Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club

My sincere thanks to the Officers and Committee for this very generous invitation to judge the Gundog Group and breeds listed as this prestigious show. I was thrilled with my entry. The quality of exhibits in the Group was one of the best, if not the best, that I have ever judged at Open Show level. In the judging for BIS, BPIS and BVIS my co judge - Mr Mark Cocozza - and myself were in full agreement on all decisions. My thanks to my hard working stewards both in the morning and afternoon and to all exhibitors for once more affording me the privilege of judging your dogs.

Brittany

P (3)

1st Anderson’s Rochus Olive (ai) 6 month. Very raw as to be expected. Well balanced. Good head shape. Correct forehand angulation. Deep chest. Short loin. Well made hindquarters. Movement needs to be worked on. BP

2nd Southorn’s Rochus Ottilie (ai) 6 month. Well balanced. Pleasing head shape. Deep chest. Well bodied. Good bone and feet. Also needs to settle on move. Just preferred head of winner

J (3, 1)

1st Cook’s Highclare Only One Avec Taillidide. 14 month male. Upstanding and well balanced all through. Good head with skull muzzle proportions correct. Good forehand angulation. Deep chest. Well sprung rib with short loin. Excellent bone and feet. Correct hindquarters. On move brisk with good forward reach but not exaggerated behind. RBOB

2nd Purawal’s Rochus Nico. 18 month. Well balanced. Good head and expression. Correct chest. Good rib. Slightly longer in loin. Not quite as settled on move.

PG (1)

1st Stevens’ Sanbosier Niru. 2 year. Well balanced. Correct head dimensions. Moderate length of neck. Good rib and short loin. Correct turn of stifle. Good bone and feet. Moved on brisk stride.

O (5,1)

1st Anderson’s Rochus Noble. Quality dog of 18 moths. Ex overall balance and square in outline. Correct head proportions. Moderate neck. Correct forehand angulation. Deep chest with elbow to brisket. Well ribbed. Short loin. Powerful hindquarters with moderate bend of stifle. Moved well on brisk stride. BOB

2nd Highclare Only One Avec Tailliside.

3rd Stevens’ Pixbrook Joyrider at Sanbosier

Spanish Water Dog

P (2)

1st Walker’s Valentisimo’s Del Star. 9 month. Very well made all through. Correct head proportions. Well laid shoulder. Deep rib. Correct height to length. Well made hindquarters. Excellent bone and feet. Super coat. Moved very well. BP

2nd Egginton’s Valentisimo’s Charleston. Litter mate to winner. Many of the same attributes as I would expect. Well balanced with correct head dimensions. Excellent forehand construction. Well ribbed. Correct coat texture. Not quite as precise in rear movement.

J (3)

1st Egginton’s Valentisimo’s Sunny. 14 month. Excellent overall balance. Correct head proportions. Strong neck. Well laid shoulder. Deep chest. Well ribbed. Short loin. Excellent hindquarters. Short from hock to heal. Correct coat texture. Moved with drive RBOB

2nd Parish’s Chanderhill Alfredo. Longer cast than winner. Slightly longer in muzzle than I would prefer. Excellent forehand angulation. Good depth of chest. Well ribbed. Slightly longer in loin. Well made hindquarters. Ex bone and feet. Moved well. Good coat

PG (3)

1st Fredrikson-Sinkovic’s Zorrazo Can I Get A Whohoo. 2 year. I loved this bitch. She is my interpretation of breed type. Excellent overall balance. Correct head proportions. Strong neck. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Short loin. Strong hindquarters with correct croup which in turn gave the correct rear angulation. Square from hock to heel. In excellent coat. Moved with drive. BOB

2nd Chanderhill Alfredo

OD (6)

1st Egginton’s Valentisimo’s Guerrero. 5 year old upstanding male. Excellent head. Strong neck. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Good coat texture. Moved with drive.

2nd Walker’s Valentisimo’s Tizi. Another quality dog. Excellent head and expression. Slightly longer cast. Not quite strength in pastern. Low hocks. Good hindquarters. Excellent coat and condition. Moved well but not holding topline as well as winner.

Hungarian Vizsla

P (2, 1)

1st Nagy’s Ligetszepe Dora. Nearly one year. Well balanced. Clean head and smooth cheeks. Good layback of shoulder and return of upper arm. Well ribbed. Moderate turn of stifle. Good bone and feet but nails too long which spoilt shape. Moved steadily BP

J (5, 1)

1st Hardcastle, Green & Bradley’s Vizslanya Sziena By Viszaset. Super quality bitch. Well balanced. Good head and expression. Excellent forehand construction. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Excellent hindquarters with good hock to heel placement. Moved well. Pushed hard for top honours. RBOB

2nd Harrison’s Alfizsbet Pike O’Stickle Von Argyros. Larger and more rangy in build. Good head and expression. Clean neck and shoulder. Well ribbed. Good bone and feet. Moved well. Just preferred outline of winner

3rd Ligetszepe Dora

PG (2)

1st Vizslanya Sziena By Viszaset

2nd Fuchs’Julia Agrippa. 13 month. Giving a lot away in maturity. Well balanced. Good head and expression. Good ribcage. Strong hindquarters. Moved steadily

O (3, 1)

1st Bradley & Green’s Sh Ch Vizslanya Vivmany by Highforce. JW, ShCM, ShCEx. Cracking bitch. Super outline. Head feminine, lean with smooth cheeks. Clean neck leading to copybook forehand construction. Good depth of chest. Well ribbed back with strong loin. Strong hindquarters with good width of second thigh. Excellent bone and feet. Moved true both fore and aft and in profile demonstrated good ground covering stride. BOB and later gave excellent account of herself in the Group. G3.

2nd Ligetszepe Dora

GWP

P (2)

1st Leveridge’s Bareve By My Side. 7 month. Well grown. Excellent head and expression. Good beard. Strong neck. Correct forehand construction. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Short loin. Powerful hindquarters. Excellent bone and feet. Good coat texture. Moved well with drive.

2nd Jenkins And Warner’s Glenquin Artemis for Gerstenfeld. Well balanced bitch. Good head and eye. Well laid back shoulder, but not quite the upper arm of winner. Well made hindquarters. Coat needs to come on as little smooth at present. Good bone and feet. Not as positive in movement as winner today.

J (1)

1st Pinkerton’s Bareve By The Book. 7 month. Cracking puppy. True outline. Super head and expression. Clean neck. Excels in her forehand construction. Deep chest with elbows close to body. Long ribcage with strong loin. Well made hindquarters. Short from hock to heel. Excellent bone and feet. Her movement although a little loose in front showed an excellent open side gait when viewed in profile. BP, RBOB, PG1 and BPIS.

O (2)

1st Leveridge & Morris’ Bareve Bronwren. 18 months. Very well balanced with correct height to length proportions. Excellent head and expression. Clean neck. Well laid shoulder. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Well muscled hindquarters. Excellent coat texture. Super bone and feet. Moved well both fore and aft with good extension when viewed in profile. BOB

2nd Jenkin’s & Warner’s Sh Ch Kimmax Koming Home At Gerstenfield ShCM. Well balanced. Good head and expression. Not quite the forehand construction of winner. Deep chest. Little longer in loin. Welll made hindquarters. Strong hocks. Excellent coat. Moved well.

GLP

O(1)

1st Speck’s Sarscottah Astro. Upstanding male 4 years. Well balanced and strongly built. Excellent head with good length of muzzle. Super layback of shoulder and return of upper arm. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. In excellent coat and condition. Moved well with drive. Well presented and handled. BOB

Lagotto Romagnolo

P (2)

1st Deblasi’s Mianatra Definitely Daisy. Nearly a year. Excellent overall balance with square outline. Head correct proportions. Moderate neck. Correct forehand angulation. Depth of chest good. Well ribbed. Short loin. Hindquarters correct with low hocks. Good feet. Correct coat. Moved well. BP.

J (2)

1st Mort’s Radiva Baby Oh Cherrie. 13 months. Excellent overall balance. Super head with correct skull to muzzle proportions. Moderate neck. Correct width of chest leading to good spring of rib. Correctly proportioned from wither to elbow and elbow to ground. Short loin. Well muscled hindquarters. Square from hock to heel. Excellent bone and feet. Correct coat texture. Moved well with good forward reach and drive from rear quarters. BOB

2nd Light’s Moonreed Bella. Well made. Excellent head and expression. Moderate neck. Slighty wider in chest than would be my preference and not quite the ribcage of winner. Well made hindquarters. Excellent bone and feet. Moved well. Good coat texture.

PG (3)

1st McAllister’s Mizani Diorbe of Slovakia. 23 months. I judged her as a puppy and she continues to impress me. Excellent overall balance presenting a square outlie. Head of correct proportions. Strong jaw. Short neck. Correct width of chest. Length of leg slightly longer than that of wither to elbow.. Well ribbed. Short loin. Well made hindquarters. Stands square when viewed from the rear. Excellent coat. Moved well - just flagged in the challenge so had to settle for RBOB today but I liked her a lot.

2nd Collis’ Iteru Riccia Piattone. Well balanced presenting correct outline. Lacking in furnishings today. Head balanced. Would like more strength in muzzle. Little more forehand angulation than I would prefer. Well ribbed. Good hindquarters. Moved well.

3rd Williams & Carless’ Rumoloys Alban Eiler.

O (4, 1)

1st Lightfoot’s Gaesten Just Jago at Joydon. Well balanced all through. Square outline. Head of correct proportions with moderate neck. Correct width of chest. Length of leg from elbow to ground longer than from wither to elbow. Well ribbed. Correct hindquarters. Good bone. Moved well and with drive - just not holding his topline as well as the youngsters today. Excellent coat.

2nd Williams & Carless Fullforge Floral Dancer. Fractionally longer in body than winner. Good head with skull longer than muzzle. Moderate neck. Correct length of leg. Well ribbed. Strong hindquarters. Not moving with quite drive of winner.

3rd Williams & Carless Rumolboys Smart Spitfire.

AV Import Register Gundog.  

J (1) 

1st Sladden’s Khyannes Triton at Canemamans (Imp Hun) Braque D’Auvergine. 13 months. Well balanced all through. Clean head. Slightly arched neck. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. Strong topline. Well turned stifles. Square from hock to heel. Moved well both fore and aft and showed excellent open side gait when viewed in profile. RBIR

PG (1) 

1st Sumner’s Nantiderri Myrtle. Korthals Griffon. Lovely Bitch. I would strongly recommend to her owner that a few sessions at ringcraft would be of great benefit. Good head and expression. Correct depth and length of ribcage. Well made hindquarters. Coat of good texture. Movement hard to assess.

O (2)

1st Stilgoe’s Perdizcyo Beatriz With Teisgol. Portuguese Pointer. Excellent overall balance. Good head of correct proportions, dark eye and soft expression. Clean neck. Excellent lay back of shoulder. Deep chest. Well ribbed back. strong hindquarters with good width of second thigh. Moved with drive. Excellent bone and feet. BIR

2nd Walker’s Nantiderri Dancing Daisy to Baikel. Korthals Griffon. Good overall balance. Excellent head and expression. Clean neck. Well laid shoulder with good depth of chest. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Not quite drive on move as winner

Minor Puppy Stakes (16,8)

1st May’s Lussac Winter Witch. FCR. Quality puppy. Excels in head with dark eyes, small neat ears, smooth cheeks and good length of muzzle. Correct length of neck leading to good lay of shoulder and corresponding length of upper arm. Deep in chest, well ribbed back. Short loin, correct length of croup leading to well made hindquarters. Moved well both fore and aft and with good open side gait when viewed in profile. 

2nd Clifford’s Wyncastle’s Danish After Of Chamford (imp). Cocker. Well balanced with outline. Good head with chiselling beneath the eyes and long muzzle. Well laid back shoulder with good return of upper arm. Deep chest with big ribcage. Short loin. Well made hindquarters. Moved on even stride with good tail action.

3rd Trotter’s Lussac Winter Wizard (FCR). Completed a lovely trio of first rate puppies who on another day could all change places.

Puppy (19, 10)

1st Stilgoe’s Teisgol Hot Chocolate. Pointer. Excellent outline. Good head shape giving the desired dish faced appearance. Correct layback of shoulder with deep chest. Well ribbed back. Strongly made hindquarters. Moved well both fore and aft with good open side gait when viewed in profile.

2nd Burgess’ Melanitta Sinamay. Toller. Well balanced. Good head of correct wedge shape and well set ears. Correct layback of shoulder and corresponding return of upper arm.. Well ribbed back. Moved well on good stride.

3rd Valentisimo’s Del Star. SWD

Veteran (9, 2)

1st Multi Ch Joaldy Mandolin Wind JW ShCM. Cocker. Excellent balance. Square outline. Well shaped head with chiselling beneath eyes. Would prefer slightly cleaner lips. Good layback of shoulder and corresponding length of upper arm. Well ribbed. Excellent hindquarters with well let down hocks and good width of second thigh. Moved with drive good tail action. Best Gundog Veteran and RBVIS

2nd Brooksmith’s Nightgold Blackaver. Pointer. A great favourite of mine who I have done well in the past. In no way disgraced by her 2nd place today. Excellent overall balance. True head with appearance of dish. Correct forehand angulation. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Moved well with good tail action.

3rd Gaesten Just Jago At Joydon. Lagotto.

Group

What an absolute treat. I shortlisted 12 and could have easily added a few more. Thank you to all judges for sending me through such a fantastic choice.  

G1 Rudbach’s Micklemess Making Music At Clumbadane. Clumber Spaniel. The first thing you notice about this dog is that there is nothing overdone. He is of the correct proportions, nothing exaggerated and super sound on the move. Well balanced all through. Good head with well set ears and strong jaw. Strong neck leading to well laid shoulders and corresponding return of upper arm. Deep ribcage going well back into short loin. Well muscled hindquarters. When he moved it was sound and fluid - totally at one with his handler and could easily imagine him crossing a field of heavy plough with ease. Pushed the Skye Terrier all the way for top spot but in no way disgraced to be awarded RBIS.

G2 Goode’s Sh Ch Owlspoint King Of Trouble at Brackenvale JW, ShCM, ShCEx. Bracco. A very great favourite of mine and he was at the top of his form today. Square outline. Excellent divergent head planes. Moderate neck into correct shoulder. Deep in chest and well ribbed back. Strong, well muscled hindquarters. In excellent coat and condition. Moved with reach and drive. Pushed the winner all the way.

G3 Sh Ch Vizslanya Vivmany By Highforce JW, ShCM, ShCEx. Hungarian Vizsla

G4 Gardner’s Alanea Game Reserve with Danwish. IRWS. This dog really grew on me as the group went on. Nothing exaggerated about him. Well balanced all through. He has substance yet still retains his athletic outline. Excellent head and expression. Slightly arched neck leading to correct lay of shoulder. Well ribbed back. Strong, well muscled hindquarters. True movement both fore and aft and good open side gait when moved in profile - the more they moved the better he got which earned him his place in the top 4.

Gundog Puppy Group.

Again a very quality group and lots of promise for the future. I am sure we will be seeing a lot more of them all.

G1 Bareve By The Book - GWP

G2 Mahon, Hunns & Newton’s Arnac Bay Huron at Bergelle. Chesapeake Bay Retriever. This puppy is absolutely stunning and pushed the winner all the way. He is beautifully balanced all through. His head is copybook with well set ears and strong jaw. Slightly arched neck leading to well laid back shoulder and corresponding return of upper arm. Deep chest and well ribbed back leading to short loin and strong hindquarters with good width of second thigh and well let down hocks. His coat is perfection with the correct density and oily texture. Moved true both fore and aft and in profile demonstrated an excellent open side gait. On looking at his breeding I see that I awarded his sire a CC. I am sure that this puppy will go on to great things. He has it all there for the future.

G3 Hill’s Sanduala Kiss From A Rose (AI). Golden Retriever. Beautifully balanced all through. Excellent head with soft expression and well chiselled beneath the eyes. Clean neck leading to well laid shoulder and corresponding length of upper arm. Elbows tight to brisket. Well ribbed back. Short loin. Well made hindquarters. Still a little loose in movement but this can be forgiven at this age. In excellent coat and condition. Presented and handled to advantage.

G4 Upton’s Tragus Fox Angel. HWHV. Delightful puppy of just 10 months old. Well balanced all through. Excellent head with moderate stop and good length of muzzle. Clean neck leading to well laid shoulder. Well ribbed back. Strong loin and well made hindquarters. Perfect coat texture. Moved true fore and aft with good length of stride when viewed in profile. Completed a quality quartet of puppies - all of whom I believe will gain top awards as adults.

Best in Show

Judged jointly with Mark Cocozza. We were both thrilled with the quality of our group winners and the decisions were so close.

BIS Curtis’ Verumamicus Aurora Of Brakemill JW. Skye Terrier. A really super smart bitch. The first thing that you notice is how beautifully balanced she is and her outline is retained both stacked and on the move. Lovely to go over. She is long and low with a look of absolute dignity about her. Long neck leading to level topline and well developed hindquarters. On the move she just flowed round the ring. Presented to perfection. 

RBIS Micklemess Making Music At Clumberdane. Clumber Spaniel

BPIS Bareve By The Book - GWP

RPBIS Oxley’s Digelsa Double Top - Manchester Terrier. Very good outline. Good head with long skull and clean cheeks. Correct topline. Displaying typical terrier attitude. Good sound movement.

BVIS Tobihanski’s Ch Janski Ultra Violet ShCm. Cesky Terrier. Have judged her in the past and was thrilled to have the opportunity to judge her again. She has a wonderful outline that belies her years. Correct head shape. Well arched neck. Correct topline. Strong hindquarters. On the move she is as sound as a pound. Totally fit for purpose and could still give the youngsters a run for their money.

RBVIS Multi Ch Joaldy Mandolin Wind JW ShCM. Cocker Spaniel

Becky Johnson

Judge