• Show Date: 25/07/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Cath Moffat Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 28/07/2025

Leeds City & District Canine Association

Breed: Bernese Mountain Dog
PGD 2(0) 1. Reid/Givens’ Fortonpark Senator at Mytrue. 19 months, strongly made and masculine throughout, flat skull with well defined stop, dark brown eye and high set ears, muscular neck with well laid shoulder, straight legs of good bone, compact feet, liked his overall proportions, moved out well with excellent reach and drive covering the ground well, presented in excellent coat and condition. 2. Edge’s Malindibeach Harlequin. 19 months but not the strength in muzzle of 1, kind head and expression, well set ears, strong neck and well laid shoulder, sound in top-line, balanced angulation front and rear, moved well in profile but could have been a little more settled in his movement ‘coming to’, preferred the substance and outline of 1. LD 2(0) 1. Shaw’s Meadowpark Sunshine Blend. 5 years, strong masculine head with dark expressive eye, defined stop, well set ears, muscular neck and well set shoulder, good bone and compact feet, sound in his top-line, soundly angulated rear that was well muscled, he moved out freely in all directions, coat could have more condition. OD 8(1) A lovely class to judge full of quality males. 1. Dybdall/Lydon/Hughes’ Ch. Carraigbern Noble Heart of Rodiveco (IKC). 6½ years, masculine and strongly made all through, lovely kind head with dark eye, broad flat skull with well set ears, muscular neck leading into a sound front assembly, excellent bone and compact feet, well ribbed back with good depth of brisket, ideal body proportions with lovely outline standing and moving, well let down hocks, he moved with an easy ground covering gait, presented in excellent coat and well muscled condition, DCC. 2. Manix/English’ Ch. Waldershelf Bjorn To Be King JW. Young male of just 2 years, masculine broad head with well set ears, defined stop with strong muzzle and underjaw, expressive kind eye, balanced angulation front and rear, sound in his top-line, broad and well muscled in rear with good width of thigh and well bent stifle, compact feet, he moved freely in profile and was presented in immaculate coat and condition, RDCC. 3. Dybdall/Lydon’s Ch. Rodiveco King of Hearts. PB 4(1) 1. Wright/Kirk’s Roesilbern Fors Fortuna. Promising young lady of 8 months taking everything in her stride today, very feminine and expressive head which was broad with well set ears and strength in her muzzle, kind dark eye, strong neck and well laid shoulder, she had good bone and compact feet, she had lovely body proportions and tail carriage, she moved out with a purposeful, sound easy gait, presented in lovely coat and condition, BP. 2. Atherton’s Kaimon Gerheil Xylia. Pretty bitch of 7 months with feminine head and kind expression, her ears were well set and her eye was dark, her head needs to develop but she is a baby and it will come with time, strong neck and good lay of shoulder, sound in top-line, she had good depth and was well ribbed, she carried a firm top-line standing and moving, she was strong in her rear which she used to good effect, well presented. 3. Dybdall/Lydon’s Rodiveco Miss Americana. JB 1(0) 1. Gurney/Birtwistle’s Monalou Impossible Dream. 13 months, feminine head with kind expression, well set ears, strong neck and well laid shoulder, a little ‘bum high’ at the minute but this will settle as she matures, nicely angulated front and rear, straight legs of strong bone, good bend of stifle, well muscled throughout, she moved with a free gait when she settled into her stride. PGB 3(1) 1. Small’s Malindibeach Cartier. 19 months, soundly constructed and balanced throughout, feminine head with dark eye and well set ears, strong muzzle and good underjaw, good depth of brisket with straight legs of good bone and compact feet, liked her overall proportions, well ribbed with broad hindquarters and well let down hocks, she moved out steadily with a free and easy gait, presented in excellent condition. 2. Watson’s Stepdasher Magical Wish. 3 years old, feminine head with kind expression, defined stop and dark eye, satisfactory angulation in front but would prefer a better length of leg for ideal, good depth in her brisket and well ribbed back, good bone and compact feet, moved ok in profile but was a little wide ‘coming to’ on her return. LB 4(0) 1. Green/English’s Waldershelf Queen’s Inglish. Beautifully balanced bitch of 2 years, very feminine kind head with endearing expression, well set ears and good strength in her head, muscular neck leading into a well set shoulder, she was well ribbed back with good depth in her brisket, lovely firm top-line and well muscled in her rear, she moved with an easy free gait and was presented in immaculate condition. 2. Rossall’s Stormberne Go Classical. 3 years old, feminine, kind head with dark expressive eye, nicely angulated front and rear with good proportions, good depth of brisket, straight legs of good bone and compact feet, well muscled in rear with good bend of stifle and well let down hocks, moved steadily to good effect but not as free on the move or coat condition of 1. 3. Marsden/Robertson’s Kernow Bittersweet Tale for Trudaleaze. OB 6(0) 1. Green/English’s Waldershelf Gin and Tonic. Liked this lovely 4 year old bitch for her balance and quality, she had the most feminine head, broad flat skull with well set ears and expressive dark eye, she had strength in her muzzle and underjaw, strong neck and lovely shoulder placement, she was balanced all through with correct body proportions, she had depth and was well ribbed, she had strength over her loin and in her rear quarters which she used effectively on the ‘go round’, she was free on the move and covered the ground well, pleased to award her the BCC which I believe was her 3rd, many congratulations, BOB. 2. Oliver Bridges’ Rodiveco Tatiana Arette to Liskarn. Another lovely bitch of 3 years who ticked many boxes for me today, lovely feminine broad and expressive head with dark eye, well set ears and good strength in her muzzle, strong neck leading into an excellent shoulder placement, good depth to her brisket, strong bone with compact well padded feet, she had correct body proportions and was well muscled throughout, slightly unsettled today but once she got into her stride she powered around the ring, presented in immaculate condition and muscle tone, RBCC. 3. Baldwin’s Ch. Fortonpark Valentallina. Lovely bitch of just 2½ years who was piloted accurately around the ring by her very young but able handler, feminine bitch all through of correct proportions, beautifully presented. VB 1(0) 1. Watson’s Stepdashar Winters Wish. Very sound bitch of 8 years, nicely balanced throughout, kind expressive head with dark eye, broad skull with well set ears, strong neck and shoulders, she moved freely in profile but a little close in the rear going away, presented in excellent condition, BV. CATH MOFFAT