Goyt Valley Gundog Society

Goyt Valley Gundog Society

13th October 2019

POINTER – P (3) 1 & BPIB Gordon & Howarth's Hawkfield Jolly. Just over 7 months old, orange & white male. Soft expressive eyes set in attractive chiselled headpiece. Good length of neck and layback of shoulder, compact body, strong well angled hindquarters, neat feet. Lovely free moving puppy. Very promising. 2 Mason's Morgan Van Freebreeze (Imp NLD) . Different type to 1, almost 11 months bitch built on racier lines. Has a gentle expression, correct concave muzzle, well placed shoulders, deep ribbed body with muscular loin and good turn of stifle. 3 Gordon's Hawkfield Happy. J (7,1)1 Astbury's Penwest Photo Finish for Dorbury. Orange & white dog. Head shape, all in balance, smoothly constructed thoughout. Super neck & shoulders, level topline, well angulated & muscled quarters, sloping pasterns leading to neat feet. Moved freely. 2 Fox & Stilgoe's Olivesong Chase the Memory to Teisgol . Nicely worked head with kindly dark eye. Well muscled b&w with good balance and depth of rib, well let down hocks. Covered the ground on the move. 3 Hawkfield Jolly. PG (6,1) 1 Wilkinson's Stocksfell Seldom Seen. Very pretty orange bitch, built on flowing lines and full of honest Pointer type. Correct concave muzzle, soft appealing expression. Reachy neck set into well laid shoulder, lovely depth of rib, well muscled quarters with good expanse of thigh, nicely shaped feet. Kept a firm outline on the move driving round the ring.. 2 MacManus's Luneville Solitaire Loved this very curvy, well constructed orange bitch who is so well angled fore and aft, Classic head shape, good depth of rib, firm level topline. A little bit shy and unsettled on the move today. L (3,1) 1 Penwest Photo Finish for Dorbury 2 Olivesong Chase the Memory to Teisgol 3 Bell & Maddox's Luneville Dazzling Diamond at Owlspoint. O (8,3) 1 & BOB Astbury's Millpoint Simply in Step with Dorbury . B&W dog, built on elegant lines, with excellent all-over balance and ring presence. Stylish and with lissom appearance. Classic head, long neck set into long well laid shoulder, deep rib, firm level topline leading to good set-on of tail. Muscular, moved freely around the ring. 2 Olivesong Chase the Memory to Teisgol 3 Weaver's Anniezu Lovely Day Sh Cm. 

SWD – P (1) Hodkinson-Rutherford & Rutherford's Ferrylands Hunting High and Low for Chanderhill (Imp). Well, my star of the day – would love to have taken her home, 9 months black bitch of such balance and symetry. Appealing, correctly shaped head. Well laid shoulder with decent return of upper arm, depth and width of rib. Rounded hindquarters with good expanse of thigh. Having fun on the move and playing up, but really can cover the ground. Considered for BOB but in the end I went for the steadier senior b. J (2) Overton's Chanderhill Cash the Check at Donjenki. Brown dog full of breed type with neat coat today, showing his well proportioned construction. Lovely head and expression, length of neck and well ribbed body. Moved smartly. 2 Hodkinson-Rutherford & Rutherford's Pabiagas Cupid to Chanderhill. Black& white dog of slightly taller appearance than 1. Typy head and appealing expression, strong topline, nicely rounded ribbed body, has well angled and muscled quarters leading to his low set hocks and tight feet.Drove round the ring. PG (1) 1 Chanderhill Cash the Check at Donjenki. O (1) 1 Hodkinson-Rutherford & Rutherford's Chanderhill Bit of a Pickle JW EUJW'19 CJW'19. Another very smart brown in neat coat showing off her super robust make and shape. Most attractive elegant head, neck in correct proportion set into a well placed front assembly. Cobby body, rounded rump and well angulated behind. Moved smart and true. 

LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO P – (1) 1 Gilder & Blunden's Rozebottel's Porthos (IMP NLD) White dog of such square, balanced make and shape. Loved his well shaped head, compact body nicely knit together, topline, angulation fore and aft. Good bone and neat feet. Wanted to take him home too! Moved freely round the ring. PG – (1) 1 Blunden's Mikette One in a Million. Very pretty feminine white. Head of nice proportions, well laid shoulder and return of upperarm, good depth of rib, straight front. Short and square, good bone and neat feet. Moved smart and true. 

BRITTANY – O (1) Immediately impressed as he came in the ring, v smart and balanced orange dog of workmanlike appearance. Well moulded head with bright expression. Big ribbed short coupled body and correct amount of angulation fore and aft. Moved with purpose keeping his lovely outline.

Janetta Fairbairn (Judge)