ST HELENS AND DISTRICT
FEBRUARY 2019

I would like to thank the club officials for the invitation to judge the rough collie and smooth collie classes. A big thank you to my ring stewards and committee for looking after me so well.

Rough Collie Puppy 3 (0)
1st Blucks Salsina Sharing Secrets 8 month old s/w bitch of excellent shape, good head well placed dark almond eyes giving pleasing expression. Flat skull with well placed ears which she used well. Nice bone, neat feet, carrying a dense coat. Nice shoulder angulation, moved & showed well. Attentive at all times to her handler. Look forward to watching this puppy bitches progress. BP, went on to gain Pastoral Puppy Group 2.
2nd Boyle’s Barrenclough Moon Magic 8 month dog Good head, clean stop, nice eye, carrying a good harsh coat, moved & showed well.
3rd Harrison’s Cariadhaf Shade Of Midnight

Rough Collie Graduate 5 (0)
1st Boyle’s Barrenclough Golden Linnet 15 month s/w bitch, nice head type with almond eye, sweet expression, good ear carriage which she used well, nice conformation, good shoulder angulation with good turn of stifle. Moved & showed well.
2nd Savage’s Peblu Gold Reflection At Savataurus 16 month s/w dog, Nice head type with pleasing eye giving lovely expression, balanced confirmation, stood & showed well. Lost out to 1st on movement.
3rd Jones’s Brooklynson Black Diamond With Dancol

Rough Collie Post Graduate 5 (2)
1st Boyle’s Barrenclough Heart Of Gold 15 month s/w dog, Nice head with correct set of eye, giving pleasing expression. Good confirmation with correct shoulder angulation, good bone, nice top line, moved and showed well.
2nd Mill’s Lynmack Starman 3 years s/w dog Nice confirmation with good bone, good top line. Nice eye, flat skull well filled muzzle, good ear set, would have liked him to have shown and used ears more.
3rd Edward’s Jashika Shine Like A Diamond

Rough Collie Open
1st Beare’s Jemspark Maid In secret 2 half years s/w bitch. Beautiful head with pleasing expression, well filled muzzle with dark almond eyes of correct set. Flat skull with well placed ears which she used at at all times. Good reach of neck set into well laid shoulders. Nice top line which was held on the move. Lovely bone, tight feet. well presented in beautiful coat and showed well. Happy to award her BOB.
2nd Boyle’s Barrenclough Golden Linnet
3rd Aniesh Forever Blue With Whatacoocs

Smooth Collie Graduate 1 (0)
1st Bell’s Koczkodan Midnight Sun 13 month feminine s/w bitch lovely dark almond eye with sweet expression, well placed ears which she used well, nice bone, well arched neck, in good coat, moved and showed well.

Smooth Collie Post graduate 1 (1)

Smooth Collie Open 1(0)
1st Bells’s Manordeifi Satin Doll Of Koczkodan 9 years tri bitch. Such a pleasure to judge this veteran bitch, who held her own. Flat skull with well filled muzzle, correctly places dark almond eyes, with well set ears giving pleasing expression. Beautiful conformation with good reach of neck, correct shoulder angulation with nice turn of stifle, lovely top line and good bone, allowing her to move with drive and purpose. Lovely black coat, groomed and presented well. It was a pleasure to award her BOB.

Judge Kate Hollinshead