• Show Date: 12/07/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Cath Moffat Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 14/07/2025

National Working & Pastoral Breeds Society

Breed: Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)

PD 2(1)

1. Sutton’s Niavana Simply Red with Kyann. 10 months, long head with almond shaped eye, well set erect ears when he used them, tight lips with good pigment, legs of good bone but pasterns could be stronger, angulation front and rear ok, ribs had spring, chest developing well, would like a tidier movement all round, quite unsettled in the rear, presented in excellent coat and condition, BP.

OD 3(0)

1. Snell/Smith/Lester’s Ch. Domburg Say I Can. Elegant fawn dog of 5 years with a long masculine head, alert expression and well used ears, expressive eye, well chiselled balanced skull, good underjaw, liked his shape and overall angles, sound in top-line standing and moving, lovely ground covering movement with a brisk accurate stride, presented in lovely coat, DCC.

2. Hall’s Shai Du Pre De La Sommerau at Vonandraste (imp FRA). Well presented fawn male of 4 years, a little stronger in head but well set ears and dark eye, good reach of neck into a sound front assembly, liked his shape moving and standing, good angles, good bone and feet, moved out well with a brisk, free stride, RDCC.

3. Arkley’s Domburg On My Mind.

JB 1(0)

1. Lester/Preddy/Mackie’s Domburg Hawksflight Love Me Back. 15 months with the most lovely temperament, she loved being there today and made me smile! very pretty and expressive feminine head with balance, lovely eye and well set alert ears, lovely length of neck into a super front assembly, correct shape, she was balanced and free on the move, excellent coat and condition, was later told she was the daughter of my BCC & DCC, pleased to award her the RBCC.

PGB 1(0)

1. Manders/Pratten’s Bergeau Happy Feeling for Kyann. 2 years old with feminine expressive head, dark eye and well set ears, nicely arched neck with good head carriage, nicely angulated front and rear, good depth of chest and moderate ribbing, correct bone and feet, she was well muscled in hindquarters and moved out ok but lacked animation, would benefit from losing some weight but presented in good coat.

LB 1(0)

1. Bycroft’s Niavana Raw Silk. Well presented grey bitch of 3 years, feminine expressive head with lovely eye shape and well set ears, good bone and feet, she had a nicely arched neck and carried her head well, liked her outline both standing and moving, good angles throughout, good depth of chest, in profile she moved well, a little untidy in the rear going away, presented in excellent coat and condition.

OB 2(0)

1. Lester/Mackie/Smith’s Ch. Domburg Made by Hawksflight. 7 years old and still showing well, femininity all through, this lovely bitch has a balanced expressive head with a lovely dark eye and well set ears which she used to her advantage, excellent angulation front and rear, she had good depth and was well ribbed with a short loin, firm top-line standing and moving, she moved correctly with a ground covering brisk gait and was presented in tip top coat and condition, BCC & BOB.

2. Roux’s Ch. Domburg New Love at Willowfrost ShCEx. Another lovely bitch of 4½ years, slightly bigger in frame than 1 but lots of quality to her, lovely expressive eye, parallel head planes, well set ears, she carried her head well with her arched neck, liked her outline on the stand and moving, good depth of chest and well ribbed, strong rear, she moved out well, I just preferred the brisker action of 1, excellent coat and condition.

CATH MOFFAT