Northern Golden Retriever Association

I would like to thank the Northern Golden Retriever Association committee for the invitation to judge their Open Show and for all their hard work, for my stewards for the smooth running of the ring and to all exhibitors for bringing their dogs under me.

Veteran Dog 2-0

1st Loverock & Waldron-Smith’s. Loveissa Space Dust ShCM

Have admired this boy from ringside many times and was not disappointed.

     Seven year boy in full gold coat, masculine head but with a lovely soft expression ,dark eye and pigment, presenting a balanced outline throughout, nothing over done in super condition. Moved well with drive,totally at one with his handler. BD BOS BVIS

2nd Forman’s Camestone FIeld day at Amberson

Another lovely boy in good gold coat , nice head and expression, lovely dark pigmentation, good flow of top line , straight front and neat feet, good angulation front and rear, moved well.

Minor Puppy Dog 2-0

Two lovely puppies 

1st Shaw & Robertshaw’s Akenscales Beau Baron

Presented well in cream coat, 6 and a half month baby, when settled gave a lovely picture, soft head and expression,dark eye, good reach of neck onto level topline.

Good angulation front and rear, happy little mover.BPD & RBPIS

2nd Murrays’s Shebelta Sweet Talking Guy

Another lovely baby at just 6 months, in good cream coat, lovely head and soft expression,balanced outline ,neat cat like feet, little unsettled on the move but looked like as though he was enjoying himself in the ring.

Puppy Dog 3-0

1 Shaw & Robertshaw’s Akenscales Beau Baron

2 Gargan’s Siager SInatra 9 month old in profuse cream coat,pleasing head, with dark eye , good topline and angulation,happy on the move and used the ring well.

3 Archer’s Hayden’s Gold Just a Rumour at Sundair

Junior Dog 3-1

1 WIlliam’s Berrymeade Kilternan of Busheyhall Mid Gold 15 month boy, with attractive masculine head, lovely soft expression, presented a balanced outline,strong topline,good front & rear angulation and length of leg, moved out well with style and drive.

2 Wallington’s Ambersun with Hearts of Oak. Gold boy with stronger head , still a lovely gentle expression, slightly longer in body , nice angulation ,deep chest, handled and moved well, just carried his tail a little proud .

Yearling Dog 2-1

Murray’s Shebelta Soul Man. This 23 month old boy stood alone but worthy of his first place,in lovely cream coat , good reach of neck and shoulder placement, level topline,neat feet, happy boy which showed on the move covering the ground well.

Maiden Dog 2-0

 1 Gargan,s Siagar Sinatra

2 Murray’s SInatra Sweet Talking Guy.

Novice Dog 2-0

1 Gargan’s Siagar SInatra

2 Wallington’s Anbersun with Hearts of Oak 

Undergraduate Dog 0

Graduate Dog 4-1 

1 Forman’s Ambersun Alive & Kicking . This 3 year old mid gold boy was attentive to his owner , stood square , showing his balance confirmation, masculine head with softest of expressions , beautifully presented, moved well with drive .

2 Loverock & Waldron Smith’s Thorneywait Save my Space at Louissa 

Gold boy in good hard condition, lighter frame to 1 but still balanced with nothing over done. Super head , soft expression, lovely dark pigmentation, well presented, moved well with his owner.

3 William’s Berrymeade Coeur Blimey at Bushyhall SGWC .

Post Graduate Dog 5-1

1 Tower’s & Anderson’s Alibren’s Baker’s Boy. This boy really took my eye , he has a super clean outline, head is masculine with soft expression and dark eye,good reach of neck , which flowed onto level topline and correct tail set .

Straight front, deep chest, in good firm condition, moved with drive covering the ring well. RBD.

2 Wallington’s Wynrita School Daze . Heavier framed boy in profuse dark gold coat, pleasing head and expression, well angulated front and rear, deep in chest, short coupled , moved well with handler .

3 Forman’s Ambersun Heart and Soul.

Limit Dog 3-0

1 Clark-Gear Ousevale Tobermory JW. Powerful looking pale boy, presented in full cream coat, loved his head which is masculine but with a lovely soft expression, correct dark eye, level topline, well assembled front, deep in chest , neat cat like feet, moved well.

2 Smith’s Thorneywait Iluminati at Goldmarker . Good sized Gold boy, presented well, pleasing head with soft expression, correct shoulder placement, level topline, strong rear angulation which he used well when powering round the ring.

3 Towers’s Henderson’s Bowland’s Grey Goose November Rain ( IMP ESP)

Open Dog 1-1 

Good CItizen Dog 2-1

1 Clark-Gear’s Ousevale Tobermory JW

2 William’s Berrymeade Kilternan of Bushyhall.

Veteran Bitch. 3-0

1 Magson’s Castlegolden Classy lady JW 

Beautiful 7and a half year old, in good cream coat, presented a lovely picture, super head with soft expression, strong level top line which she held on the move,good front & Rear angulation , tight cat like feet, handled and moved well. BVB

2 Smith’s Nativegold Charismatic at Rocamoka

A true veteran at 11 years old, mid gold coat, still enjoying going round the ring, not as fast as others but held her topline on the move, pretty head with soft expression, short coupled, still displaying her balanced outline.

3 Ewart’s Beaupippin Dusky Lilac

Minor Puppy Bitch 6-1

1 Haxton’s Dantassie Dizzy Heights

A just 6 months old this super baby really took my eye for overall balance , pretty head, with dark eye, lovely length of neck on to good shoulder placement, level topline, super front and angulation, moved well, one to watch for the future.

2 Harvey’s Shebelta Sweet Charlotte

Yet again at just 6 months a lovely pale baby, beautiful sweet head and dark eye, has many of the same attributes as 1, just preferred the movement on 1, another promising puppy.

3 Ewart’s Parlickview Blaze of Glory at Beaupippin

Puppy Bitch 11-2

1 List’s Haydengold Gossip Girl

Super quality 9 month old bitch ,feminine head with dark eye, excels in balance from head to toe, excellent reach of neck which flows onto level topline, correct tail set, good front and rear angulation , moved with drive , presented a lovely picture. BP & BPIS.

2 Layland’s Applecote Love in Disguise

Mid gold bitch, feminine head, correct dark eye, nice length of neck ,good shoulder placement, short coupled, straight front, neat feet, in good coat, moved and showed well with her handler.

3 Haxton’s Dantassie DIzzie Heights 

Junior 6-1 1 WD

1 Layland’s Applecote Love in disguise 

2 Smith’s Gablecross Rosie Cotton 

A lot to like about this pale gold bitch, but not in her best coat today, sweet head and expression, good pigmentation, clean outline, with super reach of neck , straight front, moved well when settled.

3 Smith’s Goldmarker Luminess (AI)

Yearling Bitch 3-1

1 Harvey’s Shebelta Sky Lily

You know when this girl comes in the ring, full of life and exuberance, gave her handler a bit of hard time, but when settled she has a super head, with lovely dark pigmentation,strong topline and correct tail set ,good upper arm ,deep in chest, good angulation front and rear.

2 Wyard’s Bermary Agatha Christie at Brandelle

23 month mid gold bitch ,pretty head and dark eye, nice outline , good angulation front and rear, in good coat, moved well with her handler however would have liked a little more enthusiasm 

Maiden Bitch 8-3

1 List’s Haydengold Gossip Girl

2Harvey’s Shebelta Sweet Charlotte

3Ewart’s Parlickview Blaze of Glory over Beaupippin

Novice Bitch 7-3

1 List’s Haydengold Gossip Girl

2 Ewart’s Parlickview Blaze of Glory over Beaupippin

Pretty head with dark pigmentation in lovely gold wavy coat, still only a baby, everything coming together nicely, moved well and was enjoying her self in the ring.

3 Sloan’s Palmonas Glitterball

Undergraduate Bitch 5-1

1 Layland’s Applecote love in disguise 

2Wyard’s Bermary Agatha Christie at Brandelle

3 Sloan’s Palmonas Glitterball

Graduate Bitch 3-2

1 Layland’s Applecote Love in Disguise 

Post Graduate Bitch 5-0

1 Robbin’s and Rowark’s Brekswood Lady Eleanor

Super quality mid gold bitch , in beautiful condition,lovely head with softest of expression, excellent reach of neck, good shoulder placement , level topline,short coupled ,balanced throughout,very much a show girl , showed , handled and moved well. RBB & RBIS.

2 Loverock’s Lovissa Russian Roulette 

Super bitch looks as if she really enjoyed herself in the ring, very happy on the move, feminine head, kind expression,level topline, correct tail set , well angled front and rear, nothing overdone , presented a balanced outline, moved with drive.

3 Forman’s Ambersun Heart of Gold 

Limit Bitch 5-2

1 Vernon’s Graceleigh FIrenze

This elegant mid gold bitch has a lovely clean balanced out line in good firm condition , beautiful head , dark eye and pigmentation, well angulated front and rear, straight front, neat cat like feet, moved with drive just not in her best coat today.

2 Smith’s Rocamoka Harbour Lights

This girl has a lot of appealing qualities longer cast to 1 ,still shows a balanced outline, gentle head and expression, good reach of neck onto level topline , deep in chest, nice short hocks,shown in good coat, nice steady mover 

3 Ellis’s Tenfield Sparkling Sea.

Open Bitch 2-0

1 Tracey’s Denicol Put a Spell on you

Super quality bitch really had it all, in beautiful cream coat, gorgeous head and melting expression with dark eye and pigmentation ,balanced throughout,super neck, front and topline , deep in chest correct angulation, short hocks , moved well with drive and purpose, well handled and presented.BB & BIS

2 Robbin’s & Rowark’s Quakerhall Bountiful by Brekswood

Lovely Bitch , in good condition , was enjoying herself in the ring ,pretty head, with soft expression, level topline , deep in chest , straight front,neat feet, correct angulation front and rear, presented a balanced picture ,moved well.

Good Citizens Bitch 4-1

1 Harvey’s Shebelta Sweet Charlotte 

2 Wyard’s Bermary Agatha Christie at Brandelle 

3 Ewart’s. Parlickview Blaze of Glory at Beaupippin 

Judge Dawn Youngson