Judge Profile

Judge Name : Mrs Marie Colyer (NSW)

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Breeder of the Australian Kelpie for over forty years.

ANKC Breed Specialist Judge for the Australian Kelpie.

World Dog Show in Amsterdam in 2002 I exhibited one of the nine Kelpies that I had exported to be shown in Holland. All my dogs exported to Holland are Dutch and International Champions some with many other titles.

World Winners and International Champions - Sweden, Holland,Finland. Australia - Supreme, Grand, Aust. Obedience and Agility Champions. Top imported winning dog in Sweden.

Sydney Royal 2019 Again winning three of the top awards Challenge Dog, Reserve Dog and Reserve Bitch. Then our Challenge Dog went on to win Best of Breed. At the Working Dog Group level Gr.Ch.Wingdari Man From Snowy River went on to win 3rd Best Exhibit in the Working Dog Group (Over 500 dogs entered in working group). The winner of the working dog group went on to win Best In Show. So very strong competition in the working dog group.

Sydney Royal - "Winner of Best In Show Breeders Group three times in 2008, 2009 and 2014". Winner of Best Breeder in the Working Dog Group on four occasions 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014. In 2012 our Kelpie "Aust.Ch.Wingdari Dinky Di Oz" won Best Exhibit Third in the Working Dog Group (563 dogs entered). In 2014 Aust. Ch. Wingdari Dinky Di Oz again won BOB and then went on to win Runner Up Best In Group 2nd (578 dogs entered in Working Dog Group).

Multi Best In Show winning dogs at All Breeds and Speciality levels. Winning the 50th Golden Anniversary Shows Easter Best Exhibit In Show and Runner Up Best In Show. Then again at the September Show 50th Golden Anniversary Show we again won Best Exhibit In Show and Runner Up Best In Show. No other Australian Kelpie breeder has achieved such high awards.

Judged the Australian Kelpie Speciality Show - September 2013, Sydney, Australia.
Judged in Finland May 2017 at the Kelpie and Border Collie Speciality Show in Helsinki. The Australian Kelpie that I awarded Best of Breed Kelpie went on to be Best Exhibit In Show.

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