23rd August 2024

All roads led to the Royal Welsh Showground for 2 sets of CCs’. Namely those on offer at WKC and Collie Club of Wales who held their Ch show in conjunction with WKC.
Normally the appointment of a First Time Judge will draw a good entry, but, maybe the venue and travel and number of shows has had some effect.
The judge for this event was Gina Stillwell who along with her husband owns the small Bellawave kennel and she is based near Maidstone, Kent and is the well-known Cup Steward at London & Provincial CC and she had received an entry of 48 and at the end of the day, few more new names were added to our list of winners.
However, the Dog CC went to Hazel Allsopp handling her, husband Derek and daughter Isobel’s Aqualita It’s a Miracle. This is his 2nd CC, having won his first at Bournemouth last year from Marianne Benton. He is a tricolour, sired by Aqualita Dr No out of Aqualita Lady of the Lake and was bred by Edith Pryor and was born in 2019 and he won the Open class. Taking the RDCC was the winner of Limit, Mrs k Phillips and her Essanjay Against All Odds. He is another tricolour, sired by Essanjay Dark Moon Rising out of Ingledene Seasons In The Sun at Essanjay and born Sept 2019. He is bred by Jan Williams.
Other class winners in males were: Veteran and Di Collino and Wicani Altitude at Imaginist; John & Caroline Tipper won MP with Tiganlea Turned To Black. Di Collino returned to win PD with Imaginist A Griffins Mark. Junior went to Sophie Wray-Ramsden and Takhisis Daggers at Dawn; Novice went to Sam Parnham and her blue, Caribbean Blue Sky Actis to Samante (Imp Pol) and a lovely win for Shelley Skinner and |Neo, better known as Ladnar Makeithappen For Nikal won Graduate; Kelly Crawford and Stregato Foolish Guy took PG. Special Beginners Dog went to Essenjay Against All Odds.
For the ladies, a new star in the form of the blue merle, Stregato My Silver Tassie with Gemheid won not only the Junior class, the CC and BOB. A mail message from Heidi Gallagher, owner to say that Tassie’s first show was Manchester this year, and she also went to YCC Open and that this is the second CC won by Heidi’s  (the first was Passionate Embrace at Gemheid who won at Blackpool in 2016 from the late Jean Lanning). Born in May 2023, and sired by Stregato Que Velit out of Wicani My Blue veined Child at Stregato and she carries many lines to Angela & Keith Harvey’s Wicani kennel. The RBCC was Stefani Flower and her dual CC winning Serenlas Pumpkin Spice JW who had won Limit. Other class winning ladies included: Marianne Benton and Keira, Ch Brooklynson Jane Russell of Oakestelle VW who won Veteran; Essanjay Heartbreaker won MP for the Williams. And Di Collino won with Imaginist My Fair Lady;  Denis and Mary Beardsworth won Graduate with Maysinder Sapphire Reign whilst John & Caroline Tipper, although both these last two entrants were alone in their classes, won PG with Tiganlea True Hearts Desire. Vanessa Cronk and Erica, Ch Skabona If I Saw You In heaven for Chelborn won Open and Alex Mills was alone in Spl Beginners with Hanvale Edina Monsoon with Lemivee but lost out to the dog, Essanjay Against All Odds.
Best of Breed went to Heidi and her Junior bitch, BPIB to Di Collino and Imaginist A Griffin’s Mark but the star of the day was the BVIB, Marianne and her sable bitch, Ch Brooklynson Jane Russell of Oakestelle VW and then, she went into the Pastoral Veteran Group under judge: Mr Age Gjetnes from Norway and wonderful news, she took G1 and had to stay for BVIS. Marianne also let me know that having applied for Kiera’s Show Certificate of Excellence,within24 hours this has been confirmed and she will now be known as Ch Brooklynson Jane Russell of Oakestelle VW ShCex – congratulations on a wonderful win and promoting the breed.
Now to Collie Club of Wales, headed by Secretary Christine Collins and her loyal helpers, staged their Ch show, outside but under cover with an overall entry of 84
Loaded up with Specials, Raffle prizes and more, the tables groaned under all the offerings, including, of course the coveted Welsh Dragon Model for BIS and a smaller version for BPIS along with Commemorative gifts from Phyllis Parry for BIS and BPIS, beautiful rosettes donated by the club and exhibitors.
This year her judges were Tony Iley (Ileyda) for the males and Alan Staniland (Tashadon) for females. Kirsty Russell had classes of Smooths but no CC’s and BIS judge was smooth specialist but well-known judge of Roughs, Bev White (Maneric)
Tony Iley last judged bitches in 2021 at Lancashire & Cheshire, prior to that at Ayrshire Collie in 2019
Dogs started first with MP won by Sheila Telford And her 6month baby, Beldones Diamond Touch for Glenbowdene, Melissa won PD with Salsina’s Red Hot Crush with Gataj. Junior fell to Luis with Charlene’s Paulara A Blaze of Glory. Shelley and Neo won Yearling and Sam Parnham took Novice with Caribbean Blue Sky Actis to Samante (a repeat of WKC). Anne Hassock and Camanna Cellmate then won Graduate and Post Graduate; Vanessa took Mid Limit with Chelborn Gambling List whilst Jo Hodges won Limit with Jopium Love On The Rocks and another tri boy, Robin & Ch Kourika You’ll Do For Me won Open with Alex Mills being in Veteran with Lynmack Starman at Lemivee.
After deliberation, the CC, his first went to Fred, alias Camanna Cellmate. A sable owned and bred by Anne Hassock but moved in the challenge by Julie Edwards. Just 19 months he is sired by Ch Paulara Noe Where Man out of Camanna Paulara Cissy Spacek.  The RDCC went to Robin and Ch Kourika You’ll Do For Me. Although 2nd in Junior, Gataj Lewis Capaldi took BPD and BV was an automatic win for Alex and her Lynmack Starman for Lemivee.
Now to Alan Staniland and his ladies. Alan last judged at Blackpool in 2019 and today his class winners were: Beldones Classic Touch for Brian & Odile who is a l/s to the MP dog winner; Melissa won PB with Gataj Exotic Girl; Junior went to Aaronwell Abel Mabel for Sue & John; Alex Mills and Hanvale Edina Monsoon won Yearling and Graduate. PG went to John & Caroline with Tiganlea True Hearts Desire whilst Vanessa won ML with Chelborn Gambler’s Wish. Brian & Odile won Limit with Beldones Just For Fun at Starlenga and Jayne Llewellyn took Open with Salsina Share The Love with Rob & Margaret Shipp completing the line up with Ch Gillyflower Della Buc Delle Fate.
The BCC, her first, went to Brian with his Beldones Just For Fun at Starlenga, a sable by Honky Tonk Man of River Tweed out of Ch Beldones Looks Like Fun and she was born in January 2021 and recently returned to the home kennel.
A delighted John Tipper phoned to let me know they had won the RBCC with Tiganlea True Hearts Desire. A sable, homebred by Lillyway Latimer at Nithview out of Tiganlea True Romance and she was born in Dec 2020. BPB went to Melissa and Gataj Exotic Girl.
In the final challenges, BOB fell to Brian, BPIB to Gataj Lewis Capaldi and BVIB to Ch Gillyflower but as BIS was to be judged by Bev, the overall result was BIS to Brian and his sable, RBIS to the Smooth, Coneypark Golden Brown, BPIS to Gataj Lewis Capaldi and BVIS to Blamorder Ice Cream Dream.

Carole Smedley
(Antoc)

email: ca.antoc@btinternet.com