National Gundog Association

Really enjoyed judging the breed today, and was optimistic to see that the over all quality continues to improve. Jackets, with only one or two exceptions were excellent, a couple of level mouths, one of which looks as if it will go undershot, a couple of exhibits could do with better oral hygiene. Rear movement in many exhibits was on the weak side. But on the whole profile movement was good. Couple of dogs carrying a tad too much weight. Thank you to my two ring stewards Justin and Adriana, who were very efficient and lovely to work with. Veteran Dog Entries: 2 Absentees: 0 1ST Stephens’ Sh Ch Brightmeadow Never Say Die JW ShCM RES DCC and Best Vet, Best Veteran In Show, what a great dog to start judging, set the standard for the rest of the day! Lovely typical dog, who is masculine without any excess or exaggeration, liked his size, typical silhouette, balanced throughout, good head with balance between the skull and muzzle, flat scull and slight stop, oval dark eye, and a pleasing expression, slightly arched clean neck into well laid shoulders, short level back, good depth and spring of rib, straight front, correct bone, strong pasterns and tight feet, he has nice turn of stifles and strong hocks, dense tightly curled coat, with a good harsh texture, I really liked him on the move, as he moved positively, he has effortless gate, with straight pillars front and rear. 2ND Sutton’s Kelsmere Kaddington A bigger and looser dog, typical appearance of a strong, upstanding dog,, wedge, shaped head with parallel plains, strong neck into well laid shoulder, well angulated front and rear, deep oval rib, moved with reach of stride, really liked his personality and his happy relaxed disposition. Puppy Dog Entries: 2 Absentees: 0 1ST Stephens’ Brightmeadow Rumour Has It , just coming up to 9 months, and very promising for his age, lovely dense coat, I really liked his wedge shaped head, small tight fitting ear, good flat skull, moderate stop and correct muzzle, strong neck into well laid shoulders, straight front strong pasterns and round tight feet. Correct length/height proportions, with a well developed rib for his age, correct turn of stifle, he has really nice strong movement in front and behind, and moves with good reach of stride, a very promising youngster BP. 2ND Edworthy’s Brightmeadow Man of Steel liver dog, litter brother to first, he is a little more grown than his brother and as a result less positive on the move, he will I am sure come together, he has a good coat of harsh texture, a pleasing wedge shaped head, with nice small ears, good depth and spring of rib, with a new handler today and with some training will move more positively. Junior Dog Entries: 4 Absentees: 0 1ST Dick’s Firecurl Excalibur, liver dog with a super highly curled dense coat, I like his over all frame, he has good proportions, and moved with good reach of stride, strong masculine head, good reach of neck, straight front, correct bone, for his age he has depth and spring of ribs, nice turn of title. 2ND Stephens’ Brightmeadow Rumour Has It repeat from puppy. 3RD Moore & Hayes’ Roughyeds Regal Weir RES Arnold & Dobson’s Roughyeds Regal George at Treecave Post Graduate Dog Entries: 3 Absentees: 0 1ST Davies & Bradstock’s Elgar’s Enigma Tornado Beta Con Redanimo (Imp Ltu) a well grown two-year-old black dog who is giving his owner a little bit of a hard time. He has a wonderful dense curly coat with a nice harsh texture. He is a strong masculine dog with a typical head, well proportioned,, good bone, tight round feet, he moves out really freely when settled. 2ND Sutton’s Hopeall and Aat’s Bud Spencer (Imp Ger) Deu Jch a big black boy who was a bit looser on the move than 1, good jacket, balanced masculine head of good proportions and wedge shaped, balanced angulation, strong level top line, just loved his extrovert personality. 3RD Dooley’s Rowancurl Pullman Porter Limit Dog Entries: 1 Absentees: 0 1ST Sutton, Whitehead & Whithead’s Foxriever Grey Ghost a lovely liver dog good coat of harsh texture, lupstanding dog with good bone and substance, correct spring of rib and well ribbed back, He has a nice straight front, strong pasterns, and lovely tight round feet, strong level topline, muscular quarters with enough turn of stifle, he moves with nice parallel movement at the front. I really love his happy disposition and he wants his tail throughout. Strong contester in the final Lin up. Open Dog Entries: 8 Absentees: 1 Strong class 1ST Solomon’s Sh Ch Foxriever Mystic Marvel at Elkysar DCC and BOB strong upstanding black dog, with a good tight coat, balanced proportions and typical appearance, happy relaxed disposition, he has good bone and substance, just loved his wedge shaped head, which is balanced, nice oval dark oblique eye, and small ears framing his head, strong neck well set into well laid shoulder, straight front, strong pasterns round feet, strong level topline, good depth, spring and length of rib, nice coupling, he is a bit over angled in the quarters but he moves out so well front and rear, with strong parallel movement and correct foot fall, in the challenge I felt he demonstrated the vitality to take the top spot today. 2ND Stubbs’ Brightmeadow Take Your Time at Densdale very balanced black dog, who is very together, good dense coat of correct texture, good wedge shaped head, with parallel plains, and a correct skull and stop, dark oval eye and small correctly set ears, straight front, round tight feet, deep body, level topline, moderate turn of stifle, hocks well let down, tail could flow better off the topline, moves freely. 3RD Brookes’ Infallibles Black Crusader at Kelsmere (Imp Nor) RES Davies & Bradstock’s Maycourt Kashmir Con Redanimo VHC Edworthy’s Maycourt Heartbreaker (Mrs M Edworthy) Special Beginners Entries: 1 Absentees: 0 1ST Arnold & Dobson’s Roughyeds Regal George at Treecave Best SPB came 4th in puppy, I found his movement a bit tricky as he sets off he was hopping, but in this class he did eventually settle into a nice stride, like his happy disposition and masculine wedge shaped head, strong neck, he has good bone and substance for his age, and a deep ribcage, strong level topline, correct turn of stifle. Puppy Bitch Entries: 2 Absentees: 0 1ST Pitt’s Brightmeadow Well I Never at Wandsfell nice quality liver bitch puppy, happy disposition, excellent jacket, wedge shaped head, with a nice oval obliquely set eye, nice reach of neck into well laid shoulder, little loose in topline at the moment, but that should firm with age and muscular development, good spring and depth of rib, nice coupling, could do with dropping into her stifle, moved with good reach of stride. 2ND Stephens’ Brightmeadow Come On Eileen, carrying too much weight and this showed on the move today and accentuated her looseness, like here head, and she has a well made front with good lay of shoulder and corresponding upper arm, straight front, moderate turn of stifle and well let down hocks. Junior Bitch Entries: 3 Absentees: 0 1ST Findlow’s Roughyeds Gold Stick Cellar well grown black bitch who is just right for her age, very sweet feminine head, which I really like, and her gorgeous temperament, I like her balanced angulation, straight front, strong pasterns and round feet, strong level topline, good body, just needs to drop slightly into her hocks to complete the picture and moves well in profile. 2ND Disley’s Firecurl Redwing another nice quality young black bitch who has good bone and substance for her age, she has a strong head, good neck, into good lay of shoulder and nice return of upper arm, nice bone, straight front, deep ribcage, level topline and well bent stifle into hock well let down, liked her on the move powerful gate with good extension. 3RD StClack, Eddy & Clack’s Epsilon Adhara at Molokain Graduate Bitch Entries: 3 Absentees: 1 Two nice quality bitches 1ST Courtier’s Maycourt Cover Shot preferred the outline and balance of this feminine liver bitch, good tight coat with correct texture, , correct wedge shaped head, nice bone, straight front, deep well sprung rib and level topline, balanced angulation, nice relaxed personality and moved out with strong reach and drive. 2ND Chattwood & Allmark’s Tusepo Love Me Like You Do at Pendlecurl a stronger black bitch with lots of substance, good jacket, plenty of bone, like her head, strong skull, correct stop, and a nice oval eye, strong neck, straight front, tight round feet, deep ribcage, well bent rifle, a bit unsettled on the move today. Post Graduate Bitch Entries: 4 Absentees: 1 1ST Courtier’s Maycourt Take Me Top The Top BCC black bitch who is just on top point today, excellent tight dense coat, really lovely head which was feminine and pretty, good reach of neck, correct balanced angulation front and rear, straight front, correct bone, strong pasterns and round tight feet, well sprung deep ribcage, strong loin, powerful quarters, moved really freely in profile with good reach and strong drive. 2ND Perkins’ Maycourt Miss Sweetness at Tengore a well grown young bitch, who needs a little time now to mature, good jacket, typical outline, feminine head. Stright front, strong pasterns and tight round feet, deep well sprung ribs, level topline, strong quarters with moderate turn of stifle, liked her relaxed personality. 3RD Evan’s Rowancurl Beachcomber Limit Bitch Entries: 4 Absentees: 1 1ST Carrick’s Tessmene Tickety Boo liked her feminine head with a nice expression, dark oval eye, excellent thick jacket, strong neck into well laid shoulder, straight front, strong pasterns and round feet, deep well sprung ribs, and well ribbed back, very well bent stifle, she was the best moving on the day, going away and back she moved with parallel movement, and good extension and drive in profile. 2ND Hayes, Biglin, Walton & Chatswood’s Gorchest’s Pendlecurls's Rising Star at Pepperiever (Imp Usa) strong but pleasing head, good skull, correct stop, wedge shaped, nice small ear correctly set, strong neck, set well into correctly laid shoulder, straight front, good bone, pasterns strong and nice tight round feet, strong level topline, good spring and length of rib, moderately angulated stifle and angle into hock, moved nicely in profile. 3RD Parker-Miles’ Overbore's Ace of Hearts Open Bitch Entries: 8 Absentees: 1 1ST Stephens’ Sh Ch Ravenho Up Town Girl for Brightmeadow JW Res CC a very feminine and well made bitch who has excellent breed type and is full of quality, like her size, balance and really good dense tightly curled coat of correct texture, lovely head with a good dark eye, strong neck into well laid shoulder and good return of upper arm, strong forelegs, nice spring and depth of rib and well ribbed back, strong loin, level topline, strong quarters with correct bend of stifle into hocks well let down, moved with good reach of stride and strength of drive. 2ND Findlow’s Roughyeds Audrey Roberts spcopy girl, who has a typical outline and nice balanced angulation, liked her head very much, wedge shaped with correct stop, nice dark oval eye, medium neck into well laid shoulder, good bone, straight front, strong pasterns and round feet, well sprung rib and well riled back, moderate bend of stifle with strong thighs, moved nicely in profile. 3RD Spraggins’ Tusepo Amazing Love RES Evans’ Kukkasen Keita by Caballus. VHC Clack’s Molokain Hocus Pocus Penny Gowland Judge