• Show Date: 01/07/2023
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Kathy Moores Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 09/08/2023

Windsor Dog Show Society

Breed: Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)

Judging Critique Windsor Championship Show 01/07/2023

RETRIEVER (CHESAPEAKE BAY)

BEST OF BREED : 3948 MAHON-HUNNS, Mrs Madeleine V & HUNNS, Mr J & NEWTON Sh Ch Arnac Bay Huron at Bergelle JW

Dog CC : 3948 MAHON-HUNNS, Mrs Madeleine V & HUNNS, Mr J & NEWTON Sh Ch Arnac Bay Huron at Bergelle JW

Res Dog CC : 3952 MURCH, Miss Lisa & MAYHEW, MRS C Sh Ch NEXT GENERATIONS ARNAC ARCTIC STORM (IMP USA

Bitch CC : 3954 PONT, Miss C A Sh Ch Oakmarsh Dancing Diva

Res Bitch CC : 3950 MIDDLETON, Ms Joy & MAYHEW, Mrs C Sh Ch Arnac Bay Hebe WGC EW'22 ShCEx

Best Puppy : 3945 EARLE, Mr Mark Penrose Tay

Best Veteran : 3949 MAYHEW, Mrs C Sh Ch Arnac Bay Flax

Best Special Beginner : ROYLE, Battsrock Are You Ready

SB 1

1 Royle’s Battsrock Are You Ready. Best Special Beginner. Lovely outline. Nice eye colour, well balanced head and ears set well up on head. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice depth of chest. Quality, oily coat. Shown in excellent muscular condition. Good hare feet, with toes well rounded and close.`

V 2 Two very nice veterans.

1 Mayhew’s Sh Ch Arnac Bay Flax. Best Veteran. Lovely feminine head, nicely balanced with good earset. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Nice depth of chest. Well-shaped hare feet. Coat of good quality, texture & thickness.

2 Watts’s Oakmarsh Acorn SGWC VW. Another lovely bitch. Well-balanced feminine head, with nice eye shape of good colour & displaying intelligent expression. Good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Lovely spring of rib. Well let down hocks. Correctly shaped hare feet. Moved soundly.

PD 1

1 Earle’s Penrose Tay. Best Puppy. Nicely grown for age. Well-made throughout. Lovely head, masculine but not coarse. Nice length of neck. Good width of chest in front. Excellent bone and feet. Correct topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Coat of excellent oily, harsh texture with thick undercoat. Moved soundly fore & aft.

PGD

1 B Are You Ready

LD 1

1 Pont’s Oakmarsh Haunting Howl (AI). Very nice masculine head with well proportioned skull to muzzle ratio. Nice eye colour & intelligent expression. Excellent length of neck. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good width of chest infront. Topline could be a little firmer. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Nice feet; good bone throughout. Oily coat of good harsh texture. Moved soundly covering the ground well.

OD 2

1 Mahon-Hunns, Hunns, & Newton’s Sh Ch Arnac Bay Huron at Bergelle JW. CC & BOB. A lovely example of the breed & so typical in outline. Excels in forechest & rear assembly. Very masculine head but not coarse at all. Nice eye & expression; large open nose. Good earset, carriage of ear and size. Excellent length of neck. Good topline and pleasing angulation throughout. Good bone & correct webbed hare feet. Good depth and width of chest; excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Well let-down hocks. Oily coat with thick undercoat. Moved effortlessly really covering the ground well with each powerful stride.

2 Murch & Mayhew’s Sh Ch Next Generations Arnac Arctic Storm (imp USA). Res CC. Another very pleasing dog shown in excellent coat & condition. Nice head but not quite as developed as that of my winner. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Excellent topline; nice width of upper & lower thigh. Moved correctly fore & aft but not quite as much drive as my winner today.

GC 3

1 Sh Ch A B Flax

2 Watts’s Sh Ch Oakmarsh Chestnut. Very nice type with excellent outline. Attractive feminine head with good eye colour & intelligent expression. Would just prefer a little more width of muzzle. Sufficient bone. Nice hare-shaped feet. Excellent spring of rib; correct topline & good width of upper & lower thigh. Oily coat of good quality & texture.

3 B Are You Ready

LB 4

1 Murch’s Pixiesrock Green Kirkle. Lovely typical outline. Well-developed skull & muzzle but not overdone. Nice eye, large open nose. Correct earset & size of ear. Excellent length of neck & depth of chest. Good angulation fore & aft. Well let down hocks. Nicely shaped, webbed feet. Good quality oily coat with thick, woolly undercoat. Moved soundly.

2 Baxandall’s Sharbae Prettiest Star. Lovely bitch with typical outline. Good forechest. Good lay of shoulder and return of upperarm complemented by excellent bend of stifle. Good depth of chest; just needs a little substance over loin to complete the picture. Good bone & feet. Moved well.

3 Clark’s Arnac Bay Ibis WDC

OB 5,1 1&2 very close here just preferred front movement of my winner.

1 Pont’s Sh Ch Oakmarsh Dancing Diva. CC. Correctly proportioned head with good skull to muzzle ratio. Correct eye colour and nice earset. Good length of neck; strong bone. Excellent width and depth of chest. Good topline; pleasing width of upper & lower thigh; well let down hocks. Oily coat of good texture and desired thick undercoat. Moved soundly, covering the ground well on webbed, hare feet.

2 Middleton & Mayhew’s Sh Ch Arnac Bay Hebe WGC. EW'22 ShCEx. Res. CC. Very attractive feminine head & intelligent expression. Excellent length of neck and sufficient bone. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. Well let down hocks. Excellent forechest & width of chest. Coat of good texture, oily with good undercoat. Just not quite the front movement of my winner.

Kathy Moores

Judge