The Smooth Collie Club of GB’s Smooth Collie of the Year competition was held on Saturday 20th June. The competition starts with Puppies followed by Veterans, both judged by Paula Meacham (Zellamere), then the CC & RCC winning Dogs, then Bitches judged jointly by Geoff Hyde (Londer), Miranda Blake (Corydon) and Margaret Wildman (Wildax).
There were 5 puppies entered and the winner of “Puppy of the Year” was Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW (by Ch Blamorder Audacity x Ch Blamorder The Hustler) and Runner-up was Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis (by Ch / Int Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW x Blamorder Eva Peron).
From the 8 veterans entered the winner of “Veteran of the Year” was Sarah Flower’s Ch Breckamore Butterfingers ShCM ShCEx (by Ch Foxearth Flock Master for Breckamore JW x Finnish Touch for Breckamore) and Runner-up was Abby Lusty’s Ch & Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder VW (by Am & Can Ch Cardross Pinball Wizard x Can Ch Uneeda Bare Naked Lady).
There were 7 of the CC & RCC winning dogs entered and the Best Dog & Overall “Smooth Collie of the Year” winner was Trevor & Birgit Hayward & Claire Norman’s Ch Wynele Double Trouble at Foxearth (by Ch Wynele Indian Ink x Ch Foxearth Fudge Wynele), Res Best Dog went to Keira & Matthew Martin’s Ch Sturtmoor Arceus’s Legacy JW (by Manordeifi Bow Regard x Shandlmain’s Shuri with Sturtmoor) and Runner-up to Charlotte Rodgers’ Blamorder Mischief Maker with Jerdoni (by Ch / Am & Can Grand Ch Cardross Red Dirt Road to Blamorder VW x McClelland Rule The World with Blamorder).
There were 7 of the CC & RCC winning bitches entered and the Best Bitch & Reserve Best Smooth Collie of the Year was Debra Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky), Res Best Bitch was Marianne
Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW and Runner-up was Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW (by Juniperwood King Of Kings x Ch Oakestelle Venus De Milo VW ShCEx).
The competition was followed by an excellent buffet lunch & the AGM. News from the AGM will be in next week’s notes.
City of Cambridge held an open show on Saturday 13th June where Louise Bermingham (Bamcwt) drew an entry of 6 Smooth Collies of which 3 were absent.
Marianne Benton’s Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won BOB & Pastoral Group 4 – well done. RBOB went to Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Ch & Int & Multi Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW (by Blamorder Bring Him Home x Blamorder Marvellousness with Constella).
At Taunton Open Show on Sunday 14th June Stephanie Presdee (Pampardour) drew an entry of 4 Smooth Collies with 3 absent. She awarded BOB to Philippa Batten’s Koczkodan In My Dreams with Quedeekae (by Koczkodan Heart of Gold x Lizoni Va Va Voom).
Helen Gutteridge (Qiqern) drew an entry of 3 Smooth Collies, all present at Northwich Open Show on Sunday 14th June.
Brenda Leavesley & Andrea Richardson’s Lizoni Modry Fantsie won BOB (by Lizoni Lone Ranger x Celeste Uta Anyaru of Lizoni), Brenda Leavesley’s Lizoni Lone Ranger was RBOB (by Ch Blamorder Opulence at Himinnsaga x Koczkodan Sweet Dreams of Lizoni) and Linda Young’s Wynele Ace Of Spades won Best Puppy (by Ch Wynele Indian Ink x Ch Foxearth Fudge Wynele). Ace Of Spades went on to win the Pastoral Puppy Group judged by Mike Vincent – well done!!
Delia Moores