• Show Date: 13/10/2018
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Rosemary Hewitt Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 27/07/2023

Northumberland & Durham Labrador Retriever Club

Breed: Retriever (Labrador)

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURAM LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB

SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2018

LABRADOR RETRIEVER BITCHES JUDGE ROSEMARY HEWITT (NEWINN)

VETERAN BITCH (5)

1 st Dawson’s SH CH Beskerby Larksong JW

Worthy champion well balanced with kind expression nice ear carriage, nicely presented with strong top-line and good tail action. Moved soundly on strong bone and tight feet, carries a double coat with correct undercoat, right amount of weight, well conditioned a credit to her owner.

2 nd Keating’s Lakemeadow Lady Jane Whistletyne

Quality animal with good layback of shoulder, double coat nicely presented moved OK.

3 rd Lennox and Morgan’s Wilenmory Armani Diamond JW.

MINOR PUPPY BITCH (12) 2 Abs

1 st Birch’s Bruxhino Rewrite The Stars

Nice shaped head with very kind expression, balanced in body with correct amount of weight, double coat, strong bone and tight feet, moved soundly. First championship show for puppy and young handler both did extremely well.

2 nd Smith’s Flyenpyg Where Ya Bin

Similar to one above slightly darker in colour, moved well. Correct double coat not the balance of one above today but still a quality puppy.

3 rd Cook’s Exelby Charleigh

PUPPY BITCH (10) 2 Abs

1 st Casey and Jayes Sandylands High Time

Well balanced head with kind expression. Upstanding with good layback of shoulder, her movement is sound and long striding with drive behind. Conditioned and presented with the correct amount of weight on.

Very different to the short legged over weight youngsters that tend to be shown now. (As referenced in the KC Points of concern for special attention by judges; Legs too short in proportion to depth of body and to length of back; significantly overweight.)

2 nd Braddon’s Trendlewood Dunnanney Ten Out Of Ten

Well balanced and moving well, just preferred the first in top-line and tail set.

3 rd Percival’s Wynfaul Wind Chimes

JUNIOR BITCH (15) 2 Abs

1 st Rawlinson and Balshaw’s Halshimoor Pitch Perfect With Shanorrall

Well made yellow balanced in body and head nice expression neat stop nice eye shape with kind expression, at one with owner shows well. Has good width of quarter and double coat.

2 nd Hodge’s Naiken Dance Rhythm JW

Black of nice type correct double coat and otter tail balanced good shoulder strong bone tight feet.

3 rd Pollock’s Pollham Morar

YEARLING BITCH (7) 3 Abs

1 st Mccory’s Meadowvillabs Shooting Star

Quality black with good spring of rib and layback of shoulder double coat, otter tail moved OK.

2 nd Milligan’s Mariank Encore

Yellow with strong top-line and balanced head good pigment not quite the layback of shoulder as one above moved soundly.

3 rd Percival’s Wynfaul Vickers JW

MAIDEN BITCH (14) 6 Abs

1 st Percival’s Wynfaul Wind Chimes

 Darker yellow well balanced with good width of quarter moved well.

2 nd Fairgrieve’s Alkaruss Simply The Best

Pale cream nicely made moved soundly.

3 rd Smith’s Flyenpyg Where Ya Bin

NOVICE BITCH (5) 3 Abs

1 st Parker’s Newhorizon Sing It Again At Bruadarach

Black with good ear carriage, a little longer in coupling, has good coat texture.

2 nd Smith’s Hannah’s Honey Pie

Heaver coated yellow not moving quite as well in front, nicely balanced good top-line.

UNDERGRADUATE BITCH (4) 2 Abs

1st Sadler’s Beautiful Ella Firestorm

 Upstanding moved soundly well balanced in body.

2nd Smith’s Hannah’s Honey Pie

GRADUATE BITCH (11) 4 Abs

1 st Shirton’s Woolman Proper Dream Maker

Yellow in extremely hard condition one of the few that were correctly conditioned and not over weight, very well muscled, balanced in body with good spring and depth of rib, strong top-line. She is both sound and accurate on the move, has a double coat.

2 nd Lewis’s Crammondkirk Rogue Gossip JW

Attractive upstanding yellow with good pigment, not quite the lay back of shoulder as one above but still a quality bitch.

3 rd Ellis and Matulla’s Dolwen Ebony Claire JW

POST GRADUATE BITCH (9) 4 Abs

1 st Blackie and Beck’s Cricklecreek Chesil

Nicely balanced yellow carries a heavy coat that can make her look a little over weight which she is not maybe she could be in harder condition, very nice type with balanced head and kind expression.

2 nd Dawson’s Beskerby Singsong

Similar to one above moved soundly nicely balanced.

3 rd Falshaw and Elliott’s Eneleon Truly Scrumptious Of Lonicerium

LIMIT BITCH (19) 6 Abs

1 st Powell’s Seatallan Yellow Archangel (AI)

Strong yellow with a lot to like, top-line and spring of rib are excellent in good coat and condition just lost on expression in the challenge. A very nice quality bitch one to be proud of.

2 nd Shirton’s Woolman Proper Fancy Free

Again a nicely balanced yellow with kind expression, shown in good condition and was unlucky to meet the winner.

3 rd Stoneavon Minni The Moocher ShCM

OPEN BITCH (9) 1 Abs

1 st Casey and Cavallo’s SH CH Lambas Kiss Me Kate At Moyglass

Yellow with scope, her head is balanced with correct length and depth of muzzle has a very kind expression, body short coupled with good depth and length of leg very well balanced. Moves with drive and is very active, in profile holds her top-line very well on the move. Beautifully presented in hard condition and well muscled shown and handled very professionally this is what lifts her above the rest. CC. B.I.S

2 nd Wood’s Lougin Secret Spy At Sundyke JW

Black in superb condition a credit it to the owner double coat and otter tail, kind expression moved well and is very sound. Res CC

3 rd Lennox and Morgan’s SH CH Wilenmory Collabro JW

SPECIAL OPEN WORKING BITCH (3) 1 Abs.

1 st Thomson’s Afinmore Alynna At Tarrasstweed

Nice head with good length of fore face moved soundly.

2 nd Macclen’s Oakhouse Oshine Afinmore

Again a strong level top-line correct weight moved soundly.