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 absent. Marianne Benton & Emily Bemelmans’ Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW won BOB (by Ch Blamorder Audacity x Ch Blamorder The Hustler), Michael & Rebecca Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis was RBOB (by Ch / Int Ch Constella Hazy Cosmic Jive JW x Blamorder Eva Peron), Kirsty & Richard Russell’s Koczkodan In My Heart won Best Puppy (by Koczkodan Heart of Gold x Lizoni Va Va Voom) and Marianne Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW was Best Veteran (by Juniperwood King Of Kings x Ch Oakestelle Venus De Milo VW ShCEx).
The “In Show” awards were judged by Angela Harvey (Wicani) who awarded BIS to Double Or Quits, BPIS to In My Heart and BVIS to Artemis.
National Working & Pastoral Breeds held their open show on Saturday 14th February where Debbie Bell drew an entry of 11 Smooth Collies with only 1 absent. Debra Jerrett’s Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW won BOB (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky), Marianne Benton & Emily Bemelmans’ Ch Blamorder Double or Quits of Oakestelle JW was RBOB and Debra Jerrett’s Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous won Best Puppy (by Wynele Strike One x Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW).
At Guildford open show on Sunday 15th February Krystyan Greenland (Rajarani) drew an entry of 4 Smooth Collies of which 3 were absent. Katy Warren & Abby Lusty’s Coldelee Jupiter Rises with Blamorder JW won BOB (by Ch Brackenhaye Fields of Gold x Ch Blamorder Sunny Sky) and went on to win Pastoral Group 3 judged by Bill Brown-Cole – well done!
Pauline Luxmore-Ball (Hushwing) drew an entry of 5 Smooth Collies at Isle of Ely open show on Saturday 7th February of which 2 were absent. She also judged the Pastoral Group. Trevor & Birgit Hayward & Claire Norman’s Ch Wynele Double Trouble at Foxearth won BOB and went on to win Pastoral Group 1 – well done!! (by Ch Wynele Indian Ink x Ch Foxearth Fudge Wynele). Debra Jerrett won RBOB with Coldelee Eternal Sunshine JW & Best Puppy with Coldelee Busy Bein Fabulous.
Delia Moores