Dundee Canine Club

Dundee Canine Club – Sat 11th June 2022

A long but really enjoyable day judging at this friendly, well organised show. I had some super dogs to judge and the group was well contested.

AV gundog Imp Reg (3, 1abs)

1 Gorrian and Henry’s Portuguese Pointer Ir Sh Ch Perdizcyo Andres

Had the pleasure of judging this one before. Super headed with bright eyes and typical expression. Strong neck and well laid shoulders. He is firm in topline and presented in good coat. Moved well especially in profile.

2 Gorrian and Henry’s Portuguese Pointer Fab Point Relight The fire

Finer type, 3-year-old from the same home also in good body and coat. Balanced in head with good length of neck. Preferred the shoulder placement of the winner.

Cocker Spaniels

Puppy D (4)

1 Flowers’ Totenkopf Dutch Obsidian

Promising 8 month old. Presented a balanced picture standing and so good to go over. Clean neck of good length leads to well placed shoulders. Firm topline with short couplings. He moved well both ways. Should go on to do well.

2 Scotland’s Lynwater Anything Goes

A lovely 10 months boy Balanced head with well-placed ears, clean in neck with well laid shoulders. Well ribbed for his age with good width to his quarters. In lovely coat. Just preferred the topline of the winner on the move today.

3 Duncan’s Eastriding Blue Ambition

Junior D (3)

1 Scotland’s Lynwater Hamilton

Another promising young lad here. Balanced in head with more to come but not over done in any way. Clean neck of good length. Well laid shoulders lead to straight front. Firm in topline and well angulated quarters. He moved well here especially when going away from me.

2 Madigan’s Misperros Dezign in Silver

13 months b/r lovely head with kind expression and dark eyes.. Good neck and shoulders. He is well ribbed for his age and firm over the loins. Good bend of stifle and hocks are nicely let down. Not as settled on the move as the winner. Should go on to do well.

3 Hamill’s Vittador Sea Beet

Post Grad D (5,2)

1 Furzer’s Durham Blue

Almost two and making life difficult for his handler today. Well boned through with well-shaped head, clean neck of good length and nice shoulder angulation. Good depth and width to his body. He has strength over his quarters and correct tail set.

2 Blazejczak’s Summer Vibes Perfekt Partner

Masculine head with clean neck. Well ribbed firm body. In full coat and in good condition. Not a positive on the move as the winner.

3 Vittador Sea Beet

Limit D (9,3)

1 Cleland’s Belltrees Kandyman

Mature four-year-old presented a clean outline. Well-shaped head with straight front of good width. Well balanced body with good width and depth. Firm in topline and strong over his quarters. Moved well. Best Dog.

2 Maclean’s Lynwater Jitterbug

Another good one. Lovely headed boy with kind expression and good front assembly. Short coupled body. Lovely rear angulation and good width of thigh. Winner just edged it on movement in profile today. Close decision.

3 Summer Vibes Perfekt Partner

Open D (4,3)

1 Ewan’s Craigdean Holby City

Five year old presented in full coat. Balanced in head with good length of neck and well ribbed body. Firm in topline and well angulated quarters. He moved well carrying his tail correctly.

Puppy B (7,2)

1 Bradford’s Vistwin grand Ole Oprey

Honest 8 month old. Lovely head for her age with gentle expression. Well placed shoulders. Level topline and correct tail set. Unexaggerated and good to go over. In good coat and condition.

2 Madigan, Nuttall and Fairbairn’s Heluin Blue Jay

Not as settled as the winner and not as mature in body but plenty to like here. Correct in head with straight front and well balanced body. Help her topline well.

3 Flowers’ Totenkopf Dutch Honesty

Junior B (4)

1 Sinclair’s Chataway Dress Tartan at Duclarus

Feminine through and so good to go over. At 17 months is right for her age. Well-proportioned head with low ears and dark eyes, straight well boned front leads to round feet. Good length of rib with firm short couplings. She is well angulated behind and moved well.

2 Maclean’s Lynwater Peak A Boo

Another good one, giving a bit away in age here. Well-shaped head with kind eyes and soft expression. Clean neck and well laid shoulders. Balanced body with well angulated quarters. She moved well covering the ring easily.

3 Flowers’ Totenkopf Hip Hop

Limit B (4,2)

1 Neatham’s Shoogsea Bibidi Bobidi Boo

Pretty o/r with good head and clean neck of good length. Well laid shoulders. Good depth and width to her body. She has a firm topline and a good bend of stifle. She moved well carrying her tail correctly.

2 Bodzak’s Briconess Solar Corona

Presented a lovely profile when stacked. Well balanced head with good ear placement and clean neck. Good layback of shoulder. She has good depth of body and short couplings. Preferred the front of my winner here.

Open B (4,1)

1 Madigan’s Misperros Sophia Loren

Liked this one at first glance and continued to impress all day. Compact and well bodied, she has a balanced head with plenty of shape and dark eyes. Good length of neck leads to correctly made front and well placed shoulders. Well-developed ribs with firm short couplings and well angulated quarters. She moved well, especially in profile. Best of Breed and later second in a strong gundog group. Really liked her.

2 Neatham’s Shoogsea Jessica Rabbit

Looking so well and belying her 8 years. So well put together. Balanced head, straight front of good width. Well angulated quarters. Moved well in profile.

3 MacFarlane’s Cooleela Cressida

Italian Spinone

Special Yearling (5)

1 Lawton’s Quebaikei Accossato for Oaklaw

Won this class on her positive movement in profile. Feminine 22 months old with well-proportioned head and lovely eyes. Well boned legs come from well-placed shoulders. Good length of rib and correctly set tail.

2 Knowles and Glen’s Bessalone Scandalous

Just 12 months. Well shaped head with enough width. Good reach of neck, neatly laid shoulders. Well bodied for his age. Moved really well from behind. Should go on to do well.

3 Duncan’s Diggmere Tiger Swallowtail

Post grad (2)

1 Malcolm, Knowles and Glen’s Bessalone Family Ties

Pleasing two year old. Well shaped head with good eyes and strong neck. Well placed shoulders. Good depth and length of ribs. Strong quarters with moderate angulation. Moved well enough.

2 Duncan’s Diggmere Strawberry Heart

6 year old, well up to size. Correct head proportions. Strong neck of good length. Correct in front. In good body.

Open (2)

1 Burrow’s Quebaikei Russian Blizzard

Super headed with correct ear placement. Strong neck leads to well-placed shoulders. Well boned through with correct depth to her body. Well angulated quarters showing strength behind. Moved steadily. Best of Breed.

2 MacKay’s Ferilla Jacomelo

Mature 8 year old boy with pleasing head and good eyes. Strong in neck and good layback of shoulder. Has plenty of width to his ribs.

Brittany

Open (2,1)

1 Sangster’s Tarward leo

A seven year old really enjoying his day. Alert and happy. Good width to his skull. Straight well boned front legs. Lovely feet. Has good width to his quarters and nicely muscled through. Best of breed.

Field Spaniel

Post Grad (1)

1 Spence’s Sonnetend Naughty Naughty for Cabharan

Lovely headed girl with well-shaped eyes and correct ear placement. Straight in front with good body for her age. She was a bit wary being gone over but showed enough quality on the move to justify her place.

Open (1)

1 Spence’s Sonnetend Picture This at Cabharan

Lovely five-year-old with balanced head and typical expression. Clean neck of good length leads to well angulated shoulders. Balanced through with good turn of stifle. She moved easily covering the ring freely and showing good disposition. Best of Breed.

Labrador

Special Yearling (7,1)

A lovely class to judge. Lots to like here.

1 Thomson’s Strathhunker Beach Escape

!6 months black in good coat. Lovely head with good width and alert expression. Straight well boned front with good layback of shoulder. Well ribbed, firm in couplings, Correct topline and tail set. Moved well in profile.

2 Rooney’s Exelby El Dakhla at Taraloch

At 9 montrhs was giving a little away in age today. Well-shaped head with strong neck and well laid shoulders. Well boned with good depth of chest for age. Well angulated quarters. Moved well once settled.

3 Farquharson’s Ramsayville Russian Rhythm

Post Grad (6,1)

A class of blacks with very little to separate them.

1 Burns’ Bonnieburns Born Free

Attentive with keen expression and balanced in head. Strong neck of correct length leads to well-constructed shoulders. Well ribbed with length and depth without being overdone. Strong over the quarters showing good width to her thighs and well-turned stifles. In good coat and moving well in profile. Best of Breed.

2 Scrimgeour’s Velvetine Willow

Close up here. Feminine well-proportioned head with good eyes and correct ear placement. Strong neck and well laid shoulders. Frim in topline with correct tail set. Moved well from behind.

3 Scrimgeour’s Velvetine Paisley Park

Open (4,1)

1 Thomson’s Windup Barberry Earl Grey at Strathhunker

$ year old in really good coat. Lovely head with good length of muzzle, clean in neck with well laid shoulders. Well boned. Good length of rib and firm level topline. Well angulated quarters.

2 Scrimgeour’s Velvetine the Bride

Mature choc with good eye colour. Strong neck of good length, well placed shoulders. Correct topline well-proportioned quarters hocks well let down.

3 Sharp’s Alliemhor Midnight Dreams

Hungarian WH Viszla

Open (4.1)

1 Harris’ Fitzrovia Gideons Way

Really taken by this young lad today. Super head and expression, strong neck of good length leads to well boned legs and good feet. Balanced in body with good depth for his age. Strong in topline and in really good coat. Moved soundly both ways as well as in profile. Best of Breed and third in a hot group.

2 Garden’s Leiborschy Theano

Vary promising puppy. Lovely head with good eyes and well placed ears. Good reach of neck with good layback of shoulder, elbows nicely tucked in. Level top line and well angulated quarters. Moving really well. Another who should go on to do well.

3 Campbell’s Blackcraig Freya

German WH Pointer

Post Grad (2,1)

1 Love’s Wild Apache Rona

Attractive 2 year old in good coat. Balanced in head with strong neck. Good length of body. Well-muscled through.

Open (2,1)

1 O’Brien’s Luchanalilly Cute Coral of Caldewriver

Appealing head with good eyes. Straight, well boned front legs leading to lovely feet. Good length of rib and firm topline giving balance to her body. Well-turned stifles and hocks are well let down. She moved well in profile to take Best of Breed.

Hungarian Viszla

Special yearling (6,2)

1 McCulloch’s Dinnsearmor’s Glenlochy

Promising young dog with alert expression. Clean neck of good length, well angulated front and rear. Well developed in body for his age. Moved well once settled. In good coat and condition.

2 McBeath’s Wallaroo Beyond the Horizon at Redhunt

Lovely puppy in super muscular condition. Good head which will get even better as he develops, good reach of neck. Good quality bone. Strong quarters with good width of thigh. Looked well.

3 Douglas’ London Magyar TZim for Kinharrachie

Post Grad (4,2)

1 MacDonald’s Donurie’s Russian Roulette

Well-made b with good proportions. Lovely head, clean neck and firm couplings. She has well angulated quarters and won here on her more positive movement.

2 Douglas’ Kinharrachies Freda

Rangier type but still balanced through. Correct head, straight front, just needs to settle on the move to do herself justice.

Open (6,1)

1 Murray and Parker’s Menta of Skyrocket at Szelkiraly

My Best of Breed in this lovely entry. Mature and well bodied with a well-shaped head and alert expression. Clean neck leads to well-placed shoulders. Good width and depth to her body without being overdone. Well angulated quarters. She moved well here keeping her topline and showing drive from behind.

2 Morton, Milicevic and Burns’ Sh Ch Andronjas Stradale

Another good one with so much to like. Well made through with good angulation front and rear. Not an easy decision made even harder by his positive movement both ways. Close decision.

3 Clubb and Mason’s Oroshaza Lucy Lockett

Large Munsterlander

Special yearling (2)

1 Logie’s Albadhu Wish Upon a Star

Really taken with this youngster today. Well grown and full of quality. Strong but balanced head, well-muscled neck and good layback of shoulder. Well boned front. Good chest and firm couplings leading to strong quarters showing god width of thigh. In super body and condition. Moved well. Best of Breed.

2 Bisset’s Albadhu Written In the Stars

Another good one sister to winner and also well developed and in hard muscular condition. Full of quality. Will be interesting to see how these two come on.

Post Grad (1)

1 McKenna’s Albadhu Hidden Agenda

Looked well standing and moved well in profile. Correct in head with good length of neck and well angulated shoulders. Firm in topline and balanced in outline. Just preferred the movement of the younger boy today.

Bracco Italiano

Special Yearling (2,1)

1 Bowley’s Sobers Cosmica with Gunsyn

Lovely 15 months girl looking right for her age and showing plenty of promise. Correctly proportioned head, long neck and well placed shoulders. Moved well once settled. Should go no to do well. Best of Breed over her older kennel mate.

Open (2,1)

1 Bowley’s Gunsyn Ginspiration

This boy was not enjoying the conditions when moving today. Looked well stacked showing a balanced head with typical expression and good neck and shoulders. Correct in topline and good rear angulation. In good body and coat.

German Longhaired Pointer

Open (3)

1 Thomson’s Ir Sh Ch Sarscottah Arris

Mature five-year-old. Pleasing in head with plenty of bone. Has strength over her quarters. Hocks are well let down enabling her to move well especially in profile.

2 McMinn’s Uptown Girl Hela Van De Boterakker to Tallis

Younger and coming along well. Lovely head, strong neck and straight front. Well angulated quarters just needs to mature and will do well.

3 McMinn’s Ir Ch Sarscottah Ava Mit Tallis

AV Gundog NSC

Open (6,4)

Tricky decision between two good exhibits of completely contrasting breeds.

1 Brown’s Sussex Spaniel Saxonbejayz Elliot

Lovely mature boy with lots to like. Nothing overdone here. Good head with that typical expression and correctly placed ears. Well angulated shoulders leading to well-developed ribs. Firm loins giving a correct topline. Moved out well and presented in good coat. Best NSC.

2 Bain’s Curly Coated Ret Crimblescurl Time To Tango

One I have judged before and said would do well with maturity. Still young and my earlier comments still apply. Correctly shaped in head, strong neck of good length. Well laid shoulders. Strong in rib with strength over her quarters. Moderate in stifle and in super coat. Moved well. Close decision.

Gundog Group

An outstanding group with hard decisions to be made. All those shortlisted were of a high quality and showed well in the conditions.

Winner was Alcorn’s Weimaraner Sh Ch Gunalt Hendricks. Group 2 was the cocker spaniel Misperros Sophia Loren. Group 3 was HWHV Fitzrovia Gideons Way and group 4 went to Stevenson’s Clumber Banshee White Roll

AV Gundog

Minor Puppy Dog (6)

1 Totenkopf Dutch Obsidian

2 Kolbach’s Irish Setter Kerryfair Zoom in on Pawsword

Just 6 months, quite raw as you would expect but full of promise. Pleasing head with kind expression. Well-constructed front and shoulders. In good body. Looks like he will get a good coat soon. Should do well.

3 Harris’ HWHV Fitzrovia Take a Chance

Minor Puppy B (9)

1 Williamson’s Golden Ret Sandti Tiki Taka

Really liked this 7 months girl. Super outline with good head shape and well boned front. Firm in topline. She has really good quarters with plenty of width of second thigh. She moved well in the conditions especially when viewed from behind.

2 Scrimgeour’s Lab Velvetine Clearwater

Showing plenty of promise, good width to her head, strong neck and well placed shoulders. Good depth for her age. Strong quarters with good angulation. In good body.

3 Vallance’s Irish Setter Lynwood Rather Ravishing at Corcencone

Puppy D (9)

1 Albadhu Wish Upon a Star

2 Wallaroo Beyond The Horizon at Redhunt

3 Mackay’s It Spinone Testaverde’s Navigator

Puppy B (17)

1 Vistwin Grand Ole Oprey

2 Cairns’ Weimaraner Lamarg Silver Showtoff

Feminine but with plenty of substance, pleasing head with keen eyes and well placed ears. Well boned through. Good length of rib and well angulated quarters. Showed plenty of extension on the move.

3 Totenkopf Hip Hop

Graduate (14)

1 Banshee White Roll

2 Mowbray’s Sussex Crumbledor Reubus Hagrid

21 months and looking right for his age in this slow maturing breed. Lovely head with super expression. Strong neck and well laid shoulders. Well angulated quarters, hocks well let down. Just needs to mature and steady on the move.

3 Velvetine Willow

Open (14)

1 MacDonald’s Viszla Donurie’s Quiet Flows the Don

Super two year old in good body and condition. Refined in head with good shape. Clean in neck with well laid shoulders, elbows tucked in. Well balnced in body with enough width and depth. So sound on the move. Would have been interesting to see her in the breed classes.

2 Velvetine The Bride

3 Warden’s Golden Ret Noblemoon Tak The High Road to Glentochty

Special Veteran (15)

Quality class for so late in the day under testing conditions.

1 Miller’s Gordon Setter, Rhum Night legend

This 8 year old caught my attention at the start and did not disappoint. Balanced through with sound construction and no real indication of his age. Straight in front and well angulated behind. Presented in first class coat and condition.

2 Brown’s Golden Ret Fenpinque Glitterspelle

Really splitting hairs here. this 9 year old presented a super outline when stacked and then showed a balanced profile no the move. Close decision. Another one to be proud of.

3 McDonald’s Viszla Sh Ch Donurie’s Quantum of Solace

David Howarth