City of Birmingham Results & Critiques 2025

Critiques kindly provided by judge

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CH SHOW

ROUGH COLLIES

I would like to thank the exhibitors who took time out to present their collies and to the committee  and stewards who put on an excellent show with good size rings. This year is my 50th year in collies and i am sorry to say it is  a breed heading for trouble. All this year we have seen very few youngsters being shown and it is these youngsters  that are our future. Unless more people start to breed their own stock instead of buying in, then not only will any knowledge of the breeding be lost but also there will be very few quality collies to breed from. We are losing so many good points particularly head and eye qualities, and will not be able to get these back as time goes on. In many ways i was lucky when i started because i did not have the internet or all the hype that comes with social media. We actually had to visit breeders and see if their collies were as good as the publicity. Even in those days it was not always the case . This is not a hobby you can be successful in behind a keyboard. You have to actually go and gain practical experience . Viewing other breeders and litters in their home  can be so interesting. Most love to talk about their dogs and you can pick up a wealth of knowledge at the same time.

SPECIAL BEGINNERS DOG (3)

1st Boyle's  BARRENCLOUGH HEART OF GOLD

s/w In good coat and condition.Pleasing head properties . Correct eye and expression. Good reach of neck and body. Moved and presented himself well

2nd Leese's ESSANJAY FIELDS of GOLD for FIRESAGA

Over all a larger dog but some what stronger in head than one and not the cleaness in skull. Would prefer a better shaped eye . Good length of body .Standing presented well. Could be more positive on the move.

3rd GELDER'S LIBANEL EREBUS  ETERNAL LOVE

VETERAN DOG (3)

1st William's  CH MEJOLA FATE and FORTUNE

I judged this lad a few years back and he won a Limit class for me then. Upstanding merle who was born showman . Although i would prefer a better head on him it is not to difficult to see why he became a CH when you take his body conformation and his true movement into account. Now a veteran he still maintains this some thing that was lacking in a lot of the younger exhibits.

2nd Shipp's    CH NO MORE HEROES Du Clos De SEAWIND

S/W   Again I first judged him a few years back and he showed his promise then. Very nice clean head , correctly placed stop and nice eye and expression. Good depth and length of body . You judge what you see on the day and today i felt he could have put more in on the move.

3rd Boyle's BARRENCLOUGH HEART OF GOLD

MINOR PUPPY DOG 0

PUPPY DOG 1

1st Lockyer's GATAJ STRIKE IT LUCKY

Quite taken with this 9th s/w  who shows a lot of promise. Pleasing clean head , correct well placed stop and good ear carriage a nice eye giving the desired expression. Good reach of neck ,depth and length of body . Moved well on neat feet . Groomed and presented well. BP in Breed.

JUNIOR DOG 5 (1)ab

1st Randall's LADNAR CALL MY NAME

Res CC

The first thing that hits you on seeing this bluemerle  is the correct colour and well marbled. His head is so clean with no exaggerations , correctly placed stop and good skull. Correct eye in colour, shape  and placement, good ear carriage giving a masculine expression. He is the correct  size for a male. He moves well from the rear , perhaps could be more positive in front but his other qualities out way this.

2nd Blake's CORYDON THE BARONET

Tricolour who excells on the move and so he should . Correct shoulder which shows on the move.Drives well from the rear and presents himself well . His head is clean with no exaggerations and pleasing eye and good ear carriage. I would prefer that he was more masculine and up to size. However a very close  thing between 1st & 2nd.

3rd Lockyer's GATAJ TIME WILL TELL

YEARLING DOG 1 (1)abs

GRADUATE DOG 2

1st  CORYDON THE BARONET

2nd Brooker's STARLENGA ALL ABOUT MAJIC for CORISIAN

S/w presented in excellent coat and condition. Standing presents a very nice picture . However although he has a pretty eye it was more forward looking than the obliquely set which is required by the standard. His head is very clean wedge with no exaggerations around the cheeks . I felt he could have put more in on the move which was rather erratic today.

POST GRADUATE DOG 7 (1) abs

1st Mitchell& Jordan's AVONFAIR ALOYSIUS

Gold s/w in superb coat and condition. Very nice head properties, clean and correctly placed stop, good ear carriage, pleasing eye and expression. Good reach of neck and bodyshape. Moved well. Presented himself well and all credit to his handler who must have put in a lot of work  because he was groomed to perfection.

2nd Toogood's HANVALE RALPH LAUREN

S/w Pleasing head ,clean with no exaggerations. Good reach of neck and overall body shape. Moved feely . Not in the condition of !st .

3rd Ross's BLUE WIZZARD at AMBERWISH

LIMIT DOG 7 (1ab)

1st Hassock's CAMMANA CELLMATE

CC DOG

S/w at 2 and half years old, now coming into his own I had to do a double take when I saw this dog today. Having seen him so many times in the ring behaving like a teenage  boy  just let out from school. Today he was totally different and all credit to his handler for handling him so well. To some who have not seen the likes of him before he would not have looked out of the place in the 80,s when the breed was in its pomp .  Lets look at his attributes . He is a good size and a proper male , well boned with good chest ,spring of rib , nice turn of stifle , good hocks and neat feet. Presented in good coat . Then take a good look at his head properties, clean wedge ,good muzzle and underjaw , correct well placed stop and flat skull. Correct ear carriage and correct shaped dark eye set correctly giving a masculine expression. All things which we are losing in the breed . Certainly size , correct  eye shape and placement. For those of you who are interested take a look some of  the photo's in the book Collies of distinction and compare them with a lot of the  collies we have today. He did enough on the move today thanks to his handler

2nd Waterhouse's LYNMEAD ROYAL LOVER

S/w presented in excellent coat and condition. Pleasing head properties with rounded muzzle and good skull. Not the easiest of showman but when he does use his ears he as a pleasing expression. No where in the standard does it say Must stand like a statue. Many a good dog is passed over when they do not. Good reach of neck and overall conformation. He moved freely both front and rear .I just prefered the eye set on my cc and Res cc which was my deciding factor today .

3rd Harris's GEOSAMKA LOVES TO LOVE at AMBERWISH

OPEN DOG 7 (2ab)

1st Lockyer's VERY SPECIAL ANGEL SILVESTRE at GATAJ

Gold s/w who i feel his punching above his weight at the moment . Each and every collie is different in development and i strongly believe this lads best years are yet to come. A lot to  like about this dog. Clean head with well rounded muzzle correct stop and correct dark eye and good ear carriage giving the desired expression. Overall conformation is good and balanced  Moved and presented well In good coat and condition.

2nd Blake's CORYDON the GRANDMASTER

Shaded s/w in good coat and condition. Clean head with no exaggerations , correct skull and pleasing eye and expression. Good reach of neck and length and depth in body.Moves out well and  balanced throughout.

3rd May's CAMANNA CAREERCHANGING for MAQUEEBA

GOOD CITIZENS DOG  1

1st Boyle's BARRENCLOUGH HEART of GOLD

SPECIAL BEGINNERS  BITCH 3 (1ab)

1st Boyle's TIMELESS DESTINY STAR ACTIS over BARRENCLOUGH

S/w Pleasing head ,nice eye and expression . Not in the best of coats but presented herself well and moved freely.

2nd Bartram's AMBARTR'S DIGNITY and PRIDE.

VETERAN BITCH  2 (2ab)

MINOR PUPPY BITCH 2

1st Dix's GATAJ FIRST CRUSH at TREWEEK

Delightful feminine s/w with a very pleasing head , good muzzle correct well  placed stop. Well placed correctly shaped dark eye and very good ear carriage giving a super expression. Good reach of neck , pleasing shape and conformation. Presented and moving well. She has such a lot of promise .

2nd Ransome's SERENLAS DREAM MAKER

Good body shape and presented and moved well. Still needs to flatten in skull and develop in head. I would prefer a less round eye and this ruins her expression.

PUPPY BITCH 5 (2ab)

1st Scott's CHANTIQUE AWAY WI THE FAIRY'S

Another delightful s/w puppy. Pleasing head properties . Very nice dark correctly placed eye and feminine expression good reach of neck and body shape. Well balanced in excellent coat and condition. Moved and presented well.

2nd Margett's LYNMEAD DESIGNER TIPPLE for COLLINGVALE

Pleasing s/w with good head qualities . Rounded muzzle and correct in skull. Good reach of neck and balanced body ,she moved well front and rear. Presented and groomed to perfection as always from this exhibitor. I can see these two changing places now and again. Today I just preferred the eye and expression of the !st.

3rd Carlton's LYNMEAD DRESSES THE STARS of SAMBREEZE

JUNIOR BITCH 4

1st Baker's SALSINAS MY GIRL of MARILAKE

This s/w was in superb coat and condition and took my eye entering the ring. Clean in head and correct in stop ,with good ear carriage and correct well placed eye giving the desired feminine expression. Good reach of neck and pleasing balanced body she moved and was presented very well

2nd LYNMEAD DESIGNER TIPPLE for COLLINGVALE

3rd Wray-Ramsden's TAKHISIS XTRAORDINARY LADY

YEARLING BITCH 6 (1ab)

1st  SALSINA'S MY GIRL of MARILAKE

2nd Lockyer's GATAJ EXOTIC GIRL

S/w with pleasing head properties.Very nice eye and expression. Good reach of neck and pleasing shape. She moved and presented well.

3rd Shipp's TREMARO MILLION DOLLAR BABY

POST GRADUATE  BITCH

1st Walder's PATSY STONE

S/w with good muzzle clean head and good skull. Correct well placed stop, correct dark eye and good ear carriage giving a feminine expression. Balanced in conformation , good reach of neck and shoulder. Excellent presentation and she moved well.

2nd Cronk's CHELBORN TELL ME YOUR WISH

Superby presented s/w. Again pleasing head properties. Correct Muzzle . clean wedge and correctly placed stop. Good ear carriage and a pleasing eye giving the desired expression.  Balanced in body and moved well . Not in the jacket of one which was one of my deciding factors. Really splitting hairs between 1st and 2nd in this class. Both are quality bitches.

3rd Proctor's DIDEK MOONSHINE for CATHBRI

LIMIT BITCH 10 (5ab)

1st Newman's PHREELANCER PHEEL IT STILL

If you want a balanced picture of a collie bitch then this stylish s/w bitch  ticks all the boxes . Everything in proportion . Clean head with no exaggerations , good muzzle, flat skull and correct well placed stop. Add the correct eye and placement ,good ear carriage giving a true collie expression. Excellent reach of neck, correct shoulder and balanced in conformation. On the move she is effortless and everything you see and handle proves to be correct and I was delighted to award her the CC  and BOB.

2nd Lockyer's GATAJ ALL THAT SPARKLES

S/w presented in excellent coat and condition. Pleasing head properties . She has a nice eye which is well placed. Would prefer tighter ear carriage but she has a pleasing expression. Good reach of neck and good body shape. Excellent showgirl she moved freely.

3rd Ware's WASSAIL CALL THE MIDWIFE

OPEN BITCH 11 (4ab)

1st Scott's CHANTIQUE DEJA VU

Gold s/w with very nice head qualities. Rounded muzzle and correct well placed stop. Her dark well shaped eye and ear carriage give her an exquisite expression . Not a big girl but within the standard. She has a good reach of neck and pleasing balanced bodyshape . She moves well and today presented and shown in good coat. My RES CC  which I later found out gave her the title today.

2nd Lockyer's CH GATAJ GOOD TIME GIRL

Another well presented s/w from this kennel . In excellent coat and condition. Pleasing head properties and very nice eye and expression. Good ear carriage and reach of neck. Pleasing body shape.Moved well front and rear .

3rd Ware's MILLUBIE ESSENCE OF MAGIC at  WASSAIL

GCB 4

1st Carlton's LYNMEAD DRESSES THE STARS of SAMBREEZE

S/w still a puppy and i feel needs more time. Pleasing head and good body shape. Could be more positive on the move but maybe this will come with age. Presented very well.

2nd Proctor's DIDEK MOONSHINE for CATHBRI

3rd Boyle's WINIFRED TIMELESS DESTINY STAR ACTIS OVER BARRENCLOUGH

Brian Hawkins 

Rough and Smooth Collies - Judge Mr B. Hawkins

BEST OF BREED : 877 NEWMAN, Mrs L Phreelancer Pheel It Still Dog CC : 856 HASSOCK, Mrs Anne Camanna Cellmate Res Dog CC : 882 RANDALL, Mr & Mrs D A & S P Ladnar Call My Name Bitch CC : 877 NEWMAN, Mrs L Phreelancer Pheel It Still Res Bitch CC : 885 SCOTT, Mr Andre & SCOTT, MRS CHANTAL Chantique Deja Vu Best Puppy : 868 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Gataj Strike It Lucky Best Veteran : 901 WILLIAMS, Mrs Jo Ch Mejola Fate And Fortune ShCEx

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Class 447 SBD (3 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 838 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Barrenclough Heart Of Gold JW ShCEx OSW

2nd: 860 LEESE, Mrs J M Essanjay Fields Of Gold For Firesaga

3rd: 854 GELDER, Miss Sophie Libanel Erebus Eternal Love

Class 448 VD (3 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 901 WILLIAMS, Mrs Jo Ch Mejola Fate And Fortune ShCEx

2nd: 887 SHIPP, Mr Robert Paul & SHIPP, Mrs Margaret Ch No More Heroes Du Clos De Sea-wind Jw (imp fr)

3rd: 838 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Barrenclough Heart Of Gold JW ShCEx OSW

Class 449 MPD

NO ENTRIES

Class 450 PD (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 868 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Gataj Strike It Lucky

Class 451 JD (5 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 882 RANDALL, Mr & Mrs D A & S P Ladnar Call My Name

2nd: 837 BLAKE, Miss M J Corydon The Baronet

3rd: 867 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Gataj Time Will Tell

Res: 895 WALDER, Mrs Hannah & WALDER, Mr Simon Roughrigg The Life Of Riley At Hanvale

Class 452 YD (1 Entries) Abs: 1

Class 453 GD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 837 BLAKE, Miss M J Corydon The Baronet

2nd: 840 BROOKER, Mrs, Miss & Miss P M, E J & J L Starlenga All About Majic For Corisian Jw

Class 454 PGD (7 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 876 MITCHELL & JORDAN, Mr Mrs Mrs D M M Avonfair Aloysius JW

2nd: 892 TOOGOOD, Mr H L P & TOOGOOD, Mrs A Hanvale Ralph Lauren Jw

3rd: 884 ROSS, Mrs Y J Siluto Blue Wizzard At Amberwish

Res: 872 MASON, Mrs G P Tiganlea So True At Glenspey

VHC: 850 DIX, Mrs Jacqueline & DIX, Miss J L Barrenclough Diamond Skies

Class 455 LD (7 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 856 HASSOCK, Mrs Anne Camanna Cellmate

2nd: 898 WATERHOUSE, Mrs Carolyn Lynmead Royal Lover

3rd: 855 HARRIS, Mrs Sue Geosamka Loves To Love At Ithilien

Res: 842 COLLINS, Mr & Mrs Noel & Christine Triburle The Joker

VHC: 904 WILLIAMS, Mrs Jo Mejola Top Gun JW

Class 456 OD (7 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: 864 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Very Special Angel Silvestre At Gataj(imp Bel)

2nd: 836 BLAKE, Miss M J Corydon The Grandmaster

3rd: 875 MAY, Mrs T Camanna Careerchangeing For Maqueeba

Res: 902 WILLIAMS, Mrs Jo Phreelancer Phederal Agent At Mejola

VHC: 860 LEESE, Mrs J M Essanjay Fields Of Gold For Firesaga

Class 457 GCD (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 838 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Barrenclough Heart Of Gold JW ShCEx OSW

Class 458 SBB (3 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 839 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Timeless Destiny Star Actis Over Barrenclough JW

2nd: 833 BARTRAM, Mr C & Mrs R Ambartr's Dignity And Pride

Class 459 VB (2 Entries) Abs: 2

Class 460 MPB (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 851 DIX, Mrs Jacqueline & DIX, Miss J L Gataj First Crush At Treweek

2nd: 883 RANSOME, Mr Jordan & RANSOME, Mr Antony Serenlas Dream Maker

Class 461 PB (5 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: 886 SCOTT, Mr Andre & SCOTT, MRS CHANTAL Chantique Away Wi The Fairys

2nd: 871 MARGETTS, Mrs J Lynmead Designer Tipple For Collingvale

3rd: 841 CARLTON, Mrs Sheila Lynmead Dresses The Stars Of Sambreeze

Class 462 JB (4 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 832 BAKER, Mrs Donna Salsina's My Girl Of Marilake

2nd: 871 MARGETTS, Mrs J Lynmead Designer Tipple For Collingvale

3rd: 906 WRAY-RAMSDEN, Mrs S L Takhisis Xtraordinary Lady Bwj24, Bel Jnr Ch

Res: 833 BARTRAM, Mr C & Mrs R Ambartr's Dignity And Pride

Class 464 GB (1 Entries) Abs: 1 Class 465 PGB (5 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 894 WALDER, Mrs Hannah & WALDER, Mr Simon Hanvale Patsy Stone JW

2nd: 847 CRONK, Mrs Vanessa Chelborn Tell Me Your Wish

3rd: 880 PROCTOR, Mrs C Didek Moonshine For Cathbri

Res: 839 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Timeless Destiny Star Actis Over Barrenclough JW

Class 466 LB (10 Entries) Abs: 5

1st: 877 NEWMAN, Mrs L Phreelancer Pheel It Still

2nd: 865 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Gataj All That Sparkles

3rd: 896 WARE, Mrs D Wassail Call The Midwife

Res: 858 HODGES, Miss J Unusual Beauty Des Conquetes De Don Juan At Jopium

VHC: 899 WELSH, Mrs Brenda Thistlewing Spell On You

Class 467 OB (11 Entries) Abs: 4

1st: 885 SCOTT, Mr Andre & SCOTT, MRS CHANTAL Chantique Deja Vu

2nd: 863 LOCKYER, Mrs Melissa Ch Gataj Good Time Girl

3rd: 897 WARE, Mrs D Millubie Essence Of Magic At Wassail (imp Serb)

Res: 845 CRONK, Mrs Vanessa Ch Chelborn Wish List

VHC: 834 BLACKBURN, Mr J A & JONES, Mrs L D Erjon Evolving Beauty

Class 468 GCB (3 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 841 CARLTON, Mrs Sheila Lynmead Dresses The Stars Of Sambreeze

2nd: 880 PROCTOR, Mrs C Didek Moonshine For Cathbri

3rd: 839 BOYLE, Dr Lynda Winifred Timeless Destiny Star Actis Over Barrenclough JW