14th May and we had a double open show with the Smooth Collie Club of Great Britain.

Show 1 was judged by Di Collino (Imaginist) and she placed Miami 4th Puppy dog, Gypsy 2nd Puppy bitch, Ruby 3rd Limit bitch and Grace 2nd Open bitch.

Show 2 was judged by Stefani Flower (Serenlas) and she placed Miami 2nd Puppy dog, Gypsy 2nd Puppy bitch, Ruby 2nd Limit bitch and Grace 2nd Open bitch.

​Gypsy was then awarded Reserve Best Puppy in Breed and then Reserve Best Puppy in Show by BIS judge Hannah Walder (Hanvale).

​An early start on 10th April for the East Anglian Collie Association open show down in Cambridge. Jacky Cutler (Lankeela) was our breed judge and awarded Miami 3rd Puppy dog, Vinnie 3rd Limit dog and Gypsy 2nd Puppy bitch. The Special Award classes were judged by Gill Whitaker (Siluto) and she placed Gypsy 1st in the puppy class and Vinnie 3rd in the open class.

3rd April and the Mansfield open show, again at Newark. Our breed and group judge was Sandra Williams (Wilmerella). Grace was unplaced in Open, Miami 1st in Junior and Gypsy 1st in Puppy, BPIB and Puppy Group 4.

The Retford open show was held on 20th March at Newark. Our judge was Tom Johnston (Feldkirk) who placed Gypsy 1st Puppy and BPIB, Miami 1st Junior and Vinnie 3rd in Open.

Birmingham National CH Show was held on 8th May and we had 5 entered under all-rounder judge Mr Anders Tunold-Hanssen. Vinnie stayed at home as his coat was in a bag. Miami was placed 3rd in Puppy dog and 5th in Junior dog. Odin was unplaced in Open dog, Gypsy 3rd in Puppy bitch and Ruby 4th in Limit bitch.

Bank holiday 2nd May and off to the Banbury & District CA open show at Ryton-on-Dunsmore. Our judge was Jill Kelly who awarded Miami 1st Junion, Gypsy 1st Puppy, Reserve Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed. Gypsy then went on to take Puppy Group 2 under judge Rose O'Sullivan (Tyngeli).  

Our third and final show of the Easter weekend was the Eastwood Kennel Association open show held at Stoneleigh. Our judge was Barry Blunden (Licassa) and he awarded Miami 1st in Junior and Gypsy 1st in Puppy, Best Puppy in Breed and Puppy Group 4. 

28th October and off to Midland Counties CH show at Stafford Showground, our last show of the year. The kids ended the year in style. Our judge was all rounder Britt-Marie Young (Farouche). Vinnie was in the largest class of the day, Limit Dog, and was placed a creditable 4th out of 15. Gypsy was 2nd in Junior Bitch and Ruby was 2nd in Limit Bitch. The star of the day was Odin who won the Open Dog class and then took his 4th Challenge Certificate.

1st October and another double show. This time a double open show held at the Kennel Club building at Stoneleigh. First was the West Bromwich & Wednesbury show with Jan Milligan (Alfsden) judging. Gypsy was 1st in Junior and Miami 3rd in Junior with Vinnie 2nd in Open.

Then on to the Walsall show with Patricia Ward (Garside) judging. The results for us were identical to the West Bromwich judging except Gypsy went one extra and got Reserve Best of Breed.

Now to 17th September and double CH shows with Darlington and Northumberland and Durham collie club. First up was the Darlington show with judge Betty Peach (Rosdyke). Betty awarded Miami 1st in Junior dog, Vinnie 1st in Post Graduate dog, Gypsy 2nd in Junior bitch and Ruby 2nd in another large Limit bitch class.

Following on from this was NnD CH show and the dog judge was Jo Hodges (Jopium). Miami was placed 2nd Junior dog and 1st Yearling dog whilst Vinnie was 3rd in Post Graduate dog. Bitch judge was Anita Fox (Alanita) and she placed Gypsy 2nd in both Junior bitch and Yearling bitch. Ruby was unplaced in Limit bitch. 

Richmond CH show was held on 10th September with judge Lisa Pettitt (Lakebank) in charge. A good day for us with three winning their classes. Vinnie was placed 1st Post Graduate dog, Odin unplaced in Open dog, Gypsy 1st in Junior bitch and Yearling bitch and not to be outdone Ruby was 1st in Limit bitch.

A bit closer to home on 4th September and off up to the Yorkshire collie club Ch show. Judge for dogs was Cathy Howard (Shandlmain) and she placed Miami 2nd in Junior dog, Vinnie 2nd in Post Graduate dog and Odin 3rd in Open dog. Judge for bitches was Christine Biggs (Spirecroft). Gypsy was placed 1st in Junior bitch and Ruby was placed 3rd Limit bitch out of a class of 10.

28th August and off down to the London and Provincial collie club CH show. First time out in the new dog van. Judge for dogs was Ros Macdonald (Rossavon) and she placed Miami 3rd in Junior dog and 2nd in Yearling dog and Odin was 5th in Open dog. Judge for bitches was Cathy Howard (Shandlmain) who placed Gypsy 1st in both Junior bitch and Yearling bitch giving Gypsy her final points for her Junior Warrant and not to be outdone Ruby was placed 2nd in a large Limit bitch class.

20th August and another open show, this time Huntingdonshire. Judge Sally Pointon (Ballito) placed Gypsy 1st in Junior and Miami 2nd in Junior.

17th August and off to the Thame and Oxfordshire open show. Judge Lynda Nicholas (Nickarlyn) placed Gypsy 2nd in Yearling and Miami 4th in Yearling.

East Anglian Collie Association CH show was held down at Littleport on 7th August. Jenny Miller (Feorlig) was the judge for dogs and she Miami 1st in Junior dog, Vinnie 1st in Post Graduate dog and Odin 2nd in Champion dog. Judging bitches was Ulla Berg-Persson (Bermarks). Polly was placed 4th in Mid Limit bitch and Ruby was placed 3rd in Limit bitch gaining her stud book number.

Leeds championship show was held on 22nd July under judge Irene Buchanan-Green. Vinnie was 1st in post graduate dog and Gypsy was 4th in junior bitch.

A long day lay ahead on 16th April setting off at 5am with 4 dogs for a trip to Builth Wells and a double show. Firstly it was the WPBAW Championship show under judge Sigurd Wilburg (Kanix). Miami was placed 3rd in Puppy Dog and 2nd in Novice dog at his first championship show. Vinnie was unplaced in Limit dog and Odin placed 2nd in Open dog. Gypsy was 2nd in a large Puppy bitch class and 1st in Junior bitch.

After waiting for Mr Wilburg to complete his second breed the Collie Club of Wales Championship show got under way with breed specialist judge Brian Hawkins (Beldones).Vinnie was placed 4th Mid-limit dog, Odin unplaced in Open dog and Miami was placed 3rd in Puppy dog. Gypsy again was the little star winning the Puppy bitch class. In the bitch challenge she was then awarded Best Puppy bitch. We stayed to challenge the Best Puppy Dog and were over the moon to be awarded Best Puppy in Breed. It then fell to us to challenge the Best Puppy Smooth. To our amazement both the rough judge and the smooth judge, Josh Blackburn (Erjon), agreed to award Gypsy Best Puppy in Show. On cloud 9 we drove home and arrived back at 11pm.

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16th July and off down to Malvern on a very hot day to NWPBS Championship show. The judge was all rounder Marion Sargent. Gypsy was 2nd in junior and 3rd in yearling, Vinnie was 1st in post graduate and Ruby was unplaced in open.

Derbyshire County Show was held on 26th June under judge Samantha Deary (Dearchar). Gypsy was placed 1st in Junior, Miami 2nd in Post Graduate and Ruby 2nd in Open.

Ashfield (Notts) open show was on 12th June and was Gypsy's last puppy show. A great finish to her puppy career winning 1st Puppy, Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed. Miami won the Junior class and Grace was placed 2nd in Open under judge Lynda Nicholas (Nickarlyn).

After a few weeks off we headed down to Malvern for the Three Counties Championship show on 11th June. The judge was Sue Hewart-Chambers and we had entered 5. She placed Miami 2nd in Junior dog, Vinnie 3rd in Limit dog, Gypsy 1st in Puppy bitch and 3rd in Junior bitch, Ruby 3rd in Post Graduate bitch and Grace VHC in Open bitch. Miami was entered in the Junior dog stakes under Carole Smedley (Antoc) and we were thrilled to be placed 2nd.

15th May and a long trip down to the Herts & Essex border open show nr Cambridge with lots of road closures and wet, windy weather. Our judge was John Purnell (Yikasown) who awarded Miami 1st in Junior and Gypsy 1st in Puppy, Reserve Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed. 

10th March and CRUFTS for the first time in 2 years. A show where you just hope to come away with a card. Instead a day I could only have dreamed of. Vinnie was entered under judge Merv Casling (Meranne) and to my delight was awarded 3rd in a good sized Mid-Limit dog class.

Now for the star of the day, Gypsy. The judge was Miranda Blake (Corydon) from whose breeding most of my dogs descend so I knew she would be more critical of mine. I stood looking round in Minor Puppy Bitch at the other 3 girls thinking what a nice class and could we possibly win it. To my delight Gypsy moved like a dream, having never seen a carpet before and the buzzing atmosphere of the NEC. That was it, she won the class. Our day was complete so I thought. We went in to the bitch challenge not expecting any more as it was a super line up. I could hardly take it in then that not only was Gypsy awarded Best Puppy bitch but also the Reserve Challenge Certificate giving her a Kennel Club Stud Book Number.   

​It then fell to us to challenge the Best Puppy dog and as the judges couldn't agree the group judge Jeff Horsewell (Drakesleat) was called to decide. He awarded Gypsy Best Puppy in Breed. We had so many nice comments from fellow exhibitors and onlookers the day won't be forgotten for a long time.

17th July and staying local for the Bakewell open show. Our judge was breed specialist Dawn Muir (Rayawna). Gypsy was 1st in junior, Miami 2nd in junior, Vinnie 1st open dog and Ruby 1st open bitch and Best of Breed. Ruby then went on to win the Pastoral Group under judge Brian Hindley (Yorlander).

Good Friday and the Edwinstowe open show at Newark. Judge was Gill Whitaker (Siluto) and we had 4 entered. Grace was 4th in Open, Polly 3rd in Post Graduate, Miami 1st in Junior and Gypsy 1st in Puppy and Best Puppy in Breed.​

5th March and off to Newark again for the Wath, West Melton and District open show. Our judge was Anne Turner (Barkston) and she awarded Gypsy 1st Puppy, Miami 1st Junior and Grace 2nd in Open. Then in the puppy group under judge Sandra Gibson (Febus) Gypsy gained Puppy Group 4.

The Newark open show was held on 19th February under PMD judge Sandie Tadd (Kricarno). Gypsy was placed 2nd in Puppy, Miami 1st Junior and Vinnie VHC in open. 

No rest for the wicked, off up to the Yorkshire Collie Club open show on 13th February under judge Tracy Gartland (Arcot). Miami's first show after all his trials and tribulations with the Lepto4 vaccine and DMS. He took it in his stride and was placed 2nd in Minor Puppy dog, Vinnie was 1st Limit dog and Gypsy was awarded 1st Minor Puppy bitch, Best Puppy bitch and Reserve Best Puppy. 

A week later and we are off to Ryton again for the NWPBS open show. Breed judge was Ann French (Breckamore) who awarded Vinnie 2nd in Open and Gypsy 1st in Puppy and Best Puppy in Breed. The group judge was Anne Springthorpe who short listed Gypsy in a large puppy group and awarded her Puppy Group 4.

February 5th and off down to Ryton-on-Dunsmore for Midland Collie Club's Championship show. Judge for dogs was Lene Newman (Phreelancer) and she Vinnie 2nd in Post Graduate dog and Geno 1st Veteran dog and Best Veteran Dog. Judge for bitches was Kay Hateley (Mohnesee) and she placed Gypsy 4th out of a large Minor Puppy bitch class and Grace was plaved 5th in Open bitch.

January 29th was a busy day for us trying to incorporate two shows. First we headed off to the Lichfield open show down in Stafford where Gypsy was 2nd in Puppy and Vinnie was 2nd in Open under judge Mark James (Waterley). Then we were off over to the British Collie of the Year with Vinnie and Odin. Odin was placed 3rd in Adult of the Year and Vinnie was unplaced. The three judges were Robin Blaikie (Kourika), Marina McLaughlin (Brihow) and Diane Spavin (Dialynne). 

23rd January was Manchester Championship show. June Fort (Shulune) placed Vinnie VHC but Gypsy and Grace were unplaced today.

​EACA COTY was held at Littleport on 9th January. Erin showed her socks off in the Veteran class and Vinnie was shortlisted down to the last 6 out of 20 dogs and bitches. Judges were Maxine Mellish (Demelewis) and Pat Ward (Starside).

What a great start to 2022. Took Grace and Gypsy to Boston Championship Show on 6th January. Grace wasn't keen on the mats but Gypsy was a superstar. She won the Puppy Bitch class, Reserve Best Bitch and Best Puppy in Breed under judge Michelle Fort (Shulune).