Sunderland & District Canine Society

  Sunderland and District Canine Society

20th April 2025 Judge – Mrs A Geary

I would like to thank Marie Morrison and her hard working committee for the opportunity to judge on such a prestigious anniversary. The hospitality was excellent and I had a thoroughly enjoyable day. Thanks also to my steward who kept me going all day

I would also like to thank all the exhibitors for the sporting manner that they accepted my decisions.

Bracco Italiano

Graduate (3,2)

1 Bramley, Holdstock, Fretwell & Markins’ Callaiscroft Esprit de Vie for Amicofedele (NAF), 10 month old o/w, super masculine boy, correct head, lovely front assembly, deep chest and good bend of stifle, moved well and when mature will be a good specimen of the breed. BP

Open (6,5)

1 Sandersons’ Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW, ShCex, OSW, 6 year old chestnut, super head with correct head and eye, strong in neck with well laid back shoulders, good oval bone, almost square in appearance, broad deep chest ,well bent stifles which helped him move with good drive. BOB

English Setter

Graduate (2,0)

1 Snook’s Moorbrook Mogul of March, 3 year old male, smaller framed than 2, lovely head with well defined stop, balanced appearance, moved freely

2 Taylor’s Kanietter Kocoa,4 year old male, nice head and neck, neat front, longer in body than 1, good bend of stifle. Moved ok

Open (2,0)

1 Snook’s Dalreavoch Northern Caper, 7 year old male, super head and eye, best of coats, balanced with correct bone, good depth with level topline, well bent stifles and moved with ease. BOB

2 Taylor’s Kanietter Kocoa, Repeat

German Shorthaired Pointer

Graduate (1,0)

1 Greenwood’s Reinrassig Frieda Sapphire, 7 month old female, longer cast than I prefer, nice head, in profile has a good front. Neat feet and moved ok. BP

Open (1,0)

1 Manns’ Sh Ch Elfindrew Endrick to Valger ShCex, 5 year old male really liked his head and dark eye, very balanced and compact in outline, moved positively with good reach and drive. BOB and Group 2

Gordon Setter

Graduate (2,0)

1 Hoggs’ Gailiech Wirnpa, super 10 month old male who needs time to mature. Liked his head and had super movement for one so young. Will be interesting to watch him develop. BOB and BP

2 Pallini’s Krisada Not in Kansas, 2 year old male, nice head and eye, good front assembly and deep in chest, well bent stifles, moved ok

Open (1,0)

1 Hoggs’ Gailiech Ngalyod, 4 year old male, balanced in outline, good topline held on the move, good coat, moved well

Irish Red and White Setter

Graduate (3,1)

1 Holgate’s Hodgehall Don’t Stop Me Now with Rogansrock, 2 year old male, scored in his head and front assembly, good topline held on the move, moved well. BOB

2 Jakin’s Coolfin Baltic Turn the Page, 8 month old girl who really gave her handler a hard time today, pretty feminine head, good neck onto good shoulders, moved ok on the move and her time will come, very promising. BP

Open (1,0)

1 ShCh/Int Ch/Multi Ch Terne des Coris Qalimero at Coolfin (Imp Bel) JW, WW23, 7 year old male, lovely head with good length of neck, good shape and moved well in profile.

Irish Setter

Graduate (3,0)

1 Kassube and Frenchs’ Thendara Hot Diamond and Cararua, 16 month old male, another who made the handler work hard, balanced shape with good head and neck. Liked his bone and coat and once settled moved well. BOB and Gp 3

2 Scotts’ Scokira Emerald Dream, 2 year old girl who was very close up to 1. feminine head, good front and topline, mature for age, well handled. Moved well. Just preferred the overall balance of 1

3 Scotts’ Scokira Cassiopeia, BP

Open (0,0)

Pointer

Graduate (1,0)

1 Storey and Dyers’ Kimifleur Gold Standard, 4 year old o/w girl, good length of neck onto good shoulders, balanced fore and aft, moved as one with handler. BOB

Open (1,1)

Spanish Water Dog

Graduate (2,1)

1 Hodgkinson-Rutherford and Rutherfords’ Rainethyme Rerite the Rules for Chanderhill, 8 month old male, has ring presence. Loved his head, good neck and shoulder placement, very balanced, good bone and excellent coat, moved really well BOB and BP

Open (2,0)

1 Wood’s Chanderhill Eagle Eye Sinduda, 4 year old male, good shape with balancenot the coat of my BOB, moved well

2 Wood’s Pabiagas Sergio Sinduda JW, 2 year old male, nice head, good shape, again coat could be better, moved well once settled

Weimaraner

Junior (1,0)

1 Rayner and Maskells’ Enjager Elegance for Brownbank, 6 month old girl who just catches the eye on entering the ring, loved her head, very balanced and moved so well for a baby. BP and PG 1

Post Graduate (6,1)

1 Mullinger’s Sunshine of your Love JW, 2 year old girl, lovely feminine head, balanced with good bone, moved well. Won on maturity and togetherness on the move

2 Rayner and Maskells’ Enjager Elegance for Brownbank, Repeat

3 Balmers’ Trapaleba Dior JW,

Open (3,0)

1 Maskell and Rayners’ Brownbank Willow with Raystans JW, 14 month girl, excellent head and neck onto good shoulders, straight front and moderate rear angulation. Lovely balanced girl who moves effortlessly round the ring. BOB

2 Balmers’ Mabanika Omega, 6 year old girl, lovely head shape, good bone, good length to body, balanced with good angles. Moved well.

3 Mullinger’s Aladdins Genie,

Flatcoated Retriever

Graduate (4,2)

1 Whitakers’ Jetstarski Run like Hell, 11 month girl, lovely head, good neck, deep chest, good angles front and rear, moved well BP

2 Kiddell’s Diamante Blu Regina Della Pace to Hameldowntor (imp It) JW, 2 year old girl who has all the required attributes, just wasn’t at her best today

Open (1,0)

1 Whitakers’ ShCh Evening Mist Black Brianta (imp Cze), 6 year old girl who absolutely deserves to be a champion, perfect head onto good shoulders, very balanced and didn’t put a foot wrong when powering round the ring. BOB and GP 1

Golden Retriever

Puppy (5,2)

1 Robinson’s Baricia Bell D’oro, 6 month old male, stunning head, good front and rear angles, balanced and moves well in profile. BP

2 Fosters’ Auristela Ginger Rogers, 8 month old girl with lovely feminine head, nice bone, good angles front and rear, preferred rear movement of 1.

3 Henderson’s Amirene Love Me Do,

Junior (3,2)

1 Searle’s Astleyfold Snowy Bell, 15 month old girl, lovely front, good feet, nothing exaggerated about her, stood alone but worthy of her first place.

Post Graduate (7,3)

1 Martin’s Garline Guarding Lola, 2 year old girl, liked her shape and balance, correct front and rear angles, lovely coat and liked her colour. Moved well BOB

2 Towers and Hendersons’ Baricia Bella Divino JW, 21 month old male, super masculine dog, mature for age, good front and rear angles. Unlucky to meet 1 today.

3 Searle’s Astleyfold Snowy Bell,

Open (5,2)

1 Martin’s Garline Love So Deep, 5 year old pretty girl, good front, coat and colour. Good overall shape and moved well

2 Maddison’s Jaymardy Sweet Caroline JW, 3 year old girl, balanced with good front and rear, not moving to her best advantage today.

3 Ritson’s Baricia Bella Dolce,

Labrador Retriever

Puppy (1,0)

1 McManus-Barthram's Danru Olyimpia’s Iris Star, 8 month old black girl, broad in skull, large nose, balanced with good front and rear, tail never stopped and she enjoyed her day out

Junior (1,0)

1 Smith’s Binnaig Sea Barnacle on Flyenpig JW, 12 month old yellow male, loved his masculine head, strongly built with good angles front and rear. Good bone and moved well.

Post Graduate (6,0)

1 Roberts’ Stormrose Daisy Hill, 2 year old yellow girl,nice head with good shoulders and front, good bone, held her top line well and had the best rear movement

2 Morrow’s Serengoch’s Nine to Five at Ruembers’s, 2 year old chocolate girl, good straight front, well turned stifles, level topline. Moved well.

3 Roberts’ Stormrose Good As Gold

Open (6,2)

1 Brackner’s Original Soundtrack del Trango for Brupurhat, 3 year old yellow male, super head and shoulders, well proportioned all through, good bone and feet, harsh coat and free movement. BOB and GP 4

2 Smith’s Flyenpig Jurgen Chopp JW, 16 month old black male, lovely head, good front and rear angles, good top line and tail carriage, moved well.

3 Morrow’s Rhythm Lacey at Ruembers’s,

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Graduate (2,0)

1 Wardrope’s Danehaven Nouvel, 3 year old girl, correct wedge shape to head, nice front, balanced, would prefer a little more all through but enough to win BOB

2 Copeland and Knowles’ Eusanit Oh Eck It’s Menstonia, 9 month old girl, correct head shape, very feminine, lovely front, needs to strengthen behind.

Open (4,2)

1 Copeland and Knowles’ Eusanit It’ll be Reet at Menstonia, 5 year old male, correct masculine head, good front and rear angles, good coat, moved ok

2 Wardrope’s Alter Ego Rusty Fox (imp Cze), 6 year old male, correct head, balanced, not the movement of 1

American Cocker Spaniel

Graduate (1,1)

Open (2,1)

1 Morris and Jeffersons’ Mycalleys Koko JW, 2 year old black girl, impeccably presented, pretty head, good front and rear, lovely topline, moved well. BOB

Cocker Spaniel

Junior (8,2)

1 Dolan’s Snowgate Shine On, 17 month old male, liked his head, short compact body, in good coat, good bone, moved beautifully.

2 Burton and Dixons’ Sandanca Taking Chances for Dreamist, 10 month old orange male, balanced and very sound, good bone, preferred movement of 1. BP

3 Vere’s Laveris Dream Design

Post Graduate (4,1)

1 Burtons’ Snowgate Destiny to Dreamist, 17 month old roan girl, compact and well balanced, pretty head onto a good neck and shoulders, lovely mover.

2 Davies’ Annaside You are my Sunshine, 2 year old girl, nice feminine head, good bone and coat, just preferred movement of 1

3 Fairhurst’s Valefell Frosty Starlight,

Open (7,2)

1 Davies’ Annaside Winter’s Moon, 4 year old roan girl, pretty head, compact with good front and rear, lovely mover which won her BOB

2 Bacon’s Timbric Doris Day JW, 3 year old girl, again compact with good angles moved well.

3 Crawfords’ Totenkopf Double Dutch Deuce,

Welsh Springer Spaniel

Post Graduate (1,0)

1 Chandler’s Chanangel Royal Ascot, 18 month old girl, lovely head and a good shape. Unfortunately wasn’t happy in herself today.

Open (2,0)

1 Chandler’s Chanangel White Rose, 13 month old girl, good head of correct proportions, balanced with deep chest, good feet moved out well. BOB

2 Dyers’ Benton Small Talkamong Tylwyth (imp Fin), 9 year old girl, nice head, good shoulders, balanced. Moved well

AV Import (0)

AVNSC (0)

Gundog Group

Flatcoat

GSP

Irish Setter

Labrador

Puppy Group

Splitting hairs between these 4 and all must have a bright future

Weimaraner

ESS - Tolladays’ Chanangel Yorkshire Ale with Bethersden, 9 month old male with a super head, good length of neck onto good shoulders, good straight front, well sprung ribs with deep chest, moderate stifle, well rounded feet. Movement true and in profile moved forward freely with drive. Super puppy.

Spanish Water Dog

Bracco Italiano

AV Gundog Veteran (16)

What an honour to judge all these veterans, who were presented in excellent condition and were a credit to their owners.

1 Sandersons’ Bracco, ShCh Owlspoint Trouble at Mill, ShCM ShCex Vw BWNL 18, 9 year old “stallion” male, breed standard general appearance suits this dog to a tea. Owned the ring. Happy to award BVIG

2 Hardcastle and Bradleys’ HV, ShCh Vizslanya Sziena JW SHCex OSW, 7 year old quality girl, often admired her ringside and was a pleasure to get to go over her.

3 Smith’s Labrador, Flyenpig Porky Pig JW OSW,

AV Puppy (16)

1 Calverts’ ESS, Chanangel Yorkshire Honey, 8 month old girl, what a beautiful pup, best of fronts, super head and bone, chest deep with well sprung ribs, lovely feet, broad thigh and moves with a lovely free stride.

2 Burtons’ Cocker, Sandanca Taking Chances for Dreamist, repeat

3 Jakins’ IRW, Baltic Turn the Page, repeat

AV Junior (7)

1 Searle’s GR, Astleyfold Snowy Bell, repeat

 2 Dolan’s Snowgate Shine On, repeat

3 Gammon’s HV, Glenbrows Opera D’Arte,

AV Graduate (14)

1 Martin’s Garline Guarding Lola GR, repeat

2 Hardcastle and Bradleys’ HV, Castledogley Firenze JW, 2 year old Girl, very pretty head, balanced, held topline on the move, unlucky to meet 1 today

3 Balmers’ Weim, Trapaleba Carrera,

AV Open (6)

1 Chandler’s WSS, Chanangel Yorkshire Rose, 5 year old girl loved her head and overall balance, lovely front angular on and correct hindquarters. Moved as one with handler showing free movement and drive.

2 Martin’s Garline Love so Deep, repeat

3 Mowbray’s Sussex, Crumbledor Bella Lestrange