East of England July 2022   Smooth Collies
Many thanks for the Committee for my Invite always a pleasure to Judge for this hard Working Committee. Many thanks for the entries and my very efficient Stewards. Always enjoy judging this breed as nothing to hide with coat or over stacking lovely honest breed. Some absentees but giving the forecast heat and Corona Virus still about not surprising really.

Puppy Dog 2 1 abs

Junior Dog 1  Wensley’s Constella Hazy Cosmic.

Post Graduate Dog 1 Corben & Moore’s Stormsett Shadow Dancer Via Caprioara Just over 2 yrs. Tri Lad. Nice reach of neck, depth of brisket. Stands on straight front legs and good feet, bend of stifles and hocks. Tip to ears using them well nice expression and eye colour and shape good bite and wedge to head. Moving was a little erratic in hind action so not showing enough drive and reach today needed to be more fluid in action. Moved a little better in Challenge.

Limit Dog 0
Open Dog 0
Veteran Dog 0
Special Beginners 1  Wensley’s Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive
Puppy Bitch 1 1 Abs
Junior Bitch 3 2 abs Leich’s Koczkodan Good as Gold  Just out of puppy. Sable. Superb silhouette on the stand. Lovely head planes and wedge shaped skull, dark almond eye giving lovely expression, strength of underjaw and good set square dentition. Neck of good length fitting into well placed shoulders, depth of brisket, standing on straight front legs and good feet. Firm top line and croup and loins giving good tail set and carriage, firm muscled rear giving drive off hocks balanced in forward reach and fluid on the move, must have a bright future ahead, RBB.
Post Graduate Bitch 1 0
Davies & Brown Brackamore Blessings at Wystery tri 21 mths Feminine size make and shape on the stand. Lovely expression using ears well, dark almond eye. Wedge shape to head, good dentition set square. Good reach of neck and shoulder placements, depth of brisket standing on straight front legs and oval feet, top line, firm ample bend of stifles. Moved with balance and fluidity here, in challenge just needed a bit more vigour today.

Limit Bitch 1 1Abs
Open Bitch 2 1 abs   Benton’s Oakestelle Artemis SHCEx  5 yrs. blue Merle. Lovely feminine silhouette on the stand. Lovely expression and ear usage. Head has a lovely wedge and plane with flat skull, eyes almond shaped with good set. Jaw has strength with good dentition. Neck of good length fitting into well laid shoulders. Depth to brisket firm top line and good croup. Rear assembly compliments front giving balance and fluidity on the move showed balanced ground cover here, sadly in the challenge was full of herself not giving her all as she can.
Veteran Bitch 1 Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Venue Di Milo VW Lovely matriarch of the breed and such a fit for function 9yrs blue merle bitch. Remember judging her when young and loved her then. Standing showed true elegance with proud head carriage, so attentive to handler with lovely expression, eye and ear usage. Chest has depth to brisket and fit of elbows, stands on straight front legs and oval feet. Good bend of stifles and sound hocks well-muscled although, which shows in effortless ergonomic ground cover. Pleased to award BOB BV 

Special Beginners Bitch.0