Breed Notes

West of England Collie held their open show on Sunday 5th April where Sarah Flower (Lyndaryn) drew an entry of 23 Smooth Collies of which…

Jonny Andersson (Lundecock’s) from Sweden drew an entry of 6 Smooth Collies at the Scottish Breeds Ch show on Sunday 28th March, all present –…

Rebecca Wensley (Versatilis) drew an entry of 6 Smooth Collies at Herts & Essex Open show on Sunday 22nd March of which 4 were absent….

No breed classes at Exeter Open show on Saturday 14th March where Janet Johnson drew an entry of 8 in the AV NSC Pastoral classes…

British Collie held their championship show on Sunday 1st March where Sheila Beeney (Coneypark) drew an entry of 44 Smooth Collie with only 2 absent…

Yorkshire Collie held their open show on Sunday 15th February where Rachel Tilley (De Tillio) drew an entry 12 Smooth Collies of which 3 were…

Following on from last week’s notes – starting with the 2025 puppy winners. There were 6 different puppy winners sharing 12 Best Puppy awards plus…

Time to look back at last year’s winners. 28 different Smooth Collies won CCs or RCCs during the year – 15 dogs & 13 bitches,…

Michael Wensley (Versatilis) took on his 1st judging appointment at Wellingborough Open show where he drew an entry of 7 Smooth Collies with no absentees….

Pastoral day at the 1st championship show of the year, Manchester was held on Sunday 18th January where Jill Peak drew an entry of 35…

British Collie’s Collie of the Year 2025 competition was held on Saturday 10th January. The judges were Allyson King (Allyking), Stephen Clark (Derbypark) & Wiel-Bertie…

It is with deepest sadness that I have to report that my mum, Eira Moores passed away on Monday 15th December. Missing her so much….