• Show Date: 27/09/2025
  • Show Type: Open/Limited/Sanction
  • Judged by: Melanie Lewis Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 06/12/2025

Stafford & District Canine Society

Breed: Australian Shepherd, Briard, Collie (Smooth), Collie (Rough)

Australian Shepherd

Junior - 2 entries (0a)

1st Martin’s Vegas Blackjack Of Baiwells Royal Aussies – 16 month old male with good masculine head. Lovely balanced body shape with strong muscular and slightly arched neck and correct croup and natural bob. Good bone and well muscled. Balanced moderate front and rear angles and parallel in both. Lovely coat and condition. Correct bite. Moved soundly front and back with good smooth side gait and level topline. BOB

2nd Davis & Walsh’s Rosschell Maid To Dream – 10 month old bitch. Good head and ears and eye of correct shape. Lovely strong and slightly arched neck. Lovely bone and good body shape with natural bob. Parallel front and back with balanced moderate angulations. Movement parallel and smooth, but slightly loose at the moment as expected from a puppy. Good coat and condition and well handled. BP

Post Graduate – 2 entries (1a)

1st Harvey’s Gemthorne Right Mover - 7 year old male. Lovely masculine head and ears and eye shape and balanced skull. Good bone with strong, arched, muscular neck. Lovely coat and condition. Parallel front and rear with balanced angles. Natural bob. Movement ok out and back and good profile.

Open - 3 entries (0a)

1st Harvey’s Weather The Storm TAF – 5 year old male with good bone and coat. Lovely masculine head with flat skull and good eye shape. Straight front and rear with balanced angles. Good croup and tail length. Attentive to handler and moved with good smooth side gait.


Briard

Junior – 1 Entries (0a)

1st Wescott-Smith & Smith’s Urban Legend Dilorini At Rozimba (IMP POL) – I loved this 10 month old fawn dog. What a lovely balanced body shape and croup leading to a well carried long tail. Lovely young male head with correct eye shape, colour and pigment and ears giving excellent expression. Good bone and muscle for age and good balanced angles. Good dry coat and pigment and double dew claws. Movement was excellent for a young dog with fabulous extension. Just lost out on BOB due to his maturity. BP PG2

Open – 1 entries (0a)

1st Wescott-Smith & Smith’s BEL/LUX CH Vivienne De L’Arene Noire At Rozimba (IMP BEL) BEL JR CH/BWJ23/WWJ23 - 3 year old Briard bitch with fantastic construction and angulation which was balanced. Lovely feminine head with correct eyes and ears. Good bone and muscle. Lovely croup and well set and carried long tail. Correct dry coat and double dew claws. Good profile from lovely shape and excellent movement with extension in side gait and sound front and rear. BOB G3


Collie (Smooth)

Junior - 1 entries (0a)

1st Jerrett’s Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous - 6 months old sable bitch with lovely head and eye. Ears well placed just still need to settle, but still such a baby. Lovely body shape with balanced front and rear angulation and stands parallel both front and rear. Lovely arched and muscular neck of good length. Tail to hock and well set. Very good sound movement when settled BP

Post Graduate – 1 entries (0a)

1st Davies-Brown’s Blamorder I Dreamed A Dream At Wystry – Very pretty 17 months tri girl. Lovely feminine head of a good blunt wedge with lovely ear set and use and correct eye giving a beautiful expression. Adequate bone and straight front. Balanced angles with rise over loin with good croup and tail to hock. Flexible pasterns, tight feet with well arched toes. Good coat and condition and well handled. Moved well and soundly from front, rear and sidegate. BOB

Open - 2 entries (0a)

1st Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunsine JW - 3 year old with a lovely balanced female head, well placed ears and oval eyes giving a lovely expression. Lovely balanced body shape with a very slight rise over the loin. Strong, arched and muscular neck. Athletic in build with adequate bone with good balanced angles and stood parallel front and rear. Tight feet with well arched toes. Lovely coat and condition and well-muscled. Very settled on move and moved really well.

2nd Seager’s Blamorder Magic Maker with Freejack JW – 3 year old dog with lovely male head, well set ears and oval eyes giving correct expression. Good balanced body with balanced angles. Lovely arched and muscular neck of good length. Lovely bone and well-muscled. Tail to hock. Moved well in side profile, but slightly unsettled.


Collie (Rough)

Puppy – 1 entry (0a)

1st Williams’s Mejola Edge Of Glory – Pretty Sable girl of just 6 months and very much a baby. Wedge shaped head, lovely ears and eye oval with sweet expression. Lovely body shape and balanced front and rear angles. Correct croup with tail to hock. Good bone and muscle for age with lovely coat and condition. Alert to handler. Moved well front and back and in profile. BP

Yearling – 2 Entries (0a)

1st Beardsworth’s Wicani Dulcibella Gyda Maysinder - 12 month old pretty blue merle bitch with tan markings. Lovely female head with correct ears and eye shape and placement. Strong, arched and muscular neck of balanced length. Very well angled front and rear and stood parallel. Lovely coat and condition with adequate bone. Lovely sound movement.

2nd Williams’s Essanjay Heartbreaker - 20 months bitch with lovely female head, ears and eye. Strong, arched and muscular neck of balanced length. Lovely balanced body shape with good bone, and good front and rear angulation. Good strong topline and lovely coat. Lost out to 1 on movement.

Post Graduate – 5 entries (0a)

1st Skinner’s Ladnar Makeithappen For Nikal - 2 ½ year old merle male with tan markings. Has a lovely personality. Lovely male head, well set ears and oval eyes giving correct expression. Good balanced body with balanced angles. Lovely arched and muscular neck of good length. Adequate bone and tail to hock. Stood parallel. Moved well in front with a good side gait.

Open - 2 entries (0a)

1stl Williams’s Mejola Top Gun - 2 year old handsome shaded sable male. Nothing was overdone with this boy and he shouted Rough Collie to me. Lovely male head with correct ears and eye shape and placement giving intelligent expression. Very attentive to handler and well handled. Good body proportions with lovely arched and muscular neck of good length, good topline and croup and tail to hock. Good bone and well muscled. Balanced angles and stood parallel front and rear. Moved smoothly and soundly. BOB

2nd Pullin’s Barrenclough Diamond Dawn At Myjacks - 5 year old well coated sable dog in good condition. Handsome head with good ear and oval eye and lovely expression. Good muscle, body proportions and front and rear angulations. Adequate bone. Moved soundly.

Melanie Lewis Judge