Although I have shown Collies for 21 years, this year [2000] is the first time I have bred my own litter. The Dam is Tentola Treacle Tart of Oakaville born 10th July 1996.
Nikita has had a successful show career, as a puppy she won many Best Puppy in Breed awards, Group placings and 2 reserve Best Puppy in Shows. She gained her Junior Warrant [the old way], won a Green Star in Ireland and gained her Stud Book Number by the time she was 2 years old.
She is nearly always in the cards at Ch. Shows and has had many Best of Breeds at Open shows. I am hoping her "kids" will follow in her paw steps.

I mated Nakita to Ch. Markenfields Asti Spumante, on the 5th April she produced a lovely litter of 3 boys & 3 girls. I had to name them after alcoholic puddings!!! At the moment I have kept 3 of the litter, [Can't make up my mind over the two boys!]

Well out of their first 5 shows, Anna [Oakaville Sparkling Sorbet] has won 2 Best Puppy in Breeds and a Pastoral Puppy Group, her brother Maverick [Oakaville Macedoine] has also won 2 B.P.'s. What's gonna happen when they reach 7 months ?? Their sister Oakaville Amaretto is also doing well for her owners Nick & Anne Smith. I also show a Smooth Collie Tentola Madam Butterfly at Ochilview [Millie]. She has done very well at Champ. shows and has been in the Group placings at Open shows. At only 2 years of age she has already won her way out of Post Graduate, and is knocking on the door of Limit. "maybe just maybe"

Sadly I had to stop showing Oakaville Sparkling Sorbet [Anna] due to a nasty accident to her hips...but she is happy being a couch potato.So my showing hopes rest on

OAKAVILLE MACEDOINE [Maverick]

At the end of 2000 and beginning of 2001, Maverick won many Best Puppy awards at Open shows and a few of these with Best of Breed. During his Junior months he started to win at Championship shows but unfortunately because of the foot and mouth crisis there were not many shows around and he finished his Junior career short of just 3 points for his Junior Warrant. However during 2002/3 Maverick excelled himself. At Richmond Champ. show I thought I would be cheeky and put him in Limit Dog and it paid off because he won it and gained his Stud Book number under Pat Lister. At nearly every All Breed Open shows he was entered in to Maverick won BOB, he also won many Groups at these shows too. However at Wickford & Basildon which was not judged on the group system, he did even better and won Reserve Best in Show. One of my favourite shows is Clacton on Sea which is held in conjunction with the Tendring Agricultural show. At this show Maverick was placed 3rd for Best in Show out of the 42 Best of Breeds that stayed.We went over to the Munster Circuit in Ireland where at Clonmel he won a Green Star. At Champ shows Maverick was getting many high placings quickly winning his way out of Graduate and Post Graduate. He started to win some Limit classes but not quite getting that elusive green card.........but getting lovely write-ups from the judges.Along came Crufts in 2004. Maverick was entered in Limit Dog and as this was the largest class of the day it ended up clashing with the Smooth Collie judging so my lovely step-daughter Estelle handled him in the big ring for me and she came running out with a big red rosette in her hand and an even bigger grin on her face. I can't believe I missed my Maverick winning his class at Crufts!!In August 2005 we already had a holiday booked in lovely Aviemore in Scotland. I talked my partner into letting me enter the Scottish Kennel Club Champ. show and so we stopped off on the way back. Well I think the long walks did Maverick good as he seemed to ultra fit. Lyn Westby was our judge and what a day. I still can't believe he won the C.C. but to get BOB as well was totally mind blowing. It's a day I will never forget.......................only took me 24 years to get my first ticket, just have to hope now that he can get the other two..........and hope it doesn't take tooooooooooooooo long.