Smooth Collie Club of Gt Britain
04.05.24
Open Show 2

Rough Collies

PD (1) 1 White, Mejola Top Gun Nearly 10 months sable in lovely bloom. Well rounded foreface and good underjaw, good expression, arched neck and well angulated. Moved soundly. BP and Res BD.BPIB

JD (1) 1 Skinner, Ladnar Makeithappen for Nikal. 15 months Blue Merle of good colour. Balanced head, good length of neck, level topline, long tail. Needs time to mature.

PGD (9,5) 1 Cronk, Chelborn’s Gambling List. 2 year old tricolour, lovely black coat, wedge head, well rounded foreface, flat skull and good ears. Level topline with sweep over croup to well set tail. Little short in upper arm, good bend of stifle. Moved well. 2 Shorten, Thistlewings Andromeda at Bracoisla 2 year old sable in good coat, well presented, larger type than 1,balanced head with good expression, length of neck and acceptable angulation. Preferred the proportions of winner. 3 Hanson. Jards Ring Presence

LD (3, 1) 1 Thistlewings Andromeda at Bracoisla. 2 Blake, Demelewis Silver Spur at Corydon Blue Merle in good coat, well constructed, balanced head. I liked this dog but unfortunately he was very unsettled today and did not give of his best which also affected his movement.

VD (3,3) 1 Benton. Ch Brooklynson El DoradoShCEx. Quality shaded sable with clean wedge head, well placed eyes and ears giving lovely expression, flat skull, good topline and well angulated which showed in his lovely movement. BD, Res BoB 2 White. Ch Mejola Fate and Fortune ShCEx Blue merle, Balanced head, arched neck. Well proportioned. Just preferred front angulation on 1. 3 Mills. LynmackStarman at Lemivee

PB (5,1) 1 Congdon. AAronwell Able Mabel Sable with clean wedge head well paced almond eye and correctly set ears giving lovely expression, arched neck of good length, level topline and sweep over croup to well set tail. Well proportioned with good construction. Moved well. BPB 2 Hanson. Mejola The Special One with Jards Another nice young bitch, balanced wedge head, well proportioned, with good angulation, well set tail of good length. Moved well. Just preferred the expression on 1. 3 Flower. Serenlas Truly Scrumptious.

JB (4,1) 1 Cronk. Skabona If I Saw You in Heaven for Chelborn (Imp Swe). Blue Merle of excellent colour. I liked this young bitch, her head and expression is lovely, she is very well proportioned and was very nice to go over. She moved well and just needs to mature. 2 Aaronwell Able Mabel 3 Mills. Hanvale Edina Monsoon.

OB (7,1) Three lovely bitches 1 White. Mejola Main Event I was very taken with this shaded sable who has a fitted coat of correct texture, balanced head and lovely expression, well angulated shoulder and upper arm, good bend of stifle and moved very soundly. RBB 2 Geddes. Ingledene Sno Wanda. I liked this bitch a lot and she pushed hard for the 1st spot. Blue merle of good colour, well proportioned and well angulated. A really good mover. There was little between these 2 but I just preferred the stop on1. 3 Flower. Serenlas Pumpkin Spice

VB (5,2) 1 Geddes. Ingledene Lace N’Grace. This bitch for me was leaving the best until last. I loved this shaded sable, she has so much of what I was looking for. A delight to go over, so well angulated and everything in proportion. She has a classic clean wedge head, rounded foreface with good underjaw, well placed eyes and ears giving a true collie expression. She is the most lovely mover, completely sound, with effortless extension and drive. BB, BOB, BVIB,BVIS. 2 Benton. Ch. Brooklynson Jane Russell of Oakestelle VW. Well known shaded sable unlucky to meet 1 today. Couldn’t quite match the head and expression of the winner. Good construction and moved well. 3 Beare. Jemspark Maid in Secret.

Sheila M. Beeney