National Working & Pastoral Breeds championship show was held on Saturday 11th July, during the 3rd heat wave of the year so far. Cath Moffat drew an entry of 27 Smooth Collies of which only 3 were absent leaving 10 dogs & 14 bitches competing.
Ann French’s Breckamore Bobby Dazzler for Swanndale won the Dog CC & BOB. This win makes him the 1st new male champion of the year – congratulations! He is home bred by Wynele Show Time x Wynele Now Look At Me and won his other CCs this year at Birmingham Nat (Birgit Hayward) and London Collie (Lene Newman). The RCC went to Trevor & Birgit Hayward & Claire Norman’s Ch Wynele Double Trouble at Foxearth (by Ch Wynele Indian Ink x Ch Foxearth Fudge Wynele).
Debra Jerrett’s Ch Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW won the Bitch CC (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky) and the RCC & Best Veteran went to Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW (by Juniperwood King Of Kings x Ch Oakestelle Venus De Milo VW ShCEx).
Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Masterpiece won Best Puppy (by N Ch Torrosly’s Final Fantasy x Ch / Multi Ch Blamorder The Hustler) and Ellie Morgan’s Lizoni Que Sera Sera won Best Special Beginner (by Ch Blamorder Opulence at Himinnsaga x Koczkodan Sweet Dreams of Lizoni).
Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW won the Pastoral Veteran Group judged by Karen Angier and RBVIS judged by Derek Smith and Ellie Morgan’s Lizoni Que Sera Sera won the Pastoral Spec Beginners Group judged by Steve Atkinson and Res Best Spec Beginner in Show judged by Derek Smith – well done!!
Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW was 3rd in the Veteran Stakes judged by Marion Sargent (26 ent, 19 abs), Debra Jerrett’s Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous was 3rd in the Junior Stakes judged by Pauline Luxmore-Ball (40 ent, 32 abs) (by Wynele Strike One x
Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW) and Andrea Richardson’s Lizoni Smooth Collies were 2nd in the Pastoral Breeders Comp (19 entered) – well done!
Pastoral day at Boston Ch show was held on Friday 3rd July where Derek Allsopp (Sandmel) drew an entry of 15 Smooth Collies of which 4 were absent leaving 6 dogs & 5 bitches competing.
Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Ch/Int/Multi Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW won Best Dog (by Blamorder Bring Him Home x Blamorder Marvellousness with Constella) and Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Masterpiece won Res Best Dog & Best Puppy.
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 Tracey & Dave Holmes & Abby Lusty’s Ch Blamorder Makers Mark JW won Res Best Bitch (by Ch / Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder x McClelland Rule The World with Blamorder).
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).
Double or Quits was shortlisted in the Pastoral Group judged by Jacky Cutler (Lankeela) and Winter Is Coming was shortlisted in the Veteran Group judged by Tim Hutchings (Winuwuk).
Boston also held an open show with judging on Wednesday 1st July where Pete Simmons (Simmovon) drew an entry of 6 Smooth Collies with only 1 absent.
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won BOB & Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Masterpiece won Best Puppy.
London & Prov Collie held their open show at Boston on Friday 3rd July where Angela Harvey (Wicani) drew an entry of 19 Smooth Collies with 5 absent leaving 8 dogs & 6 bitches competing.
Abby Lusty’s Ch & Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder VW won Best Dog & Best Veteran (by Am & Can Ch Cardross Pinball Wizard x Can Ch Uneeda Bare Naked Lady) and Lee & Elise Seager’s Blamorder Magic Maker with Freejack JW was Res Best Dog (by Ch / Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder x McClelland Rule The World with Blamorder).
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won Best Bitch & BOB and Tracey & Dave Holmes & Abby Lusty’s Ch Blamorder Makers Mark JW won Res Best Bitch. Abby Lusty’s Blamorder Masterpiece won Best Puppy.
Angela Harvey also judged the BIS awards with Red Dirt Road winning BOSIS & BVIS – well done!
Update from the Smooth Collie AGM held on Saturday 20th June. The new committee are Sheila Beeney – Chairperson, Jo Denton – Vice chairperson (co-opted), Andrea Richardson – Hon Secretary (co-opted), Debra Jerrett – Treasurer (co-opted) and committee members Abby Lusty, Charlotte Rodgers, Delia Moores, Michael Wensley, Elaine Cowling, Lee & Elise Seager and Breed Education Coordinator – Cathy Howard
Delia Moores