Welsh Kennel Club

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Welsh Kennel Club 2025

Veteran Dog (7)

1. Sh. Ch. Schindow Junior Cowboy with Creshengan

An outstanding dog of excellent type and quality. Masculine, very well balanced, compact without lumber. Very typical head and expression, correctly set and carried ears. Medium neck. Strong front. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. Coat in excellent condition. A very good mover indeed from all angles. He appealed a lot to me. CC & BOB.

2. Sh.Ch. Afonbach Winter Is Coming JW VW ShCex

Another very attractive dog, slightly larger. Masculine and attractive head with excellent expression. Crested neck, well set into shoulder. Pleasing front. A little rangier than the winner. Balanced angulation behind. Another outstanding mover from all angles. Lovely colour, about to lose his coat, but there was still more than enough to fulfil the picture. ResCC

3. Katmistsky’s Soul Dream

Puppy Dog (2)

Two attractive puppies

1. Shorrocks Game Changer at Finnkova

Wel constructed dog, at ten months old. Attractive head with excellent ears, giving him a very typical expression. Well set neck into shoulder. Good return of upper arm. Enough body for his age with a firm topline, well set and carried tail. Very good legs and feet. He moved very well from the side and from the front. Ok from behind. He has a very good topcoat, could do with some more undercoat. Best Puppy.

2. Arelechen Galileo Figaro

Another attractive puppy, well balanced and constructed. Very good skull, but his ears could be higher set. Medium neck. Well angulated in front. Well coupled. Moderate angulation behind. Another very good mover, sound from every angles, if at times rather bouncy.

Junior Dog (4)

1. Shorrocks Game Changer at Finnkova

2. Abacot Heart of the Ocean

At thirteen months, this is a strong and masculine dog. Short coupled, even more so than what I prefer. Typical head with good ears and expression. Medium neck. Balanced angulation both ends. Firm topline, deep chest. Good tailset and tail carriage. Excellent coat and colour. Elbows could be closer to body, more so on the move, but he moved very well from the side.

3. Decoyman Piper Helios

Yearling Dog (4)

1. Delphox Guiser

A well constructed dog, standing very well over his legs and feet. Strong, masculine head, I would not want it any stronger. Quite good ears when he used them. Strong neck, very good front with forechest and depth and excellent return of upper arm. Very well bodied, strong and firm topline. Well angulated behind. In an excellent top coat, very well presented. He moved soundly and efficiently from all angles.

2. Abacot Heart of the Ocean

3. Skysaria Eternal Flame JW

Post Graduate Dog (5)

1. Abacot Into The Unown JW

Strong, masculine dog, well made. I would not want his head profile any deeper than this. Quite good ears. Strong neck, well set into a good front. Well coupled with a strong topline and well angulated rear. Well set and carried tail. In a very good coat, especially considering the season. A sound mover from all angles. Not quite the elegance of some.

2. Arthundur Dream Come True at Finnkova

Masculine dog, slightly low on legs. He has an attractive head with excellent ears. Medium neck, well set, good forechest and return of upper arm. Firm topline. He moved narrow behind, balanced from the side, but not the drive of the winner. Another in a good coat. Excellent temperament.

3. Danehaven Deeks

Limit Dog (9)

1. Cretshengan Kitchi Lake

A well balanced dog with attractive proportions and outline, if not yet at his very best. Typical head and expression. Ears could be higher set. Crested neck of moderate length. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. Balanced angulation both ends. Moderate amount of bone. Quite a good coat. He moved easily, effortlessly and soundly from all angles. Very well handled to get the best out of him.

2. Danehaven Macdonalds

Another attractive dog with a pleasing head and ears. Strong neck. Somewhat longer in his couplings. Balanced angulation both ends. Firm topline. Another in quite a good coat. Moved quite well, still not like the winner.

3. Tollelkin Dream Harbour JW

Open Dog (7)

1. Sh.Ch. Tollelkin Caife Americano Shcex

A very well made dog, if somewhat larger than what I prefer. Typical head and expression, very masculine. Excellent ears. Ideal length of neck. Very good front, he stood very well indeed over his legs and feet. Excellent topline. Well angulated behind. In a rich coat of excellent structure. He is a sound mover from all angles, retaining his balance and shape.

2. Ir.Sh.Ch. Eusanit Proper Job JW

Another dog who stood very well over his legs and feet. Strong masculine head, a bit deep in his head profile. Good ears. Strong neck. Good front. Strong topline, a little longer than ideal. Well angulated behind. Very well handled. In a pleasing coat. He moved very well from the side and in front, could be more stable as seen from behind.

3. Tollelkin Dream Cove at Sheldrake JW

Special Beginners Dog or Bitch (6)

1. Cretshengan Kitch Lake

2. Exetollers What’s This

Quite a well balanced dog, pleasing proportions. I found his head type rather foreign, needing more width of skull and rather long in his muzzle. Good neck into shoulder. Pleasing front. Firm topline, falls off a bit much over his croup. Still moved well from all angles. In a good coat.

3. Skysaria Eternal Flame JW

Veteran Bitch (6)

1. Sh.Ch. Riverwatcher Pikpaktuk JW VW

At almost eleven years old, this bitch appealed to me for her proportions and outline. She is quite tall for a bitch, but still feminine. Very typical head and expression. Excellent ears. Very good rise of neck, well set into a firm topline. Moderate, but balanced angulation both ends. Not in the best coat condition of the day. She moved parallel coming and going and still kept her outline from the ide.

2. Sh.Ch. Ir.Sh.Ch. Eusanit Best of the Bunch at Cretsh

Another attractive bitch, but with just enough length of leg. Typical, feminine head with very good ears. Strong neck. Firm topline. She carried more weight than she needs to. Well angulated behind. Another sound mover from the front and from the ide, not as good as viewed from behind as the winner.

3. Catch First Ylva Garonera of Arelechen

Minor Puppy Bitch (2)

1. Wipix Apricus Cebela of Seitro

A very feminine, elegant bitch, still with quite a lot of maturing still to do. She has an attractive head with excellent expression and very good ears. Medium neck. Moderate, balanced angulation behind. At this time a little higher behind than in the front. Good coat. She is a very nice and easy mover from the side, and stable in front.

2. Tollelkin Villenauxe

A more mature bitch with some more body to her. Another with a typical head and ears. Strong neck. Pleasing front. Deep chest. She needs to drop into her hindquarters and lacks angulation in stifle and hock at this time. Very good coat. Another who moved quite effortlessly, but not with the drive of the winner.

Puppy Bitch (1)

1. Tollelkin Villenauxe

Junior Bitch (9)

The first two bitches stood out in this class for their type and quality.

1. Sawbridge Cairdeas

Very attractive bitch, well proportioned, well up on legs, classical in her type and outline. She has a typical head, quite good ears. Well set neck into shoulder Excellent topline. Balanced angulation both ends. Excellent top coat and with just enough undercoat. She moved very well indeed from all angles. One for the near future. ResCC.

2. Wakaduze Dotame

Another well balanced, typical bitch. She has a classical head with excellent earset and expression. Strong neck. Very good front with an excellent forechest and return of upper arm. Strong topline. Moderate angulation behind. Another who moved very well from all angles.

3. Coedhelyg Hi Ho Silvr

Yearling Bitch (6)

1. Sawbridge Cairdeas

2. Eusanit What The Fuggle Roanjora JW

Well proportioned, elegant bitch. Needs to develop more strength of skull. Very good ears. Medium neck. Pleasing forechest and enough layback o upper arm. Well proportioned body, if a little curvy in her outline. Balanced angulation behind. In a good coat for the season. She moved light on her feet and retained her balance.

3. Gingafing Best of You

Novice Bitch (3)

1. Eusanit Eudora

A bitch with very pleasing type and proportions. Pleasing, feminine head with good earset. Attractive rise of neck. Could do with some more angulation both ends. Deep body. A bit too curvy in her outline. She is quite a sound mover coming and going, could do with some more energy. In quite a good coat for the season.

2. Tollelkin Villenauxe

3. Decoyman Piper Aurora

Post Graduate Bitch (7)

1. Kymin New Trix at Briztollie

A very nicely balanced bitch who stood very well over her legs and moved well too. Typical feminine head with a lovely expression. Very good ears. Very good rise of neck. Quite good forechest and layback of upper arm. Firm topline, could be somewhat shorter. Very moderately angulated behind. She moved very light on her feet with little effort and quite sound coming and going too.

2. Danehaven Madeleine

A very good moving bitch, well constructed, but heavier than the winner. Another with a typical head. Ears could be higher set. Strong neck. Excellent angulation in front. Deep chest. Firm topline. In plenty of coat which did not add to her elegance. A very dynamic mover from all angles.

3. Eusanit Orchard Thieves

Limit Bitch (6)

1. Tollpepper Echo’s Hope for Skysaria

A very typey bitch, very well balanced and with an excellent outline. Typical feminine head with a very pleasing expression. Very good ears added to her attraction. Medium neck. Very good front , including forechest and return of upper arm. Excellent topline, very well coupled. Balanced angulation behind. She stood very well indeed over her legs and feet. Kept her outline and balance on the move and moved more than reasonably soundly coming and going as well to win the CC.

2. Deveron Duchess of Danehaven

Athletic and attractive bitch, six years old. Another with a typical head and ears. Strong neck. Very good front. Somewhat longer cast than the winner. Well angulated behind. A powerhouse in movement, excelled particularly in her side movement. Very good coat.

3. Afonbach Syrax JW

Open Bitch (9)

1. Sh.Ch. Ir.Sh.Ch. Int.Sh.Ch. Riverwatcher Koda

Eye-catching bitch, well up on legs, if a little long in her couplings. Excellent head and expression. Crested neck, well set. Very good front. Firm topline. Well angulated behind. Not in the best coat condition on the day. The best mover in the class, profile and coming and going taken into consideration.

2. Sawbridge Lochbuie

Feminine bitch of very pleasing proportions, she has good length of leg and is well coupled. Typical head, if somewhat heavy in her ears. Strong neck. Very good forechest and a deep brisket. A little high behind in her balance, very moderate angulation behind. A no nonsense sound mover from all angles.

3. Sh.Ch. Tollelkin Caife Gaelach at Tollisity

Espen Engh (Norway), judge