• Show Date: 26/09/2026
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Moray Armstrong Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 04/10/2026

Belfast Dog Show Society

Breed: Retriever (Flat Coated)

PGD 1(0)

1. Scaife’s Flatcharm Bing A Ling at Shennanjoy. Super young dog, masculine head, nice eye, good bite, nice ears, well constructed front, nice bone and feet, excellent top-line and tail set, nice length of ribs, strong top-line, correct tail set, moderate quarters, sound and stylish on the move, in good body and coat, I’m sure with a bit more maturity will be hard to beat, DCC & BOB.

LD 2(0)

1. Clark’s Flanova Freebird. Masculine head, nice eye, neat ears, good neck, nice ribs, good forechest, nice length of ribs, good top-line and tail set, moderate quarters, moved ok, in good body and coat.

2. Mantle’s Rhiewvalley Ain’t Guilty. Masculine head, nice eye, good neck and shoulders, good bone and feet, nice forechest, good length of ribs, strong top-line, moderate quarters, moved ok, in good body and coat.

OD 2(0)

1. Harvey’s Moontorn Black Magic. Pleasing head and eye, neat ears, nice neck ad shoulders, good bone and feet, good forechest, strong top-line, correct tail set, nice strong quarters, moved well, in good body and coat, nice side profile, RDCC.

2. Clark’s Hurstclough Night Owl at Flanova. Medium size dog with lots to like, nice head and eye, neat ears, nice neck and shoulders, good forechest, strong top-line, nice quarters, good bone and feet, moved well, in good body and coat, really nice type of dog.

VD 3(0)

1. Macpherson’s Rachanmill Columbo. Nice type of dog, lovely head and eye, neat ears, good neck and shoulders, nice forechest, strong top-line, ok tail set, moderate quarters, nice bone and feet, moved ok, in nice body and coat, good side profile.

2. Scaife’s Flatcharm Mr Fix It for Shennanjoy. Super head and eye, neat ears, well constructed front, nice bone and feet, good length of ribs, moderate quarters, in good body and coat, moved ok, would like a stronger top-line both standing and on the move.

3. Ponsford’s Wheathold Reynard The Fox at Falcorvus.

SpBD 1(0)

1. Clark’s Flanova Freebird. Repeat. BSpB.

PB 1(0)

1. Holden’s Dymexe I Love to Boogie. Feminine head, nice eye, good bite, nice neck and shoulders, good top-line and tail set, moderate quarters, moved ok, hope she matures well for you, BP.

PGB 4(0)

1. Holland’s Flatcharm Regina Phalange. This, for me, has so much potential, correct in most points, her head, neck and shoulders, top-line and tail set are amazing, nice bone and feet, good forechest, nice length of ribs, moderate quarters, needs another 18 months and I would like to see the bitch that can beat her, just a pity she’s not mine!! BCC.

2. Thomson’s Llantrussa Winter Dreams at Badcall. Another quality bitch, feminine head, nice eye, good legs and feet, ok neck and shoulders, nice top-line and tail set, good quarters, good length of ribs, moved well, in good body and coat.

3. Macpherson’s Badcall Dream Weaver.

LB 5(1)

1. Bellamy’s Moontorn Chasing The Dream JW. Another promising young bitch, pleasing head and neat ears, good bite, nice bone and feet, good length of ribs, nice top-line and tail set, moderate quarters, moved well behind, for me, less body and coat would improve her outline but I’m sure her title is not far away.

2. Thomson’s Badcall Midsummer Dream. Racier than 1, pleasing head and eye, good bite, neat ears, nice neck and shoulders, good top-line and tail set, moderate quarters, nice bone and feet, moved well, in nice body and coat.

3. Clark’s Flanova Brown Eyed Girl.

OB 4(1)

1. Clark’s Riverglide Santa Barbara at Flanova. Medium size bitch of excellent breed type, feminine head, nice eye and expression, good bite, nice bone and feet, good forechest, strong top-line, nice length of ribs, moderate quarters, moved well, in good body and coat, RBCC.

2. Thomson’s Badcall Midsummer Dream. Repeat.

3. Finlay’s Plainfire’s Nelly Furtado Aughnaleck.

VB 1(0)

1. Thomson’s Sh Ch. Caci’s The Dream Catcher A Badcall VW. A quality bitch from any angle, pleasing head and eye, neat ears, good neck and shoulder, nice keel, good bone and feet, good body length, nice top-line and tail set, moved well, in good body and coat, close to top awards, BV.

SpBB 1(0)

1. Clark’s Flanova Brown Eyed Girl. 3rd in a good Limit class, pleasing head and eye, feminine head and expression, nice legs and feet, ok neck and shoulders, nice top-line and tail set, moved ok, in good body and coat.

MORAY ARMSTRONG