• Show Date: 25/05/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Sally Duffin Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 23/09/2025

Bath Canine Society

Breed: Old English Sheepdog

I noticed that some exhibitors were holding the dogs tightly by the top of the neck when standing to be looked at, this ruins the overall appearance and you cant tell where the head, neck and shoulders are as they lose the neck by pushing the heads into them and they look like the heads are sitting on their shoulders.


VD 1(0)

1. Pointon/Woods/Bull’s Int/uk/nld/swiss/bel/lux Ch. Vigilat’s Rhapsody In Blue via Bumblebob (imp NLD) Ir JCh Bw23. Big upstanding male that is a worthy Champion, in excellent condition for his age and being shown in a beautiful jacket, lovely sound movement, unfortunately standing alone in the class, BV.


PD 2(0)

1. Winson’s Meisan Roly Poly Angelo. Nice baby, changing coat with nice size skull and good colour eyes, correct bite, nice arch on neck following through to sloping shoulders, good top-line and rise, sound rear, moved soundly and is so four square, BP.

2. Deakin’s Amblehart Mr Banks at Darwillow. Very nice head, good colour eyes and nice bite, good reach of neck, sound movement, coat starting to change.


JD 2(0)

1. Naismith’s Shaggybo Mineral Mist. Very nice young man with good skull and width of head, nice eye pigment, correct bite and square muzzle, neck slopes into a nice arch and good front, plenty of bone, well set shoulders, nice rear quarters, moved with ease.

2. Spurling’s Jelabobs Paco Rabanne for Dantrecar. Another nice up and coming male with a lovely head of good size, lovely expression and dark eyes, correct bite, good neck and shoulders, sound on the rear, moved well.


PGD 1(0)

1. Cossins’ Excelente (imp ESP). A very nice young male, I would have preferred to see the handler relax his head when standing as he has a nice head and neck, well put together, nice and square like a good shire horse, coat coming through nicely, moved freely with enthusiasm.


LD 3(0)

1. Mills’ Kerjalee Evan Sent. A very good dog and one for the future, unlucky in the challenge to meet the more mature male, head is of a truly good size and complies to the breed standard, good dark eyes and perfect scissor bite, neat ears, lovely straight front without too much width between front legs, arched neck with some muscle to support his head leading into a perfect shoulder placement, depth of chest, neat elbows and plenty of bone, good top-line with a rise, so few have these days, sound rear quarters and lovely bend of stifle, the 1st and 2nd thigh were well muscled to produce free sound movement, with thrust and drive, RDCC.

2. Jones’ Leader Dei Nobilpazzi (imp ITA). This young man is of a good size, good head and eyes, nice neck and shoulders, nice rear end, moved well, I would like to see him with more coat.

3. Cartwright’s Mellowdee Pumpkin Patch at Applejem.


OD 5(1)

1. Rutland/Porter’s Ch. Mellowdee Mask of Zorro JW. What a stunner, this male has everything an OES should have and is the right size for me, with plenty of harsh coat, a capacious skull, good eye set and colour, nice stop, deep square jaw and scissor bite, lovely straight front and not wide between the front legs, plenty of bone, great elbows that are close to the body, tight feet, well arched neck with some muscle, well placed shoulders, deep chest, lovely top-line held on the move and that all-important rise, soundest of rear quarters and well muscled thigh for 1st and 2nd thigh to give sound movement that is effortless and this dog could work all day, DCC & BOB.

2. Mann’s Blairdon The Water of Life for Flufebustles. A nice gentleman, so unlucky to have 1 in the class, good head, nice skull, good shape to his eyes and correct bite, I liked his front, neat elbows, strong neck and shoulders.

3. Lattimer’s Aus Ch. Ottaba Right On Quewe ShCEx (AI) (imp AUS).


VB 1(0)

1. Leggett’s Meldale Diamond Moon. A lovely mature lady in good coat, nice head, neck and shoulders, good top-line, sound on the move.


PB 2(1)

1. Mills’ Kerjalee Dressed to Impress at Mopill. Coat changing well and showing well too, nice head, eyes and bite, good neck and shoulders, moved well.


JB 2(1)

1. Mann’s Krisendaw Kassia for Flufebustles. Very nice junior with a lovely head size, good eyes and bite, nice length of neck and good front and bone, well laid shoulder, sound rear quarters, moved well, coat is a very nice pale blue, moved well.


PGB 6(1)

1. Rutland/Porter’s Mellowdee Diamond Lil JW. This young lade has a bright future and her movement is one of the best I have seen for years, I could have watched her all day, lovely, good size head for a bitch, good dark eyes, scissor bite and deep square muzzle, neck arched well and leading into well set shoulders, deep chest, lovely top-line and sound strong well muscled thigh that gave that amazing movement.

2. Sweet/Doran’s Makaylen Cu Caol Ila JW. A nice bitch that was unlucky to meet winner, nice head, eyes and mouth, neck of a fair length, good shoulders, moved well, coat changing nicely.

3. Castle’s Molyneux Just You Wait.




LB 7(2)

1. Churcher’s Kalaju Krown Jewel of Portville. A very beautiful mature bitch who I am sure will get her crown soon, good size skull for a bitch with dark eyes and perfect mouth, good front, well arched neck flowing into well laid back shoulders, perfect top-line moving and standing and a good rise, well muscled thighs and nicely angulated stifles, neat hocks, a lovely compact bitch who moved with thrust and drive, well presented, RBCC.

2. Deskiewicz’s Starry Sky Millanion. A nice young lady that is in a coat change, nice head, good dark eyes and nice front, good neck and shoulders, sound rear quarters, nice angulation, moved well, presented in good condition, handled well.

3. Adams’ Makaylen Majestic Lady.


OB 3(0)

1. Jones’ Quemerford Magic Wish. A very feminine lady with a great expression, lovely capacious skull, good dark eyes and correct dentition, well arched neck of a good length, good front, well off for bone, shoulders well sloping, top-line held both on the move and standing, plenty of muscle on her thighs and good 1st & 2nd thighs, neat hocks, moved with ease around the ring, one of the few dogs that are required to be 4 square like a shire horse, very compact and presented to perfection, BCC.

2. Bell’s Ch. Shaggybo Spectacular Rival with Soulbobs. A very worthy Champion bitch of good size having so many good attributes, lovely head, eyes and bite, well arched neck and firm in top-line, very sound rear quarters, moved with ease.

3. Ouverney’s Lux Ch. Ormeeka There She Goes.