North West Labrador Retriever Club

North West Labrador Retriever Club Championship Show, 8th June 2024 - Dogs

Many thanks for the committee for inviting me to judge dogs at a new venue for the club, The Thompson House Equestrian Centre near Wigan, which appeared to have all the requirements for the exhibitors: located near to the M6, close parking, room for crates, toilets, cafe and good sized rings. Well done, committee. Thank you also to my stewards Alistair and Kerrie for their discreet and efficient assistance.

I found 1 questionable bite and happily there were no short muzzles or dogs short in leg. The Open Dog class was full of quality and I was really pleased with my final line up. Thank you to the exhibitors for bringing your dogs under me, I felt really honoured.

Special Working Dog(1)

1 Percival’s CH Wynfaul The Wizard JW Well built, compactly made black. Masculine head with a broad skull, yet a good length of muzzle & a correct stop. Kind expression & eye colour. Enough reach of neck into a well angulated front. He was deep through the chest with well sprung ribs, fairly short in back. Very well off for bone & coat. Good length of leg & moved well, he was very light on his lovely feet.

Veteran Dog (5,2a)

1 Mullett’s Shaymiloney Schinus Afinmore Substantially built 7 year old black. Kind head & a lovely eye. Good reach of neck into well laid shoulders, well ribbed back & short coupled. In good coat with a harsh feeling texture. Stood in a rather unassuming manner for his handler, but he moved out steadily, with an easy, free gait, true coming and going.

2 Markham’s Stmakajo Boba Fett 9 year old yellow, clean through neck and shoulder, well ribbed back, strong over loin. Stood on good length of leg and moved soundly holding a level topline. Carried a good short dense coat.

3 Logan’s SH CH Madgack Mulberry Minocqua

Baby Puppy Dog (3)

1 Smith’s Flyenpyg Jurgen Chopp Loved this 5 month old well balanced black, lovely steady temperament for one so young. Kind head with a sweet expression, very good reach of neck flowing into topline, good angles fore & aft, good spring to ribs (no excess weight). Carried a decent coat and moved soundly.

2 Hughes’ Meadowline Prime Suspect another 5 month old black who didn’t have the balance of 1 at this age. Sweet expression, good neck and front, carried a very good coat and moved soundly.

3 Given’s Sudeo Sandman (A.I.)

Minor Puppy Dog (8,3a)

1 Mitchell’s Darmilye Dare To Dream 8 month old clean & scopy black, very balanced outline. Kind head, lovely eye colour, very good reach of neck which flowed into a level topline & onto his tail. Good angles fore & aft. He was well ribbed back & carried no excess weight. Stood on good length of leg & moved soundly, needs to tighten in front movement. Best Puppy Dog.

2 Sharp’s Alliemhor Midnight Harmony 8 months old black with a lovely kind head, good reach of neck. Longer cast than my winner but he was well ribbed back. Carried a good coat & moved soundly.

3 Douglas’ Netherdene Mr Moriarty Baltarram

Puppy Dog (5,2a)

1 Young’s Potterspiney My Sovereign larger framed 10 month scopy pale yellow, gentle head & expression, good reach of neck & enough angles front & back. Deep through the chest, well ribbed back & very good length of leg. Moved steadily, true coming & going. Carried a decent coat but would have preferred a tidier tail.

2 Kleinhans’ Rochevale Top Hat over Barameney 9 month old yellow with a sweet head & clean neck. Well ribbed back, strong over loin with well turned stifles. He moved soundly & had a good coat.

3 Edwards’ Frewlings Justin Rose at Bearstone

Junior Dog (7,3a)

1 Rawlinson’s Shanorrell Seamus Coleman at Halshimoor Medium sized, clean outlined & balanced black of a lovely type with a very good front. Kind head & soft expression with a good eye colour. Very good reach of neck into a well angulated front with a good length of upper arm, good bone and neat feet. Well sprung ribs & well ribbed back, short coupled. Strong over loin & in rear quarters with a good turn of stifle. He had some scope & moved well, would liked to have seen him in more coat, but he won on his super construction.

2 Johnson’s Cremino Celebrity JW Another clean outlined & balanced black of medium size. Sweet head & eye, good neck into well laid back shoulders, firm topline, with a good spring of rib & short coupled. Had well boned legs of good length and tidy feet. Moved well & in good coat.

3 Percival’s Teazledown Mystery by Wynfaul

Yearling Dog (3)

1 Metcalfe’s Rumhill Bertie Wooster by Baileydale JW Well built chocolate, masculine head, kind expression. Good reach of neck into well angulated front, longer in back, but well ribbed back, strong over loin and in quarters. He moved with drive & extention on well boned legs & tidy feet. Carried a good short dense coat.

2 O’Brien’s Maxfield Sergeant Pepper Scopy pale yellow of good balance. Nice eye shape, good reach of neck over well laid back shoulders into a level topline. He had well sprung ribs. Enough angles fore & aft. Clean outlined dog, moved soundly.

3 Smith’s Meadowline Heartbreaker JW

Maiden Dog (7,2a)

1 Mitchell’s Darmilye Dare To Dream 1st MP

2 Young’s Potterspiney My Sovereign 1st PD

3 Edwards’ Kimbajak Royal Mint

Novice Dog (6,2a,1wd)

1 Rawlinson’s Shanorrell Seamus Coleman at Halshimoor 1st JD

2 Rose’s Netherdene Sea Captain Moderate & balanced mid-yellow, masculine head, eyes a bit dark but he had an intelligent expression, shoulders well laid back, good spring of rib and well off for bone & coat. Strong over loin and through rear quarters. Legs of good length and moved well once settled.

3 Edwards’ Frewlings Justin Rose at Bearstone

Undergraduate Dog (4,2a)

1 Edwards’ Frewlings Justin Rose at Bearstone 8 months old stockily built black, shoulders well laid back, good spring of rib. A tad bum high at this age. Very well off for bone & coat with lovely round feet. Would prefer a more precise rear action on the move.

2 Merrison’s Oakenholt Altan Finely built black. Gentle head with a soft expression, good eye shape & colour. Good reach of neck, enough angles fore & aft but balanced. Well ribbed back, good length of leg. He was light in both bone & coat, moved soundly.

Graduate Dog (4)

1 Shirton’s Woolman Day Dream Believer Typy black, lovely eye shape & colour in a sweet head. Good reach of neck into well angulated front. He was well ribbed back, short coupled, good turn of stifle. Carried a very good coat of correct slightly harsh feeling texture. Stood on good length of leg, well boned with lovely tidy feet, moved well.

2 Williamson’s Sharouns Inspector Gadget JW Energetic, well built & upstanding pale yellow. Masculine head with good eye shape & colour, good neck into well laid shoulders. Strong over the loin & through rear quarters which he used to drive powefully around the ring. Well off for bone & in good coat.

3 Litherland’s Oakhouse Orlover

Post Graduate Dog (5,1a)

1 Morley’s Carpenny Paddy at Rockledge Scopy, classic & clean lined black. Broad skull, correct stop, good length & depth to muzzle, kind expression, good reach of neck into level topline, he had a good flow from head to tail. Good front angulation, deep chested, well ribbed back. Strong over loin, lovely shape to his rear. Stood on good well boned legs, moved soundly. Carried a short dense correct coat.

2 Gannaway-Jones’ Scarisbrick Salt Marsh Pale yellow, gentle head, enough reach of neck into a level topline. Good angles fore and aft, balanced. Had good bone & was blowing a very good coat. Moved out with drive.

3 Logan’s Madgack Monarda Minocqua

Mid Limit Dog (6,2a)

1 Young’s Potterspiney Potterzuri Aramis JW Lovely kind head on this black, good reach of neck into well laid shoulders, good spring of rib. Good bone & tidy feet, well off for coat. Moved soundly off a well made rear, true both ways.

2 Litherland’s Oakhouse Out My Way Well balanced, clean lined pale yellow. He had a masculine, but gentle head, with clean cheeks & a kind eye. Nice reach of neck into a level topline. Good depth & width to chest, short coupled. Moved well once his spare handler went a tad slower.

3 Lesley’s Sleddarwood Sako Flyer over Steeleigh

Limit Dog (9,4a)

1 Finney’s Carpenny Kipling Well balanced black full of breed type with a very kind head & expression. Good reach of neck with that lovely flowing line over shoulders/topline/tailset. Good angles fore & aft. Stood on well boned legs of good length with tidy feet. Carried a short, very dense coat. Not a flashy dog, he just moved out steadily & soundly.

2 Ennis-Holden’s Devonshires Yellowstone at Mariank (Imp USA) Well up to size, fit & active pale yellow with a masculine head & broad skull, strong neck, well laid shoulders. Well spring ribs, strong over loin & in rear quarters. Stood on well boned legs of good length. Moved with power and precision.

3 Hughes’ Cinders Salty Sea

Open Dog (9)

A lovely class to judge with top quality dogs and while it’s probably a cliche to say it, I really could have done with more red cards.

1 Dodd’s SH CH Carriegame Moonshine Black of a lovely type with the kindest of heads. Intelligent expression in a gentle yet masculine head with the right amount of stop. Super reach of neck flowing in to a level topline. Nicely angulated front with matching rear, legs under the body. Well ribbed back/short coupled. He carried a thick, dense harsher feeling coat with a well clothed tail. Stood on well boned legs of good length with lovely feet. He presented an outline of balance & had with all the breed essentials of head/coat/tail, stood foresquare all the time & moved out with extention & drive & was very true coming & going. CC

2 Bell’s SH CH Westerulston John Very well constructed & upstanding mid-yellow, could be described as old fashioned in a complimentary way. Loved his gentle expressive head with nice planes to skull & a good length of muzzle, lovely eye shape & colour. Nice reach of neck, deep through chest with well sprung ribs, He had very good length of leg with good bone & tidy feet. Strong over loin & a good turn of stifle. In good coat & moved out steadily. A honest sort of Labrador RCC

3 Johnson’s SH CH Cremino Calabrese Very well balanced paler yellow, scopy, upstanding yet moderately built with good clean lines, lovely reach of neck flowing into level topline & had very good length of leg.

Sharon Rogers