Paignton & District Fanciers' Association

Paignton & District Fanciers Association Championship Show 1st August 2025 BULLMASTIFF 

I would like to thank everyone who entered, not the biggest of entries but certainly the highest quality. The biggest surprise for me on the day was when I was informed that my CC winners were litter brother and sister and my Res CC winners were also litter brother and sister! My main aim was to select the dogs that met criteria closest to the breed standard and I must say I could have taken any of my main winners home with me on the day. Gary Shirt 

SBD/B (1 Entry) 

1st & Best Special Beginner Priest’s Big Boy Brucie. Red with a very good square head with gentle expression, dark eyes and ears, good pigment. Powerful neck down to deep well-developed chest and tight feet. Stood square and on the move showed level topline and correct tail set. Lovely bone and substance for just 18 months old.

PD NO ENTRIES 

JD (2 Entries) Abs: 1 

1st: Colliass’s Optimus Jim Beam At Oldwell (ai) Nice solid masculine young fawn dog, correct head shape with good eyes, ear set and expression. Also has a strong wide jaw with level bite. Lovely bone and very balanced on the move. 

YD (2 Entries) Abs: 0 

1st: Latters Ch Stoneglad Gigolo Really like this quality dog who caught my eye as soon as he entered the ring, this made a very difficult decision in the line-up. Very masculine strong head, square skull with good pigmentation with correct ears and lovely expression. Solid neck and excellent depth of chest. Excellent on the move driven by a muscular rear, level back and good tail set. Smaller overall than CC winner but well in proportion. Res Dog CC 

2nd. Priest’s Big Boy Brucie. 

PGD (1 Entries) Abs: 0 

1st: Trims Roycepride Haberno Hot. Smaller but in proportion red male, well presented with lovely expression, good pigmentation, dark eyes and nice mouth. Moved soundly. 

LD (2 Entries) Abs: 2 

OD (6 Entries) Abs: 2 

 1st: Lindley’s Hyerdunscar All About Keith Through Optimus. Excellent, impressive 2 year old clear fawn. Large in every way but very much in proportion. Beautiful square, expressive head with strong wide under jaw and lovely mouth. Solid strong neck leading to a broad well let down chest. He is very muscular with a strong appearance with lots of bone even so is well up on his toes on standing and moves exceptionally with drive with level back and correct tail set. As the great Tom Massey used to say you could place a pint of beer on him and wouldn't spill a drop. A total pleasure to go over this outstanding dog and award him Dog CC & BOB 

2nd: Latters Stoneglad Casanova. Smaller all round than 1st but still well in proportion and balanced fawn with good head size and expression with strong powerful front and broad chest. Has good ring presence moved well with good angulation, lovely bone and substance. 

Veteran Dog. No Entries 

PB (2 Entries) Abs 0 

1st: Todd’s XL Nova From Woodbulls Future Into Delharia (Imp B) Very nice compact but equal mahogany brindle nice square head and muzzle. Good bone with a short back and nice silhouette when on the move. Showing huge potential and very well schooled. Best Puppy 

2nd: Lindley’s Hyerdunscar Hot Gossip Nice and typical type from this kennel, nice clear fawn, nice square in proportion head with good bone and strong stance. She moved round the ring very well for a youngster, just not as balanced as 1st at the moment. 

JB (1 Entry) Abs 0 

1st: Myers's Optimus Juliette. What a top class youngster with so much potential. A Beautiful clear fawn with a good black mask. Head square and correctly proportioned with nice dark eye and correct ear set very eye catching. Compact but muscular with good angulation, shown when on the move with drive, definitely one to watch in the future. 

YB (1 Entry) Abs 0 

1st: Latters Stoneglad She's All That. My favourite of all this kennels dogs on the day, a very impressive, powerful girl with a stunning strong front, lovely solid neck and deep chest, not often seen on bitches nowadays. Very nice typical head and great expression. She moved very soundly with lots of ring presence and solid, excellent angulation. Res Bitch CC 

PGB (1 Entry) Abs 1 

LB (3 Entries) Abs 1 

1st: Trim’s Satisfaction Dell Urbe Immortale Roycepride (Imp) Lovely red, nicely balanced overall. Gentle expression with square correct head, dark eyes and well set ears, strong neck and good depth of chest with strong legs and tight feet. Moved well Showing a good topline and correct angulation. She responded well with her handle. 

2nd: Mangat’s Nehrani Precious India. Nice darker red with gentle looking feminine head with dark eyes and good pigmentation. Good mouth and denture. moved well and showed good level topline. 

OB (2 Entries) Abs 0 

1st: Colliass’s Hyerdunscar Charmed By Oldwell What can I say! Definitely my kind of bitch. Super powerful and certainly fit for purpose. She has a lovely large correct square skull lovely ear set and dark eyes, she has a very inquisitive expression and a nice level bite with a wide muzzle and under jaw. She has a very impressive width and depth of chest, lots of bone with strong legs and tight feet, considering her substance. Her movement was not compromised by her size and power, she moved freely with drive and reach of stride effortlessly showing off superb angulation all round. Overall, she has excellent confirmation. Bitch CC 

2nd: Myers’s Optimus Daisonville Hello Again Lovely clear fawn well proportioned bitch, very well balanced. Good square head and correct wide set ears dark eyes and correct muzzle size. She has a lovely front, deep and well muscled straight legs down to tight feet. Moved really well, liked her a lot and she showed great rapport with her handler. 

Gary Shirt