THE WELSH KENNEL CLUB

Judges Critiques

Mr J BARNEY

Judging: Gundog Group, Spaniel (Field)

BEST OF BREED : 4555 MOSS, Mr A D Sh Ch Fecimus Chase The Dream To Ewtor JW
Dog CC : 4555 MOSS, Mr A D Sh Ch Fecimus Chase The Dream To Ewtor JW
Res Dog CC : 4554 MOSEDALE, Mr R & MOSEDALE, Mrs Sarah & ROSSITER, M Sh Ch Elgert Disco Inferno At Knightsbay
Bitch CC : 4559 OSBORN, Ms G Sh Ch Elgert Private Dancer
Res Bitch CC : 4545 HOLGATE, Mrs Jill & HOLGATE, Mr Charles Sh Ch Nadavin Wenhaver JW
Best Puppy : 4553 MOORE, Miss C Fantastic Field Shine Like A Diamond At Gadhelic (
Best Veteran : 4545 HOLGATE, Mrs Jill & HOLGATE, Mr Charles Sh Ch Nadavin Wenhaver JW
Best Special Beginner :

In general I felt the breed needs to be mindful of movement. It states in the breed standard “with great drive from the rear.” Too many lacked rear drive and went no where and this was notable in the profile movement. 

Class VD (2)
1st: Davies’ Elgert Let's Dance At Benbreac. Preferred the head and expression With noble expression, well chiselled, and lean beneath the eye. Defined occiput, good length of head. In to strong and muscular neck. With good lay of shoulder. Straight front with good bone and feet. Good depth of brisket. Well ribbed back with a strong loin. Good rear angulation, came towards you with correct foot fall, just lack some drive away.
2nd: Stone & Parvin’s Sonnetend Too Funky. Another good head piece, well balanced with kind expression, defined occiput and chiselled. Long neck but would have liked a better lay of shoulder. Straight front with flat bone. Like tighter feet. Good spring of rib, well back. Strong loin. Did move with some drive. 

Class PD (1)
1st: Moss’s Gadhelic Jack Frost. Typey head and noble expression. Well defined occiput and lean under the eye. Well proportioned. Good lat bone and tight feet. Good spring of rib and well back. Strong loin into rear construction with good bend of stifle and well let down. Level topline and correct tail set. Still needs to mature in to himself. Moved away well enough, Like more positive front foot fall. Tended to toe in on one foot. 

Class PGD (1)
1st: Harding’s Kingsmist Remember Me JW. A typey boy, with a pleasing head. Pronouced occiput and well developed nose and wide nostrils. Low set ear well feathered. Clean forehand into correct lay of shoulder and length of neck. Straight front with flat bone and tight feet. Good spring of rib, like slightly shorter in loin. Level topline and correct tail set and carriage on the move. Well made rear with good bend of stifle. Would benefit from some more muscle tone. Which would help with his rear drive going away.

Class OD (5)
1st: Moss’s Sh Ch Fecimus Chase The Dream To Ewtor JW. Won this class on movement, with some driving rear movement. A quality class with some good quality masculine dogs. Well conditioned with some muscle. Typey head and expression with, plenty of chiselling with almond eye with a gentle noble expression. Pronounced occiput and good length to the head. Low set ear. Powerful long neck into a good a straight front with flat bone. Would like slightly tighter feet. Well ribbed back from good lay of shoulder with a level topline flowing through the neck to the correctly set tail. Good depth of brisket. A strong loin. Well constructed rear with good bend of stifle and well let down. Moved with some purpose and a good open side gait in profile. 
2nd: Mosedale’s & Rossiter’s Sh Ch Elgert Disco Inferno At Knightsbay. Shown in super condition, well muscled. A good typical head piece with a pronounce occiput and plenty of work under an almond shaped eye. Well proportioned. Correctly low set ear, well feathered. Straight front with oval bone. Well ribbed back and spring. Into a strong loin. Well let down behind with good bend of stifle. Happy person on the move. Would have liked some more drive and better foot fall in front.  
3rd: Holgate & Baumann’s, Sh Ch Prince Arthur Vom Belauer See At Nadavin

Class VB (2)
1st: Holgate’s Sh Ch Nadavin Wenhaver JW. A quality bitch with a well balanced outline, make and shape. Full of breed type. A pleasing, well balanced head with plenty of work in it at her prime. Gentle expression, lean under the eye. Correct ear low ear set and well feathered. Clean neck and shoulder into a straight front with oval bone and good feet. A flowing topline from her long neck through to her rear, with correctly set tail. Good spring of rib and well back. Strong loin supporting her topline. Well let down behind and moved with some purpose, driving off from the rear. 
2nd: Jones, Ewtor Crazy Kinda Love At Pennybeck. I would have liked more angulation both fore and aft. A pleasing noble head and expression. Gentle almond eye. Low set ear, well feathered. Very typical. Straight front with flat bone and good feet., level topline into correct set tail and carriage on the move. Movement was ok both ways. 

Class PB (2)
1st: Moore’s Fantastic Field Shine Like A Diamond At Gadhelic. A lovely head and expression typical of a Field Spaniel. Plenty of work in it for her age. Pronounced occiput and well balanced with slight stop. Gentle expression with almond eye and correctly set ear. Goo straight front with flat bone. Needs to tighten at the elbow. Clean neck and shoulder and flows through into a good strong level topline. Good rear angulation and we let down. Moved out well with some purpose and kept a balanced outline on the move.
2nd: Woodhouse’s Gadhelic Sunshine Girl At Halbadier. Another with a pleasing well balanced head and noble expression. Pronounced occiput. Almond eye. And correctly set low ear with feathered. Shown in good coat and condition. Flat bone, with straight front and some depth of brisket. , strong loin, and drove off well. However would have liked better rear angulation. 

Class JB (2)
1st: Stone & Parvin’s Sonnetend It's Meant To Be. In super coat and condition with a real shine to the coat. Good head and almond eye. Well balanced proportions with pronounced occiput and low set ear. Straight front with flat bone. Feet could be tighter. Good spring of rib and depth of brisket into a strong loin. Good bend of stifle and some muscle tone. Moved well away. 
2nd: Jones’ Sonnetend You Belong With Me At Pennybeck (ba2). A typical head and expression with an tight almond eye. Good depth of brisket and well ribbed back with spring and strong loin. Straight front with flat bone. Like more rear angulation and some more drive from behind.  

Class PGB (2)
1st: Osborn’s Killara's Pass The Crown To Elgert (Imp USA). Liver & Tan. Rich colour to the tan. Well balanced bitch with good bone and tight feet. Flows through from her long powerful neck into a level topline supported by well sprung rib and well back. Strong loin. Well laid shoulder with good length of upperarm. Correct tailset and carriage on the move. Slight short dock. Moved well both ways and kept her balance in profile.  
2nd: Stone & Parvin’s  Sonnetend It's Meant To Be

Class LB (3)
1st: Moore’s Gadhelic Jennyanydots. Preferred the overall balance, make and shape to 2nd. Noble head and expression, with slight stop and lean under the eye and plenty of work in it. Gentle eye, correctly shaped. Straight front with flat bone and tight feet. Good depth of brisket and well sprung well back ribs. Strong loin into a well made rear, with a good bend of stifle and well let down hock. Well conditioned. Clean all through. Moved well both ways. Lost out on maturity for RCC.  
2nd: Moss’s Elgert Dancing Queen At Ewtor. In super coat and condition and well muscled. Lacked the maturity of 1st. Pleasing classic head and expression with pronounced occiput, slight stop, almond eye. Good spring of rib, well back, clean neck into a level topline. Well let down behind. 
3rd: James’ Kingsmist Golden Future For Bleiddiaid JW

Class OB (4,1)
1st: Osborn’s Sh Ch Elgert Private Dancer. A lovely balanced feminine bitch with a clean outline in good coat and condition. Lovely Field head with plenty of work in it. Slight stop and lean under the eye. Tight almond eye. Well balanced proportions and pronounced occiput. Correctly well feather ear. Clean long and powerful neck. Good depth of brisket and spring of rib and well back. Straight front with flat bone and tight feet. Would ideally like a better return of upperarm. Level topline and correct tailset and carriage on the move. Well constructed and conditioned rear with muscle, which apparent on the move away. Good bend of stifle and well let down hock.   
2nd: Harding’s Kingsmist Miss Marple JW. A nice honest bitch to go exam. Typical Field head and noble expression. Well balanced and pronounced occiput. Plenty of work in the head and good almond eye, with correctly low set ears. Straight front with flat bone and good tight feet. Little stuffy in neck and lacking the correct angulation of shoulder blade. Level topline and correct tailset and carriage. Well made rear with good bend of stifle. Movee well enough both ways. 
3rd: Holgate’s Nadavin Zahlee.