Blackpool & District Canine Society

Pointer

I would like to thank all exhibitors for giving me such a lovely entry of Pointers to judge on the day. The males were judged outdoors whilst the bitches were judged under the tent due to heavy rain. It is amazing that the UK shows have both facilities if needed. It was my first time judging Pointers in the UK and I thoroughly enjoyed it with a lot of high quality dogs. In general I think there were many very breed typical heads, good toplines and angulations. A point of concern in my opinion are the ribcages, I found too many almost pear-shaped ribcages or without correct spring of ribs. I was very pleased with my winners and it was lovely to see my BOB being placed 4th in the big Gundog Group under the highly respected Mike Gadsby of the Afterglow fame.

MPD (3,0): 1. Watkins & Miles´ Cupid´s Halo, lovely young puppy with excellent size, beautiful well chiselled head with kind expression, good length in muzzle and correct dish, good reach of neck and excellent topline and tailset, good depth in body, a touch long in loin, excellent oval bone and feet, well angulated both ends, still very much a puppy on the move but lovely sidegait, excellent coat, a very promising youngster for sure.

2. Sillence´s Davigdor Flanders Field, very typey puppy of good size and correct proportions, good length in head but still needs to fill out in skull, lovely expression, excellent muzzle with good dish, excellent set of neck, solid topline and correct tailset, balanced angulations, good body for his age, very good oval bone and feet, on the move he was all over the place on the day and just needs some more training to settle, very nice coat and condition

3. Hawkes & Robinson´s Codnorhawk Brucie Bonus

PD (3,0): 1. Westaway´s Teisgol Keep On Going Via Penwest, lovely young male of excellent type, beautiful masculine head with excellent proportions, bright expression, excellent dish, good lips, excellent slightly arched neck followed by a solid topline and correct tailset, very well angulated both ends, excellent body and substance for his age, and excellent length of brisket, lovely oval bone and feet, excellent width in second thigh, moved beautifully around the ring with good extension, very good coat and condition, he became my Best Puppy

2. Sarrou & Hall´s Gartarry New Kid In Town, puppy of excellent type, good size, very well shaped masculine head with kind expression, good dish, very good neck and topline, well angulated in front, enough angulations behind with enough width in second thigh, deep in body with enough length, rather tucked-up, excellent bone, moved with lovely drive but still be bit unstable in front, beautiful coat and condition.

3. Stilgoe´s Glenariff Mojito over Teisgol

JD (2,0): 1. Preece & Gilding´s Harvestslade Light of Peace, well balanced junior of very good type, well shaped masculine head with good proportions, very good dish, bright expression, excellent neck and topline, very well angulated both ends, deep ribcage but a touch pear-shaped, excellent hindquarters, very good oval bone, moved with excellent reach and drive , lovely coat and condition.

2. Wardle & Newby´s Whipspan Tango With Me, up to size male, strong masculine head, a bit round in skull, good length of muzzle with good dish, bright expression, clean neck, could have a better slight sloping topline, adequate angulations both end, deep in body, needs a stronger second thigh, moved with enough reach in front, just needs to settle all over, lovely coat and condition.

YD (4,0): 1. Walking & Siddle & Siddle´s Wilchrimane Kinsphere with Kiswahili, compact male with excellent size, beautiful well shaped masculine head with correct dish, lovely expression, excellent soft lip, excellent set of neck and correct slightly sloping topline, well angulated in front, strong backend, deep in body with excellent spring of ribs, the best movement in the class with excellent reach and drive, today not shown in the best coat

2. Philo´s Tenshilling It´s My Party for Salmonmist, very nice type, excellent size and proportions, lovely masculine head with good length and well defined stop, lovely expression, excellent neck and topline with correct tailset, enough angulations in front, strong hindquarters, deep in body with good substance, nice oval bone, moved with good drive but could do with a bit more reach in front, very nice coat and condition.

3. Collins´ Collholme Balthasar

GD (4,0): 1. Weaver´s Dappleline Chance for Anniezu, attractive male of very good tip, very nice masculine head with good proportions and correct dish, kind expression, very nice reach of neck, solid topline and excellent tailset, balanced angulations, excellent body with excellent spring of ribs, lovely oval bone and feet, moved with good sidegait but he was full of mischief during his performance, very nice coat and condition.

2. Westron´s Fowington Beware The Bear at Aurichalcum, very typey male of good size with excellent proportions, beautiful masculine head with correct dish, bright expression, good soft lips, good neck, adequate frontassembly, enough angulations behind, good depth in body with enough length of brisket, very good oval bone, moved with good drive but needs more reach in front, very nice coat and condition

3. Bridgen´s Braithwaite Le Coq

PGD (1,0): 1. Tregaskis´ Moenfair Sanguineum Luna JW, excellent sized male with a lovely well shaped head, correct stop and dish, a touch light in eye, excellent set of neck and strong topline, deep in body with good spring of ribs, adequate frontangulations, good hindquarters, very good oval bone and feet, could do with better reach and drive with larger extension on the move, lovely coat and condition.

LD (8,3): 1. Jamieson, Macara & Blackburn-Bennet´s Kanix Peri Peri with Glenfinnan, excellent sized male with a powerful general appearance, beautiful type, lovely masculine well shaped head, very good chiselling, excellent stop and very good dish, bright expression, soft lips, lovely slightly arched neck followed by a solid topline and correct tailset, very well balanced angulations, deep in body and correct length, short coupled, excellent oval bone and feet, very strong and powerful mover with lovely sidegait, carried himself really well, excellent coat and condition, I was very pleased to award him the RCC

2. Walkling´s Wilchrimane Tambuti with Kiswahili, beautiful compact good sized male with a lovely outline, excellent head with correct dish, kind expression, lovely set of neck with correct sloping topline and tailset, very well angulated both ends, lovely body and substance with correct length of brisket, short coupled, correct oval bone and feet, moved with powerful drive, just a bit wide in elbows, excellent coat.

3. Blackburn-Bennet´s Kanix Obi at Stargang

OD (8,1): 1. Jamieson, Macara & Blackburn-Bennet´s Sh Ch Kanix New Flash at Glenfinnan, what a wonderful high quality male who just caught my eye when he came into the ring and piloted to perfection by his handler, excellent size and proportion, beautiful head with bright expression, very good dish and correct lips, lovely clean neck and correct topline and tailset, textbook angulations both ends, correct width in second thigh, deep in body with correct spring of ribs, short coupled, excellent oval bone and feet, the moment he set of on the move he excelled in style and carriage with lovely reach and drive and a slashing tailaction, he was shown in tip top condition and I was delighted to award him the CC

2. Preece & Gilding´s Harvestslade Cullinan, a beautiful male of high quality, lovely masculine head, just a touch round in skull, excellent muzzle with correct stop and dish, kind expression, lovely reach of neck and slightly sloping topline, excellent tailset, excellent well balanced angulations, correct width in second thigh, lovely oval bone and feet, excellent body and substance of correct length, short coupled, moved beautifully around the ring with correct carriage and a slashing tail action, powerful drive with great reach in front, very nice coat and condition.

3. Oddie´s Sh Ch Sharnphilly Boondoggle

VD (3,1): 1. O´Neill´s Sh Ch Tenshilling Home Alone, nice veteran with lovely masculine head, correct dish and kind expression, very good neck and topline, a bit straight in front, good hindquarters, good depth in body with a rather short sternum, lovely bone and feet, moved with excellent sidegait, very nice coat and condition, he became Best Veteran since he was the only one.

2. Collins´ Collholme John Paul, very compact male, very good size and proportions, well shaped masculine head and kind expression, enough dish, very good neck and topline, balanced angulations, deep in body, very short coupled, good oval bone and feet, he moved with good sidegait, good coat and condition, he could just do with a bit more length in general appearance for better balance.

MPB (5,0): 1. Oddie´s Sharnphilly Sugarplum, beautiful young puppy with excellent outline and proportions, there is so much to like about her, beautiful feminine head with correct muzzle skull ratio, excellent stop and good dish, bright expression, lovely set of neck followed by a slight sloping topline, correct tailset, very balanced angulations, good depth in body with excellent spring of ribs, short coupled, lovely oval bone and feet, moved with lovely sidegait, still be a bit unstable coming and going but that will improve with age, lovely coat and condition, I will keep an eye on her in the future as I think we will hear from her

2. Bannister´s Sharnphilly Figgy Pudding, really lovely puppy of excellent type, lovely well shaped feminine head, correct proportions with good stop and dish, kind expression, very good set of neck, correct topline, just a touch round in croupe, adequate frontassembly, lovely hindquarters, deep in body with correct length of brisket, nice oval bone and feet, moved with good stride and carriage, very nice coat and condition.

3. O´Neill´s Tenshilling to Sir with Love

PB (3,0): 1. Stilgoe & Fox´s Teisgol Snow Queen, very nice bitch with lovely feminine head, could do with a better dish, very nice expression, good lips, good reach of neck, correct topline, a bit straight a front, very well angulated behind, lovely body and substance for her age, short coupled, moved with lovely drive but still a bit unstable in front, very good coat and condition.

2. O´Neill´s Tenshilling to Sir with Love, well shaped bitch with good proportions, feminine head with good stop and dish, kind expression, very good neck and topline, balanced angulations, deep body with good substance, nice oval bone and feet, at the moment she needs time to settle on the move especially coming and going, very good coat, lovely temperament

3. Tregaskis´ Pencaire Sandpiper with Moenfair

JB (9,2): 1. Rayner, Spinks & Pringle´s Spinray Songbird, very elegant bitch with good size, lovely well shaped feminine head, correct proportions and dish, bright expression, good neck, excellent slightly sloping topline with correct tailset, adequate frontassembly, lovely hindquarters, good depth in body but a touch short in sternum, lovely oval bone and feet, moves out with excellent drive, very nice coat, nice temperament

2. Booth´s Lundgarth Everest, well balanced bitch with good proportions, lovely feminine hear with good length in muzzle, lovely expression, very good dish, excellent set of neck, correct topline, just a bit round in croupe, very well angulated both ends, excellent ribcage of correct length, needs time to settle on the move, lovely coat and condition

3. Preece & Gilding´s Harvestslade Spirit of Rose

YB (6,0): 1. Thirwell & Malik´s Sharnphilly Santa Rosa, wow, my star of the day, my notes say, “everything I want in a Pointer and so typey”, topquality bitch from the top drawer. I knew she was the one to beat that day. The good thing with judging Pointers is, what you see is what you get, there is nothing to hide. This bitch had nothing to hide and I just wanted my hands to confirm what I saw. Her profile showed me an unbroken line from head to tail with lots of elegance and strength, she has the most gorgeous head, full of quality, well chiselled under the eyes, slightly dish-bashed with a soft and bright expression, excellent set of neck and slightly sloping topline and correct tailset, textbook angulations, excellent depth in body of correct length, short coupled, excellent oval bone and feet, on the move she excelled with great style, fantastic reach in front and powerful drive from the rear, her handler piloted her perfectly around the ring and I could watch her going on for hours, in the line up she just stood out for me for type and quality and I awarded her the CC and ultimately BOB, later that day she was placed 4th in the Gundog Group. She is still such a young lady and I was told this was her 2nd CC and I sure the 3rd one is just around the corner and I think we will see her name printed in the papers many more times in the future as this is one I think should be seen by many.

2. Collins´ Collholme Angelique, very nice bitch with good size and proportions, lovely feminine head with good balance, very good stop and dish lovely expression, good reach of neck and solid topline, a bit round in croupe, excellent ribcage with correct length, nice oval bone and feet, moved with good sidegait and enough drive in the rear, lovely coat and condition.

3. Anderson Rowell´s Raigmore Limelight at Daledancer

GB (7,2): 1. Bannister´s Wilchrimane Trinket at Janeryl, very typey bitch of lovely quality but shown too slim on the day, beautiful feminine head with correct proportions and good stop, nice expression, lovely slightly arched neck with correct topline, excellent angulations both ends, deep in body but needs more substance, strong and powerful mover with good carriage, very nice coat.

2. Pearson´s Millpoint Jolly Good Show at Ladyhawke, well shaped bitch with good size and proportions, very feminine head that could have a better dish and more strength in muzzle, kind expression, very nice set of neck, solid topline, good tailset, very good quarters fore and aft, excellent body and substance, lovely oval bone and feet, moved with great drive and good reach in front, very nice coat and condition

3. Booth´s Sharnphilly Ginger Fizz at Lundgarth

PGB (3,3)

LB (10,4): 1. Mason´s Morgan van Freebreeze (Imp Nzl), very nice strong and powerful bitch, beautiful well shaped head, well chiselled under the eyes, correct dish and soft lips, lovely bright expression, excellent set of neck, strong and slightly sloping topline, just a touch round in croupe, excellent angulations fore and aft, good depth in body with excellent spring of rib, lovely filled forechest, excellent oval bone and feet, strong and powerful mover with great carriage, beautiful coat and condition.

2. Preece & Gilding´s Harvestslade Lesedi La Rona, lovely well balanced bitch with a gorgeous head and expression, excellent dish and correct lips, long neck, good topline and correct tailset, adequate frontassembly, strong hindquarters with good second thigh, excellent ribcage of good length, moved out with lovely drive and very good reach in front, shown in very good coat and condition.

3. Blowers´ Fowington Lar Ti Dar at Deadaway

OB (6,2): 1. Blackburn-Bennet & Macara´s Sh Ch Kanix Petunia at Stargang, fantastic high quality bitch of excellent type, lovely feminine head with correct muzzle skull ratio, beautiful bright expression, excellent stop with enough dish, beautiful long, muscular slightly arched neck following by a correct topline and tailset, textbook angulations, lovely deep body with good length, short coupled, she really excelled on the move holding a strong topline and a slashing tailaction and moved with great extension, shown in hard muscular condition and excellent coat. I was lucky the handler arrived in the very last minute in the ring, otherwise I would have missed her. I was delighted to award her the RCC.

2. Oddie, Dryer & Coles´ Sh Ch Sharnphilly Serendipity JW, beautiful quality bitch of excellent type, lovely proportions, gorgeous head with correct dish, lovely expression, excellent lips, lovely set of neck followed by a slight sloping topline, just a touch round in croupe, very well angulated both ends, excellent ribcage of correct length, short coupled, strong oval bone and feet, moved with great reach and drive and with lovely style and shown in hard condition, beautiful coat and condition.

3. Rayner, Spinks & Pringle´s Gartarry High Society at Spinray JW

VB (1,1).

Sjoerd Jobse (Sweden)