22nd July 2022 – Leeds Championship Dog Show
Judge Mrs Penny SewellA wonderful day at Leeds Championship Show with Katie winning the Post Graduate Bitch class and Arya winning the Open Bitch Class under breed specialist Mrs. Penny Sewell. We were thrilled when Arya was also awarded the Reserve CC, so Arya now has 1 x CC and 3 x Reserve CC’s.
10th July 2022 – Collie Association Open Show 2
Judge Miss Claire NormanAnother replacement Judge as Mrs Denise Rowan (Rowancrest) was unable to attend. Katie liked this Judge (as she normally does) and won the Special Yearling Bitch class. Arya won her Open Bitch class also. Our daughter-in-law Georgina Howard was present on the day showing Jon for her Mum and Dad so Georgie […]
10th July 2022 – Collie Association Open Show 1
Judge Sandra WigglesworthSmooth Collies at this show originally should have been Judged by Mrs. C Bailey (Zottels) but unfortunately the Judge contracted Covid-19 just prior to the show so was unable to attend and therefore Smooth Collies had a replacement Judge in Mrs Sandra Wigglesworth. Katie was unsure of this Judge to be honest, the […]
19th June 2022 – West of England Collie Association Championship Show
Judge Mrs Bev WhiteAnother long distance venue but a breed club I love, being the first breed club I became a member of when I started showing rough collies back in the ’90’s. So another overnight stay the night before as too far to travel in one day. An indoor venue and was Katie’s first […]
12th June 2022 – London Collie Club Championship Show
Judge Miss Miranda BlakeArya decided directly after Bath Championship Show that it was a good idea to come into season so missed out on this show. This venue (Dobermann Club) has changed the surface since last year for the better, Katie was the only one we were able to take today and she did not […]
29th May 2022 – Bath Championship Dog Show
Judge Mrs Sue BirdThis is one show I love, the grounds are kept to perfection by the show society and although it is a 4 and half hour drive for me to attend, it is one of my favourites so overnight hotel booked and off I set with Eton and Arya. I did not expect […]
20th May 2022 – Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show
Judge Mr Stuart MallardMuch to my disappointment, I could not attend Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show this year, the accommodation I stayed in last year had more than doubled in price and with fuel and entry fees as well, I could have booked a week’s holiday! However, flying the Shandlmain flag was Tracy Kennedy and […]
14th May 2022 – SCCGB back to back Open Shows
Show 1 Judge – Mr Brian Hull, Show 2 Judge – Miss Abby LustyCatching up on shows that could not go ahead due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2 shows held today. Show 1 was great with Eton 2nd in Limit Dog behind Chief, Katie winning a good special yearling bitch class, then Arya winning a […]
8th May 2022 – Birmingham National Championship Dog Show
Judge Sue Hewert-ChambersToday we took Eton and Arya, leaving Katie home. Eton won Limit Dog Class and Arya won Limit Bitch Class. I was really pleased to see Arya’s breeder win the Bitch CC with Arya’s full litter sister, Lyra, huge congratulations to Jo and Richard Denton on a fabulous win and special litter.
23rd January 2022 – Manchester Championship Show
This year being as though costs for everything have gone up extremely high including fuel and hotel accommodation, we are being very particular as to which shows we choose to enter and definitely shows that we may normally enter but have to stay over for due to overnight accommodation cost. Judge Mr John RitchieThe first […]