Gundog Society Of Wales

PD (1): 1 BP Whittick’s Allsong Jelly Bean, 7 months brown roan dog, correct body proportions with good length of forearm to body depth, appeals in head, lips forming the wide semi-circle & wide open nostrils, good through the front, strong topline, well angulated quarters, lovely temperament. Tail carriage could be better.

JD (1): 1 Cuddy, Cuddy & Norbury ‘s Bedeslea Prada Paradoxe, brown roan dog of 17 months, definitely a stallion, endearing intelligent look about the eye, correct body ratios with forearms being longer than depth of body, woolly coat with guard hairs, strong topline, good rear angulation. Knows his job & takes in his surroundings. Good drive in side profile but rather close behind.

YD (2): 1 B Prada Paradoxe; 2 Webb & Freguson’s Tigre Di Casa Ghini (Imp), brown & white dog rising 2 years, good front assembly, correct oval bone through the forearms, coat evenly distributed around the body & following the line of him, correct rear angles with muscled thighs. He needs to settle on the move as he is losing his topline by bunching up.

LD (3): 1 BD Allen’s Vincenzino at Amadar (Imp Ita), really lovely brown stallion of a boy with a good coat, lovely head proportions & intelligent if cheeky glint in his eye, strong topline, good rear angulation, strong hocks vertical to the ground. He really is a lovely mischievous boy – has excellent drive on the move & a look at me attitude. Very hard to ignore; 2 Pragg & Willott’s Arcticbreeze On Vacation, brown roan of 2 years, looks really smart stacked up & at times I was drawn to him but ultimately preferred the body proportions & movement of 1. Correct oval bone through the forearms & correct ribbing, well-muscled quarters. Very well handled to advantage; 3 Lightfoot’s Rajo del Carpino Nero.

OD (1): 1 RBD Whittick’s Arcticbreeze Turbulence at Allsong, rustic brown & white boy of 5 years, nothing overdone, good body proportions, correct through the front, good topline, correct rear angulation with good muscled thighs. He moved well with good strength in his rear pasterns which saw him gain RBD.

OB (3): 1 BB & BOB Stephenson’s Made Chianti for Timtaurn JW brown roan of 2 years, stand out winner standing & moving, lovely type, nothing overdone or exaggerated, correct through the front, pretty head & expression with correct head ratios, good topline & ribbing, correct bend of stifle, good woolly coat & moved with an easy effortless drive from strong hocks; 2 Whittick’s Allsong Nuova Luna, pretty head, open nostrils, good neck into shoulders, leg length proportions appear correct, strong topline. A little more sparkle would make her shine; 3 Heller’s Arcticbreeze Hopscotch to Floreydown.

VB (1): 1 RBB & BV Whittick’s Moonreed Warbler at Allsong, lived up to her name as she sang all the way through the hands on much to my amusement. She is a lovely shape, pretty head, good front assembly, strong topline, & correct bend of stifle. She moves out well but her tailset & carriage could be better.

 DANIELA PINTO TRANQUADA (Judge)