Belfast Dog Show Society

I would like to thank the Committee of the Belfast Dog Show Society for the invitation to judge at this year’s very well run show by Jackie Stubbs and his team. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed judging the three gundog breeds, in which I was spoilt for choice, especially in Pointers and Springer Spaniels, the latter having dogs that would easily swap places anytime.

German Shorthaired Pointer.

Junior Dog (1)

1st. Brown & Burns ‘ Magregor Super Nude Around Pothouse - just over 12 months with a lovely overall shape and size. Good head, showing correct proportions and ear set. Lovely neck and shoulders, good forechest and depth of body, with balanced angulation fore and aft. Well-muscled for his age, a strong topline which he maintains on the move. Correct movement.

Limit Dog (3, 1A)

1st. Russell ‘ Fraulynzway Lightning Bolt JW - A very-well balanced dog with a pleasing head having correct planes and good furnishings, good eye shape and colour and correct ear placement, strong neck and well angulated front and rear assemblies, nice feet with good bone, deep chest, correct topline and tail set. Well muscled, in good coat, went round the ring with a purposeful ground covering movement and impressive reach and drive (CC).

2nd. Brown & Burns’ Magregor Four Letter Word for Pothouse - of a smaller cast, but still a good type, needs to strengthen his front.

Open Dog (2)

1st. Mccafferty’s Thorscrag Hades JW ShCEx OSW - very pleasing to the eye, lovely head with gentle expression, correct eye shape and colour, strong neck into well laid shoulders, good depth of chest and well sprung ribs, good angulation fore and aft, lovely bone on tight feet, level topline and correct tail set, in great condition and coat. His correct sound movement won him this class and eventually Res.CC.

2nd. Brown & Burns’ Sh Ch Magregor Pop The Dom over Pothouse - lots to like about this boy too, I just preferred the movement of 1st. Lovely head and expression good strong neck into well placed shoulders, correct depth of chest and spring of rib, good angulation another shown in fabulous condition.

Junior Bitch (1):

1st. Magregor Walk of No Shame (Miss R A Waddell) - this young bitch was pleasing to the eye sporting a feminine head with a gentle kind expression, strong neck into well laid shoulders, good depth of chest and spring of rib, good bone and tight feet, correct angles fore and aft, correct tail set, short backed stood square covering plenty of ground, correct coat texture, moved with style. RBCC.

Novice Bitch (1)

1st Maclean & Bowie & Mcclenaghen’s Richtig Ritzfizz – 2 ½ yr old bitch, would have liked more depth of brisket, rear angulations and a longer cast, nice feminine head.

Graduate Bitch (2):

1st Stewart’s Magregor Take It All Off Levagrad – Lovely shape, femminine head, good neck and topline, good angulations and sound hindquarters.

2nd. Richtig Ritzfizz- Repeat

Post Graduate Bitch (1)

1st. Stewart ‘s Magregor Take It All Off Levagrad – Repeat)

Limit Bitch (2)

1st. Russell’s Fraulynzway Hayley’s Comet – Good feminine head, correct width and depth of chest, good topline and tailset.

2nd. Maclean & Bowie & Mcclenaghen ‘s Richtig Ritzfizz – (Repeat)

Open Bitch (3, 1a)

1st. Stewart’s Magregor Amourette avec Levagrad - such a good size and shape, so well balanced and moved so well, not too fast just floated around the ring, lovely feminine head, correct eye and brows defining stop, good clean neck and front with correct depth to chest, good quarters. Moved out steadily with power and enthusiasm true coming and going. Good harsh coat. (CC,BOB)

2nd. Byrnes ‘ Ch Sh Ch Magregor Shoot for The Moon - pleasing head and dark eye. Nothing overdone about her, moderate in every respect presenting a picture of elegance both standing and on the move. presented in tip top condition. the class winner just had the edge for me today on angulations and movement.

Veteran Bitch (1)

1st. Russell’s Gaia’s Novaterra vom Fraulynzway VW - feminine head with a gentle kind expression, lovely eye shape and colour, nice strong neck into well laid shoulders, good bone on tight feet, well angled fore and aft, level topline and correct tail set, moved with drive and ease. (Best Veteran)

Special Beginners Bitch (1)

1st. Maclean & Bowie & Mcclenaghen ‘s Richtig Ritzfizz - Repeat

Frank Borg.

(Malta)