Evesham & District Canine Society

Evesham & District Canine Society – 12 July 2026

Thank you to the Officers and Committee for their kind invitation to judge at this Premier Open Show and their hospitality on the day, and to my stewards, Andrew and Thea, for keeping the ring running smoothly. Also, thank you to the exhibitors for their support, I had some lovely dogs to judge and thoroughly enjoyed my day.

Beauceron 

SY: (5,1) 1st Gould & Rollason’s Merdelaine Cime Du Diable, 8-month-old harlequin dog who appealed for his overall balance. Promising head of good length and width, with equal length of muzzle and skull. Super eye of good shape and set correctly, ears of good length and strong muzzle. Strong neck into a good front, with good return of upper arm. Level back and strong loin. Super bone and feet with well angulated hindquarters. Lovely on the move. Happy to award Best Puppy and Puppy Group 3. 

2nd Harrell & Branchflower’s Beaukita's Ava's Endeavour, 13-month-old black & tan bitch of stronger build and wasn’t helping her handler on the move today. Good head with lovely ears and eye. Ok for bone with good return of upper arm and well angulated behind. Not easy on the move today but balanced once settled, and I saw enough to place. 

3rd Gould’s Merdelaines Tormenta

L: (5,1) 1st Harrell & Branchflower’s Beaukita’s Mccrory Park Cot3 Nhat Csau, 5-year-old black & tan bitch. Lovely head with a good muzzle and good ears and eye. Well angulated front and rear with a lovely topline, good spring of rib and good feet, all giving a lovely outline. Super on the move, moving with real purpose. Reserve Best of Breed.

2nd Rollason’s Cezarblue Meniko with Dywgweyth, 21-month black & tab bitch who is finer in type than the winner. Lovely head of good proportions. Super shaped eye but I would have preferred a touch darker. Good ears. Well laid shoulder with good return of upper arm with balanced rear angulation, good topline and depth of chest. Balanced on the move.

3rd Dandridge’s Beaukitas Hyde Park Cot 3 Nhat Csau

OD: (6,1) A Lovely class. 1st Preddy’s Royales Adventure Yosemite with Overhill (Imp Usa). 2-year-old black & tan dog. super outline and very balanced. Lovely, well-balanced head with a super eye and well-set ears giving an alert expression. Well angulated front and rear, and I loved his front legs, with good feet and bone. Level back and good depth of chest. Lovely on the move, keeping his topline well. Pleased to award him Best of Breed and later in the day Group 4, well done.  

2nd Gould’s Suny Des Gardiens D’apollinaire at Merdelaine (Imp Fra), 4-year-old black & tan dog with lots to like. Good head with skull and muzzle of equal length, lovely oval eyes and well-set ears. Strong neck and good angulation front and rear with oval feet and well arched toes. A touch longer in front pastern. Level back and good croup with low set tail. Balanced on the move, covering the ground easily.

3rd White’s Overhills The Midas Touch for Beauceanto VW.

OB: (0)

Finnish Lapphund 

SY: (2,1) 1st Jarvis’ Elbereth Nuka JW, 18-month-old wolf sable dog who was full of himself. Masculine head with a broad skull, wide-set ears, lovely oval eyes and a strong muzzle. With good proportions with balanced front and rear angulation, good depth of chest and firm, level back and well-set tail. Moved well once settled. Best of Breed.

L: (3,1) 1st Elbereth Nuka JW, 2nd Proctor’s Alkantara Talvi Hamara with Cathbri, 4-year-old brown wolf sable bitch. Finer in build than the winner, lacking in coat today and a bit of a handful. Lovely eye with a well-filled muzzle of good shape but slightly longer in muzzle than I prefer, and larger in ear. Nice depth of chest and level back, moderate front angulation and well angulated behind, but a touch close behind on the move.

O: (1) Proctor’s Ir Ch Bridus Ihana with Cathbri ShCM. Tricolour bitch of nearly 14 years old and a real credit to her owner. Super type with a super eye and muzzle and well-set ears, although slightly fine. Good neck and back, well angulated with good bone. Understandably showing her age on the move but it was a pleasure to award her Reserve Best of Breed.

Lancashire Heeler

SY: (1) 1st Grant-Parkes’ Parabar Pelatory's Pichu, 19-month-old black & tan bitch. Pretty, well-balanced head with a lovely eye and well-set ears, although a touch large. Good body proportions and well angulated. Moved with purpose and was balanced, although I would prefer a stronger topline. Best of Breed.

L: (1) 1st Grant-Parkes’ Piper's Remembrance Day with Parabar, 19-month-old black & tan bitch. Nice head but a bit wider in back skull than the previous winner. Well angulated front and rear with a good topline. Wide in front coming towards me and but balanced going around.

O: (1) 1st Grant-Parkes’ Parabar Posy's Pawnee JW, 2-year-old black & tan dog. Balanced head with a masculine expression, good eye and well-set ears. Well angulated front and rear with a good topline and well-set tail, but I would prefer more length of rib. Good on the move. Reserve Best of Breed.

Pyrenean Mountain Dog 

SY: (2,0) 1st Kennedy’s Gillandant Harvest Night at Pyrcot, 11-month-old white & blaireau dog. Lovely masculine head with a skull of good width and slight dome, a good muzzle, super eye and small ears. Good outline with a short neck, level back and good depth of chest with moderate angulation front and rear. In good coat and condition. A bit narrow in front coming towards but lovely in profile going round. Best Puppy.

2nd Carter’s Jumicar She's A Killer Queen, 20-month-old white & blaireau bitch. Finer in skull and longer in muzzle than the winner. Lovely eye but I’d prefer a smaller ear. Good outline with level back and good depth of chest. Well angulated front and rear which allowed her to move correctly in profile, but I’d prefer stronger front pasterns, both standing and on the move.

O: (2) 1st Bamford & Church’s Ch Pafaxen A Million Dreams JW, 3-year-old white & blaireau bitch. So feminine with a lovely head with a super skull and eye, a good muzzle and good pigmentation. Lovely outline with a good chest and short loin, well angulated front and rear and good length of leg. Super on the move, keeping her topline well. Pleased to award Best of Breed and a Group Shortlist. 

2nd Jasper’s Pafaxen Rewrite the Stars 3-year-old white & blaireau dog. Litter brother to the winner again with lots to like. Masculine head with a well-shaped skull and strong muzzle, super eye and small ears although I would prefer slightly tighter lips. Short neck and good depth of chest with well sprung rib. A touch longer in back which slightly affected his topline. Good angulation front and rear with good bone and feet. Balanced on the move and very sound. Reserve Best of Breed.

A.V. Imported Breed Register Pastoral

SY: (1) 1st Huntley’s Audny Des Monts Lokiralgris avec Puidelup (Imp Fra), Icelandic Sheepdog, 6-month-old fawn bitch. Promising but a bit overawed by it all. Lovely wedge head with slightly domed skull; and tapering muzzle. Good length of neck and back with good angulation. Moved well. Best Puppy and Reserve Best of Breed.

OD: (1,1)

OB: (2,1) 1st Huntley’s Var Des Monts Lokiralgris at Puidelup Ja, Icelandic Sheepdog, 20-month-old black & white bitch. Very balanced throughout with a lovely head of good shape and proportions, a lovely almond eye and well-set erect ears of good size to give a kind and alert expression. Good, rectangular outline with long neck, firm level back and super angulation front and rear. Moved well covering the ground with ease. Best of Breed. 

A.V. Pastoral Veteran

V: (9,6) 1st Benton’s Ch Oakestelle Artemis ShCEx VW, Collie (Smooth), 9-year-old blue merle bitch. I just couldn’t get past her shape and movement. Lovely clean head with flat skull and muzzle of equal length forming 2 parallel planes separated by a clean, slight stop. Good outline with a good length of neck and back, super topline with slight rise over the loin and well angulated front and rear. So foot-perfect on the move with reach and drive, Best Pastoral Veteran and I was delighted to watch her win Reserve Best Veteran in Show later in the day. Well done.

2nd Farthing’s Aldreen Illusion in Blue for Didek, Collie (Rough), 7-year-old blue merle bitch with a lot to like. Lovely head and expression with a super, well-set eye although I would prefer slightly tighter ears. Lovely neck with good front and rear angulation and good depth of chest. Balanced and sound on the move, but I preferred the overall outline and movement of the winner.

3rd Brown & Thomas’ Swnynant Guiliana, German Shepherd Dog

SV: (4,4)

Pastoral Group

This was a lovely group to judge, full of quality, and I make no apology for the largish shortlist! In addition to my winners, I shortlisted the Smooth Collie, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Australian Shepherd Dog, Briard and Bearded Collie. Each one of those on another day could have been a winner but on moving them again, my winners were 1st Brigginshaw’s Domburg Just Love Me at Cashele, Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren), 14-month-old red bitch who I have admired since I first saw her in an open show group in December. She has a lovely head, a balanced, long wedge with a super almond eye and high set ears. Her outline is lovely, with a medium neck, short back and short loin, good depth of chest and spring of rib. Front and rear angulation are moderate and balanced with a well laid-back shoulder and good return of upper arm. In super coat and condition, she moves so effortlessly. It was a pleasure to award her Group 1 in this lovely group and an absolute thrill to watch her take Best in Show later one. Well done, and the best of luck with her in the future.

2nd Lambert’s Sturtmoor's Gon'n Dun It JW, Norwegian Buhund, 2-year-old wheaten dog who again really impressed on that final run round. Standing he is built so nicely with a square, compact outline. Masculine wedge head with good width of skull with parallel planes of skull and muzzle and a super dark eye and high set ears of good width at the base. Good bone and feet with moderate angulation front and rear. So balanced on the move, with an active stride. Pleased to award Group 2, I was told later this gave him his final points for his Show Certificate of Excellence, very well deserved!

3rd Taylor & Taylor & Michalski’s Pol Ch Dom Corgi Easy Boost, Welsh Corgi (Cardigan), 6-year-old brindle & white dog, one I’d not seen before but what a lovely example of the breed. Super head of good size and proportions, wide flat skull and strong shorter muzzle, all tapering gradually. Kind dark eye and large, well-set ears giving a kind and alert expression. Strong neck into well laid-back shoulders and super return of upper arm, good depth of chest and prominent fore chest. Strong, level back and strong hind angulation with well set tail of good length. Moved with ease, with drive from the rear, keeping his topline well. A well-deserved Group 3. 

4th Preddy’s Royales Adventure Yosemite with Overhill (Imp Usa), Beauceron, as before and a worthy Group 4.

Pastoral Puppy Group 

A smaller group with some lovely puppies to choose from. Taking top spot was 1st Rojowska’s Dynar Lady Slipper to Arcticuno, Samoyed, 7-month-old white bitch with bags of promise. She has a lovely, feminine wedge head with a flat skull of good width and a muzzle of good width and length. Her eyes are a lovely, almond shape set obliquely which, when combined with her neat, wide set ears give that typical Sammie smile and expression. Lovely outline with a good length of moderately arched neck, level back and depth of chest, with good length of leg and super angulation front and rear. She moved effortlessly, in balance with good length of stride and drive from the rear. On her toes throughout to take Puppy Group 1, best of luck with her in the future.

2nd Cowley’s Sparkaway Gets My Goat CPW26, Australian Shepherd Dog, 11-month-old red merle dog who have seen so many times from the ringside, it was lovely to get the chance to go over him today. He is so balanced throughout with a lovely head with a square, flat skull, slightly rounded at the edges and muzzle of equal length. His outline is super with a good length of neck and firm back with such a level topline. Well angulated front and rear with super bone and feet, with good depth of chest and short loin. He stands and shows so beautifully and is effortless on the move. A close decision between 1 & 2, the Sammie had that touch more sparkle to send into the big ring, but this was a very well-deserved Puppy Group 2, and Adult Group Shortlist. Best of luck with him in the future. 

3rd Gould & Rollason’s Merdelaine Cime Du Diable, Beauceron, as above and pleased to award Puppy Group 3

4th Jenkinson’s Tybury’s Arya’s Legend for Ellishar, Bearded Collie, 10-month-old blue & white bitch. Lovely head of good size and proportions with a square flat skull and muzzle of equal length. Lovely outline with good length of neck and level back. Good spring of rib and short, firm loin. Well laid-back shoulder and good return of upper arm with good bone and feet. Gently sloping croup and low set tail reaching below the hocks. Well angulated behind which all allowed her to move with reach and drive. A worthy Puppy Group 4

A.V Pastoral

P: (14,10) 1st Gould & Rollason’s Merdelaine Cime Du Diable, Beauceron, as above, 

2nd Jenkinson’s Tybury’s Arya’s Legend for Ellishar, Bearded Collie, as above, 3rd Pritchard’s Alderdelie Bea Shilling, Collie (Rough)

SY: (6,3) 1st Wensley’s Blamorder Starstruck by Versatilis, Collie (Smooth) 18-month-old sable & white bitch with lots to like. Lovely outline and well balanced throughout. Clean wedge head, with a flat skull and lovely almond eye set obliquely, well set ears tipped correctly. Well angulated front and rear with enough bone and super good feet. Lovely on the move. 

2nd Thorne’s Chelborn Look at Me, Collie (Rough), 13-month-old blue merle dog with a super outline and a lovely, clear blue. Lovely wedge head with a flat skull and good length of muzzle and clean stop. Lovely almond eye rand lovelyt ears. Super neck and length of back, well laid should er and good return of upper arm in balance with his hindquarters which allowed him to move with reach and drive. Just lacking confidence today. 

3rd Harrell & Branchflower’s Beaukita's Ava's Endeavour, Beauceron.

L: (6,3) 1st Evans’ Kensesqui Aster, Welsh Corgi (Pembroke), 3-year-old tricolour dog. Super head and expression with broad skull and shorter muzzle, wide set ears of good size and correct eye. Good outline with well angulated front and rear, level back and good depth of chest. Would benefit from losing some weight. 

2nd Morgan’s Lornstone Sijur, German Shepherd Dog, 2-year-old black & gold dog. Lovely wedge head of good length and proportions. Well angulated front and rear and balanced on the move with reach and drive. I would have preferred a slightly straighter back. 

3rd O’Brien’s Clanwillow Crown Princess at Gilcharma, Bearded Collie

O: (5,4) 1st Skinner’s Ladnar Makeithappen for Nikal Collie (Rough), 3-year-old blue merle dog who is really coming on. Lovely clean head with a good flat skull and well-rounded muzzle of equal length. Lovely almond eyer set obliquely Ears of good size and tipping nicely, although I would prefer slightly tighter set. Good balanced outline with good length of neck and back, good depth of chest. Super angulation front and rear, and he moved with reach and drive.

Judge Sophie Wray-Ramsden (Takhisis)