South Eastern Welsh Springer Spaniel Club

Open Show

25^th January 2009

Firstly I would like to thank the Committee for a lovely day and for making me most welcome, and to my three stewards for their hard work and care. I was pleased with my entry and had only 5 absentees. The quality of the bitches outshone the dogs today, but was pleased to notice that in the younger classes there was improvement in bone, size and substance.

DOGS

Veteran 7 (1 ab)

1^st Janes Sh.Ch. Coedybrain Dafydd – 8 year old who still retains his lovely colour. He has good bone and substance. Nice head and expression and a well balanced dog. Moved happily and with drive. BD and BOSIS

2^nd Tubbs Parkmist Master Dancer for Alsutu – 7 year old. Nice head with a lovely dark eye. Neat feet, good stifle – thought him to be a little wide in front on the move.

3^rd Wren’s Saanu Copper Beech at Gwynmarren

Minor Puppy 2

1^st Evans Coedybrain Ryan - 8 months and very promising. Nice size with good bone, good shoulders, topline, front and feet, thought him a little long in hock. Moved well.

2^nd Giess’s Zeoh Zanziba Zinadan - Also 8 months but not as mature as 1^st, has a good front and neat feet. Moved OK

Puppy )

Junior ) No entries

Special Yearling )

Novice 3

1^st Kerr’s Julita Radley

2^nd Dean’s Menstonia Mist Chance over Pasondela

Not much to separate 1^st and 2^nd and were different types. Both had nice heads and expression but both were wide in front on the move – 1^st was better in topline, bone and size.

3^rd Giess Zeoah Zanziba Zinadan

Graduate 4

1^st Batey’s Amblelight Centauri

2^nd Evans Bwgan Llwyd

Two very different types. 1^st needs more neck and feel that better trimming would help, he has a lovely head and expression, good shoulders, mouth and topline, and again better trimming of the feet would help to enhance them, moved OK.

2^nd Nice neck and shoulders, topline could be a little better, he is a nice sized dog with good bone, again moved OK.

3^rd Smith’s Amblelight Mercury

Post Graduate 3

1^st Thomas’s Bowdonia Special Effects - Nicely put together with a good head and expression, good front, correct topline, tends to turn his back feet outward and again would like neater feet.

2^nd Julita Radley

3^rd Blackford’s Amblelight Eris Surprise

Limit 4

1^st Knox’s Parkmist Master Plan Although a little small for me he is well balanced with good bone, pleasing head, kind eye and good depth of muzzle. A happy and correct mover. RBD

2^nd Jones Pennylock Quin JW Have given this dog BP previously and I still like him, he has a good body, bone and correct topline, moved well but I preferred the head and expression of 1^st.

3^rd Wren’s Gwynmarren Winter Storm

Open 1 (1)

Special Beginners 4

1^st Amblelight Centauri

2^nd Bushwacker Chilli Pepper at Broomwalk

3^rd Julita Radley

Good Citizen 3

1^st Barkley’s Sh.Ch. Parkmist Mr Frisk - Can still move very well at 12 years and has the best of fronts. Lovely head and expression. Coat has now lost its colour but this does not detract from his quality.

2^nd Parkmist Master Dancer for Alsutu

3^rd Melladomina Make Haste for Alsutu

BITCHES

Veteran 5 (1)

1^st Tully’s Ch. Highclare Energizer - A great ambassador for our Breed, she is hard to fault, just love her type and her quality and not forgetting her wonderful character. BVIS

2^nd Dean’s Kazval Castaway to Pasondela. A lovely quality bitch and so unlucky to meet 1^st. She has a good front, lovely head and expression and moved so well using her strong quarters.

3^rd Caldwell’s Highclare Spring into Action for Cerysan

Minor Puppy 6 (2)

1^st Jones Pennylock Ruby Red - A lovely substantial but feminine puppy. Correct topline, nice neck and good shoulders, moved very well.

2^nd Tully’s Highclare Celebrity Very different from 1^st but is a quality puppy, not as mature as 1^st but 3 months is a long time in young puppies. Personally would like her a little bigger.

3^rd Williams Highclare All Gold at Guillym

Puppy 3

1^st Rees’s Trebettyn Nia at Typica - A lovely 9 month puppy. Good bone, she has a nice head and eye in lovely coat and condition has a good length of upper arm, good neck and shoulders and correct topline, feet need to be a little tighter.

2^nd Davidson & Wells Pamicks Miss Understood at Benchmark - Another promising puppy and good bone, neck, shoulders and topline OK. Has better feet that 1^st at present but is not quite so feminine.

3^rd Hamerton’s Torcello Tiger Belle

Junior 3

1^st Barkley’s Cherryheath’s Miss Chief - How well this young lady has come on, liked her head and expression, good bone, pleasing outline, good shoulders. Moved very well.

2^nd Thomas’s Bowdonia Tu Tu Tango - Quite a nice young bitch – very happy and outgoing, good angulation front and rear, nice coat and condition – topline could be a little better and was a little wide in front on the move.

3^rd Smith’s Cherryheath’s Miss Hustle

Special Yearling 5

1^st Thomas’s Sherdrew in Your Dreams - 10 months old and very mature, she is so feminine has good bone and substance, Beautiful neat feet. Good shoulders, topline and good angulation both fore and aft. In good coat and condition. Moved extremely well, she should have a bright future and will follow her progress. BPIS

2^nd Cherryheath’s Miss Chief

3^rd Wakeman’s Sherdrew in Your Dreams

Novice 3

1^st Risley’s Slapstones Born to Shine - 4^th in Special Yearling. Her young handler did a very good job and got the best out of her, has a pretty head and dark eye. Moved OK

2^nd Wren’s Gwynmarren Summer Solstice

3^rd Cherryheath’s Miss Hustle

Graduate 4

1^st Janes Coedybrain Nellie - Thought this was a lovely bitch, gorgeous head and expression, good neck and shoulders, correct topline, lovely bone and super feet. Liked her a lot.

2^nd Caldwell’s Cerysan Purely By Chance - Different type to 1^st but a nice bitch. Good topline and tailset, not quite the angulation of 1^st and moved a little wide in front.

3^rd Cheryheath’s Miss Chief

Post Graduate 6

1^st Frost’s Bushwacker Atomic Kitten - This young lady has come on since her puppy days and (sorry) have to use the old clique “caught my eye as she came into the ring” Beautiful head and expression, her body proportions are just right, she has the correct topline, great fore and aft angulation, lovely neat, tight feet, moved correctly. RBB and RBIS

2^nd Carr’s Cerysan Take a Chance at Gemill. - A young lady I admire, everything in the right place but I thought she was carrying a little too much weight today.

3^rd Menstonia Fair Chance

Limit 4

1^st Tew’s Pamicks Miss Holly Hocks - A bitch I have always admired, she is up to size but is well put together, good head, eye, shoulders and front, have seen her looking better, moved OK

2^nd Caldwell’s Cerysan Alexa - Have given this bitch BOB before and still admire her but she was carrying too much weight today

3^rd Barkley’s Parkmist Miss Flirtatious

Open 2

1^st Rees’s Sh.Ch. Coedybrain Carys at Typica BB and BIS

2^nd Frost’s Highclare Scrabble at Bushwacker

I just loved both these bitches even though they were of different types, I found it a hard decision to separate them, they both have their different but good qualities, finally felt that 1^st’s movement was freer.

Special Beginners 2

1^st Slapstones Born to Shine

2^nd Cherryheath’s Miss Hustle

Good Citizen 2

1^st Cherryheath’s Miss Chief

2^nd Menstonia Fair Chance

Special Working 2 (1 w/d)

1^st Pennylock Quinn

Special New Members 1

1^st Torcello Tiger Belle

Brace 3 (1 w/d)

1^st Barkley’s - Such a well matched pair and moved completely in unison

2^nd Tubb’s - Another nice pair but not as together as 1^st on the move

Di Renny