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NATIONAL WORKING & PASTORAL BREEDS SOCIETY

12th July 2025

Mrs A PEDDER

Official Judges Critique

Judging:

Shetland Sheepdogs

I would like to extend my thanks to the Officers and Committee of National Working & Pastoral Breeds Championship Show for inviting me to judge at this well organised show, creating a super atmosphere for all involved. Thank you for such welcoming hospitality. A big thank you to my two efficient stewards who went above and beyond to ensure that together, we kept the dogs as cool as we could on such a hot day. I extend my grateful thanks most of all to all the exhibitors for such a quality entry and for accepting my decisions with such good grace. I enjoyed my day immensely meeting each and every one of your dogs.

BEST OF BREED : 844 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Graham
Dog CC : 844 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Graham
Res Dog CC : 864 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW
Bitch CC : 877 WALKER, Mrs Susan Una Fortuna For Tooralie
Res Bitch CC : 867 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Coco Pop
Best Puppy : 867 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Coco Pop
Best Veteran : 810 HATELEY, Mrs K E Ch Mohnesee Sweet Dreams JW VW
Best Special Beginner : 833 MACDONALD, Miss Jody Degallo Look Who's Talking At Ladyoluss

Class 320 MPD (4 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 863 SOROCKYJ, Ms Linda Sheltisha The One And Only. What a little cracker. Delightful baby of just 6 mths holding lots of future promise and doing everything asked of him here today. Balanced overall proportions with head properties developing along the right lines with good eye shape and correct ear set. Straight front and nice arch of neck fitting into a good lay of shoulder. Chest still needs to drop a little. Sound rear assembly with good tail set. Moved out convincingly, displaying plenty of reach. Still a little loose behind as expected at present, but this will surely strengthen with maturity. Sympathetically handled to bring out the best in him.

2nd: 879 WELLER, Mrs Dorothy Evad Halloween Tzar. Another promising puppy. Head still developing but along the right lines atop a strong neck leading to good shoulder placement and straight front. Well angulated rear assembly with well let down hocks. Moved out well, but not quite as smooth and steady as the winner here today.

3rd: Forster-Cooper’s Sheltysham Sandy Shore

3rd: 798 FORSTER-COOPER, Ms P A Sheltysham Sandy Shore
Res: 818 HUGHES, Mrs S Shadowess If I Can Dream

Class 321 PD (5 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 812 HATELEY, Mrs K E Mohnesee The Charm Master JW. And what a charmer he is too. Composed puppy dog of quality. Beautiful head properties of correct planes and proportions. Flat skull, well rounded muzzle and ideal eye shape and ear placement all contributing to a captivating expression. Super arch of neck and well put together fore and aft with broad muscular thighs and strong, straight hocks. Moved out with a smooth and easy action. One for the future for sure. BPD.

2nd: 869 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Jammy Dodger. Another excellent puppy. So close up and sharing the winners many attributes. Soundly put together throughout with correct head properties of good proportions atop a nice arch of neck, straight front and well angulated rear. Moved out with a true action from all angles. With little to fault with either, it was difficult to split these two boys, the decider coming down to the slightly smoother action of the winner today. These two will change places often.

3rd: 799 GAMBLE, Ms K H & BOTHAM, Mrs M E Balidorn Olympic Star With Solyric
Res: 798 FORSTER-COOPER, Ms P A Sheltysham Sandy Shore

Class 322 JD (4 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 854 ROSSITER, Mrs Carly Sian & ROSSITER, Mr Colin Cocaro The Highlander. Quality youngster of 17 mths. Good size and of balanced proportions. Strong, masculine head but without coarseness and in proportion to body. Engaging expression coming from correct eye shape, set and colour and excellent ear placement. Tight lips and good pigment. Strong bone and soundly constructed all through. Confident mover on correct oval, well padded feet. Well presented and handled to advantage.

2nd: 796 FORBES, Mrs L Degallo The Prodigy. Youngster currently at that “in between” stage of coat transition. His profuse coat is doing little to enhance his outline currently, but underneath there is a soundly constructed dog to be found and he used his construction to advantage moving out with such a free and easy action and demonstrating plenty of forehand reach and rear drive from his pushy little hocks which secured his place in this good class.

3rd: 842 NORRIS, Mrs V Ferngrove's Code Blue
Res: 799 GAMBLE, Ms K H & BOTHAM, Mrs M E Balidorn Olympic Star With Solyric

Class 323 YD (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 842 NORRIS, Mrs V Ferngrove's Code Blue. Placed third in good company in previous class. This boy scores in his balanced outline of correct proportions. Strong, masculine head of correct planes and soundly put together in all departments. Moved out with enthusiasm, but just needed to find his pace on this surface to fully showcase his virtues.

Class 324 ND (3 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 863 SOROCKYJ, Ms Linda Sheltisha The One And Only
2nd: 879 WELLER, Mrs Dorothy Evad Halloween Tzar
3rd: 792 BIRD, Miss K & CADEN, Mrs J Moving On Up To Molson

Class 325 GD (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 843 PARKER, Ms E Edglonian Prime Target With Tolarock. Strongly made boy throughout but without any hint of coarseness. Strong, masculine head properties, with good eye and typical ear placement. Good straight front, adequate spring of rib with deep chest with good bone and well muscled throughout. Won this class on his steady, easy action once settled into his stride. Well presented.

2nd: 797 FORSTER-COOPER, Ms P A Sheltysham Danseur TAF. Have judged this boy as a puppy and he has continued to develop well. Lovely type with a super eye and ideal ear placement. Well put together fore and aft with strongly held backline and low hocks. Well carried tail. So much to like about this young man but today, I felt he couldn’t quite match the more typical action of 1 on the move.

Class 326 PGD (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 832 LINFORD, Miss D Hillhenry In Your Honour. Stood alone, but a worthy winner. Striking black coated dog with rich tan markings. Impressive head the elements all of which combine to create a super expression. Little to dislike on going over him with good spring of rib, chest level with elbows, nice angle of croup and well muscled quarters and let down hocks. Moved with a typical action as his construction suggested. Liked him a lot.

Class 327 LD (11 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 871 SUTHERLAND, Mrs Lesley Shelcrest Winter Solstice At Suthesley Jw. Beautifully balanced boy, commanding my attention with his shapely outline and great ring presence. Masculine head properties with kind eye and well filled muzzle, flat skull and correct planes. Well put together in all departments with nothing exaggerated or overdone. He navigated the ring with such a free and effortless action to win this strong class. Strong contender in the challenge.

2nd: 880 WINFIELD, Mrs V Oakcroft The Mandalorian JW. I believe I have met this boy as a junior. Built on bigger lines but all in proportion with correct ratios. Strong, masculine head but without coarseness and in proportion to body. Engaging expression coming from correct eye shape, set and colour and excellent ear placement. Tight lips and good pigment. Strong bone and soundly constructed all through. Confident mover on correct oval, well padded feet. Well presented and handled to advantage. Unlucky to meet 1 here today.

3rd: 790 BARROWCLOUGH, Mrs Lindsay & BARROWCLOUGH, Mr Dylan Shadowess Lockdown Hero
Res: 787 AYRES, Miss L Gemette Gone Platinum
VHC: 816 HIRST, Mrs S A Sundark Scaramouche

Class 328 OD (6 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 844 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Graham. Commanding attention the moment he stepped into the ring. Stunning dog from any angle with his ideal size and perfectly balanced proportions. Masculine all through he is hard to fault with strong but beautifully refined head properties with flat skull, dark eyes and well placed ears, excellent strength of muzzle and strong pigment, all combining to produce the best of expressions. Super arch of neck leading to a good lay of shoulder with correct front angles, straight forelegs and well boned all through. Deep chest, strong back line and gently sloping croup with matching rear assembly, providing all he needs to move out with a no-nonsense easy action without any fuss or drama all under an expertly prepared, gleaming jacket. Presented in the hard, fit condition I always appreciate and unobtrusively handled to allow him to showcase his many qualities all by himself. DCC, BOB and delighted to watch him clinch Group 2 later in the day.

2nd: 864 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Showmaster JW. Another outstanding dog who was a pleasure to judge. Beautifully balanced all through and reflecting many of the winner’s qualities and attributes. Ideal headpiece with correctly shaped dark eyes, nose and pigment and tight fitting lips with correct dentition atop a strong neck. My hands just flowed over his sound construction, his well laid, clean shoulders, straight front and well muscled hindquarters being amongst his many virtues. Moving out with a supple gait he pushed the winner hard until the final circuit of the ring when his competition stepped up a notch. Unlucky to meet 1 in such form, I no hesitation in awarding him the Res. CC. First class presentation and another shown in fit condition.

3rd: 851 ROBINSON, Mrs S Ch Lavika Starlight Salute. Bringing up an impressive trio of outstanding dogs, this boy deserves a mention. I have judged this boy in the past when I rewarded his many qualities well. My opinion of him remains unchanged as I continued to admire his many qualities here today, where he was putting in an impressive performance commanding my attention once again to prove he remains a major contender and refusing to be ignored. Another super example of the breed making me wish I had 3 green cards.

Res: 841 NORRIS, Mrs V Ferngrove's Valentino JW
VHC: 837 MITCHELL, Miss A Valdosta Gracelands Jw

Class 329 VD (3 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 874 JACOBS, Miss Gail Elizabeth & JOHNSON, Mr Robert & Willowthorn Dream Gazer JW OSW Sh.CM ShCEx VW.
8 yrs young and not ready to bow to his veteran status any time soon. Gorgeous masculine head of correct planes and proportions. Muscular neck leading to well placed shoulders, strong top line and nicely moulded croup. Correctly angulated front with matching rear assembly. Moved out well showing one or two of the younger exhibits how it’s done. Pleased to award him BVD

Class 330 SBD/B (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 833 MACDONALD, Miss Jody Degallo Look Who's Talking At Ladyoluss. 2.5 yr old lady with lots to like. Pretty, feminine head with correct shaped dark eye, pigment and ear set with flat skull and full dentition. Good straight front, well sprung rib and low pushy hocks being amongst her conformational attributes. Presented in excellent condition under a well prepared jacket. Piloted beautifully by her young handler who got the best from her charge, which made an impressive team.

Class 331 MPB (4 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 828 LAMBERT, Mr & Mrs D Blenmerrow Musetta. Understated, yet charming composed puppy bitch of just 6 months. Liked her overall balance, size and shape. Appealing head pattern with oblique eye set, correct ear placement and well put together throughout with good tail set and carriage. Moved out confidently and without fuss displaying plenty of reach and drive belying her tender age.

2nd: 789 BARROWCLOUGH, Mrs Lindsay & BARROWCLOUGH, Mr Dylan Shadowess Enchanted Dream. Feminine all through and close up to my winner. Pleasing head properties developing along the right lines. Nice arch of neck set well into her clean shoulders. Moved positively and sympathetically handled. With everything in the right place conformationally, she possesses all she needs for a bright future once she starts to believe in herself a little more.

3rd: 800 GOULD, Mrs Rebecca Shazbec Dolly Daydream

Class 332 PB (6 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 866 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Sugar Puff. Quality puppy with beautiful headpiece with flat skull ad well filled muzzle. Excellent neck and shoulder placement, good depth of body for age and well sprung rib. Very steady on the move for one so young. I see she is full litter sister to my Res CC winner.

2nd: 835 METTAN-URE, Miss Lilian Oakcroft Graceful Star Over Savendie. 9 mth old ultra femiine girl with so much to like. Head still developing but of correct plaes and proportions. Nice sweep of neck leading to clean, well fitting shoulders, straight front and firm backline. Another moving steady and true, but not quite the front extension of 1 here today.
3rd: 873 SUTHERLAND, Mrs Lesley Suthesley Petunia
Res: 881 WINFIELD, Mrs V Oakcroft Amazing Star
VHC: 859 SAPSFORD, Mrs P Shelcrest Bright Star

Class 333 JB (6 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 875 JACOBS, Miss Gail Elizabeth & JOHNSON, Mr Robert & Willowthorn's Roulette JW. Well balanced youngster with pleasing outline. Refined head properties of equal planes, small, well placed ears and gentle expression. Well fitting shoulders with good spring of rib, strong bone and muscular quarters. Well prepared jacket and low set tail. Moved well as expected from her conformation with a lithe and effortless action.

2nd: 793 BRAY, Mrs G Lianbray Lucy Locket. 8 mth golden. Shapely outline and scores in head with dark eye and good ear set. Well put together all through but not using what she has to the max today. I felt there was more to come from this young lady but she did enough to secure her place.

3rd: 834 METTAN-URE, Miss Lilian Savendie Meleys
Res: 860 SKILLING, Mrs Katrina Sherkarl Gold Fever Dacfolke

Class 334 YB (3 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 852 ROBINSON, Mrs S Dippersmoor Dazzling Star JW. Beautiful girl of obvious quality. Impressed with her balanced outline and super make and shape. Beautifully proportioned head properties with correct eye shape and well rounded muzzle. Little to fault on going over this fit, well muscled youngster who used what she has to her absolute advanatege on the move, circumventing the ring with a smooth, supple action Well presented and handled she was a serious contender for the RCC

2nd: 829 LEWIS, Mrs Melanie Jane & LEWIS, Mr Iain Savendie Fortune Cookie For Shemella. Pushing the winner hard in many respects as matched her balance and clean outline. Feminine head of correct proportions and well constructed both fore and aft with level back and nice sweep over the loin. Moved out with precision, but just felt she could have applied herself a tad more to fully showcase her virtues.
Class 335 NB (9 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 867 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Coco Pop. Oozing class and quality, this beautiful youngster was almost pretentious in her quest to command my attention. Combining strength with elegance at such a tender age she created such a disarming classic and balanced outline on the stand. Gorgeous headpiece with ideal eye shape set within a skull of correct planes and proportions all contributing to such a captivating expression. So sound to go over with everything in the right place and with nothing overdone or exaggerated – just beautifully balanced throughout providing all she needs to move out effortlessly with such precision. Stood out in the class and refusing to be ignored in the challenge, I could not get past her for the RCC & BPIB. I predict a bright future ahead of this young lady. Loved her.

2nd: 835 METTAN-URE, Miss Lilian Oakcroft Graceful Star Over Savendie.
3rd: 789 BARROWCLOUGH, Mrs Lindsay & BARROWCLOUGH, Mr Dylan Shadowess Enchanted Dream
Res: 873 SUTHERLAND, Mrs Lesley Suthesley Petunia
VHC: 881 WINFIELD, Mrs V Oakcroft Amazing Star

Class 336 GB (9 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 811 HATELEY, Mrs K E Mohnesee's Meliya JW. Another excellent example of the breed, possessing oodles of breed type and class. She impressed with her overall proportions and size. Such a feminine head piece of correct proportions. Beautifully balanced all through with deep chest, broad, muscular hindquarters and strong, well let down hocks. Beautifully presented and expertly handled at exactly the right pace, allowing her charge to showcase her many qualities. A bright future lies ahead for this one I’m sure.

2nd: 831 LEWTHWAITE, Miss Sarah & STAFFORD, Dr Paul Rannerdale Queen Of Majic. Built on slightly bigger lines, but feminine all through. Different in type to 1, but displaying many breed virtues to include elegant feminine head properties, clean, well laid back shoulder placement and well angles stifles. Moved out displaying plenty of forehand reach and rear drive.

3rd: 827 LAMBERT, Mr & Mrs D Blenmerrow Lullaby
Res: 801 GRAHAM-WEALL, Mrs J & GRAHAM-WEALL, Miss M Dinmore Making Waves At Lavika
VHC: 803 GRUSZKA, Mr & Mrs S & D Achor's Surprise Himalaya Over Samphrey (imp Che)

Class 337 PGB (7 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 821 JAMES, Mr And Mrs G & V Valmay In Vogue JW. Ultra feminine lady. Excellent, refined wedge shaped head with correct eye and ideal ear placement. So well put together in all departments, my hands flowed easily over her well muscled form all under an expertly prepared correctly textured jacket. Best mover in this class which further impressed to secure her place.

2nd: 878 WELLER, Mrs Dorothy Evad Halloween Spice JW. Heavily coated girl but under that jacket I found a very nice, well constructed young lady with lots to like. Strong head but feminine and proportionate to body with good ear placement. Nicely built throughout reflecting in her steady movement.

3rd: 856 ROWAN, Mrs D Rowancrest Cinderella
Res: 830 LEWTHWAITE, Miss Sarah & STAFFORD, Dr Paul Rannerdale Killer Queen
VHC: 817 HIRST, Mrs S A Sundark Symphony In Suede

Class 338 LB (8 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 877 WALKER, Mrs Susan Una Fortuna For Tooralie. With nothing exaggerated or overdone about this young lady, she could easily be overlooked and does not immediately demand attention. For me however, she combined enough glamour with that elusive workmanlike persona. Balanced all through, I was drawn to her from the off set. Her shape, make and proportions are amongst her many attributes which she used beautifully on the move. Her front action coming towards me was spot on and true and her side gait was supple and precise with plenty of forehand reach whilst her well muscled rear assembly pushed the ground away beneath her. The conditions in the ring suited her favourably today and she retained her balanced performance all the way to the CC. She needs to believe in herself a little more to bring her qualities to the fore.

2nd: 825 LAMBERT, Mr & Mrs D Blenmerrow Daisychain. Super feminine with nothing overdone. Such a pretty head of correct properties, her correct eyeshape, ear placement and excellent pigment all combining to provide her with such an engaging expression. She possesses many breed – fitting attributes which she used to her advantage on the move, gaiting with a convincing, steady action.

3rd: 788 BARROWCLOUGH, Mrs Lindsay & BARROWCLOUGH, Mr Dylan Shadowess Ginger Biscuit
Res: 865 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Rannerdale Queen Of The Nite
VHC: 795 CHEAL, Mrs Melody Valdosta Galadriel At Faemadra JW

Class 339 OB (6 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 845 PEARSON, Miss D Ch Edglonian Golden Glow. Of clear quality and full of class, I am not surprised she is titled. I see this lady is the daughter of my Dog CC winner. Super feminine and shares her dad’s many qualities. Gorgeous head properties giving rise to the most exquisite expression. Clean, well fitting shoulders and well angulated front and rear assembly. Neat, straight well let down hocks above well padded feet. Moved out with a smooth and precise action, which won her the class. On this hot day, I felt her sparkle dulled a little in the challenge. Nonetheless a beautiful girl hugely worthy of her champion status.

2nd: 836 MITCHELL, Miss A Valdosta Goddess Jw. Super pretty from all angles Loved the head on this girl, which was so refined and elegant with correctly placed features all contributing to a soft, gentle expression yet so alert. Beautifully balanced all through allowing her to move out with such an unexaggerated, no-nonsense action suggesting she could go all day. 3rd: 868 STAFFORD, Miss Clare Ch Rannerdale Queen Of The Dark
Res: 862 SOROCKYJ, Ms Linda Sheltisha Royal Approval

Class 340 VB (4 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 810 HATELEY, Mrs K E Ch Mohnesee Sweet Dreams JW VW. What a beautiful lady and at 7.5 years she is, for me, still in her prime. Gorgeous, classic outline on the stand with balanced conformation from the tip of her well pigmented nose to her low set well feathered tail. Expert presentation and unobtrusively handled to allow her to show off her many virtues. Her athletic, musculature enhanced her steady action which won her the class with ease.

2nd: 794 CHEAL, Mrs Melody Carolelen Call My Bluff At Faemadra. Similar to 1 in many aspects and another not ready to succumb to her veteran status any time soon. Matching her classmate’s conformational attributes with a head of correct planes and proportions with well filled muzzle. Not much to dislike on further assessment and moved as I thought she would with grace and purpose. Close up to 1, but just preferred the winner’s overall balance here today.

3rd: 814 HIRST, Mrs S A Sundark Simply A Star VW

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