Collie Club Of Wales

The Collie Club of Wales Champ Show, 18th August 2024

My thanks to the club and committee for inviting me to judge today, I enjoyed my appointment. I must also thank my very helpful and efficient stewards.

Smooth Collies

Special Yearling Dog (3,0)

A trio of boys that still need time to mature but have plenty of potential.

1st Kinsey & Martin’s Sturtmoor Arceus’s Legacy JW

14 month Sable & White male. Good head with balanced proportions and a good underjaw, lovely dark eye, well placed, tipped and used ears. Decent length of neck leading into good topline. Angulations fore and behind are balanced, moved with good reach and drive once settled to win the class.

2nd Rodger’s Blamorder Mischief Maker with Jerdoni

22 month Sable & White male. Good rich colour, head is pleasing though slightly cheekier than 1. Nice dark eye, well placed ears. Topline good, not quite the front angulation of 1, giving slightly less reach on the move though had plenty of drive.

3rd Howe’s Lizoni The Drifter

Limit Dog (3,0)

1st Robertson’s Wynele Strike One

22 month Tricolour dog. Lovely balanced masculine head, ear set and tip good, good depth of chest and front angulation, leading into good topline with good spring of ribs too. Slightly long in second thigh which showed in his movement but won the class on overall balance and maturity today.

2nd Seager’s Blamorder Magic Maker with Freejack JW

22 month Sable & White dog. Well balanced blunted wedge head, good underjaw, nice dark eye and ears set and used well. Nice length of neck leading into good topline. Preferred spring of ribs of 1 and he was elbowing out slightly today when stood – time is on his side though as he’s at a tricky age. Good tail length and set correctly. Moved out well for his handler with good drive.

3rd Howe’s Lizoni The Drifter

Open Dog (3,1)

1st Wensley’s Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW BD

Almost 3 year old Tricolour male. Well balanced head with parallel planes. Lovely, well set eye and ears of good size and set, used well. Good length of neck into good topline with balanced angulations front and rear. Well handled and shown, moved out with good reach and drive looking like he could work all day.

2nd Sewell’s Ch Wynele Strike It Rich to Lewarne JW RBD

22 month old Tricolour male. Balanced, masculine head, clean lines and good back skull. Ears set well and tipped nicely. Lovely chest and front, good bone, topline fair and set of tail good. Preferred rear angulation of 1. Moved slightly erratically in the class but strode out well in the challenge to gain RBD.

Veteran Dog or Bitch (3,1)

1st Lusty’s Ch Blamorder Ice Cream Dream BViB

8 year old b/m bitch, very much the showgirl. Beautiful clean wedge-shaped head with lovely almond shaped eyes, fabulous ear set and tip, giving a lovely typey expression. Great length of neck giving way to good topline and tail set. Front and rear angulations very good and giving a picture of perfect balance when stood. Very attentive to her handler, just lost out on movement today for RBB but thrilled to see her go BViS later in the day.

2nd Moores’ Manordeifi Bow Regard

8 year old s/w dog. Head handles well, great balance and good planes, good underjaw, lovely expressive eyes. Ear set good and properly tipped but reluctant to use them today. Good neck leading to well balanced body – angulations fore and aft are good. Lovely thick coat of rich colour. Moved out okay.

Special Yearling Bitch (4,0)

1st Lusty’s Blamorder Dare To Dream BPiB

8 month old tricolour bitch, nice head with good underjaw, dark eyes and well set and used ears. Good topline with slight rise over loin, tailset good. Needs to drop in chest a little still but she’s a baby and that will come I’m sure. Very good front and rear angulations which showed in her effortless movement with super reach and drive for one so young.

2nd Cole & Fort’s Shulune Imperial Rum Punch

8 Month old tricolour bitch, beautiful feminine head with dark eyes and the sweetest expression. Good neck and topline with decent rise over loin but not the front of 1, currently a little steep in upper arm which showed in her front movement.

3rd Richardson’s Lizoni Que Sera Sera

Limit Bitch (6,2)

1st Beeney’s Coneypark Golden Brown BB, BoB, RBiS

6 year old sable & white bitch. Caught my eye as she come into the ring for her balance and movement. Head handles well, eye set and shape good, would prefer slightly darker. Ears set and tipped well. Good length of neck into level topline with good rise over the loin and good tail set and length. Angulation fore and aft is good and this shows in the balance of her movement, looking like she could work all day effortlessly.

2nd Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW

2 year old s/w bitch, lovely head with good proportion, eye placement and shape good, combined with good ears, well tipped and used to give the sweetest expression. Has improved in body since I last judged her, angulations more balanced and has dropped nicely in chest. Good topline and tail set, tail of good length. Very attentive to her handler, moved well.

3rd Caulfield’s Constella Vega Luminosa

Open Bitch (4,0)

1st Sweeney & Lusty’s Ch Blamorder Do Quite Nicely AW(B) RBB, RBoB

5 year old blue merle bitch. Lovely clean wedge shaped head, well set and shaped eyes though would prefer slightly darker. Good back skull and head planes. Ear set and tip good. Nice reach of neck leading to good topline with correct rise over the loin. Front and rear angulations good, good depth of chest and spring of ribs. Moved with effortless reach and drive, another who could work all day.

2nd Moores’ Blamorder Ridin On A Rainbow to Manordeifi

6 year old tricolour bitch. Lovely typey head with good planes and the correct blunted wedge. Nice dark, correctly shaped and set eyes. Ears set well, though not used to advantage. Great length of neck, fabulous balance in body with matching, correct angulations front and rear. Good depth of chest and spring of rib. Good length of back, tail set good and tail of good length. Good reach and drive on the move but not as effortless as some today.

3rd Richardson’s Lizoni Va Va Voom

Kirsty Russell (Koczkodan)