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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 – 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 […]

East of England Championship Dog Show – 8th July 2023

Unfortunately, this year was the very last ever East of England Championship Dog Show due to the East of England Showground having been sold off for housing development and other business development so the show was moved to Rutland Showground for the very last show to take place. From 2024, Boston Championship Dog Show will […]

Smooth Collie of the Year 2022 – 17th June 2023

It is always a privilege to have one or more of your dogs qualify for Smooth Collie of the Year. This event recognises the Dog and Bitch CC, Reserve CC winners and the Championship Show Best Puppy Dog and Bitch winners and Dog and Bitch Veteran winners, so is not always easy to qualify for. […]

Bath Championship Show – 27th May 2023

One of my favourite shows on the General Championship Show Circuit. We stayed once again overnight the night before the show as it is a long distance drive for us, this time with Arya and Katie in tow. Our Judge today was Mr Gary Gray who placed Katie 1st Limit Bitch and Arya 3rd in […]

Scottish Kennel Club – 21st May 2023

After having a bit of a break from showing the dogs and those having attended not doing anything really to write about, SKC was a lovely show catching up with good friends and just enjoying the show. Arya was placed 1st in Open Bitch under rough collie breed specialist Mr Josh Blackburn who was giving […]