London Collie January 2007

Judge : Jeff Horswell

VETERAN DOG OR BITCH 2 [1]
1.BVIS THEOBALD - CH FOXEARTH PHEOBE.

JUNIOR DOG/BITCH 2
1.RBD GRIFFITH'S ALOPEX FINE PROVENANACE.
2. FORBES PELGHART PAINT IT BLACK AT WILLOWHURST

POST GRADUATE DOG 1
1. SEWELL. FOXEARTH FLINTOFF FOR LEWARNE

LIMIT DOG 1
1. FORBES. PELGHART PIED PIPER OF WILLOWHURST.

OPEN DOG 4 [3]
1.BD/RBOB GRIFFITHS. CH ALOPEX HIGHLAND FLING

POST GRADUATE BITCH 2 [1]
1. ROBINSON. DAWCHER DREAM SEARCHER

LIMIT BITCH 4 [2]
1 & RBB. HUTCHINGS & WAITE. FOXEARTH FLUORESENCE AT MOLLONEY
2. SELDON. CHICNOIR GOLDEN CHARM AT MERLAND.

OPEN BITCH 2 [1]
1.BB & BOB & BIS ROBINSON. HILLTARN VALENTINE

V 1 Theobald’s Ch Foxearth Phoebe. 7 yrs b/m in good form. Feminine head, clean lines, good ears. Nice neck, well made front, good chest, holds a firm topline, fair rear true mover with balanced stride. BVIS. J 1 Griffiths’ Alopex Fine Provenance. Well balanced, feminine b, pleasing head, uses ears well and good eyes, could have a tad more neck. Fair front, good chest, feet can tighten. Holds a firm topline, well bent stifle, good even stride; 2 Forbes’ Pelghart Paint It Black At Willowhurst. V masculine d, not quite ears of 1. head is strong without being coarse, good neck, nice shoulder, rather loose in front action, good body, strong rear. PGD 1 Sewell’s Foxearth Flintoo For Lewarne. Masculine d with a pleasing outline, ears rather spoil his expression, being too tipped over. Clean cheeks, nice neck, tad untidy in front. Good depth of chest, strong and well made rear, drives well going away. LD 1 Forbes’ Pelguart Pied Piper Of Willowhurst. Masculine tri, pleasing head, clean through cheeks, parallel planes. Good expression, lengthy neck, v good shoulder, bit slack in feet and loose moving. Grand body, firm topline, good rear, tail carriage spoils his outline on move. OD 1 Griffiths’ Ch Alopex Highland Fling. V honest soft of d with many good features. Masculine head, which is clean, planes ok, good eye and expression, ears ok. Good neck, with nice crest, well laid shoulder, pretty good moving towards, grand body and a v good rear, BD. PGB 1 Robinsons’ Dawcher Dream Chaser. Feminine b with super outline standing, long, clean head, parallel planes, super eye and expression, good neck, well laid shoulder, tad loose in front. Loin could be shorter, well bent stifle, true rear, just needs to firm up to come together on move. LB 1 Hutchins and Waite’s Foxearch Fluorescence At Molloney. Feminine b/m of the most lovely colour. Clean head, good eye and expression, super neck, good shoulders, one of the better ones for elbows and front action. Super body, topline ok, v good rear. Putting brakes on a bit making feet slack on move; 2 Seldon’s Chicnoir Golden Charm Of Merland. Looked rather bored, ears a bit low st, v good eyes, nice neck, good for body, plenty of hind angulation and low hocks. Not moving as well as 1. OB 1 Robinson’s Hilltarn Valentine JW. Super b, sound and free mover and super feet. V good head, long with clean cheeks, v good eye and expression, uses ears well, good neck, v good front, super body, well bent stifle, a tad steep in group. Moves true both ways, BOB and BIS.

Jeff Horswell