Northern Griffon Bruxellois Club

Northern Griffon Bruxellois Club Open Show – Thursday 15th January 2026

Judge – Mrs Kelly Hampton Lee (Kelrick)

I would like to thank the Northern Griffon Bruxellois Club for the kind invitation to judge their 75th Anniversary Open Show and for the excellent organisation on the day. It was a pleasure to officiate at such a special anniversary show. My thanks go to my lovely stewards too – John Purnell and Jacqui Davies – who kept the ring running smoothly.

I was presented with a lovely entry of quality dogs with excellent temperaments. Overall, the exhibits were well presented and shown, making my decisions enjoyable but not without some difficult choices.

The Griffon Bruxellois is a breed full of character and personality, and this was very evident in the ring. I thoroughly enjoyed assessing them and was delighted with my final winners. Thank you to the exhibitors for their sporting acceptance of my decisions and for bringing their dogs.

Best in Show:                          Marquant Remember Me

Reserve Best in Show:            Marquant New Order

Best Opposite Sex in Show:   Datiro Tigger Point

Best Puppy in Show:               Cilleine Last Wicket for Sparlero

Best Baby Puppy in Show:     Shevilan Sherbert at Bjulaseta (Imp LVA)

DOGS

Baby PD – no entries

Baby PB (2,0) 1. McGill’s Shevilan Sherbert at Bjulaseta (Imp LVA). 5-month-old red rough bitch puppy. Lovely head with dark eyes, black nose and prominent chin. Square and cobby. Moved with a level topline. A lovely baby. Best Baby Puppy in Show

2. Wood’s Delightbull Viva La Vida. 5-month-old red rough. Another lovely baby with pretty head and correct bite. Coat coming through nicely. Very lively and alert. Hard to assess movement as she was so excitable.

MPD (1,0) 1. Wood’s Delightbull Eternal Flame. 9-month-old red smooth. Very alert and lively – such a character! Handsome head with prominent chin, dark round eyes, correct dentition and well-set ears. Well angulated and good tail set. Moved well when settled.

PD (1,0) 1. Barbi’s Cilleine Last Wicket for Sparlero. 10-month-old red rough. Lovely head with round dark eyes, black nose with wide open nostrils, good turn up. Slightly arched neck leading into well-laid shoulders. Level topline which he held at all times. Moved true fore and aft. Handled so well. Best Puppy Dog & Best Puppy in Show

JD (2,0) 1. Swinge & Price’s Marquant Remember Me. 17-month-old red rough. He caught my eye as stood in the lineup, forming a lovely silhouette. Handsome head with well-placed eyes and nose and a monkey-like expression. Wide open nostrils, correct slightly undershot bite. Square and cobby with good angulation. He moved true with good drive from the rear. A super exhibit. Best in Show.

2. Price & Burns’s Marquant New Order. 17-month-old red rough. Lovely head with short, wide muzzle, neat lips, and good turn-up. Correct bite. Compact and cobby with good lay of shoulder. He moved well all ways around the ring holding a level topline. Just preferred the expression of the winner – a close decision. Reserve Best in Show

YD – no entries

PGD (3,0) 1. Swinge & Price’s Marquant Remember Me. (see Junior Dog)

2. Spurr’s Zilcan Kick Boxer. 19-month-old red rough. Masculine head with good length of muzzle, wide open nostrils and correct dentition. Square and well-balanced. He held his topline at all times. Moved with good drive.

LD (1,0) 1. Price’s Serperior for Marquant Semper Hilaris (Imp POL). 2-year-old red smooth. Nice head with round dark eyes and black nose. Lively and alert. Good depth of chest and good bone. Moved steadily around the ring with good drive.

SP Open Smooth – no entries

SP Open Red Rough (1,0) 1. Swinge, CH Balthazar Supersonic ShCEx. 5-year-old red rough. A lovely example of the breed, compact, cobby and well-balanced. Handsome head with well set eyes and nose, good turn up and correct dentition. Moved true with good drive.

SP Open Black – no entries

SP Open Black & Tan (1,0) 1. Patrick’s Norymarbi Pantalaimon Lyra at Cohavrick. 17-month-old black & tan smooth. Attractive head with monkey-like expression. Well angulated and well presented. He moved steadily around the ring. Attentive to handler.

OD (1,0) Spurr’s CH Zilcan Gin Ricky JW. 4-year-old red rough. Lovely head with round dark eyes, strong under jaw and well-set ears. Cobby and square with level topline that he held on the move. Good depth of chest. A lovely exhibit who moved true and was happy to please his handler.

VD/B – no entries

BITCHES

MPB (4,1) 1. Hershaw’s Beauborne What’s On at Tremaloy. 6-month-old black & tan rough. Very pretty head with dark well-placed eyes, black nose with wide open nostrils and good turn up. Coat coming though with harsh texture. Lively, terrier-like disposition. Good size and shape. Moved well. Best Puppy Bitch.

2. McGill’s Bjulaseta Honey Spring. 6-month-old red smooth. Another pretty bitch with a lovely head – strong under jaw, well set eyes and nose, correct undershot bite and monkey like expression. She was alert and happy and moved well.

PB (1,0) 1. Blair’s Adreeam Diamond In The Rough for Bellflows. 6-month-old red rough. Spirited and lively with a lovely personality. Pretty head with well set ears and dark eyes. Good angulation and slightly arched neck. She moved well around the ring.

JB (3,0) 1. Mercer’s Fennymore Drama Puss. 15-month-old rough red. A lovely square little dog with great substance and bone. Compact, cobby and well-balanced with good angulation and a level topline. She moved true with good drive from the rear – a lovely exhibit.

2. Fernyhough’s Fennymore Ellie May at Sharnese. 15-month-old rough red. Litter sister to the winner and another lovely exhibit. Pretty head with good turn up and slightly undershot bite. Good tailset and carriage. Preferred the overall substance of the winner.

YB (1,0) 1. Wood’s Delightbull Come On Eileen. 20-month-old red rough. Nice head with well-placed eyes and nose and moderately wide between the ears. Good turn up with a short wide muzzle. Compact and square. Moved true fore and aft with good tail carriage.

PGB (2,1) 1. Mercer’s Fennymore Annie Power. 15-month-old red rough. Compact and cobby with harsh wiry coat. Lovely head with dark eyes, black nose and wide-open nostrils. Well angulated and excellent for size and shape. Moved true all ways with good drive from the rear. A lovely character. Reserve Best Bitch

LB (2,0) 1. Wood’s Delightbull Lady In Red JW. 20-month-old red rough. Square and well-balanced. Good substance and bone. Well-set eyes and nose, good turn up. Slightly arched neck leading to well-laid shoulders. Level topline. Moved very well.

2. McGill’s Shevilan Ice Cherry at Bjulaseta (Imp LVA). 3-year-old red smooth. Pretty head with good strong under jaw. Lovely expression. Nice size and shape. Well balanced and square. Moved true fore and aft.

SP Open Smooth B – no entries

SP Open Red Rough B (1,0) 1. Hick’s Datiro Tigger Point. 3-year-old red rough. Very pretty head with dark expressive eyes and monkey-like expression. Compact, cobby and well-balanced. Lively, terrier-like temperament with lovely character. Very attentive to handler. Good angulation and level topline, which she held on the move and the stand. A lovely exhibit. Best Bitch and Best Opposite Sex in Show.

SP Open Black B – no entries

SP Open Black & Tan B - no entries

OB - no entries

Kelly Hampton Lee

(Kelrick)