North West Labrador Retriever Club

The North westLabrador Retriever Club Show 3/10/2026

Judge – Bitches – Mrs Einir Wyn Matulla (Dolwen)

Thank you to The North West Labrador Retriever Club for their kind invitation to judge the 2026 Championship Show. The hospitality was kind, with a warm welcome received, together with excellent stewards. There were many quality bitches to judge, which made it a very enjoyable day. I was in complete agreement with my co-judge, Sian Ellis, for BIS. 

Baby Puppy Bitch (1/0)

1st – Jones’ Serengoch’s Terranova. 5 month old cholcolate bitch of good colour. Well anuglated front, good reach of neck, and well anguated rear. Kind, feminine head, which will develop with age and maturity. Nice, tight feet and good double coat. Moved well.

Veteran Bitch (8/1)

1st Tulloch’s Tullochmohr Ace of Hearts. Lovely black bitch who was well balanced from head to toe. Classic head and expression, with a kind eye. Good length of muzzle. Clean over the neck and shoulders with a level topline which she kept on the move. In good coat and condition. Happy show girl not showing her age.

2nd Rawlinson & Balshaw’s Halshimoor Pitch Perfect. Another lovely bitch of good breed quality. Feminine head and expression, with a gentle eye. Correct front angulation, with well laid back shoulders into level topline. Well srpung ribs, and well let down hocks. Moved well, but lacked the coat of 1 on the day.

Special Working Bitch (2/0)

1st Coode’s CH Warringah’s Pippingarra JW. Compact yellow bitch of tyoically feminine breed type, with a kind head, good eye colour and expression. Well angulated front into level topline, both when standing and on the move. Correct turn of stifle. Adequate coat on the day, but mainteained correct otter tail nevertheless. Moved well.

2nd McKittrick’s Millie’s Vanilla Skye of Boggbrae. Chocolate bitch with clean lines and a pleasant head and expression. Slightly full in eye. Correct rear angulation, and level topline, both when standing and on the move. Moved well. Lacked the tight feet of 1 on the day.

Minor Puppy Bitch (6/1)

1st Casey & Jayes’ Lapema Crystal Lake at Sandylands. Well balanced yellow puppy. Pleasing feminine head and expression. Correct neck and shoulder placement with a level topline and good rear angulation. Carrying the correct coat and tail. Lovely tight feet. Moved out well. Completed a lovely overall picture. BPB & BPIS.

2nd Miles-Bevan’s Llanstinan Gold Digger. Young bitch of good breed type. Kind head and expression. Well balanced, both front and rear. Good reach of neck into level topline. Good bone and neat feet. Correct coat and tail. Moved well, but lacked the animation of 1 when showing today.

Puppy Bitch (9/2)

1st Greenwodd’s Balladoole Whispered Taboo at Harrop. Good size and well balanced with a lovely outline. Standing on good strong legs and neat feet. Flowing neck into well placed shoulders and good topline held on the move. Coat of correct texture, but was just beginning to lose some of it on the day. Head will come with time and maturity.

2nd Percival’s Wynfaul Tango. Well-made puppy with a pleasing head and expression, and came very close to 1. Strong neck with correct placed shoulders. Good topline and tail set and moved well. Strong rear angulation and nice tight feet. Was not in her best coat on the day.

Junior Bitch (8/2)

1st Givan’s Sudeo Sassy Sapphire JW. Black bitch of lovely breed type with a lovely head and expression, and a good eye shape. Clean neck and well placed shoulders. Level topline and tail set. Strong legs and good shaped feet and moved well.

2nd Douglas’ Capronca Ice Baby at Talard. Good size and well balanced chocolate bitch with a lovely outline. Standing on good strong legs and really neat feet. Clean reach of neck into well placed shoulders and level topline. Coat of correct texture, but was just beginning to lose some of it on the day. Head will come with time and maturity.

Yearling Bitch (8/1)

1st Bibby & Gordon-Smith’s Meadowline Whizz Bang at Bruxinho JW. Lovely black bitch with all the breed essentials. Kind head and expression. Good front and rear angulation, with well let down hocks and tight feet. Moved very well keeping her topline on the move. Good double coat and correct otter tail. Completed a lovely overall picture.CC & RBIS.

2nd Powell’s Seatallan Ebony. Lovely clean outline on this feminine bitch. Pleasing head with correct eye colour. Clean over the neck and shoulders. Level topline and tail set. Correct double coat and otter tail. Moved with purpose, and shown in good coat and condition

Maiden Bitch (3/2)

1st Miles-Bevan’s Llanstinan Gold Digger.

Novice Bitch (7/3)

1st Hibbs’ Tweeildon Morning Sunrise. Yellow bitch with a kind eye. Lovely clean neck with well-placed shoulders. Moved well on strong legs and neat feet. Strong hindqaurters and well let down on the hock. Kept topline, both when standing and on the move. Well proportioned.

2nd Jones’ Lembas Willow at Serenjar. Correct head shape with a good length of muzzle. Correct eye colour, and lovely pigmentation. Good coat texture, but was not in her best coat on the day. Correct angulation and tail set; and moved well. Made a difference to the overall expression when her ears were forward.

Undergraduate Bitch (7/4)

1st Percival’s Wynfaul Tango.

2nd Bailey’s Harrop Ravenheart of Marlucove. Good sized Black bitch just right for her age. Pleasant head with good eye colour and length of muzzle. Correct front and rear assembly with an adeqautely clean neck; good topline and correct otter tail. Moved well.

Graduate Bitch (6/1)

1st Turner’s Dunmhuilig Freya. Good sized bitch with a kind eye. Lovely clean neck with well-placed shoulders. Moved well on strong legs and neat feet. Strong hindquarters and well let down on the hock. Kept topline, both when standing and on the move. Not in her best coat on the day.

2nd Jones’ Serengoch’s Calistoga JW. Nice chocolate bitch of completely different breed type to 1. Kind head and expression. Clean neck with correct shoulder placement. Level topline wen standing, but somewhat lost on the move.Correct double coat and otter tail. Moved well.

Post Graduate Bitch (13/1)

1st Rawlinson & Balshaw’s Halshimoor Riff Raff at Shanorell. Feminine bitch shown in excellent coat and condition. Appealing head with correct eye colour. Clean over the neck and shoulders. Moved well keeping her topline on the move. A happy show girl.

2nd McLellan’s Saranden Book of Dreams JW. Well-made bitch with a pleasing head and expression, and came close to 1. Strong neck with correct placed shoulders. Good topline and tail set and moved well. Strong rear angulation and nice tight feet. Was not in her best coat on the day.

Mid Limit Bitch (3/0)

1st McGillivray’s Antonine She’s Like the Wind (AI). Beautiful eye colour on this bitch. Clean lined and well balanced. Correct front angulation into well laid back shoulders and level topline. Strng hindquarters.Excellent coat and moved very well. Made such a difference to her overall expression when she brought her ears forward.

2nd Charlton’s Foxrush Hope So JW. Well-made bitch with a pleasing head and expression, and came close to 1. Correct reach of neck with correctly placed shoulders. Good topline and tail set and moved well. Strong rear angulation and nice tight feet. Was not in her best coat on the day.

Limit Bitch (13/0)

1st McLellan’s Wynfaul Happy New Year for Saranden JW. Good sized, well balanced bitch carrying a lovely coat and correct otter tail. Good eye colour and correct length of muzzle. Clean over the neck and shoulders with a level topline which she kept on the move. Good bone and feet.

2nd Bibby & Gordon-Smith’s Bruxinho Feeling Epic. Kind eye and good length of muzzle. Well balanced front and rear angulation. Level topline, both when standing and on the move. Coukd do with slightly tighter feet. Correct double coat, otter tail and tail set. Moved well.

Open Bitch (7/2)

1st Rawlinson’s Halshimoor Perfect Pitch at Shanorell. Lovely typy bitch. Well balanced with a pleasing head and kind expression. Clean over the neck and shoulders with a strong topline. Correct front and rear angulation. Moved well on strong legs and feet and shown in good condition. RCC.

2nd Campbell’s Binnaig Brene. Another lovely bitch of typical breed type. Good expression with good length of muzzle. Clean over the neck and shoulders into strong topline and correct tail set. Strong front and rear angulation. Moved and showed well in good condition.

Champion Bitch (2/0)

1st Campbell’s SH CH BInnaig Sea Salt JW. An attractive, feminine bitch with good overall balance. Pleasing head and gentle expression, with well laid back laid shoulders and clean neck. Strong through the topline, with good angulation both front and rear. Moved freely and soundly, and presented in very good condition.

2nd Casey & Jayes’ SH CH Lapema Masquerade at Sandylands. Another lovely type with feminine qualities and pleasing proportions. Good head shape with a soft, appealing expression. Well constructed throughout, with a neat neck, well-placed shoulders and firm topline. Balanced angulation front and rear. Came very close to 1 but lacked the coat on the day.