Midlands Border Collie Club

Midland Border Collie Club Bitches 10/5/26

Minor Puppy Bitch 9 Entries

Three lovely babies which I am sure will regularly swap places. This was a hard class to judge as all entries were at different states of maturity as you would expect and allot were very unsettled on move.

1st Lampier’s Pencoppen Hot Comet - Pretty and very feminine 8 month old B/W baby. Head correct for age with lovely eyes and ears giving a lovely expression. Good angulation and well balanced with a lovely shape, arched neck and slope to croup. Stood parallel front and rear with enough bone. Correct shaped feet and good pasterns. In excellent coat and condition and handled sympathetically. Best mover in this class which was balanced, effortless with reach and drive and keeping a strong topline. BPB

2nd Lea’s Jerseywood Keep On Loving – Another pretty B/W girl of 7 months with a beautiful head, correct eyes and ears and lovely expression. Well angulated with a lovely shape, arched neck and slope to croup with good topline when standing. Stood parallel front and rear with correct bone. Correct shaped feet and good pasterns. When settled moved with reach and drive.

3rd Neil’s Dollindaw Divine Delight

Puppy Bitch 5 Entries

1st Kempton’s Borderbrook Special Dream – Very pretty B/W girl of 9 months with an absolutely beautiful head with correct oval eyes and ear set giving a lovely expression. Lovely body shape with good balanced angles and correct bone. Lovely length of neck and a strong topline though a very thick well-conditioned puppy coat can distract your eye from them. Stood parallel front and rear with correct shaped feet and good pasterns Most settled and flowing movement in this class with plenty of reach.

2nd Allison’s Wenmap Special Arrival - Another pretty B/W baby of 9 months of a different type to 1. Lovely feminine head and lovely eye shape and ear set giving the desired expression. Lovely angles and body shape. Stood parallel front and rear with good bone, correct shaped feet and good pasterns. Lovely length of neck and correct croup. Less settled than 1 on the move today, but full of potential.

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3rd Seaborn-Wendland’s Lucky For You Take My Heart At Noblewolves (Imp)

Junior Bitch 7 Entries

1st Morley’s Chikaramor Chyna Roses – Pretty B/W girl of 14 months of a lovely type with good body shape. Pretty head of correct proportions with correct eye shape and ear set giving a lovely expression and very attentive to handler. Lovely balanced angles with correct length of neck and good croup. Stood parallel front and rear with good bone correct shaped feet and good pasterns. Lovely adult coat coming through with attractive dappling on the white. Really good steady movement showing reach and drive.

2nd Ward’s Windwalker Aurora – Really pretty blue merle girl of 16 months. Lovely head with correct oval eyes and ear set giving a lovely expression. Lovely body shape with good balanced angles. Lovely length of neck and correct croup. Good bone and stood parallel front and rear on correct shaped feet. Moved steadily keeping topline.

3rd Walker’s Penduffie Angel Of My Dreams

Yearling Bitch 6 Entries

1st Schevenels & De Cree’s Jupavia Time To Fly -Very pretty B/W girl of 18 months with a lovely feminine head and lovely eyes and ears and keen expression. Well angulated with a good balanced shape, a lovely length of neck and lovely croup. Good bone and stood parallel front and rear. Correct shaped feet and short, strong rear patterns. Moved well with an effortless and flowing gait.

2nd Kempton’s Borderbrook Final Destiny JW – another lovely B/W girl of 20 months with very pretty dark face, correct eyes and lovely, sensitive ears giving a mild keen and alert expression. Lovely balanced angulation giving a nice shape with a strong topline. Stood parallel front and rear on good bone with correct feet and pasterns. Coming back into coat, but well conditioned. When her head was down she showed flowing movement with plenty of reach.

3rd Ward’s Windwalker Aurora

Graduate Bitch 9 Entries (3 Absent)

1st Morley’s Chikaramor Chyna Roses – 1st in Junior

2nd Kempton’s Borderbrook Special Dream – 1st in Puppy

3rd Hodson’s Littlethorn Mini Two

Post Graduate Bitch 10 Entries (1 Absent)

1st Schevenels & De Cree’s Broadmeadow s Jaz-O-Mine - Loved this 2 year old B/W girls type and shape. Balanced with an arched neck of correct length and good slope to croup. Such a pretty and correct shaped head with lovely eye shape and correct sensitive ears. Stands parallel front and rear on good bone with lovely angulation. Correct shaped feet and good pasterns. Moved really well with plenty of reach and drive. Considered her for the RCC, but she was unsettled in the challenge.

2nd Leslie’s Tonkory Spring In Your Step Among Windwalker- Another lovely 2 year old B/W girl of nice type. Really takes your eye with a very pretty and feminine head and lovely eyes and ears giving beautiful expression. Well angulated and balanced. Stands parallel front and rear with correct shaped feet and correct pasterns. Lovely neck length and good croup and good bone. Moved really well with a driving but flowing gait.

3rd Johnson’s Tidespring Take Your Time

Limit Bitch 12 Entries (1 Absent)

What a lovely class with some hard decisions which meant I was nit picking and on another day places could change.

1st Lee & Ratcliffe’s Arrodare Wild Card JW – Ultra feminine blue/white 3 year old girl of a lovely make and shape and nothing overdone. Beautifully angulated with a correct arch and length to the neck and a good slope to the croup giving a balanced appearance. Head feminine and still giving a bit away on maturity but with correct oval eye and ear set. A lovely keen expression and the ears were sensitive in use. Stood parallel front and rear. Moved out really well with plenty of reach and drive maintaining a strong topline.

2nd Smith’s Arrodare Never Say Never – Prety 4 year old B/W girl with a lovely compact shape. Lovely shaped pretty head with correctly set and sensitive ears. Lovely reach to neck and slope to croup. Well angulated and balanced with good bone. Stood parallel front and rear on correct shaped feet and good pasterns. Moves with plenty of reach and drive but a little exuberant at times but holds a strong topline.

3rd McConnachie’s Your Still The One At Thistleskye

Open Bitch 6 Entries

Another lovely class full of quality 

1st Green & Ratcliffe’s Arrodare Fire It Up – Beautiful darkly marked and balanced black white 3 year old girl who just draws your eye to her. Beautiful balanced head with correct eye shape and ear set and ears were sensitive in use. Lovely body shape with correct length and arch to neck of neck and slope to croup. Stands parallel front and rear and has good bone, correct shaped feet and pasterns with short strong hocks. Well angulated and balanced. She was excellent on the move in all directions with plenty of reach and drive and a smooth effortless gait holding her topline. Please to award her BCC and delighted she went BIS. I also learned later this was her 3rd CC. A very worthy Show Champion - congratulations.

2nd Kempton’s Borderbrook Winter Sunset JW - a lovely 5 year old B/W girl who I have judged and admired before. Very attentive to handler and she takes your eye. Beautiful head with lovely dark oval eyes and well set and used ears giving a correct expression. Lovely neck and slope to croup. Well angulated and balanced with correct bone and oval feet. Correct front and rear pasterns and stands parallel. Moves effortlessly with reach and drive but today in the challenge she didn’t give that little bit extra - again another one I considered for the RCC.

3rd Greening’s Kanamaren Take These Pearls

Class 22 Champion Bitch 1 Entry

1st Lee & Ratcliffe’s ShCh Arrodare Royal Flush JW – I have awarded this beautiful Blue/ White girl the RCC in the past and she is now 8 years old and a veteran. So beautifully balanced and nothing overdone. The best of heads with correct eyes and ears and a very keen expression. Well angulated front and rear with good bone. Lovely arched neck and slope to croup. Stands parallel front and rear on correct pasterns. Beautiful coat and condition and expertly handled. She moves so effortlessly and never tired even in the challenge after already being shown in 3 classes. She out moved all the others in the challenge for RCC today and I could not deny her the award again. BVB & BVIS

Veteran Bitch 13 Entries (2 Absent)

Another lovely class 

1st Lee & Ratcliffe’s ShCh Arrodare Royal Flush Jw – 1st Champion

2nd Simmons & Inverno’s ShCh Sashdan Never Ending Story (Ai) JW - A beautiful 8 year old B/W girl who I have much admired from the ringside. So well constructed and so sound. Such a lovely expression from a well shaped, darkly marked head with correct oval eye and well set and used ears. Well angulated with beautiful balance with really good bone and stands parallel front and rear on correctly shaped feet. She moves effortlessly with reach and drive. Just lost out today on carrying a bit too much condition, but her quality can’t be denied and such a worthy Show Champion. Thank you for bringing her under me to judge. 

3rd Smith’s Miz Janey Of Terverley

Special Open Working Bitch 1 Entry

1st Jones’s Sianworth Rustic Flame For Keltiklan – Pretty 4 year old sable. Correct head proportions and oval eyes with well placed and used ears giving a kind expression. Lovely athletic appearance. Good balanced angulation and adequate bone and good length to neck and slope to croup. Lovely steady movement and the more this girl was worked through the classes the betters she went. In this class her tail was fully down and I could fully appreciate her smooth driving movement. RBWIS

Special Open Bitch AOC than Black or White 8 Entries (1 Absent)

1st Lee & Ratcliffe’s ShCh Arrodare Royal Flush Jw

2nd Smith’s Arrodare Seen It In Colour – a very pretty 4 year old Blue/white girl. Lovely shaped head with good stop and a very keen expression. Lovely compact shape with excellent front and rear angulation. Lovely arched neck and correct slope to croup. Very good bone and short strong hocks and stands parallel front and rear. Powerful movement with plenty of reach and drive but was a little overkeen at times so lost the effortless smooth movement I was looking for. However still very close up to 1.

3rd Jones’s Chikaramor So Magical For Sianworth

Special Open Members Bitch 3 Entries (1 absent)

1st Shahmatova’s Nashdom One Day In May - Such a pretty 6 year old B/W girl. Nothing overdone and beautifully balanced and angulated. Lovely feminine head with correct eyes and ear set which were sensitive in their use giving a lovely expression. Good length of neck and slope to croup. Stands parallel front and rear with good bone and correct shaped feet and slope to front pasterns. Moved effortlessly keeping a strong topline with plenty of reach and drive.

2nd Buckley’s Amkamel Goblet Of Fire - Another very pretty 3 year old B/W girl again with nothing overdone. Pretty correct shaped head with oval eye and lovely pricked ears giving her a very alert expression. Lovely construction and body shape with good length to neck and slope to croup. Stands parallel front and rear on oval feet and correct pasterns. Moved steadily around the ring with reach and drive holding her topline.

Judge Melanie Lewis