Border Union Agricultural Society

Border Union Agricultural Society 15/16 June 2024 Kelso

Always one of my favourite showgrounds. Many thanks for the Invitation and to the Exhibitors for their entries and apologies, also to my Stewards. Sorry to dash away quickly as had an emergency at home.

Old English Sheepdog - Judge: Ms Allyson King (Allyking)

Dog Challenge Certificate 740 - Mirene Love of My Life (Mrs I & Mr G Crane-Duplock & Duplock)

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate 751 - Kerjalee Evan Sent (Mrs P L Mills)

Bitch Challenge Certificate 750 - Brinkley Blue Lace (Mrs R Marron)

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate 738 - Ch Shaggybo Spectacular Rival with Soulbobs (Mr R, Mrs J H & Miss S Bell)

Best Of Breed 740 - Mirene Love of My Life (Mrs I & Mr G Crane-Duplock & Duplock)

Best Puppy 751 - Kerjalee Evan Sent (Mrs P L Mills)

Best Veteran 744 - Mellowdee Patsy's Spirit in Dominoesdale ShCEx (Mr C & Miss A Laybourne

 & Johnson)

Judge: Ms Allyson King (Allyking)

Class 320. Puppy Dog

Entries: 2 Absentees: 0

1st Place 751 - Kerjalee Evan Sent (Mrs P L Mills) 11 mths Impressive well boned lad on the stand.

Broad skull and good ear set. Well defined in stop, muzzle has depth and strength with

set square dentition. Good pigmentation and eye shape and colour. Lovely reach of neck

 into well laid shoulders.

Already good depth to brisket and chest width, standing on well boned front legs good

pasterns and feet. Good spring of ribs firm short loins with rise. Good rear angles

compliment front angles and well-muscled first and second thighs gives sound true fluid

 movement. Neat tidy powerful hocks. Coat coming on nicely well-presented jacket with

density and texture. BP and RDCC later Puppy Group 3 shall watch with interest.

2nd Place 741 - Mellowdee Soul Man with Lexalby (Mrs A Ferguson)11 ½ mths Smaller make and

shape on the stand. Coat starting to change. Like more width of skull and strength to

 muzzle for age, good stop and eye colours. Tad shorter neck and not the front angles

of 1 or depth t chest. Like a shade more bend of stifles. On the move was not balanced, on

the side gait needed more reach.

Class 321. Junior Dog

Entries: 2 Absentees: 1

1st Place 741 - Mellowdee Soul Man with Lexalby (Mrs A Ferguson)

Class 322. Yearling Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 323. Graduate Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 324. Post Graduate Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 325. Limit Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 740 - Mirene Love of My Life (Mrs I & Mr G Crane-Duplock & Duplock) 3 ¾ yrs Masculine

Square shape lad on the stand, not dripping in coat but what he has is dense and of good

 texture and blue. Broadest of skulls with neat ears and placement, defined in stop,

muzzle is deep and has strength to underjaw with set square dentition and tidy neat flews.

 Eyes are dark and expressive with good pigment and eye patch. Good length of neck into

 Well-laid shoulders and correct front angles. Depth to brisket reaching his tidy elbows, with

good spring to ribbing, firmest short loins and gentle rise. Thigh muscles are well defined

 standing on neat tidy low set hocks. Moving on a loose lead showed the desired

 lowering head carriage when pace increased with good front extension and power from

 the rear whilst retaining a fluid balanced ground covering action. DCC BOB

 Hope the third comes soon.

Class 326. Open Dog

Entries: 3 Absentees: 1

1st Place 755 - Aus Ch Ottaba Right On Quewe (ai) (Imp Aus) (Mrs L A Lattimer) 3 1/2 yrs. Makes

 a good shape on the stand in well-presented jacket. Like more strength to head for skull and

 muzzle depth and breadth, dentition could be better. Ample stop and eye colour. Neck fits

 into well placed shoulders. Like more depth to brisket as not reaching to elbow. Firm body

 tone and slight rise over loins. Just enough bend of stifles and low set hocks. Moving

needed more power and balance from rear for me and more positive ground cover.

2nd Place 745 - Mellowdee Paws in Thyme in Dominoesdale JW (Mr C & Miss A Laybourne &

 Johnson) 5 ¼ yrs. On the stand longer cast in shape than1. Like a more masculine head

 but ok for proportions. Ample reach of neck and front assembly depth of brisket and

 width to chest. Enough bend to stifles. Stood on tidy hocks but on the moved lacked drive

and forward propulsion, appearing weaker on the left side.

Class 327. Veteran Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 328. Puppy Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 0 here were some nice puppies and sure will change places many times.

1st Place 743 - Makaylen Cu Caol Ila (Mrs J & Mr A Sweet & Doran) 11 mths. Feminine shape on

 the stand, more advanced in jacket that 2/3.Skull has width with good ear-set, Good

definition to stop and muzzle depth and length, with set square dentition. Lovely reach of

neck and front assembly. Well laid shoulders and chest developing well for width and

 depth. Gentle rise to loins. Good bend to stifles and neat low hocks. Moved out well when

 on a looser lead allowing her to have a good reach in front and positive action from the

 rear.

2nd Place 752 - Mellowdee Do I Love You at Shimorill (Mr W & Mrs S Moore) 11 ½ mths Lovely

 feminine silhouette on the stand in well-presented jacket which is coming on well.

Good head proportions and ratios. With expressive eye. Lovely reach of neck and front

angles, Deep chest and tidy elbow fit. Firm body tone and loins with nice rise. Good rear

 angles, neat low set hocks. Covers the ground with a balanced fluid action 1 just had the

 edge today with more rear drive.

3rd Place 747 - Mellowdee Sapphire Moon avec Meldale (Ms M S & Mrs V J Leggett) 11 ½ mths

Littermate to 2, slightly more chunks, but still a lovely feminine make and shape. Good skull

 and muzzle ratios and bite. Lovely neck and shoulder placements and well developed in

brisket. Firm body and muscling to rear. Low neat hocks. Moving covered the ground well

fore and aft just needs a little more fluidity which will come.

Class 329. Junior Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 747 - Mellowdee Sapphire Moon avec Meldale (Ms M S & Mrs V J Leggett) 3rd in last class

Class 330. Yearling Bitch

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 331. Graduate Bitch

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 332. Post Graduate Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 757 - Twojos Little Miss Diva (J Storey) 3 ¼ yrs. Good make and shape on the stand in

Well-presented jackets. Nice width to skull and good ear set and size and clean. Good

 stop and muzzle proportions and bite. Good eye colour and pigment. Nice length to

 neck and shoulder placements. Ample depth to chest and good width stands n straight

 front legs. Gentle rise over loins and nice bend to stifles and neat hocks and muscle tone.

 Moved better on a loose lead than strung up as gave a better front action coming

towards also allowing her to reach on side gait.

Class 333. Limit Bitch

Entries: 3 Absentees: 0

1st Place 750 - Brinkley Blue Lace (Mrs R Marron) 3 ¾ yrs Feminine silhouette on the stand in a

 well prepared and presented blue jacket. Liked her skull and muzzle ratios as it has

 strength, depth and good bite and tidy flews. Defined in stop and good dark eyes

and pigment. Lovely length and arch to neck into well laid shoulders and correct front

angles. Deep chest reaching elbows with good chest width, stands on well boned front

legs. Firm body tone and short loins and rise. Nice rear angles compliment front angles

and thighs have definition to upper and lower standing on neat tidy hocks. Moved true

away and towards, side gait showed a balanced fluid ground cover at a steady pace

keeping her shape. Built right so will move right at any given speed. BCC her 2nd hopefully

gains her crown

2nd Place 748 - Blairdon The Angels Share for Bobbington (Mrs A Little) 2 ½ yrs Impressive shape

 on the stand and good presentation as to be expected from the Exhibitor in a dense

 quality crisp jacket. Very feminine in head, like a shade more for me. Good reach of neck

 and front assembly and ribbing a shade too well covered needs to tighten in muscle tone

 for me. Short loins nice rear angles and stands on neat hocks. Moving away and towards

 needed time to settle and get balanced, on the side showed she can cover the ground

well just needed to be more fluid, but first time out on grass for a while.

3rd Place 758 - Lindisfarm Hope Redeemed (Mrs L R & Miss J B R Wileman) 3 yrs. ~Another

 Feminine Make and shape on the stand in a darker blue well-presented jacket ample bone

Nice head ratios good colour wall eye and pigment. Nice reach of neck and front assembly

With ample depth and width to brisket, firm short loins and neat hocks. Moving today was

A shade close in hocks on side gait had ample reach and kept a good shape.

Class 334. Open Bitch

Entries: 3 Absentees: 0

1st Place 738 - Ch Shaggybo Spectacular Rival with Soulbobs (Mr R, Mrs J H & Miss S Bell) 4 ¼ yrs

Mature well-made shape on the stand in a wealth of quality presented jacket. Perhaps

 a shade bigger than a prefer but is such a sound honest nothing to hide bitch deserving

her title. Good broad skull and definition to stop with good muzzle depth and bite

with tidy flews. Neck has length and fits into well laid shoulders. Superb deep brisket and

elbow fit with breath across chest, standing on straight front legs and good feet.

Firm gentle rising to top line over the loins. Rear is well muscled in both first and

second thighs with right amount of bend of stifle and neat low hocks. On the move was

 so balanced and in total unison with handler, with drive off rear and good forward reach in

 front keeping a fluid ground covering action with lowered head carriage. RBCC

2nd Place 759 - Ch. Kalaju Klassicly Klassy JW (Mr A & Mrs J Wilkinson) 6 ½ yrs Another quality

 titled feminine outline here. Lovely square size and shape in a dense mature jacket.

 Good head proportions and defined stop dark expressive eye. Nice length of neck and

 front angles and depth of chest compact in body Good rear angles match front

 angles giving a balanced gait from all angles. Unlucky to meet 1 today just not quite as

fluid.

3rd Place 746 - Meldale Diamond Moon (Ms M S & Mrs V J Leggett) 6 ½ yrs Another mature

 female with good bone and medium sized shape. Good width to skull, defined stop

 and muzzle has depth. Dark eyes and pigment. Ample neck and front assembly with

 depth to chest. Nice bend to stifles. Moving was a little unbalanced going away and

towards. Moved better on the side gait around once in a better stride pattern.

Class 335. Veteran Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 744 - Mellowdee Patsys Spiriit in Dominoesdale ShCEx Balanced head ratios two dark eyes with good pigment. Ample bone for size make and shape . Harsh jacket what she has. Moving was full of herself so not too settled from all angles.