Portsmouth & Southsea Kennel Association

Portsmouth & Southsea Kennel Association

February 2026

Thank you to the committee for the invitation to judge and also my two stewards for their excellent work. In general, soundness and temperament were top notch. Teeth are a concern as well as nails being long on some.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Junior (4, 3a)

1st Meakin’s Angelrain Everlasting Love. 11 month female and in general showing a good profile. Very much still a puppy but maturing nicely. She is very typy in head, with super eyes of good colour and shape. Correct dentition. Good muzzle to skull ratio, correct stop. Good flat skull, ears are of correct shape and set well. Super sweet expression. Strong in neck and shoulders well placed. Good front, super bone, nice compact feet. The depth of chest is good, good rib set, strong loin. Lovely length of back. The hind end has the correct rounded bottom. Tail set well of good length. Coat was in good condition showing correct texture and colours. Movement was correct but she needs to tighten up a bit more to really stride out. BPIB PG2.

Post graduate (4,2a)

1st Tomkins’ Fortonpark More Class for Bernershaw. 2 year male and super in profile showing balance. Presented in good overall condition. Nice profile, correct height to length. Has a decent skull with correct ratio to muzzle and skull, correct dentition. Good stop, correct shape eye. Good breadth of skull. Ears are set well and has a lovely length of neck. Shoulders placed well, good in front, correct feet. Chest is good, lovely length of body, good topline and good loin. Rear angles are good which assisted the drive. Good in good condition showing correct textures. Tail set well. A good mover. BOB Group 1.

2nd Meakin’s Angelrain Dark Prince. Just shy of 2 years. This male is also showing a good profile and balance but slightly smaller frame than 1st. He has a very good shape head, correct muzzle and good bite. Nice stop, correct shape eyes of good colour. Good broad skull with well placed ears used to advantage. Good length of neck which is muscled well. Well places shoulders, correct front, good feet, lovely chest and topline. Good strong loin. Rear is muscled with correct angles. Tail set well and coat in good condition. Moved well but lacked the spark that 1st had.

Open (5,3a)

1st Bramble’s Nelstephbern Me and My Boy with Shirdees. 4 year male. Super profile. Showing masculinity without going over. He has a well balanced profile with a good head shape. He has the correct muzzle, good teeth, lovely stop and good dark eyes of correct shape. Good skull with correct set ears. Good muscled neck, well placed shoulders. Lovely depth of chest with good bone, correct feet. Nicely muscled throughout, correct tail set and good rear. The coat is again correct with correct textures and well presented. Good mover striding round the ring with ease. RBOB

2nd Long’s Prinss Vom Durrbachler Wald for Glamrock (Imp Nld). Just shy of 3 years of age, this male is nice in profile. Slightly taller than 1st which throws the profile off slightly. Excellent shape to head. Correct shape to muzzle, good teeth, lovely stop, good shape and colour eyes, skull broad with well set ears of correct shape. Good neck, nice lay of shoulders. Good for body with nice rib set and good loin. Correct angles at the rear, good stifle, tail set well of good length, moved out well. In lovely coat with crisp colours.

Boxer

Junior (1)

1st Hawkins’ Mellhawk Azizam. 10 month brindle male. Impressive in outline and maturing nicely. Up to size and now just needing to fill out. He has a typy skull, good muzzle, correct bite. Well defined stop. Eyes are of correct shape, good skull. Ears are well set and used well. The neck is strong and of good length. Good depth of chest with correct front. Tight feet. Good lay of shoulder, lovely spring of rib, length of body is in proportion to height. Nicely coupled, good hind angles and well muscled rear. Tail set well and carried correctly. He is a good mover and when finished maturing should be doing some winning. BPIB, RBOB, PG1 and RBPIS.

Open (2)

1st Harvey & Bole’s Harvlin’s Mystification JW. 3 year brindle female with a very pleasing outline. well balanced and of good shape. Has a lovely head shape. Good muzzle, correct bite, nice stop and eyes of correct shape and colour. Has a lovely set to ears, good skull. Lovely shape to neck into well placed shoulders. Good front, lovely depth of chest, good rib, lovely topline. Well angled in the rear and suitably muscled, Tail set well and carried correctly. Moved out well showing correct drive. BOB

2nd Hawkins’ Mellhawk Jiggerlicious 2 year male and slightly larger frame than 1. A very typical head, good bite, correct muzzle, good stop. Lovely eyes, ears set well. Good for front, has a lovely depth of chest, good feet. Lovely spring of rib, really good topline with a good loin, lovely hind angulation. Tail set well. A really good mover.

Dobermann

Post Grad (2,1a)

1st Emmence’s Manzrt China in your Hand. Just coming up for 2 years of age, this black female is impressive in profile. Up to size and maturity for age. Good head, correct length of muzzle, clean bite, lovely stop leading up to good dark eyes of good shape. ears set well. Nice chest and good shoulders, good for bone. Nice feet, lovely topline, good length of back, and rear end well muscled. Nice tight feet. Good tail. Moved well covering the ground well. RBOB

Open (2,1a)

1st Gallagher’s Manzart Excalibur at Izralight JW. 3 year black male and another that impresses in profile. I liked him for size and showing balance. Had the best of head shapes, and super expression, with lovely muzzle and correct bite, gorgeous eyes and ears set well. Has a good front, with correct shoulders. Good depth of chest, lovely feet, Topline is correct, length of body is good, tail set well and correctly used on the move. Has lovely hind angles, superb for muscle. Moved out really well. Better mover of the two which edged him over the female. BOB

Rottweiler

Junior (1)

1st Thiruchelvam’s Just Ask Qate o’Shea a super pup of 10 months. This female is stunning in profile. I liked her for her substance and size. Maturing well and should have a good future ahead of her. A good shape in profile, well balanced, shown in good condition. Good shape to head and muzzle, clean bite, good eye shape, ears set well and used to advantage. Nice lay of shoulder, good front, tidy feet. Nice depth of chest and good spring of rib. Well constructed rear angles and well muscled. Good on the move, a nice, effortless drive. Didn’t stay for the puppy group. BPIB RBOB.

Open (1)

1st Eynott’s Jezeve Perfect Storm at Bohannons. Just shy of 4 years, this male is impressive in profile. Good balanced lines. He has masculinity throughout. Good shape to head, good muzzle length, correct bite, lovely shape to eye and ears set well. A very neat tidy dog. Nice front, good for bone, good set shoulders, deep chested, good length of body, correct feet. good coupling and rear angulation was good. Showed well on the move. BOB G4.

Siberian Husky

Post Grad (4,1a)

1st Dumbarton’s Howlvalleys Lemon Drizzle. 17 month male showing excellent maturity. His overall profile give that typy look to him. Presented well, he has a typical wedge shape head, correct bite, enough stop, correct length of skull, lovely eye shape set well. Ears set correctly and carried as they should be. Lovely length of neck into well placed shoulders. Good front and rear angles, topline was good and held it well on the move, well muscled throughout and this helped him on the move. Tight feet and the tail well set and carried well. In very good coat and good texture to it. Won high honours due to his movement which was nice, light and effortless, definitely a dog that can work all day. BOB and group 3.

2nd Gauntlett’s Eirakee’s You Go Glen Coco (AI). 16 month B&W super female. Another with really good overall shape. a good, honest example of the breed, no exaggerations, no frills, just a good hardy girl. Lovely shape to head and lovely dark eyes. Well placed shoulders and good for bone. Tight feet, lovely length to body, good angles to rear and muscled up well. Coat in good condition. Moved well just had to concede to 1 as today he was the tidier mover.

Open (1)

1st Ch Olgivan Show Everyshow Must Go On (Imp Rus). 6 year female and smaller in frame than I would like. However, still full of quality. She has the prettiest of faces and a good shape to head, well set ears and used them to her advantage, eye for me was of correct shape and well set. Good lay of shoulder, nice front. Nice tight feet. Good depth of chest. Topline good, well coupled, and tail set well and carried correctly. well angled front and back and good muscle tone. On the move shes nice and light. However, again just outmoved by the male in the challenge. RBOB.

AVNSC Working

Puppy (6,3a)

1st Simpson’s Debbollinby Crafty Ideas for Simberger (Leonberger). 8 month female and maturing nicely. Super shape, Good shape to head, black mask, lovely dark eye, good muzzle, good length of neck and shoulders laid back. Has a clean front, good for bone, with correct feet, lovely depth of chest and good rib set. Nice topline, tail set well, Nice coupling, good rear angles, Coat in good order and correct texture. Showed a nice, free gait. BP AVNSC & Puppy group 3.

2nd Queru & Tombleson’s Orsamals Madamoiselle Koda. (Alaskan Malamute). 9 month female and although showing a nice size for age, still a smidge raw in body throughout at this time. Good length of muzzle. Strong neck, good depth of chest, good shoulder set. Good topline. Strong loin. Excellent hindquarters, good tail set. Coat is showing correct textures. Everything is where it should be, just needs time to mature.

Junior (4)

1st Dick & McKinnon-smith’s Asborn Love is All Around (Bullmastiff). 17 month fawn male. Loved him, masculine throughout without exaggeration. He has a super profile showing balance, Head is good, muzzle is black and showing correct skull/muzzle ratios. Dark eyes, skull is broad, ears are set well, He has a strong muscular neck leading to good shoulders. Lovely depth of chest, excellent bone, good feet. Lovely length of body, strong loin, rear is well muscled, tail set well and of good length. On the move he is slightly erratic but when settled moves well covering the ground with power. Reserve best AVNSC

2nd Simmonds’ Skjaergaardens Dance Monkey Dance JW (Imp Nor) (Leonberger). 18 month male of good quality. Head strong without being over. Good teeth, correct stop, correct shape and colour to the eyes. Ears set well and of good shape. Nice neck leading to correct placed shoulders. Neat front. Correct proportions, good for bone with good feet. Chest broad and deep. Good topline with good coupling. Correct angles at rear with good muscle. Coat is in good condition. Moved well with typical movement. Tough call between these two but I felt the maturity of first just snagged the win.

Post Grad (4,1a)

1st Gorvin & Cole’s Davistell B’Mian Rapsody of Newfnouveau (AI). (Newfoundland). Coming up for 3 years, the black male has good ring presence. Very good outline which shows correct balance. Good to go over. Has a good profile. Good shape to skull, good bite. Good stop, nice eyes, correct ear set. Lovely length of neck, good shoulders and front nice and neat. Has a good depth of chest and really good length of body. Nicely coupled, good rear angles, tail set correct and carried well. Coat in really good condition and presented well. A really good mover showing excellent drive. Best AVNSC and Group 2.

2nd Taylor’s President Cancrimo at Mollynewf (Imp Pol). (Newfoundland) Nearly 2.5 year brown male. Smaller frame than 1 which throws off the overall profile making him look slightly long in body. Nice shape to head, Good length of muzzle. correct shape and colour to eyes, good broad skull. lovely lay of shoulder, good front, well set ribs, lovely depth of chest, nicely coupled. Has a lovely topline, tail set well. Coat in decent condition. Movement was again good but was outmoved by 1st.

AV Puppy

1st Mellhawk Azizam (see boxer notes)

2nd Debbollinby Crafty Ideas for Simberger ( see avnsc notes)

AV Post Grad.

1st Howlvalleys Lemon Drizzle. (see Siberian Husky notes)

2nd Forstal’s Polyanthus. Was 3rd in PG Siberian Husky. 3 years old on the day, this female is of racier type. A lovely head shape, with good muzzle, good teeth. Eyes of good shape and lovely colour, Good skull shape, well placed ears. Nice shape to neck, shoulders placed well. Good front, good for depth of chest. Tidy feet, good for bone. Well developed in rib, correct length of back, topline held well and tail was set correctly. Rear angles were good. Moved out well showing good movement and really using the back end to drive. Just outmoved by the other two in the breed class.

AV Veteran (5,2a)

1st Coldwell’s Ch/Jsy Ch Zentaur This is Jam Hot (AI) JW ShCEx OSW. (Newfoundland) 7.5 year old brown female. Just adored her. Very well balanced in profile. Body is good without exaggeration and with correct proportions, lovely well shaped head, good teeth, Good shape muzzle and lovely eye shape and colour, Ears set well, Lovely neck into well placed shoulders, good front, nice feet. deep chest, good topline and well coupled, Good angles at the rear. Tail set correctly. Coat in excellent condition presented well. Even at this age, she just powers round the ring. Best Veteran and RBVIS.

2nd Hunt’s Tallisbay Theodore (Newfoundland). Just shy of 8 years of age, this black male is a very worthy runner up. Good strong solid head, correct bite, good muzzle, good stop, Impressive skull, eyes are dark and of correct shape. Ears set well muscular neck and not overdone. Good strong shoulder and well boned. Correct feet, lovely depth of chest, good set to rib. Lovely topline well angled at the rear. Tail set well. Another with correct coat showing correct textures, another good mover just preferred the smoother movement from 1st.

Group 1 Bernese Mountain Dog

G2 Newfoundland

G3 Siberian Husky

G4 Rottweiler

Puppy group 1 Boxer

PG2 Bernese Mountain Dog

PG3 Leonberger.

Junior Handling

Standard overall was good but where are the basics rules of handling? Noone was smiling and appearing to be enjoying themselves in the ring. With the exception of a very small handful across all handlers, no one was talking to their dog. Please , please please, enjoy your time in the ring with your dogs and talk to them. A lot of handlers were putting their head in the way, or hair dangling in the way when I asked to see the mouth. When competing at higher levels, these are the type of things that can cost places. There was also swapping the lead into the other hand on the up and down when not needed. There are training days for juniors and adults and having done these myself, these are perfect to finish off your performance in the ring. Keep an eye on the RKC website and social media for these training days as they are good fun.

6-11 years (4, 1a)

1st Isabella Scullion handling a Whippet. Smartly dressed, polite and presented her dog well. Moved the dog at the correct speed and carried the patterns out well. Turns were sharp and she had ring awareness. Keep working at it, watch other handlers and keep improving. I can see that she is about to head up into the 12-16 age category. This is where the training days will help just tidy up those very small, but costly details.

2nd Summer Welch Handling a Shetland Sheepdog. Another rsmartly dressed handler. Handled well overall, but went inbetween dog and judge on the move which cost the higher place. She presented the dog well and moved correctly. Turns were neat and up and lines were neat. Another with good potential to hit top spots.

3rd Jonathan Roberts Record with a papillon. Can see this young chap is very novice to handling but his rapport with the dog was clear to see. He has the basics there and needs to keep learning. He presented the dog well and moved the dog at a good pace. Just came up against two very good handlers on this occasion. Keep training and learning as we don’t see many male handlers competing nowadays.

12-16 (6)

1st Phoebe Johnson handling a Shetland Sheepdog. Very polished performance and knows how to show her dog well. Well presented in herself and presented the dog well. Good table work when showing teeth and correcting feet. Patterns carried out well, moving the dog at a good pace. Lines were straight, turns were neat. Id be confident handing her my dog to show. Best Junior Handler.

2nd Kara Mason showing a Papillon. Another of high standard handling on the table and floor. Presented herself and the dog to a high standard. Patterns carried out correctly, however, she changed the lead to the other hand on the up and down which wasn’t necessary. Had she moved around her dog at the turn it would have been a smoother movement for me.

3rd Robyn Barrell handling a Shih Tzu. Again well presented in herself and showed the dog well. Head in the way of me when showing the teeth. Patternwork was carried out correctly. Had a tendency to break the dog’s gait when turning which throw off the overall performance. However, she is at the younger end of the age range and unlucky to come up against two older handler that have that smidge more experience. Keep going and youll be another taking top awards in time.

17-49 (13,7a)

1st Ann-Marie Taylor handling a Border Collie. 100% chef’s kiss to this handler. I couldn’t fault her. Even with a collie in a small ring her performance was spot on. Well presented in herself and showing the dog well. Another with ring awareness. Teeth shown well and talking to the dog. The patterns were correctly carried out with no break in gait, no dangling lead and no need to swap lead into other hand. Just a good handler that got the best out of her dog. High standards deserve high praise. Best Adult Handler.

2nd Nicola Scarlett handling a Beagle. Again, such a polished performance. Well presented and shown her dog to a high standard. Teeth shown correct, leg placed back well when I moved it. Has ring awareness and considerate of other exhibitors, talking to the dog. Patterns carried out well moving dog at correct pace. Hair split for me was the aforementioned hand swap on the up and down putting the dog into her right hand when not needed.

3rd Tracy Evans handling a Siberian Husky. Another smart handler showing her dog well. Moved the dog well at the correct pace. However, there were a few “handling” rules that need to be remembered. As mentioned, training days to just elevate a performance are available. She appeared to be enjoying her time in the ring which was nice to see.

50+ (6, 2a)

1st Janet Rice with a Tibetan Spaniel. Another handler of high standards just doing everything asked and doing it well. Presenting her dog well on the table and correct patterns on the floor. Praising the dog throughout. Aware of whats going on in the ring at all times and considerate to other handlers. Lost out for BAH as on the up and down she changed hands when not needed. Really splitting hairs and that’s what it came down to.

2nd Amanda Bryant with a Shih Tzu, another well presented handler showing her dogs well. Table presenting was good, teeth shown well. Patterns were carried out correctly but had a tendency to jeep swapping the lead in the hands which threw the dogs gait off.

3rd Penney Steele with a Bearded Collie. Unlucky to meet two good handlers in this class, but also another that further training could just give her the finer points needed to be taking top spots. Good rapport with the dog, In general showing it well considering it was a small ring. Would like to have seen neater lines and neater turns when moving but small ring with a big dog isn’t the best for all.