Exeter & County Canine Society

Exeter and County Canine Society Open Show

Big thank you to the committee for the invitation to judge at their beautifully run show, and to all the exhibitors who came and made the day a very special one in the sunshine and enjoying our outdoor ring. A big show of appreciation to my ring steward who kept us in tip top shape and running smoothly, without people like you shows wouldn’t as amazing as they are so thank you for your time and laughter. It was great to see some amazing quality dogs, and people supporting each other, the way shows should be which was lovely to see and be a part of.

Flat Coated Retriever

Class 228 – Post Graduate – 3/0

1st – 612 – Clandrift Funky Angel – Mrs V Bowen

Very friendly fifteen month old female, confident with an ever wagging enthusiastic tail action. Head long and nicely moulded and feminine. Skull flat and moderately broad. Slight stop between eyes with no exaggeration. Nose of decent size with open nostrils. Jaws long, strong capable of work. Medium size dark eyes, giving a lovely intelligent expression. Ears small, well set on close to side of head. Perfect, regular, and complete scissor bite, with teeth sound and strong. Her head well set in her neck, long and free from throatiness. Symmetrically set, obliquely placed into shoulders running well into back. Chest deep, fairly broad, well defined brisket, elbows have good clearance to move cleanly and evenly. Forelegs straight with good bone. Foreribs fairly flat, body well ribbed with gradual spring and well arched centre, lighter towards the rear. Loins short and square. Muscular hindquarters with a moderate bend of stifle and hocks well let down. Feet round and strong with close well arched toes, well kept well trimmed nails with soles thick and strong. Tail short, straight, well set on not much above level with back, gaily carried. More settled than the rest of the class today, movement was faultless, free and flowing, took the ring like she owned it. Straight and true. Black glossy coat in fantastic condition, dense flat coat, legs and tail well feathered. Maturing well for a bitch so young, a joy to go over her today. I look forward to seeing how she continues to mature in the future. Congratulations on BOB today, well deserved.

2nd – Lussac Bewitched – Mrs S May

Beautiful happy go lucky ten month old bitch with great promise. Maturity is coming at the correct pace for this girl and will continue to come. Confident and kind, filled with optimism and enthusiasm which powers her constant wagging tail. She has a lovely feminine head, long and nicely moulded, skull flat, moderately broad with a slight stop with no accentuation. Nose of decent size with open nostrils. Jaws long and strong capable of work picking up game. Dark medium sized eyes, giving a gentle intelligent expression. Well set ears, small, close to the side of her head. Jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite. Head well set on neck, neck long and free from throatiness, symmetrically set and obliquely placed into shoulders, running well into the back. Her chest is deep and fairly broad, with well defined brisket, as she continues to develop her chest will mature and continue to fill out. Her elbows have the ability to move cleanly and evenly. Forelegs straight and still some knuckle left to grow into, with good bone and substance. Foreribs fairly flat. Body well ribbed with a gradual spring, showing a well arched centre, going lighter towards the rear. Loin short and square. Hindquarters well muscled developing nicely with good tone. Moderate bend of stifle, hocks well let down standing true. Feet round and strong, toes close and well arched. Tail well set on not much above level with back, carried gaily, short and straight. Black, dense, flat coat, medium texture, good quality. Legs and tail well feathered, looking lovely for a pup still so young. A pleasure to go over her today I look forward to having the chance again in future. Congratulations on BP today fantastic to see you get shortlisted in the big ring for the puppy group well done.

3rd – 616 – Flatcharm Smelly Cat To Benoveor – Mrs V and Miss H McIlwaine and Mrs J Reynolds

Class 229 – Limit – 2/1

1st – 612 – Clandrift Funky Angel – Mrs V Bowen

Very friendly fifteen month old female, confident with an ever wagging enthusiastic tail action. Head long and nicely moulded and feminine. Skull flat and moderately broad. Slight stop between eyes with no exaggeration. Nose of decent size with open nostrils. Jaws long, strong capable of work. Medium size dark eyes, giving a lovely intelligent expression. Ears small, well set on close to side of head. Perfect, regular, and complete scissor bite, with teeth sound and strong. Her head well set in her neck, long and free from throatiness. Symmetrically set, obliquely placed into shoulders running well into back. Chest deep, fairly broad, well defined brisket, elbows have good clearance to move cleanly and evenly. Forelegs straight with good bone. Foreribs fairly flat, body well ribbed with gradual spring and well arched centre, lighter towards the rear. Loins short and square. Muscular hindquarters with a moderate bend of stifle and hocks well let down. Feet round and strong with close well arched toes, well kept well trimmed nails with soles thick and strong. Tail short, straight, well set on not much above level with back, gaily carried. More settled than the rest of the class today, movement was faultless, free and flowing, took the ring like she owned it. Straight and true. Black glossy coat in fantastic condition, dense flat coat, legs and tail well feathered. Maturing well for a bitch so young, a joy to go over her today. I look forward to seeing how she continues to mature in the future. Congratulations on BOB today, well deserved. In this class she was more settled in the ring, giving her more of a chance to enjoy herself with her handler which was lovely to witness.

2nd – 615 – Flatcharm Mr Heckles For Benoveor – Mrs V and Miss H McIlwaine and Mrs J Reynolds

This sixteen month old male has a fantastic build showing power and raciness in the right proportions. He is confident and kind shown in how excited and happy he is to be gone over by me today. Masculine head, long and nicely sculpted, skull flat and moderately broad slight stop between his eyes. Nose of good size with open nostrils. Jaw long and strong capable of work carrying and retrieving game. Dark eyes of medium size, giving a gentle intelligent expression. Small ears well set close to the side of his head. Teeth sound and strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite. Head well set on neck, long neck free from throatiness, nicely symmetrically set and obliquely placed in shoulders running well into his back. Chest nice and deep, nicely broad with well defined brisket. His elbows can move freely. Forelegs straight with good bone and substance to them. Foreribs fairly flat, body well ribbed up showing a gradual spring well arched in the centre, lighter towards the hindquarters. Loin short and square. Muscular hindquarters, standing nice and true. Moderate bend of stifle, hocks well let down. Neat and tidy feet, well kept, with soles thick and strong. Round, toes close, and well arched. Tail set not much above level with back, short and straight gaily carried, wagging constantly. Not as settled in the ring today which through his movement off, which is a shame because the construction and mechanisms are all there, he just couldn’t settle. His topline is beautiful giving a beautiful silhouette. Dense black flat coat, medium texture, fantastic quality, just gleaming in the sunshine. Legs and tail well feathered with coat maturing beautifully. Maturity is coming on lovely with this boy, he has it all there, I look forward to seeing him at shows and having the chance to go over him again, hopefully being more settled.

Class 230 – Open – 1/0

1st – 615 – Flatcharm Mr Heckles For Benoveor – Mrs V and Miss H McIlwaine and Mrs J Reynolds

This sixteen month old male has a fantastic build showing power and raciness in the right proportions. He is confident and kind shown in how excited and happy he is to be gone over by me today. Masculine head, long and nicely sculpted, skull flat and moderately broad slight stop between his eyes. Nose of good size with open nostrils. Jaw long and strong capable of work carrying and retrieving game. Dark eyes of medium size, giving a gentle intelligent expression. Small ears well set close to the side of his head. Teeth sound and strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite. Head well set on neck, long neck free from throatiness, nicely symmetrically set and obliquely placed in shoulders running well into his back. Chest nice and deep, nicely broad with well defined brisket. His elbows can move freely. Forelegs straight with good bone and substance to them. Foreribs fairly flat, body well ribbed up showing a gradual spring well arched in the centre, lighter towards the hindquarters. Loin short and square. Muscular hindquarters, standing nice and true. Moderate bend of stifle, hocks well let down. Neat and tidy feet, well kept, with soles thick and strong. Round, toes close, and well arched. Tail set not much above level with back, short and straight gaily carried, wagging constantly. Not as settled in the ring today which through his movement off, which is a shame because the construction and mechanisms are all there, he just couldn’t settle. His topline is beautiful giving a beautiful silhouette. Dense black flat coat, medium texture, fantastic quality, just gleaming in the sunshine. Legs and tail well feathered with coat maturing beautifully. Maturity is coming on lovely with this boy, he has it all there, I look forward to seeing him at shows and having the chance to go over him again, hopefully being more settled. This class he was still unsettled, we just couldn’t get that movement out of him today unfortunately, but a lovely boy worthy of RBOB well done, made his handler work for it today.

Best Of Breed – 612 – Clandrift Funky Angel – Mrs V Bowen

Reserve Best Of Breed – 615 – Flatcharm Mr Heckles For Benoveor – Mrs V and Miss H McIlwaine and Mrs J Reynolds

Best Puppy – 614 – Lussac Bewitched – Mrs S May

Ethan-James Emery

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