Merseyside Gundog Club

Merseyside Gundog Premier Open Show 08/11/2026 - Retriever (Golden)

Firstly, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Merseyside Gundog Club for inviting me to judge, my stewards for ensuring the smooth running of the ring and all of the exhibitors for entering under me! It was a shame we had so many absentees today but I understand we had a club championship show and foggy weather.

Puppy Dog (1,1)

Junior Dog (3,2)

1 - Millington’s Strettonhills Bring It Home to Jarabees

16 months old dog with a kind expression, good length of neck, well angulated and balanced, level topline and tail carriage, tidy feet, well muscled and moved straight and true in the front and rear whilst showing good drive and reach on profile. RBD

Graduate Dog (4,2)

1 - Millington’s Strettonhills Bring It Home to Jarabees - Repeat 1st Junior Dog

2 - Forrest’s Orlagold Major Tom

2 y/o paler dog with good bone, kind expression, good length of neck, well laid-back shoulders but would prefer a slightly longer forearm, balanced, level topline, tidy feet, moved with positive ground covering action, carried tail a bit high today,

Post Graduate Dog (1,1)

Limit Dog (2,2)

Open Dog (2.0)

1 - Millington’s Goldmas Guard of Honour at Jarabees JW

5 year old gold dog with a sweet, masculine head and dark eye, well laid back shoulders, balanced in angulation, short in loin, well sprung ribs, level topline, correct tail set, straight front and rear movement, good drive in profile. BD, RBOB

2 - Burrows’ Dilworthey Secret Santa

5 year old pale dog with good bone, deep chested and in good coat, balanced in front and rear, good depth of body with well sprung ribs, moved true on the up and dog and on profile but would prefer tighter front feet.

Puppy Bitch (1,0)

1 - Harvey’s Shebelta Play Misty for Me

My notes for this 10 month old pale girl start with ‘pretty!!!’ and she did not disappoint upon closer inspection, lovely feminine expression, good length of neck, well angulated and balanced with good chest for age, level topline but loses it slightly on the move at the moment with good tail carriage, moves true in front and rear with good drive. BPB, BPIB

Junior Bitch (3,1)

1 - Price’s Berrymeade Chardonnay 

12 months old gold bitch with good bone and substance, good pigment, kind expression, well angulated and balanced, level topline, very well muscled with tidy feet, moved straight and true in the front and rear with good drive on the profile. RBB

2 - Riley’s Strettonhills Quevega

16 month old bitch that was finer in bone than 1 with a feminine expression, well angulated with good depth of chest, level topline with tidy feet, good tail set and carriage but wasn’t moving her best today unfortunately.

Graduate Bitch (3,0)

1 - Price’s Berrymeade Chardonnay

2 - Riley’s Strettonhills Quevega 

(Repeat of 1 + 2 in Junior Bitch)

3 - Staniland’s Bermary Sweet Child of Mine

Post Graduate Bitch (1,0)

1 - Price’s Berrymeade Chardonnay - Repeat 1st Junior + Graduate Bitch

Limit Bitch (3,1)

1 - Harvey’s Shebelta Sweet Charlotte JW

4 year old cream bitch that I wasn’t surprised to see was the dam of my best puppy in breed as she is just as pretty as her daughter! She has a feminine head with a sweet, intelligent expression, clean neck into a well angulated front with good depth of chest, balanced, level topline with well sprung ribs, moved true in front and rear with good drive and reach in profile, would just prefer tighter front feet but she secured her BB and BOB with her positive ground-covering action.

2 - Staniland’s Bermary Sweet Child of Mine

3 year old pale bitch with a good neck and sweet expression and temperament, straight front and rear on the stand and move, level topline, well sprung ribs, good tail set and carriage, moved out with good drive, would prefer more depth of chest.

Sraeyaa Jayakumar