London & Prov Collie held 2 open shows on Sunday 16th August. At Show 1 Stacy Steven (Cambrogan) drew an entry of 25 Smooth Collies of which 6 were absent leaving 8 dogs & 11 bitches competing.
Jo & Richard Denton’s Coldelee Take It To The Limit won Best Dog & RBOB (by Wynele Strike One x Coldelee Eternal Sunshine) and Georgina & Christopher Howard & Michelle Fort’s Shulune Imperial Inkheart with Casatentola was Res Best Dog (by Ch / Int Ch Winter is Coming To Tentola x Shulune Imperial Seduce Me).
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won Best Bitch & BOB (by Ch Blamorder Audacity x Ch Blamorder The Hustler) and Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis was Res Best Bitch (by Ch / Int Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW x Blamorder Eva Peron).
Jayne Llewellyn & Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Sunny Side Up won Best Puppy (by Coldelee Jupiter Rises with Blamorder JW x Blamorder Dare To Dream) and Nick & Ann Smith’s Ch / Int Ch Winter Is Coming to Tentola won Best Veteran (by Ch Foxearth Frappuccino x Jack Mack’s Hefin Huw).
The “In show” awards were judged by Tony Iley (Ileyda) who awarded RBIS to Double or Quits and BVIS to Winter Is Coming – well done!
At show 2 Tony Iley (Ileyda) drew an entry of 23 Smooth Collies with 3 absent leaving 8 dogs & 12 bitches competing.
Georgina & Christopher Howard & Michelle Fort’s Shulune Imperial Inkheart with Casatentola won Best Dog & Nick & Ann Smith’s Ch / Int Ch Winter Is Coming to Tentola was Res Best Dog.
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won Best Bitch & BOB and Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis was Res Best Bitch.
Jayne Llewellyn & Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Sunny Side Up won Best Puppy and Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW won Best Veteran (by Juniperwood King Of Kings x Ch Oakestelle Venus De Milo VW ShCEx).
The “In show” awards were judged by Linda Nicholas (Nickarlyn) who awarded BIS to Double or Quits, RBIS to Imperial Inkheart & BVIS to Artemis – well done!
The Vulnerable Native Breeds open was held on Saturday 15th August where Mrs J Britton (Guardalavaca) drew an entry of 12 Smooth Collies with 4 absent.
Lee & Elise Seager’s Blamorder Magic Maker with Freejack JW won BOB (by Ch / Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder x McClelland Rule The World with Blamorder) and Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW won RBOB & Best Veteran.
Artemis went on to win Pastoral Veteran Group 3 judged by Gareth Brown (Wystry).
Also on Saturday 15th August Louise Patterson drew an entry of 4 Smooth Collies at Huntingdon Open show with 3 absent,
Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Ch / Int & Multi Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW won BOB (by Blamorder Bring Him Home x Blamorder Marvellousness with Constella).
Lyndsey Jones (Llwyni) drew an entry of 5 Smooth Collies at Lancaster & Dist Open show on Saturday 8th August, all present.
Tracey & Dave Holmes & Abby Lusty’s Ch Blamorder Makers Mark JW won BOB & Pastoral Group 3 – well done! (by Ch / Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder x McClelland Rule The World with Blamorder).
At Morecambe & Heysham Open show on Saturday 8th August Linda Roberts (Cherastayne) drew an entry of 5 Smooth Collies, all present.
Debra Jerrett’s Ch Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW won BOB and Pastoral Group 2 – well done! (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky).
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