Cheshire Agricultural Society

The Royal Cheshire County Show – Premier Open Show, 18th June 2025

Many thanks to the committee for the judging appointment and my excellent stewards. I must also thank the exhibitors for my entries and the grace in which they accepted my decisions.

Smooth Collies

Puppy (0,0)

Junior (3,0)

1st Davies-Brown’s Blamorder I Dreamed A Dream at Wystry

13 month old tri bitch who is maturing nicely. Nice clean wedge shaped head with a nice underjaw. Decent front angulation combined with good length of back, rise over loin and good tail-set enabling her to move out positively. Lovely long tail.

2nd Geddes’ Texforrier The Whole Shebang at Ingledene (Imp Fin)

13 month old tri bitch with a clean head of good proportions with a good shaped dark eye giving a sweet expression, lovely long neck. At that teenage stage so needs to drop and fill in chest but has time on her side, angulations fore and aft okay, preferred the movement of 1.

3rd Thomas & Lusty’s Blamorder Side Hustle with Mournebrake

Graduate (3,0)

1st Davies-Brown’s Blamorder I Dreamed A Dream at Wystry – as Junior

2nd Howard & Fort’s Shulune Imperial Inkheart with Casatentola

19 month old blue merle dog, no mistaking the fact that he’s male, masculine head with good underjaw and ear set and tip, flared in cheek and would prefer more length to head. Good arch of neck leading to nice forechest and length of body with slight rise over loin. Good angulations front and rear and tail of good length. Positive on the move with good drive.

3rd Geddes’ Texforrier The Whole Shebang at Ingledene (Imp Fin)

Post Graduate (2,0)

1st Leavesley’s Lizoni Lone Ranger

2 ½ year old tri dog with clean head of good proportions, nice eye and ears set and tipped well. Front angulation okay, would prefer a little more length in upper arm, good spring of ribs and depth of chest. Good length of back, rear angulation okay. Carrying a little extra weight today which showed in his movement.

2nd Robert’s McLelland Sargent Pepper

Two year old shaded sable & white dog with a very nice head – blunted wedge with clean cheeks, good eye-set and size, good back-skull and well-set, tipped ears used well. Nice arched neck leading to great length of back. Front angulation okay but would prefer a longer upper arm, this was reflected in his front movement. Rear angulation good giving drive on the move. Good length of tail.

Limit (2,1)

1st Rodger’s Blamorder Mischief Maker with Jerdoni

2 ½ year old sable & white dog who has matured since I last judged him. Head of pleasing proportions, dark eye, slightly flared in cheeks, ears well set and used to advantage. Overall great condition, front angulation fair though would prefer more length to upper arm. Developing good depth of chest and length to height ratio good. Muscular rear with good angulation giving great drive on the move. Tail of good length.

Open (5,2)

1st Rodger’s Blamorder High Brow

4 year old tricolour bitch of good quality and type. Lovely blunt wedge shaped head with dark eye giving sweet expression, ears set well with good tip. This bitch is full of quality presenting a pleasing profile when stood. Front and rear angulations correct and balanced, good depth of chest and spring of ribs, length of back okay, rise over loin good, length of tail okay. Excelled on the move with great reach and drive. Presented and handled to advantage. BOB

2nd Wensley’s Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW

3 ½ year old tricolour dog presented in good condition. Balanced head with nice eye and ear set, good back-skull. Balanced in body with good depth of chest and spring of ribs. Movement in the class was a little erratic but I was pleased to see him pull it together for the challenge gaining him RBOB.

3rd Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW

Kirsty Russell (Koczkodan)