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• Posted: July 23, 2023

2023 Bitch Critique Ch Sh

The Golden Retriever Club Championship Show. 8/7/2023

Bitches.

It was a pleasure to judge so many lovely bitches at this well organised show, where everything possible was done for the comfort of exhibitors and judges. My stewards , Sue Loach and Melissa Loverock, were super efficient and kept everything running smoothly. I was pleased to note the short perpendicular upper arms and upright shoulders which were so prevalent for so long had disappeared. Of concern is the long, spindly hocks that too many exhibits possessed. Weak hocks can never give the strong, driving action that is required. The required tight, cat- like feet were in the minority. So many of this breed that look wonderful in the many photos on social media that proliferate before each show, just fall apart on the move. In classes full of otherwise lovely bitches, movement is the deciding factor when finally placing. Although pleased with all my winners, three stood out for their breed type. Correct conformation and movement. These were the CC and Reserve CC winners and also the very lovely, sound winner of Special Working B.
Veteran. 7+(6) 1. Ives’ Trewater Busy Lizzie at Balsamina. Sweet headed b with good front. Well boned and good feet. Well bodied with good spring of rib. Excellent quarters. Moved well. Shown in perfect coat and condition.
2. Clunie’s Warrentor Maplemoon J W. Most attractive b with good head and eye. Correct forehand construction. Very good stifles and hocks. Deep, mature body. Shown in lovely rich golden coat. Feet could be better. Moved well.
Veteran 9+ (7). 1 Dunbar’s Sh Ch Linirgor Violets are Blue JW. One of my all time favourites. She has just got better with age. Lovely head and expression. Excellent neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, short coupled body. Excellent front and feet. Correct bend of stifle and neat hocks. Level topline and tailset. Moved so well. In perfect coat and condition. This clever handler is a joy to watch
2. Crookes & Jenkinson’s Sh Ch Stanroph Still the Same J W. Lovely rich golden coated girl with sweet head and expression. Correct front with good legs and feet. Strong quarters, giving sound, driving action. Coat perfectly prepared.
3. Maynard’s Tamniarn Ella Belle to Chinnordale. Sweet headed rich golden b. Good neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, mature body with good topline. Covered ground well with sound, driving movement.
Minor Puppy (6) 1. Campion’s Fenpinque Lullabelle. Lovely headed baby with everything just right for age. Soft expression with good eye. Good straight front. Correct shoulder and upper arm. Deep, well ribbed, short coupled body. Good quarters. Correct topline and tailset. Moved soundly. Well presented and handled.
2. Neil’s Gaytonwood Long Look .Beautiful head and expression. Correct front with good feet. Good shoulder and upper arm. Well bodied for age. Level topline and correct tailset. Good stifles and hocks. Moved well.
3. Harding’s Eveninghill Red Sky At Night. Good head with appealing expression. Correct front with good reach of neck. Level topline. Good quarters. Moved well.
Puppy (12) 1. Gayler’s Carolake X Marks The Spot. Promising youngster with good head and expression. Excellent pigmentation. Well boned with good legs and feet. Correct neck, shoulder and upper arm. Very good quarters. Moved really well. In good coat.
2. G. L. Look.
3. Pratt’s. Rosyth Kind Of Magic. Good head and eye. Correct forehand. Well ribbed. Level topline. Good stifles and hocks. Moved erratically making assessment difficult

Junior (24) 1. Zubair’s. Thornywait Nemesis. Example of perfect balance. Lovely head and expression, with dark pigment. Correct front. Good neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, well ribbed, short coupled body. Textbook quarters. In excellent coat and condition. Sound, active mover.
2. Smithies’ Haydengold Whisper Secrets. Another lovely headed girl, with sweet expression and good eye. Good straight front. Correct upper arm and layback of shoulder. Deep, short coupled body. Level topline with good tailset. Excellent quarters. Liked her a lot but she pulled to the side when moving, making soundness difficult to assess.
3. Trafford’s Astleyfold Spring Primrose. Good head with appealing expression and dark eye. Correct front. Feet need to tighten. Level topline. Good bend of stifle. Hocks a little long. Shown in excellent coat and condition. Good movement.
Yearling (18) 1. Dunbar’s Linirgor Nine To Five, J W . Lovely head and expression with good pigment. Correct front and feet. Excellent neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, mature body with good spring of rib. Well bent stifles and neat hocks. Level topline and good tailset. Perfect presentation. Well handled.
2. List’s. Haydengold Gossip Girl J W. Most attractive b with lovely head and expression. Good front and feet. Correct forehand. Level topline. Very good quarters. Pulled to one side when moving making it difficult to assess soundness.
3. Mell’s. Sansue Love Actually At Meloak. Lovely head, eye and expression. Excellent neck, and shoulder. Well bodied with good ribs. Level topline. Correct quarters with neat hocks. Feet need to tighten. In good coat. Well handled. Moved well.
Novice (23) 1. Cruttwell and carter’s. Ashbyglen The Duchess. Very pretty b with dark pigment and good eye. Good front. Correct shoulder and upper arm. Good reach of neck. Strong, well muscled quarters. Well bodied with good ribs. Moved and handled well. In excellent coat and condition. Liked her a lot.
2. Smithies’ H W Secrets.
3. Trafford’s A.S Primrose.
Undergraduate (19) 1. Windsor – Williams &Williams’. Fleur So Sweet. Good head and soft expression. Correct front assembly. Well off for bone. Ribs we’ll sprung. Level topline. Good quarters. Moved well. Good coat which could be trimmed to advantage.
2. Brown’s. Sansue Love Note At Louellabrook. Beautiful head and expression, with good eye. Well bodied. Would like more depth of chest and tighter feet. Shown in lovely coat and condition. Handler needs to take care not to run into her on the move.
3. Price’s. Palton’s Quintessential. Well shaped head. Eye could be darker. Good bone. Correct forehand. Level topline. Good quarters .Moved well. Lovely coat and condition.
Graduate (11) 1. Wooden’s. Catenary Candy Floss At Salako. Lovely alert b with super head and expression. Well boned. Correct neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, well ribbed body. Good bend of stifle, neat hocks. Moved well. In excellent coat and condition. Well handled. 2. Ives’. Balsamina Bellini. J W. Good head with appealing expression. Correct forehand assembly. Level topline and tailset. Excellent quarters with neat hocks. Feet need to tighten. Moved well.
3. Foster’s. Eau My Gold v. d. Corner Brook For Auristela ( Imp NLD) J W . Sweet headed b. Good forehand. Feet could be better. Well bodied. Short coupled with good ribs. Correct quarter’s. In good coat. Moved well.
Post Graduate (12) 1. Falconer’s. Soneve Something Special For Siatham. J.W. Lovely b, full of mischief and so eager to please. She never stops wagging. Good head with kind expression. Good eye. Well boned throughout with good front. Correct neck, shoulder and upper arm. Short coupled, deep body with well sprung ribs. Excellent stifles and hocks. Moved well with good driving action. In perfect coat and condition.
2. Turner’s Amilone Pinkster. Lovely headed b. Eye could be darker. Well off for bone. Correct forehand assembly. Deep, mature body. Good ribs. Excellent quarter’s. Shown in lovely coat and condition. Moved well.
3. Smith’s. Rocamoka Funky Business. Sweet headed with good eye. Good forehand construction. Well ribbed. Good quarters. Not in best coat. Good driving action.
Mid Limit (11) 1. O’Neill’s. Linirgor Misty Mornings At Strathlon J W. Commands attention with her gleaming coat and balanced outline. Good head and expression. Correct shoulder and upper arm. Good legs and feet. Deep, well ribbed mature body. Correct topline and tailset. Textbook quarters. Moved well. Serious contender for top honours.
2. Crooked and Jenkinson’s Quakerhall Flare by Pandora. Lovely headed b with good neck and shoulder. Short coupled with good ribs. Correct topline. Good quarters. Moved well. Giving away a lot in maturity. Handled to perfection.
3. Bufton and Riley’s. Phoslas Polly Flinders. Lovely headed b with good eye. Well boned. Good quarters. Little longer cast than those above and feet could be tighter. In lovely coat. Moved well.
Limit (17) 1. Drury’s. Gunhills Echoes Of Time Over Bencoe. Beautiful head and expression, with good eye. Excellent reach of neck. Correct shoulders and upper arm. Good front. Feet could be better. Deep, well ribbed body with correct topline and tailset. Good quarters. Shown in excellent coat and condition. Moved well.
2. Foster’s. Mockinjay v d Corner Brook to Auristela.( Imp NLD. ) J W . Good headed b with sweet expression. Correct forehand. Deep, well ribbed,short coupled body . Excellent bend of stifle. Would like tighter feet. Shown in lovely coat and condition. Moved well.
3. Campion’s. Fenpinque Glamour Glow. Another good headed b from this kennel. Excellent forehand. Correct topline. Well bodied. Tends to stand stretched behind which distorts her balance. Shown in lovely condition. Moved well.
Open (15) 1. Archibald’s Ir Sh Ch Abinvale Arrieta. My star of the day. There are good examples of the breed and there are exceptionally good examples, and this one definitely falls into the latter category. In this excellent class she had no room for error and there were none. She has a beautiful head and expression, with good eye. Excellent neck, shoulder and upper arm. Deep, well ribbed short coupled body.. Excellent quarters with good second thighs and neat hocks. Shown in perfect coat and condition. Moved well. Expertly handled . Delighted to hear later that this was her third. .CC and Best in Show
2. Nigeria and Saz Orozco’s. So Ch/Trialler. Terra Di Sienna Lilith La Luna Nera. What a stunningly beautiful b. She has a lovely head and expression and everything about her is correct with no exaggeration. Deep, mature body with good ribs and short couplings. Perfect front assembly. Correct legs and feet. In good coat. Moved soundly, with drive. Almost impossible to separate these two but separate them I must and she just lost her topline on the run round. Nit picking, I know, but at this level it has to be. Res CC and Reserve Best In Show.
3. Ennis van Maren and Van maren’s. NLD Ch Ramchaine Shake Your Tail Feathers. A lovely b and unlucky to meet the two above. She has the beautiful head one has come to expect of her breeding. Correct front, shoulder and upper arm. Mature body. Level topline. Good tailset. Excellent quarters. Shown in lovely coat and condition. Well handled.
Special Show Gundog/Working Gundog Certificate. U K awards only (2) 1. Bell’s Enchanter’s Nightshade Hogmanay For Hoaaloha ( Imp NLD) Good head and expression . Well boned throughout. Correct neck and shoulder. Well ribbed. Level topline. Short coupled, deep body. Good quarters. Moved with correct, driving action.
Special Working Gundog (2) 1. Strobel’s Pearly Irresistible Dust Du Bois De La Rayere. This beautiful b was so close to top honours today. She has it all from her lovely head and expression. her well constructed forehand, and excellent bone. She is well ribbed and has excellent stifles and hocks.Moved So well. Presented a balanced outline. Loved her and can’t imagine why she doesn’t hold a title.
2 Jarveoja’s. EST Ch Lakebrook Believe in Chasing Dreams. Very good head with sweet expression. Correct neck, shoulder and upper arm Level topline. Deep, mature body. Excellent bend of stifle. Good quarters giving sound, driving action.

Lyn Anderson ( Judge)