PD (2) 1 Winter & Unwin’s Rowvale River Of Fortune at Snowtrekka; 2 Evans’ Southcombe Starman, two very young b/m dogs who both have time to mature. 1 is well up to size & was in good condition although coat needs to clear. Head & skull need to finish. Moved OK. 2 was at his first outing & similar remarks apply. His movement was very erratic. JD (3) 1 Griffiths’ Alopex Matt Finnish, tri of smaller size, well balanced head with flat skull, neat ears used well, good overall outline & construction. Although not in his best jacket he was good enough to win the class. Movement true; 2 Moore’s Manordeifi Storm Breaker, tri, head of good length with correct stop, nice reach of neck, good angulation, moved soundly; 3 Wallis’ Freejack First Knight at Norfield. PGD (3) 1 Griffiths’ Alopex Skymaster Blue, young b/m, nicely balanced overall, head handles well, well moulded foreface, good eye giving nice expression, well set ears used to advantage, good reach of neck, correct length of body, sound & steady mover but not in his best jacket; 2 Eke’s Foxearth Fred Perry, masculine & upstanding tri, in excellent condition & full bloom, good wedge head, flat skull, nice eye, good construction which was shown in his positive movement. Let down by his ear carriage; 3 Wallis’ Freejack First Knight at Norfield. LD (3) 1 Winter & Unwin’s Sturtmoor Alexavier Odessy at Snowtrekka, tri of good size, in good condition, nice overall conformation, nice eye, well used neat ears. Although would prefer better rear angulation he still moved soundly; 2 Moore’s Manordeifi Solar Eclipse, masculine tri, very heavy coat around neck spoiling his outline. Good conformation, balanced head, good eye & expression, movement true; 3 Wallis’ Norfield White Knight. OD (5,1a) 1 Norman & Ratcliffe’s Ch Foxearth Flash Past, s/w, judged at his very first show & even at such a young age he showed such promise & have watched him since mature into a very worthy ch, pleased to be able to now award him top honours. In sparkling condition, good conformation, quality head, lovely wedge flat skull, well shaped eye & nice expression, neat & well placed ears, moved soundly, all together he just fills the eye as a well balanced lovely Smooth Collie & excellent showman. CC & BOB; 2 Forbes’ Pelghart Paint It Black at Willowhurst, lot to like about this young dog & it was unfortunate that he was up against one of my favourite dogs. Masculine & upstanding, in full bloom & nicely presented, well balanced head, nice stop, good skull, neat well used ears, good reach of neck, good conformation, movement was smooth & true, nicely handled. RCC; 3 Lister’s Ch Eridor Im Mr Blu at Newarp.
PB (2) 1 Neff’s Hightri Until, very feminine pretty b/m at her first show, well balanced overall, nice head, well shaped & dark eye, good ears & conformation, movement OK but very unsettled. BP; 2 Marsden’s Rowvale Rags To Riches, tri in good condition. Head needs to mature & ears a little high. Good conformation, moved OK. JB (2,1) 1 Moore’s Manordeifi Silvadora, b/m, in good condition, head of good length, flat skull, nice eye. Would prefer ears a little higher. Good front, rear & length of body, moved with drive. PGB (5,1) 1 Giddings’ Foxearth Gold Filligree, feminine s/w, nice size & shape, well balanced head, nice eye, well moulded foreface, good construction, in excellent condition, nicely handled & presented, movement sound. RCC; 2 Griffiths’ Alopex Out Of The Blue, pretty b/m of good colour, nice head of correct type, eye & neat ears, good overall balance & construction, sound mover; 3 French’s Lillymead Amazing Grace. LB (4) 1 Robinson’s Dawcher Dream Searcher, tri who you appreciate more after handling, good angulations, nice length of body & reach of neck, nice head, neat ears well used, moves with drive; 2 Hutchings’ Foxearth Fluorescence at Malloney, very feminine b/m of excellent colour, in good condition, neat ears used well. Would prefer more rounded foreface. Has a nice shape & outline. A little unsettled when moving; 3 Moore’s Manordeifi Silver Dawn. OB (5,3) 1 Hayward’s Sandcastle’s As You Like It at Foxearth, young b/m with appealing outline, good reach of neck, nice length of body, head well balanced, correct stop & flat skull, nice eye, excellent showgirl, in sparkling condition, moved out well. CC; 2 Robinson’s Hilltarn Valentine, tri, well balanced head, neat ears, good construction which enabled her to move with drive.