Cornwall Gundog Club

CORNWALL GUNDOG CLUB

Monday 22nd April 2019

Golden Retrievers

I would like to thank Cornwall Gundog Club for inviting me to judge Golden Retrievers at their Open show on Easter Monday I was thrilled with my entry.

Thank you to the Officers and Committee for all their hard work and giving me such a very warm welcome.

Many thanks to my steward for looking after me in the ring.

The club also presented me with a lovely gift for judging, a bag full of Cornish goodies.

I would also like to thank all the exhibitors for entering their lovely dogs at the show.

Puppy (7/5) 2 Absent

1st Chappell’s :- CREEKSIDE ROYAL NUPTIALS A quality dog puppy shown in a good mid gold wavy coat and carrying just the right amount of weight. Masculine head with soft expression, dark eye and solid pigmentation. Good length of neck and layback of shoulder with corresponding length of upper arm, forelegs straight with good bone a level top line with a correct tail set, well bent stifles and straight hocks. Good movement front and rear. BEST PUPPY

2nd Fenn’s :- CHALKSVILLE HIGHLANDER AT JANDEBURN JW Darker gold in colour I also liked this dog puppy very much it was a close decision to one. Again a nice head with a dark eye and good pigment. Straight front with correct shoulder angulation, elbows close fitting, good bone and tight feet. Good spring of rib and level top line. Hocks straight and well let down a handsome boy just preferred my winner’s overall balance.

3rd Tricker’s :- ARTEMISIA APRIL BREEZE

Junior (4/3) 1 Absent

1st Porter’s :- SHEARSTONE MUCK FE A very nice mid gold bitch this girl had a nice dark eye with strong dark pigment. Straight front and tight feet, a good reach of neck, with a level top line and correct tail set also a good turn of stifle with hocks well let down and straight. Moved well.

2nd Richardson’s CATCOMBE CUT ABOVE FOR STORMHAYES A paler bitch had an excellent head with a soft expression and a dark eye, straight front with tight round feet, a good layback of shoulder placing front legs well under body, good spring of rib and short coupled. Just preferred balance of one.

3rd McCammick’s :- CREEKSIDE HAND IN HAND

YEARLING (6/4) 2 Absent

1st Gebhard’s :- CALACARY RAGAMUFFIN ROSE A pretty dark gold bitch with a lovely profile shape, good reach of neck into well laid back shoulders with equal length of upper arm, level top line, a good turn of stifle and straight hocks. This bitch was in a good hard condition with no excess weight and moved well.

2nd Bawden’s GOLDSAND ROCK AND ROLL AT DARTHILL Darker boy in good coat liked this boy when he was younger-nice straight front with well laid back shoulders, deep through the chest and well sprung ribs, short coupled, correct turn of stifle with straight hocks just preferred movement of my winner.

3rd Merrick’s :- STORMERICK CONSTANCE

GRADUATE (7/5) 2 Absent

1st Clunie’s :- WARRENTOR CAIPIRINHA Wow was my first thought as this beautiful mid gold bitch entered the ring-she was a complete show off with so much animation she caught my eye immediately and I was not disappointed when I went over her, lovely full coat and carrying just the right amount of weight, she had a pretty feminine, expressive head and a kind dark eye. Strong clean neck into well laid back shoulders with equal length of upper arm. Deep through the chest and a good spring of rib, level top line with a correct tail set which did not stop wagging which is lovely to see. She was short coupled and had well-muscled rear quarters. Strong, straight hocks, super symmetrical balance and carriage which she held on the move presented and handled to her advantage. I was pleased to give her BEST OF BREED and then absolutely thrilled when I watched her take BEST IN SHOW in a very strong gundog BEST IN SHOW line up.

2nd Gebhard’s :- CALACARY RAGAMUFFIN ROSE

3rd Porter’s :- SHEARSTONE RIFF RAFF

OPEN DOG (7/7) 0 Absent

1st Fenn’s :- CHALKSVILLE BARREGARROW AT JANDEBURN JW ScCM This boy was in good dark gold coat. He had a strong, symmetrical muscular outline, lovely kind head with dark eye, tight feet, a powerful strong neck into a strong level top line. Well muscled second thigh with a good turn of stifle and straight hocks, moved true and straight front and rear, holding his strong top line. RESERVE BEST OF BREED & BEST OPPOSITE SEX.

2nd Deadman’s :- DEVONIVY BLU MAGIC AT OAKSJUBLU Another dark gold dog in good coat, he had a straight front, level top line, good spring of rib and a well bent stifle. Moved well.

3rd Bissell’s :- WARRENTOR TRIBUTE FOR BISSKIDS

OPEN BITCH (12/7) 5 Absent

1st Smyth’s :- KADAKA KISSAGRAM A very nice mid gold bitch with a beautiful head. This girl had a nice dark eye with strong dark pigment. Straight front with tight feet, well sprung ribs, a level top line and correct tail set. Hocks well let down and straight, moved well.

2nd Sandbach’s :- GOLDSAND DIOR DIOR Lighter gold girl with a soft gentle head very good pigment and dark eye, straight front nice feet, good front angulation, level top line with good turn of stifle, straight hocks.

3rd Lewis :- LOVEHAYNE BIJOU AMONG FAIRWINDS JW

VETERAN(7/3) 4 Absent

1st Bissell :- WARRENTOR WESLEY FOR BISSKIDS This well balanced boy was a young 9 years old, I loved his strong muscular outline, lovely kind head with dark eye, straight front, well laid back shoulders and a good reach of neck. Perfect level top line, a well bent stifle and strong neat hocks, moved well holding his level top line.

2nd Tricker’s :- ARTEMISIA SPRING FANTASY A mid gold girl of 8 years with a soft gentle head, very good pigment and a dark eye, straight front with good front and rear angulation, moved well.

3rd Johnson’s :- DEVONIVY DIAMOND CUT BY NIALLGOLD

Gary Foreman

Judge