British Collie - December 2015

Judge : Joe Chorley

BEST OF BREED BENTON Alopex Marionette of Oakestelle

BEST DOG HILLS Devern Denman

BEST BITCH BENTON Alopex Marionette of Oakestelle

BEST PUPPY FRENCH Breakmore By Design

Junior

1st FRENCH Breakmore By Design

Open Dog
1st HILLS Devern Denman
2nd LISTER Ch Eridor I'm Mr Blu at Newarp BV

3rd BENTON Oakestelle Vivaldi

Open Bitch

1st BENTON Alopex Marionette of Oakestelle
2nd LISTER Manordeifi Miss Daisy at Newarp JW

3rd BENTON Oakestelle Venus De Milo

4th HOWARD Jack Macks Hefin Huw

I was spoilt for choice with the quality of smooths on show today, every single exhibit being either a CC or res cc winner. Thank you so much for bringing them for me.

Junior (1)
Frenchs Breckamore By Design. Upstanding 11 month blue boy. Powerful & athletic type, correctly built, clean front with ample neck, deep in body with substance for age. Angulation in hindquarters good but just needs to develop musculature to balance out front. Good head pattern, strong underjaw, lovely almond eye well placed, good ears well used, needs a little more definition in stop & wouldn' want any more depth in skull at this stage. Moved particuarly well, big rangey stride & very clean fore & aft, steady topline. He has much ring prescence & am sure has a bright future. BPIS over the much younger rough bitch.

Open dog (3:1)
1st Hills Devern Denman. Tri boy rising 5 years. Medium size of classic proportions, not exaggerated in anyway. Very correct shoulder placement, decent neck, depth & width behind the wither. Strong top line with correct sweep over croup into well set tail. Lovely balanced head, good foreface,clean cheeks & skull, definate stop, ears good. Kind medium eye giving soft expression, not so easy in a tri. Moved cleanly & without effort. He was very easy on the eye & I kept being drawn back to him. Best dog.
2nd Listers CH Eridor Im Mr Blu at Newarp. 10 1/2 yrs old blue gentleman, now elder statesman for the breed. Still retains most beautiful head qualities, masculine but kind gentle outlook, rounded muzzle, smooth cheeks,correct skull, sweet sparkling blue eyes, attentive to handler. Very balanced with correct front, nice length of back,good rear angulation. Moved cleanly & soundly just with less enthusiasim than in his youth. I was pleased to award him BVIS.

Open bitch (4)
1st Bentons Alopex Marionette of Oakstelle. So very feminine mature 6 yr old blue of grand type. Beautifully constructed from perfect shoulder placement, through deep brisket, rise over loin to strongly angulated quarters. Wonderful wedge shape head, parallel planes intersected by correct stop. Strong underjaw, tight lipline, clean through cheeks with no hint of depth or strength in skull. Medium eye which to nit pick is a fraction full but does not detract from classic expression. Neat ears used well. Her movement is a joy, strong drive, extended reach & precise out & back. All appearing so effortless. Added to this she is the consumate showgirl. I cannot understand how she does not carry her title. BIS over the very lovely rough bitch, very well done.
2nd Listers Manordeifi Miss Daisy at Newarp. Happy tri girl, lovely size with correct bone. Has balance throughout, correctly made with good length of back, good hindquarters & tail set. Attractive head, well filled muzzle, good chin, clean in back skull, lovely kind eye giving sweet expression. Slightly heavier tip to ears but uses well. Moved very well, clean & tidy just not the style of the winner.

Tracey Jackson