Sia

NATIONAL Ru BISS, BIS, BISS, RuBISS, C.I.B, C.I.B - V, GRAND CH Foxbell X Factor
Carluke Love Struck (AI) * Grand CH Foxbell Fashion Plate 07/11/2017

8 We welcome into our home a lovely, super promising Smooth Collie from the very successful Foxbell Kennels here in Victoria. Thank you Janice for choosing to use our un-shown boy Ross for Pips litter.

Sia has made a start in the ring competing against her sister Xxee and watching these 2 youngsters grow will no doubt prove fun for all. These 2 youngsters are both well on their way to their titles as well as being multiple class in group winners and Xee at the tender age of age months won BEST IN SHOW at the 2018 Collie Club of Victoria Championship show, whilst Sia went onto win PUPPY IN SHOW.

Delighted to announce that Sia has completed her title @ 1 year and 3 days, her sister Xee completed her title 2 weeks earlier.

Sia wins her second Puppy in Show award under Swedish Collie Rough breeder Ms Eva Erikkson. (Crony Kennels)

Sia has debuted at her first ROYAL show winning Reserve bitch challenge and Puppy of Breed, sadly due to being in season we decided not to go back and compete on specials day.
2019 EKKA - Royal Brisbane Bitch Challenge and Best of Breed - Mr J Walsh Jnr (Ireland)
2019 Royal Melbourne Show Bitch Challenge - Mr M Forte (Ireland)
2022 Royal Adelaide Show Reserve bitch Challenge, Runner up to Best of Breed - Mrs S Juutilainen (FIN)
2022 Royal Melbourne Show 1st Open bitch - Mr B Skalin (SWD)
2023 Royal Adelaide Show Challenge bitch, Runner up to Best of Breed - Mrs S Yla-Mononen (FIN)
2024 Royal Brisbane Show Challenge bitch, Best of Breed, Best in Group 4th - Mr C Marginaeu (Romania)
2024 Royal Brisbane Show - group show. Challenge bitch, Best of Breed. Mr Z Jojkic (Serbia)
2024 Royal Melbourne Show Challenge bitch, Best of Breed, Final 8 for Best in group - Mrs C Mulcahy (Ireland)
Critique - Excellent quality, very feminine, balanced front and rear. Quality head, eye and ear placement. Correct coat texture, good blue merle color, good bone, correct working feet. Moved with purpose. In good physical condition.
2025 Royal Melbourne Show Challenge Bitch & Best of Breed - Mr P Berchtold (Austria)  BEST OF BREED: Quality bitch, full of elegance, lovely head and expression. Excellent eyes and ears. Good reach of neck, typical tail and tail set. Well angulation, happy free mover. Typical coat and colour.
2026 Royal Melbourne Show Challenge Bitch & Best of Breed & Final 8 for BEST IN GROUPMrs E Haapaniemi (Finland)

Sia has
1 BEST IN SHOW (all breeds)
6 BEST IN GROUP (GROUP 1ST)
9 Runner up to Best in Groups (Group 2nd)

On December 4, 2021 after a 2 year delay we attended the Collie Club of Victoria Championship show and are delighted to say that Sia went all the way under long time Breed judge Mrs Lorraine Neilson (VIC). Sia joins her mother and sister as speciality show BEST IN SHOW winners, we expect that this must be a bit of a breed record in Australia (if not the world!)
June 18, 2023 - Sia won her 2nd BEST IN SHOW award at the Collie Club of Victoria Championship show, under Mrs Jane Armatys - not only does this truly cement the sisters in the history books! but it also completed her GRAND title @ 5.5 years of age - not bad having 2.5 years off combined for puppies and the Covid -19 pandemic!
May 12, 2024 - Sia wins her 3rd BEST IN SHOW at the Collie Club of Victoria Championship show, this time under West Australian Breeder/judge Mrs S Wildman (Youanmi Kennels)
May 11, 2025 Sia wins Ru BEST IN SHOW at the Collie Club of Victoria Championship show, under Victorian Mr Glen Moore.
May 09, 2026 SIa wins her 5th Best of Breed at the Collie club of Victoria Championship show under Ms Maxine Mellish (UK)
Critique:-  Mrs C & Miss K Baker’s: C.I.B. GRAND. CH. FOXBELL X FACTOR; 8 year old blue merle
in the most superb condition, presented in immaculate coat, gleaming from every
angle. Beautifully balanced throughout with excellent reach of neck, good lay of
shoulder, depth and width of chest, spring of rib, good length of muscular loin with
slight rise, nicely angled croup with low set tail. Super bend of stifle, hocks well let
down. BITCH CHALLENGE & BEST OF BREED.
June 06, 2026 Sia wins her 2 Ru BEST IN SHOW & 6th Spec Best of Breed at the Collie Rough and Smooth club of Queensland under Ms L Stenlund (Fin)
July 26, 2026 13th Collie National hosted by the Collie club of NSW Inc. BEST OF BREED - Breed entry 51 - Ru BEST IN SHOW total entry 171 Collies Rough & Smooth. judge Mrs L Newman (Phreelancer UK)
Critique:- Just a lovely blue merle of correct size, elegant and so well put together, clean well balanced
head with correct head planes and flat skull, stop slopes a little, pleasant expression, perfect
ears, superb neck and topline, so well angulated front and back, well developed in body and
bone, her colour is clear and well broken up, I just loved her and she pushed the BOB rough
hard for BIS

Sia wins Best of Breed and Best Open in Show at the November 2022 Collie Club of NSW Championship show under Mrs Gael Wilcock - Brentland Collies
Critique - Open Bitch:
1ST. Ch Foxbell X Factor (C & Miss K Baker). Excellent blue merle bitch of 4.5 years. Very pleasing head, good wedge, well set and used ears. If I am picky, I would prefer a smaller eye. Lovely outline, and excellent movement, but to my eye, she can flick her pasterns when moving. Quite upright in pastern, which may well be the cause.
Challenge, Best of Breed, Best Open in Show.

SIa wins Best of Breed and Best gaited @ the 2023 Collie Club of Queensland Championship show Ms Donna Morris - Swinbrad Collies.
Open Bitch class
1st Grand Ch Foxbell X Factor
5 year old Blue Merle Bitch of Excellent Breed Type this girl had an excellent head with parallel planes, slight stop, clean blunt wedge, almond eyes giving her a sweet expression topped off with well set ears that she used well. Good proportions & well-balanced body. Good neck into should & strong topline. She was clean coming & going. When she first entered the ring, she started off short stepping & prancing a little but got better each time. Excellent harsh flat coat however I would prefer a clearer silvery blue particularly over her croup area. BITCH CC BOB

4 CACIB's making her the first C.I.B (certificate of International beauty)titled Smooth Collie in Australia
3 CACIB's - Veteran to complete her C.I.B - V title again the first Smooth Collie in Australia with this award.

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