Kent County Canine Association

Kent County Canine Association

23rd February 2025

Thank you to KCCA for the invitation and for the exhibitors for bringing their dogs under me.

GUNDOG GROUP

1 Weyman’s More Than Amazing Wanna Be A Gangster At Spuffing JW (Imp Bel) Spaniel (English Springer) 2yr D Scored in overall balance and movement. Lovely head & expression, kind hazel eye, good pigment. well put together, super front, matching angulation at rear, neat feet, straight legs well boned. Well ribbed, straight back into good tailset. Good coat texture and feathering. Well muscled and in excellent body condition. Moved soundly with drive.

2 Tye’s Irisbel The Greatest Showman At Tymora JW Spaniel (Field) 23mth D (Rpt)

3 Welch, Drake & Hazeltine’s Clamerkin Jubilee Surprise At Hookwood JW Pointer 2 1/2yr B Lovely aristocratic head & expression, oozing breed type, good overall outline & balance. Alert, fit & well muscled, strong oval bone. Smooth ground covering movement.

4 Seamons’s Ramchaine Luminescence Over Messano (Imp Nld) JW Retriever (Golden) 2 1/2yr B very pretty with kind expression, feminine well chiselled head, with good black pigment. Good length of neck into best of forequarters, matching hind angulation. Super coat and condition. Powerful clean movement and held her topline well.

GUNDOG PUPPY GROUP

1 Griffin’s Griffial Back To Black Spaniel (Cocker) 8mth B Correctly made, full of breed type, a merry, exuberant pup! Well balanced, compact, nicely proportioned. Skull well developed but feminine, cleanly chiselled, slightly domed with distinct stop, square muzzle. Full, dark eye with tight rims. Dark pigment. Low set, well feathered, lobular ears. Muscular neck of moderate length, set neatly into sloping shoulders, good return of upper arm, tight elbows set under withers. Matching hind angulation with good bend of stifle and hock. Straight well boned legs, firm, thickly padded, cat-like feet. Prominent forechest, deep brisket, good spring of rib. Straight back, short, wide, muscular loin, gentle slope to low set tail, ever wagging! Wide, well rounded muscular hindquarters. Moved straight and true, with great drive, covering the ground well.

2 Metcalfe’s Baileydale Bottoms Up retriever (Labrador) B 6mth Lovely balanced pup, super forechest, straight legs, slightly sloping pastern, excellent dense coat, neat round cat feet, kind expression, broad skull, dark eye, neat ear, would prefer slightly more stop, ever wagging tail

3 Abrahams’s Fivenineplus Azahara by Adormidera SWD 10mth B (Rpt)

4 Walker’s Dexbenella Livin The Dream Spaniel (English Springer) 6mth D Super symmetrically built and compact pup. Lovely head shape and expression. Moderately angulated fore and aft. Deep chest and well sprung ribs. Excellent quality coat with ample feathering. Free and easy movement.

AV GUNDOG VETERAN (11,2)

1 Hutton-Baber’s Brynceri Once In A Blue Moon At Babtonkelpie Spaniel (Cocker) 7yr B Super head and expression with lovely kind eye. Very balanced and correct proportions throughout, moderate angulation fore and aft, straight legs. Excellent spring of rib, tight elbows, tight feet. In excellent body condition, well muscled. Moved with drive and typical cocker bustle.

2 Pounds-Longhurst’s Rosgar Dolly O’Dare Among Mossburn Retriever (Golden) 7yr B Correct head, very feminine, good pigment. Great coat texture. Super front angulation, excellent spring of rib, well ribbed back to short strong loin. Straight back, good tail set. Strong bone, Moved with drive.

3 Welch & Hazeltine’s ShCh Pytchley Chasing The Dream For Hookwood JW ShCM ShCEx Pointer 7yr D

4 Barham’s Kenwardgold Minnie Me VW Pointer 10yr B

AVNSC GUNDOG

P (10,3) 1 Abrahams’s Fivenineplus Azahara by Adormidera SWD 10mth B Promising youngster, appealed instantly with super balance, correct proportions. Excellent coat texture. Correct head with dark eyes, good pigment, medium sized ears, lovely expression. Deep chest. Strong bone, tight feet. In good muscular condition. Brisk, sound, athletic movement. BP & PG3. 2 Phipps-Baker & Baker’s Maddouse Never Too Much. FCR 9mth B Another promising youngster. Lovely long moulded head with small well set on ears, expressive brown eyes. Moderate angulation, straight fore & hind legs with clean elbows, well let down hocks. Tight round feet with well arched toes. Free flowing movement, straight & true from front & rear. Dense fine coat. Ample feathering for age. 3. Cuddy, Cuddy & Norbury’s Bedeslea Prada Paradoxe Lagotto 9mth B.

J (10,5) 1 Bell’s Curlycrest’s Sweet Home Chicago (Imp Nor) FCR 13mth D Head long & nicely moulded, small well set on ears, dark brown eyes with intelligent expression. Overall balanced outline, moderately angulated. Well defined brisket. Chest deep, body well ribbed up, short & square loin. Legs straight with good quality bone, muscular hindquarters with well let down hocks. Dense quality coat with well feathered legs & tail. Fluid free flowing movement, straight & true from front & rear, tail never stopped wagging! 2 Benge’s Wahnahnish St Gilles (Imp Nld) Spaniel (Clumber) 12mth D Good quality balanced well boned, strong, firm & fit. Large square head, broad over occiput, heavy brows, square muzzle. Dark amber eye, minimal haw. Large vine leaf shaped ears. Long thick neck, long strong body. Deep chest, ribs need to spring. Short well boned legs. Large round feet. Happy & kind tempered, moved well. 3 Salvage’s Unveiledjaclee Ace Of Hearts (Imp Fra) Spaniel (American Cocker) 15mth D.

PG (10,5) Mcloughlin & Townsend’s Kalimor Tailor Weimeraner 2yr B Very balanced. Feminine head of correct proportions, kind expression. Long lobular high set ears. Clean cut moderately long neck, good layback of shoulder, level topline with slightly sloping croup. Deep chest, well sprung ribs, well ribbed back, tucked up to short firm loin. Moderately angulated hindquarters, well let down hocks. Super coat. Effortless ground covering movement. 2 Abrahams’s Cravessa’s Right On The Dot By Adormidera SWD 2 1/2yr B Head of correct proportions, kind expression, coat of good quality. Straight legs with enough bone. Tight elbows, round tight feet. Well ribbed back, but need to spring. Sound and athletic movement. 3 Knowles’s Jackpotstud Lucky Dice Spaniel (Clumber) 2yr D

O (19,9) Tye’s Irisbel The Greatest Showman At Tymora JW Spaniel (Field) 23mth D Well balanced upstanding, noble specimen of excellent breed type. Head chiselled, alert but gentle expression, low set well feathered ears. Long neck, long sloping well laid back shoulder, good length of upper arm, moderate length of leg, straight flat bone, hocks well let down, tight round feet. Deep chest, well sprung ribs, well ribbed back into strong loin. Strong, level back. Well muscled. Excellent long flat glossy coat with abundant feathering. Moved with great drive and long stride. BOB & G2 2 Sh Ch Fynder Reacher ShCEx IWS 4yr D Smart strong compact dog of excellent breed type. Good masculine head but still with impression of fineness. Long low set ears, smallish eyes with alert expression. Powerful arching neck, set well into sloping shoulders. Short back with short broad loins. Deep and broad chest, well sprung barrel ribs. Straight legs well boned. Well angulated hindquarters, short hocks, large round feet. Super coat of tight crisp ringlets with pronounced “top knot”. Free sound movement with breed typical rolling gait. RBOB & Best RBOB Gundog. 3 Whittington’s Juldeane Line Of Duty (AI) English Setter 5yr D

AV IMPORTED BREED REGISTER GUNDOG

O (3,2) 1 Bunn’s Corve Defiance Barbet 16mth D Lovely happy dog. Rustic appearance, Dense profuse coat of curls. Athletic but substantial in bone. Broad skull, well defined stop, square muzzle, kind dark eye, good pigment. Balanced moderate angulation fore and aft, well let down hocks. Short strong neck, set into oblique shoulders. Firm level topline. Deep chest, short muscular loin. Low set tail. Round, well padded feet. Moved well. BOB

Kirsty Watts (Oakmarsh)