South Eastern Welsh Springer
Spaniel Club Open Show – 29 January 2006

The South Eastern
Welsh Springer Spaniel club held a very well organised and friendly show  and I would
like to thank the officers and committee for inviting me to judge.  I would also like to thank my stewards,
Doreen Bowen and Paddy Catling, who did a very
efficient and unobtrusive job.  Much
has been said about the quality of dogs in the show ring recently.  I found that the issue is still very
much apparent, though I was happy with my winners in the major classes.  Fortunately, I found many more bitches that
pleased me.  It was interesting to
note quite how many exhibits had tails.
These were mainly in, but not restricted to, the younger classes.  This is something that it looks as if we
are all going to have to get used to.

BIS was Highclare Queens Logic, RBIS Highclare Spring In Action For Cerysan,
BOS Typica
Fieldsman JW and BP Amiro The Borderer.

Minor Puppy Dog (2,0a)

1st Ovey’s Goldsprings Final
Chance – Such a baby, but liked the type.  Good masculine head, correct outline but
erratic movement.  A spell at
handling classes would help this young gentleman.

2nd
Wakeman’s Sherdrew
Echo Point – Tailed exhibit, rather larger than I prefer.
Good shoulders and rear angulation.

Puppy Dog (6, 0)

1st
Morgan’s Amiro The
Borderer BP – Boy, does he move.
Correct outline, nice lay of shoulders, good bone, good
angulation, nice compact Welsh, just what I was looking for.

2nd Renouf & Montague’s Ranwolf
Delling – nice and compact, good bone.  Head a fraction heavier than I prefer.

3rd
Masson’s Peakdale Iestyn
Ap Dafydd

Junior Dog (3,0)

1st A The Borderer

2nd Tew’s Pamicks Sign Of The Times JW – Overall a little finer that I would
like, particularly in head so lost out to 1 in this respect, however, well put
together Welsh.  Correct topline, good rear angulation, moved with drive.

3rd
Smith’s Russethill Red Gauntlet

Special Yearling Dog (5,0)

1st A The Borderer

2nd
Tully’s Highclare Ludo
– Much flashier dog than 1.
Good angulation and movement.
Clean throat, good shoulder.
Just not the compactness and topline
of 1.

3rd
Rees’ Typica Goldigger
JW

Novice Dog (4,1)

1st
Smith’s Russethill Red Gauntlet – He
looked like a Welsh.  Good
angulation and bone.  Head a little
heavy for my taste.  He could
benefit from some ring craft classes.

2nd
Aasum’s Spirit Av Vettin
– Very elegant – head not masculine enough for me.
Good angulation.  Correct topline.

3rd Botting’s Cavwelies
Northern Lights

Graduate Dog (7,1)

1st Renouf’s Ranwolf Barnstokk – He has a lovely head and really
moved.  Good lay of shoulder and
correct topline.
He just needs to grow into his frame to complete the picture.

2nd
Masson’s Marimead Excalibur – Nice
compact Welsh.  Again,
a good head and mover.

3rd Crockford’s Phetina Blue Spinmaker

Post Graduate Dog (0)

Limit Dog (8,0)

1st
Duncan’s Redfrith Chianti JW – Elegant but compact, good
angulation and topline.  Moved with drive.
Just wish he was a little more relaxed in his tail carriage.

2nd Tubb’s Parkmist Master
Dancer For Alsutu –
Nice workman-like dog.  I loved his
head.  Correct topline,
good angulation, moved with drive.

3rd Morgan’s
Amiro The Thinker

Open Dog (4,0)

1st
Rees’ Typica Fieldsman JW BD – Good
workmanlike dog, nothing flashy but everything in the right place.  Really enjoyed going over him.  Lovely masculine head with kind eye,
good lay of shoulder and depth of chest, correct topline,
good rear angulation, and moved as if out in the field.

2nd
Wren’s Saanu Copper Beech At
Gwynmarren JW – Good head, just masculine
enough.  Good angulation, moved with
drive, good bone and topline.  Just let down by his
rear movement.

3rd
Barkley’s Sh Ch Parkmist
Mr Frisk JW

Veteran Dog (6,0) - One of the best classes of the day.

1st
Barkley’s Sh Ch Parkmist
Mr Jinks – Again a great mover.
Compact without being coarse.  Good masculine head.  Everything one could want, but obviously
at ten years old, just starting to show his age.

2nd
Vines’ Albadora March Storm Of
Highclare – An eleven year old who can still
show the youngsters how to do it.  A shade bigger all round than 1.

3rd
Gills’ Brenros Drop Dead Gorgeous

Special Beginners Dog (6,0)

1st
Masson’s Coedybrain Gerint
– Nice compact dog who moved well.
Good rear angulation.  Would
like a little more rise over the loin.

2nd G Final
Chance

3rd R Red
Gauntlet

Minor Puppy Bitch (4,0)

1st Ordish’s Goldsprings Final
Fling – Lovely compact happy baby.
Moved with drive once she settled.  Nice lay of shoulders, good bone and
rear angulation.  Correct rise over
loin.

2nd
Bateman’s Wicked But Gracious Of Cormallen – A real baby.  More elegant than 1.  Very nice head and movement

3rd Wakeman’s Sherdrew Oats N
Barley

Puppy Bitch (6,0)

1st G Final
Fling

2nd
Tully’s Highclare Miss Motivator –
Rangier than 1.  Well put together, moved well, good
angulation.

3rd
Reeder’s Highclare Darcee
Bussell

Junior Bitch (1,0)

1st
Rees’ Coedybrain Carys
At Typica – Compact
bitch who moved with drive.  Delicate feminine head without being snipey.  Good angulation.

Special Yearling Bitch (11,0)

1st Frost’s
Highclare Scrabble Of Bushwacker – Elegant bitch who manages to still be
workmanlike.  Lovely
head.  Great angulation and
with that, can really move.

2nd Caldwell’s Cerysan Alexa – Nice and
compact.  Feminine head, good lay of
shoulder, correct topline, moved with drive.

3rd C Carys
at Typica

Novice Bitch (5,1)

1st Senington’s Cerysan Athena
– Nice head, good angulation, moved ok.  Was saddened to see
her snap at 2nd during write up.

2nd
White’s Fiergen Silver Lady – Nice
feminine head, moved with drive.
Just needs to mature.

3rd Shawyer’s Fiergen Silver
Spirit

Graduate Bitch (8,0)

1st Michie’s Tobermyn Tangle
– Feminine compact workmanlike bitch. Good lay of shoulder, correct topline.  Moved
like a train.

2nd
Abbott’s Norlington Sugar N Spice – Compact
bitch with everything in the right place who shouts that she is Welsh, just
wish she had moved with a little more drive today.

3rd
Barkley’s Parkmist Miss Flirtatious

Post Graduate Bitch (6,1)

1st Larmer’s Gydamist Gala  - Compact
and workmanlike.  Good depth of
chest, just enough feather, good lay of shoulders and
rear angulation.  Would
prefer a slightly darker eye.

2nd
Wren’s Ferndel Piaf At
Gwynmarren JW – Beautiful head, great movement,
just wish she had a little more rear angulation.

3rd Jackson’s Catjack Baboushka

Limit Bitch (9, 4)

1st
Jane’s Coedybrain Eirianne
– Compact workmanlike bitch who moved with drive.  Would like a little more head, but you
can’t ask for everything.

2nd C Baboushka – Nice bitch, well put together.  Today she showed she really can
move.  What a pity that some of the
others in class weren’t so happy on the move.

3rd
Morgan’s Amiro Baccanal

Open Bitch (3,0)

1st
Tully’s Highclare Queens Logic BIS – she walked in the ring and I melted -
just what I had been looking for all day.
Beautiful feminine head, good length of neck, loved her lay of shoulders
and depth of chest, correct topline, great
angulation, compact, workmanlike and stylish and she moved, what more can you
ask for?

2nd Caldwell’s Highclare Spring In Action For Cerysan RBIS – Many of the qualities of 1st
(her half sister) Heart warming head, nice clean neck, good lay of shoulder,
depth of chest and rear angulation. Unlucky to meet 1.

3rd Jackson’s Amanshe Star Bright

Veteran Bitch (2,1)

1st Barkely & Short’s Parkmist
Miss Temptation – just 7 and boy does she move.  Compact and
workmanlike.  A little grey,
but veterans are allowed to be.

Special Beginners Bitch (5,0)

1st F Piaf At Gwynmarren

2nd
F Silver Spirit – a little on the petite side, but nice compact bitch
with a good head.

3rd Botting’s West Wind At Cavwelies

Special Working Dog or Bitch (3,2)

1st F
Silver Spirit

Special New Members (3,1)

1st M
Excalibur

2nd F
Silver Spirit

Brace (10, 2)

1st
Wren’s – a beautiful pair of well matched bitches, just coming into
their prime.

2nd
Barkley’s – a well matched pair of boys who have done some winning
in the past.  Just had to give way
to the young girls.

3rd Wakeman’s

Finuala Barnes