French Bulldog Club Of England

French Bulldog Club of England

Championship Show 10th November 2024

As a longstanding member of the club it was a great pleasure to be invited to judge this very well run show. My thanks go to the Officers and committee and my very efficient stewards. Also, many thanks to the exhibitors and ringside for a wonderful atmosphere and gracious applause. I felt fronts, dentition and movement have improved since I last judged the breed and I was very happy with my challenge line ups. My open dog and bitch classes was particularly strong.

Unfortunately, oversized exhibits in both sexes were too numerous. Type, balance and quality was somewhat elusive. There were too many dogs with coarse heads showing very broad sculls. The height to length ratio was also an issue that gave lack of balance to some otherwise quality exhibits. More than a few bitches were very overweight with no muscle tone.

Baby Puppy Dog

1st: Pleasance’s Massimo Belle Et Beta at Katakia (naf) (taf)

Brindle pied with some spotting. Pleasing head with good width of jaw. Good eye and correct ear shape and set. Good straight front, body shape and roach. Promising.

Baby Puppy Bitch (4)

1st: Foley’s Leyenda’s Par Te Time Rebel

Well balanced black masked fawn in good coat. Square head with pleasing expression. Good straight front and rear angulation. Correct through body. Best baby puppy in show.

2nd: Watkins-McGowan’s Mactawbay Exclusive Edition

3rd: Vearncombe & Hale’s Ruption Knightcott Hells Bells

Well up to size for her age, a strongly constructed brindle. Pleasing head with correct shape eye and good ear set. Straight front with good pasterns and feet. Solid through the body and needs to develop shape and cut-up. Powerful hindquarters with good width of thigh.

Minor Puppy Dog (3)

1st: William’s Jafrak Sugar Ray at Gwynsel

Upstanding black masked clear fawn showing typical Frenchie character. He excels in head with strong jaw, dark expressive eyes and classic ear shape and set. Strong neck into correct shoulders. Cobby body with excellent bone. Balanced through the body with correct roach and curve over the hindquarters. Moved with juvenile exuberance showing great promise. Reserve CC BPIS

2nd: Plominska’s Narcyz Z Lipkowego Rancza at Bestfrenchie (imp POL)

Smart brindle pied with some spotting. Lovely head and expression with dark eye and good ear shape. Correct in front with good bone and neat feet. Pleasing through the body with correct roach and adequate rear angulation.

3rd: Tuck’s Bevanray Apache to Nortilly

Puppy Dog (3)

1st: Bonsall’s Bestfrenchie Pirat at Mugshotts

Clear brindle pied with an impressive head and of good quality and type. Square with good width of jaw, kind eye and excellent ear shape and set. Straight in front with good bone, pasterns and feet. Well sprung ribs with correct topline and curve over the hindquarters. Free purposeful movement with good drive.

2nd: Cole’s Myntie Pure Magic

Well marked brindle in good coat. A very sound moving dog but for me he is a little broad in scull and long in body. Good front with neat feet and correct hindquarters.

3rd: Hanslow’s Kiankang Adonis Burenperro

Junior Dog (4)

1st: Smith and Pratt’s Ch Khanin Gunner Make It

Handsome dark brindle of excellent type Correct square head with no exaggeration. Excellent width of lower jaw, dark eye and super ear shape and set. Good front, pasterns and feet. Correct topline with good angulation to hindquarters.

2nd: Ross’s Franstelgos Low Rider

Typey brindle with pleasing head and expression. Good eye and ear shape and correct in scull. Good bone with neat feet and dark nails. Good through the body with correct roach into strong hindquarters and low set tail.

3rd: Tanner’s Bexbull Big Brother

Yearling Dog (4)

1st: French’s Bincombefarm Morsmordre

Light brindle with type and balance. Pleasing in head with good muzzle, kind eye and correct ear shape and set. Straight front with correct amount of bone. Good neck, body and topline. Moved freely with drive. Taking his time to mature but, with time he will trouble the best.

2nd: Roach’s Roalice Master Mouse

Dark brindle with a melting expression. Lovely dark eye, correct width of scull and good ear set. Straight front with good bone. Neat feet with dark nails. Balanced through the body with excellent hindquarters. Moved well.

3rd: Smith’s Membully Razzmatazz at Ellouab

Novice Dog (1)

1st: Kelly’s Xandine New You Were Smart with Casemates

Compact pied with strong head showing good ear set and shape. Plenty of bone with good length od back but could be carrying more condition today.

Graduate Dog (1)

1st: Roach’s Roalice Major Mouse

Dark brindle with excellent quality, type and balance and lots to like. Flows from head to tail and he is without exaggeration. Super head and expression. Good length of neck, straight front with good bone, strong pasterns and neat feet with dark nails. He has substance through the body with gentle rise over the loins giving him such a pleasing topline. Moved with drive. CC and BIS

Post Graduate Dog (2)

1st: Walton & Jones’s Ravendane Popeye

Brindle with pleasing head and expression. Correct eye and ear shape. Good length of neck with plenty of bone. Well shaped body with good ribcage and rise over the loin. Adequate angulation. Free in movement.

 2nd: Vearncombe & Hale’s Ruption Knightcott Back To Black

A handsome dog with similar attributes to the winner. Attractive head with good ear shape and set. Good front with strong pasterns and neat feet. He was a little longer in back. Moved with drive and freedom.

Limit Dog (9)

1st: Watkins-McGowan & Oakes’s Mactawbay Infinite Edition

Compact and cobby brindle with a pleasing head and expression. Good ear set and shape and correct width of scull. Good front with correct pasterns feet and dark nails. Good middle section with correct cut up. Excellent hindquarters with correct tail set.

2nd: Hucker’s Bevanray Terrypendry JW

A very typey brindle pied in good coat and condition. He is balanced with good head proportions, correct shoulders and good bone. He has an excellent middle section with gentle roach and sweep to good tail set. Alert and showing character both standing and on the move.

3rd: Walton & Jones’s Vanitystone Born To Love

Open Dog (6)

1st: Bryant’s Ch Archness The Audacity JW

 Well marked brindle with type, quality and balance. Masculine head with dark eye, correct wrinkling and well set ears giving a lovely soft expression. He has a good neck and shoulder, straight front with strong pasterns and neat feet. Pleasing body shape with lovely outine, excellent roach and enough rear angulation. Moved well.

2nd Cund & Harrop’s Ch/Esp Ch Chelmbull Rocket Man WW

Another even, well marked brindle. A real showman both standing and on the move. Strong in head with correct underjaw and wrinkle. He uses his bat ears to full advantage. Sound in front with good shoulders and correct bone. Good substance through his middle section and strong in hindquarters used to advantage on the move. Well handled.

3rd Pearce’s Ch Bullhawk Cease’n Desist

Special Open Brindle Dog (4)

1st: Morison’s Rozeldogue Knew It Was You Xandine

Attractive headed brindle with strong jaw, correct eye and kind expression. Deep through the rib cage with marked cut up. For me his tail set is a little high but he is strong in hindquarters and moved well.

2nd: Bryant & Duce’s Archness The Guvnor

Handsome brindle with pleasing head, good front assembly, correct bone, good feet with dark nails. He is a shade short in neck but he has a cobby body, well ribbed with good cut up. In excellent coat and condition.

3rd: Hanslow’s Kiankang Adonis Burenperro

Special Open Fawn Dog (1)

1st: Morison’s Xandine All That’s Magic

Strong headed black masked fawn in good coat and condition. He has a strong underjaw, good eye and pleasing expression. Correct shoulders and front with good bone. Correct length of body, good cut up and moved with drive.

Special Open Pied Dog (1)

1st: Barrett’s Thomas The Steam Tank

Brindle pied with some spotting. He has a pleasing head and expression with good foreface. For me he is long in the leg and tends to stand lazy in front. Nice body shape with balance to his topline and good tail set. A sound moving dog.

Veteran Dog (2)

1st: Swateridge’s Xentique I’m Hank Marvin

7yr old alert and typey fawn. Very strong in head with good underjaw, kind eye and pleasing expression. He is compact in body with plenty of bone and substance. Good topline with correct roach. In muscled condition and moving with enthusiasm. Best veteran dog.

2nd: Scott’s Amuelle Little Tom Thumb

9 yr old brindle with a pleasing head and kind, gentle expression. He has thickened through his middle section but he has excellent bone and substance. Showed freedom on the move.

Minor Puppy Bitch (3)

1st: Hucker’s Bevanray Asparagus

Attractive black masked fawn taking the class on maturity. She has a very promising head and expression with lovely dark eye. Good length of neck and well placed shoulders. Good bone and substance with strong pasterns, neat feet and dark nails. Balanced through her body with correct rise over the loin and nice ail set. In good coat and sound movement.

2nd: Stidwell’s Beaufrogz That’s My Girl

Smart brindle with such a pretty head and correct ear shape and set. Good neck, neat front with strong pasterns and good feet with dark nails. She has a super topline, good cut up and is very correct over her loin giving a very good tail set.

3rd: Rankin’s Wildax Pocket Rocket

Puppy Bitch (5)

1st: Hutchinson’s Gailbulls Miss Gabrielle For Oschalben

Clear brindle pied of lovely type and quality shown in excellent coat and condition. Cobby without exaggeration or coarseness. Promising head with lovely expression. Excellent front and pasterns. Very balanced in body with correct rise over the loin and low set tail. Moved freely. Best puppy bitch.

2nd: Watt & Smith’s Rischale Esmerelda

Quality dark brindle showing great promise. She has a lovely head with dark eye and good ear shape and set. Good width of jaw with enough turn up. She scores in body shape and balance with good cut up and correct hindquarters. Free and forward movement.

3rd: Hanslow’s Kiangkang Aphrodite Burenperro

Junior Bitch (7)

1st: Friend’s Kingfriend Miss Grier

Quality dark brindle in excellent coat. Full of type and beautifully balanced from head to tail. Pleasing head with dark eye and soft expression. Correct ear shape and set. Super straight front with strong pasterns. She excels in topline with a correct rise over the loin. Free, sound mover.

2nd: Conway and Chapman’s Khanin Dark N’ Delicious For Norcairn

Another quality brindle of correct type, built on slightly larger frame. Very appealing head with dark eye, square jaw and correct ears. Good neck into well laid shoulders and straight front. She has bone and substance without coarseness. Balanced through the body with good ribcage and adequate rear angulation. Good tail set and neat feet. Expressive and free in movement.

3rd: Cole’s Membully Bedazzled With Myntie

Yearling Bitch (8)

1st: Roach’s Roalice Mega Mouse

Smart, well balanced brindle with feminine head and soft expression. Excellent width of jaw giving correct square appearance. Very good front with strong pasterns and neat feet and plenty of bone. Well ribbed with good cut up and correct roach. I would like a slightly lower tail set. Strong in quarters and moved well.

2nd: Krall’s Khanin Shine On Jafrak

Pleasing dark brindle in good coat and condition. Attractive square head with dark eye giving correct expression. Lovely ear set, good neck into correct shoulders and straight front. Correct length of back with gentle roach and excellent cutup. Adequate rear angulation and correct movement.

3rd: Timm’s Olijah Fully Loaded JW

Novice Bitch (6) 2

1st: Holt’s Leyenda’s Careless Whisper At Bankholt

Mature, balanced, well marked brindle of pleasing type. Strong head with good expression, correct underjaw and well shaped lip. Strong through the body with good topline and well set tail. Moved with drive and freedom.

2nd: Tuck’s Bevanray Emma To Nortilly

Very attractive fawn with lovely confirmation but needing to carry more weight. Super head and expression with kind, dark eye and lovely ear shape and set. Good neck and shoulder. Correct length of back with gentle rise over the loin. Good rear angulation. A quality bitch with lots to like.

3rd: Titheridge’s Mactawby Splendid Edition

Graduate Bitch (5) 1

1st: Foley’s Leyenda’s On a Mission

Quality well marked brindle in good coat and condition. Pleasing head with dark eye and correct ear set. Good shoulders but could tighten a little in front. Good body shape with excellent cut up. Well made hindquarters with adequate angulation. Sound, free movement.

2nd: Roach’s Roalice Maxi Mouse

Lovely quality brindle with feminine head and soft expression. Well set ears, good neck into a correct front with strong pasterns and neat feet. Good body shape with correct cut up. She could be a shade shorter in back. Good hind angulation with nice width of thigh. Free moving.

3rd: Evan’s Bevanray Burmese

Post Graduate Bitch (9)

1st: Bonsall’s Muggshotts Pillow Talk

Clear brindle pied of excellent make and shape. She scores in head with good jaw, eye and ears. Balanced through the body with correct cut up and gentle roach to well set tail. Adequate rear angulation with good width of thigh. Sound, free movement.

2nd: Membury’s Membully Maybe My Time

A close decision with my winner. Quality well marked brindle with correct coat in good condition. Pleasing square shaped head with dark eye giving a soft expression. Correct length of neck into good shoulders with excellent pasterns, well shaped feet and dark nails. Balanced, well ribbed body with good loin and hindquarters and well set tail.

3rd: Suhareva’s Bankholt Indian Summer At Avermayz

Limit Bitch (9) 2

1st: Hickin’s Boule and Anouba Dream Girl (Imp ESP)

A top quality brindle with stunning head and expression. Excellent jaw showing correct turn up. Well shaped dark eye and good width of scull and correct wrinkle. Well set ears, good neck into super shoulders and straight front. Good topline, correct roach and good cut up. Well set tail and correct hindquarters. To nitpick I would prefer her to be a little shorter in length but she is very lovely.

2nd: Waghorn’s Rurubulz’s French Dream For Battenbulls

Clear fawn in lovely coat and condition. Attractive head with well shaped scull, good ear shape and set giving a pleasing expression. Well off for bone with correct shoulders, strong pasterns and neat feet. Strong neck of correct length. Good topline and balanced over the loin with correct tail set. Moved well.

3rd: Brook’s Serenant Iron Butterfly

Open Bitch (5)

1st: Cheeseman’s Theapaul Lady Magic

Clear, dark masked fawn in excellent coat and condition. She has an exquisite head with lovely melting expression, dark eye and excellent ear shape and set. Good neck, shoulders and the straightest of front with strong pasterns, neat feet and dark nails. Correct body shape with correct rise over the loin. At times, when free stood she can stiffen out of her hind angulation but on the table she was a joy to go over. For me she has quality and type in spades. Excellent free forward movement. CC RBIS

2nd: Membury & Pearce’s Ch Bullhawk Egg’s Citing At Membully

Quality, well marked brindle presented in excellent coat and condition. She is particularly strong in head with good width to her jaw and excellent turn up. Super straight front with strong pasterns and neat feet. She is so balanced in her body with good cut up and correct rise over the loin to a well set tail. Very well off for bone and substance. Sound, even movement. A worthy champion.

3rd: Cund’s Ch Chelmbull Eternal Flame

Special Open Brindle Bitch (5) 1 Abs

1st: Bryant’s Archness The Drama Llama

Quality, well marked and of good type and balance presented in excellent coat and condition. Strong in head without coarseness. Kind eye and excellent bat ears. Correct length of neck into well placed shoulder, straight front, neat feet and dark nail. Correct body shape with good ribcage and cut up. Balanced over the loin with correct tail set.

2nd: Barrett’s Frenchpride’s Day Dreaming

Dark brindle in good coat and condition. Pleasing head with good ear set ad shape. Straight front with neat feet and dark nails. Good through the body with correct cut up and gentle roach. Moved well.

3rd: Humphries’s Theapaul I Believe In Magic At Crackatari JW

Special Open Fawn Bitch ((3) 1 Abs.

1st: Waghorn’s Rurubul’s French Dream For Battenbulls

2nd: Hill-Ionergran & Duff’s Cossy’s Dua Lipa

Pleasing head with dark mask and correct shape, dark eye giving a good expression. Correct length of neck, strong front with good pasterns, neat feet and dark nails. Well ribbed with enough cut up. Short in loin with good tail set. Well muscle hindquarters showing free movement.

Veteran Bitch (6) 1 Abs.

1st: Swateridge’s Ch Xentique B’witched For Taffique JW

Grand 7yr old brindle in super condition. Lovely square head with dark eye and gentle expression. Excellent ear shape and set with correct width of scull. Neat front with good bone and strong pasterns. Maintaining a good shape through the body with gentle roach to a low set tail. Free movement. BVIS

2nd: Roach’s Ch Roalice Mini Mouse ShCm

Lovely 10 yr old fawn of good type. Strong in head with dark eye and correct ears. Good neck into well angulated shoulders. Plenty of bone and substance. Still strong through her back and loin with excellent roach. Good hindquarters and moving freely with drive.

3rd: Plominska’s Busher Pljus Nenette Vanille (Imp RUS)

Judge

Colin Blair