West Of England Ladies Kennel Society

WELKS CH SHOW

English Springer Spaniels

VD (2,1a) 1 Glendinning’s Sh Ch Plaiglen Hustle, excellent b/w mature dog of quality, displaying no sign of aging at all, loved his head & expression with good eyes of a lovely colour, excellent neck & front construction, excellent topline & well set tail, good depth of chest & strong hindquarters, put down in excellent coat & condition, loved his type, alone but could win in any company. MPD (0) PD (3,1) 1 Clarke’s Tigerrock Radio Ga Ga, b/w with a beautiful head & expression, excellent neck & shoulders, good depth of chest, moved so well for a puppy, he is a lovely type & is balanced, loved his hindquarters & profile movement, put down in excellent coat & condition, this lovely type can only get better with age as he has such potential. BP; 2 Thomas’ Tigerrock Super Ted, l/w, litter brother to 1 but not so well developed as yet as they are still babies really, well boned legs & feet, at present not quite so balanced as 1 but again an excellent coat of the correct texture & a good topline & tailset, moved well for one so young. JD (3,2) 1 Topliss’ Beresford Night Train, alone but is very typical, this l/w is a bit loose in topline at present in movement but this will tighten with age, lovely head & expression, eyes still to darken completely to finish the picture but he is well coated with lovely bone & feet & excellent profile movement, correct front construction & a good depth of ribcage going back to a strong loin. YD (3) 1 Eyeington’s Meadowdale Storm Trooper, very mature dog for age, very masculine in head if slightly wide across skull for my taste, good eye shape & colour, well bodied with a good neck & shoulders, he is balanced with well boned legs & feet, good topline & lovely body proportions, very masculine in outlook with his excellent coat & condition, powered round the ring using he correct front construction & good hindquarters to cover the ground with purpose & ease; 2 Glendinning’s Plaiglen Beaters Bstylish, a lovely type who just needs to finish to complete the picture, loved his head & expression with correctly set ears, excellent neck & shoulders, strong topline & well set & carried tail, well muscled all through but when he moved he insisted on playing the fool still managing to keep his topline with an excellent head carriage, when he settles he must go to the top; 3 Merrick’s Tiverstone Stirling Castle at Stormerick. PGD (9,2) 1 Croucher & Hill’s Teignvalley Blaser, in this class this beautiful dog kept calling me back for his correctness & type, this balanced l/w with tan markings was well bodied with a masculine head & lovely melting expression for correctly shaped & coloured eye, beautiful neck & shoulders, strong topline & well set & carried tail, well muscled although down to his excellent hindquarters, put down in excellent coat & condition, he moves so well particularly in profile where his head carriage & correct footfall effortlessly took him to the top & RCC, he is quality; 2 Topliss’ Beresford Black Tie, b/w very masculine in outlook, lovely type of a good size & balance, masculine head & expression, well set ears, well boned legs & feet, correct front angulation, good topline & tailset, well muscled hindquarters, he is well coated & he came alive when he moved, matching 1 in profile with his correct foot placement; 3 Such’s Trimere Ticks The Box at Mujascal. LD (8,2) 1 Jackson’s Mompesson Devonshire, upstanding dog of quality, very masculine head which is balanced with good width of skull & a good expression, good eyes & earset, good neck, this l/w has a well made front assembly, excellent topline & tailset, well boned legs & feet, lovely hindquarters, this balanced dog was well coated but when he moves is when he comes really alive, correct front movement with a strong rear movement that in profile looks excellent with a good head carriage. He is quality & a lovely type; 2 Smith’s Melverly Top Geezer, balanced boy who is slightly smaller but still perfectly acceptable for he is very masculine in outlook, excellent head & expression, strong neck of the correct length, excellent forequarters with a good ribcage & strong loin, well muscled hindquarters, he is balanced & moved with verve, lovely coat which was well presented, ran 1 very close up; 3 Taubman’s Meonstoke Hawthorn. OD (5,1) 1 Bott & Savell’s Sh Ch Art-Waves Standing Ovation for Allenie, wow how this dog has come on since I last judged him, he won a class last time and today his maturity & quality took him one better. This l/w is not overlarge, to me he is spot on & very balanced, masculine head & expression, excellent neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, strong topline leading to a strong loin & a well set & carried tail, good depth & width of ribcage, well muscled all through with an excellent hindquarters with lovely first & second thighs, this balanced dog really came alive on the move powering round the ring, really covering the ground, yet effortlessly. Loved his type & thrilled with his progress. No hesitation in awarding him the CC & BOB; 2 Jackson’s Sh Ch Mompesson Winchester, mature, masculine dog of quality who could not be ignored, masculine head & expression, lovely eye shape & colour, well set ears of a good length & covering, lovely neck & shoulders, good forechest, ribcage & loin, well boned legs & feet, well muscled hindquarters, put down in excellent coat & condition, moved with style & purpose; 3 Akerboom & Van der Schaaf’s NL Ch Trimere Total Mahem. BD (2) 1 Twilley’s Mompesson Royal Dreamer, well made l/w who was put down in excellent coat & condition, masculine head & expression, good neck & shoulders, no mistaking his sex for he is all male in outlook, in lovely coat & condition & moved & showed well to win the class; 2 Barnett’s Glenbrows Had To Be, nice type who was better here for the change of lead, good head & expression, well shaped eyes of a good colour, nice neck & shoulders, in good coat & condition, moved better here & covered the ground well looking particularly good in profile stacked & moving.

BB (3) 1 Hawkes’ Meonstoke Elderflower, workmanlike bitch who was presented well, she is balanced with a pretty head & expression, kind eye, good neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, strong topline & well set tail, nice hindquarters, moved nicely, very feminine in outlook; 2 Twilley’s Kingsheath Asuka, lovely type of bitch who is well balanced, very pretty in outlook yet still looks as if she could work, feminine head & expression, good neck & shoulders, nice topline & tailset, nice hindquarters which are well made, moved well when she settled as didn’t pace; 3 Reynolds’ Clentonian Picture Perfect. VB (0) MPB (0) PB (4) 1 Mitchell’s Peasblossom Untamed, what a poppet but so wicked, her handler had his hands full with her! This well balanced feminine bitch is a lovely type, head still to finish but so very feminine in outlook with the kindest of expressions, excellent neck & shoulders, just enough coat for age but what she has was well presented, good topline & tailset, lovely hindquarters & enough depth of chest for age, when she settled she moved well but she is a handful but you got glimpses of how well she can do it! I will follow her progress for she is quality; 2 Smith’s Melverly Tiny Dancer, very close up & that same excellent quality & type, very balanced for age feminine head & expression, loved her neck & shoulders, good topline & tailset, lovely hindquarters & good body proportions, really moved well for one so young on well boned legs & feet, put down in lovely coat & condition; 3 M Elderflower. JB (9,3) 1 Ainsley & Nicklin’s Daenerys Winds Of Winter, balanced l/w bitch of a good size, pretty head with a good eye of a good colour & shape, lovely neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, good body proportions with a good topline & tailset & lovely hindquarters, well coated & in excellent condition, showed & moved well looking particularly good in profile covering the ground we; 2 Calvert’s Calvdale Hot Momma, b/w with an excellent neck & shoulders, feminine head & expression, good length to ears which were well covered, strong topline & well set tail, lovely type with a full coat, moved well with a good head carriage with ease yet purpose, close up to 1; 3 Hydon’s Clentonian Pandemonium. YB (6,1) 1 Calvert’s Calvdale Heritage Of Folly, beautifully balanced feminine l/w bitch with an excellent balanced head with a kind expression from well set eyes with good pigment, well laid shoulders & good upper arm, strong topline & well set tail, good ribcage with a strong loin, well made hindquarters with first & second thighs, well boned legs & feet all enhanced by a well presented coat, moved well to complete the picture; 2 Joyce’s Kingsheath Total Diva at Felltops, excellent moving typy l/w bitch head ok if slightly heavy for a bitch for me but she has a kind eye & good ears which were well covered, good neck & shoulders, lovely topline & tailset, she is balanced with well boned legs & feet, well coated & moving correctly with purpose & a good head carriage; 3 Twilley’s Kingsheath Asuka. PGB (10) What an excellent class to judge, giving me much food for thought. 1 Wildsmith & Brown’s Trimere Tickle Me Fancy, beautiful bitch, what quality, she was put down so well, such a pretty head & expression, loved her type & size, lovely neck & shoulders, kept a good strong topline set up & moving which she did using her well muscled hindquarters & true front action to cover the ground with ease, she is quality & deserves to be at the top; 2 Corbett’s Trimere Ticatboo, litter sister & little to choose, again a lovely type, again such a pretty head with a kind expression & well shaped eyes, excellent neck & shoulders, balanced all through with enough coat to cover her excellent construction, again moved well to take her place, bet these two change places many times as they are both beautiful examples; 3 Glendinning’s Plaiglen Dazzled. LB (16,6) Another excellent class to judge. 1 Calvert’s Calvdale Hot Pink, b/w balanced bitch with an excellent neck, shoulders & topline, she is a good size & very feminine, beautiful head & expression, well covered ears & eyes of a lovely shape & colour, good depth of ribcage & strong loin, well muscled hindquarters, moved well on well boned legs & feet, covered the ground effortlessly to win a strong class & set up has good proportions; 2 Jackson’s Mompesson Words, l/w of quality, feminine head & expression, excellent neck & shoulders, good length of body in proportion to height, well muscled hindquarters, enough coat which was beautifully presented, again an excellent effortless mover with lovely head carriage & excellent profile movement with correct footfall; 3 Weyman’s Spuffing Rioja. OB (6) 1 Mitchell & Payne’s Sh Ch Peasblossom Moonstruck, don’t remember seeing this bitch before but she caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring, she just had that look that said “who is second?” She filled my eye from her beautiful head & expression through her well set neck & shoulders, strong firm topline & well set & carried tail, her well ribbed back body into a strong loin & well muscled hindquarters, all clothed in a well presented excellent coat, This quality bitch was a good size & she really came alive when she moved with her excellent head carriage, well held topline & good driving rear action & correct front extension, she won a strong class & a pleasure to give her a CC; 2 Jackson’s Sh Ch Mompesson Legacy, l/w quality bitch who is balanced, feminine head & expression, excellent neck & shoulders, good topline & tailset, in excellent coat & condition with well covered hindquarters & nice hocks, moved well to win her place looking particularly good in profile, called her back in for the challenge & was pleased to give her the RCC; 3 Eyeington’s Flaming Whirlwind of Meadowdale. PAM BLAY