Driffield Championship Dog Show

Thank you for supporting me with your entry. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of assessing your dogs.

PGD (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st:MAPLETOFT, Mr Robert Roanjora Tanqueray. Good overall balance. Head of correct length with good stop. Strong neck. Well laid shoulders with good depth of chest. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Giving his handler a rather hard time on the move.

OD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: TAIT, Mrs J Talintyre Winter Shadow. A truly lovely dog. So well balanced all through with great presence. Athletically built. Super head with nicely domed skull and clean through his muzzle. Strong, clean neck leading to copybook forehand construction. Chest of good depth. Level topline. Well sprung ribcage of good length. Scores in his hindquarters. Long from hip to hock with well bent stifles. Very accurate and powerful movement. Shown in excellent coat and condition. BD & BOB. Delighted to see him shortlisted in the Gundog Group.  

2nd: CATTON, Mrs A & COOK, Mr S Daithi Shadow Dog With Ferngate (Imp Pol). Another quality dog whom I liked very much. Well balanced all through with athletic outline. Excellent head shape. Clean, long neck. Well laid shoulder. Not quite the upper arm of the winner. Level topline. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Long hip to hock with stifles correctly bent. Covered the ground well on the move. RBD

JB (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: O’NEILL, Miss Sarah Mavoureen Shadow Dog (Imp Pol). At 17 months this bitch is still very raw. Pretty feminine head. Good length of neck. Sufficient depth of chest. Level topline. Well ribbed back. Needs to strengthen in her hindquarters. Sound movement.

SBB (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: JACKSON, Mrs Catherine Louise Taxus Rising Spring. Very well balanced all through. Head of good length and proportions. Long neck leading to good lay of shoulder. Correct depth of chest and length of ribcage. Well made hindquarters with good turn of stifle. Tended to pace on the move but once corrected showed a good length of stride.

PGB (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: TAIT, Mrs J Talintyre Winter Spice. Quality bitch. Excellent overall balance. Head of good length with correct stop. Long neck leading to well laid shoulder and return of upper arm. Deep in chest and good length and spring of ribcage. Well made hindquarters - long from hip to hock. Effortless ground covering movement. In excellent coat and condition. RBB

2nd: JACKSON, Mrs Catherine Louise Taxus Rising Spring. 1st SBB

OB (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: TAIT, Mrs J Sh Ch Lovenjoel Sleeping Beauty. What a beauty she is. A real treat to go over this lovely bitch. So beautifully made all through. Excellent head with good stop and clean muzzle. Long slightly arched next leading to well laid shoulder and corresponding length of upper arm. Deep in chest. Topline strong — held standing and on the move. Well sprung ribcage of good length. Powerful hindquarters used to advantage on the move where she covered the ground with ease. In excellent coat and condition. BB. In challenge for Best of Breed she rather objected to the change of handler and gave him a very hard time - but a truly beautiful bitch in all aspects.

Becky Johnson