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Elektra (or Ellie) is showing herself to be a happy confident, sociable and out going dog. She is very active
but she does enjoy sleeping at our feet or cuddling up next to us on the sofa when she is tired. She loves her training, her walks,
playing tug and chasing balls. She also loves her cuddles. She has loads of enthusiasm for everything she does.
Her puppyhood was very busy with lots of different classes including ringcraft, foundation agility and sheep herding.
Kirkbridgend Rock Star
Registrations: Kennel Club Stud Book Register and Kennel Club Breed Register
Date of Birth: 21st July 2013
Colour: Black and White
Colour genes carried: Tested Carrier of Red gene (Chocolate). Carries Dilute (has produced blues)
Eye Tested March 2021: Clear
Gonioscopy: Normal
TNS DNA status: Tested Clear
CL DNA status: Tested Clear
CEA DNA status: Tested Clear
MDR1 DNA status: Tested Clear
IGS/B12 status: Tested Clear
Pre-Dispostion to Glaucoma DNA status: Clear
SN DNA status: Tested Clear
DH (Raines Syndrome) DNA status: Tested Clear
Hip Score: 3/4 = 7
Elbow Score: 0/0
BAER Hearing: Normal n/n
Stud book number showing (1st limit bitch, Bournemouth 2018)
KC Good Citizen Gold
Agility Warrant Gold
Grade 6 KC Agility
Senior UKA Agility
KC measurement Intermediate
UKA measurement 476mm
3rd Top Agility dog WOEBCC 2019
3rd Top Versatility dog WOEBCC 2019
8th Agility Club Large G5 league 2019
Kirkbridgend was Top Kennel WOEBCC 2019
2019 while Large G5 at KC agility 11 jumping wins and 7 agility wins including C3-5 Dog Vegas qualifier at Southam.
2020 attended 2 KC shows in G6 gaining 1 x 3rd and 1 x 4th
Ellie is a very kind and very affectionate girl. She doesn’t have a nasty bone in her body. She loves her cuddles spending plenty of time cuddled up on the sofa with me or
lying on the floor with her head on my feet. She sleeps in my bedroom and I regularly wake up with her cuddled up against me. She is great with people, dogs and cats and
during her time as a yard dog when I worked with horses she would give everyone visiting the yard a friendly greeting and welcome. She is easy to walk off lead and well
behaved if I need to recall her, meeting other people and dogs etc. and loves her walks on the 1000s of acres of army ranges we are lucky to use with both woods and common.
She loves paddling in puddles and ponds and also enjoys swimming in the deeper ones especially if you throw things for her.
Ellie loves working for me and has lots of enthusiasm. She works very happily for a clicker and treats as well as tug toys or balls. She doesn’t mind what the work is whether
trick training, ringcraft, agility or sheep herding.
Ellie started her competitive career in the show ring where she qualified for Crufts twice as her first championship show. She went on to qualify for Crufts every year, gaining
VHC Undergraduate at Crufts 2015 under breed specialist Juliet Mockford when she was a year old. Although it shown regularly once she was 2, Ellie carried on to have many top
placings at championship and open shows mainly in post graduate classes under various all rounder and breed specialists judges. Ellie went on to gain her stud book number at
Bournemouth 2018 with 1st in Limit in very good company under top all rounder judge Jeff Horswell, qualifying herself for Crufts for life.
Ellie’s first day competing at agility was at a UKA show where she won all 3 beginners steeplechases. She had her first KC win in G2 jumping the same day her mother won into G3
taking Ellie with her. Ellie qualified for the SWAG Beginners Steeplechase Final Maxi at the UKA Grand Finals 2018 where she finished 4th. Ellie started 2019 in G5 and at her first
show won both an agility and a jumping class. I then only competed her in jumping classes until September so that I could compete her in the Novice Cup at KCI. At the first show I
competed her in agility in September she won 2 agility classes taking her to G6. As soon as she was out of her holding period I put her on holiday until the new year so that I didn’t
have to continue to jump her at Large as she had measured Intermediate and on the off chance she had more wins I wanted them to count toward Championship agility. During 2020 we didn’t
have much chance to find our feet together and get going in G6 due to everything stopping half way through March. At the few shows we attended she did gain a 3rd and a 4th.
Up until she was a year old I also trained Ellie on sheep and she was coming along nicely. Unfortunately I then had to make a choice between agility and herding as with no sheep
of my own to practice on it was expensive and time consuming to travel to and train. Agility won!
Ellie had her first litter of 5 in 2016 to a show champion. I kept 2 (Thea and Cole) and sold the rest to local agility homes.
Ellie's critique written by breed specialist judge Vicky Carley for her 1st in Post Graduate Bitch, her 1st in Special Working Bitch and for Best Working In Show at West
Of England Border Collie Club Open Show 2 April 2016:
1st Bridges Kirkbridgend Rock Star Very alert and pleasing expression. Lovely reach of neck to well placed shoulders, good turn of stifle, sloping croup to well set tail of good length.
Good bone and tight feet. athletic build with good muscle. Moved with drive and extension.
Ellie's critique written by top all rounder judge Jeff Horswell for her 1st Limit Bitch at Bournemouth Champ Show 2018 where she gained her Stud Book Number at 5 years old:
1st: BRIDGES Mrs L & Mr D Kirkbridgend Rock Star AW(B) Excels in profile action. She is a good shape. Fem head. Darker eye would enhance her expression. Slightly narrow all through.
Level topline. Well angulated.
Ellie's critique written by all rounder Marion Hodgson for her 1st AV Pastoral Open at Portsmouth & Southsea KA open February 2018:
O 1 Bridges Kirkbridgend Rock Star Aw(b) B/C bitch of 4 years. Another quality exhibit. Very balanced outline, good reach of neck into strong topline.
Well built rear quarters to give correct set and carriage of tail. Oval tight feet, nice short nails. Lovely head with good stop.
Would like a slightly darker eye. Well used ears. Not excess weight and so very well toned and muscled all through. Covers plenty of ground, balanced action with minimal lift.
Ellie's critique written by judge Bob Rushton for her 2nd Post Grad Bitch at Three Counties Champ Show 2018:
2 Bridges' Kirkbridgend Rock Star AW(B). Well constructed with correct front, well angulated, moved with drive, excellent type
Ellie's critique written by judge Richard Kinsey for her 1st in Yearling and BOB at Portsmouth and Southsea KA Open show 8 February 2015 at 18 months old:
1st - Bridges' Kirkbridgend Rock Star, young 18 month old bitch. Nothing overdone or untoward with this girl she is just compact and well balanced all round. Moderate
in forehand, straight legs and tight feet. Well let down chest and sprung in rib. Firm in topline thanks to her strong hind quarters. Not shown in her best
jacket on the day. Steady on the move with correct head carriage.
Ellie's critique written by breed specialist Jo Ratciffe for her 3rd Puppy Bitch at BCC of Wales Champ show 20 July 2014 the day before her first birthday:
3rd – Kirkbridgend Rock Star. Nearly 12 months bitch, who still has a way to go in maturity to fulfill her promise. Body proportions are correctly
balanced, with sufficient balanced angles front & rear. Carries her topline well on the move, with a particularly correct side profile gait. Needs time &
muscle to hopefully mature & improve in front & rear action. Coat was presented well, and well handled to get the very best from her.
Lovely long, well set & carried tail.
Ellie's critique from winning a good AV Graduate March 2017 at Guildford DCS Open under the Best In Show judge Ronald W James:
AV Graduate (8) 1 Bridges Kirkbridgend Rock Star - Border Collie. Very typical example of the breed with pleasing make and shape, typical mover with good
head carriage and well held top line, well ribbed back, clean well boned limbs.
Ellie's critique from breed specialist Hilary Kerr for winning special working bitch at West of England BCC Open April 2017:
Working Bitch (4) 1 Bridges Kirkbridgend Rock Star. Lovely honest bitch who moved really well holding her topline on the move, feminine head, good turn of stifle, good eye colour,
correct mouth. Finer than some but built for the job. Well muscled, well presented, attentive to her handler who got the best out of her.
Ellie October 2017.
Ellie on the move at Crufts 2015 and her resulting prize card from the Under Graduate Class.
Ellie competing in agility winter 2015/2016:
Ellie and I in the ring at Border Collie Club of GB Championship Show 2015. Ellie is 19 months:
Ellie and I in the ring showing to 3rd place in her last puppy class the day before her first birthday, July 2014, under breed specialist judge Jo Ratcliffe:
Ellie a week before her first birthday on the move in the show ring and with her final BPIB rosette:

(Photos courtesy of Alan V Walker)
Ellie's inital sheep assessment at 15 weeks old |
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Ellie at herding lessons at 12 months old.
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Ellie at baby agility training at 13 months |
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Ellie winning the second of 3 steeplechase wins on her first ever day competing properly |
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Breed Show Results
(Please note I have stopped updating these due to too many successes!!)
7 April 2018
West Of England Border Collie Club Open
2nd Special Working Bitch
Reserve (4th) Post Grad Bitch
11 February 2018
Portmouth and Southsea Open
1st AV Pastoral Open
2nd Open BC
18 November 2017
Crystal Palace Open
2nd Open BC
24 September 2017
Wessex Border Collie Club Open
3rd Post Graduate Bitch
3rd Special Working Bitch
20 September 2017
Headley Ringcraft Match night
1st AV Open
Best Adult In Match
Best In Match!!
13 August 2017
Bournemouth Champ
1st Post Graduate Bitch
VHC (5th) Limit Bitch
7 August 2017
Paignton Champ
4th Open Bitch
3 June 2017
Southern Counties Champ
3rd Post Graduate Bitch
(This qualifes her for Crufts 2018!!)
29 May 2017
Wessex Border Collie Club Open
1st Special Working Bitch
2nd Post Graduate Bitch
8 May 2017
Tunbridge Wells DCS Open
4th Open
9 April 2017
Southern Border Collie Club Champ
Reserve (4th) Mid Limit Bitch
8 April 2017
West Of England Border Collie Club Open
3rd Post Graduage Bitch
1st Special Working Bitch
2 April 2017
Chippenham DCS Open
Reserve (4th) Open
3rd AV Non Sporting Open
26 March 2017
Guildford DCS Open
3rd Ope
1st AV Graduate
19 March 2017
Border Collie Club of Great Britain Champ Show
2nd Special Working Bitch
5 March 2017
Folkestone and Hythe DCS Open
3rd Open
19 February 2017
Horley DCS Open
Reserve (4th) Open
1st AV Pastoral Open
4th AV Open Horley Stakes
15 February 2017
Southampton DCS Open
2nd Open
2nd AV Open Stakes
12 February 2017
Portsmouth & Southsea KA open
2nd Open
1st AV Pastoral Open
29 January 2017
Chichester DCS Open Show
2nd Open Border Collie
22 January 2017
Southern Border Collie Club Open Show
Reserve (4th) Special Working Bitch
VHC (5th)Post Graduate Bitch
15 May 2016
Wessex Border Collie Club Open Show, Chievely
VHC (5th)Post Graduate Bitch
2 May 2016
East Anglian Border Collie Club Champ Show
3rd Limit Bitch (This qualifes her for Crufts 2017!!)
2nd Special Working Bitch
2 April 2016
West Of England Border Collie Club Open Show
Best Working In Show!!
1st Post Graduate Bitch
1st Special Working Bitch
3rd Limit Bitch
20 February 2016
Maidenhead DCS Open Show
Reserve Best Of Breed!!
1st BC Post Graduate
1st AV Pastoral Post Graduate
14 February 2016
Portsmouth And Southsea KA Open Show
Best Of Breed!!
1st BC Post Graduate
Reserve (4th) AV Special Beginners
26 November 2015
Horsham DCS Open Show
Reserve Best Of Breed!!
1st BC Post Graduate
1st AV Post Graduate
3rd AV Pastoral Post Graduate
27 September 2015
Wessex Border Collie Club Open Show, Chievely
Reserve (4th)Post Graduate Bitch
3 July 2015
Windsor Champ Show, Windsor Great Park
Reserve (4th) Graduate Bitch
5 June 2015
Three Counties Champ Show, Malvern
VHC (5th) Yearling Bitch
3rd Post Graduate Bitch (Her 2nd Crufts 2016 qualification!!)
31 May 2015
Southern Counties Champ Show, Newbury Showground
VHC (5th) Yearling Bitch
27 May 2015
Guildford DCS Open Show, Merrist Wood College
1st Post Graduate BC
1st AV Graduate
17 May 2015
Wessex Border Collie Club Open Show, Chievely Village Hall
3rd Yearling Bitch
2nd Graduate Bitch
2nd Post Graduate Bitch
12 April 2015
Southern Border Collie Club Championship Show, Lockmeadow Market, Maidstone
3rd Yearling Bitch (This qualifies her for Crufts 2016 at her second attempt!!)
15 March 2015
Border Collie Club of GB Championship Show, Stoneleigh
VHC (5th) Good Citizen Bitch
6 March 2015
Crufts Championship Show 2015, NEC, Birmingham
VHC (5th) Under-Graduate Bitch!!
1 March 2015
Kent County CA Open Show, Lockmeadow Market, Maidstone
3rd Post Graduate BC
25 February 2015
Southampton DCS Open Show, Romsey
1st Post Graduate BC
21 February 2015
Maidenhead DCS Open Show, Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading
3rd Post Graduate BC
8 February 2015
Portsmouth and Southsea KA Open Show, Havant Leisure Centre
1st Yearling BC
Best Of Breed!!
25 January 2015
Southern Border Collie Club Open Show, Larkfield, Kent
1st Yearling Bitch
1st Graduate Bitch
8 January 2015
Boston Championship Show, East of England Showground
Reserve (4th) Junior Bitch
4 December 2014
Horsham DCS Open Show, Ardingly
1st Under-Graduate BC
3rd Junior BC
1st AV Junior Stakes
2nd AV Pastoral Junior
23 November 2014
Guildford DCS Open Show, Ardingly
3rd Junior BC
25 October 2014
Border Collie Club of GB Open Show, Stoneleigh
2nd Junior Bitch
3rd Good Citizen Bitch
6 September 2014
Richmond Championship Show, Loseley Park, Nr Guildford
Reserve (4th) Junior Bitch
20 July 2014
Border Collie Club of Wales Championship Show, Northrop, Flintshire, North Wales
3rd Puppy Bitch
13 July 2014
Evesham DCS Open Show, Malvern
1st Puppy Border Collie
3rd Junior Border Collie
Best Puppy In Breed!!
12 July 2014
National Working and Pastoral Breeds Association Champ show, Malvern
VHC (5th) Puppy Bitch
22 June 2014
Homestead DTC Super Pet Day Companion Show
4th AV Pedigree Puppy
15 June 2014
Southampton DCA Open Show
2nd Av Pastoral Puppy
2nd Junior Border Collie
1 June 2014
Southern Counties CA Champ show, Newbury
Reserve (4th) Puppy Bitch
VHC (5th) Junior Bitch
28 May 2014
Guildford DCS Open show, Merrist Wood
1st Puppy Border Collie
1st Junior Border Collie
Best Puppy In Breed!!
25 May 2014
Bath Champ show
2nd Puppy Bitch
18 May 2014
Wessex Border Collie Club open show, Chievely
3rd Puppy bitch
3rd Junior bitch
3rd Novice bitch
20 April 2014
Camberley DCS open show
2nd AV Puppy Stakes
3rd Junior Border Collie
13 April 2014
Southern Border Collie Club Champ show, Maidstone
2nd Minor Puppy Bitch
VHC (5th) Puppy Bitch
5 April 2014
West of England Border Collie Club open show
Reserve (4th) Puppy bitch
16 March 2014
Border Collie Club of GB Champ show, Stoneleigh
3rd Minor Puppy Bitch
VHC (5th) Puppy Bitch
26 February 2014
Southampton DCA open show
1st Puppy Border Collie
1st Junior Border Collie
Best Puppy In Breed!!
Reserve Best of Breed!!!
23 February 2014
Kent County CA open show, Maidstone
VHC (5th) Puppy Border Collie
Reserve (4th) Junior Border Collie
Reserve (4th) Minor Puppy Stakes
2nd AV Puppy Stakes
15 February 2014
Maidenhead and District open show
2nd Puppy Border Collie
1st Junior Border Collie
1st AV Pastoral Puppy
Best AV Pastoral Puppy!!
9 February 2014
Portsmouth and Southsea KA open show
2nd Graduate Border Collie
Best Puppy In Breed!!
1 February 2014
Midlands Border Collie Club Champ show, Stoneleigh
3rd Minor Puppy Bitch (This qualifies her for Crufts 2015 at her first attempt!!)
3rd Puppy Bitch (2nd Crufts 2015 qualification at her first champ show!!)
22 January 2014
Southern Border Collie Club open show, Larkhill
2nd Minor Puppy Bitch
VHC (5th) Puppy Bitch
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Agility Results:
(Please note I have stopped updating these due to too many successes!!)
4 February 2018
Kelluki Winter Series 3
1st C1-3 Agility 1
2nd C1-3 Agility 2
3rd C1-3 Jumping
Winner Winter Tournament C1-3 Standard Section and Overall Runner Up (All heights and grades)!!
28 January 2018
Pachesham Winter Series 4
1st C3-5 steeplechase
2nd C1-3 Agility 1
2nd C1-3 Jumping
2nd C1-3 Agility 2
13 January 2018
Paws At Play
1st C3-5 Steeplechase 2
7 January 2018
Kelluki Winter Series 2
1st C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Agility 1
3rd C1-3 Agility 2
26 November 2017
Kelluki Winter Series 1
1st C1-3 Agility 2
2nd C1-3 Agility 1
1st C1-3 Jumping
1st C1-3 Steeplechase
19 November 2017
Pachesham Winter Series 2
1st C3-5 Agility 2
2nd C3-5 Agility 1
1st C3-5 Steeplechase
4 November 2017
Kelluki KC Open
2nd G3 Steeplechase
21 October 2017
Pachesham Winter Series 1
1st Agility 2
1st Jumping
15 October 2017
Kelluki KC Open
1st G3 Steeplechase
27 August 2017
Wessex Border Collie Club KC Open
6th G3 Agility
26 August 2017
Bridge House KC Open
3rd G3 Jumping
11th C1-3 Helter Skelter
13th G3 Agility
10 August 2017
Kennel Club International Festival Champ
8th G3 Agility
28 - 30 July 2017
Agility Club Champ
4th G3 Agility
11th Cashback G3 Agility
11th C1-4 Jumping
13th G3 Jumping
9th C3-5 Jumping Agility Secrets Qualifier
11th C3-5 Agility Camdwr Cup Qualifier
(The first days results gain Ellie her KC Agility Warrant Bronze!!)
23 July 2017
Nedlo KC Open
2nd C1-4 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Agility
8 July 2017
Surrey KC Open
9th C3-4 Agility
25 June 2017
Highdown KC Open
1st C1-3 Jumping
2nd G3 Agility
3rd G3 Jumping
17 June 2017
Axstane KC Champ
7th C1-3 Agility
11 June 2017
Thames KC Champ
Clear C3-5 KC Olympia Novice Cup Qualifier Agility
1 June 2017
Quadpaws UKA Agility
1st Novice Time Fault and Out
4th Novice Jumping
31 May 2017
Quadpaws UKA Agility
1st Novice Agility
1st Novice Gamblers
30 May 2017
Quadpaws UKA Agility
1st Novice Jumping
28 May 2017
Quadpaws UKA Agility
3rd Beginners Jumping
14 May 2017
Paws In The Park KC Open
4th C1-3 Jumping
5th G3 Jumping
7th C3-5 Agility
7th C1-3 Steeplechase
13 May 2017
Paws In The Park KC Open
9th C1-3 Jumping
Clear G3 Agility
7 May 2017
Tunbridge Wells KC Champ
18th C1-3 Jumping
28 April 2017
GT Newbury UKA Agility
1st Beginners Agility
2nd Beginners Jumping
31 March 2017
Pachesham C1-7 Friday Show
4th C1-7 Agility 2
3rd C1-7 Jumping
3rd C1-7 Steeplechase
12 February 2017
Kelluki Ind Winter Series 4
2nd C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Steeplechase
15 January 2017
Kelluki Ind Winter Series 3
1st C1-3 Steeplechase
2nd C1-3 Jumping
3th C1-3 Agility 2
13 November 2016
Kelluki Ind Winter Series 2
3rd C1-3 Jumping
5th C1-3 Agility 1
6th C1-3 Agility 2
12 November 2016
North Downs KC Agility (Only 1 class for G3)
1st G3 Jumping
30 October 2016
Downlands KC Agility
6th G3 Jumping
Clr G3 Agility
9 October 2016
Kelluki Ind Winter Series 1
8th C1-3 Agility 2
Clr C1-3 Agility 1
1 October 2016
Mid Downs KC Agility
1st C1-2 Jumping
2nd G2 Jumping
2nd G2 Agility
18 September 2016
Waverunners KC Agility
Clr C1-4 Jumping
24 April 2016
WBSDS KC Open Agility
Clr (4th) G2 Jumping
Clr C1-3 Agility
27 February 2016
Paws At Play (February)
5th C1-3 Agility
5th C1-3 Steeplechase 2
7th C1-3 Steeplechase 1
21 February 2016
Kelluki Winter Series Part 5 (Final)
2nd C1-3 Agility 2
2nd C1-3 Jumping
Clr (6th) C1-3 Agility 1
Runner Up Winter Tournament C1-3 Standard Section!!
23 January 2016
Paws At Play (January)
3rd C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Steeplechase
4th C1-3 Agility
10 January 2016
Kelluki Winter Series Part 4
2nd C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Steeplechase
5th C1-3 Agility 1
20 December 2015
Kelluki Christmas Show
2nd Bauble and Spoon Steeplechase
3rd Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
5th Christmas Conundrum Take Your Own Line
5 December 2015
Kelluki Winter Series Part 3
3rd C1-3 Agility 1
3rd C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Steeplechase
4th C1-3 Agility 2
29 November 2015
Pachesham Winter Series Part 1
1st C1-2 Agility 2
1st Steeplechase
15 November 2015
Kelluki Winter Series Part 2
4th C1-3 Jumping
7 November 2015
Paws At Play (November)
3rd C1-3 Jumping
3rd C1-3 Steeplechase 2
24 October 2015
Kelluki Winter Series Part 1
2nd C1-3 Steeplechase
3rd C1-3 Agility 2
11 September 2015
AJAXS UKA Agility Show, Mapledurham
1st Beginners Steeplechase 1
1st Beginners Steeplechase 2
1st Beginners Steeplechase 3
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