EAST ANGLIAN COLLIE ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 18.4.21

ROUGH COLLIE DOGS AND BARBARA BLAKE MEMORIAL OPEN STAKES

First of all, congratulations to the Officers and Committee for all their hard work to get this show up and running in these difficult times. All went well, and we were blessed with perfect weather. Well done everybody.

Rough Collie Dogs.

As usual, quite a variation in size, type and conformation. Some heads lacked the desired flat skull and a few lacked the slight stop required to help give the head its overall balance.  All the exhibits were clean and most were well groomed. Some dogs lacked muscletone which affected their movement. On the plus side, temperaments were excellent as one would expect, teeth were noticeably cleaner on most exhibits than last time I judged Rough Collies, and only a couple of short tails. I was happy with my main winners, and pleased to see the dog go on to BIS.

VD (8) 1. Hull’s Lizmark Gold Standard ShCM. 9 y s/w. Well coated with nicely balanced body shape. Strong in head, well off for bone. Good depth and spring of rib. Well muscled with good turn of stifle. Outmoved the others. BVD. 2. Corben’s Caprioara Silver Cloud. 7 y b/m. Good overall body shape, well boned. Head a tad deep through, nice eye and expression. Strong neck, adequate shoulder angulation, plenty of depth to rib, well muscled, moved OK. 3. Vogan’s Lenosann Midnight Rascal.

MPD (4, 1 abs,1 w/d) 1. Tipper’s Tiganlea True Hero. 8 m s/w.  Good overall shape and balance. Well developed head for age, good eye and kind expression. Nice arch to neck and good shoulder angulation. Ribcage good for age. Plenty of puppy coat and nicely boned and muscled. Moved well for a youngster. 2. Lockyer’s Elijah Blue at Gataj. 8 m b/m of good type. Nicely boned with balanced front and rear angulation. Head good for age with nice eye and bright expression. Well coated and presented and in good muscular condition, smooth mover.

PD (2),. 1. Blake’s Corydon the Grandmaster. Promising 10 m s/w. Everything in the right place and balanced all through. Shapely head, nice eye, used his ears well. Straight front, good neck and shoulders, well ribbed. Well muscled and in good coat for age. Nice turn of stifle, moved out well. BP and BPIS. 2. Spendelow’s  Uffspring Unshadowed. 11 m s/w with balanced outline standing. Nice head, good eye. Well boned. Adequate shoulder angulation with good ribbing. Nicely muscled, but undercoat needed grooming and a little close in rear movement.

JD (7,1) 1. Lockyer’s Gataj Take It On The Run. 12 m s/w with well balanced body outline. Head of correct shape with good eye placement. Well set ears which he used to advantage. Straight front, good neck and shoulders, nicely bodied with slight rise over loin. Well muscled and in good coat for age, moved well. 2. Beaden’s  Marvalan Spirit of Rock Imp Pol. 17 m tri.  Masculine head, with nice dark eye.  Balanced body shape with correct bone. Adequate shoulder angulation, with good depth and spring of rib. In good coat and condition, moved  well.  3. Corben’s Welanga Winter Carols via Caprioara.

ND (4,1). 1. Lockyer’s  S Elijah Blue at Gataj. 2. Spendelow’s U Unshadowed. 3. Gautrey’ Lillyway Landwind.

YD(6). Two promising youngsters headed this class. 1. White’s Camanna Chasingclouds Over Mejola. 19 m b/m of excellent colour and coat texture.  Balanced all through with correct amount of bone. Wedge shaped head, Well placed, almond shaped eye and well carried ears. Straight front, good neck and shoulders. Well ribbed and in good body condition. Nice turn of stifle, strode out well. RCC. Close decision over 2. Randall’s Ladnar Mustriharder. 23 m tri of nice type. Lovely head, kind eye, good earset and use. Well boned, straight front and nicely arched neck. Balanced angles front and rear. In excellent coat and condition. Just thought 1 had the edge on movement. Don’t think he could have tried harder! His turn will come. 3. Phillips’ Essandjay Against All Odds.

PGD (6). 1. Black’s Phreelancer Chill Phactor. 2 y b/m. All male. Strong head without being coarse. Well proportioned body shape, balanced all through. Good bone. Plenty of depth to ribcage. Well muscled and in good coat, nicely presented, moved well. 2. Lockyer,s Gataj Struck By Lightning. 2 y s/w. Well proportioned with good head shape and nice eye. Just the right amount of bone, with balanced front and rear angulation. In good coat and condition, just not as positive on the move as 1. 3. McClarty’s Phreelancer Phortunes Leap.

MLD (4,1). 1. Lockyer’s  Once Upon a Time Du Clos De Sea-wind With Gataj (Imp) JW.
2 y s/w. Balanced body shape with correct bone. Nice, clean head with kind eye. Straight front with adequate shoulder angulation. A little stuffy in neck. Deep chest, well muscled with good turn of stifle. Outmoved the others. 2. Blaikie’s Kourika King Pin. 2 y b/m. Larger type than 1. Well put together with good bone. Nice enough head, with alert expression. Adequate shoulder angulation, with good, deep ribcage. Well coated, not as firm in rear movement as 1. 3. Hull’s Lizmark Gold Sovereign.

LD(7,2). 1. Lockyer’s Think Of Me Prince of Sunlight at Gataj (Imp) JW. 4 y s/w of good overall shape and balance. Clean head with nice eye and kind expression. Correctly boned, with straight front and arched neck. Balanced front and rear angulation. Well ribbed, with slight rise to loin, and nice turn of stifle, in good coat and condition. Outmoved the others. CC, BOB on Referee’s decision, and ultimately BIS.  2. Fuller’s Hanvale Arthur Shelby With Damos. 3 y s/w. Well boned, with nice head and eye. Good front with adequate shoulder angulation. Nice depth and spring of rib. In hard muscular condition and well coated. Moved reasonably well. 3. Mellish’s Demelwis Truth Or Dare.

OD(6). 1. Blake’s Corydon Trump The Lot. 4 y s/w. Balanced overall body shape, with nice head, expressive eyes and well used ears. Straight front with good neck and shoulders. Enough rib, slight rise to loin, in good coat, moved well. 2. White’s Mejola Fate and Fortune ShCEx. 4 y b/m of nice type. Balanced all through, with well shaped head, nice eye, good earset and use. Straight front, balanced front and rear angulation. Well off for rib. Quality coat, moved well. 3. Tipper’s Tiganlea Tone Down.

ChD(1). White’s Ch Mejola I Am Persuasive. 7 y s/w. Balanced all through. Good head shape, nice eye and expression, well set ears. Well boned, with straight front, good neck and shoulders. Deep, well sprung ribs. A little out of coat at present. Moved out well for his young handler.

Barbara Blake Memorial Open Stakes. (13,1). 1. Quince’s  Thistleway Celtic Soul for Karafaye. Eyecatching 15 m s/w Rough Collie b. Well balanced all through with attractive feminine head, nice eye, well set and carried ears. Noticeable arch to neck, straight front, good shoulder angulation. Well ribbed for age, nicely coated, good on the move. 2. Randall’s L Mustriharder. 23 m tri Rough Collie d. 3. Benton’s Oakstelle Venus de Milo. 6 y b/m Smooth Collie b.

Mick Taylor