 (1)
1 LOCKYERS RIVERSIDE SONG XELLENT WINNER AT GATAJ (IMP ROM)
2 DINNADGES TRENLEY TRUE GRIT OF BELLCOT This youngster has a lot going for him. He has a proud look about him and took my eye as soon as I saw him. Love his eye, stop, moulding, ears a tad low, but made up for it in expression. In good coat and strong bone, body shape and overall picture was very pleasing, just needs to move a bit better.
3 MASSON SAMHAVEN GOLDEN SHADOW

NOVICE DOG 3
1 LOCKYERS RIVERSIDE SONG XELLENT WINNER AT GATAJ (IMP ROM)
2 MASSONS SAMHAVEN GOLDER SHADOW
3 CARLYONS DYCOSHEM HAVASUPAI WONDER

YEARLING DOG 3 (1)
1 LOCKYERS THINK OF ME PRINCE OF SUNLIGHT AT GATAJ (IMP HUN) Another youngster with such a lovely almond eye. Eye placement correct, strong underjaw with moulding I like. Ears on top, lending to a masculine but not strong head. Overall body shape and conformation just spot on, moved with drive.
2 SHIPPS NO MORE HEROES DU CLOS DE SEA-WIND (IMP FRA) This young boy I have seen many times and was great to go over him. Almond eye, flat skull and rounded moulding was as you would expect from this kennel. His breeder has a typical type that comes through. Nice length of back, turn of stifle and overall shape was very pleasing, just not as happy on the move as 1. Perfectly presented.

GRADUATE DOG 0

POST GRADUATE DOG 3
1 WRAY-RAMSDENS TAKHISIS DREAM WEAVER Have not seen this boy before. He has a lovely richness to his sable colour, sweet eye, again loved the moulding, ears on top, good reach of neck, length of back and overall shape was very pleasing to my eye, moved with drive in good condition and coat, has a bright future I’m sure.
2 EMANUELAS KEYLINE QUASAR This boy had a rich coat colour, not quite the eye as 1, moulding was good, flat back skull, showed well, nice length to his back and bone, moved well for owner, presented in good condition .
3 SCAMPS AARONWELL AYEBEECEE

MID LIMIT DOG 2
1 LOCKYERS GATAJ BEAU OF SURPRISES JW A tri boy with jet black coat in excellent condition. An upstanding boy, masculine with strong underjaw, flat skull and perfect length of head, ears on top, showed all the time. Overall body shape and conformation was very pleasing, moved with drive and at one with his owner.
2 EMANUELAS KEYLINE QUASAR

LIMIT DOG 2
1 CONGDONS MONSOLANA BOUNTY TASTE FOR AARONWELL (IMP RUS) JW Sh CM Tricolour of sheer quality. Stood and showed his socks off, such a nice head, very masculine without being cloddy, handsome comes to mind. He was a tad out of coat but this did not hinder him in any way, still as black as coal. He has a lovely body shape, good bone and turn of stifle, and moved with ease. Well constructed, such a lovely tri. Stood square with good angulation front and rear.
2 EMANUELAS KEYLINE QUASAR

OPEN DOG 3
1 CONGDONS CH. JUGBAND BLUES DU CLOS DE SEA-WIND VIA AARONWELL (IMP FRA) CC BIS WOW, what a stunning boy, and a BLUE, silvery blue at that. It’s been a long time since I have seen such a lovely blue dog. He just blew me away, a credit to his breeder and to his owner / handler. Where do I start? I have seen him on numerous occasions from outside the ring and it was a great honour to be given the opportunity to judge him. Head is perfect for me, love his almond eye, stop, and moulding with such a soft expression, but all dog. A bit reluctant with ears but caught him looking across the ring a few times with them on top and to be honest that’s all you need. Neck, length of back and deep chest are as one would require, turn of stifle, short hocks are pleasing. He just oozed quality. Ample bone, effortless movement, could not fault his construction. Presentation was outstanding. I had no hesitation in awarding him the CC and was chuffed when he was awarded BIS. Such a thrill. I really hope he continues to campaign him. He may be our record holder one day.
2 CONGDON RUS CH MONSOLANA BONJOUR PARIS FOR AARONWELL (IMP RUS) Never seen this young man before, always nice when something new appears. This was a hard one. I loved this tri almost as much as 1, and a credit to his handler who got the best out of him, shown to perfection as she always does. This boy is also a credit to his breeder and his owner. Loved his eye, almond and set correct, sweet expression but masculine. Length of body, neck and overall shape was perfect, showed nonstop, which was no mean feat for the handler. He moved with drive and covered the ring with ease in harmony. Very head strong so again well done to the handler. Deep chest in fact not unlike 1 at all, ample bone which is lacking in some of our males today. Such a happy boy with abundance of coat in fantastic condition and presented perfectly. A lot of hard work with coats like this. A pleasure to award him Res CC
3 EMANUELAS MULTI ITAL CH KEYLINE NELCHAEL Thankyou to this lady for coming so far with her collies. This is an upstanding boy, jet black and in good condition, enjoyed his day, overall shape was pleasing showed well and moved with drive.

JUDGE Val Brown