AIMS AND
AMBITIONS

JUDGING CRUFTS 1997

HAVING BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ROUGH COLLIES
FOR FIFTY YEARS NOW, PEOPLE ASK ME IF I STILL
HAVE ANY AMBITIONS OR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE? MY
FIRST HOPE IS THAT BREEDERS WILL REFRAIN FROM
BREEDING MINIATURE COLLIES WITH SHORT HEADS
(AS THOUGH THEY HAVE RUN INTO A WALL), LOW SET
WIDE EARS, AND TAILS THAT WILL SOON PUT THE
BREED INTO THE SPITZ GROUP. SECONDLY I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE ONLY COLLIES ADVERTISED AT STUD,
WHO HAVE BEEN D.N.A TESTED CLEAR. THIRDLY I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COLLIES FROM ABROAD
EXHIBITING IN THE UK AND HAVING JUDGES WHO CAN
APPRECIATE QUALITY WHEN THEY SEE IT. FINALLY I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GRADING SYSTEM INTRODUCED
IN THE UK ,THE SAME AS ON THE CONTINENT . ONLY
DOGS OBTAINING AN EXCELLENT TO BE ABLE TO
COMPETE IN THE CHALLENGES.