Border Counties Gundog Club

Border Counties Gundog Club

Open Show 26th January 2020

I would like to thank the officers and committee for this lovely appointment, and also thank you to the exhibitors that entered under me, to the two stewards that kept my ring moving which was very nice.

Golden Retriever

Puppy Dog 3 (1 abs)

1st Thomson’s Maple Tree First Class Traveller to Corsemaul (Imp ITA), 8 month old with a very pleasing head and in my option correct for his age, nice soft expression, nice length of neck going into correct shoulder placement, lovely angles both front and rear, correct depth of chest and spring of rib, firm level top line and correct tail placement, which where both held on the move, always at one with his handler.

2nd Beck’s Denmarella Everyday The Sun, 9 month hold dog with a good head and expression, good angles both front and rear, good firm neck, firm level top line, nice developed second thigh which he used to move around the ring with ease.

Junior Dog 3

1st Kevan’s Moloko Wallace The Brave, dark dog with a masculine head and expression, nice length of neck flowing into good front construction, good depth of chest and spring of rib, firm strong level top line, good turn of stifle with well-developed second thigh, moved with so much ease around the ring.

2nd Farquharson & Strasser’s Mafleurdean Cook, good balanced dog all over, with excellent head and expression, good front and rear angles, which give him the strength to move around the ring with ease, good depth of chest with plenty of heart room, level firm top line and correct tail placement.

3rd Dixon’s Hoaaloha Keanu

Graduate Dog 6 (1abs)

1st & Best Dog & Best of Breed Wallis’s Blue Gemstone Katrina, Masculine dog all over but without being over done at all, lovely head and expression, good strong neck flowing into a good front construction, good depth of chest with plenty of heart room, good spring of rib, firm strong top line and correct tail set, good turn of stifle and well developed second thigh, moved with ease around the ring, I would really just like to see the handler look at how she presents her dog, I was lucky that I got to see what I wanted when it counted.

2nd Thomson’s Corsemaul I’m Staying JW, upstanding dog with correct head and expression, correct construction both front and rear, firm strong neck and level top line which was held well on the move, stood well o good bone and feet.

Limit Dog 1

1st McGuffie’s Milltimber Moonriver, Pale in colour, with a nice head and expression, correct neck and front construction, good depth of chest, strong top line and correct tail placement, good turn of stifle moved well.

Open Dog 2

1st Wallis’s Blue Gemstone Katrina

2nd McGuffie’s Milltimber Island Mist, Masculine dog, with good head and expression, nice angles both front and rear, good top line, moved well.

Puppy Bitch 3 (1abs)

1st & Best Puppy McDonald’s Ramchaine Having A Good Time at Lamancha (Imp NLD), well what can I say about this lovely puppy, she caught my eye from the moment that she stepped into the ring, standing four square and in the best of coats with the correct texture and undercoat, sweet femine head and expression with correct eye colour and pigment, lovely length of neck into correct front angulation, nice depth of chest and spring of rib, good turn of stifle and well developed second thigh, moved with ease around the ring and was always at one with her handler, one to watch in the future.

2nd Trotter’s Barotha Bella Donna, sweet feminine bitch with a lovely head and expression, good angles all around, good chest and spring of rib, good coat texture, moved with ease.

Junior Bitch 3 (1abs)

1st & Best Bitch, another good bitch that I just loved from the moment she walked into the ring, a lovely overall balance from head to toe, good front and rear angles that just allows this bitch to move around the ring with so much power but also with ease, sweet feminine head and expression, good length of neck, firm level top line and tail placement that was held well on the mover, good bone and nice tight feet.

2nd McDonald’s Ramchaine Having A Good Time at Lamancha (Imp NLD)

Graduate Bitch 2 (1 abs)

1st Middlemiss’s Corsemaul I Am Going Home to Harmanrjoy, Pale bitch with a lovely head and sweet expression, moderate neck into good shoulder placement, good top line and tail placement, good turn of stifle which she used to move around the ring when settled.

Limit Bitch 3 (1 abs)

1st Middlemiss’s Harmarjoy Winter Story, upstanding bitch with lovely breed type, correct topcoat and also undercoat, sweet feminine head and expression with lovely eye colour and pigment, good length of neck into correct front construction, good depth of chest with plenty of heart room, firm top line and correct tail set, nice turn of stifle and good second thigh, moved well around the ring.

2nd Wicklow, Wred & Gibson’s Cillmhanain Verita D’Ora, another lovely bitch of good breed type, sweet head and expression, good neck into correct front angles, good depth of chest, nice turn of stifle and well developed second thigh, strong top line and tail set which was held on the move.

Open Bitch 4

1st Middlemiss’s Evenmint Autumnal Shades at Harmarjoy, Good bitch with a sweet head and expression, good construction front and rear, nice depth of chest, firm top line and correct tail placement, good coat texture and undercoat, good turn of stifle moved with ease around the ring,

2nd Middlemiss’s Evenmint Autumnal Leaves at Harmarjoy, very similar to first in all aspects, I just preferred the head of 1st.

3rd Gibson’s Gillbryan Fairydust at Gemmarique

Judge Karl Gawthorpe