LEEDS CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW

Judges Critiques

Carin Akesson

Judging: Pastoral Group, Shetland Sheepdog

Leeds Championship Dog Show 

                                         Saturday 25 th july 2026

                                             Shetland sheepdog

I would like to thank the committee for the invitation to judge and for their hospitality. It was a great pleasure to have such a big entry with so many quality dogs! Unfortunatly the very strong winds shaking tent and ringbands very hard made some dogs unsettled.

Special beginners B. (2,1) 1 Simpson’s Highbrook Hotpants. A girl with very good proportions and outline. Pretty head and sweet expression. Good level back and correct set tail .Moderate angulation. Moved and showed well. Not in the best coat today.

MPD. (1) 1 Rennison’s Zaniah’s Remember Me. Small boy. Head still need to flatten i scull and fill out a bit in foreface. Dark  almond shaped eye. Ears a bit unsettled today. Good neck. Enough spring of ribs for his age. Moderate angulation. Moved ok. Coat of good texture.

PD. (3) 1 Hill’s Cocaro van Helsing For Molson. A well balanced dog with exellent outline. Nice head and expression. Almond shaped eye. Well set ears. Good spring of ribs. Exellent forchest. Very well angulated and moved effortlessly around the ring. In good coat of correct texure.

2 Fisher’s Shellamoyed Secret Blend. An eyecatching dog. Lovely wedge shaped head. Beautiful dark eye. Correct ear placement. Long arched neck. Good spring of ribs. Well angulated. Moved very well. Beautiful coat condition. Prefered the length of body of nr 1.

3 Whitchurch’s Emmaview Lord Of Rings.

JD. (4,1) 1 Atkin’s Estremere Silver Storm. Masculine of correct size. Wedge shaped head that has a good underjaw. Nice eye. A bit heavy ears. Good neck and level back. Correct set tail. Very good substance in body. Good bone and fet. Moved well around the ring. Good merle color. Coat of correct texture.

2 Walker’s Cuilshelties Touch Of Class With Grandgenes. An eye catching dog with the most beautiful merle color. Head a bit round in scull. Ears slightly wide set. Exellent neck and back. Good spring of ribs. Good tail carriage. Well angulated. Moved freely and with very good reach. Very close to winner.

3 Mitchell’s Valdosta Je Amour.

PGD. (7,1) 1 Naulls’s Wynele Final Impact. Masculine dog of lovely quality. Beautiful topline. Wedge shaped head with dark eyes gives a lovely expression. Small ears on top. Very good forechest and spring of ribs. Exellent angulation and moved with good long stride. Presented in beautiful condition.

2 Dillon’s Lundecock’s Tempest In A Pot At Runforest. Masculine head with nice flat scull. Almond shaped dark eye and well set ears. Lovely expression. Long neck. Good spring of ribs. Well angulated with good bone and nice feet. Moved with steady free action. Today not in the best of coat but of a good texture.

3 Norris’s Ferngrove’s Code Blue JW.

LD. (9) 1 Stafford’s Rannerdale Jammy Dodger. A quality dog of correct size. Lovely head and dark almond shaped eyes gives a wonderful soft expression. Beautiful long arched neck. Level back and low set tail. Body with very good substance and a really good forechest. Moved with good stride fore and aft. Presented in exellent coat of very good texture. 

2 Parker’s Edglonian Prime Target With Tolarock. Male of good size. Masculine head of good shape. Nicely shaped dark eye and well-placed ears. Good neck, well bodied and correct set tail. Presented in very good coat and condition. Covered ring with good, graceful stride

3 Bywater’s Nor Ch Alucia Glee’s Victorious Act With Tachnamadra.

OD. (11) 1 Pearson’s Ch Edglonian Golden Graham. A quality male of very good size and shape. Exellent proportions. Lovely head shape and correct set dark eye. Beautiful expression. Well placed semi erect ears, very good neck, shoulder and ribs. Good bone and feet. Level top line, well angled rear with nice short hooks. Low set tail with good carriage. Sound and balanced mover with very good reach. Presented in exellent coat and body condition. R-CC.

2 Norris’s Ch Ferngrove’s Valentino JW. Another quality male. Head of very good shape. Dark eye slightly rounded. Well placed ears of good size. Good topline, level back and correct set tail.  Ribcage of good length and good substance in body. Moved with a long stride very soundly. Well presented in good condition.

3 Stafford’s Rannerdale Mister Majic.

VD. (5,1) 1 Stafford’s Rannerdale Showmaster JW. This dog stood out for his over all quality. The most beautiful head with a lovely wellrounded foreface, correct stop and flat scull. Almond shaped dark eye and well set ears made his expression just wonderful! Lovely topline and well set tail. Exellent forechest and spring of ribs. Exellent hindquarters with short hooks. He moved with drive, soundly and covered ground very well. Presented in exellent condition and in good coat of correct texture. CC and BOB.

2 Goodwin’s Highbrook Hobnob JW. Another dog full of quality. Correct size. Masculine. In good condition for his 8 years of age. Body with very good substance. Nice head and expression. Well set ears. Well bent stifle and short hooks. Sound movement with very good reach. Very good coat condition.

3 Pettitt’s Mohnesee’s Dream Date Of Lizmark JW.

MPB. (5,1) 1 Naulls’s Jenny Wren. Lovely baby!  Has a really nice head with wonderful dark almond shaped eyes that gives a beautiful expression. Very good body for age. Long neck and correct topline. Well angulated and nice short hooks. Moves with drive. 

2 Winfield’s Oakcroft Copacabana.  Puppy with very good proportions. Good size. Exellent head and expression. Nice outline and correct set tail.  Good spring of ribs. Very good shoulder and upperarm. Exellent mover. Not to happy with the very strong wind today.

3 Walker’s Tooralie’s Fortune Teller.

PB. (6,1) 1 Fisher’s Shellamoyed Secret Love.  Pretty girl. Head needs to fill out slightly more in foreface. Almond shaped dark eyes. Ears on top. Long arched neck. Good forechest and length of ribcage. Well angulated. Good reach on the move. Very good coat texture.

2 Hateley’s Mohneese Ria’ly A Dream JW.  Exellent size and over all proportions. Wedge shaped head with good underjaw. Dark eys and well set ears. Lovely reach of neck and level back. Very good substance in body. Moves well. Not in the best of coat today.

3 Ritchie’s Jaelis Mystique Realism.

JB. (4,3) 1Goodwin’s Highbrook Hint Of Honey. Lovely shape. Very pretty head with well rounded foreface. Dark eyes and well set ears. Long neck. Good body.  Well bent stifle and short hooks. Moves with good reach and drive. Coat of good texture.

PGB. (10,2) 1 Thomas’s Myter Lunar Eclipse. Lovely shape. She is a bit strong in head. Beautiful dark eyes. Ears that she carries on top of head. Long neck and proud head carrige. Well made body and angulation. Moves easily around the ring with very good drive. Single tacking. Coat in full bloom.

2 Miles’s Milesend Silver Moth.  A quality bitch of good size. Nice head. Would have liked a darker eye. Well set ears. Moderate length of neck. Level back and correkt tail carrige. Good forechest and spring of ribs. Well bent stifle. Moves with drive. Lovely merle color.

3 Stafford’s Rannerdale Touch Of Majic.

LB. (11,5) 1 Stafford’s Rannerdale Coco Pop. A quality bitch. Femine with lovely outline. Beautiful head, dark almond shaped eyes and well set ears gives her the desireble sweet expression. Long arched neck. Strong back and correct set tail. Very sound body.  Exellent shoulder and upperarm. Good bend of stifle and short hooks. Covers the ground effortlessly on the move. R-CC.

2 Miles’s Milesend Black Ribbon. A beautiful tri with exellent proportions.  Wedge shaped head with flat scull, dark eye and well set ears. Long arched neck. Very good spring of ribs and forechest. Well angulated both in front and behind. Exellent singletracking movement. In beautiful coat and condition. Close to winner.

3 Goodwin’s Rannerdale Honey Bee At Highbrook.

OB. (13,5) 1 Robinson’s Ch Lavika Lateca. A stunning bitch! Exellent head. Nice expression. Correct set ears. A long  arched neck makes her carry her head proudly. Correct back and very good sweep over the loin. Exellent, sound body. Correct shoulder and upper arm angulation. Very good bend of stifle and nice short hooks. Moves around the ring so easily, very soundly and with very good reach. Coat in full bloom. In exellent condition. CC, BOS.

2 Thornley’s Felthorn Good Time Girl. A quality merle. Exellent proportions. Wedgeshaped head and very good expression. Well set ears. Very good topline and correct tailcarrige. Exellent spring of ribs and good forechest. Sound angulation both in front and behind. Moves with very good reach. Good bone and feet. Beautiful merle color well broken .

3 Hill’s Molson Mine Till Midnight.

VB. (8,2) 1 Hill’s Molson Movie Star. Elegant sable. Pretty head and expression. Ears on top. Long arched neck and level back. Correct tail carrige. Good spring of ribs. Very good shoulder and upper arm angulation. Moves with good reach and drive. In good coat condition.

2 Hatley’s Ch Mohnesee Sweet Dreams JW VW A very sound and balanced bitch. Beautiful head and the best of expressions. Well set ears. Good neck and strong back. Long ribcage and exellent forechest. Well angulated. Very good reach and drive on the move. Not in her best coat today.

3 Welford’s Ch Ristine Emerald VW

Carin Akesson (judge)

BEST OF BREED : 4304 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW
Dog CC : 4304 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW
Res Dog CC : 4287 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Graham
Bitch CC : 4297 ROBINSON, Mrs S Ch Lavika Lateca
Res Bitch CC : 4307 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Coco Pop
Best Puppy : 4265 HILL, Dr Jane Cocaro Van Helsing For Molson
Best Veteran : 4304 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW
Best Special Beginner : 4303 SIMPSON, Mrs Suzanne Highbrook Hotpants

Class 1887 SBD/B (2 Entries) Abs: 2

Class 1888 MPD (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 4293 RENNISON, Miss M Zaniah's Remember Me
2nd:
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1889 PD (3 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 4265 HILL, Dr Jane Cocaro Van Helsing For Molson
2nd: 4241 FISHER, Mrs D J Shellamoyed Secret Blend
3rd: 4325 WHITCHURCH, Miss C A Emmaview Lord Of Rings
Res:
VHC:

Class 1890 JD (4 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 4231 ATKIN, Mrs S C Esstremere Silver Storm
2nd: 4320 WALKER, Mrs Susan Cuilshelties Touch Of Class With Grandgenes
3rd: 4279 MITCHELL, Miss A Valdosta Je Amour
Res:
VHC:

Class 1891 PGD (7 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 4280 NAULLS, Mr R Wynele Final Impact
2nd: 4231 ATKIN, Mrs S C Esstremere Silver Storm
3rd: 4283 NORRIS, Mrs V Ferngrove's Code Blue JW
Res: 4239 FENTON, Mr & Mrs M & G Shannmie's Cartier
VHC: 4254 HANSON, Ms Joanne Hillhenry Scout's Honour For Basilbrooke

Class 1892 LD (9 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 4306 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Jammy Dodger
2nd: 4286 PARKER, Ms E Edglonian Prime Target With Tolarock
3rd: 4234 BIRD, Miss K & CADEN, Mrs J Moving On Up To Molson
Res: 4326 WINFIELD, Mrs V Oakcroft The Mandalorian JW
VHC: 4272 LINFORD, Miss D Hillhenry In Your Honour

Class 1893 OD (11 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 4287 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Graham
2nd: 4282 NORRIS, Mrs V Ch Ferngrove's Valentino JW
3rd: 4313 STAFFORD, Mrs Ann Ch Rannerdale Mister Majic
Res: 4278 MITCHELL, Miss A Ch Ch Valdosta Gracelands Jw
VHC: 4244 FORBES, Mrs L Ch Degallo The Prodigy JW

Class 1894 VD (5 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 4304 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW
2nd: 4248 GOODWIN, Mrs L Highbrook Hobnob JW
3rd: 4291 HULL, Mrs G. Mohnesee's Dream Date Of Lizmark JW
Res: 4301 SIMMONS, Mrs M Lorainian Kings Ransom At Lindfern
VHC: 4323 WHITCHURCH, Miss C A Emmaview Only Best

Class 1895 MPB (5 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 4281 NAULLS, Mr R Wynele Jenny Wren
2nd: 4327 WINFIELD, Mrs V Oakcroft Copacabana
3rd: 4319 WALKER, Mrs Susan Tooralie's Fortune Teller
Res: 4253 GRUSZKA, Mr & Mrs S & D Ruscombe Magic Circle At Samphrey
VHC:

Class 1896 PB (6 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 4242 FISHER, Mrs D J Shellamoyed Secret Love
2nd: 4261 HATELEY, Mrs K E Mohnesee Ria'ly A Dream JW
3rd: 4295 RITCHIE, Mrs Anne & RITCHIE, Mr Mark Jaelis Mystique Realism
Res: 4300 SAPSFORD, Mrs P Shelcrest Band Of Gold
VHC: 4274 METTAN-URE, Miss Lilian Savendie Highland Lullaby

Class 1897 JB (4 Entries) Abs: 3
1st: 4249 GOODWIN, Mrs L Highbrook Hint Of Honey
2nd:
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1898 PGB (10 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 4316 THOMAS, Mrs Mylee Myter Lunar Eclipse
2nd: 4276 MILES, Mrs J Milesend Silver Moth
3rd: 4314 STAFFORD, Mrs Ann Rannerdale Touch Of Majic
Res: 4264 HILL, Dr Jane Cocaro Contraband For Molson
VHC: 4284 O'CONNELL, Miss Lauren & O'CONNELL, Miss Catriona Kishdigra Atomic Goddess Of Sionnachdu (ikc)

Class 1899 LB (11 Entries) Abs: 5
1st: 4307 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Coco Pop
2nd: 4275 MILES, Mrs J Milesend Black Ribbon
3rd: 4247 GOODWIN, Mrs L Rannerdale Honey Bee At Highbrook
Res: 4230 ATKIN, Mrs S C Esstremere Lady Isobel
VHC: 4260 HATELEY, Mrs K E Mohnesee's Meliya JW

Class 1900 OB (13 Entries) Abs: 5
1st: 4297 ROBINSON, Mrs S Ch Lavika Lateca
2nd: 4317 THORNLEY, Mr R D & Mrs B A & WITHERS, Mrs M C Felthorn Good Time Girl
3rd: 4263 HILL, Dr Jane Molson Mine Till Midnight
Res: 4288 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Slack Alice
VHC: 4289 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Apricot Lil

Class 1901 VB (8 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 4262 HILL, Dr Jane Molson Movie Star
2nd: 4259 HATELEY, Mrs K E Ch Mohnesee Sweet Dreams JW VW
3rd: 4321 WELFORD, Miss L Ch Ristine Emerald VW
Res: 4258 HARDY, Mrs J Sandwick Silhouette
VHC: 4312 STAFFORD, Mrs Ann Rannerdale The Showgirl