Newark & District Canine Society

NEWARK, February 17, 2024

Newark and District Canine Society held an open show at the Newark and Notts Agricultural Showground, Winthorpe. They attracted a super entry and this well organised committee certainly know how to put on a good show. There was a lovely welcome waiting for both exhibitors and judges & although it was February, the weather gods gave us a warm day to enjoy each other’s company before Crufts. The show ran without hitch with all rings over the four halls being filled all day until the stakes started.

Best in Show in a quality filled ring went eventually to a cracking young junior Jack Russell Terrier, Nagrecha & Tate’s Chandlimore Play Boy at Jaeva, set up he is balanced, the correct size & outline but when you go over him you realise how well made he is. Although he is only 14 months old, he has a masculine head coming along nicely with an excellent eye & well set ears, good neck & shoulders, strong topline, well set & carried tail, his correct coat is well presented. He comes alive on the move with lovely foot fall, excellent head carriage & a look that says “who is second to me?”, I can see the future for this stunning showdog who is full of quality. RBIS not to be overshadowed was another youngster, Rodgers & Ceriati’s Basset Hound, Switherland Mack The Knife, although still young he shows such promise, balanced head giving an excellent expression, well set ears of a good length, lovely neck & shoulders & a good keel with nice ribs, held a good topline & a well set & carried tail, looking good in profile when he stopped playing his handler up! His quality could not be denied in such a strong group. Thank you all for staying.

Best Puppy in Show went to Haines’ Bedlington Terrier, Janmark The Name Of The Game, this 11 month old bitch is both workmanlike & feminine, put down to the minute with her correct textured coat, still has some finishing to do but she is quality & full of breed type, lovely head & expression on a good neck & shoulders, correct topline & moved so true for one so young. RBPIS was Leonard’s ETT,Witchstone Silent Prayer, at only 7 months she screams breed type, from her feminine head & expression from a well shaped eye to her well set & carried ears, through a lovely neck & shoulder with a good topline & correctly placed tail, she is balanced & quality all through, she moved like a trooper carrying herself with style & grace,& wasn’t affected by the cold which was setting in within the hall, thank you for staying. A cracking line-up of potential puppies which augers well for their futures within their breeds.

Best Veteran in Show was Thompson-Morgan & Morgan’s Ch Belleville Anjo De Noite, the 12 year old Portuguese Water Dog bitch who belies her age, still in super coat & condition with a melting expression & a good eye, she has good body proportions but she comes alive when she moves on well boned legs & feet, I can see why she is a champion as was RBVIS, Fletcher’s Ch Fivepits The Detonator, a Schnauzer bitch of a good shape & size, no mistaking her sex as she is very feminine with a good head & expression, a correct shaped eye & the head is framed by well set & carried ears, good neck & held a strong topline on the move & set up, good ribcage, well boned legs & feet, & a good coat well presented. Again, a lovely selection for me to go over, thanks for staying.

GREAT DANES – P (1) Simpson’s Renescent Fugget About It, at 7 months old she is just right for age, head still has to develop but she has good ears & a clean eye, good proportions to her head leading into a good neck & shoulders, lovely legs & feet which were well boned with correct ribcage, obviously still at the legs & wings stage on the move but should finish well as she has the right beginnings to carry on from. BP. J (1) 1 Mackenzie’s Islandrose A Nod To Vincent at Carsan, this 14 month old dog is a good size & well proportioned for age, excellent head & expression, good depth & width of chest, moved well in profile on well boned legs & feet, still a bit loose coming towards but he is still young & has time on his side, he is balanced & a nice type. RBOB. PG (0) O (2,1abs) 1 Searle’s Murrayvhayle My Main Man, mature fawn who still needs time to finish, he is well muscled & in lovely coat & condition, excellent profile movement really using his forequarters to cover the ground & his well muscled hindquarters carried him forward with a good head carriage & a well made neck & shoulders, he is a good size with a good depth of chest. BOB. LEONBERGERS – P (3) 1 Cleon Canis Gigaotos, very mature for his 11 months, in full coat put down in excellent condition, good topline & well set tail which at present sometimes flies too high but I feel that will settle with age, masculine head & expression with a good mane coming, well boned legs & feet, moved well with a good profile movement; 2 Weaver’s Simden Maida Girl Like You, absolute baby who moved very well for her age for she is so young but she has a pretty head & she is balanced with good size & proportion. Nice coat coming but needs to finish but she has potential; 3 Pearson’s Copperisle Ursa Major. J (2,1) 1 Davies’ Simden Bank The Hitman from Jarno, he is very developed for 6 months & I hope he now just matures up with growing on but he is a lovely type & is well coated with the correct textured coat, masculine head which needs to finish but he moved well using his good hindquarters & well set tail. BP. PG (1) 1 Read’s Bavaruki Suba Swish at Onaway, slightly longer caste bitch with a feminine head & expression, moved ok on well boned legs & feet but losing her topline on the move today. O (6,3) 1 Bodle’s Ch Fairy Clocks Catch The World into Lionsridge, maturing nicely is this young dog, still only 3 but I feel they should be a slow maturing breed anyway, he is balanced & moved so well, he is masculine in outlook, of a good size & balanced, in excellent coat & condition, masculine head & expression with a lovely mane, he is quality all through with a good ribcage & strong loin. BOB; 2 Niall & Rothery’s Davenheath Gladiator, again another from the top drawer and also still only 3 so time is on his side, moved so well on good legs & feet, he is balanced with a good depth of chest & strong, well muscled hindquarters, put down in excellent coat & condition, lovely type who took RBOB; 3 Bell’s Lionscourt King Kahekili. AV - HOUND FOR HEROES – J (55) 1 Davies’ Lynste Midas Touch, cracking Golden Retriever bitch, now I can see her breeding I can see why she kept drawing me back, I had given her sire the CC last time I judged. She is so sound & an excellent mover at only 15 months she was put down in excellent coat & condition, beautiful head & expression with a lovely soft eye & well set & carried ears; 2 Denby & Webb’s Prada Golden Age Of King for Chifido, a Shar Pei bitch with lots to like, showed like a dream in tough competition, in good coat, excellent head & expression, she is compact & balanced & moved so well on good legs & feet, good depth of chest; 3 Thompson-Morgan & Morgan’s Belleville Salva Vidas, Portuguese Water Dog. O 1 Thornley & Smith’s Fast Love with Locheil, smart Jack Russell Terrier dog, he is quality, this w/t youngster is still only 4 but what potential, put down in excellent coat & condition, moved & showed so well to take this excellent class; 2 Ward’s Caryna Manantena at Backtor, Saluki male of quality, this cream & white moved so well, he is a lovely type & a good size, put down in excellent coat & condition, with a lovely head & expression; 3 Hutton & Walker’s Akita, Colmillos Still As Mountain. RARE BREEDS – J (9,4) 1 Rayner’s Nara Go Towa No Miyako, Japanese Akita Inu bitch, this is a showgirl who never gave up, nice head & eye with a good expression enhanced by good ear carriage, moved well in profile but still a bit close behind but I am sure with age will gain more strength behind, put down in good coat & condition, still a baby but she has lots to like. BP; 2 Osborne & Janes’ Komadori Bomeka Hime Go, Japanese Akita Inu, very close up, this well coated bitch had an alert expression, well set tail & a good topline, a good size & moved well; 3 Bennett’s Seijitsu No Bishoujo, Japnese Akita Inu. PG (5,2) 1 Hladkyj’s Tempete Albert Du Royaume Des Terres Gelees, Eurasier dog in excellent coat & condition, he is balanced with a masculine head & expression, well set ears, he moved well on well boned legs & feet, well muscled hindquarters, showed with style to win; 2 Gould’s Merdelaine’s Pandora, Beauceron bitch who needs time as she was still a bit unsure on the day but she is worth is, so persevere, feminine outlook, a good size & shape, moved well when she settled, nice type with a good coat & well muscled quarters; 3 Edwards’ Pajkos Fine ‘N’ Dandy, Hungarian Pumi. O (8,3) 1 Fieldsend’s Bel/Ir Ch Du Domaine Des Dhalbergs at Starwell, quality Catalan Sheepdog male, well coated, he is mature & balanced & moved so well, good body proportions & a masculine head & expression, showed himself off to the best. BOB; 2 Gould’s Suny Des Gardiens D’Apolliaire at Merdelaine, another cracking Beauceron, this mature male moved & showed well, he is a nice type & a good size, masculine head & expression, in good coat & condition, good topline & tailset; 3 Bennett’s It Ch Tomoe Toa No Miyako Seijitsu, Japanese Akita Inu. STAKES – PD (38) 1 Salter’s Whole Lotta Love From Noonie Bears by Irisaddition, a quality Bearded Collie dog who has so much potential, you could never miss him in a line up for he is so sound, a good shape & balanced, in excellent coat & condition & when he moves has the correct head & tail carriage, holding a good topline both moving & set up, will be interested to follow his progress; 2 Brew’s Crosscop Wanna Go For A Ride with Supeta, f/br Whippet dog, what a lovely type, he is so well made & looks a picture both set up & moving, just the right size, beautiful head & expression with well carried ears, when he moves he covers the ground with ease; 3 Clayton-Smith’s W/h Dachshund Cairparavel Hartnell. PB (55) 1 Waldron & Gray’s Une Histoire D’Amour de Chester with Snowmead, another Bearded Collie, this time a bitch, nearly a year old but with potential, put down in excellent coat & condition, feminine head & expression, moved so sound & in profile kept the correct head carriage & tail placement for the breed, lovely type & showed well to win this excellent class; 2 Hardy-Hodgson’s Starjanda Cosmic Dream, Old English Sheepdog bitch of quality, she is balanced & just right for age, in excellent coat & condition with a feminine head with good width of skull, nice type who covered the ground soundly with ease; 3 Hick’s Nuthouse Going For Gold, Rhodesian Ridgeback. J (49) 1 Jarram, Jarram & Whittingham’s Chalksville Strike A Deal with Kashaella, good moving Australian Shepherd dog, put down in excellent coat & condition, a good size with a masculine head & expression, good neck & shoulders, well boned legs & feet, good ribcage & body length, well set & carried tail; 2 Prada Golden Age Of King for C, Shar Pei; 3 B Salva Vidas, Portuguese Water Dog. O (44) 1 Edwards’ Kelham Like Dreams Do at Roxilyn, yet another Bearded Collie, this time a bitch, such strength in numbers they were all a dream to judge, again that correct movement, lovely head & expression, well balanced back & front, put down in lovely coat & condition; 2 Bennett’s Seijitu Amafumi Go Tsoyu, Japanese Akita Inu dog of a lovely type, has the maturity needed, enough coat but in excellent condition, lovely expression with well set & carried ears, moved well to win his place here; 3 B Salva Vidas, Portuguese Water Dog.

                        PAM BLAY