Welsh Kennel Club

Bloodhounds, Welsh Kennel Club 2025

I was impressed with the quality and soundness of the entry.

Limit Dog (3,1)

1. Farlap Kaleb

Tall, masculine dog of very pleasing type and quality. He has a strong, masculine head with good length, parallel head planes and good fill all the way. Open, healthy eyes. Well folded ears and a good dewlap. Strong neck. Deep body. I would prefer some more length of body. Moderately angulated behind. Good tail. Sound legs and feet. He moved parallel coming and going and kept his balance from the side.

2. Castledee Last Christmas at Havidene

Smaller dog with a pleasing silhouette. I would like more of all of him for a two year old male. Pleasing head with good planes and length. Could do with more folded ears. Very pleasing body proportions with an excellent topline and well set tail. He is a very good mover from all angles. Unfortunately, could be stronger in his temperament.

Open Dog (3,1)

Two outstanding dogs.

1. Farlap Keepsake

At twenty months old, this dog has come a long way. He excelled in his energetic and stylish movement. Typical, masculine head with a very good back skull and length of head. Brilliant eyes. Very good rise of neck, well set into shoulder. Well set and carried ears. Moderately angulated in front. Strong and firm topline, well balanced and proportioned. Balanced angulation behind. He moved with pride and style with head and tail proudly carried at all times. Sound coming and going. Perfect and charming temperament, full of humour, and somewhat playful at times. CC & BOB.

2. Ch. Marksbury Railway of Quikotic

Standing this dog is very much competition for the winner. Beautiful head with excellent breed features, excellent skull, flat and narrow. Very good expression. Well set and carried ears. Excellent front. Excellent topline and tailset. Very good legs and feet. Another positive mover, sound and well extended, but not carrying himself as well as the winner, certainly not the tail. ResCC.

Post Graduate Bitch (1)

1. Graceminster Rhyme

Feminine bitch, very well constructed. Just enough length of leg. She is a little bit wary in her temperament, but stood well for the examination. Head with excellent length and relatively parallel planes, Excellent length of muzzle. Pleasing expression. Well set ears, could be more folded, but not badly so. Strong neck. Good forechest. Firm topline. Deep and capacious body. Moderately angulated behind. She moved soundly from all angles, but could look like she enjoyed herself more on the move.

Limit Bitch (2,1)

1. Castledee One In A Million

Attractive feminine bitch, athletic. She is well balanced and proportioned. Very pleasing head planes, prominent occiput. Deep enough in her head profile. Well set ears, could be somewhat more folded. Strong neck, well set. Good forechest. Straight front legs. Firm topline. Deep and capacious in her body. Moderately angulated behind. She moved very well indeed from the side, and quite good coming and going as well. ResCC.

Open Bitch (3,1)

1. Ch. Farlap Qui Martha

A really beautiful birch. So well proportioned and balanced. Lovely head, strong, still feminine with excellent length, parallel planes. Excellent lips, occiput, well set and folded ears. Strong neck. Moderately, but balanced angulation in both ends. Firm topline, well set tail. Excellent legs and feet. She moved very well with pride of race, but could make better use of her tail most of the time, but did get it up on occasions. CC.

2. Marksbury Regina at Millvery

Another very attractive bitch, very well developed, deep and typey. She is another one with an attractive head, not quite the eyes of the winner nor the ears. Excellent neck with an attractive nape. Deep and capacious body. Could be a bit stronger in topline. She moved very well indeed from the side with long and efficient strids. Sound coming towards me, if not perfect from behind.

Espen Engh (Norway), judge