Loughborough & District Canine Society

Loughborough & District Canine Society – 19 May 2024

Bracco Italiano

Puppy – 3 (1a)

1. Pipes & Groves – Bushwacker Don Juan - 10-month-old male, substantial bone, nice clean lines, nice head and eye with low set ears, good front and rear angulations, good depth and spring of rib, moved well BP

2. Phillips – Bushwacker Donnie Darko – litter brother to winner but not as well boned, good angulations fore and aft, nice head and eye, good depth and spring of rib, steady mover but just a moved a little close behind.

Open – 4 (3a)

1. Pipes & Groves – Bushwacker Demetrio – my notes say ‘wow’, although he stood alone he was still a worthy winner, just loved him, full of quality, he just flowed from the tip of his nose to his tail with everything in the right place which showed in his great movement, great forward reach and drive and so precise, excellent lay and return of upper arm, good in sternum, great depth to chest, strong in loin and quarters BOB and delighted to hear he went on to Best In Show well done

Retriever Flat Coated

Junior – 2 (1a)

1. Rillie – Lizzlog Sweet Talking Guy

14-month-old dog, lean in head with kind eye, good front properties, good in rib and topline, good over the croup, good muscle tone, moved ok.

Open – 4 (1a)

1. Romeo-Dieste - Hopevalley Morning Wicked

Lovely bitch built on clean lines and so well balanced, lovely head and eye, good front and rear angulations, stood on good feet. Good lay of shoulder into good topline, good in rib with great depth, strong quarters, nice short rear pasterns which she used on the move, moved steady and true BOB

2. Romeo-Dieste - Hopevalley Morning Circus

All male this boy and well off for bone, lovely head and eye, masculine but with no sign of coarseness, great front and rear angulations, nice spring of rib with good depth, moved well.

Cocker Spaniels

Puppy – 4

1. Collings – Chativore Sea Pebble at Colmandakev

10-month-old dog, substantial bone, beautiful head and expression with low set ears good angulations fore and aft with elbows well tucked in, good depth and spring of rib, good in topline, turned out well and moved with precision and drive BP

2. Leslie – Ferrersedge Shilling

10-month-old male, very close to winner, well balanced throughout with nice head and expression, good depth and spring of rib, good in topline leading to strong loin, moved steady and true.

3. Leslie – Ferrersedge Farthing

Junior – 3

1. Kent – Laurellakes Are You Reddy

14-month-old male, exquisite head, excellent front properties with great sternum, good lay of shoulder into good topline, good in rib, moved with drive and precision off tight feet.

2. Collings – Chativore Sea Pebble at Colmandakev

3. Keeling – Eastfalla Good Vibrations into Ljioshan

Open – 2

1. Remington – Rozamie Black Pearl Jessremjul

What a beautiful bitch, just loved her, so well balanced. She just flows, beautiful head with kind eye and low set ears, nice crest of neck into good topline, good lay and return of upper arm, elbows tight in, great spring of rib, strong quarters and she moved with precision and drive and turned out in excellent order BOB

2. Fawcett – Helenwood Cool Breeze JW

Male with a melting expression and kind eye, good angulations fore and aft, good lay of shoulder into good topline, strong over loin, moved steady and true.

JHA 6-11 years

1. Ellie McGill – handled her dog well, talking and getting the best from him and always looking to the judge whilst concentrating on her dog, well handled

2. Isabelle Allsopp

3. Ellie Hyde

Julie Greenan