London and Provincial Collie Club Open Show July 3rd 2026 I feel that before beginning on individual critiques a word about movement will not go amiss. Dogs do not move from the front, they are (in car terms) rear wheel drive. The hock joint should be well let down giving a good turn of stifle, a tendency for straight 'tight' hock joints gives what to the untrained eye can be mistaken for 'rise over the loin' but in truth such dogs are what us old timers call 'bum high' ie:

L&P open show 3.7.26 critiques by angela harvey for SMOOTH collies

Open Show results and critiques for Rough Collies in the UK.