• Show Date: 27/08/2025
  • Show Type: Open/Limited/Sanction
  • Judged by: Jake Walsh Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 23/01/2026

Norfolk & Norwich Canine Society

Australian Shepherds 

Puppy (1) 

1st Reeve’s Durena Doppleganger 9 month old blue Merle boy of excellent colour. Presented a good overall profile upon first glance. Head was well balanced for his age, almond eyes, moderate stop, finished off with correctly placed ears. Good bone, tight well arched oval feet, soundly constructed with balanced angulations. Good reach of neck with firm level topline. Promising youngster. RBOB BPIB

Special Yearling (0)

Limit (2/1)

1st Wray-Ramsden’s Arohahills a Star is Born for Takhisis (IMP ZAF) JW BEL JCH Black tri bitch who I have had the pleasure of judging before, and without a doubt has matured into a beautiful young lady. Moderate throughout. Balanced, feminine head of good shape and proportions. Dark almond eyes, moderate stop and well placed ears. Ample neck leading into solid level topline. Correct angulations throughout helping her move effortlessly around our big ring. BOB 

Open (0)

Border Collie 

Puppy (1)

1st Oliver’s Smart as a Whip Danger Zone at Tambuzi (IMP ESP) 10 month old B/W who grabs your attention as soon as he walks into the ring, it’s like he’s been doing this ‘showing game’ for years. Well balanced masculine head, oval shaped dark eyes giving a lovely expression. Good overall outline, well balanced angulations, moved with ease around the ring. BPIB BOB 

Special Yearling (1)

1st Oliver’s Smart as a Whip Danger Zone at Tambuzi (IMP ESP)

Limit (1)

1st Porter’s Nashdom Idol 2 year old B/W boy who had a pleasing, masculine head. Neck of good length, well angulated front and rear. Just lacked the free smooth movement today unfortunately. 

Open (1)

1st Porter’s Kirkwind Shooting Star 7 year old B/W boy. Good head, correct dentition for age. Good length of neck, balanced angulations, good overall profile, was just carrying too much weight today. RBOB 

COLLIE (ROUGH)

Puppy (4,2) 

1st Gatt’s Wicani Belladonna 11 Month old tri colour girl. Feminine, clean, well-blunted head. Slight stop, flat backskull and well placed ears. Good length of neck, firm topline held well on the move. Balanced angulations throughout. Good bone. Presented and handled to perfection, Moved with ease around the ring. BPIB

2nd Collino’s Imaginist Frozen In Time 9 month old blue Merle girl. Correctly made head and expression. Excellent body proportions and angulations, unfortunately carrying too much much weight today affecting her movement and overall performance. 

Special Yearling (8,3)

1st Wray- Ramsden’s Takhisis Xtraordinary Lady BWJ24 BELJCH 17 month old tri colour girl. Feminine head and expression. Dark almond eyes placed obliquely. Slight stop, flat backskull and well placed ears. Good length of neck and firm topline. Good body proportions, correct angulations throughout. Moved with ease. RBOB

2nd Bartram’s Ambartr Written in The Stars 15 month old tri colour girl, who was slightly out of condition today however that didn’t hide the fact she’s a sound girl underneath. Feminine head, correctly made, slight stop, dark almond eyes obliquely placed. Flat backskull with well placed ears. Balanced throughout and moved well, just needs some time.

3rd Bartram’s Ambartr’s Dignity and Pride.

Limit (2)

1st Cooper’s Kelekona Hearts of Gold JW sable boy who is correctly balanced throughout. Masculine head, wedged shaped, clean in outline. Dark almond eyes giving a lovely expression, correct stop. Flat back skull and correctly placed ears. Good length of neck and good firm topline which did not move a muscle on the move. Good angulations front and rear which helped him move with drive around the ring. Presented and handled well. BOB 

2nd Bartram’s Ambartr’s Dignity and Pride sable girl who was just so out of condition today. I have judged her before and liked her very much, I still do however in this class she just lacked coat body and condition. However behind all that you can still see her feminine, clean and correct head. Slight stop, dark almond eyes and correctly placed ears. Plenty of neck, firm topline. Correct angulations. Good strong rear when standing. I would like to see her again on another day. 

Open (4,2) 

1st Cooper’s Lilith Nar Sule of Kelekona 5 year old shaded sable girl. Another from this kennel who was very clean in profile. Beautiful body lines. Feminine, clean head, slight stop. Dark almond eyes giving a sweet expression. Ears placed well, good neck, topline and angulations. Presented well and moved with ease and drive. 

2nd Bartram’s Ambartr King of The Ring 8 year old sable boy. In profile he is a lovely boy. Clean masculine head, dark almond eyes, slight stop. Good length of neck, firm topline, correct angulations. His movement just wasn’t his fortune today. 

Collie (smooth) 

Puppy (1)

1st Jefford’s Breckamore’s Eye Catcher for Wizzizz 8 month old tri colour girl. Feminine head, balanced for her age. Dark almond eyes, sweet expression. Slight stop and correctly placed ears. Lovely length of neck although her white was past her withers. Good angulations front and rear, moved well. BPIB

Special Yearling (1)

1st Benton & Bemelman’s Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW 15 month old blue merle girl. I knew as soon as I saw her she was my clear winner. She had everything you wanted. Feminine sweet head, correctly made. Well placed ears. Good neck, topline and angulations. Clear blue colour, not to much black or white. Moved with drive around the ring. Breath taker. BOB 

Limit (0) Open (2,1) 

1st Benton’s CH Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW 8 year old blue Merle girl. Nicely balanced head, correct slight stop. Dark almond eyes. good length of neck, firm topline, good angulations and moved exceptionally well for her age. RBOB.

JAKE WALSH (ROSSCHELL)