Bath
My first time awarding CCs in this breed. Despite the horrendous weather I thoroughly enjoyed my appointment and appreciated the opportunity to assess some high quality dogs. I was very interested to learn afterwards that my top winners were all closely related and delighted to see the BOB achieve second in the Gundog Group. Thank you to all exhibitors for your entry and welcoming me into your ring for the day.
MPD(2) 1 Warrington's Stairfoot Serpentine At Zakova. Very well balanced with good head and expression. Clean neck. Excellent shoulder and upper arm. Good depth of chest and well off for bone. Moved well. BP and shortlisted in Puppy Group. 2 Powell &Tarrant's Malmelsa Romancing Romeo At Pawnic. Longer cast than winner and not quite the depth of chest. Good head and expression. Reasonable lay of shoulder. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Moved well.
PD(4) 1 Roden &Woodland's Keigame Brown Sauce. Well balanced all through with good head and expression. Reasonable lay of shoulder. Correct depth of chest. Well ribbed back with short loin leading to well muscled hindquarters. Good bone and feet. Moved the best in the class. 2 Powell &Tarrant's Malmelsa Romancing Romeo At Pawnic. 3 Knowles &Glen's Wilholme I Gotta Feelin For Bessalone.
JD(5, 1) 1 Whiting's Ranger Two Rodale. My notes say a naughty boy! However, once his handler got him settled he got his act together. Well balanced all through with good breed type. Correct forechest. Well ribbed back. Strong hindquarters. Moved well. 2 Roden &Woodland's Keigame Brown Sauce. 3 Mould &Bird's Koolwaters Cream Cracker.
ND(3, 1) 1 Roden &Woodland's Keigame Brown Sauce. 2 Rose &Hunt's Kavacanne Gale Force Wind. Lighter cast than winner. Good head shape. I would prefer a little more layback of shoulder. Well made hindquarters. Good bone and feet. Moved steadily.
PGD(7) 1 Serpa &Griffiths' Barleyarch Trumpeter. I was very taken with this dog when stacked up. He presents a balanced outline. Typical head and expression with correct ear set. Clean neck leading to excellent lay of shoulder. Enough depth of chest. Well ribbed back with short loin and strong hindquarters. His movement is copybook - accurate fore and aft with excellent open side gait. It was this that won him the class and later the RCC. I learned afterwards that he is a litter brother to the BCC winner. 2 John's Keigame Jigsaw. Well balanced all through. Good head and expression. Correct shoulder and return of upper arm. Good depth of chest. Strong hind quarters. Moved well but not quite the forward reach of winner. 3 Dymond's Friarsbelle Marsh Mellow.
LD(1) 1 Flaherty &Reddyhough's Isara Kurzhaar Wieser JW ShCM. Upstanding dog. Good head and expressiom. Clean through neck and shoulder. Good depth of chest. Well ribbed back with short loin. Strong hindquarters. Moved freely.
OD(6) 1 Drysdale's Ch Barleyarch Farthing At Drysika JW ShCM. I have judged this dog before at Group level so was interested to see him against his breed contemporaries. He did not disappoint. In the last 18 months he has matured well and looks better than ever. He is in no way exaggerated but his construction is such that one can't fail to notice him. Well balanced with excellent head. Clean neck with good layback of shoulder. His chest is of good depth and he is well ribbed back leading to strong, well muscled hindquarters. Moved well. Delighted to award him his 17th CC. 2 Adams &Elrington's Sh Ch Barleyarch Alvar JW ShCM. Slightly larger type than winner but of excellent quality. Good head and expression. Clean neck and shoulder. Correct depth of chest. Strong hindquarters. Moved with precision and power. Just preferred size of winner. 3 Braine's Kenine March To Victory ShCM.
VD(3) 1 Smith's Jennaline Hugh Dunnit ShCM. This dog belies his age. Well balanced all through. Pleasing head and expression. Correct neck leading to good lay of shoulder and return of upper arm. Well ribbed back leading to strong, well muscled hindquarters. Excellent bone and feet. Powered around the ring with reach and drive. Best Veteran. 2 Mould, Bird &Bird's Sh Ch Koolwaters Accolade ShCM. Another quality dog. Good head shape. Correct layback of shoulder. Deep chest and well ribbed back. Strong topline and hindquarters. Couldn't quite match the movement of winner. 3 Duncan's Sh Ch Magregor Pukka JW ShCM.
MPB(9, 2) 1 Gain &Dixon's Kavacanne A Vimto. Well balanced bitch. Good head and expression. Clean neck and correct shoulder placement. Good depth of chest. Well made hindquarters. Best mover in the class. 2 Edwards' Kacela Sweet Imani In Jadenco. Another quality puppy. Particularly liked her for her overall balance and type. Well balanced with good head and eye. Correct layback of shoulder with good depth of chest. Well made hindquarters. Not as settled on the move as the winner and therefore paid the price. However, in the next class she redeemed herself. 3 Desombre's Barleyarch Springtail At Braneath.
PB(6) 1 Edwards' Kacela Sweet Imani In Jadenco. 2 Knowles &Glen's Wilholme Sharp N Smart At Bessalone. A size larger than my winner. Well balanced with good depth of chest and length of ribcage. Well made hindquarters. Moved soundly. Just preferred head and expression of winner. 3 Gardiner's Malmelsa Flirty Fleuri.
JB(2) 1 Rose &Rose's Kavacanne Blowin A Gale JW. Very well balanced with excellent head and expression. Correct lay of shoulder and return of upper arm. Good depth of chest. Strong hindquarters with excellent movement. 2 Duncan's Kavacanne Gale Storm JW. My notes say - similar to first, but not quite as finished. I see now they are litter sisters. Good head and expression. Correct forechest. Well turned stifles with good bone and feet. Moved well.
NB(2) 1 Arkley's Indijazz Show Girl. Well balanced bitch with pleasing head and expression. Good depth of chest. Correct amount of bone. Moved steadily. PGB(5, 1) 1 Brown's Barleyarch Tigernut At Graygees. This bitch presents a very typical outline. Good head and expression. Clean neck with excellent layback of shoulder and corresponding return of upper arm. Good depth of chest. Well turned stifles and correctly let down hocks. Moved well. 2 Mould, Bird, Hammond &Cooke's Seasham Indian Sunset Over Koolwaters. Another quality bitch with excellent head and expression. Correct shoulder and depth of chest. Well ribbed back leading to strong hindquarters. Moved well - close up to winner but not quite the forward reach. 3 Barrett's Tazzimoz Treasure.
LB(8, 1) For depth of quality this was my best class of the day. We were also hindered by the worse rainstorm of day which meant moving outside had to be abandoned until it was safe to venture out again! I then gave the bitches who had not had moved outside the opportunity to do so in order that they had the same advantage as the rest. 1 Harris' Barleyarch Peanut JW. Excellent overall make and shape. Super head and expression. Good depth of chest with deep ribcage and short loin. Correctly angulated fore and aft. Strong hindquarters. Excellent bone and feet. Good driving movement with excellent open side gait. Pushed for top honours but not quite the finish of her kennel mate. RCC. 2 Izard's Goosepoint Chincapin JW. Another quality bitch that I was very taken with. Good head and expression. Excellent reach of neck. Deep chest and well ribbed back with short loin and strong hindquarters. Super sound on the move. Her day will undoubtedly come. 3 Drysdale's Barleyarch Tracker At Drysika.
OB(7, 3) 1 Harris' Sh Ch Barleyarch Piper JW. I absolutely loved this bitch. Stacked up in profile she looks stunning. When I looked at her head with that lovely soft expression I knew she was going to be the one they had to beat. Excellent layback of shoulder, deep chest, well ribbed back with a short loin leading through to strong well muscled hindquarters. On the move she was accurate fore and aft and in profile just covered the ground effortlessly. She is still young so can only get better. Delighted to award her the CC and BOB. A truly lovely bitch. 2 Rose &Rose's Sh Ch NL Ch Kavacanne Toff Talk JW. Another very typical bitch. Good head and expression. Clean shoulder and good depth of chest. Good bone and feet. Moved well. 3 Coe &Pitman's Pitwit Leeona.
VB(2, 1) 1 Gardiner's Kilnrae Gretel. Very well balanced all though. Good head and soft expression. Correct lay of shoulder with corresponding return of upper arm. Deep chest and well turned stifles. Moved steadily.
Becky A Johnson
