Crufts

CRUFTS 2025

Australian Shepherds

First I must wish Mrs Angier a speedy recover & hope they will give her another chance to judge this wonderful breed again at such an excellent show. Thank you too to my stewards who kept me in line to ensure we finished in time for the group. Last but not least thank you to the exhibitors who so kindly accepted me as the replacement judge. Who would have thought all those years ago when I judged the early rally that eventually I would be judging at the best show in the world.

Praise to the exhibitors for the presentation of their charges, my hands at the end of the day were as clean as at the beginning. Just need to mention that mouths need watching, it can change the shape of the face & pigmentation also need a close eye on. But overall it was a wonderful entry of top quality dogs. The sportsmanship was second to none ensuring that I enjoyed my day as much as you.

VD (7,4a) 1 Roberts’ Moves Like Jagger Elvikam of Dreamtale VW (Imp Pol), when he came into the ring he oozed presence, no mistaking his sex for he is full size & his swagger & style just stole the class. This well coated black tri boy of 9 really used the ring to advantage & covered the ground with ease, his coat was well presented & his head & expression was very typical with a good eye & pigment, won the class & BVD with his type & attitude; 2 Wright’s Fraytal Corsairy Casch at Razkiah, a r/m white & copper trim of 8 was also a good mover on well boned legs & feet, again excellent presentation making the most of his good outline, masculine head & expression, ears ok, not an overlarge dog but he is balanced & showed well; 3 McKinnon’s Dialynne Enzo Farrari, r/tri who was not so settled on the move today but a lovely type who didn’t quite have the presence of 1 or 2 but showed well for his handler when he settled, again excellent presentation & a balanced head & good neck. MPD (0) PD (4) 1 Martin’s Vegas Blackjack of Baiwells Royal Aussies,nearly 10 months old & just right for age, this workmanlike tri has enough bone for size & age, not overdone throughout with a correct head for age with a well shaped & coloured eye, growing into his ears but he has a good neck & topline with a good croup & well made hindquarters, just needs to finish as he is still loose in movement but in profile he covers the ring well with correct footfall, he was the best mover in the class today so hence he was rewarded with the win; 2 Myall’s Altussi Incognito, just a couple of day short of a year & he still needs time for maturity, at present he is slightly longer but that should pull together with age, when he fills out & grows his mature coat I think he will be a different dog, shows promise & moves well to take his place for he has a typical head which needs to finish with a good eye & correct muzzle, neck, topline & loin; 3 Harris’ Acotar Suriel via Draconis at Teldrassil (Imp Cze), r/m boy who was put down in excellent coat & condition, naturally tailless & this appears to give him good balance & he moved well on well boned legs & feet, attractive head & expression enhanced by well set & placed ears, good neck & shoulders OK too, just needs time for he is only 10 months old.JD (11,3) 1 Rosetti’s Stronghold Kennel Hall of Fame, black tri masculine dog who is very mature, what a mover, he caught my eye on the first run round & kept calling me back with his type & presentation, he was put down to the minute with his correct coat covering his well made body, masculine head & expression with the correct eye shape & colour, good head proportions, correct neck & shoulders, strong topline held set up & moving, he is balanced & quality with his tailless hindquarters used to advantage to cover the ground; 2 Serenari’s Incantations of Twilight Goosebumps, what a super class with 1 & 2 very close up giving me lots to think about, this r/w strong boy is top quality & would obviously be an ‘excellent’ if it was abroad, he is well coated & his coat was beautifully prepared & is of the correct texture, excellent head & expression with a good eye & well placed ears which were used to his advantage, where he came alive was on the move, with such purpose & drive to really cover the ring with style. Very masculine, there is no mistaking his sex, a pleasure to judge; 3 Heggie’s Talard It Wasn't Me, a tri who is full of promise but had to give way to the 2 more mature dogs today, he has promise & showed & moved well here to win his place. Put down in excellent coat & condition.He is balanced & a good type. YD (12,2) 1 Cerbule’s Ultimate Marvel Des Terres De Khairyaca, balanced tri who won on his type, movement & head, this well boned young man is very typical loved his head & expression his head is balanced with a good eye of a nice colour to match his coat & ears were well placed too, good neck & shoulders, correct topline & croup. Lovely hindquarters & pasterns, when he moved he looked particularly balanced in profile with good head carriage & holding his strong topline, lovely ribcage going back to a strong loin, well presented coat; 2 Bukowska’s Livin' La Vida Loca Kucciolotti Jcie, r/w again very close up to 1, really spoilt for choice here. This youngster was quaity & very typy, well coated which was beautifully presented, moved so well on well boned legs & feet, he is very balanced both set up & moving, masculine head & expression, well placed & set ears, correctly shaped & coloured eyes, good neck & shoulders, strong topline & good ribcage, well covered frame & good hindquarters, showed well to win his place; 3 Paucillo’s Cadillac West Coast Brutal, not an overlarge large red tri but he is still young & has time on his side, not so happy today as he was dropping his topline both set up & moving but I rewarded him on his expression & breed type. Moved well when he settled & did enough to win his placing here. PGD (13,1) 1 Paglia’s Into The Wild Aslan, tri balanced male with a lovely head & expression, good eye placement & shape & ears OK too, lovely neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, good ribcage & loin leading to a well made hindquarters & well set tail placement & croup, all covered by a well presented correct coat of the correct texture, moved so well to win this strong class with his excellent profile movement & head carriage, another of quality who must have a future; 2 Mee & Holligan’s Lamintone For A Reason (ai), tri in lovely coat & condition, he is balanced & a super type that must appeal for he is quality & held his own in this strong class. Good head & expression with a lovely eye & length & depth of muzzle giving the correct proportions to the head, well presented coat which has the correct texture & covered the body giving him an appealing look & helped him win his place, combined with his excellent movement. A pleasure to judge; 3 Bonnar’s Louiston Never Ending Story, merle. Not a small dog but he took his place on his excellent movement on his well boned legs & feet & well presented coat, showed all the time in this strong class & was a credit to his owner. LD (15,2) 1 Webster’s Louiston Hellfire, interesting to see that he is brother to 3rd in PGD! Well done to the breeder for the consistency of your breeding, lines I recognise well! This boy really caught my eye, this black tri really had the right attitude from the moment he came into the ring, really powered round but not over-doing it, he was able to keep the correct pace & not over stretching it.still only 2 and so there is plenty more will be seen of this youngster. Put down in excellent coat which was presented so well, I liked his head with just the right amount of masculinity at present, good neck & shoulders, correct forechest & depth of ribcage, strong loin & well muscled hindquarters. Put up a good fight for top honours & I feel he has lots still to give when he is fully mature; 2 Jarram & Whittingham’s

Chalksville Strike A Deal with Kashaella JW, tri who showed & moved so well here, he has good balance & a nice type, correct coat which was well presented, very masculine in outlook with a good head & expression, correct eye colour & shape, well set & carried ears, good neck & forequarters, correct length to height proportions, moved so well with a good head carriage & a strong movement round the ring; 3 Into The Wild Aslan.OD (14) 1 Laroche’s Shepherds of Paradise Tsss Milk Shake Please! r/w dog from the top drawer, what can you say about such a showman, he came into the ring saying who is second! His attitude, type & balance gives you the complete package. He never stopped showing, his presentation was first class & it enhanced his well made body, he is masculine althrough from his balanced head, correct eye of a good colour to his well set & carried ears, excellent neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, good depth & width of ribcage with a strong loin & well set croup which ensured his topline was carried correctly at all times, put down in excellent condition. CC & BOB & it was a joy to watch him take the group later in the day & still was showing his heart out. Just have to add that he reminded me of Mark; 2 Nazirova’s Int Ch Dizzy Marble Chase Your Dream, tri who was very close up to 1, so much so that I called him back in for the Reserve. Another excellent type who is quality & presented to the minute, where he comes alive is on the move, matching 1 stride for stride. Again a type that appealed to me & one I thoroughly enjoyed judging. Excellent head & expression again with that excellent eye of a good colour & shape, well laid shoulders & topline exactly right, he was in such excellent condition that I couldn’t deny him his place. RCC ; 3 Bothwell’s Ch Norcis Slippery Jack JW, not an overlarge r/m but full of quality & breed type, he is balanced & very masculine in outlook. He moved well on well boned legs & feet, covering the ground with ease & style. Well made all through with a masculine head & expression, showed so well here to win his place in this excellent class.Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog (10,3) 1 L Hellfire; 2 Knott’s Shalako's Come Hellr High Water (Imp USA), r/w very sound dog of a good type, he is quality, moved & showed well here to take his place, good presentation of a nice coat,balanced head & good expression, well set & carried ears, good neck & shoulders & held his topline set up & moving; 3 Simpson’s Lamintone for The Drive at Applecreek Rl2 Ex, substantial tri boy who moved well on well boned legs & feet, good head & expression, well made body, enjoying ihs day.

VB (11,2) 1 Crawford & McDonald’s Ch Mistyholly More Magic for Louiston, I had a feeling had met her before & looking back I see I gave her 2nd in Junior in LKA in 2017, my how she has progressed & turned into a beautiful veteran, who certainly doesn’t look her age. Dam to the 2 I liked in the males, she is certainly passing on her good points to them too. This pretty headed tri certainly wouldn’t be mistaken for a dog! she is balanced & improved beyond recognition, put down in excellent coat & condition, she is balanced & quality & when she moves she showed just how well she is put together, she is just right for size with such a feminine head & expression, she took BVB and BV in breed; 2 Gibbons & Blyton’s Ch Mangry's Need for Speed with Wispafete JW ShCM VW (Imp Hrv), another I have liked before when she won limit at LKA 2017, again she has ended up a beautiful example of the breed. Black tri who is very feminine and at 9 years old she is still looking so good. From her pretty well balanced head & excellent shaped eye of a good colour, good neck & shoulders, correct topline & croup, good ribcage & loin & a strong hindquarter, when she moves she puts all her efforts into covering the ground with ease & purpose, she is a joy to watch & very close up to 1; 3 Roberts’ Ch Magical Love Elvikam JW OSW VW (Imp Pol), 8 year old feminine bitch who was looking good for her age, beautiful presentation as I have come to expect in this breed, nice type with a pretty head & expression, enough neck into good shoulders, excellent presentation on a correct coat, showed & moved so well, a worthy champion of the breed for she is quality & a good type. MPB (0) PB (5) 1 Davis & Walsh’s Rosschell Maid Out of The Blu, mature, feminine bitch who really caught my eye when she powered round the ring using her correct head carriage & correct footfall to move with determination & style,head still to finish but it shows the signs of becoming just right for she is a good size & very feminine, her coat which was of a correct texture was beautifully presented, Liked her balance & type, she shows so much potential for becoming one to watch & follow. BPB & no hesitation in making her BP; 2 Jarram & Whittingham’s Viva La Vida for Kashaella De L’aussie Happy (Imp Fra), another from the top drawer & very close up to 1, I’m sure these 2 will have many tussles in the years to come. This b/m is just right for size & proportions, so very feminine there is no mistaking her sex, pretty head & expression which still has to finish but is coming along nicely, good neck & shoulders, strong topline held set up & moving,put down in excellent coat & condition; 3 Chou’s Devilsbloom Lifes A Party, a nice youngster who still needs to tighten up all through but she shows potential, pretty headed with a good eye & expression, in lovely coat & condition which was well presented, moved well on well boned legs & feet when she settled. JB (9,1) 1 Hodges’ Jopium Dark and Demure JW, tri who is just right for age, she is well coated with beautiful presentation, lovely head & expression with good ears, nice neck & shoulders, strong topline held on the move & set up, when she moved you can see she is balanced with a lovely profile movement & a good head carriage, good bone & a nice ribcage & strong loin coming on, it will be interesting to see her when she is an adult; 2 Maddens’ I Wanna Party with Diamond Rush, b/m feminine bitch, who is very mature for her age but she is very typy with a lovely head & expression, good proportions & when she moves on her lo(11,3vely tight feet she really covers the ground with ease & determination, put down in excellent coat & condition, showed well here; 3 Virgo’s Amberslade Galway Girl, mature tri with lots of ring presence, needed to settle in movement today as she appeared to be excited to be at the show & was having trouble setting but please persevere as she is worth it. YB (11,3) 1 Seazzu’s Multi Ch Undress Me Des Terres De Khairyaca, young good moving tri who was well bodied & coated, she is balanced & so very feminine, obviously she is quality & she won a good class, lovely head & expression with a good eye of a nice shape & colour, ears ok, neck & shoulders good, correct topline & croup, good ribcage & loin, when she moves she really shows her good points off to advantage,thank you for bringing her, she is a lovely type; 2 Petersen’s Mi Depra's Keep Believing in Magic, a r/w pretty bitch with time on her side, so close up to 1 as she too was put down in excellent coat & condition, lovely outline which is so feminine with such a pretty head & expression, good neck & shoulders, she showed so well really moving with such verve & determination, such a lovely girl who is balanced & holds so much potential: 3 Pauciullo’s Versace Black Flame Party, this youngster needs more time to finish & complete the picture, a good type but I would like to see her in a year’s time. Moved well to win her place here plus her excellent presentation. PGB (11,6) 1 Martin’s U Got The Look De L’aussie Happy, r/m well coated bitch with good presentation of a good coat, very feminine in outlook with a feminine head & expression, lovely eye of a good colour & shape, ears ok nice neck & shoulders, good ribcage & loin, excellent hindquarters used to cover the ground with ease & determination & a good head carriage. Lovely bone & feet; 2 King’s Altussi All That Razzmatazz, slightly longer tri who still needs to finish & tighten up all through as she is still young, very feminine with a pretty head & expression, good neck & shoulders, correct topline & croup, nice hindquarters, moved well looking particularly good in profile with the correct head carriage & footfall; 3 Roberts’ Under The Polar Star Du Reve Austral Dreamtale (Imp Fra), another pretty bitch who is of the correct size, she moved well on well boned legs & feet, put down in excellent coat & condition, lovely head & expression, she is balanced & showed well. LB (11,1) 1 Davis & Walsh’s Rosschell Maid You Look, black tri, I noticed her the moment she came into the ring, she has that certain ring presence which means you never miss her! Presentation is from the top drawer, she looked immaculate, her outline set up is textbook & when she moves she gives you goosebump, she is so correct & with excellent footfall & head carriage, beautiful head & expression with a lovely neck & shoulder placement, correct topline & croup with a strong loin ensuring she keeps her topline at all times, she certainly will make the tops but today she had to be content with the RCC after winning such a strong class with so many beautiful bitches within; 2 Smith’s Birkcross Curtain Call, another excellent tri bitch from the top drawer, very similar in type to 1 this tri showed so well to win her place, loved her head & expression, well placed ears, good neck & shoulders, correct topline with a lovely ribcage & loin, another that catches the eye on her profile movement, now looking at the catalogue I see she is half sister to 1, no wonder it was so hard separating them! I can see they will have lots of tussles in the future; 3 Roberts’ Troya Elvikam of Dreamtale (Imp Pol), r/m pretty bitch, again a good type who was presented so well. Very feminine outlook, you would never mistake her sex, put down in excellent coat & condition, with a pretty head & expression, a good eye & well set ears, she is balanced & a good type. OB (13,4) 1 Beard’s Ch Try Again De L’aussie Happy at Boskenna (Imp Fra), r/m quality well coated bitch who just kept calling me back, she has so much breed type & quality that you just couldn’t miss her in any company, one I hadn’t seen before & wasn’t surprised when I heard after judging that this was her 10th CC. No mistaking her sex for she is just right for size & outline & oozes femininity, her presentation was first class & her coat texture was just as it should be, full of life this girl just loved every minute in the ring with her handler, fought a good battle for the CC & then for BOB but in the end it just had to go to the dog but they certainly looked the picture going round together at the end of a long day; 2 Nazirova’s Ukr Ch Northbay Xsell Bet I Made Yo Look Vjww, smaller compact pretty bitch who is still within the standard & she certainly shined out today, good head & expression, with ears ok, enough neck & good shoulders, well balanced & good body proportions, moved so well on well boned legs & feet, which took her to this pace in the class, she never stopped showing; 3 Raymond’s Dialynne Heist Society,black tri who was well made & showed so well, presentation from the top drawer, not a hair out of place & it really enhanced her outline, pretty head & expression, well made all through & so very feminine. Good Citizen Dog Scheme B (6) 1 Douglas’ Winstead Change of Heart for Talard NAF RAF, another red to catch my eye, won on her excellent movement & particularly, her profile movement & head carriage, excellent presentation but just needs more coat to finish the picture, good head & expression, lovely topline & balance. She is quality; 2 T Elvikam of D; 3 Venton’s Little Red-Cap Du Chemin Des Korrigans VW (Imp Fra), good looking typical Aussie of a good size & very feminine, moved & showed so well, good head & expression with a good eye & nice ear set, correct neck & shoulders, ribcage & loin, good presentation on an excellent well textured coat, another top quality bitch.

PAM BLAY