The Ancestral Profile of a promising young East Sussex Sheepdog Christine Miles' Glen 222012 
By Johnny Wilson's dual International Supreme Champion Spot l61819 and out of her own
Meg 201762, Christine Miles' Glen 222012 certainly has a very high dass and authoritative
pedigree indeed.
From daily shepherding over 2,500 acres of chalk grassiand on the Eastbourne Downland at the
easterly end of the South Downs, to qualifying out of the Novice dasses at local trials last season,
Glen has now elevated birnself to a more senior level of competition, where, it is hoped! both he
and bis handler...once blooded into this higher level ofcompetition...will go on to even bigger and
better things.
Spot, Glen's sire, also sired his owners Glen 188534 the 1993 Reserve Scottish National
Champion who placed third at that year's Supreme, and Roh 2077181 the 1996 & 1998 Scottish
National Champion who has been placed third twice in the Supreme. By Raymond MacPherson~s
1981 Reserve International Supreme Champion Cap 109820 and out of his own dual Reserve
International Suprerne Champion Peg 125220. Spot has a pedigree that in working and ability
terms, 1 doubt you could improve upon. Winner of the Supreme title in 1991 and again in 1994.
Spot was in the Scottish Team on four occasions.
Cap 109820 was a son ofj.Murdoch's Dryden Bud 94291 and D WRoss Ben 59446 Bud was
a half-sister to Bobby Dalziel's very talented and popular Sire Scottish National Champion Dryden
Joe 104626 through her mother Dryden Queen 70345 whilst Ben was a son of J R Millar 5 Scottish
National Champion Ken 2. 18754 out of A M Penrice 5 Meg 17910 Bud 5 sire was John
Richardson's Scottish National Champion Mirk 52844 who along with his full brother from a
repeat mating, International Driving Champion Sweep 39603 we have seen many times before
The two brothers were sons of the illustrious International Supreme Champion Wiston Cap 31154
who needs little introduction.
Ken's sire was his owner's Scottish National Driving Champion Ben 12262, himself a son of
M.E.Lindsav's Ben 6304. a son of J.M. Wilson 5 legendary Cap 3036 Ken s darn was W Paul s
Bet 15066, a daughter of his own Fly 5239 bv J R Millar s Scottish National Champion Tam
7032.

Meg 17910 was a daughterofj.W.L.McKee 5 lrish National CharnpionWhitehope Corrie 13706
Forrnerly with J.M.Wilson, Corrie also sired Bob Fraser's International Shepherds Champion
Mindrum Corrie 31439. dual lrish National Champion & triple lrish Driving Champion Buff
23069 and Tirn Longton's 1965 English National Champion Snip 16879 Snip, who was also the
1963 Reserve English National Champion. placed fourth at the 1962 International at Beaumaris
Meg's dam, A.M.Penrice's Nell 11366, was another daughter of J R Millar 5 Scottish National
Champion Tarn 7032, a son of his 1947 Scottish National Champion Ben 4931 Dryden Queen
was a daughter of John Gilchrist's famed sire the dual Scottish National Chainpion & Reserve
International Supreme Champion Spot 24981 Spot also sired World Champion & English National
Driving Champion Tweed 62901; International Brace Champion Cap 41626; Irish National Driving
Champion Risp 45699 - himseif sire to Irish National Champion Scott 57965 - and Eiwyn Griffith's
Craig 47577, a breeding dog of high profile.
Spot's father was bis owner's Scottish Team Member Bob 12684 who also sired International
Brace Champion Rob 21959, and bis dam was P.McGregor Hepbum's Wiston Nan 3.9896, herself
a daughter of Walter Hetherington's Anne 4545 by J.M.Wilson's dual Reserve International
Supreme Champion Moss 5176. Moss also sired International Supreme Champion & English
National Brace Champion Tweed 9601
Dryden Queen's dam, A.D.McGregor's Chris 60920, was a daughter of G.W.Young's 1969
International Sbepberds' Champion Scot 28069 and RMcGregor Hepbum's Phil 24983, a litter
sister to the aforementioned Spot 24981.
Peg 125220, Spot's mother, was by D.W.Baxter's English Team Member Craig 113444 and out
of T.Watson's International Supreme Champion Jen 93965. Peg was a real force to be reckoned
with throughout the nineteen eighties and during her illustrious career - in which she represented
Scotland on five separate occasions - she was twice to become the Reserve International Supreme
Champion.
Craig, Peg's sire, an English Team Member in 1982, was a son of John Thomas' great International
Supreme Champion Craig 59425, himself a son ofL.R.Suter's Reserve Welsh National Champion
Chip 29946. His dam was D.W.Baxter's Meg 87562. Other famous offspring of Crai~ 59425
indude English National Shepherds' Champion Don 108889, E.llopkins' Welsh National Driving
Champion Fly 105962; M.Jones' International Farmers' Chanipion Bill 108410; I.B.Jones' Welsh
Shepherds' Champion Chip 106386 and John's own Cap 91526, an International & English National
Driving Champion. Craig's sire Chip, was a son of D.L.Evans' Bill 16633 and R.H.Williams
Meg 19713. Bill was bred by H.J.Worthington out of bis Floss 8582 and by his 1951 & 1953
International Shepherds' Champion Moss 4975. Meg 19713 was a daughter ofJ.M.Baker's Welsh
Team Member Roy 14402 out of bis Me<} 16167. Champion Craig's dam was H.E.Hawken's Jill
49652, a daughter ofA.Chapman's 1966 & 1969 Seottish Team Member Garry 19382. Jill's dam,
Jess 37142 was another offspring of Reserve Welsh National Champion Chip 29946.
Baxter's Meg 87562, was a daughter ofT.Watson's 1969 & 1970 Seottish Team Member Craig
47703 who placed sixth behind International Supreme Champion Wiston Bill 36391 at Kilmartin
iii 1970. He was a son ofALivingstone's June 30402, another offspring ofGarry 19382. Me~'s
dam was D.W.Baxter's English Team Member Betty 43163. a daughter of John Gilehrist's dual
Seottish National Champion & Reserve International Supreme Champion Spot 2498 1 and
J.McGowan's Wiston Gale 28046, a full sister - repeat mating - to none other than the illustrious
Wiston Cap!

Peg's dam, T.Watson's International Supreme Champion Jen 93965, who won her title in 1980,
was also placed sixth hehind R.J.Shennan's Mirk 67512 in 1978, winning the Shepherds'
Championship. Her sire. W.M.Jardine's Roy 74544. was a son of R.J.Shennan's 1970 Scottish
Team Meniber Sweep 51651 and D.Shennan's Reserve International Supreme Chanipion Maid
51269. Maid represented Seotland on fotir eonsecutive oe~asion~ between 1969 & 1972. Her sire
was J.Jack's 1970 Scottish Team MemberTweed 34916 Sweep was a soll of the aforementioned
J.Riehardson's International Driving Champion Sweep 39603 and l.Kerr's Nell 33597.
Jens dam, A.Munro's Nell 61898 was a daughter of D.Ross' Spot 31731 and J.T.Campbell's
1971 International Braee Champion Nell 37323 when owned by A.Munro. Put to Wiston Cap.
Nell 618g8 produced D.Shennan's 1976 Reserve International Supreme Champion Fly 73340
and J.Campbell's Spot 73336, fourth at Kilniartin in 1974. Spot was a maternal grandson of
J.R.Millar's Seottish National Driving Champion Ben 12262. while Nell 37323 was a paternal
grand-daughter of J.M.Wilson's International Supreme Champion & Scottish National Chanipion
Mirk 4438 - through W.Hunter's Wiston Ben 3.9895. Ben 3 was a litter brother to P.McGregor
Hepburn's Wiston Nan 3.9896. the darn herselfofjohn Gilehrist's dual Seottish National Champion
Spot 24981. Ben's dam was W.S.Hetherington's Arme 4545, a full sister-repeat mating - to
International Supreme Champion Spot 3624. both offspring of J.Purdie's breeding dog Tam
3465.
Glen's dam Meg 210762 - registered as Lethans Twiee As Nice with the Kennel Club was of
Janette Hastie's quality breeding on her dam's side. John Hastie has a very good litter brother to
Meg...York 201766, whom be bas run several tinies at National level. Kip 176421, their motber.
was from tbe proven work and show lines produeed by Kirkfield Kirk 119250 and Kirkfield Shell
1 10178...very powerful breeding!
Kip was in faet a full sister - repeat mating - to Janette's Sbow Champion Lethan's Hopeful
Flame and Pam Harris' Show Champion Cluff of Mobella. Kirk was also tbe sire to Heatber
Turner's Lethans Jace at Locheil 168450, the dam to Full Champion Locheil Look Nortb (Nap),
tbe first and only dog to date to gain this prestigious title. To achieve tbis bonour, Nap not only
bad to beeome a Sbow Champion, but be also bad to pass the ISDS/KC Working Test for Border
Collies.
Kirk's sire was R.Wood's Ben 73508, a son of Wiston Cap 31154 out of R.Wood's 1971
International Sbepberds' Champion Liz 37009, wbile Shell's sire and dam were Tom Watson's
1976 & 1981 Seottish National Sbepberds Champion & 1977 International Driving Champion
Mirk 2.80772 and Janette's Kay 91944 - a litter sister to Tony lley's 1983 English Team Member
Goss 91940. Goss also sired Thomas Longton's 1993 English National Champion Gern 147666
and Bruee Englefield's popular sire Seott 155064, wbo was an English National Team Member in
1989. Seott, a great favourite of mine, was tbe sire of my founding biteh Femleat Jace 212303
wbo was bred by Sue Lloyd-Davies out of her Little Fern at Jetril 175133.
Kirk and Kay were botb raised by Janette's very well known brood biteb Jaee 62098. By my
most favourite of breeding pairs... Boswortb Coon 34186 and Gyp 38336, Jaee, her littermates
and her full brothers and sisters from repeat rnatings, bave been studied many times witbin tbis
series and have beeome affeetionately named by me as'tbe fabubus four'. She was a litter sister
to W.J.Roekliffe's Jill 62096 and a full sister from an earlier mating to Tot's Englisb Team Member
Gyp 56601 and J.Hadwin's Quen 56602. Jill was tbe dam of Tot's 1983 International Supreme
Champion Jess 88627, Quen was tbe dam ofRaymond MacPberson's 1975 & 1979 International
Suprerne Champion Zac 66166 and Gyp's daugbter Kerry 84022 was the motber of Thomas
Longton's wonderful Bess 101142, tbe 1986 International Supreme Champion and motber herself
to tbe 1992 Englisb National Champion Gern 147666 and tbe 1987 & 1991 English National
Driving Champion Tweed 140476. Tweed's litter sister, Maggie 140478, was tbe 1985 Englisb
National Braee Champion witb her motber. Jaee herself was to sire Dave Carlton's very handsome
Tony 66922 who was in tbe Englisb Team in 1976.
Mirk's sire, J.S.MeLaren's Drift 51969, was a maternal grandson ofJ.M.Wilson's favoured sire
Bill 2.17937 wbo also sired Walter Hetberington's Fly 25005 the dam of two Suprerne Champions
- tbe legendary Wiston Cap 31154 and David MeTeir's Wiston Bill 36391. Otbers sired by Bill
were J.Bathgate's 1967 International Sbepherds' Champion Vic 36235 and Tot Longton's Gyp
38336 the l97l International Driving Champion and Reserve International Supreme Champion.
knew Gyp well often tell me of her relentless approacb to work and her apparent
unlimited stamina. I often bave to rernind myself tbat is why my own Jaee 212303, who is line
bred back to Gyp five times, doesn't know wben to stop!!
Gyp's patemal grandsire was the Scottisb dynamo Whitebope Nap 8685 who figures four times
witbin Meg's lines. Sire birnself to tbe immortal Gael 14463 the 1967 International Suprerne
Champion, Nap bad a further five of bis offspring running at tbe 1961 International. Gael was a
magnifleent worker as her reeord shows and her breeding reeord exemplary. She bad four litters,
and from these the seven offspring tbat were to reach International level were to win a National or
International title - an unsurpassed record.
Liz 37009, who also won the 1971 Scottish Shepherds' title and was Reserve Scottish National
Champion for that year, was a daughter of her owner's 1967/68/69 Scottish Team Member Sweep
22666 out of Lyn 31785 who was berself a daughter of A.Chapman's 1966 8~l969 Scottisb Team
Member Garry 19382 wbo plaeed third in tbe Seottish National in 1966 and fifth in 1969. In 1968
Sweep was the Reserve Scottish National Shepherds' Champion and was plaeed tbird in tbe Seottisb
National. In 1969 be was third in tbe Sbepberds', as be was in 1967.
Sweep's sire, J.Kirk's Craig 14766, was bimselfby J.Walker's Cap 7594 out of bis Nell 10398
a daughter of J.M.Wilson's 1955 International Supreme Champion Bill 9040. When Bill won bis
Supreme, it was Whitehope Nap wbo was Reserve to him. JM bad a good year tbat year, as he also
took first and second plaee in the Farmers'. Did be ever have a bad one you may ask?
Sweep's darn Nell 13164 was off very strong breeding, as she descended from R.S.Fraser's
lines. Her sire was Robert's Rob 9913 wbo was also tbe sire of bis 1955 English Sbepberds'
Champion Mindrum Nell 11106 and her dam was G.Sbort's Nan 7487.