Merseyside Gundog Club

The Merseyside Gundog Club 8/11/26

Thank you to this excellent committee for the invitation. A had a lovely day.

Welsh Springer Spaniel 

P (1,0) 1 Lewis Don’s Constant Gardner Von Trannon (Imo Swe) Quality puppy. Typical outline, compact with correct proportions. Good head, dark eye with typical ear set and shape. Clean neck of good length. Well laid shoulder, well ribbed with deep brisket. Strong and moderate behind. Compact feet with good bone. Moved true with lots of drive and looked good in profile. RBOB and BP. 

G (1,0) 1 Bascombes Slapstones Orapa. Well balanced. Good head and eye. Neck of good length into sloping shoulder. Deep brisket, well ribbed back. Well coupled. Overall good body proportions. Tight feet with good bone. Moved ok. In great condition. 

L (1,0) 1 Bennions Menstonia Endless Dreams JW. Lovely dog with everything where it should be. Typey head, could have slightly darker eye. Well made, balanced with good body proportions in height and length. Well ribbed with good topline and depth of brisket. Well boned with tight feet. Moved true with plenty of drive. In great coat and condition. BOB. 

O (3,2) 1 Lewis Eiriandylis Strange Magic Von Trannon JW. Feminine in head but would like more strength in muzzle. Nice eye and ear. Good neck, ok in shoulder. Well boned with tight feet. Well ribbed with good depth and topline. Moderate behind. Overall good proportions. A touch wide in front on the move but looked well in profile. In great coat. 

English Setter 

P (4,0) 1 Danks & Swannells Alolfrana All Night Party. Wow caught my eye immediately with her elegant and shapely outline. Feminine head of good length with oval skull and lovely eye. Clean neck, well laid shoulder. Deep in brisket and well ribbed back. Well angulated quarters. Round bone and ok in feet. She held her topline at all times. On the move she was sound and stylish with good head carriage and used her tail well. In great coat and condition. Maturing in the right way. Pleased to award her RBOB and BP and later see her go RBPIS. Well done. 2 Adams Alolfrana Xclusive Party. Brother to one with lots of similarities. Well balanced in head, good overall shape and proportions. Not as together as his sister at this stage but maturing well. Well angulated and balanced, great depth and well ribbed up. Well off for bone of correct round shape. In great coat and condition. Used himself well on the move. 3 Schonevilles Balvenie Shona

J (3,1) 1 Adams Alolfrana Xclusive Party. Seen. 2 Schonevilles Balvenie Shona. Loved her overall shape, balance and proportions. Feminine typey head, good to go over being well made with good ribbing and depth. Kept a good topline and used her tail well. Not as mature as one and needs to tighten on the move. In great coat. 

G (2,0) 1 Taylors Kanietter Goldmandine of Tattay JW. Mature dog of good overall shape. Head of good balance, oval eye. Clean, arched neck, ok in shoulder, deep chest, well ribbed back. Kept a good topline. Short backed. Would like a little more angulation behind. Moved well with good carriage. In great coat and condition. 2 Schonevilles Balvenie Shona. Seen. 

O (2,1) 1 Dykes Sh Ch Caleydene Connextion. Loved this girl who for me was full of quality and breed type. Nothing overdone but well made all through with the correct clean outline. Feminine well-balanced head, oval skull, squared off muzzle and bright eyes. Correct ear set. She had great depth and was well ribbed with short back and good topline and tailset. Good bone for her size and compact feet. On the move she showed her elegance and carriage, she was true up and back and used what she had really well in profile while using her tail. Pleased to award her BOB and to see her shortlisted later in the group. 

Puppy Stakes 

1 Phillips Stormdancer Sweet Caroline Rivertone. Weimaraner. Quality puppy with lovely overall shape and balance. Liked her length of head with moderate stop and balance. Round eye and well-set ears of good length. Neck of correct length. Well made in front and balanced quarters. She had length of body with good ribbing. Very good depth of chest. Excellent topline and correct underline. Compact feet with good bone. On the move she covered the ground easily with soundness and held herself well. In great condition. 2 Danks & Swannells Alolfrana All Night Party. English Setter. Seen. 3 Lewis Don’s Constant Gardner Von Trannon (Imo Swe). WSS

Open Stakes 

1 Dykes Sh Ch Caleydene Connextion. English Setter. Seen. 2 Bennions Menstonia Endless Dreams JW. Seen. 3 Corless Swiftlark Spellbinder. Irish Setter. 

Champion Stakes

1 Bradleys Sh Ch Stanegate Stage Debut (AI) IWS. A quality girl with lots of breed type as well as correct construction, coat and condition and typical mover. In particular I loved her typey head, big ribs, substance, short tail and free reach and drive on the move. A beautiful example of the breed. 2 Isherwoods Sh Ch Gunalt Schweppes at Caleydene JW. Weimaraner. Another worthy Champion. So honest and well made. Nothing over done but full of quality. A beautiful head, lengthy ears, good substance and bone and a nice overall size. On the move he was so sound and held himself really well. In excellent condition and great colour. 3 Morris Sh Ch Riondel Solitaire. Cocker Spaniel. 

Matthew Oddie