- Show Date: 15/08/2025
- Show Type: Championship Show
- Judged by: Gavin Robertson Contact Judge
- Published Date: 20/08/2025
Welsh Kennel Club
Breed: Weimaraner
VD 1(0)
1. McMahon’s Ir Sh Ch. Silverkelvin Jupiter over Magdala VW CW22. Masculine dog, good proportions to him, nice quality of bone, balanced headpiece, moderate stop, good skull, ears set high, straight forelegs to him, a little loose in elbow, has nice depth to his chest, ribs of fair length, strong firm top-line with correct croup and tail set, well angled rear, low set hocks, strong muscular neck, positive mover in profile, BV.
PD 2(1)
1. Charlish’s Gunalt The Morning After. Very balanced dog, excellent proportions to him with compact body, really nicely well made front to him with good shoulder, strong neck, forelegs nicely under body, equal head proportions to him, nice expression, ears well set, super length of rib with muscled loin,moderate tuck up, well angled rear with low set hocks, he has very good foot placement, tail carriage a little high,very collected for his age holding his shape with good footfall, lovely condition, nice breed type and has a nice future.
JD 1(0)
1. Whitehead’s Gunalt Back Chat from Stridview. Nicely balanced dog, I liked his head and expression, not overdone in skull but still masculine,equal head proportions to him,defined occiput, he has a well made front, lovely forechest to him, straight forelegs, good depth of chest with neat elbows, ribs are well developed, firm top-line to him with a nicely moulded croup and tail set, good muscle tone for age, once he settles on the move he has a super stride to him and he holds his shape, full of quality and for sure is a future Ch,totally deserved the DCC & BOB today.
LD 4(0)
Mixed class with 4 quite different styles.
1. Carpenter’s Aschfahl Kapanye JW. Won the class as he is a balanced dog with good proportions to him, nice quality of bone, prefer slightly straighter forelegs and better feet, equal head proportions, moderate stop, nice clean neck with good lay of shoulder, neat elbows, good depth of chest, firm top-line witha moderate croup and tail set, moderate rear angulation to him, on the go round he covers himself well with good footfall and correct tail set, prefer more muscular condition.
2. Thwaites/Woodward-Thwaites’ Sireva Rambler (AI). Slightly stronger headed dog than 1, equal head proportions, good ear set,deep flows, nice quality of bone, little flat in foot, has moderate front assembly but its balanced, good depth of chest, correct top-line, tail set a fraction high, lovely strong rear quarters to him, in lovely condition, positive powerful mover on the go round.
3. Pearman’s Weipowa Denton at Britmans.
OD 2(0)
1. Charlish’s Sh Ch. Gunalt The Hangover JW. Very clean neck and backline, a nicely made front with lovely straight forelegs with compact feet, equal head proportions with nice expression, could have a little more strength of underjaw, lovely neck, shoulder and ribs, a little bit longer in loin, level top-line, has some slope to his croup with tail carried well, well angled rear, vertical hocks, positive mover where he holds his shape,nice size to him and lovely condition, just preferred proportions on the JD, still a very nice example of the breed. RDCC.
2. Phillips’ Sh Ch. Rivertone Retrograde. Slightly bigger framed dog than 1, masculine head, has some width in skull, slight roman nose, he has prominent forechest, strong neck, deep chest, good ribbing to him, a little loose in front and prefer tighter elbows on the move, firm top-line, correct croup and tail set, like 1 has strong rear angulation, powerful mover, just not quite as fluid as 1 up and down but has some quality.
MPB 1(0)
1. Dyer/Oddie’s Rivertone Wicked for Sharnphilly. Quality bitch, very collected for age, very balanced with a lovely clean neck and backline with correct tail set, feminine head, good proportions to her head, super forechest to her, straight forelegs, already has neat elbows and good development in her ribs, I liked her proportions, excellent rear quarters to her, she is very collected, lovely type, has style and animation on the move, super top-line, lovely condition, very nice youngster, pushed hard for the CC, RBCC & BP.
PB 2(0)
1. Dyer/Oddie’s Rivertone Wicked for Sharnphilly. Repeat.
2. Rayner/Maskell’s Enjager Elegance for Brownbank JW. Is a nicely made bitch, I like her neck and her top-line, she needs to come up on her front a little but she has a feminine head, good forechest to her, lovely straight forelegs with compact feet, moderate front assembly but is balanced, lovely ribbing to her, strong top-line with nice angles to her rear, moderate croup with good tail set, lovely condition, just needs to settle in top-line on the move a little and once she comes up on her legs she will finish a nice shape, has lots of potential, positive mover.
YB 3(1)
1. Maskell Rayner’s Brownbank Willow with Raystans JW. Lovely bone, clean outline with nice balance and proportions to her, I liked her headpiece, moderate stop, flat skull, has some strength in foreface but not overdone, strong neck, lovely forechest to her with her front nicely under her body, nice depth of chest, big ribs, she has strong rear angulation, she rises a little in top-line on the move but she is powerful and sound on the go round, still feminine, well angled rear with low set hocks to her.
2. Kelly’s Vansant Vixen. Good proportions to her, slightly finer built than 1, equal head proportions to her, again nice eye, moderate stop, little bit narrow in foreface, straight forelegs, needs to drop in chest, could have a little more body on her, moderate rear angulation, positive mover, just not quite as fluid as 1 but has good proportions to her.
NB 1(0)
1. Phillips’ Rivertone Defying Gravity. Just a junior bitch but I liked her type and she is nicely balanced with good construction to her, pleasing head, nice expression to her, still to develop in foreface a little, clean neck, nicely balanced front assembly to her, has good depth of chest, super top-line, ribs, balanced rear quarters to her front, she is a nice type and for her age very collected, nice quality bitch.
LB 3(1)
Two nice bitches who are different in type.
1. Pavey’s Rivertone Inevitable at Joneva. A well proportioned unexaggerated bitch, lovely clean skull to her, could have a little bit more strength in muzzle but has a nice expression, straight forelegs, long neck,nicely made front to her, compact feet, nice deep chest, lovely top-line, moderate croup and tail set, nicely balanced rear angulation to her, she places her feet well on the move and she has reach and drive with freedom in her movement, BCC.
2. Balch’s Weipowa Severine. Nicely proportioned bitch with feminine head, moderate stop to her, good foreface, just like 1 has straight forelegs, moderate front assembly, deep chest, muscled short loin, correct croup and tail set, well angled rear, a little lack lustre on the move over 1 but she has nice type to her, could be a little bit neater in her elbows but holds her neck and backline on the move.
OB 3(1)
1. Dobbs’ Kalimor Summa Love JW. Won the class on her lovely balance, clean outline and proportions, she has a pleasing head, good ear set, equal head proportions to her, strong neck, lovely forechest, good quality of bone with straight forelegs, has a deep chest, well sprung ribs, little loose in her top-line on the move but she has a muscled loin, lovely croup and tail set, strong rear angulation, I like her in profile on the move, little bit loose in front but is a nice type, lovely coat and condition.
2. Brown/Davies’ Wystry One Mint Julep. Finer built bitch than 1, pleasing head to her, oval shaped eye, straight forelegs to her, moderate front assembly, chest to elbow, a little flat in croup, firm top-line, moderate rear angulation, just didn’t quite have the head carriage and animation as 1 on the move even though she places her feet well.