DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETY

Judges Critiques

Mr J BARNEY

Judging: English Setter, Gundog Group

BEST OF BREED : 2342 MCKIERNAN, Mr A M C K Ir Sh Ch Sh Ch Bushbane Celtic Rant
Dog CC : 2342 MCKIERNAN, Mr A M C K Ir Sh Ch Sh Ch Bushbane Celtic Rant
Res Dog CC : 2361 TAYLOR, Mrs L Sh Ch Wansleydale Maybee JW
Bitch CC : 2374 WILLIAMS, Mrs P D A Bournehouse Eternal Love
Res Bitch CC : 2339 LOAKES, Mrs S D Sh Ch Goldbirch Hearts Desire JW ShCEx
Best Puppy : 2329 DANKS-KEMISH, Mrs R D & LITTLECHILD, Mr Graham & L Ravensett Just An Illusion With Alolfrana
Best Veteran : 2337 LAWSON, Mrs L A Wansleydale Dorian Gray JW ShCEx OSW

VD (1)
1st: Lawson’s  Wansleydale Dorian Gray JW ShCEx OSW. A well made boy with a well proportioned head with a good eye and plenty of chiselling under the eye, good muzzle and stop. Well set ear. Ideally I’d like a little less back skull. A good crest into long neck into a well made forehand. Good bone and well arched feet. Well sprung rib and in full body with a good level topline. Good free open gait and that typical lashing tail on the move.

MPD (1)
1st: Danks-Kemish & Littlechild’s  Ravensett Just An Illusion With Alolfrana. A real raw youngster yet to find his co-ordination. Clean neck and shoulder well laid with straight forearm with good bone and well arched feet. Well bodied for his age with a well made rear with good bend of stifle. Head needs to break at this point. Balanced proportions with a defined stop. Good oval eye, and well set ear. Movement away was ok but needs to tighten at the elbow. 

PD (1)
1st: Danks-Kemish & Littlechild’s Ravensett Just An Illusion With Alolfrana

JD (2,2)

PGD (3)
1st: Osman’s Bournehouse Sirocco Over Marissolo JW. I judged this boy earlier in the year and I’m glad to say he is maturing well. So typical of this breeding. Keeps a balanced outline in profile. Pleasing masculine head and expression, good oval eye, with correct ear set. Good bone. Well ribbed into strong loin, good depth of brisket. I’d like a slightly better return of upper arm, a bit of throatiness. Flows through his neck and shoulder into a level topline. A well made rear, well muscled. Drove off well from behind.

2nd: Snook’s Moorbrook Mogul Of March. A lovely head so typical with a good soft expression, nice oval eye. Good bone and feet with straight forearm. Good spring of rib and level topline. Good depth of brisket, and wide loin. Reasonable rear construction, not quite the angles of 1st. Moved freely around the ring. 
3rd: Taylor’s Kanietter Kocoa

LD (8)
1st: Seaman’s  Mariglen Just George. I liked the overall make and shape of this boy. Well balanced long head with correct proportions defined stop. Oval eye with oval skull and pronounced occiput. Good long strong into a straight forearm with good bone. Like slightly more arched foot. Good depth of brisket and ribbed back, wide loin into a well made rear with let down hock and bend of stifle. Well conditioned and in super coat. Moved well both ways covering the ground.  
2nd: Williams’ Bournehouse Abracadabra. Another dog that I really liked, but not best behaved today. Lovely head and expression, nice dark oval eye, with some chiselling under the eye.well balanced proportions, arched skull and correctly set ear with pronounced occiput. A clean forehand with good depth of brisket and well ribbed back. Wide loin with slight arch. Well let now. Moved well enough both ways. 
3rd: Catton & Cook’s Valsett Starlite Sky Storm With Ferngate

OD (10)
1st: Mckiernan’s Ir Sh Ch Sh Ch Bushbane Celtic Rant. A really nice class to judge with some good dogs in it.   A well made dog and could certainly move with complete ease. Balanced on the eye and kept that on the move with plenty of reach and drive. A well balanced head with plenty of work in it. A kind expression with a good oval eye. Long arched neck into a clean forehand with a straight forearm, with plenty of bone and substance all through. Good depth of brisket to the elbow, well sprung rib and well back. Good rear angulation with a breath of rear and correct tailset. Super conditioning and well presented. 
2nd: Taylor’s Sh Ch Wansleydale Maybes JW. Another really nice typical English setter. Masculine thought out and well made, with a balance shaped. Good strong topline coming from a well sprung rib and deep brisket, with plenty of bone and correct feet. A well made rear assembly with a good bend of stifle and well let down hock and toned second thigh. Not quite the head of first and would like a slightly better lay of shoulder blade. Really moved well with that typical lashing tail action correctly set. A good open side gait. 
3rd: Wilson’s Ir Sh Ch Ravensett Giovanni

VB (2)
1st: Seaman’s Mariglen Dusty Blonde Sgwc. I preferred the movement of this one with a typical lashing tail. Showed herself off to best advantage. Feminine head and expression with a nice oval eye and some chiselling under the.eye. Correct ear set. Good bone and feet, with correctly ribbed back and sprung. Good depth of brisket to the elbow. Straight forearm. A well made rear with a good bend of stifle. Presentation in top order with a correct silky texture. 
2nd: Mccabe’s Sh Ch Rachdale Elegance JW. A pleasing head and expression with correct oval eye, ear set low. A good depth of brisket to the elbow, straight forearm with plenty of bone. I would have liked a tighter feet. Well sprung rib and well back, good arched to loin. Well made rear with a good bend of stifle. Moved well enough both ways.

MPB (2)
1st: Welburn’s Oshowa Just A Dream. A real baby puppy who is still quite raw. Head needs to break, but still feminine with a soft expression. A good straight forearm with plenty of bone and tight feet. A good spring of rib and depth of brisket to the elbow. A well made rear assembly and pulled into a balanced make and shape on the move. With correct foot fail. 

PB (2,1)
1st: Whiting & Grant’s Kanietter Sassy Seastar At Ormstiga. A pretty headed bitch with a kind expression. Straight forearm and plenty of bone and good tight feet. Well sprung rib well back, level topline and correctly set tail. Well made rear assembly with a good bend of stifle. Would like a better lay of shoulder.  Nice to watch on the move with a lashing tail. 

JB (5,1)
1st: Allen & Bott & Morgan’s Quensha Glitter And Gold. A lovely quality make and shape and well balanced when stood. Well made rear assembly with correct bend of stifle and well let down hock in good hard condition. A good forechest with a straight forearm with plenty of bone and tight feet. Well bodied. Typical head and expression with a good length and pronounced occipital. Kind oval eye and low set ear. Lovely crest to her neck. Was tending to pace on the away movement at points, but good positive foot fail coming towards you and a good open gait in profile. 
2nd: Taylor’s Wansleydale Honey Bee. A really well made bitch with a lot of quality’s to admire. Just wouldn’t cooperate. A well balanced head with well defined stop. Good oval eye and plenty of work under it. Square muzzle and an oval skull from ear to ear. Good long neck in to straight forearm with plenty of bone and nice tight feet. Good level topline, well ribbed back with correct spring. Arched loin into a well made rear with correct bend of stifle. Move well enough both ways. 
3rd: Hutchinson & Dennis’ Mariglen My Heart Will Go On With Monaysbridge

PGB (6,2)
1st: Buckley’s Fishwick Fortune Cookie. A lovely head and expression for of English setter type and quality. Good length to head, well balanced, pronounced occipital bone, with a defined stop. Good oval eye and low set ear of correct length. Well made with a good make and shape. Well bodied with good bone and feet. Straight forearm. Clean neck and shoulder flowing into a level topline. Elegant head carriage on the move. Drove well from a well made well rear with good bend of a stifle and well let down. Good second thigh and well conditioned. 
2nd: Welburn’s Oshowa Dream Come True. A typical feminine head and expression with a good length and no coarseness through the skull. Oval eye and correctly low set ear. Clean neck into a good forehand with straight forearm with good bone and feet. Good depth of brisket and well ribbed back. Level topline into correctly set tail just off the topline. Good bend of stifle and well let down. A good clean balanced outline on the move and good foot fall.
3rd: Waller’s Ennydloc Yorkshire Design. 

LB (8,1)
1st: Williams’ Bournehouse Eternal Love. A truly feminine bitch throughout with a softest of expressions so typical. A well made bitch put together so well. With that typical elegant movement of an English with the slashing tail and head carriage on the move. A well balanced head with defined stop and and pronounced occiput. A kind oval eye and correctly set ear with good length of leather. A good clean forehand with no throatiness into a well made front assembly with straight forearm and good bone and well arched feet. Brisket to the elbow and a correct spring of rib into an arched loin and well bodied. A well made rear assembly in good hard condition. Really drove off with some purpose and filled the eye with such typical construction of an English setter. I believe this was her crowning CC today.

2nd: Sharples’ Kanietter Sabonette Jw. Another well put together bitch with a balanced make and shape. Pretty feminine head with a typical expression. Good forearm and plenty of substance through the brisket and well ribbed back with a good strong loin, good rear angulation and well let down. Moved with a positive foot fall both ways and correct head carriage. 
3rd: Gardner’s Mariglen Midnight Muse Of Danwish

OB (7)
1st: Loakes’ Sh Ch Goldbirch Hearts Desire JW ShCEx. A real eye catcher in profile such an easy open gait with drive and reach and a super head carriage typical of the breed. Well presented in full bloom. A super feminine head and expression well balanced with some work under the eye and a defined stop. Clean neck and well made front assembly. Good legs and feet, with brisket to her elbow. And well ribbed back. Good rear assembly with bend of stifle and well let down hock. And went away from you with some real drive and that swishing tail not stopping. A proper show girl. 
2nd: Mckiernan’s Sh Ch Bushbane Celtic Banter. Another well made balanced girl. Feminine through out with a soft expression. Clean long neck into a straight forearm with good bone and well ached tight feet. Good depth of brisket and well sprung rib well back and short loin. A well made rear assembly with a level topline. Well conditioned and drove off with some purpose, I would have liked her slight tighter at the elbow coming back. 
3rd: Wale’s Sh Ch Chanina Golden Rose JW