West of England Ladies' Kennel Society

PD (4)1 Haywards Foxearth Felix Cited. 10 month s/w very well constructed, good length and depth of body, good reach of neck. Well boned he is all male an excellent showman who covers the ground well on the move. 2 Hutchings Collidach Molloney Ta Tu You. Stylish tricolour, Not the maturity of 1 and on the day 1 impressed more, but given time its just possible that this will be the one to have to get past. Pleasing head qualities and excellent conformation, presents himself well and impressive on the move. 3 Woodstock Shullune Imperial Guard At Hylaird.

JD (2)1 Forbes & Clements Pelghart Proudly Presents To Willowhurst. Blue/merle, good length of body, reach of neck. Nice head type, well rounded muzzle, flat skull and clean wedge. Moved and presented well. Colour needs to clear hopefully this will come with age. 2 Norman & Ratcliffe Easy Listening At Seanua. Sable/white, stronger headed dog, deeper in head than 1, nice dark eye and good ear carriage. Needs to settle more to the show ring felt that he was uneasy today.

PGD (3) 1 Trundleys Juniperwood King Of Kings. Presented in excellent condition, this tricolour dog as a pleasing head, clean wedge , stop and good ear carriage. Moved freely. Could show himself to better advantage. 2 Purvey’s Norfield Silver Knight For Freejack. Blue/merle, well boned and strong make and shape. Good length of back, pleasing eye and expression when he decided to use his ears, would prefer that he had more length of neck which would balance the picture. 3 Page’s Norfield Oh What A Knight.

LD (3,1) 1 McKenna & Bardill’s Macgees Street Spirit At Plaiscance Imp. Tricolour, lovely type, good reach of neck, balanced in conformation and pleasing head, good ear carriage and correct eye giving a nice expression. Moved and presented well. 2 Purvey’s Norfield Oh What A Knight.

OD (4,1) 1 Haywards  Ch Sandcastles True Topic (Imp Fin). Back in 1997 i had the pleasure to judge smooth collies in Finland, it was at  this engagement that aroused my interest in the breed and left a lasting impression, my winners that day carried the same prefix as this dog. This tricolour carries all the traits and qualities that impressed me then. Superbly balanced conformation, flowing movement with excellent reach in front and drive behind, topline holding on the move. His head is very clean with no exaggarations, good well rounded muzzle and flat skull. Put this with good showmanship a true ambassador for the breed. Dog CC& BOB. It was a pleasure to watch him go on and win the group later in the day a first i understand for the breed in uk. 2 Griffiths Alopex Matt Finish. This blue/merle needs to be handled to be appreciated. Good colour well put together in conformation, moved well , his head handles nicely with clean wedge, well placed stop and flat skull. Res CC. 3 Forbes Ch/Ir Ch/Int Ch Pelghart Paint It Black At Willowhurst.

PB (8) 1 Norman & Ratcliffe’s Foxearth Fashioned In Black. This delightful tricolour headed a super class of puppy bitches, well balanced  in conformation, pleasing head properties, good ear carriage and correct eye giving a lovely expression. Moved and presented well. 2 Hardys Shulune Imperial Spirit At Sandwick. Sable/white who posses super head properties, beautiful eye and expression, standing presents a well balanced picture. Good reach of neck and nice shape. Not as positive on the move as today. 3 Hutchings Collidach Molloney Fay Mouse.

JB (5,2) 1 Forts Shulune Imperial Legacy. Charasmatic sable/white, behaves like a seasoned showgirl. Still only a puppy but  posesses that something that draws you towards her. Good head , with rounded muzzle and correct well placed stop. Good ear carriage and correct eye giving a lovely expression. Moves with good drive behind. CC &Best Puppy. 2 Coates Alopex Blue Moon. Blue/merle, very nice for type, pleasing head, clean wedge, super ear carriage, nice eye and expression.Pleasing shape with good length of neck.Moved and presented well. 3 Giddings All That Jazz At Ryecombe.

PGB (1) 1 Trundley’s Juniperwood Final Affair. Tricolour with pleasing head and nice eye and expression, good length of neck and body, Carrying a little too much body which showed on the move. Cleanly presented.

LB (1) 1 Moores Manordeifi  Silvadora. Blue/merle, good head properties. well boned, good make and shape with length and depth of body, well presented she is an excellent showgirl, moved well.

OB 1 Hutchings Ch Foxearth Flourescence At Molloney SHCM. I had the pleasure of judging  this  beautiful blue merle before, and was delighted to see her here today.  Super conformation, lovely head qualities, good reach of neck, covers the ground with ease on the move. she well deserves her title and it was only the charisma of the cc winner that beat her today Res CC. 2 Giddings Foxearth Gold Filligree. Super for type this sable and white posseses very good head properties, clean wedge, well placed correct stop,good ear carriage correct dark eye giving a nice expression, good reach of neck and balanced body a very pleasing picture. Moved and presented well. 3 Griffiths Alopex Out Of The Blue.

Brian Hawkins