Gundog Breeds Association Of Scotland

Gundog Breeds Association Of Scotland 15th November 2025 Retriever (Labrador) Males First of all I want to give my heartfelt gratitude to the committee of the Gundog Breeds Association Of Scotland for inviting me for judging Retriever Labrador Males. It was a well run show with a great atmosphere. Thank you to all exhibitors for entering your lovely dogs under me. It is always an honour and I enjoyed your dogs to the fullest. Congratulations to everyone in the cards and thank you for respecting my placing’s. It was lovely to meet my co- judge Caron Morton who judged Retriever Labrador Females and an absolute pleasure to judge together Best Of Breed, Best Puppy, Best Veteran & Best Special Beginners. It felt lovely and comfortable as we went for the same type and agreed easily on all decisions. I hope everybody came home safely and sound with your lovely dogs. Warm regards and I hope we will meet again in the future. Hans Stigt The Netherlands Class 287 MPD (6 Entries) Abs: 1 1st: 819 POWELL, Miss K Seatallan English Oak. A 6 month old lovely chap in front of me and the first thing I saw was balance, a beautiful outline and a lovely head with the correct length of muzzle. He is a real eye catcher with the right proportions. For his 6 months he is well developed but nothing overdone. Endearing head, nice dark eye with biddable expression. Strong muzzle with good dentition. He has a good clean neck and a lovely strong topline standing and on the move. Correct bone and well developed in body and ribcage. Nice compact and strong feet. Well angulated front and rear. Excellent movement for his age on the slippery floor. Correct black coat texture, has enough otter tail showing the sweetest temperament. I am sure he will develop beautifully in the future. After judging I found out that he was competing against his lovely little sister for best puppy. She showed the same excellent promise as he did, and after some deliberation, splitting hairs with my co-judge we rewarded him with Best Puppy. We wish those two all the best and they have a bright future ahead of them. 2nd: 756 EVANS, Miss Emily & MCKEE, Mr Chris Eastdew Rewrite The Stars With Eminala. Another super puppy. This 6 months old yellow lad was showing his socks off. I was immensely impressed by him, his balance and presence. Masculine head, nice proportions, medium sized eyes with good colour and a lovely expression. Also nothing overdone in this lovely yellow. Correct bite and ear set with a strong muzzle. Excellent reach of neck, which was clean and he had a nice level topline. Good forechest with the correct amount of bone and neat feet. Nicely balanced in front and rear angulations, which provided him with good movement for his age with correct ground coverage. Well developed in ribcage and strong loins, tail well set on. He showed a lovely temperament and his coat was of correct texture with a good otter tail. I foresee a wonderful future for him. Today a second but I am pretty sure many firsts will follow in the future. 3rd: 743 DRUGGAN, Miss K Dylsonleigh Oberon Over Balladoole Class 288 PD (3 Entries) Abs: 1 1st: 728 LUOMANEN, Mrs Kirsi Tweedledum Date Down Under. Lovely 10 month’s yellow dog of excellent quality. Strongly built and standing four square on his compact feet. Nicely broad in skull with a well defined stop and a strong, powerful muzzle. A little bit of throatiness. He has a lovely expression, well muscled in neck and level in topline. He is already very well developed in bone and body. Excellent forechest and already has well sprung barrel ribs and short coupled with a correct croup. His legs well under his body,

excellent in angulations front and rear. Beautiful yellow coat colour, good texture and nice ottertail. Very balanced and moves with excellent drive and nicely parallel on the move. His temperament was naughty which made me smile. A lovely dog. 2nd: 774 HOLDEN, Mrs Liz Flyenpygs In Blankets Over Labrotknight JW. Very nice 11 months old black dog of very nice quality. He has a lovely head with a nice dark eye and endearing expression. His head is nicely clean cut and he is well developed for his age. Correct bite, lovey ears and neck is clean and strong going into correct lay of shoulders with a level topline. A little straight in upper arm and I would prefer a tat more forechest. He has developed enough bone and he stands on nice compact feet. Good ribcage, well shaped. Enough angulation in front, well angulated in rear. Good coat quality and a lovely ottertail showing his lovely temperament. He moved with good drive from behind. Class 289 JD (5 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 796 MCGILLIVRAY, Mrs Linda Antonine Ready Eddie Go (ai). What a lovely young yellow boy, 13 months old excellent specimen of the breed. Stunning dog that caught my eye in his class and in the final line up. I loved his head, already well developed with a strong muzzle of medium length. Broad in skull, nice pigmentation and a lovely dark eye, expressing a lovely temperament. Beautifully placed and carried ears. Strong muscled neck, clean, excellent placed shoulders and a level strong topline, standing and on the move. Well developed ribcage, strong loins, excellent angulation front and rear. Neat, strong and compact feet, nice bone. He moved with excellent drive from behind and he covered the ground adequately. Excellent double coat and a super wagging ottertail. I loved the way he showed himself off. He was a bit naughty on the go but so lovable and keen with his handler. A young dog with lots of potential, which I am sure, will bring him far in the future. Happy to reward him the Reserve Dog CC. 2nd: 828 THOMPSON, Miss L J & GORDON - SMITH, Mrs Kirsty Exelby Botis At Meadowline. 14 months old lovely yellow dog. Excellent quality in head and body. Broad in skull, defined stop and powerful muzzle of medium length. Correct dentition. Lovely dark eye with kind expression and nice ears, well carried and well set on. Strong, clean neck, well muscled. Well placed shoulders with correct upper arm. Well developed bone and cat like compact feet. Super level topline. Excellent chest, good width and depth, well developed in ribs. Short coupled. Balanced in angulations. Overall a nice compact dog with excellent proportions. Excellent coat texture with a lovely otter tail which he carried a bit gaily on the move. Very nice temperament. He moved with purpose and good drive. Hocks could be a bit stronger on the move but I am sure this will get better with time. A lot to like about this dog. 3rd: 719 BOLD, Miss J E Lakemeadow Gilbert's Gift Class 290 YD (4 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 833 TULLOCH, Mrs Diana Sh Ch Binnaig Sea The Stars Over Tullochmohr JW. Beautiful yellow youngster of 19 months, masculine and full of type and quality. He has a gorgeous head. Excellent proportions, broad skull, lovely strong muzzle of excellent length. Biddable and sweet expression, lovely ears, well set on. Super reach of neck, excellent top line, correct croup and tailset. He has an excellent length of leg with good bone, strong pasterns and good feet. Nicely developed in ribcage. Balanced in angulations, moderate, providing him with correct movement. Lovely coat quality and a super round otter tail, carried well on the move and showing his sweet temperament. 2nd: 716 AVERY-MARTIN, Mrs Jacqui & DOUGLAS, Mr A & DOUGLAS Talard Chill Factor. 20 months old masculine dog, lovely lad with an excellent length of leg and correct proportions and size. Lovely endearing head, nice sweet expression. Correct muzzle and good bite. Really strong and smooth neck and topline. Beautiful lay of shoulder, excellent front assembly. Front legs nicely under his body. Excellent forechest, level topline and correct croup with a lovely well set on ottertail. Strong pasterns and compact strong feet. Nicely developed in his ribs. Elbows close fitting. Excellent angulations in front, sufficient

angulations in the rear. I would prefer a tat more turn of stifle. Super, sweet temperament. He moved with excellent reach and sufficient drive from behind. Lovely lad. 3rd: 828 THOMPSON, Miss L J & GORDON - SMITH, Mrs Kirsty Exelby Botis At Meadowline Class 291 ND (7 Entries) Abs: 1 1st: 718 BICKERSTAFFE, Mrs Nicola Exelby Grouse. Two years old lovely yellow chap with an overall excellent quality and beautiful type and size. I just loved his type of head, so appealing to me. An old fashioned head, which I appreciate so much. Lovely length of a strong muzzle. Dark eye with nice expression, devoted to his handler. Correct proportions in skull and lovely ears. I liked his clean neck, which had a correct length. Well muscled. Lovely topline. Excellently developed in well sprung ribs and a good forechest. Nice substance and bone, compact feet. He is nicely angulated, moderate turn of stifle, balanced in front and rear. Super coat quality and a beautiful otter tail, a bit gaily on the move. He moved with purpose and drive, covered the ground well. Sweet and happy temperament. A lovely type of dog who deserves to be appreciated many more times in the future. 2nd: 828 THOMPSON, Miss L J & GORDON - SMITH, Mrs Kirsty Exelby Botis At Meadowline. Seen dog. 2nd in JD, 3rd in YD. 3rd: 719 BOLD, Miss J E Lakemeadow Gilbert's Gift Class 292 GD (4 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 798 MITCHELL, Mrs C Darmilye Dare To Dream. 2 years old lovely black with a head I really liked. Super expression, long but strong muzzle, dark eye, defined stop, broad in skull. Nothing overdone with the correct proportions. Adorable and attentive look with attention to his handler. Correct bite, correct set of ears. Needs time to mature in body. Excellent neck, clean with sufficient length, correct level topline, good ribcage, enough breadth in lions. Needs a bit more forechest and front angulation. Lovely neat feet and sufficient bone. Correct angulations in the rear and turn of stifle. Good dense coat quality and a lovely wagging ottertail, showing his sweet and sometimes naughty temperament. He moved well, a bit wide in front but with good drive. 2nd: 828 THOMPSON, Miss L J & GORDON - SMITH, Mrs Kirsty Exelby Botis At Meadowline. Seen dog, 2nd in JD, 3rd in YD, 2nd in ND. 3rd: 750 EDWARDS, Mrs Alison Ashland's Nothing For Granted At Bearstone (Imp US) Class 293 PGD (4 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 824 SMITH, Miss Caroline Flyenpyg Jurgen Chopp JW. 2 years old masculine black dog of excellent quality, size and proportions already well developed. Broad in skull, defined stop. Beautiful dark eye giving him a very sweet expression, excellent ears, bite okay. Excellent reach of well muscled and strong neck going into well placed shoulders and a level topline. Strong and broad in loins. Correct amount of bone, well developed in his barrel shaped ribs. Standing on his four nice compact feet. Although a nice dense hard coat texture he needed a bit more undercoat and a tat thicker otter tail. Moved well provided by the correct and balanced angulations but he could show himself a bit better with a little bit more confidence. 2nd: 792 MCCULLOCH, Mrs M Frewlings Lee Westwood. 2 years old super black dog. Masculine with the right proportions and size. A type of dog I really liked. Broad in skull, super expression, strong muzzle, defined stop, attentive with lovely ears and well carried. He has a strong neck, well muscled and of good length. Super forechest. Excellent bone and feet. Going over him I felt an excellent spring of rib. Broad loins and a good croup. A lovely ottertail and a good dense coat. Nice strong compact feet and excellent front and rear angulations, moderate and nothing overdone, just very balanced. Unfortunately he was not comfortable on the slippery floor, which was a shame because standing in front of me I really

liked him for his type and balance. Nice attentive temperament together with his handler. 3rd: 717 BAMBROOK, Mrs Karen & BAMBROOK, Mr Carey Winsleywood Waghorn At Ravoakar JW Class 294 MdLD (4 Entries) Abs: 1 1st: 836 WILLIAMSON, Mr Shaun Sharouns Inspector Gadget JW. Excellent yellow dog, 21⁄2 years old. Smart looking, upstanding and masculine. Loved his head, broad in skull, excellent proportions with the rest of his well developed body. Strong muzzle, lovely kind eye. Super strong neck, well muscled. Excellent topline, correct shoulder placement. Deep in chest, super forechest. Correct in well sprung ribs, well boned. Good feet, sufficiently compact. Broad and strong loins, correct tailset. Ottertail is showing his nice temperament. Very nicely angulated in front and in the rear. Shown in excellent condition and he moved with drive. Lovely chap who caught my eye. 2nd: 744 DRUMMOND, Mrs Shona E J & DRUMMOND, Mr Allan Passion Of My Life Kimani With Drumonagh (Imp Pol) 21⁄2 years old chocolate boy. Top size, lovely naughty lad with a kind eye of good colour and expression. Strong, deep muzzle, sufficient length. Correct dentition, correct ears, strong well muscled neck and good topline. Short coupled. Needs a bit more forechest and front angulation. Correct angulation in the rear. Nicely developed in his barrel shaped ribcage. Excellent bone and compact feet. Front feet a bit turned out. Broad in his loins, good croup, correct coat texture. I preferred a bit more ottertail but it did not stop wagging. He could have a bit more drive from behind n the move, which was sufficiently coordinated. Cheeky chappy. 3rd: 747 EDWARDS, Mrs Alison Frewlings Justin Rose At Bearstone Class 295 LD (9 Entries) Abs: 3 1st: 838 WOODLEY, Mrs Maxine Alkhamhurst Prime Shot. Coming into the ring this outstanding dog caught my eye and during judging I was drawn back to him. I just loved him. His quality, his balance, the whole picture. This 4 year old black dog represented everything I was looking for in our wonderful breed. Absolutely top quality in all aspects. A pleasing head. I could not stop smiling as I went over him, admiring him from nose to tail. He looked at me with such a kind and biddable eye. A powerful muzzle of excellent length, so important in our breed, correct bite, clean cut head with lovely ears. Clean neck, strong and of good length, excellent shoulders, level strong topline, beautiful barrel shaped ribs, correct bone, super feet, compact and strong. Broad in loins, excellently placed croup and so balanced standing four square on straight strong legs. His coat is so typical, how it should be, dense feeling hard to the touch, a good weather resistant undercoat. There was absolutely nothing overdone with this boy, his movement true and straight, excellently coordinated with good drive, holding his topline. Such a kind dog, showing a sweet temperament, confident and pleasing. Full of admiration and with no doubt in my mind I rewarded him a well deserved Dog CC. At the end of the day I was happy that my co-judge immediately agreed to reward him Best of Breed alongside the beautiful typical Bitch CC winner. 2nd: 782 WILSON, Mrs Natalie J Wilenmory Ozone Free. 41⁄2 years old yellow, very masculine dog, well developed all through. Strong body, strong head with a lovely expression, broad in skull, powerful muzzle. Well muscled neck of good length, nice level topline with nice broad in loins and good croup. Enough forechest with lovely barrel shaped ribcage. Super bone, beautiful compact feet, standing four square, balanced in angulations front and rear. Lovely ottertail, excellent coat texture, a bit gaily on the move showing a lovely attentive temperament. 3rd: 1150 GILROY, Mr F S & GILROY, Mrs H Claychalk Costa Yen

Class 296 OD (11 Entries) Abs: 3 A wonderful class to judge, full of excellent quality dogs but as there were so many differences in types I had to weigh my findings carefully to determine my placing’s. 1st: 832 TULLOCH, Mrs Diana Sh Ch Binnaig Bonnach For Tullochmohr Jw. What a lovely chap. An honour to put my hands on him and he did not disappoint. Almost 3 years old, lots of type and quality. Very nice head with a lovely expression, good length of muzzle, powerful. Clean head, lovely ears, super neck and topline going into broad loins ending in a super ottertail, which did not stop wagging. Nice barreled shaped in is ribcage, super forechest and nicely balanced in his angulations, nothing overdone with this beautiful dog. Excellent bone, round compact feet. He is so attentive to his hander. For perfection I would like to see him a fraction shorter in loins but on the move he kept a very strong topline, moved with ease and drive, straight and parallel. A big contender for top honours. Lovely, beautiful dog. 2nd: 791 MCCULLOCH, Mrs M Sh Ch A Sense Of Pleasure's John Boy To Frewlings. Such a beautiful masculine dog, 61⁄2 years old black beauty. A heartwarming dog, full of type, super size and proportions. He has a lovely head, broad in skull, good length of muzzle, which is strong and powerful. Dark lovely eye, expressive and attentive, correct ears, close to his head. His neck is strong, excellent length going into good lay of shoulder. Beautiful topline standing and on the move. Enough forechest. Super ribs, balanced in angulations, correct turn of stifle. Neat compact feet, broad loins, excellent croup and a super ottertail. He moved with excellent reach and drive, nicely parallel coming and going. Super sweet temperament. I just loved this dog, super type and quality. Sometimes as a judge you wish you had more cards to give. 3rd: 731 CASEY, Mr E & JAYES, Mrs E Sh Ch Berlan Get Up And Go At Sandylands Class 297 VD (6 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 741 DRUGGAN, Miss K Sh Ch A Sense Of Pleasure's El Toro At Balladoole. 8 years old, super quality dog that I had the honour of awarding my first CC in the UK a few years ago to. I loved him then and I loved him now. He still has it, presence and performance, oozes quality. He has matured so well and he does not look his age, still in his prime. Nothing overdone. Beautiful masculine head, correct proportions. Strong neck flowing into a level topline. Broad loins and super ottertail, well set on. Super angulations, excellent front assembly and well developed hind quarters. The best ribs, a joy and honour to go over him. Moved with drive. Lovely, lovely temperament. Still a big contender for top honours. I was so happy that in agreement with my co-judge we rewarded him Best Veteran. At the end of a long day, although not placed in the main ring, he kept on showing. 2nd: 727 BROWN, Mr Mrs & Miss A, M & M Sh Ch Ramsayville Revolver. Another 8-year-old beautiful dog with so much quality. I also had the honour to judge this dog before where I rewarded him the reserve dog cc because of his excellent breed type and performance. Lovely type with a super head and expression. Masculine, balanced, coordinated in his movement. Beautiful dark eye, bite okay, strong muzzle, lovely neck and topline. Super forechest, excellent ribcage, well boned, standing on strong pasterns and compact feet. A lovely wagging ottertail. He has a super front and well angulated in the rear. He moved with excellent reach and drive. Excellent coat condition. Such a beautiful dog who just missed out on first place but I take my hat off to his owner for keeping him in such superb condition. 3rd: 810 PERCIVAL, Mrs Mac Ch Wynfaul The Wizard Jw Class 298 SBD (3 Entries) Abs: 0 1st: 771 GUNN, Miss Alison Exelby Finch. Lovely 2-year-old black dog, super head and balanced in body. I loved his expression, coming from his dark eye. Very devoted and attentive to his handler. Beautiful muzzle, correct dentition, lovely earset. Excellent reach of neck, super topline and tailset. Still a young masculine dog who needs to develop in body but he is on the right track. Enough forechest, good ribcage, sufficiently barreled. Strong

pasterns and compact feet, enough bone and angulations, well muscled, correct coat texture and sufficient ottertail carried a bit gaily on the move. He has enough reach and drive although a bit narrow behind which will get better in time. 2nd: 750 EDWARDS, Mrs Alison Ashland's Nothing For Granted At Bearstone (Imp US). 2 years yellow, a bit heavier in head. I would have like to have seen a bit cleaner in head and lip. He has a good stop, broad in skull, needs a bit more length of muzzle. Lovely sweet expression. Bite okay, strong neck, topline could be a bit stronger. Correct bone and good feet. Round in ribcage, broad in loins, very nice thick ottertail. He could have shown himself with a bit more confidence. Moved with enough drive. Very sweet temperament and excellent coat quality. 3rd: 759 FOSTER, Mr Mark Rochevale Beal Jw