Border Collie Club Of Great Britain

BORDER COLLIE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN - BREED OPEN SHOW SUNDAY 24th OCTOBER 2021

BITCH RESULTS

MPB (2/0)

1st. Johnson, Mr M & Mrs C, TIDESPRING SIMPLY LOVE, 8 month old bitch, correct scissor bite, level and equal head proportions, strong front assembly and correct prosternum for one so young, with good bone and moderate substance , nicely balanced, short couplings with correct set of croup, Moved well.

2nd Domotori, Miss A, WILD STORM BEFORE YOU GO, 7 months old, a finer bitch than 1 still a little raw and unsettled. Pretty head and expression, needs time to widen in front, just at the leggy phase.

PB (6/1)

1st Lee & Ratcliffe, Miss B & Miss J, ARRODARE REBEL WITH A CAUSE, a quality young bitch, she has good eyes, with correct oval shape and dark brown colour, excellent head type, used her ears well, correct bite, well set on neck, with good forechest, put down in very nice condition for age, moderate bone and substance, well coupled, good spring of ribs, strong pasterns and an excellent moderately sloping croup, she really had a lovely shape in profile, a strong mover with correct ground covering action.

2nd Fawcett, Miss H, LACEWAY DEJA VU, a very appealing young bitch with a pretty feminine expression, excellent proportions when viewed in profile, excellent neck of good length, could use her ears more to advantage, I’m sure she will come on in confidence with more time in the ring, a lovely front assembly with good length to upper arm, well laid shoulder and return, ribs nicely sprung for her age, a real future prospect, I really admired her unexaggerated and balanced profile coupled with an air of elegance.

JB (4/0)

The strongest class of the day for quality, with two outstanding bitches 1st and 2nd, which bodes well for the future.

1st Oliver, Dr A J, TAMBUZI GIRLZ ON FIRE, 15 month bitch with a lovely typical head, good ears, well set and expressive, with dark brown oval eyes, and good pigmentation. Good width in front and nice bone, strong pasterns, tight oval feet, shown in excellent condition, neck well set on , nice ribs for age, lovely profile, well angulated, and well let down, correctly sloping croup , in lovely coat. Best mover of the day and In the challenge she really stood out and was a worthy winner of Best Bitch and RBIS.

2nd. Lee & Ratcliffe, Miss B & Miss J, ARRODARE SHOWDOWN, another quality well made typy bitch, correctly set ears, alert and expressive, clean neck , well set on, with good lay of shoulder, well off for bone, with sufficient substance and good width in front, Excellent feminine expression and temperament, lovely outline in profile, nicely balanced angulation to front and rear assemblies , hocks Well let down, and this really showed when on the move. She held a strong topline at all times, shown in good condition, nice proportions and such a typical breed outline. Pleased to award her Best Puppy Bitch and later went BPIS.

YB (1/0)

1st Allison, Miss W E, KINAWAY A MILLION DREAMS (AI), 20 months, this young lady stopped alone, her ears are a little low set, but otherwise still alert and expressive, happy temperament, shown in good coat, neck set on well leading onto good spring of rib, brisket down to elbows, well in under the body, she is good in profile on the move keeping a level top line.

GB (2/0)

1st Surridge, Mrs M & Mr P, TONKORY YASMINE, Excellent typical expression with well set dark oval eyes, good tight oval feet, nice width in front, well angled fore and aft, well let down with short hocks, holds a strong level top line and is a good mover, nicely proportioned and pleasing profile.

2nd Small, Mrs S, TOBERMORY GODREVY BEACH JW, lovely feminine typical head and expression. Correct eye shape, would prefer a slightly darker eye, lovely tight feet, strong pasterns, stood a little bum high today and moved closer behind than 1.

PG (8/0)

1st Johnson, Mr M & Mrs C, TIDESPRING WEST END GIRL, Nice head and expressive eyes, good width in front, good bone, tight oval feet, good profile, nice croup, balanced angulation fore and aft. Worthy winner of this class.

2nd Buckley, Mrs J, TAMBUZI TRUE COLOURS, Ears could be set a little better, and a shade long in muzzle, however, she has a well made front assembly, shown in good condition, with strong pasterns , well laid shoulder, nicely short coupled, with a correct underline showing correct tuck up and moderation in profile, an excellent croup, she moved well, just preferred the head of 1st on the day.

LB (3/0)

1st Fawcett, Miss H, LACEWAY ROCK THE BOAT, Typy head and well carried alert and expressive ears, lovely brown oval eyes, a truly breed typical feminine expression, Good width in front, excellent feet, neck well set on, leading to shoulders well back. Nicely short coupled with ribs set well back, in excellent hard condition, correct head and tail carriage on the move, holds a level top line at all times, excellent angulation fore and aft, with short hocks well let down, moved with excellent drive and ground covering efficient gait. RBB a close decision against the junior bitch in the challenge.

2nd Johnson, Mr M & Mrs C, TIDESPRING SUMMER LOVE, Good dark oval eyes, she has good width in front, and an excellent prosternum, and nicely short coupled, would prefer a slightly more sloping croup, Nice proportions in profile, and she was a good mover, with nice width behind.

OB (5/1)

1st Greening, Mr M & Mrs A, KANAMAREN HOLD ON MY HEART, her ears could be set a little higher, but they are alert and expressive, excellent front assembly, Well angled front, neck set on well, with well sprung ribs and short loin, ribs well back, good tight oval feet and strong pasterns, Best mover in this class, I liked a lot about her, Tail and head carried correctly on the move, with excellent drive.

2nd Griffith, Mr R, JANBELL ZAFRINA, preferred this bitch’s ear carriage to first, she has a lovely oval shaped, dark eye, well set, good feet, moderate bone, and shown in good condition, correctly sprung ribs going well back onto short couplings, nicely balanced angulation and nicely proportioned, good width behind with short hooks, moves well.

SP OB [AOC] (3/0)

1st Fawcett, Miss H, JANBELL OUT OF THE BLUE AT LACEWAY, Nice length to height ratio, neat feet, stood on straight columns with good bone, best mover in the class, I would have liked a little more angulation in front, but she had plenty of drive with well angled rear quarters, and well let down short hocks, another bitch to have an excellent croup, which was missing in a lot of bitches today,

2nd Allison, Miss W E, ZEABO YANKIE GIRL (IMP ITA), Pretty feminine head, she had excellent ears and typical expression, lovely neat feet, her neck is well set on and well laid back, tail was carried correctly, unfortunately a little unsettled on the move.

VB (3/1)

1st Shahmatova, Dr M, NASHDOM FOREVER CHIC, 10 year old bitch, Nice proportioned head, such a fabulous temperament, and she truly belies her age, a super mover, well angled, in excellent condition, hocks well let down, Short couplings, good rear angulation, would prefer a little more depth of chest, but a very worthy winner of BVB RBVIS, unlucky to meet such a strong male in the final challenge for best veteran.

2nd Tansley, Mr B J & Mrs V M, BILYARA ICE MAIDEN, a very appealing typy looking bitch , with such a gentle, soft expression, she is well off for bone, although her feet were a little round, nicely short coupled, excellent Daisy-cutting action on the move, but not quite the showmanship and drive of first.

GCB (7/3)

1st Surridge, Mrs M & Mr P, TONKORY YASMINE 

2nd Buckley, Mrs J, TAMBUZI TRUE COLOURS

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