• Show Date: 21/06/2022
  • Show Type: Open/Limited/Sanction
  • Judged by: Karl Gawthorpe Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 28/07/2023

Cheshire Agricultural Society

Royal Cheshire County Show

22nd June 2022

I would firstly like to thank the exhibitors for their lovely entry, but I can’t continue until I say a massive congratulations to the officers and committee for a lovely show with the most pleasant atmosphere, the day seemed to run like clockwork.

Golden Retriever

Puppy Dog 5

1st BPD, RBD & BP Millington’s Golmas Guard of Honour at Jarbees, 10 months old male with a very kind but masculine head, just right for his age, lovely expression and nice kind eye, correct colour and shape of the eye which just finished his head off, lovely length of neck flowing easily into the correct shoulder placements, good depth of chest and spring of ribs, strong top line and correct tail set which was held level on the move, short coupled, good turn of stifle and correct second thigh, which he used to move around the ring with ease, one to watch in the future.

2nd Gerhold’s Navilis Vivat Vivaldi (IMP UKR) NAF TAF, Pale 10-month-old, with the correct head and expression, nice neck flowing into correct shoulders, lovely angles both front and rear, nice depth of chest and good spring of rib, correct top line and tail set which was held on the move.

3rd Williams’ Cesarka Sea Shanty

Junior Dog 5 (1 ab)

1st Williams’ Cesarka Sea Shanty, medium gold colour, masculine head, with the correct eye shape and colour, finished off with correct ear shape, good strong neck flowing nicely into well placed shoulders, a good depth of chest and a nice spring of rib giving plenty of heart room, good firm loin, level top line and correct tail placement, nice turn of stifle and second thigh moved well.

2nd Taylor & Tenn’s Strettonhill’s Ultimatum, nice head and expression, great eye colour and shape, flowing neck into well placed shoulders, good angles both front and rear, good chest, and ribs, well developed second thigh, moved well.

3rd Burrows’ Dilworthey Secret Santa

Post Graduate Dog 4

1st BD & RBOB Gerhold’s Navilis Nouveau Venu (IMP UKR) JW, well balanced masculine dog without being done in anyway, masculine head with a nice eye colour and shape, finished off with great ears which just gave a very kind expression, the profile picture of this dog was very nice and when you get your hands on him what can you say, masculine neck going well into correct shoulder placements, good depth of chest and good spring of ribs, good firm loin, firm level top line and correct tail set, which he held well on the move, good turn of stifle and well developed second thigh, moved with drive around the ring.

2nd Plevin’s Bowshella Rough Diamond, Dark male with good head and expression, firm neck, good angles both front and rear, good spring of ribs, level top line and tail set moved with drive around the ring.

3rd Grindey’s Bowshella Gilded Diamond at Bramstead

Limit Dog 4 (2 abs)

1st Riley’s Wylloh Lost In Translation, Upstanding masculine dog with a pleasing head and expression, good neck into correct shoulder placements, good depth of chest and spring of rib, good angles both front and rear, correct top line and tail set, moved well with drive around the ring.

2nd Scott & Briggs’ Largymore Langley JW, Dark masculine dog with a nice head and expression, firm neck into correct shoulders, good angles both front and rear, nice chest and spring ribs, good second thigh, moved well around the ring.

Open Dog 2 (1 ab)

1st Gerhold’s Jaymardy Indigo Pacific JW, Pale masculine dog, with a nice head and expression, good length of neck flowing nicely into well placed shoulders, nice depth of chest and spring of ribs, strong level top line and tail set, kept level on the move, good turn of stifle and second thigh, moved well around the ring with ease.

Puppy Bitch 9 (3 abs)

1st & BPB Pickup’s Blenstone Yellow Topaz, This puppy got better as the class went along, she has the most sweet feminine head and expression, good eye colour and shape, good length of neck flowing nicely into correct shoulder placements, then that just flowed into a correct level top line and tail set that was held well on the move, correct angles both front and rear, nice depth of chest and correct spring of ribs, moved well around the ring with drive.

2nd James’ Tsarmont Starlet, Pale bitch with a sweet head and expression, nice length of neck going into correct shoulder placement, good angles front and rear, level top line and correct tail set, good depth of chest, correct loin, moved well around the ring.

3rd Sloan’s Palmonas Glitterball

Junior Bitch 8 (3 abs)

1st Pickup’s Blenstone Yellow Topaz, 1st Puppy Bitch

2nd Scott & Briggs Largymore Line Dancer, Sweet feminine head and expression, lovely sweep of neck going well into well placed shoulders, nice depth of chest and good spring of ribs, level top line and correct tail set, firm loin, lovely angles both front and rear, well developed second thigh, moved with drive around the ring.

3rd Falconer’s Soneve Simply Special For Siatham JW

Post Graduate Bitch 14 (4 abs)

1st BB & BOB Robbins & Rowark’s Brekswood Lady Eleanor, This lovely bitch just fulfilled my eye on the day, she had the most sweet feminine head and expression, correct eye colour and shape and her ear carriage just finished off her lovely head, firm neck flowing nicely into well placed shoulders, good return of upper arm, good depth of chest and spring of rib giving plenty of heart room, firm level top line and correct tail placement, firm loin, good turn of stifle and well developed second thigh that allowed this bitch to easily move around the ring with drive and effetely, she never let her own down in the breed ring or the group ring, one I am going to watch closely.

2nd Magson’s Castlegolden Classy Lassy, good bitch with a good head and expression giving a lovely feminine head, good neck into well placed shoulders, good angles both front and rear, good chest and spring of ribs, good loin, moved with drive around the ring.

3rd Pickup’s Blenstone Yellow Topaz, 1st Puppy & 1st Junior, but sadly this was a third class a little to much for this puppy.

Limit Bitch 6 (1 abs)

1st Nelson’s Cadwst Eternal Flame, good feminine bitch with a lovely head and expression, good angles both front and rear, nice depth of chest and spring of ribs, good firm loin, level top line and nice tail set, held well on the move, well developed second thigh, and moved well with drive.

2nd Falconer’s Contemporary Beguile Again Via Siatham JW, sweet bitch with a nice feminine head and expression, good neck well placed shoulders, good angles both front and rear, nice top line, good depth of chest and spring of ribs, moved well.

3rd Largymore Lingering Look JW

Open Bitch 9 (7 abs)

1st & RBB Magson’s Castlegolden Classy Lady JW, a lovely bitch with a sweet feminine head and expression, good neck into well placed shoulders, good angles both front and rear, good depth of chest and spring of ribs, firm loin, good second thigh, level top line and correct tail set, moved with ease around the ring.

2nd Robbins & Rowark’s Quakerhall Lady Bountiful By Brekswood JW, mother to my best of breed, a lovely bitch with a nice head and expression, good front and rear angles, nice neck flowing nicely into a level firm top line and correct tail set, good deep chest and nice spring of ribs, moved with ease around the ring.

Our Dogs RBOB Sporting Stakes

1st Newton’s Nevedith El Ite (Whippet), when this elegant whippet walked into the ring, I could not take my eye off her, and when I got the pleasure to put my hands on her I wasn’t disappointed at all. She screamed whippet to me, the elegant outline, lovely long lean head with a tapering muzzle, correct eye shape and colour, and ear shape to finish of her lovely expression, correct long neck with a the elegant arch and muscular, great angles both front and rear, nice depth of chest giving plenty of heart room, nice depth of brisket, well-muscled back showing that graceful arch over the loins, moved with drive but with the free flowing action that is required in this breed, she was true coming and going.

2nd Bryne’s Aldovololgyi-Drotos Csermely at Enryb NAF (HWHV), another good bitch of breed type, shame she met the whippet today, this bitch has the most typical head and expression, moderate broad skull well proportioned and a little longer than her muzzle, with the correct furnishings that gives this breed it’s great head, well-muscled neck flowing nicely into her shoulders, good angles both front and rear, she also had the correct proportions regarding length of body to height ratio, well developed thighs, with a moderate angulation of stifle, moved well with drive around the ring, her coat and colour is just what the breed asks for, and well presented on the day.

3rd Patterson’s Cwmdarhian The Mistress (SH Dachshund)

Karl Gawthorpe

Judge