WELKS 2023

WELKS

Sunday 30th April 2023

Judge: Ms M Sargent

Best Of Breed

Ch Tollelkin Caife Americano SGWC ShCEx

Elkin

Best Dog	Ch Tollelkin Caife Americano SGWC ShCEx	Elkin
Reserve Best Dog	Sh Ch Eusanit Silvr Dream Machine	Barker
Best Bitch	Cretshengan Emerald Lake	Wakely
Reserve Best Bitch	Afonbach First Sign O' Spring At Deltandamba JW	Hipkiss
Best Puppy	Afonbach Dreamfyre At Shorrocks	Warren
Best Veteran	Ir Sh Ch Eusanit Best Of The Bunch At Cretshengan	Fielder

Veteran Dog (6 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Fuard TOLLELKIN BAY OF ICE 7½ yr old, upto size male, lovely head with good skull & ear carriage, good skull & ear, nice front with strong pasterns, good ribbing lovely rear, good topline & tailset, moved well.
2^nd	Wakely RIVERWATCHER NUKILIK 10 ½ yr old male, smaller in size but balanced, topline could be a touch stronger, pleasing head, with good eye & expression, good front & rear angles, moved well.
3^rd	Anstead MULTI CH RIVERWATCHER ATKA
Res	Dee MELANITTA CARELINUS
VHC	Hipkiss ERIKACHEN O'RUADH FOR DELTANDAMBA JW SHCM SHCEX VW

Puppy Dog (no entries)

Junior Dog (2 entries)

1^st	Greenwood COEDHELYG SON SHINE Lovely youngster, pleasing head & eye, for preference the eye could be darker, but good expression, correct skull, and ear set, nice front with good ribbing, good stifle, held topline well, good tailset, moved well.
2^nd	Sewell LITTLECLOSE FATHER AND SON TO BREAKERSWELL Out of coat 12 mth old, immature in head at the moment but that still has time to come, nice ear set, good eye shape & expression, nice front & quarters, good topline & tailset, pleasing on the move.

Post Graduate Dog (11 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Sewell CLEGANE INFERNO TO BREAKERSWELL 4 yr old, nice size & balance, lovely head, good skull, & ear set, good eye shape & expression, nice front, good body & loin, pleasing topline & tailset, moved well, when he settled!
2^nd	Buckingham SPRITERUFUS WALTZ Lovely male, nice size, good head with nice expression, good stop, good strength of neck, nice angles front & rear, good ribbing & loin, moved lovely, just needs to settle to be able to go over him.
3^rd	Ryder ARTHUNDUR DREAM COME TRUE
Res	Palfrey EUSANIT WILD ATLANTIC WAY
VHC	Elkin TOLLELKIN DREAM HARBOUR JW

Open Dog (11 entries)

1^st	Elkin CH TOLLELKIN CAIFE AMERICANO SGWC SHCEX 3 yr old, lovely size & balance, good skull with correct ear set, enough stop, well shaped eye with correct expression, good front, with straight legs, nice ribbing & loin, good rear with well bent stifles, moved well. Pleased to award him BD & BOB
2^nd	Barker SH CH EUSANIT SILVR DREAM MACHINE 5 y r old, another lovely male of nice size & balance, for preference I would like a touch stronger head, but well proportioned, good neck, going into lovely front, good body & nice topline & tailset, good rear, with good turn of stifle, moved well. RBD
3^rd	Fielder SH CH CRETSHENGAN TORRAN LOCH JW (AI)
Res	Wakely RIVERWATCHER KAVIKSUK
VHC	Buckingham SPRITERUFUS WALTZ

Veteran Bitch (2 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Fielder IR SH CH EUSANIT BEST OF THE BUNCH AT CRETSHENGAN 8 yr old lady, nice size, perhaps a touch long in profile, pleasing head with good skull & ear set, good eye shape, & expression, good strong front, she was touch ribby today, nice rear with well bent stifle, moved well

Puppy Bitch (5 entries)

1^st	Warren AFONBACH DREAMFYRE AT SHORROCKS A lovely bunch of puppies, 1st was a lovely youngster, nice size & balance, lovely head, with good eye & expression, correct skull and ear set, nice front & rear, with good strength, good turn of stifle, has good ribbing for age, nice topline, moved well for age
2^nd	Adshead AFONBACH SYRAX Another lovely puppy, just lost out today as she needs to strengthen in head, but plenty of time for that to happen. Rest is all similar to 1, moved well
3^rd	Kindell & Anstead EUSANIT PRIDE AND JOY
Res	Akehurst ORYXES ALLURE OF THE TREES AT RIPPLERUSH (IMP CAN)

Junior Bitch (5 entries)

1^st	Warren AFONBACH DREAMFYRE AT SHORROCKS
2^nd	Adshead AFONBACH SYRAX
3^rd	Trickett CFYRE'S HIGH TEA AT TOLLPEPPER JW (IMP CAN)
Res	Kindell & Anstead EUSANIT PRIDE AND JOY
VHC	Akehurst ORYXES ALLURE OF THE TREES AT RIPPLERUSH (IMP CAN)

Post Graduate Bitch (9 entries)

1^st	Hipkiss AFONBACH FIRST SIGN O' SPRING AT DELTANDAMBA JW 2 yr old bitch, lovely balance & size, good head proportions, good skull & ear set, correct eye shape & expression, strong front, nice ribbing & loin, nice rear, moved well
2^nd	Elkin TOLLELKIN DREAM DANCER JW 2 yr old, another nice balanced bitch, well boned, head a touch flat, but good ear set, correct amount of stop, good eye shape, pleasing front & rear, good topline, moved well.
3^rd	Purnell KYMIN NEW TRIX AT BRIZTOLLIE
Res	Trickett CFYRE'S SPELLBREAKER AT TOLLPEPPER (IMP CAN)
VHC	Johnson TARNLAIKERS PIKACHU

Open Bitch (5 entries)

1^st	Wakely CRETSHENGAN EMERALD LAKE 4 yr old, lovely shape & size, lovely head & eye, with good expression, her front can be a touch lazy, but nice angles, good ribbing & loin, holding a good topline & tailset, lovely rear with good turn of stifle, moved well
2^nd	Anstead SH CH RIVERWATCHER KODA Another nice bitch, touch longer than 1, & 1 preferred the strength of head of 1, but this bitch has a lot to offer, good straight front with correct angles, lovely ribbing & loin, good topline & tailset, good rear with well let down hocks, pleasing on the move
3^rd	Winship STELLENBOSCH TATIANA
Res	Dee EUSANIT HOT TOTTY JW

Stakes/Variety classes

AV Gundog Breeders Dog or Bitch (7 entries, 1 absent)

Judge: Mr Ken Andrew

3^rd	Mr P G & Mrs J Fielder CRETSHENGAN

Eukanuba Puppy Stakes (Gundog) Bitch (28 entries, 22 absent)

Judge: Mr Tom Johnston (Feldkirk)

VHC	Akehurst ORYXES ALLURE OF THE TREES AT RIPPLERUSH (IMP CAN)

Junior Stakes Bitch (30 entries, 18 absent)

Judge: Miss Becky Johnson (Downstream)

Res	Trickett CFYRE'S HIGH TEA AT TOLLPEPPER JW (IMP CAN)

AV Gundog Open Stakes Dog (14 entries, 7 absent)

Judge: Mrs Jenny Miller (Feorlig)

VHC	Limerick & O'Sullivan RIVERWATCHER PALUKTAK