THE WELSH KENNEL CLUB

Judges Critiques

Mr J BARNEY

Judging: Gundog Group, Spaniel (Welsh Springer)

BEST OF BREED : 4626 MILLARD, Mrs Jennifer & MILLARD, Mr Martin Sh Ch Ferndel High Comand At Rubylea
Dog CC : 4626 MILLARD, Mrs Jennifer & MILLARD, Mr Martin Sh Ch Ferndel High Comand At Rubylea
Res Dog CC : 4640 WORTH, Mrs Anne Sh Ch Sarabande Lord Of The Dance (ai) JW
Bitch CC : 4610 GRAHAM, Mr Tom Sh Ch Nyliram Telling Tales JW ShCEx OSW
Res Bitch CC : 4627 MILLARD, Mrs Jennifer & MILLARD, Mr Martin Ferndel Water Lily At Rubylea (ai)
Best Puppy : 4613 GRAHAM, Mrs Jane Nyliram Born This Way
Best Veteran : 4640 WORTH, Mrs Anne Sh Ch Sarabande Lord Of The Dance (ai) JW

VD (2)
1st: Worth’s Sh Ch Sarabande Lord Of The Dance (ai) JW. Masculine boy with a pleasing head and expression. Rich red and white colouring. Presented in top order and well conditioned. Straight front with correct bone and cat like feet. Good lay of shoulder and depth of brisket. A correct size and well proportioned all through. Good spring of ribs and well ribbed back into a strong loin, supporting a firm topline. Well set tail, like a little more bend of stifle.  Over well around a the ring covering the ground well. 
2nd: Jenkins’ Cwmbeili Morgan. More of this dog all through, lovely Welsh expression. Well proportioned with a good stop and domed skull. Dark eye. Muzzle square and nostrils well developed. Straight front with good bone and feet. Good depth of brisket and well ribbed back good rear angulation and well let down hock. Not quite the drive and open gait of 1st. 

MPD (3)
1st: Graham’s Nyliram Born This Way. Really liked this baby even at 6.5 months full of quality. Balanced outline with substance. Lovely soft expression with a dark eye. Well proportioned with a defined stop. Not quite the work in his head yet, but age will no doubt only improve it. Good neck and shoulder, with a straight front with cat like feet. Good depth of brisket and ribbing. Correct topline into a well made rear end with a good bend of stifle and well let down hock. Moved well enough for his age. 
2nd: Harrison’s Glenbrows Marksman. A different type to 1st but full of breed type. Good forehand with a straight front and good bone and feet. Good topline supported by a good spring of rib and strong loin, short coupled. Just needs to grow up now and mature into himself.

3rd: Graham’s Nyliram Edge Of Glory

PD (2)
1st: Graham’s Nyliram Born This Way. 
2nd: Graham’s Nyliram Edge Of Glory. Litter brother to the 1st,  to quite the balanced of 1st.  Good straight front with cat like feet. Pleasing head and expression with good dark eye and low set ear. Moved well both ways, tended to rise over the loin on the move in profile. Good rich red colour and well presented. 

JD (2,1)
1st: Harrison’s Glenbrows Casanova JW. A pleasing masculine head with a good dark eye, well proportioned, square muzzle and doomed skull. Kind expression. Good neck and shoulder and straight front with good bone. Well sprung rib and well back into a strong loin, well let down behind. Seemed a little stiff moving away. 

ND (2)
1st: Graham’s Nyliram Born This Way. 
2nd: Graham’s Nyliram Edge Of Glory. 

PGD (3)
1st: Stone’s Kidenoan Mark Time For Merrem JW. A challenging post graduate class to judge. This one had a little more substance to the others and preferred the overall proportions. A pleasing masculine head and expression, straight front and good bone and cat like feet. Good topline supported by a good spring of rib and arched loin. Well set tail, which didn’t stop and a showy, happy boy in good coat and condition. Could be tighter at the elbow coming towards you on the move. 
2nd: Reynolds & Mcilwaine’s  Benoveor The Show Must Go On. A lighter type compared to 1st and not quite the substance I’d like to see. Good bone and cat like feet. Straight front. Level topline and lay of shoulder. Well let down behind with good rear angles. Like a better tail carriage, bit pump handle. Movement was ok both ways.  
3rd: Graham’s Don's As Bold As Brass With Nyliram (Swed Imp) JW

OD (2,1)
1st: Millard’s Sh Ch Ferndel High Comand At Rubyle. A quality dog in full bloom who stood away for the CC. A well balanced masculine boy with a clean outline with plenty of substance to him. A well balanced head with slight doom with ;ow set ear. Defined stop and plenty of chiselling under the eye. Almond shaped eye, Strong muzzle and broad nostrils. Straight front with good bone and cat like feet. Well sprung rib and well back with slight arch to the loin. Super rear construction with a good bend of stifle. A super coat and condition with a lovely deep rich colour. Moved well both ways and kept his shape in profile. 


VB (1)
1st: Whitfield’s Glenbrows Heart To Heart. A feminine head and expression, well balanced proportions with some work under the eye. Kind expression to her eye. Good straight front with strong bone and tight feet. Good depth of brisket and spring of rib well back. Well made rear with good bend of stifle. Still has a good rich red colour to her. A little wide in front coming towards you and slight rise over the loin in profile movement. 

Class 2253 MPB (2,1)
1st: Roberts’ Nyliram Just Dance With Cwrtafon. A pretty baby but very raw at this stage. With a typical Welsh feminine head and expression. Defined stop with some work under the eye. Good straight front well boned and cat like feet. Clean neck and shoulder and good spring of rib. Strong loin. Tail didn’t stop wagging throughout. 

PB (4,1)
1st: Worth’s Sarabande Spirit In The Skye. I preferred the body proportions and balance. A pretty head and expression with a kind almond eye. Low set ear and a defined stop. Well made forehand with clean and lay of shoulder, straight front well boned and good tight feet. Well sprung rib cage along depth of brisket. Good bend of stifle. Rich red colour. Free moving and well balanced. 
2nd: Lewis’ Eiriandylis Strange Magic Von Trannon. A pretty feminine head with a well defined stop, kind eye and slight doom to the skull and low set ear. Straight front and good spring of rib. Would have liked a little more angulation in the lay of shoulder and at the rear with more bend of stifle. Good rich red colour and in good coat and condition. 
3rd: Roberts’ Nyliram Just Dance With Cwrtafon.

JB (2)
1st: Harrison’s Glenbrows Harmony JW. A pretty typical feminine girl. Well balanced and correct body proportions, straight front well boned and cat like feet. A well balanced feminine head with a kind expression and gentle eye. Low set ear and well defined stop with some chiselling under the eye. Good spring of rib and depth of brisket, level topline, well made rear with a good bend of stifle and showed on the move as she had some drive and purpose to her. Good to see tail didn’t stop. 
2nd: Mcilwaine & Reynolds’ Ferndel Rebecca For Benoveor. A pretty headed bitch with. Well balanced proportions. Clean forehand into straight front, well boned and tight feet. Depth of brisket and well sprung rib. A good bend of stifle and well let down. Movement was ok both ways. Would have liked her a little longer in body as she lost her balance in profile. 

PGB (3,1)
1st: Whitfield’s Glenbrows Thought To Amberdella. This one came together on the move and created a balanced picture. I also liked her typical feminine head and expression. Good almond eye well chiselled under. Defined stop and slight doom to skull, correct set ear. Straight front well boned and cat like feet. Well made rear end with good bend of stifle and well let down hock. Dipped a little across her withers. Good rich colour and well presented with good good coat and condition. Moved well both ways.  
2nd: Lockie’s Martyn Benoveor Truly To Gwirgariad. A bit more to this one all through. A well made rear construction with a good bend of stifle and well let down. A good straight front, well boned good feet. Would have liked a better return of upper arm as she is a little throaty and heavy across the shoulder. Lost over topline over the withers. Movement was ok both ways. 

LB (4,1)
1st: Millard’s Ferndel Water Lily At Rubylea (ai). I preferred this bitches overall balance make and shape. And she moved with some drive. A clean neck and shoulder with good depth of brisket and spring. Straight front, well boned and good tight feet. Pleasing head and expression would have liked a little more of an almond shape to her eye. Well balanced proportions and doom to the skull, correctly set ear. A good bend of stifle and well let down. Well presented with a rich colour and texture to the coat. 
2nd: Morgan’s Benoveor Endless Love At Rubydown. A well made bitch in profile but lacked the substance of 1st to finish her off. Would have liked some more drive from behind as well. Straight front well boned and cat like feet. Good level topline supported by a good depth of brisket and well ribbed, arch loin into a well made rear with a good bend of stifle. A very pretty head and expression full of Welsh Type. Kind eye with some work under it. 
3rd: Ritchie & Graham’s Renascent Bleaberry At Slapestones Jw (imp Usa)

OB (4,1)
1st: Graham’s Sh Ch Nyliram Telling Tales JW ShCEx OSW. A real quality bitch with a super head piece, well balanced and full of work, defined stop with a well fill out muzzle and equal proportions to the back of the slightly doomed skull, correctly set ear with a good almond eye creating that typical Welsh soft and feminine expression. Clean long neck into a well laid shoulder, straight front, well bone. Goode depth of brisket and well sprung rib with plenty of substance, slightly arched loin into a well made rear end with good bend of stifle and well let down hock. What a mover covering the ground with correct foot fall and a good open gait. 
2nd: Harrison’s Sh Ch Glenbrows Wish JW. Another nice feminine bitch in full bloom. Just didn’t turn up today movement wise, with the handler having to work hard. Well balanced with correct body proportions good straight front, well boned and good cat like feet. Carried herself well on the move keeping a strong topline, with a well made rear, with good bend of stifle and well let down. Super coat and condition and a real rich red colour. A pretty feminine head and expression. Well balanced with a defined stop and plenty of chiselling under the eye. Correctly set ear off a slightly doomed skull. 
3rd: Reynolds & Mcilwaine’s Benoveor Can't Buy Me Love