Frank Kane (Hirontower) drew an entry of 29 Smooth Collies at City of Birmingham Ch show on Thursday 22nd August of which 7 were absent leaving 9 dogs and 13 bitches competing.
Trevor and Birgit Hayward and Claire Norman’s Ch Wynele Double Trouble at Foxearth won the Dog CC (by Ch Wynele Indian Ink x Ch Foxearth Fudge Wynele) and the RCC went to Di Howe’s Lizoni The Drifter (by Ch Blamorder Opulence at Himinnsaga x Koczkodan Sweet Dreams of Lizoni).
Debra Jerrett won the Bitch CC, Best Junior and BOB with Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous (by Wynele Strike One x Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW) and the RCC with Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky)..
Heidi Thomas’ Blamorder Butter Side Down at Mournebrake won Best Puppy (by Coldelee Jupiter Rises with Blamorder JW x Blamorder Dare To Dream) and Sarah Flower’s Ch Breckamore Butterfingers ShCM ShCEx won Best Veteran (by Ch Foxearth Flock Master for Breckamore JW x Finnish Touch for Breckamore).
No breed classes at Driffield Ch show on Saturday 29th August where Kevin Young drew an entry of 16 in the AV NSC Pastoral classes with 2 absent. The 14 present included 3 Smooth Collies. Debra Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW won Res Best Bitch.
At South West Essex Open show on Monday 31st August Paul Conway (Spawood) drew an entry of 3 Smooth Collies with 2 absent. Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won BOB and Pastoral Group 2 – well done! (by Ch Blamorder Audacity x Ch Blamorder The Hustler).
At Norfolk and Norwich Open show on Wednesday 26th August Cheryl Pierpoint (Chepam) drew an entry of 5 Smooth Collies with 2 absent.
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won BOB and Michael and Rebecca Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis was RBOB (by Ch / Int Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW x Blamorder Eva Peron).
Double or Quits went on to win Pastoral Group 2 – well done!
Delia Moores