Welsh Kennel Club

Judging Critique – Welsh Kennel Club 20th August 2023

GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER

BEST OF BREED : 4685 MANN, Mr & Mrs JR & V Sh Ch Elfrindew Endrick to Valger

Dog CC : 4685 MANN, Mr & Mrs JR & V Sh Ch Elfrindew Endrick to Valger

Res Dog CC : 4708 THURM, Mr B & Mrs F Sh Ch Bryburn Bacchus JW Sh.CM ShCEx

Bitch CC : 4709 THURM, Mr B & Mrs F Sh Ch Dappledele First Date at Bryburn

Res Bitch CC : 4677 FILBY, Ms A BROWN & Mr C Winterwell Thatlldo for Desjiem JW

Best Puppy : 4688 MCMURDO, Mr R & TIERNEY, G Ceilloch Express

Best Veteran : 4708 THURM, Mr B & Mrs F Sh Ch Bryburn Bacchus JW Sh.CM ShCEx

VD 1

1 Thurm’s Sh Ch Bryburn Bacchus JW ShCM ShCEx. Res DCC & Best Veteran. Beautiful dog not overdone in any way. Well balanced, masculine head. Nice eye, large open nose. Strong neck leading to excellent lay of shoulder and upperarm. Good forechest and depth of chest. Lovely spring of rib; nice topline; sufficient tuck-up. Good bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Shown in excellent muscular condition. Moved correctly both coming and going and really covered the ground well with each powerful stride. Shown in good coat and condition.

MPD 2

1 McMurdo & Tierney’s Ceilloch Express. Best Puppy. Just preferred the outline of 1. being shorter overall. Nicely proportioned head with Intelligent eye and expression. Open nose. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice short, taut coat.

2 Rymer’s Sarscottah Easy Ryder at Rollenwood. Lovely head, eye & expression. Pleasing eye size, set & colour. Good depth of chest for age. Nice topline. Moved well on neat spoon-shaped feet.

PD 1

1 S E Ryder at R

JD 4,1

1 Russell’s Fraulynzway Lightning Bolt. Well grown for age. Lovely balanced outline with masculine head but nothing overdone. Nice eye; large open nose. Good earset & shape of ear. Excellent length & strength of neck. Excellent forechest, lay of shoulder & return of uppe arm. Good spring of rib, excellent bone & well let down hocks. Nicely developed over loin. Coat of good coarse texture. Moved well on spoon-shaped feet.

2 Roberts’s Keigame Chilli Chocolate. Out of a smaller mould but lovely, typical outline. Nicely balanced head with intelligent expression. Excellent forechest, depth of chest & firm topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well. Coarse, close coat.

3 Powell’s Hiccup's Leaving A Legacy

ND 2

1 Alman-Wilson’s Dunveoch Starman of Disglairhill. Pleasing, masculine head of correct size. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Good bone; well let down hocks. Firm topline. Moved soundly on compact feet.

2 Powell’s Hiccup's Leaving A Legacy. masculine in head with nice eye & large open nose. Excellent length of neck leading to well laid shoulders. Good bone. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Moved well on neat feet. Not quite the rear angulation of 1.

PGD 2

1 Taylor & Taylor-Morris’s Pelenrise All Guns Blazing JW. Preferred the outline of my winner, a little shorter in back. Lovely balanced outline, excelling in depth of chest & nice forechest for age. Pleasing masculine head with intelligent expression. Not overdone in any way. Good strength & length of neck. Excellent angulation fore & aft; good bone. Nice width of upper & lower thigh; well let down hocks. Excellent topline. Nice croup of good length and slightly sloping. Well muscled throughout. Moved covering the ground well on spoon-shaped feet.

2 D Starman of D

LD 1

1 Mellor’s Evagrove Exclusive. Well balanced throughout and of nice size. Lovely masculine head with good ratio of length of skull and muzzle to body length. Well defined eyebrows giving the effect of a well-defined stop. Large open nose. Strong neck, good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good bone; strong topline & muscular loin. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Well muscled throughout. Moved soundly on neat feet. Short coat of good texture.

OD 5, 1

1 Mann’s Sh Ch Elfrindew Endrick to Valger. DCC. & BOB. Lovely, typical outline. Masculine head with kind eye & intelligent expression. Large open nose. Good strength and length of neck. Excellent lay of shoulder, return of upper arm & depth of chest. Firm, short back. Nice bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh and well let down hocks. Moved covering the ground well on neat feet. Good coat texture.

2 Mann’s Sh Ch Valger Ragnar JW. Another nice dog with well-balanced head, just not quite the bone or front movement of 1. Good forechest and depth of chest. Strong topline. Well muscled throughout. Covered the ground well but moved a little wide in front. Short coat of coarse texture.

3 Sielski’s Sh Ch Orchidstar Bolts of Speed

VB 3,1 Two very nice veterans.

1 Thomas & Taylor’s Knabynnus Aurora Borealis. Beautiful feminine head with sufficient length & width. Nice eye and well-developed eyebrow; large open nose. Good forechest. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good depth of chest. Nicely rounded rib cage leading to strong loin. Good width of upper & lower thigh; well let down hocks. Moved soundly fore & aft. Short coat of coarse texture.

2 Malin’s Keigame Murphlette at Benrae. Another lovely bitch. Just preferred the head of 1. Well balanced in head but little heavy in flews. Good forechest. Nice length & strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Strong topline with croup of sufficient length and slightly sloping to set-on of tail set. Good bone & feet. Moved well. Coat of good texture.

MPB 2 Just preferred the angulation of my winner.

1 Tierney’s Ceilloch It Had To Be You. Very nice outline with feminine head; soft, expressive eyes and large open nose. Good length of neck, lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Excellent forechest for age. Strong topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Well let down hocks. Moved well.

2 West’s Ceilloch Luck Be A Lady. Preferred this one’s head. Another promising puppy so nicely balanced in head, well chiselled. Nice eye & expression. Good bone, depth of chest & length of ribcage. Well let down hocks. Shown in pleasing muscular condition. Moved very well on spoon-shaped feet.

PB 1

1 C L B A Lady

JB 4,1 Preferred the overall angulation of my winner.

1 Sielski’s Orchidstar Missing Link JW. Nicely balanced throughout. Lovely head, eye & expression. Lots of work in the head but not overdone. Excellent forechest. Nice length & strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Good bone, depth of chest & strength over loin. Moved soundly on well-cushioned, spoon-shaped feet. Good coat texture.

2 Alman-Wilson’s Disglairhill Lakota. Very feminine bitch with a lot to like. Feminine in head with good earset and carriage of ear. Good forechest. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice topline. Moved soundly on neat feet. Shown in good coat & condition.

3 Russell’s Fraulynzway Hayley's Comet

NB 3

1 D Lakota

2 C L B A Lady

3 F H Comet

PGB 5,1

1 Taylor & Thomas’s Pingarypoint Puzzled at Knabynnus. Nicely matured, good length of head. Nice eye shape & colour. Good earset & size of ear. Large open nose. Good length & strength of neck. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Nice depth of chest. Strong topline. Moved with drive, covering the ground well. Good coarse coat.

2 Rumney’s Kacela Sweet Hadiya. Another nice bitch with a lovely outline. Just preferred the front angulation of 1. Feminine head. Good depth of chest. Strong topline. Nice width of upper & lower thigh. Just sufficient bone. Moved well on spoon-shaped feet.

3 Whittaker’s Pingarypoint Milk Shake

LB 3,1 Preferred head of 1 here.

1 Roden’s Keigame Queenie. Lovely feminine head with intelligent expression but not overdone in any way. Large open nose. Nice eye & expression; good earset. Neck sufficiently long and strong. Nice lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good depth of chest & strong topline. Excellent bend of stifle; well let down hocks. Sufficient bone. Moved well both coming and going.

2 Pearson’s Winterwell Lulu Moppet to Ladyhawke JW. A little lighter overall than 1 but a very nice type. Would prefer more width in muzzle. Nice angulation throughout. Well let down hocks. Nice topline and long, slightly sloping croup. Moved well on spoon-shaped feet.

OB 8,3 Just preferred overall outline of 1 although 2 had better front movement.

1 Thurm’s Sh Ch Dappledele First Date at Bryburn. BCC. Well balanced outline. Nicely balanced in head, lovely eye colour & intelligent expression. Nice chiselling and stop just perceptible. Excellent forechest, length and strength of neck. Excellent front & rear angulation. Good bone & feet. Excellent topline; strong & muscled throughout. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved covering the ground well on neat spoon-shaped feet.

2 Filby & Brown’s Winterwell Thatlldo for Desjiem JW. Res BCC. Another lovely bitch with attractive feminine head, just not quite the chiselling of my winner. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Good topline and strong loin. Moved well fore and aft on good feet. Nice coat texture.

3 McIlwaine’s Winterwell Steppin Stones to Benoveor

Kathy Moores

Judge