Dogue de Bordeaux Club of Great Britain

Many thanks to the committee for re-inviting me to this show after the Pandemic robbed me of the appointment in 2020. It’s an honour to judge any breed but to award my first set of CC’s at a Breed Club show is a complete privilege. In the main exhibits were sound and of good temperament. Thank you to all the exhibitors for making it such a memorable day and to the secretary and her committee for the beautiful gifts.

MPD 3(0)

1. Hodgkin/Lee’s Piechottka Goldeneye. Nicely made puppy of 8 months who moved well enough for his age, appealing in head with enough wrinkle and good nostrils, balanced skull. Good bone with appealing outline, sound, well muscled rear, presented in good condition.

2. Brunger/Rainger’s Loggerheads Thor. Another nice male of 7 months with some lovely qualities, maturing and looking well for his age. Appealed for head qualities with lovely expression, not quite as fluent on the move as 1 today but well presented and handled.

3. Spencer’s Debsikay King Of The South.

PD 5(0)

1. Harrison’s Cerisier My Way. Very promising puppy of 10 months with pleasing head and expression, good nostrils and enough wrinkle to define him as a DDB, correct neck leading into a lovely front assembly, pleasing in outline and top-line both standing and on the move, beautifully presented.  

2. Southward/Davide’s Super Teddy at Atlanticane. Another nice male of nearly 12 months, good head and typical in expression, would like a little more nostril but good bone and nicely angulated front and rear, lovely outline, he moved out well with purpose. 

3. Brunger/Rainger’s Loggerheads Thor.

JD 7(4)

1. Prendergast’s Wendisal You Don’t Own Me. 13 months, smaller in stature amongst his class exhibits but of nice quality, initially, a little reluctant but he soon relaxed and proved his structure with some lovely fluid movement. Lovely head and expression, good stop and correct jaw and chin. Good depth of chest and correct rib, well presented and handled.

2. Iseton’s Bobiso Matteo. Good quality in this young male of 11 months, nicely angulated all through, strong, masculine head of good width, strong muzzle and correct jaw, good neck and shoulders with sound top-line and well muscled rear, not quite as clean and fluent on the move as 1 today but well presented all through, BPD, RBPIS.

3. Spencer’s Debsikay King of the South.

1. Ansell’s Justlazare Darknight Rises. Liked this lovely male of 19 months who moved beautifully. Lovely head and expression with good stop, correct ears and jaw, skull of good width, good nostrils and enough wrinkle. Lovely neck and shoulders with good bone, good depth of chest and correct rib, sound top-line. Well muscled all through, he moved well in profile, nicely presented and handled.

2. Hodgkin/Lee’s Piechottka Obi Wan Kenobi. 20 months and just a little overdone for me. Masculine head with good nostrils and skull of good width. Sound in top-line and nicely angulated all through with well muscled rear, a little unsettled making him a little unbalanced on the move today.

3. Woods’ Eged Hegy Szepe Ted by Maddjacmorio (imp) NAF TAF.

PGD 5(2)

1. Tonge’s Harleydeaux Double Deuce. Lovely example of nearly 2 years old who is maturing well. Appealed for head qualities, masculine and skull of good width, correct stop and jaw, typical in expression. Lovely neck and shoulders leading into a pleasing front assembly with good bone, strong top-line and well muscled rear, he moved well in all directions.  

2. Joyce’s Bellamiabams Bright Eyes. 2½ years, very masculine and generally too overdone for me, would have liked better proportions overall, deep chest and good muscle, he was presented in sound condition.

3. Moran’s Aibrean Cosmonaut.

LD 7(3)

1. Bamforth’s Bellamiabam’s Playboy. A very nice male of just 19 months full of quality. Masculine head of correct balance and definition, as it should be in this breed, good width to skull, correct muzzle and jaw, good ear-set. Liked his front assembly, sound top-line and well muscled rear, a lovely outline both standing and moving, worthy of RDCC today.

2. Martin’s Lionsrivers Thunder Storm with Maplemare. 4 year old male who was nicely angulated all through, masculine head of good width and strong well shaped jaw, a few mis-aligned teeth. Good depth of chest and correct rib, nice in outline, he moved well in profile and on the out and back, in well muscled condition, he was presented and handled well.

3. Cox’s Zeleski The Joker.

1. Iseton’s Cerisier He’s Sebastian. Nicely put together male of 5 years with strong masculine head, good stop, correct jaw and ear-set, lovely expression. Good neck and shoulders with good bone and feet. Lovely outline when moving and standing, well presented and handled. 

2. Baker’s Maruba Boomshakalaka. Much heavier in type but this male of 3 years had lots of quality. Very masculine in head and very strong all through, lovely expression with well placed ears, good stop and correct jaw, pleasing outline when standing and moving, beautifully presented, he moved out well in all directions. 

3. Bamforth’s Temptress Ice Warrier at Bellamiabam.

CHD 2(0)

1. Rainger’s Multi Ch Loggerheads Aston Martin Multi JCh. 9 year old male who showed little sign of his age, very typical in head with lovely expression, correct width in skull, strong jaw and enough wrinkle not to spoil a lovely headpiece. Beautifully angulated throughout with the correct amount of bone, lovely neck and shoulders, pleasing body proportions and a well muscled rear which showed in his movement, liked his outline both on the move and standing. A worthy winner of the DCC today, was a pleasure to award him BIS followed by BV and subsequently BVIS, I believe this was his final outing, here’s to a well earned retirement.

2. Tonge’s Ch. Harleydeaux Let Me Atom.

VD 3(0)

1. Nattriss’ Soultime Emberez Happy. Lovely veteran of just 8 years, soundest of temperament and lovely disposition, pleasing head and expression, lovely outline, good bone and feet, nicely angulated all through, moved out well with purpose, RBVIS.

2. Tart’s Ameribrit Star Warrior for Lasevernstar Bel Jun Ch. Another strongly made male of just 7 years, masculine all through with good head and expression, good bone and feet, good depth of chest and correct rib, soundly made in rear with good muscle tone, he showed some sound movement when settled.

3. Bamforth’s Redlouis Semtex avec Bellamiabam ShCM, Ir Jnr Ch.

1. Shopland’s Piechottka Miss Moneypenny. Nicely made young bitch of 8 months and of good quality. Very feminine head with lovely expression, good width to skull, good ear-set and strong muzzle. Lovely front and rear angulation, a nice picture standing and moving in all directions, shown in excellent condition with good muscle tone.

2. Brunger/Rainger’s Loggerheads Holy Light. Another nicely made bitch of just 6 months with lots of promise. Feminine head with lovely typical expression, good stop and strong jaw, nice in outline standing and moving, a little reluctant to move initially but showed some promising movement once settled, beautifully presented.

3. Walker’s Katarna De La Bulle Rouge.

PB 4(2)

1. Strong’s Cerisier Supreme of Strongbeaux. Really loved this puppy of 10 months who was full of promise and quality, lots of strength without losing her femininity, lovely head with correct expression, good jaw and strong muzzle, good ear-set and width to skull, beautifully angulated all through, loved her outline on the stand and moving, excelled in movement, she moved with easy reach and drive, very well presented and I was pleased to award her both BPB and BPIS.

2. Turner’s Cerisier Angel. 10 months old and not quite the substance of 1 but of nice quality, feminine expression, good jaw and ear-set, would like to see her front develop more but time is very much on her side, she showed some promising movement once settled, well handled and presented.

JB 7(5)

1. Iseton’s Bobiso Clementine. Soundly made young bitch of 11 months, lovely head and expression, strong muzzle and good stop, correct width in skull with good nostrils, lovely front and rear angulation, good depth of chest and good bone, showed some lovely movement both in profile and on the out and back, in well muscled, sound condition.

2. Moran’s Wilsanburg’s Now You See Me at Aibrean. A nicely presented young bitch of 13 months who today was very unsure about being assessed, lovely feminine head and expression, good width to skull, lovely outline and depth of chest, nice body proportions and well muscled, she settled and showed some promising movement in all directions.

A very mixed class.

1. Judd’s I’m Rhonda avec Tissie. Nicely balanced young bitch of 22 months, balanced head with good jaw, good eye and ear-set, feminine expression. Good neck and shoulders with sound front angulation and correct bone, lovely in outline with good body proportions, well muscled all through. 

2. Brunger/Rainger’s Loggerheads Midsummer. 19 months and differing in type to 1, pleasing for head and expression with balanced skull, good ear-set and eyes, good nostrils and jaw. Lovely neck and forequarters with sound top-line, showed some lovely steady movement, nicely presented and handled.

3. Baker’s Maruba Miss Moonlight.

PGB 5(1)

1. Stephenson’s Fairhero Delicious. Promising young bitch of 2 years old, feminine head and expression, balanced skull with good stop, good ear-set, jaw and chin. She looked fit and well standing, was nicely constructed throughout with good muscle tone and sound top-line, moved out well with steady reach and drive. 

2. Shopland’s Piechottka Dutch Courage. Another nice bitch of 3 years with appealing head, good width to skull with well set ears and eyes, good stop and chin. Nicely angulated front and rear with correct amount of bone, good feet. Moved out well in all directions and beautifully presented and handled.

3. Woods’ Nataniel De Fleur by Maddjacmorio LVA JCh, LTU JCh (imp) NAF TAF.

LB 8(2)
1. Tonge’s Harleydeaux Dirty Gertie. Young bitch just short of 2 years, very ‘together’ and balanced. Lovely head and expression with good neck and front angulation, correct for bone, sound well muscled top-line, good depth of chest and correct body proportions, very typical for this breed, moved out well with purpose, lovely outline both moving and standing, RBCC.

2. Iseton’s Bobiso Margot Fonteyn. Another nice bitch of 2½ years with lovely outline both standing and moving. Pleasing head and expression with balanced skull, good ear-set, stop, chin and wide nostrils. Correct bone and good depth of chest, shown in well muscled and fit condition, she moved out well in all directions.

3. Moran’s Aibrean Almeria.

1. Bicknell/Cavanagh’s Sumo Shimano (Imp ITA). A strong and powerfully made bitch of 2 years who lost none of her feminine touch. Lovely temperament full of confidence. Typical head and expression, balanced throughout, lovely enquiring eye of good colour, good nostrils and correct jaw. Good neck and front assembly with good bone, beautiful in outline, she looked balanced moving in all directions with steady, purposeful movement, excellent rear angulation with correct tail-set, beautifully presented and handled, she didn’t put a paw wrong, pleased to award her the BCC and later RBIS.

2. Harrison’s Cerisier Breaking Dawn. Another bitch of 5 years who I liked very much, lovely feminine head and expression with good stop and chin, good ear-set and width to skull, lovely balanced outline with good depth of chest and correct rib, moved out well showing some steady reach and drive.

3. Spencer’s Loggerheads Summer by Debsikay.

CHB 2(0)

1. Grice/Clarkson’s Ch Fairhero Go West JW Ir Jun Ch CJW ’19. Well presented bitch of 3½ years who appealed for her feminine head and expression, good width in skull with correct ear-set and eyes. Nicely angulated all through with good neck and well muscled shoulders, good bone. Correct body proportions and sound rear quarters, she moved out well in all directions covering the ground well with sound, easy movement, presented in tip-top condition.

2. Nattriss’ Ch Soultime Keep The Faith. 5½ year old bitch of differing type to 1, feminine and balanced head with good stop and chin, good ear-set but just a little too much wrinkle for me. Nicely balanced with good angulation and correct bone, good feet. Sound top-line, she moved freely with good reach and drive, another who was beautifully presented in immaculate condition.