United Retriever Club

GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

What a fabulous entry of quality dogs that I had to go over and I thank the Committee and Exhibitors for giving me the opportunity to do so. My stewards were brilliant and kept the ring moving at all times. It was also nice to hear the sporting response on the decisions taken. The ring, although a decent size really didn’t give a chance for the boys to get into a good stride and therefore gave some untidy rear movement, such a shame and was often the deciding factor.

MPD (2,1)

1. Foreman’s Ambersun Summer Sun. Such a shame that this boy stood alone. A 7 ½ month old mid gold baby. He has a super head and pigment. Straight front with super tight feet. Good shoulder placement, level topline and good tailset. Moving well even though he still needs to tighten as yet but he was also enjoying his day which is so important.

PD (5,0)

1. Monteverde’s Olvinglay Gan Amhras. An impressive 11 month old cream boy who although the ring was tight for the boys managed to move with drive around it. He is well grown and very well developed. He has a masculine head with no coarseness, straight front, good reach of neck leading to a well laid shoulder. He has well developed front and rear angulation which is balanced and a well set on tail. He was the best mover in this class. BPD & RBD Delighted to hear that this class gave him his final point for his JW and that he also went BPIS

2. Oughton’s Carubelo Live The Dream. A different type. 9 month old dark cream boy with good male head and dark pigment. Straight front on tight feet, clean neck into good shoulder placement. Level topline, balanced angulation, good tailset and moved well

3. Lane & Lane-Ridyard’s Hardyllic Jack of Diamonds With Kulawand

JD (5,1)

1. Repeat from PD

2. Angell’s Linirgor Seven Up At Millanza. Hard for him to meet the winner. A very nice cream boy with a super head and good pigment. His straight front stands on tight feet and he has a well laid shoulder, level topline and has balanced angulation. Moved well.

3. Middleton-Collins’s Berrymeade A Fool In Love of Jasperleigh

YD (5,1)

1. Keightley’s Richana Rocket Man JW. 19 month old big cream boy. He has a super head with dark pigment. Straight front, tight feet, super layback and balanced angulation and tailset. Moved well

2. Henson’s Cinderbank Move It JW. A different type to 1, a 22 month old darker cream boy with straight front and good feet. He is more compact and good shoulder, good angles and moved well. A little proud of his tail

3. Fleet & Webb’s Waterbabies Sonic Boom to Eastbury

GD (6,1)

1. Repeat of Puppy and Junior

2. Munro’s Alibren Ready Teddy. This boy has a masculine head, straight front, good shoulders, level topline with correct tailset and presents a happy disposition with ever wagging tail.

3. Garget & Morriss’s Goldmarker Coming Home to Garvin

PGD (5,0)

1. Williams’s Eveninghill Detroit Red. A mid gold boy with a super expression. Stands on straight legs with neat feet, good shoulder placement, level topline, well developed rear angles and good tailset

2. Phipps-Baker & Baker’s Maddouse Rollercoaster SGWC. Another mid gold boy with masculine head, straight front and tight feet, has good front angles and balanced rear. A happy boy, sometimes loses his topline when standing.

3. Swaine’s Kallixel Caramel Delight

OD (6,1)

1. Putjade Peaky Blinder at Lovissa. A very balanced boy, with a gentle but masculine head, straight front with tight feet, level topline and correct tailset. No sloppy movement on this boy. He moved straight and true with purpose and was the deciding factor for BD, RBOB and BOS

2. Tenfield Night of Thunder for Maddouse SGWC. A darker golden with gentle head, straight front and tight feet. He has balanced angulation, level topline and good tailset.

3. Foreman’s Ambersun Heart and Soul

MPB (3,1)

1. Leonard’s Ambersun Summersault Back to Wynrita. An 8 month old cream still very much a baby. Sweet head, with super front angles , straight front on good feet, balanced angulation and moved well

2. Robbins and Rowarks’s Brekswood Honey Bee. A very balanced 6 month old gold pup. Sweet head with good pigment, super feet. Good angles, level topline, hard decision but 1 moved a little better

PB (8,0) I have to apologise to the exhibitors in this class for time taken at decision time. This class gave me a headache as the depth of quality pups in this class made the decision for places was very hard indeed.

1. Taylor & Tenn’s Strettonhill Carolina. A 10 month old cream in full glorious coat. She has a sweet head, straight front on tight feet and a super front angulation. Good shoulder placement and a dead level topline. Her rear angles are balanced and she moved very well. BPB

2. Riley’s Jasrolyn Doe Ray Me. 9 month old with a feminine head, super front and good balanced rear angles. Another with a level topline and she moved well.

3. Cheek To Cheek Unbridled Dreams for Siatham (Imp Fra)

JB (5,2)

1. Harding’s Eveninghill Red Sky at Night. A 14 month old pale gold girl with a feminine head. Straight front on tight feet, good balanced angulation and level topline. She moved well

2. Mandley’s Maltqudos Enchanted JW. 16 month old pale golden girl, feminine head, straight front, tight feet, good angles, level topline and moved well. Lacking in coat

3. Taggart’s Altindan User Friendly

YB (6,0)

1. Clarkson’s Drumkilty Yours Truly JW. A biggish well developed cream girl, with a gentle head and kind expression. Straight front on fgood feet. She is totally balanced froe and aft with a level topline and good tailset. Would like to see her moved a little faster to see her in full stride.

2. Oldring’s Fairwinds Sky Full of Stars over Flaxengold.A darker cream girl, very similar to 1 with a feminine head. Straight front, good shoulders, well developed rear angles and moved well.

3. Seamons’s Ramchaine Luminescence over Messano JW (Imp Nld)

GB (5,2)

1. Mell’s Sansue Love Actually at Meloak. A cream girl, very balanced with a feminine head, straight front and level topline. She looked a picture and effortlessly strode out well which gave her RBB

2. Nelson’s Cadwst Autumnal Magic. Feminine head with a gentle expression. She has a straight front, balanced angles and level topline. Moved well with her young handler

3. Fleet’s Waterbabies Kalakuta to Eastbury

PGB (5,2)

1. List’s Haydengold Gossip Girl JW. A very balanced girl, feminine head and full of mischief. She has a straight front, very balanced angles and strode out well with long easy strides

2. Smith’s Goldmarker Luminess. A darker golden. She has a pretty head, straight front and tight feet. She is a smaller compact girl and has balanced angles

3. Smith’s Goldtinkred Moon River at Rocamoka

OB (6,11)

1. Nelson’s Cadwst Eternal Flame. A good honest golden. She is a very balanced girl. Feminine, gentle head, straight front, tight feet, good reach of neck, great shoulders, level topline and moved out well. BB and BOB

2. Bufton’s Phoslas Polly Flinders. Shame for her to come against 1 as she is one I have always liked. She is a cream compact girl. Sweet head, dead level topline, very balanced angulation and moved well.

3. Smith’s Rocamoka Harbour Lights

ALISON HARVEY