Ayrshire Collie Club
Open Show
March 2022

Thank you to all the committee for inviting me to judge, what a well organised day with excellent team work also thank you to my stewards John Robinson and Julie Ashton for running the classes so smoothly, and last but not least, thank you to all exhibitors for giving me the honour of going over your dogs.

DOGS

Veteran
1st Stevens Cariadhaf Crazy Dream 7yrs S/w nice head shape Eye of good size and dark brown giving a sweet expression fair length of neck and nice top line tail held gaily but moved as one with his handler. Also my BVIS.
2nd sweet expression with good dark colour to eye Ears in correct position with third top tipped and used to full Movement was good.
3rd Mcgowan Barrenclough Golden Charm at Westoak

Minor/puppy
both these babies were very nice
1st Rannaleroch Perfect Storm 7mth B/M this young man had a good wedge shape to his head with slight stop nice ear set used to advantage moved well.
2nd Thistlewing Fire Dancer S/W 8mth I did realy like this youngster  head shape resembled a well blunt clean wedge medium almond shape eye dark in colour fair length of neck good top line let down by movement.

Puppy
1st Brookes Corisian Parisian Magic S/W 11mth good ears tipped and used on alert, fair length of neck well boned and feet of a oval shape moved well.
2nd  Rannaleroch Perfect Storm See Minor puppy
3rd Thistlewing Fire Dancer See Minor Puppy

Junior
1st Mccartes Roughrigg Red All Over S/W Stood alone in class but He had a sweet expression Medium almond shape eye of dark colour correct ear carriage  slightly heavier but tipped and used to his full advantage, lovely top line with slight rise over loins, well let down at hocks with a lovely oval shape to feet, moved with ease. also 1st in the following classes Maiden,Novice.

Yearling
1st Walkers Starlenga Curious George 20mth Stood alone in the class  although smaller than I would prefer he was not out of proportion ears of correct carriage eyes not to small of a dark colour well boned and well let down at hocks moved soundly around the ring groomed to perfection.
Maiden
1st Mccartes Roughrigg Red All Over see JD
2nd Rannaleroch Perfect Storm see M/P

Novice
1st Mccartes Roughrigg Red All Over see JD
2nd Rannaleroch Perfect Storm See M/P
3rd Houlihans Kourika Frosted Ice

Limit
1st Jopsons Lillyway Lattimer at Nitheview Nice flat skull ears of correct carriage third tipped used to full when on alert back firm with slight rise over loins moved with ease.
2nd Proctor Wilmaranna Out Of The Blue For Cathbri eye medium in size, teeth good size correct scissor bite, ears used well, moved well.
3rd Leslie Eden Of Phenomenon At Inttermitent Lake

Open
1st Watt Cullbrea Red Again S/W Meduim sized almond shape eye of good dark Brown colour giving a sweet expression good placement of ear correct amount of tip, good top line movement was good.

2nd Roughrigg Rag'N'Bone Man S/W a very solid Dog good firm length of back with slight rise over loins well let down hocks tail reaching to hock. Presented in superb condition.
3rd Cormichael Kilchrenan Keltic Brier.

Bitches

Minor Puppy
1st Walker Ritchie Starlenga Nina Simone 8mth B/M Stood alone in her class but deserving of her placement a lovely head with flat skull, eye not to small of almond shape dark in colour giving a sweet expresion good firm back. Movement was sound and worked as one with her handler a lovely silvery coat another that was groomed superbly.

Puppy
1st Melvin & Jopson Lillyway Lemon Sparkle At Nitherview eye of medium size had a sweet expression, ears of correct position and used well,fair length of neck with a good firm back slight rise over loins, Movement was good.
2nd Takhisis Summer Solstice At Bannaleroch 9mth S/W nice head shape good under jaw strong, sweet expression ears not to far apart tipped nicely on top third, fair length of neck good top line. let down by movement.

Junior
1st Keopatra At Intermittent Lake. Head of nice shape from front or side resembeled a well blunted clean wedge sweet expression ears not to close together used when Alert,Moved well.
2nd Taylors Elshajo As If By magic Of Bryany a sweet expression made up from a medium eye Almond in shape,Ears Placed not to far apart tipped and used when responding,feet of a nice oval shape moved well.

Yearling
1st Welsh's Thistlewing Spell On you S/W 22mths from the minute she entered the ring she took my eye Her head ressembled a well blunted clean Wedge,perceptible stop eyes of medium size dark brown in colour giving the sweet expression that you would want, ears small not close together with top third tipped used fully on alert,neck was of fair length and arched, shoulders well angulated nice length of back with slight rise over loins, Moved soundly round the ring coat in super condition.Also my BIS
2nd Mitchell Denfris Rocco Barocco For Avon sweet expression,correct ear carraige used well firm back tail to hock moved well.
3rd Taylors Elshajo as if by Magic Of Bryany

Maiden
!st Takhisis Summer Solstice At Rannaleroch see Puppy/B
2nd Taylors Elshajo as If By Magic Of Bryany See Junior/B

Novice
1st Clark Kerr Uffspring Uniquely Maid nice head with good underjaw fair length of neck firm back with slight rise over loins tail tip to hock oval shape to feet moved we ll.
2nd Hutchings Riverside Song Flor  D'Luna At Scottrye Head of good clean blunt wedge shape flat skull ear carraige correct and top third of ear nicely tipped eyes of size Fair length of back moved well.

Graduate
1st Walker and Ritchie Starlenga all about me Smaller bitch but everything in proportion sweet expression made up of a medium dark brown almond shaped eye movmement sound. groomed to perfection.
2nd Clark Kerr Uffspring Uniquely Maid see Novice/B
3rd Nithview Firecracker At Lynlou

Post Graduate
1st Kerr Nitherview Castle Black At Lynlou stood alone in class Good dark medium size eye sweet expression Flat skull Fair length of neck with nice arch firm back with slight rise over loins moved well.

Limit
1st Tiganlea Twinking Saphire at Rannacleroch good head with a nice flat skull,correct ear carraige used well on alert nice top line Moved well.
2nd Cambrogan Blown A Hoolie a medium almond shape to eye, ears in correct position not to close together and a nice amount of tip fair length of neck and good top line seemed a little of on movement today.

Open
1st Paris Venise Du Bos Des Amazones For Corisian Correct scissor bite and nice under jaw, eyes of nice size and shape good dark colour, ear placement good sound movement.
2nd Kilchrenan Zena's Design very sweet expression nice top line moved well.
3rd Champion Riverside Song Bossa Nova Baby.

BVIS Cariadhaf Crazy Dream BIS Thistlewing Spell On You BPIS Starlenga Nina Simone.

Dawn Muir
Judge

I would like to the committee off Ayrshire Collie Club, inviting me to Judge the Special
Awards Classes.
Number off dogs was not great the dogs I went over were all off good quality. I would
like to thank the exhibitors who went under me also trusting me with there dogs.
Margaret Duncan Memorial. Special Awards Classes.

Special Junior - dog/bitch. 1st Mrs P Leslie. Kleopatra at Intermittent Lake ( import Slovenia) Still young and a bit raw but very well put together, good bone and substance.
Good front and rear angulation.correct shape eye and well placed ears given a lovely expression.Clean and good coat condition. Moved soundly and effortlessly.
2nd Mrs Mae Joan, Melvin Jopson. Lillyway Lemon Sparkle at Nithview. Other eye catcher also one to watch for in future. This one carried a very heavy coat that was well groomed. Good reach of neck. Length and depth of body. Good strength of head with correct eye expression. Moved soundly and effortlessly.

Special Graduate - Dog/ Bitch. 1st. Mrs D. Clark Kerr. Uffspring Uniquely Mayd. Good strength of head with correct eye and expression. Slight arch of neck fitting well into his shoulders. Length and angulations give lovely balance.
2nd. Brenda Welsh. Thistlewing Spell on you. Good strength of skull and muzzle. Well
placed ears and pleasing eye. Having enough size and substance. Looked good while
showing.

Special Open Dog/Bitch. 1st H& R Brown & Brown & Jopson.Jopson. Has correct stop.
Eyes very nicely shaped and obliquely placed combined with neat ears gives a most
kind Collie expression. Moves well coming and going. Very well coated well groomed.
2nd. Lynda Watt. Culbrae Red Again. Very clean head and nicely shaped and placed
eye giving a kind expression. Correct angulation which is enables the move with power
and purpose.

Eric Babiak. ( Egalefalls) Thanks