Breeding trends for the period show a strong
regional bias, undoubtedly encouraged by the
gradual relaxation of war-time restrictions,
and proliferation of new fanciers. The
WALDEMAR and CHAPELBURN kennels divided the
laurels in Scotland until Chapelburn Ivor
gained the upper hand, in the North East
Thane and son Gunner, both of Mariemeau,
vied for dominance, whilst the EDEN kennel,
always a force to be reckoned with, quickly
re-established its position in the border regions of England and Scotland, to the west of the Pennies. In the South West ALPHINGTON held sway, whilst BEULAH males dominated the South, leaving the industrialised North and Midlands to Eden Examine, Lyncliffe Lancer and Landseer. But this was before fanciers’ attentions were turned to a bright gold sable & white, Lochinvar of Ladypark, who sired three Champions in his first litter.
A shortage of suitable breeding bitches encouraged a greater divergence of breeding lines, bringing several families greater prominence than they had previously enjoyed. Amongst these Silver Emblem (family 2), who had a noteworthy impact on post-war breeding lines, must be included, as must family 4’s Biddy of Daddystown, family 6’s Crossfox Colleen, family 10’s Beulah’s Golden Fantasy, and Jeannie of Mariemeau (family 13). For all this the most significant bitch line remained Roberts’ Old Lassie - family 1 which produced no less than five important brood bitches including Proud Lassie and the outstanding tricolour Beulah’s Nightblack and Beautiful, litter sister to Lyncliffe Lancer and Blue Lady, all of which played pivotal roles in the Rough Collie’s re-birth.
