• Show Date: 19/05/2024
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: David Craig Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 26/05/2024

Scottish Kennel Club

Breed: German Wirehaired Pointer

GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER

BEST OF BREED : 11471 O'BRIEN, Miss Katherine Caldewriver Storm N' Teacup for Katillien

Best Dog : 11472 OBRIEN, Mr Alan & OBRIEN, Mrs Debbie & O'BRIEN, Mi Caldewriver Cold As Ice

Res Best Dog : 11464 JOHNSTON, Mr Paul & JOHNSTON, Mrs Linda & JOHNSTON Glenquin The General

Best Bitch : 11471 O'BRIEN, Miss Katherine Caldewriver Storm N' Teacup for Katillien

Res Best Bitch : 11463 JOHNSTON, Mr Paul & JOHNSTON, Mrs Linda & JOHNSTON Sh Ch Glenquin Athena

Best Puppy : 11464 JOHNSTON, Mr Paul & JOHNSTON, Mrs Linda & JOHNSTON Glenquin The General

Best Veteran : 11458 DONNELLY, Mr & Mrs David Sh Ch Ir Sh Ch Beechillawn Ooh Betty

Best Special Beginner :

Class 1966 PD (3 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 11464 JOHNSTON, Mr Paul & JOHNSTON, Mrs Linda & JOHNSTON Glenquin The General, black/white ticked of lovely type and quality, striking outline with correct balance and overall shape, liked his head, good front, super legs and feet, well bodied, correct topline and well angulated behind, moved well in all directions, BP and RBD;

2nd: 11476 TURNBULL, Mrs E & TURNBULL, Mr G D & TURNBULL, Mis Glenquin The Colonel At Elagram, another black/white ticked, taller and rangier but of very similar type (see they are littermates), pleasing head, very good legs and feet, needs more time to body up and slightly less coordinated on the move, time could well be to his benefit;

3rd: 11466 LOVATT, Mrs Debbie & LOVATT, Mr Paul & GETTINGS, M Beechillawn Break The Mould (ikc) Taf

Class 1967 PGD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 11472 OBRIEN, Mr Alan & OBRIEN, Mrs Debbie & O'BRIEN, Mi Caldewriver Cold As Ice, lovely youngster who fits the Standard so well in detail, pleasing head shape, correct skull and muzzle proportions, strong neck, well made forequarters and matching hindquarters with well let down hock, good ribs, firm back, shown in super condition, has such a super character and is as sound as a bell out and back whilst showing good reach, drive and ground coverage in side profile, correct coat, will follow his progress with interest, looks of champion quality, BD and pushed his litter sister hard for BOB;

2nd: 11473 PINKERTON, Miss S Bareve Best Bon Jovi, another of good type and overall balance and proportions, excels in body and hindquarters, good legs and feet and a really good coat, just preferred the scope of 1 on the move;

Class 1968 OD (5 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 11469 MCCULLOUGH, Mrs M & MCCULLOUGH, Mr P Kimmax Kiss Ma Blackside At Beechillawn, pleasing overall type and balance, liked his head qualities, good legs and feet, correct rib, body and topline kept on the move, just preferred the movement of the two younger dogs;

2nd: 11460 GEARY, Mr Robert & GEARY, Mrs Amanda Germanus Go Dutch, pleasing size and overall type, pleasing head, correct body properties and good hindquarters, moved soundly;

3rd: 11475 SHEPHERD, Mrs Joanne Alexandra Kimmax Kallin Danny Boy Over

Class 1969 SBD NO ENTRIES

Class 1970 PB NO ENTRIES

Class 1971 PGB (5 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 11462 HILLIS, Miss Margaret Bareve Best By Magic AW, 3.5 years good type bitch who scored here in movement, particularly in profile where she covered the ground correctly, good fore and aft and has a very pleasing head and eye, would maybe benefit from a little more body;

2nd: 11461 GEARY, Mr Robert & GEARY, Mrs Amanda Germanus Hotwyr Minjarra JW, nice one who had a pleasing head and eye, scored in body properties and hindquarters, preferred the front and ground coverage of 1;

3rd: 11474 SHEPHERD, Mrs Joanne Alexandra Kimmax Klean Sweep

Class 1972 OB (7 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 11471 O'BRIEN, Miss Katherine Caldewriver Storm N' Teacup for Katillien, litter sister to the BD and so very similar in type, make/shape and quality, a real honest, true GWP of pleasing size and overall balance/proportions, lovely head and eye of correct colour, so well made in neck and shoulders, super bone and feet, correct topline, body properties and good hindquarters with well let down hock, correct coat, shown in super musculature, has the benefit of being a great showgirl who has a really good handler, her conformation is apparent on the move where she is so sound fore and aft, really driving off her hindquarters, not surprised to hear afterwards that she had just gained her title, BB and BOB

2nd: 11463 JOHNSTON, Mr Paul & JOHNSTON, Mrs Linda & JOHNSTON Sh Ch Glenquin Athena, lovely quality, upstanding bitch who portrays a most impressive picture on the stack, full of type, lovely balance and superb hindquarters with good body properties, looks her very best in side profile where she effortlessly covers the ground in long strides, just thought 1 was tidier in front but a close call, lovely bitch who it was a pleasure to award RBB, dam of the RBD/BP;

3rd: 11468 MCCULLOUGH, Mrs M & MCCULLOUGH, Mr P Sh Ch Kimmax Kindly Stand Black

David R Craig (Judge)