Frank had said we were V,I,P,s to get us into the stadium. Back to the hotel and a quick pack and we
    were on our travels, around lunch time we arrived at The Ancient Roman city of Segovia, the Castle,
    Church, and Aqueduct where breathtaking. again a short drive and another meal, From here we were
    taken to our overnight hotel, time for a quick shower, dress and an evening meal. This time with
    committee and all exhibitors, and an enjoyable time was had by all. By late evening it was nice to renew
    an old acquaintance when I met Madam Josefina Gomez Toldra whom i had not seen for many years.

    A welcome nights sleep before the day of the show, Now Sunday and suitably dressed in suit and tie
    I had a small breakfast, suddenly English weather had arrived It was pouring with rain!! When
    we arrived at the venue I was pleased to see we had a sports centre arranged just in case of bad
    weather, well done¡ It was obvious we would have to commence judging inside as it was still raining.
    The floor surface was exceptionally slippery, and had more line painted on it than Madrid Station. I had
    to make allowences for some of the exhibits who were not at ease on the floor surface.
  

    My best baby was a superb Sable the most gorgeous head, with sweet eye and well used ears, he had
    superb construction and was expertly presented, and outstanding tricolour also caught my eye, he had
    a good head with the most appealing expression from his correctly placed eyes and stop, he used his
    ears, was well constructed, he just took a total dislike to the floor surface.I was pleased with the entry
   
    The Open Dog and Bitch classes were superb, I finished up shortlisting 8 dogs, which I think pleased
    the exhibitors to make the final placings. My CAC male was a superb rich sable, Emryk`s Love in
    Motion , Glorious head Excellent foreface, with correctly placed eyes, Neat well use ears. A lovely
    neck  and correctly constructed, He had super boning and excellent rear assembly, and moved well
    on the slippery floor, My best bitch was Do Ripaumia Briseida  a sable bitch of exceptional quality   
    Lovely head, pattern nice eye correct stop, excellent construction and moved with ease, I was very
    pleased at the end of the show to see My Baby finish best Baby in show, My puppy go Best puppy in
    show, And my BOB the superb Male Go Best in Show.
 
    Special thanks to all my exhibitors for the sporting way they received my placings, its nice to see
    genuine hand-shakes between exhibitors. A few things for some exhibitors to bear in mind!! I found
    some dirty teeth, and a few exhibits could have benefited from a bath, It is getting very expensive to  
    attend dog shows and being a beauty show you must present your dog to look its best.
   
    I managed to speak to some of the exhibitors and feel there are club members who will be
    challenging the best in the near future, with their serious attitude toward breeding the Rough Collie.
    I see a good future for the Club and Rough Collie in Spain.
      
    John Catliff