SCOTTISH COLLIE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW ON 8 JUNE 2003

BITCHES – The Scottish Collie Club were the hosts for today of the International Collie Society, it was an honour to judge such an excellent show, thanks for your kind hospitality.   I had a very good entry, 75 bitches, 87 entries.   The quality of the bitches on the whole was very good.   I found a few large eyes, many short tails, carried high, & a few that could do with a good bath.

MP (9, 3a): 1  Hassock’s Camanna Carol Lombard, lovely s/w of 6 months, good conformation, nice bend of stifle, plenty of bone, neat feet, sweet expression , well placed ears used well, good stop, dark almond shaped eyes, moved well on floor.   2  McCarte’s Roughrigg Red Velvet, nice s/w, just a little nervous, at 6 months this was a big day for her, dark eye, correct stop, well placed ears which showed her sweet  expression, should do well once she settles down;   3  Blaikie’s Kourika Kaprice.

P (5):  1  Walker’s Emryks Love and Devotionat Starlenga,  11 months s/w, well proportioned, good head, correct stop, dark almond shaped eyes, neat ears used well, sweet expression, good bend of stifle plenty bone down to neat feet, coat in excellent condition, groomed to perfection, a credit to her owners, moved well.   BP; 2  Iley’s Halle Berry with Ileyda, nice tri, 11 months, very close between 1 & 2, could have went either way, felt her expression not as sweet as 1, ears were a little light, might have trouble later on, good stop, nice dark eye, good  conformation, moved well;  3  Mason’s Glenspey Highland Charm.

J (8, 2):  1  Hassock’s Camanna Cindy Crawford, s/w, nice shape & size, good clean head, good reach of neck, beautifully groomed, coat just starting to blow, moved freely;  2  Thomson’s Lomondvale Bootylicious , very nice s/w, good stop, well placed ears.   Would like just a little more almond shaped eye, little nervous.   Moved well:  3  Brand’s Ronansprey Rose at Dawn.

B (1):  Kane’s Kilchrenan Klassic Lady, nice s/w, clean head, reluctant to use ears, moved well on floor.  

M (5, 2): 1 Halle Berry with I; 2 G Highland Charm; 3 Patterson’s Aintshe Ever Blue at Wilmaranna.

N (5, 1): 1 Halle Berry with I; 2 Caplan’s Whitecraigs Look Of Love, s/w, good stop, would like to se a little smaller eye.   Well placed ears, in good coat, tail just a little short, moved well;  3 A Ever Blue at W.

G (11, 6): 1 Walker’s Emryks Angel of Love at Starlenga, lovely s/w, litter sister to BOB, if they could change places and day, today Angel was reluctant to show.   Nice clean head, dark eye, would not use ears to show the sweet Collie expression.   Groomed to perfection, moved well; 2 McIntyre’s Geosan Paper Box in Meryctin, lovely bitch, nice clean head, correct stop, dark eye which I would like a little more almond shaped, good front & hindquarters, moved freely round the ring.   Full sister to BCC; 3 Main’s My Blue Bonnett.

PG (15, 4): 1 Douglas’ Geosan Money Box, very glamorous s/w in excellent coat beautifully groomed, clean head, good stop, dark almond shaped eye, well placed ears used non stop to show sweet Collie expression good reach of neck, turn of stifle, well boned , good  front & back quarters, well placed shoulders, excellent conformation, moved freely with plenty of drive.   CC & RBIS; 2  Brown’s Stronvar She’s A Miracle, have seen this lovely shaded sable from the ringside many times & have admired her, she did not let me down when I went over her.   Nice wedge shaped head, correct stop, well placed ears used non stop, good reach of neck, good conformation, moved with drive round the ring.   3 Maxwell & Robinson’s Aintshe Chillie Pepper.

L (15, 1): 1 McLenahan’s Tiganlea Spring Time at Shelfpark, beautiful s/w, well placed dark almond shaped eye, good ear carriage used well, excellent coat, nice bent of stifle, good bone, neat feet, good reach of neck, moved freely round the ring; 2 Maxwell & Robinson’s Ileyda Popstar at Aintshe , good head, correct stop, dark almond shaped eye, well placed ears used well, sweet expression, good front & back quarters, well boned, moved well;  3 Thomson’s Lomondvale Busby’s Babe.

O (13, 3): 1 McCarte’s Sachenda Scarlet O’Hara at Roughrigg, lovely s/w, excellent head, good stop, lovely almond shaped eye, well placed ears showed non stop, excellent conformation, good front & hindquarters, groomed to perfection, moved soundly round the ring. RCC;  2 Szmitz’s Mallicot Morgan at Starlenga, very close between 1 & 2, preferred head on 1, felt Morgan’s ears were little & could cause some problems, conformation excellent, moved well; 3 Best’s Trixwood Exclusively Blue.

JANETTE PHILLIPS (Judge)