THE WELSH KENNEL CLUB

Judges Critiques

Mr J BARNEY

Judging: Gundog Group, Spaniel (Irish Water)

Irish Water Spaniels WKC 2024

BEST OF BREED : 4563 CARRUTHERS, Mrs J Stanegate Standing Ovation
Dog CC : 4574 SMITH, Mr D J & Mrs A C Goldenacre Jubilee Lord Of Leonardston
Res Dog CC : 4564 DUCKMANTON, Mr Bob & DUCKMANTON, Mrs Marion Sh Ch Cuboglach Sandy Wave
Bitch CC : 4563 CARRUTHERS, Mrs J Stanegate Standing Ovation
Res Bitch CC : 4575 STIRK, Mr G & STIRK, Mrs K & STIRK, Miss Z Sh Ch Stanegate Hey It's Bianca JW ShCEx OSW
Best Puppy :
Best Veteran :
Best Special Beginner :

Class  JD (1)
1st: Proudlove’s Cuboglach Toadflax Brocade. A masculine head and expression with correct ear and mischievous eye. Well made front with good bone and large round feet. Good strong topline flowing into a correct set tail. Would have liked a more barrel ribbing. Kept his balance in profile and easy open gait.  Little close going away.

Class LD (2)
1st: Smith’s Goldenacre Jubilee Lord Of Leonardston. I preferred his overall size and balance to 2nd. A good masculine head with a dome to the skull. Long muzzle and square, large nose and correct pigmentation, with a good size almond eye. Set low oval shape. A well made forehand with good lay of shoulder, correct barrel shaped ribbing into good wide loin. Well let down at hock, with correct rear angulation. Good foot fall in front, a bit close going away, good open gait in profile with some drive. Lovely tight curl to the coat, in full bloom with correct rich liver colour.  
2nd: Latheron & Trenchard’s Fynder Reacher. Up to size, a fully masculine head with a well dome skull. Almond eye with good square muzzle. Well set oval ear, powerful neck into straight front, flowing into a good strong level topline. Well let down behind, however a little close behind well on the move away. In full coat with good tight curl. 

Class OD (3,1)
1st: Duckmanton’s  Sh Ch Cuboglach Sandy Wave. I preferred the overall proportions and balanced to 2nd with move positive rear movement. Stands himself to best advantage. Good bone and feet. Lovely smiley expression. Domed skull, with square muzzle and good length. Moved well both ways keeping a level topline on the move in profile.
2nd: Hackett & Williams’s Sh Ch Curlyco My Hot Rock Star. Not quite same proportions of 1st, like a little more length of leg. A well made forehand with good born and round feet. Well ribbed and strong loin into a well let down rear. Correctly tail set off level topline. In good coat and rich liver colour with a tight curl.
Class JB (1)
1st: Carruthers Stanegate Standing Ovation. A lovely balanced bitch with a super outline. A lovely feminine head with a smiley expression. Good almond eye with correct muzzle and length with gradual stop. Well domed head with correctly set oval ear. A powerful neck allowing for correct head carriage on the move. Well laid shoulder supported by a well made front with correct bone and round feet. Into a barrel shaped rib, with a short loin connected to a a well let down rear pastern with short hocks. Level topline into correctly set tail. Good tail carriage on the move with a good open side gait. Moved well both fore and aft. Correct rich liver colour with a good tight curl. A very nice quality bitch with a bright future.    

PGB (1)
1st: Hackett & Williams Woodrocks Marla Mabel At Foulby TAF. A pleasing head and expression,  lovely feminine bitch, just lacking a full coat good square long muzzle with a domed skull, well set ear. Straight front with bone in proportion. Well ribbed with a short loin. Correctly set tail. Good bend of stifle and short hock. Movement was a little unsettled.

LB (2,1)
1st: Hardy’s Honey Crisp. A feminine bitch who would have benefited from a fuller coat. Well balanced in head and body. Good almond eye, with a kind expression. Well domed skull with low set oval ear. Straight front with good bone and feet good barrel shaped ribbing and strong loin. Good bend of stifle and well let down. Movement ok both ways. 

Class OB (1)
1st: Stirk’s Sh Ch Stanegate Hey It's Bianca JW ShCEx OSW. A quality feminine bitch full of breed type. In full coat with tight curl and mature, well presented Typical head with a real sense of fun in her expression. Well domed skull with correctly set oval ear. Good square long muzzle, broad nose and correct pigmentation . Well made straight front coming from a powerful neck with slight crest. Good lay of shoulders. Barrelled ribs and strong loin, with a level topline and well set tail. Correct head carriage on the move with good front movement, not quite the rear movement of the CC winner.