Stafford & District Canine Society

Samoyed

Junior - 2 entries (0a)

1st Rojowska’s From Oslo With Snow White Touch Of The Sky To Articuno (Imp Pol) - 7 month old Dog. This boy took my eye as soon as he entered the ring. Lovely masculine head and smiley expression. Good strong arched neck, well-muscled body with well laid back shoulders and good angulation front and rear. Beautiful coat and well presented. Moved freely around ring with strong drive to win class and Pastoral Puppy Group and went on to win Reserve Best Puppy In Show

2nd Gwynne’s Rosnorske Royal Azalea - 15 month old Bitch. Lovely feminine head with good expression. Had slightly less coat than one, but well presented and handled. Good angulations on front and rear and strong muscle tone throughout. Not as strong on the move as 1.

Post Graduate – 2 entries (0a)

1st Gwynne’s Rosnorske Royal Kylo - 15 month old Dog. Litter brother to 2nd in previous class. Lovely masculine head, strong neck, good coat and well presented . Good laid back shoulders and angulations to rear. Well muscled and showed a good strong movement to win class.

2nd Mann’s Silbertips and All That Jazz JW - 3 year old Bitch. Lovely presented female with pretty head, good arched neck and lovely expression. Correct angulations and muscle tone . Just lacked that drive I was looking for on the movement.

Open - 3 entries (0a)

1st Kosmane’s Rosnorske Royal Qui Gon AT Glamyarn JW - 15 month old Dog litter brother to post grad winner. Beautiful male head which caught my eye as he entered the ring. Well presented in good coat. Lovely expression, strong arched necked with well laid back shoulders and excellent strong muscle tone. Was strong and agile around ring in his movement to win a good class BOB

2nd Rojowska’s Maya Just Love Me Zagroda Puchhatych Przy Jaciol To Articuno (Imp Pol)- 2 year old bitch. Another lovely feminine bitch who was well presented in good coat. Lovely head and neck. Good angulations and excellent muscle tone. Very good agile movement but beaten by I on this today.

3rd Gwynne’s Rosnorske Royal Ametrine 5 year old bitch

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

Stafford & District Canine Society

Open Show

Saturday 27th September 2025

Shetland Sheepdogs

Puppy– 4 entries (2a)

1st Sorockyj’s Sheltisha The One And Only - 9 month old dog. A lovely merle boy beautifully put together in good condition and well presented . Correct head and neck well laid back shoulders good angulations and correct muscle tone for age. Lovely flowing movement around ring to win class and BP and pastoral puppy group 3

2nd Hateley’s Mohnesee Moonlight Master - 9 month old Dog. Lovely little tri boy slightly unsettled today as it was his first show, and he did really well. Good male head, nice construction and good muscle tone for age. Movement was good despite him being unsettled. One to keep an eye on for the future.

Yearling – 2 Entries (1a)

1st Bray’s Lianbray Lucy Locket – 15 month old bitch. Lovely little sable girl, very pretty feminine head, beautiful ears, good neck and well laid back shoulders. Good construction with excellent muscle tone very well presented in good coat. Good smooth movement around ring in this class, but didn’t move as well in future classes.

Post Graduate– 8 entries (4a)

1st Lee’s Castlerose In Spirit At Chalynwood - 2 and a half year old bitch. Pretty shaded sable with lovely head, good neck, well laid back shoulders and good angulations at front and rear. Presented in good condition with lovely coat and good muscle tone. Good movement around the ring to win the class.

2nd Sorockyj’s Shazbec Maid Of Honour At Sheltisha JW- 2 year old bitch. Pretty merle, nice head, ears and good neck with well laid back shoulders and good angulations and muscle tone. Well presented with good movement around the ring.

3rd Bray’s Lianbray Lucy Locket

Open dog or Bitch – 6 entries (3a)

1st Hateley’s CH Lizmark Lullaby Moon Over Mohnesee JW ShCEx OSW – 5 year old bitch. This girl caught my attention as soon as she entered the ring. She owned it today. Beautiful correct head, lovely muscular neck with well laid back shoulders, leading to level back. Has that graceful sweep over the loins I like with well muscled hindquarters. Well presented in good condition. Excellent movement with smooth drive and covered the ground effortlessly. I had no hesitation in awarding her BOB and Pastoral Group 1. Delighted she then went on to win Best in Show.

2nd Sorockyj’s Mohnesee Share The Dream At Padawan JW - 7 year old bitch. Another beautiful sable girl. Beautiful head and lovely ears. Good coat and well presented in good condition. Well laid back shoulders leading to good body and graceful sweep over loins to good hindquarters. Well muscled and good angulations which led to good smooth driving movement around ring. Pushed hard but just beaten by 1 on the day.

3rd Bray’s Lianbray Lucy Locket

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)

Junior - 2 entries (0a)

1st Hollingworth’s Highashes Hits The Spot - 10 month old bitch. A beautiful young lady with good head leading to lovely neck and balanced topline. Good bone and good angulation of front shoulder. Well angulated hindquarters and presented in excellent condition with good muscle tone for age of dog. The movement was excellent - clean and balanced to win the class BP

2nd Ledgar’s Jasrolyn Dora The Explorer - 7 month old Bitch. Another lovely, sweet puppy that is less mature, but still showing quality. Lovely head and neck, good topline, lovely correct angulations to front and rear and correct muscle tone. Movement was very good but couldn’t match winner on the day.

Post Graduate – 2 entries (0a)

1st Evans’s Hortonpoint Blue Lagoon - 22 month old Dog. Good masculine head, lovely neck and topline which was held well on the move. Good angulations to front and rear. Muscle tone was good and lead to clean and balanced movement with free active drive to win class.

2nd Hollingworth’s Twinan Rising Star At Highashes - 16 month old Bitch. Another pretty girl with lovely feminine head, good neck and straight topline. Angulations at front and rear were good with balanced muscle tone. Slightly unsettled on the move today although what I did see was clean and active.

Open - 3 entries (0a)

1st Cutts’s Haresfoot Fates Align (NBT) JW - 3 year old Dog. Lovely masculine head, beautiful neck, topline good, deep chest and lovely bone. Presented in good condition with lovely muscle tone. Good angulations on front shoulders and hindquarters which led to an excellent free movement around the ring to win a quality class and BOB

2nd Evans’s Modlen Mair- 4 year old bitch. Another beautiful feminine bitch who was well presented and handled. Lovely head, neck and topline. Very good angulations at front and rear. Good bone and muscle tone with again good balanced free movement around the ring and pushed hard for top slot today.

3rd Hollingworth’s Twinan Rising Star At Highashes

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

AV Imported Breed Register Pastoral

Puppy – 1 entry (0a)

1st Huntley’s Var Des Monts Lokiralgris At Puidelup - 10 month old Icelandic Sheepdog bitch. What a cracking little pup for my first time judging this breed and I was impressed. Pretty feminine head, correct eyes and ears, good muscular neck leading to well laid back shoulders. Strong hindquarters with good muscle tone. In lovely coat and well presented with good driving movement which covered the ground with ease. BP & Pastoral Group 4

Open - 2 entries (0a)

1st Dennis’s Shadowshack All Moons - 4 year old White Swiss Sheperd Dog. Lovely masculine head and good length of neck leading to good front angulation. Strong topline held well on the move and very good rear angulation which gave the drive around the ring. Good and correct muscle tone for age of dog and movement was clean and strong to win class BOB

2nd Williams’s Shadowshack All Breeze - 4 old White Swiss Shepherd Dog litter sister to 1. Lovely feminine head and good length of neck leading to good front angulation. Strong topline held well on the move and good rear angulation. Good and correct muscle tone for age of dog just lacked that strong movement that 1 had on the day.

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

AV Pastoral

Puppy - 8 Entries (5a)

1st Hollingworth’s Highashes Hits The Spot 10 month old Welsh Pembroke Corgi bitch Bitch

2nd Jerrett’s Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous - 6 month old Smooth Collie Bitch. Very first show for this youngster. Lovely correct feminine head with sweet expression and lovely ears. Good neck leading to lovely shoulders and correct angulations and muscle tone. Good movement around ring, and well presented and handled.

3rd Hateley’s Mohnesee Moonlight Master 9 month old Shetland Sheepdog Dog

Junior – 8 Entries (7a)

1st Bray’s Lianbray Lucy Locket – 15 month old Shetland Sheepdog bitch -

Post Graduate - 8 Entries (3a)

1st Hateley’s Mohnesee’s Meliya JW - 2 year old Shetland Sheepdog bitch. Beautiful tri colour with lovely head and sweet expression. Good neck leading to well laid back shoulders with good angulations and excellent muscle tone. Well presented in good coat and has beautiful smooth movement around the ring to win class.

2nd Evans’s Hortonpoint Blue Lagoon - 22 month old Welsh Pembroke Corgi dog

3rd Hollingworth’s Twinan Rising Star At Highashes - 16 month old Welsh Pembroke Corgi bitch

Open - 5 Entries (2a)

 1st Jerett’s Coldelee Eteral Sunshine JW 3 and a half year old Smooth Collie bitch lovely feminine looking bitch beautiful correct head lovely neck leading to good shoulders and topline. Good correct bone and muscle well balanced and this showed in her movement to win the class

2nd Evans’s Modlen Mair- 4 year old Welsh Pembroke Corgi bitch

3rd Seager’s Blamorder Magic Maker with Freejack JW 3year old Smooth Collie dog

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

AVNSC Pastoral

Yearling – 3 Entries (0a)

1st Deakin’s Amblehart Mr Banks At Darwillow - 15 month old Old English Sheepdog dog. Good masculine head, lovely arched neck leading to a compact body and gentle arched hindquarters. Well muscled throughout. Shoulders well laid back and correct angulations. Feet lovely and tight. Good movement around ring with correct gait in walking and trotting movement to win class.

2nd Denham-Horton & Horton’s Tapui Haraldsson at JJavacobe - 18 month old Norwegian Buhund dog. Lovely head, ears and eyes. Good medium neck with lovely straight front legs. Rear hindquarters not over angulated which lead to good effortless stride. Well presented in good condition

3rd Bailey and Hancocks’s Parabar Pistacio - Lancashire Heeler dog

Post Graduate - 1 Entry (0a)

1st Foster’s Goldmali Unsung Hero - 2 year old Belgian Shepherd Dog Malinois dog. Good shaped head leading to nice supple neck and well muscled throughout. Well handled and in good condition. Good angulations and free movement around the ring.

Open - 2 Entries (0a)

 1st Whyman and Murray’s Ch Lappviken Keltainen Of Manu JW - 2 year old tri colour Finnish Lapphund Dog. Have judged him before as a junior and he didn’t disappoint me. Lovely masculine head and strong neck leading to well laid back shoulders. Good bone and lovely coat. Excellent angulations and muscle tone which showed in his good balanced movement around the ring. Pastoral group 4

2nd Brett’s Ch Goldmali Over The Rainbow - 8 year old Belgian Shepherd Dog Malinois bitch. In excellent condition for veteran. Lovely head, nice neck and good muscle tone throughout. Good coat. Good parallel fore and hindquarters with correct angulations which showed in the very good free movement around the ring.

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

AV Veteran

Dog & Bitch – 9 entries 4a)

1st Lee and Ratcliffe’s ShCh Arrodare Royal Flush JW - This young lady I have judged before and again she didn’t disappoint me now as a veteran. A beautiful feminine blue and white with lovely head and expression, good ears, neck and well laid back shoulders. Lovely length and good angulations with correct bone and muscle. Lovely feet and excellent coat. Well handled and presented. Her movement was strong with reach and drive to win the class and Reserve Best Veteran in Show.

 2nd Hateley ‘s Ch Mohnesee Sweet Dreams JW VW - 7 year old sable bitch of great quality.

Beautiful head and lovely neck leading to well laid back shoulders. Presented in great condition

with a lovely topline and that graceful sweep over the loin. Excellent movement and pushed

close to winner for top honour in a lovely class.

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge

Pastoral Group & Pastoral Group Puppy

Group 1

Hateley’s CH Lizmark Lullaby Moon Over Mohnesee JW ShCEx OSW – 5 year old bitch – Shetland Sheepdog

Group 2

Lee and Ratcliffe’s Arrodare Wild Card JW - Border Collie 2 year old blue and white quality bitch. Lovely feminine head with good ears and neck leading to well laid back shoulders. Good length and balanced angulations with excellent muscle tone which showed in her balanced driving movement - pushed hard, but just beaten on the day in a lovely quality line up.

Group 3

Westcott-Smith and Smith’s Bel/Lux CH Vivienne De L’Arene Noire At Rozimba (Imp Bel) BEL JNR Ch/BWJ23/WWJ23 - 3 year old Briard bitch. Lovely head, good strong neck leading to well laid back shoulders and lovely straight topline. Good angulations at front and rear and well muscled throughout. Very good effortless movement around the ring.

Group 4

Whyman and Murray’s Ch Lappviken Keltainen Of Manu JW - 2 year old Finnish Lapphund Dog

Puppy Group 1

Rojowska’s From Oslo With Snow White Touch Of The Sky To Articuno (Imp Pol) - 7 month old Samoyed Dog

 Puppy Group 2

Westcott-Smith and Smith’s Urban Legend Dilorini at Rozimba (imp Pol) - 10month old Briard dog. Another lovely pup. Beautiful head and expression, lovely neck with well laid back shoulders and good angulations and muscle tone. Very good movement around the ring with lovely straight topline,

Puppy Group 3

Sorockyj’s Sheltisha The One And Only - 9 month old Shetland Sheepdog dog

Puppy Group 4

Huntley’s Var Des Monts Lokiralgris At Puidelup - 10 month old Icelandic Sheepdog Bitch

Iain Lewis KCAI (Ag Rc) Judge