Pointer Club Of Scotland

                                Pointer Club of Scotland Championship Show

                                         Sunday 6th October 2024

It is an honour to be invited to judge one’s own breed at this level and I really enjoyed judging at this lovely friendly show and would like to thank Jon, my stewards, all the hard working committee and especially the exhibitors in the sporting manner with which they accepted my decisions. I was looking for well balanced Pointers with good quarters and correct tail with no upward curl. A few exhibits were too short in upper arm which restricts the dog from fully extending the front leg correctly when moving. Seeing a Pointer move with good reach in front and the rear hocks driving behind is a real pleasure. To generalize I feel the breed is in a good place and I was fortunate to have some really good Pointers to go over in some strong classes and I was really pleased with my final placings.

Dogs

Veteran 1

1. McCudden’s Forthbourne Fifth Gear - Sound O/W dog, masculine head with good eye shape and colour, clean in the neck and shoulders with a good lay back, well ribbed and good bend of stifle, correct feet, moved ok. Res.B.Vet

M.Puppy 2

1. Mair, Mair & McCready’s Sharnphilly Coppernob at Glenauld - . 6mth old Lemon/W puppy, attractive head with good eye shape and soft lip, good lines, balanced throughout, well bent stifles & correct tail, moved well for a baby. Res.B.P.

2. Millett’s Laveto Remember When - Well balanced 7mth old dog with lovely head, well defined stop & nice eye shape, well angulated quarters & balanced outline, tail well set on, needs to tighten up in his front movement.

Puppy 0

Junior 1

1. Bush’s Piasharn Rocka Rolla - 17mnth old B/W dog, Attractive head with good eye shape and colour, nice spring of rib and good bend of stifle, I would like a little more angulation in front, moved ok.

Yearling 5

1. Tibbs’ Raigmore Keep the Faith JW - . B/W dog with a good balanced headpiece, dark eye, clean through the neck & shoulders, well angulated fore & aft, correct couplings, moved well. Two nice youngster could easily change places.

2. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway’s Carmandine Oh C’Mon Then JW - Balanced O/W dog with correct oval bone and good pasterns, good forehand with deep chest and spring of rib, good tail, moved well, just preferred head of 1 at present.

3.Black’s Raigmore Defender of the Faith

Maiden 0

Novice 0

Graduate 1

1. Heaton’s Freebreeze on Location at Brackenstyle - B/W dog just out of yearling, handsome head with good eye shape & colour, neck fitting cleanly into the shoulders, well muscled all through with good quarters, strong hocks giving a sound driving movement.

Post Graduate 4 (2)

1. Fraser’s Droveborough’s Follow Me at Frenetbull - Well presented quality B/W dog, lovely head, correct eye colour & soft expression, arched neck into good shoulders, well sprung ribs, well coupled quarters with good bend of stifle, moved ok.

2. Morrison’s Raigmore Greatest Day - B/W dog with attractive head, good eye shape colour, well angulated fore hand, well bodied with strong loin, good tail & feet moved ok.

Limit 5 (2)

1. Adams’ Carofel Wings of Hope JW WW23 Swiss JCh - Compact O/W dog, nothing exaggerated about him, balanced head with kind eye & thin leathers, good depth of brisket, well angulated quarters, neat tail well set on, sound mover.

2. Wybergh’s Stocksfell Chase the Ace - Stylish B/W well balanced dog with a lot to like, good front, clean neck & shoulders, correct bone, powerful hindquarters, well knitted feet, moved ok.

3. Fraser’s Droveborough’s Follow Me at Frenetbull

Open 5 (1)

1. Oddie’s Sh Ch Chesterhope One Way Ticket (AI) (Imp NZL) - 3yr old well marked B/W dog, handsome head with plenty of work, dark eye, correct amount of stop, good ear shape and carriage, well angulated forequarters with sloping pasterns and well padded feet, well bodied up with good couplings, gentle slope to topline with nice sweep of stifle and strong hocks, sound driving movement won him the C.C. & B.I.S.

2. Bond’s Sh Ch Joneva Just My Style - Another dog I really like and have done well for previously, attractive well balanced head with good eye and ears, arched neck fits smoothly into the shoulders, well constructed forehand, sloping pasterns, good depth of brisket, well coupled with good bend of stifle and short hocks, strode out well. R.C.C.

3. Gordon’s Hawkfield Pemberley

Field Trial Dog/Bitch 1

1. Anderson Rowell’s Little Owl Scandiaca for Daledancer (Imp SVK) – Mature bitch looking in really good shape albeit with a greying mask, pleasing head, good forehand & pasterns, compact & balanced, covered the ground well. B.F/T.

 Bitches

Veteran 3 (2)

1. O’Driscoll’s SVK Ch Pawprint Flaming Soul to Fowington (Imp Hun) - Sound O/w bitch, attractive head with good eye shape and colour, good over the neck and shoulders, well ribbed up, good bend of stifle and tail set, moved ok. B.Vet.

M. Puppy 4 (1)

1. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway Riowood C’mon It’s Time for Carmandine - 8 mth old b/w, lovely feminine head, dark eye, well balanced with clean lines, well bent stifles & good tail well set on, moved well.

2. Oddie, Dyer & Erskine’s Sharnphilly Elsie Mo to Riowood - Another lovely headed puppy only 6 mths with lovely soft expression, good oval bone and neat feet, well balanced, good quarters and tail, moved well, close decision, one to watch.

3. Gates’ Sharnphilly Dizzy Blonde at Linosa

Puppy 4

1. Oddie’s Riowood Tick Tick Boom to Sharnphilly - Litter sister to previous class winner and therefore same remarks apply but this one is more mature. B.P.

2. Dunn’s Meadowpoint Hocus Pocus – another attractive headed bitch almost 12 mths, nice dark eye, good overall shape, well angulated, moved well.

3. Jenkin’s Sniperay Ebony Pearl (AI)

Junior 5

1. Gordon’s Hawkfield Happy Times – a young star, smart o/w girl, feminine head with soft, attractive expression and good head planes, well arched neck into the shoulders, good forequarters, correct topline, well bent stifles, compact feet, good hocks and tailset, moved well with drive. Pleased to find out after that this win gives her the JW.

2. Edmondson & Robertshaw’s Crookrise Sunshine - Attractive well marked b/w youngster, pretty head with dark eye, neck fitting into well laid shoulders, good depth to the chest, well angulated forehand & rear quarters, good tail set, moved well.

3. Anderson Rowell Wilchrimane Silent Sonnet at Daledancer

Yearling 4

1. Tibbs’ Raigmore Faith in the Future - - B/w bitch of a nice size, attractive head with good eye shape & colour, clean in neck and shoulders, good depth of chest with firm rear quarters, moved ok.

2. Anderson Rowell Wilchrimane Silent Sonnet at Daledancer - Attractive youngster with a feminine head, dark eye and good ear placement, clean in outline, just preferred the movement of first.

3. Edmondson & Robertshaw’s Crookrise Sunbeam

Maiden 1

1. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway Riowood C’mon It’s Time for Carmandine

Novice 5 (2)

1. Fairbairn’s Carmelfair Spotcheck - Attractively marked B/w bitch, lovely head piece with gentle expression, good eye shape and colour, sound forehand and strong in loin with well bent stifles and good turn of hock, correct tail set, moved well.

2. Edmondson & Robertshaw’s Crookrise Sunshine

3. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway Riowood C’mon It’s Time for Carmandine

Graduate 5 (3)

1. Nelis’ Freebreeze Special Effects JW - O/w with attractive expression, good bone, pasterns and feet, carrying right amount of body, well muscled hindquarters, well shaped tail, moved well.

2. Bush’s Piasharn Demelza – L/w bitch, pleasing in head with kind eye, decent length of neck fitting into the topline, good feet, well balanced outline, moved ok.

Post Graduate 2 (2)

Limit 10

An excellent class. 1. Macara & Blackburn-Bennett’s Kanix Sooty at Stargang - Striking B/W bitch, true pointer character, alert & outgoing, lovely head, beautiful eye & expression, wide flared nostrils, quality all through, good depth & spring of rib, good couplings & strong in loin, good tail set, moved with panache. A worthy CC. & R.B.I.S.

2. Jamieson’s Carmelfair Bellissima with Glenfinnan - Lovely bitch, feminine head, soft expression, well balanced, good shoulders, strong over loin, neat tail, strongly made all through, good size, positive mover. Res.C.C.

3. Moss’ Davigdor Poppies

Open 4

1. Blackburn-Bennett’s Kanix Skyfall - L/W with well balanced head, clean neck & shoulders, well constructed front & rear, good pasterns and feet, carrying right amount of body, well muscled hindquarters, moved well.

2. Gordon’s Hawkfield Happy - Well balanced O/W with a good head shape, attractive dark eye and thin leathers, good flowing lines, well angulated forehand, well ribbed back to strong hindquarters, moved out well.

3. Bond’s Sh Ch Joneva Azelia Banks

Brace 1

1. Anderson Rowell - Lovely to see the pair of bitches going round. B.Brace

Steve Mitchell (Judge)