Hitchin & District Canine Society

Bracco Italiano

PG (1): 1 BOB Northey’s Jakobstown One Fine Day, o/w dog of 3 years, stands on lovely tight well-arched feet - even on the equestrian floor, lovely disposition & shows well for his handler. Strong oval bone through the forearms, good depth of flew, strong through the loin, good rear angulation, displays power on the move. Slightly long cast & a little loose in left elbow otherwise a smart boy.

German Shorthaired Pointer

P (4,1a): 1 BP & PG3 Aspinall’s Valger Thomasina, quality 7 months l/w at her first show. Really lovely baby, thought her very smart, balanced with everything clean & fluid with no broken lines. Lovely to go over too, good front assembly, excellent rear angles, healthy sheen to coat. Once handler gets to grips with her, there will be more fun times ahead. I also awarded her PG3; 2 Edlin’s Mistcapel Storm Shadow, l/w dog, presents a nice outline when stacked; balanced with good angles fore & aft. Nothing is exaggerated. 1 is more together; 3 Goff, Goff & Dales’ Seasham Embrace at Shoshoni.

O (2): 1 BOB Edlin’s Graygees Tsarine, liver ticked bitch of 3 years, lovely outline stacked, presents a typical picture of balance & power, nothing exaggerated, correct corresponding angles fore & aft, good bone for size- feminine, good spring of rib & in toned condition. She won the class on her overall anatomical soundness. Handler just needs to encourage her charge to get her head up on the move. This will make a world of difference to her performance; 2 RBOB Mewse’s Allezweck Toccoa at Krimsha, l/w of 4 years, very showy male in lovely muscled condition & beautifully presented, brisket down to elbow, well laid shoulders, taut through the loin, good rear angulation. Preferred topline & tail carriage of 1.

AV Imported Breed Register Gundog

O (1): 1 Burton’s Novaforesta Sporting Life, Barbet, black with white, just a puppy, lovely disposition, kind eye, level topline, smart, his young handler did an excellent job of turning him out, he really is so well balanced & smart with all limbs facing the right direction. He is also a really free mover. Fun times ahead for these two.

AVNSC Gundog

J (3): 1 RBAVSNC Gundog, Tye’s Irisbel The Greatest Showman at Tymora, liver Field Spaniel, won the class on his eye-catching movement. Masculine & well off for bone, open nostrils, level topline, strength through the rear pasterns, presents a nice picture standing and can’t be denied on the move; 2 Osborn’s Killara’s Pass the Crown to Elgert (Imp USA), liver & tan Field Spaniel, stacks up lovely, good bone for size, correct depth of flew, clean over the topline, good rear angles. Would prefer a cleaner neck into shoulder transition. Beat a lovely Spanish Water Dog into 3 Searles’ Rommy De Ubbadat (Imp).

PG (1): 1 Woolley & Thompson’s Chrisan Cario, Weimaraner, lovely disposition, so happy to be here today, stacks up well, brisket down to elbow, strong through the loin, good rear angulation. Has a tendency to pace but I suspect in an outside in a spacious ring where he has the space to get into his stride, he wouldn’t do this. Very well handled.

O (3): 1 BAVNSC Gundog & G2, Osborn’s Sh Ch Elgert Private Dancer, liver Field Spaniel, beautiful bitch, exceptional quality, lovely standing, ,moving & to go over. Pretty head, clean neck into well laid shoulders, good front & lovely ribbing, in good condition & well presented. Nosey parker too enjoying her surroundings; 2 Searles’ Cravessa’s Bottoms Up JW, Spanish Water Dog, brown with white markings, really smart boy, rustic in appearance, appeals standing & moving, nothing is overdone, sound to go over, good rear angles & hocks vertical to the ground; 3 Latheron’s Fynder Reacher, Irish Water Spaniel.

AV Gundog

P (16, 12a): 1 Gisby’s Marlland Lily On The Valley by Suteresett (Imp Nld), Irish Setter, stacks up lovely with appealing outline, feminine, pretty head, good through the front & pasterns, correct rear angulation & strength through the rear pasterns. A little wayward going away on the move but will strengthen with age; 2 Novaforesta Sporting Life, Barbet; 3 Handialla Lady In Red at Ballaremuera, Labrador Retriever.

J (16, 9a): 1 Green’s Fenpinque Pumpkin Charm, cream Golden Retriever, presents a lovely outline standing with a level topline, pretty head, good bone for size, nice to go over. Moved off from a strong rear, still a little babyish in front movement, but I put this down to her looking up & admiring her handler; 2 Tye’s Irisbel The Greatest Showman at Tymora, Field Spaniel; 3 Barkley’s Jacranella Galahad of Cherryheath (AI), Welsh Springer Spaniel.

PG (11, 4a): 1 Stevenson’s Mymmsbrook Matador with Blythway, Welsh Springer Spaniel, smart male, has done well under me previously, in good body & coat condition, pleases both standing & moving & is lovely to go over, in lovely muscled condition, taut through the loin, well handled; 2 Salmon’s Acadiabyrne Tibetan Coral, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, very smart & together, put in a strong performance & made his present felt, good head properties, good bone for size, level topline, correct rear angles, moved & handled well. Stood out; 3 Pounds-Longhurst’s Mossburn Golly Miss Molly JW, Golden Retriever.

O (10, 5a): 1 Kotanen’s Fin Ch Triplet Queen Of Queens (Imp Fin), Cocker Spaniel, very lovely bitch, compact in appearance & nice to go over with good ribbing, pretty head, correct turn of stifle, strength through the rear pasterns. Good little mover. Smart & very well handled; 2 Gaylor & Robertson’s Henieveruce King Of Brwers for Aprilflash, Welsh Springer Spaniel, in lovely condition, looks smart standing & moving, good bone for size, level topline, correct rear angulation, lovely shine to coat & in good muscular condition; 3 Perren’s Evaluna Chasing Rainbows with Hookwood JW, Pointer.

V (17, 6a): 1 Sh Ch Dexbenella Atticus Finch ShCEx, English Springer Spaniel, lovely /w quality male, hard to believe he is a veteran, appeals standing & moving, so well balanced, good head, clean neck into shoulders, strength through the loin, correct rear angulation. In lovely condition & well handled; 2 Roper’s Catnnels Inside Story for Brensham SGWC, Golden Retriever, masculine boy, very anatomically sound, kind eye, lovely to go over with good muscle tone, everything is easy & flows, strong rear pasterns, in good order. A soundly made fit dog; 3 Elkin’s Tollelkin Water Dancer, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Gundog Group. Absolutely cracking group, packed in numbers and quality.

1 Thomas’ Welsh Springer Spaniel Bowdonia Truly Scrumptious, what a lovely quality girl, very smart, lovely size, good bone for size, appeals in outline, good topline, correct turn of stifle, hocks vertical to the ground, stylish, stands out & moved really well. Well presented, in good coat & body condition; 2 Osborn’s Field Spaniel, Sh Ch Elgert Private Dancer, exceptional quality girl, judged earlier in the day, put in a great performance here too; 3 Bellamy’s Flatcoated Retriever, Moontorn Better Half Of Me JW, put in a great performance, very well presented, good strength through the forearms, level topline, good rear angles, moved well; 4 Elkin’s Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Ch Tollelkin Caife Americano WGC SGWC ShCEx, handsome quality boy appeals to me from all angles, so very well turned out, in lovely coat & body condition, beaten by the girls today.

Gundog Puppy Group

1 & BPIS Leonard’s Golden Retriever, Ambersun Summersault Back to Wynrita, stand out winner, quality, so very sound & balanced, nothing is overdone. Didn’t put a foot wrong, appealed standing & moving, just lovely to go over too. Pretty head, clean neck into shoulders, brisket down to elbow, holds a strong topline, good rear angles & strength through the rear pasterns. Delighted she went BPIS; 2 Gisby’s Irish Setter Marlland Lily On The Valley by Suteresett (Imp NLD), still giving it her all after a long day & a good day by all accounts; 3 Aspinall’s German Shorthaired Pointer, Valger Thomasina, lovely baby still performing well having awarded her BP earlier in the day. Quality – fun times ahead; 4 Tye’s Gordon Setter, Roydack Black Knight at Tymora, lovely frame, good strength through the forearms, level & clean over the topline, correct turn of stifle. Well presented.

DANIELA PINTO TRANQUADA (Judge)