Who won the Collie Club of America 2025 National Specialty?

Judges
Mike Van Tassell (Intersex)
Judge Carl Williford (Dogs)
Judge Marianne Sullivan (Bitches)
Judge Debra Tessmann-Van Leaven (Junior Showmanship)

April 5-12, 2025
Syracuse, New York

Total: 396
Roughs: 70-85 (37-29) 6-10 (Vet), 3-3 (HT)
Smooths: 28-46 (31-37) 4-5 (Vet), 1-1 (HT)
Junior Showmanship: 14

Event Chair
Laura LaBounty

> Detailed results

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Awards

Best of Breed: GCH Wyndlair Star Spangled (R/B) (CH Tavern Hill Limerick Celtic Classic x CH Wyndlair National Anthem)

Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed: GCHP Creekwood Lochlomun I'll Be D'amned FDC (Vet/S/D) (GCHS Pleasant Acre Creekwood Rock Star x CH Creekwood Chase The Rainbow)

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Rough Best of Variety: GCH Wyndlair Star Spangled (B) (CH Tavern Hill Limerick Celtic Classic x CH Wyndlair National Anthem)

Rough Best of Winners: Pleasant Acre Enclave Lucky Star (B) (CH Fantasy's Fortune Maker x CH Pleasant Acre Blue Star)

Rough Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety: GCHG Aurealis Play For Keeps (D) (GCHS Aurealis Coldplay ROM x GCHB Wyndlair Classique Incandescent)

Rough Select Dog: GCH Fantasy's Look To The Stars (GCHG Southland Aurealis Island Nights x GCHB Fantasy's A Thousand Stars)

Rough Select Bitch: GCHB Belleville's Coming Around Again (CH Larkspur Thanks For The Memories x GCH Barksdale Belleville's Double Trouble)

Award of Merit: CH Overland Just Sayin' (D) (CH Tavern Hill Limerick Celtic Classic x CH Overland Sin No More)

Award of Merit: GCHS Camloch Persuasion (B) (GCH Camloch Sensation! RN HSAds HIAd x Colwick's Luminance)

Award of Merit: CH Tapestry Dreamboat Annie (B) (Tapestry Basil Hayden x GCHS Tapestry Reminiscing)

Award of Merit: CH Wyndlair Cherokee Independence (B) (CH Tavern Hill Limerick Celtic Classic x CH Wyndlair National Anthem)

Award of Merit: CH Fantasy's Hard Not To Love (B) (GCHG Southland Aurealis Island Nights x GCHB Belleville's Mancatcher Annie)

Award of Merit: CH Marnus Storyteller (B) (CH Barksdale Skydancer I Declare x GCH Marnus I Am Invincible)

Award of Merit: GCH Ennismoor Captivation (B) (CH Ennismoor Xscape x Ennismoor's Fascination)

Award of Merit: GCHS Spectrum Arrowhill Dreamcatcher CD HSAD HSBDS HSDS HIAS HIDS HXADS HXDS HSASM FDC (HT/B) (GCHS Gentry's Braveheart x CH Spectrum Elysium Dreams)

Rough Winners Dog: New River's Aryggeth Let Freedom Ring (12-18 Months) (CH Val Hi's Ace Of Spades x CH Aryggeth I'M A Little Old Fashioned@Ceilidhs)

Rough Reserve Winners Dog: Aryggeth's Salty Dog (American Bred) (CH Val Hi's Ace Of Spades x CH Aryggeth I'M A Little Old Fashioned@Ceilidhs)

Rough Winners Bitch: Pleasant Acre Enclave Lucky Star (Open Tri) (CH Fantasy's Fortune Maker x CH Pleasant Acre Blue Star)

Rough Reserve Winners Bitch: Cove Run's Thank You For The Music (Open Blue) (CH Travler Kelise Aftermath x CH Cove Run's We Both Reached For The Gun)

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Smooth Best of Variety: GCHP Creekwood Lochlomun I'll Be D'amned FDC (Vet/D) (GCHS Pleasant Acre Creekwood Rock Star x CH Creekwood Chase The Rainbow)

Smooth Best of Winners: Rosebank Creekwood Be Mine (B) (CH Creekwood Rosebank Play It Again x Rosebank's Nova)

Smooth Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety: GCHG Shepherds' Mission & Chrysalis Raise Your Glass CGC (B) (GCH C And J Shepherd's Mission Don't Tread On Me x GCHG Chrysalis Fantasy On Ice)

Smooth Select Dog: GCHG Fleur-De-Lis's Sun Frost (GCHB Fleur-De-Lis's Day By Day x Fleur De Lis Jp Make A Wish)

Smooth Select Bitch: GCH Cyndella's Sippin' Pretty (CH Riverrun Galatean Sippin' On Fire x GCH Cyndella's Sassitude)

Award of Merit: GCH Ceilidh's Celtic Legend (D) (GCH Ceilidh's Legends Of The Fall x CH Kirkhaven 'N Ceilidh's Irish Creme)

Award of Merit: GCHS La-De-Da's Eye Candy BN FDC CGC TKN (D) (CH Aryggeth's Straight On Til Morning x CH New River's Hot Pursuit)

Award of Merit: GCHB Jereco Travler's Master Of Puppets (D) (GCH Jereco Lisara's Chunky Monkey x CH Jereco's Raisin' Hell! RI FDC CGC TKN)

Award of Merit: GCHS Demuir Celestial Light (B) (GCHG Southland Aurealis Island Nights x GCHB Demuir Barefoot Contessa)

Award of Merit: GCH Heiress Rewrite The Stars (B) (GCH Maverick Diablo x GCHG Demuir Heiress At First Light)

Award of Merit: GCH Cyndella's Beauty Style 'N Grace (B) (Riverrun Galatean All About Tonight x CH Cyndella's Gone Blond)

Award of Merit: GCHB Travler's Sway Me Smooth (B) (CH Travler Cove Run's Dancing Through Life x Travler Cove Run's Bewitched)

Smooth Winners Dog: Jolis Boldly Go (12-18 Months) (GCHP Pleasant Acre Blue Moon x GCH Jolis Creekwood Kiss Me In Paris)

Smooth Reserve Winners Dog: Headline's Light The Way (Puppy, 6-9 Months) (CH Fantasy's Fortune Maker x CH Headline's Light My Fire)

Smooth Winners Bitch: Rosebank Creekwood Be Mine (Open) (CH Creekwood Rosebank Play It Again x Rosebank's Nova)

Smooth Reserve Winners Bitch: Destiny Jereco's Sun Catcher (BBE) (GCHB Jereco Travler's Master Of Puppets x CH Jereco's She's A Rainbow)

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Most Versatile Collie

Most Versatile Collie: TC MACH4 Riverrun Galatean Wyndham's Top Contender TD UD HXAsd HXBd RN

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Junior Showmanship

Best Junior: Alexis Coriell
Reserve Best Junior: Jacinda Williams

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RESULTS FROM:

Judge Michael Van Tassell

02/28/26 South Texas Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/20/26 San Diego Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
11/01/25 California Collie Fanciers – Judge Michael Van Tassell
10/12/25 Collie Club of Colorado – Judge Michael Van Tassell
04/12/25 Collie Club of America – Judge Michael Van Tassell (Intersex)
03/02/24 Piedmont Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/25/24 Chicago Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/05/23 Collie Club of Maine – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/12/22 Rochester Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/26/22 Overlake Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/03/22 Arizona Collie Clan – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/09/22 Collie Club Of Austin – Judge Michael Van Tassell
11/06/21 East Tennessee Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/13/21 Northern Wisconsin Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
12/11/20 Greater Tampa Bay Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
10/30/20 Sierra Nevada Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/18/20 Los Padres Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/03/18 Toledo Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/27/17 North Texas Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/15/17 Collie Club of Maryland – Judge Michael Van Tassell
11/06/16 Sacramento Valley Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/06/16 Northern Arizona Collie Fanciers – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/22/14 California Collie Clan – Judge Michael Van Tassell
05/12/13 Indiana Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/09/13 South Texas Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
11/11/12 Pacific Northwest Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
10/20/12 Collie Club of Kentucky – Judge Michael Van Tassell
03/26/11 San Gabriel Valley Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/07/11 Fort Worth Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
04/10/09 Collie Club of Colorado – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/26/09 Arizona Collie Clan – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/01/08 South Bay Collie Fanciers – Judge Michael Van Tassell
02/12/06 Hartford-Springfield Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
01/22/06 Central Oklahoma Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
11/12/05 Overlake Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell
04/02/05 Sacramento Valley Collie Club – Judge Michael Van Tassell

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Judge Carl Williford

02/28/26 Piedmont Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
10/30/25 Sacramento Valley Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
09/28/25 East Tennessee Collie Club -- Judge Carl Williford
04/12/25 Collie Club of America – Judge Carl Williford (Dogs)
02/18/23 Central States Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
05/15/22 Indiana Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/12/22 Collie Club of New England – Judge Carl Williford
03/12/21 Collie Club of Austin – Judge Carl Williford
02/29/20 Toledo Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/16/20 Chesapeake Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
10/26/19 Collie Club of Georgia – Judge Carl Williford
05/04/19 Central Iowa Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/16/19 Collie Club of Northern California – Judge Carl Williford
02/03/19 Collie Club of Western Pennsylvania – Judge Carl Williford
10/21/17 Collie Club of Kentucky – Judge Carl Williford
03/04/17 Collie Club of Maine – Judge Carl Williford
05/07/16 Utah Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
03/11/16 Rochester Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/27/16 Overlake Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
03/21/15 San Gabriel Valley Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/21/15 Collie Club of San Antonio – Judge Carl Williford
02/14/15 Central States Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
03/16/13 Collie Club of New Hampshire – Judge Carl Williford
03/03/12 Toledo Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
02/18/12 Collie Club of Northern California – Judge Carl Williford
02/03/19 Collie Club of Western Pennsylvania – Judge Carl Williford
03/27/11 Collie Club of Northern New Jersey – Judge Carl Williford
01/07/11 Greater Jacksonville Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
03/27/10 Collie Club of America – Judge Carl Williford (Intersex)
02/24/07 Illiana Collie Fanciers – Judge Carl Williford
11/04/06 Sacramento Valley Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
10/22/06 Collie Club of Kentucky – Judge Carl Williford
03/18/06 Collie Club of New Hampshire – Judge Carl Williford
01/14/06 Cleveland Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
03/11/05 Pacific Northwest Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
05/08/04 Indiana Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford
04/17/04 Tri-County Collie Breeders Association – Judge Carl Williford
03/20/04 South Bay Collie Club – Judge Carl Williford

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RESULTS FROM:

Judge Marianne Sullivan

03/08/26 Northern Wisconsin Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/14/26 South Bay Collie Fanciers – Judge Marianne Sullivan
09/26/25 East Tennessee Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
04/12/25 Collie Club of America – Judge Marianne Sullivan (Bitches)
02/04/24 Collie Club of Western Pennsylvania – Judge Marianne Sullivan
04/09/23 Collie Club of Northern New Jersey – Judge Marianne Sullivan
03/05/23 Piedmont Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/25/23 Illiana Collie Fanciers – Judge Marianne Sullivan
10/18/20 Collie Club of Kentucky – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/09/20 Collie Club of Northern California – Judge Marianne Sullivan
03/02/19 Collie Club of Maine – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/03/19 Collie Club of Southern Wisconsin – Judge Marianne Sullivan
01/27/19 Columbus Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/04/18 Collie Club of San Antonio – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/27/16 Illiana Collie Fanciers – Judge Marianne Sullivan
05/14/17 Indiana Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
03/11/17 Rochester Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/25/17 Overlake Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/18/17 Piedmont Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
02/19/16 Collie Club of Northern California – Judge Marianne Sullivan
10/17/15 South Jersey Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan
05/30/15 Collie Club of Minnesota – Judge Marianne Sullivan
04/05/15 Greater Jacksonville Collie Club – Judge Marianne Sullivan

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RESULTS FROM:

Collie Club of America

04/12/25 Collie Club of America – Judge Michael Van Tassell (Intersex), Judge Carl Williford (Dogs), Judge Marianne Sullivan (Bitches)
04/06/24 Collie Club of America – Judge Gayle Kaye (Intersex and Dogs), Judge Marcy Fine (Intersex, Bitches and Junior Showmanship)
04/01/23 Collie Club of America – Judge Larry Willeford (Intersex), Judge Maret Halinen (Dogs), Judge Tom Coen (Bitches)
04/02/22 Collie Club of America – Judge Nancy Anstruther (Intersex), Judge Adria Weiner (Dogs and Junior Showmanship), Judge Robette Johns (Bitches)
04/24/21 Collie Club of America – Judge Roxann Heit (Intersex), Judge Lynn Butler (Dogs), Judge James Noe (Bitches)
03/30/19 Collie Club of America – Judge Matt Stelter (Intersex), Judge Janet Hitt (Dogs), Judge Butch Schulman (Bitches)
03/31/18 Collie Club of America – Judge Gwen Means (Intersex), Judge Joseph Reno (Dogs), Judge Daniel Cardoza (Bitches)
03/25/17 Collie Club of America – Judge Mary Benedict (Intersex), Judge Timothy Garrison (Dogs), Judge Amy Gau (Bitches and Junior Showmanship)
03/26/16 Collie Club of America – Judge Mary Wells (Intersex), Judge Judie Evans (Dogs), Judge Brenda Miramon (Bitches)
03/14/15 Collie Club of America – Judge Sandra Thompson (Intersex), Judge Bob Kelly (Dogs and Junior Showmanship), Judge Linda Tefelski (Bitches)
04/12/14 Collie Club of America – Judge Nioma Coen (Intersex), Judge Joan Kirkland (Dogs), Judge Linda Hash-Davis (Bitches)
04/06/13 Collie Club of America – Judge Gayle Kaye (Intersex), Judge Carmen Leonard (Dogs), Judge Michael Esch (Bitches and Junior Showmanship)
03/31/12 Collie Club of America – Judge Les Canavan (Intersex and Junior Showmanship), Judge Carole Stanley (Dogs), Judge Phyllis Autrey (Bitches)
04/16/11 Collie Club of America – Judge William Brokken, M.D. (Intersex), Judge Larry Willeford (Dogs), Judge Helga Kane (Bitches)
03/27/10 Collie Club of America – Judge Carl Williford (Intersex), Judge Bill Holbrook (Dogs), Judge Barbara Linder (Bitches)
04/11/09 Collie Club of America – Judge Daniel Cardoza (Intersex), Judge Judy Bryant (Dogs), Judge Loralee Runnels (Bitches)
03/22/08 Collie Club of America – Judge Thomas Coen (Intersex), Judge Robert Futh (Dogs), Judge Pat Jung (Bitches)
03/31/07 Collie Club of America – Judge Shelley Roos (Intersex), Judge Sue Fabeck (Dogs), Judge Doris Werdermann (Bitches)
04/08/06 Collie Club of America – Judge Anne Cross (Intersex), Judge Brenda Miramon (Dogs), Judge Les Canavan (Bitches and Junior Showmanship)
03/26/05 Collie Club of America – Judge Adria Weiner (Intersex), Judge Barbara Ridgway (Dogs), Judge Phyllis Autrey (Bitches)
04/10/04 Collie Club of America – Judge Ted Paul (Intersex), Judge Pati Merrill (Dogs), Judge Marion Durholz (Bitches)
04/19/03 Collie Club of America – Judge Joan Graber (Intersex and Junior Showmanship), Judge Mary Benjamin (Dogs), Judge Joseph Reno (Bitches)
03/16/02 Collie Club of America – Judge Marcia Keller (Intersex), Judge James Noe (Dogs), Judge Tim Garrison (Bitches)
04/21/01 Collie Club of America – Judge Al Forthal (Intersex), Judge Joe Koehler (Dogs and Junior Showmanship), Judge Carmen Leonard (Bitches)
03/25/00 Collie Club of America – Judge Pam Durazzano (Intersex), Judge Helga Kane (Dogs and Junior Showmanship), Judge Chip Atkins (Bitches)

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