Collie Ass 2017

BEST OF BREED HARTLEY Ch Foxearth Finnish Spirit of Jimjack ShCM & Best in Show

BEST DOG FRENCH Ch Breckamore By Design & Reserve Best in Show
RESERVE DOG DENTON Brakenhaye Fields of Gold
BEST BITCH HARTLEY Ch Foxearth Finnish Spirit of Jimjack ShCM

RESERVE BITCH FRENCH Wynele Alice Blue Gown with Breckamore

BEST PUPPY - FRENCH Wynele Alice Blue Gown with Breckamore

BEST VETERAN MOORE Manordeifi Silver Sparkle

Veteran Dog/Bitch (3,0)

1st MOORE Manordeifi Silver Sparkle

2nd RUSSELL Foxearth Fashion Guru for Koczkodan

3rd RUSSELL Manordeifi Satin Doll of Koczkodan

I would like to thank the offers and committee for inviting me to judge and to my stewards who kept my ring running like clockwork. I had a lovely selection of Smooths to choose my winners from and a big thankyou to all the exhibitors for their entries.*V *(3) 1 Moores Manordeifi Silver Sparkle. Judged this lady as a puppy and she still appeals today, good shape and nicely angulated. Head is clean with parallel planes, with correctly shaped eye giving a sweet expression. Moved well holding here topline BVIB. 2 Russell's Foxearth Fashion Guru for Koczkodan. Sable and white male of good size and well proportioned. Masculine expression, resulting from a nice eye and ear set with a well rounded muzzle. Moved well and steady.*PD* (1) 1 Tiranti's Wynele Sea Captain Earthfield. 9 month old blue merle who first appeared a bit apprehensive but when he settled he stood. He has a nice head and molding to foreface, good neck and well angulated. On the move he was inclined to pace but his build would suggest this will be overcome when he gains confidence. *JD *(4) 1 Beeney's Coneypark Black Sabbath. Upstanding tri dog who is every bit masculine. He has a very balanced head with parallel planes, good ear set and nice dark eye, giving a lovely expression. Well constructed with good depth to chest on the move he held his top line well moving true front and rear. Good feet and length of tail. RBD. 2 Cowling's Koczkodan Nostromo. Tri boy slightly smaller than 1, with well developed head, good foreface and nice dark eye. Well angulated front and rear. Moved ok.*PGD* (1) 1 Denton's Brackenhaye Fields of Gold. This Sable boy stood alone in the class but was a worthy winner. His head is clean with well filled foreface, well set ears and plenty of underjaw. Good neck leading into well laid shoulders, on the move held his topline and covered ground well.*OD* (5,2) 1 French's Ch Breckamore by Design. Upstanding blue merle dog who appealed immediately. Lovely bone and substance, head is balanced with parallel planes, lovely eye and good ear set, well filled foreface giving masculine expression without coarseness. Good reach of neck, nice deep chest with good spring of rib. On the move he was sound covering the ground effortlessly holding a firm topline BD, RBOB, RBIS BOSIS. 2 Cole's Ch Sturtmoor Dream of Kasvelyn. Sable boy who had much to like, but was unsettled. Well constructed with good reach of neck, head handles well with good eye and pleasing expression. Moved well. *PB* (1,) 1 French's Wynele Alice Blue Gown with Breckamore. Litter sister to the puppy dog but this young lady was full of confidence. Blue merle of excellent colour, sweet expression from well set and used ears, correctly placed eye and nicely filled foreface. Good length of neck and nicely angulated throughout. BPB, BPIB. *JB* (3) 1 Pletz's Foxearth Fandella. This tri girl appealed for her lovely bone and substance. She has a sweet expression, enhanced by nicely set ears and a well placed correctly shaped eye. Good overall balance with correct angulations, she moved as her confirmation would suggest both coming and going holding her topline well. 2 Russell's Koczkodan Serenity. Tri lady feminine expression, balanced head with good neck, dark eye, good ear carriage. Well angulated throughout, moved well holding topline.*PGB *(2) 1 Beeney's Brackenhaye When We Dance. Tri bitch who was a little unsettled on the day, well balanced with good angulations front and rear and good length to neck, head handled well with sweet expression, held topline well on move. 2 Moores Manordeifi Summer Magic. Tri lady with super bone and substance, well used ears and nice eye, well filled foreface with good length of neck and back. Held topline on the move but needs to settle in her stride to show off her movement.*LB* (1)1 Denton's Brackenhaye Shape O'My Heart. This lady stood alone in the class but a worthy winner. Super shape with a good length of back and depth of chest, head handled well with a feminine expression, from correctly placed eyes and ears used constantly. Foreface was nicely filled with a well placed stop. On the move she was a little erratic. *OB *(6,3) 1 Hartley's Foxearth Finnish Spirit at Jimjack ShCM. My star of the day what a beautiful feminine lady who is so well balanced. She has the sweetest of expressions, ears well set which she used none stop, nicely filled foreface, correct stop, lovely dark eye. Neck was well arched leading into well laid shoulders and correct angulations throughout. On the move once the handler got the correct speed she covered the ground effortlessly. Happy to award her BB BOB and later see her go BIS. 2 Beeney's Ryecombe Jolly Jonquil at Coneypark. Sable who is nicely balanced, with good bone and neat feet. Head handles well with good foreface and sweet expression. On the move she held her topline and covered the ground well moving true coming and going