BOURNEMOUTH CANINE ASSOCIATION PREMIER OPEN SHOW
FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 2025 – Judge – Mrs Cathy Howard (SHANDLMAIN) FINNISH LAPPHUND Junior Dog/Bitch (0/0 abs) Post Graduate Dog/Bitch (1/1 abs) Open Dog/Bitch (1/0 abs) 1st Mr S & Mrs A Stanley – ANSALFROSE WIVI JW – Beautifully presented, attractive bitch approaching 3 years, lovely overall shape, good head, well set ears, decent […]
WEST OF ENGLAND COLLIE SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
SUNDAY 20TH JULY 2025 A great venue with a wonderful friendly atmosphere and a quality entry, with probably the best Smooth Collies currently being shown in this Country being entered, so some difficult decisions with dogs being separated by the finest points on the day and I could have given many more top awards than […]
WEST OF ENGLAND LADIES’ KENNEL SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
SUNDAY 27TH APRIL 2025 COLLIE (ROUGH) I was honoured by a wonderful entry of 110 dogs (119 entries) on what turned out to be a beautiful day both with the weather and the overall quality of the dogs, all of the dogs were presented well groomed by their owners/handlers, I was exceptionally pleased and a […]
GRAVESEND AND MEDWAY TOWNS CANINE SOCIETY OPEN SHOW
SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2024 I would like to thank the committee for a really well run busy show especially with the awful weather conditions that the committee had to deal with. Being outside in the rain, I wish to also thank the exhibitors for their good spirits showing their dogs in the inclement weather outside […]
SMOOTH COLLIE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN 2023 SMOOTH COLLIE OF THE YEAR – PUPPY & VETERAN CONTESTS
SMOOTH COLLIE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2023 HELD ON – SATURDAY 15TH JUNE 2024 – JUDGE MRS. CATHY HOWARD (SHANDLMAIN) I was honoured to be asked to judge the Puppy and Veteran Competition. Qualifying Puppies and Veterans during 2023 had to win Best Puppy Dog or Bitch at a Championship Show and likewise for the […]
SMOOTH COLLIE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN – 4TH MAY 2024 – BEST IN SHOW
SMOOTH COLLIE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN – SUB-GROUP OPEN SHOW FOR COLLIE (SMOOTH) & COLLIE (ROUGH) SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2024 BEST IN SHOW JUDGING – SHOW 2 A wonderful warm and sunny day which was much appreciated after all the rain that we have been having of recent times, unfortunately the grass had not been […]
STAFFORDSHIRE & BIRMINGHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OPEN SHOW – PASTORAL BREEDS & GROUP THURSDAY 1ST JUNE 2023
A lovely show with excellent hospitality and wonderful committee and stewards, but a shame that the date clashed with Pastoral Day at Southern Counties Championship Show, affecting the number of entries overall. SHETLAND SHEEPDOG Puppy (0 entries) Junior (0 entries) Yearling (2/1 absent) 1st – HAWKINS Mr B & FOY Mrs O – BEECHMERE CRYSTAL […]
Norwegian Collie Club – Collie Speciality Show, Bergen, Norway – Sunday 14th May 2023
Judging – Collie Smooth & Collie Rough – all classes and Best in Show BEST IN SHOW – ROUGH COLLIE ‘PERFECT IMAGE UNSOLVED MYSTERY’ RESERVE BEST IN SHOW – SMOOTH COLLIE ‘MERRYVILLE MY KIND OF STAR’ Below some of the other main winners at the Show. All Critiques are given at the time of Judging […]
NORFOLK & NORWICH CANINE SOCIETY OPEN SHOW – PASTORAL BREEDS & GROUP
TUESDAY 11TH APRIL 2023 I would firstly like to thank the hard working committee of Norfolk & Norwich Canine Society for putting on such a well run show and also to my sole hard working Steward, June Rutterford for working so efficiently throughout the day and to all exhibitors for entering and accepting placings graciously, […]
CRYSTAL PALACE CANINE ASSOCIATION OPEN SHOW – PASTORAL BREEDS & GROUP
SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2022 Many thanks to the Committee of Crystal Palace Canine Association for the invitation to judge at their show and also to my Stewards who were exemplary in keeping the ring running like clockwork and the Exhibitors honouring me with a lovely entry and allowing me to go over your dogs, I […]