Border Union

PD(6, 3) 1 Hawksby's Benboee Beguiling At Delahawk. Three puppies of varying stages of growth. L/w strongly made, pleasing head. Well off for bone.Won on balance throughout. Bit erratic on the move. 2 Knowles &Glen's Wilholme I Gotta Feeling For Bessalone. Attractive well made l/w boy. Typical head, dark eyes, good coat, excellent make and shape, giving his handler a hard time, moved well. 3 Moodie's Wilholme Black Sabbath.

JD(4, 1) 1 Whiting's Ranger Two Ranger. L/w. Lovely make and shape, excellent bone, good coat, real stallion of a dog. Well arched neck into correct shoulders. Well angulated fore and aft. Liked him very much. RCC. 2 Grant's Goosepoint Dipper From Stairfoot. L/w, blanket backed, really nice type of GSP. Lovely head, excellent coat. Well made throughout. Just needs time to strengthen. 3 Mould &Bird's Koolwaters Cream Cracker.

ND(2) 1 Hawksby's Benboee Begiulling At Delahawk. 2 Learmouth's Ceannacroc Peel Of Riffmuir. Smaller short couple dog than first. Smart outline, brightly coloured, excellent coat. Played handler up.

PGD(1) 1 Duncan's Kavacanne Hun Toint Retrieve JW. Fits the standard well. Quality dog, well balanced, excellent coat, correct topline and tail set, great mover, straight and true.

LD(8) 1 Wright's Crumleigh Magic Max. Took my eye as soon as he entered the ring. And didn't disappoint. He's a dog you need to get your hands on. Excels in breed type though not a showy exhibit. Lovely head and eye, excellent coat. Super bone, nothing overdone.Well angulated.  Correct topline and tail set, steady mover straight and true. CC, his third,  making into a full Ch. 2 Gatliffe's Allezweck Shamrock. Of similar type to first, unlucky to meet in such sparkling form. A dog I have always liked. Excellent make and shape. Lovely head, steady mover. 3 Flaharty & Reddhough's Isara Kurhaar Wieser JW ShCM.

OD1 Burke's Koolwaters Storm Warning For Alcazar. Dark liver and white quality dog, melting expression, loved his head and eye. Excellent coat. Arched neck and balanced throughout standing over plenty of ground. Moved well, in excellent condition. 2Drysdale's Ch Barleyarch Farthing At Drysika JW ShCM. 3 Mervyn's Ir Sh Ch Barleyarch Blue Riband At Tomanipoint Jun Ch. CW13.

VD(2) 1 Mould &Bird's Sh Ch Koolwaters Accolade ShCM. An old favorite of mine. Still retaining the qualities of youth. Medium dog, short coupled. Moving well straight and true. 2 Duncan's Sh Ch Magregor Pukka JW. Another favourite of mine, excellent for age. Lovely exhibit. Moves like a train.

PB(7) 1 Drew's Custhatlaw Illustrious. What a fabulous bitch she is. All you'd want at this stage. Stunning head. Long arched neck into correct shoulders, deep at elbow, correct topline and tail set. Quality, lovely sort. Moves straight and true. BPIB. 2 Bliss' Kacela Sweet Malaika. Dark liver and white, preferred firsts head. Lovely body shape, harsh coat. Level topline and tail set. Balanced angles. Moved well. 3 Tudor's Torranpoint Peppercorn.

JB(5) 1 Duncan's Kavacanne Gale Storm JW. Beautiful quality bitch. Lovely head and dark eyes. Excellent harsh coat. Fabulous shoulders, correct topline and tail set, moves really well. 2 Hincliff's Goosepoint Eiderdown. Lovely type, excellent make and shape. Loved her head. Splitting hairs between these two girls. Liked them both very much. Balanced quality sort, moves well.

NB(4, 1) 1 Hinchcliff's Goosepoint Eiderdown. Lovely type, excellent make and shape. Loved her head, balanced, splitting hairs between these two girls. Liked them both. 2 Beverley's Vinitas Lil Miss Jenni Jai. L/w. Nice type of bitch, workmanlike and sound throughout. Balanced angles, harsh coat, moves straight and true. 3 Tudor's Torranpoint Peppercorn.

PGB(5) 1 Lockett's Winterwell Bobby Dazzler For Fayemm JW. Dark l/w with lovely head and melting expression, dark eyes, excellent coat. Balanced contruction. Quality well made sort, excellent bone. 2 Hammond's Seasham Lovestruck JW. Gorgeous bitch, was splitting hairs with these two. Medium short coupled and well angulated both ends. Lovely head and eye. Sure her day will come. 3 Hinchcliff's Goosepoint Beluga.

LB(8) 1 Rumney's Kacela Sweet Kanzi. A bitch I have always liked. Medium sized and short coupled. Lovely make and shape. Pleasing expression. Excellent coat, enjoying her day, moved well. Pleased to award her the RCC. 2 Mould &Bird's Koolwaters Calamity Jane JW. Quality bitch with melting expression, excellent make and shape. Balanced throughout. Pity to meet first. Moved straight and true.

OB(13) What a class, a ringful of top class bitches. Hard decisions had to be made. 1 Halbert's Valger Odessa At Marimay. Just what I was looking for. Quality, feminine, breed type and soundness. She has it all. Balanced angulation, stunning headpiece, dark eyes, melting expression, excellent harsh coat. And today she showed her socks off, moving on long balanced strides round the big grass ring. Really pleased to award her third CC today, loved her. 2 Harris' Sh Ch Barleyarch Piper. Its no secret I have always liked this kennels stock.Yet another stunner, top class bitch, cast in the same mould. Unlucky to meet first today. 3 Mervyn's  ShCh/Ir Sh Ch/Int. Sh Ch Karlivar Dusky Rose At Tomanipoint An. Ch.11,12,13, Jun Ch.

Gillian Roden