City of Birmingham 2012
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Judge: Mr Peter Bailey
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VD (2,1) 1 Purvey's
Norfield Silver Knight for Freejack, a blue merle who moved well head pattern
is good eyes medium size almond shape, body shape very sound, coat colour
correct, a worthy class winner he later won the good citizen class.
PD (2) 1 French's Foxearth Flock Master for Brackamore. A very
pleasing 11 month old tri colour who has a good temperament, handled and moved
well, head has all the correct attributes eyes and ears well placed giving a
good expression, body shape was good coat condition first class. 2 Forbes'
Natalain Veni Vidi at Willowhurst a pleasing 9 month old sable and white with
the best of eye shapes giving a good expression, coat was in perfect condition
he moved well with a nice tail set and carriage I had two good examples here.
JD (5) 1st & the best puppy in breed was Hayward's Foxearth Flintab.
An upstanding blue merle with a very masculine head, muzzle and skull, correct
mouth bite and jaw, good eyes and ears giving the correct expression, body
shape pleased, a very good front and rear construction enabling him to cover
the ring with a good style, blue merle coat and condition are good, a good male
example this one. 2 Williams McClelland Hotter Than Hell, a tri colour in
perfect condition, jet black coat with the required tan and white markings
sparkled, he has a good head pattern, eyes and ears well placed, a very good
outline, legs, feet and pastern are good. Only my decision on the day separated
these two males. 3 Giddings' Ryecombe Discovered Gold.
PGD (3,1) 1 Leach's Manordeifi Dionysus at Hilltar, a very good sound
blue merle, with the correct coat colour, both blue and correct black mottling
are good, he has a very good body shape, rear stifle and front upper arm are
sound enabling him to move well he has a good head pattern a good example this
one. 2 Evans Neytri Taut ay Warrior, a tri colour with again a good outline a
good sound temperament good on the move I liked the eye shape on the dog almond
shape and a lovely colour, coat condition was first class.
LD (3,2) 1 Evans Southcombe Starman, a 5 year old blue merle who
pleased in body shape outline of all angulations are good, he has a good
topline front upper arm and rear stifles are correct head is good muzzle and
back skull are correct nice eyes and ears on his own in the class but a good
winner.
OD (8,2) 1st & the dog CC winner & BOB Hyde's Londer Every Breath I
Take, a two year old sable and white male in sparkling condition coat colour
was quite lovely, head is good with the correct balance of muzzle stop and back
skull, a good mouth and under jaw teeth and bite correct, eyes and ears good
set correctly giving a great masculine expression. He has a good outline of
body shape sound on the move this dog has good pasterns, upper arm and rear
stifles are sound he has a good correct tail set and carriage, I was very
pleased to award him the top honour. 2 & the reserve dog CC winner was White's
Champion Foxearth Frappuccino, a lovely sound tri colour champion of the breed,
best of head patterns eyes in particular are lovely, he was in tip top
condition moved with a very good style, a male smaller than the winner but
correctly balanced throughout make and shape quite lovely, I was very pleased
to see him here to day, a great champion of the breed thank you. 3 Norman &
Ratcliffe's Easy Listening at Seanua.
Good Citizen Dog (2,1) Winner was the blue merle that won the veteran
class, Norfield Silver Knight for Freejack.
VB (1) 1 Coates Starlight Spirit at Pancloda, a very pleasing blue
merle with a lovely feminine head pattern she was in lovely coat and condition,
a nice overall body shape enabling her to move well, she later won the good
citizen bitch class I thought she was quite lovely.
PB (3) 1st & the best puppy bitch Pointon's Kingrock Claudia, a very
pretty sable and white with the best of head patterns, her eyes and ears set
correctly giving the required expression, her condition was lovely she was very
well handled movement was very sound a very pretty example should have a bright
future in the breed. 2 Roden's Fortune Cookie from Brackmote TAF, another nice
puppy handled and moved well, head is good eyes and ears correctly set again
giving a good expression movement was good I had two nice young bitches here. 3
Hayward's Foxearth Finger Print.
JB (4,1) 1 & the reserve bitch CC winner was Lister's Manordeifi Miss
Daisy at Newarp, I liked this lovely tri colour bitch she was so very sound on
the move lovely to handle with the best of temperaments her body shape and
outline of all angulations pleased, her head is correctly balanced giving of
that true collie expression, I was very pleased to see and judge her. A very
good example. 2 Campbell's Ryecombe Dolly Mixture, a good sable and white, coat
was in tip top condition she was very, very well presented movement was good
legs and feet with good pasterns pleased I liked her head pattern ears and eyes
well set giving of a very nice picture. 3 Moores' Manordeifi Silver Dazzler.
PGB (5) 1st was the winner of the junior class and the reserve bitch CC
winner Lister's Manordeifi Miss Daisy at Newarp. 2 Moores' Manordeifi Silver
Dazzler, this nice blue merle was placed 3rd in the previous class had to move
up here on her overall correct balanced make and shape that enabled her to move
well she has a very good breed type head pattern, smooth collies carrying this
prefix are always very sound I was pleased to see them here to day. 3 Beeney's
Kinrock Bathsheba at Coneypark.
LB (3) 1st & the bitch CC winner was Sewell's Foxearth Dressed To
Frill, a tri colour bitch 2 years old and I loved her a bitch in sparkling
form, her coat colour and condition was quite excellent, her head with the
correct balance of muzzle stop back skull and quite perfect eyes of correct
shape and colour gave of a lovely expression, her reach of neck upper arm
topline loin and croup, rear stifles are sound and true combining to enable her
to move with a great style, I thought that this bitch fitted the standard to a
very high level, thank you for brining her. 2 Coates' Blue Merle bitch Alopex
Blue Moon, a very good sound true moving bitch lovely correct coat colour, blue
was correct with nice black mottling, her head pattern is good eyes and ears
well set a very nice bitch this one. 3 Purvey's Freejack A Touch of Magic.
OB (4,1) 1 Giddings' All That Jazz at Ryecombe, a 3 year old tri
colour who pleased on soundness very good on the move her outline of body shape
pleased me, nice topline and front and rear construction her eyes and ears set
correctly giving of a nice expression, her coat condition was perfect. 2
Hitchin's Collidach Molloney Mouse a good sound moving blue merle bitch with a
nice head pattern good balanced throughout, body shape was good, coat was the
correct colour she has a very nice temperament. 3 Griffith's Alopex Little
Summer.
Good Citizen Bitch (2,1) winner was the veteran class winner Coates
Starlight Spirit at Penclode.