Welsh Kennel Club

WELSH KENNEL CLUB 2025

Great Swiss Mountain Dog

JD/B (1,0)

1. Hughes & Booth’s Springhaze Young Love. 17 mth old dog who has lots to like and was very well handled here. He pleased for type, is all male, carries good bone and presented a balanced outline. Muscular neck, excellent topline, deep brisket, pleasing rib, slight slope to croup and tail correct for set and carriage. Balanced headpiece with breadth to his flat skull, moderate stop, super eye and ear and correct dentition. He stands on excellent feet but would just like to see a tad more breadth to forechest. When gaiting, he goes so well on the go around and makes the most of himself as he goes. Reserve Best Dog.

PGD/B (1,0)

1. Parkin-Russell’s Spaclere Xander. 2 yr old dog who presents a well-balanced outline with an excellent neck, firm through the topline, brisket reaching the elbow, broad muscular loin, slightly sloping croup and tail of correct set. Masculine headpiece of good proportions, breadth to skull, almond-shaped eyes, ears of correct set, square muzzle and scissor bite. He stands nice and straight in front on round compact feet and is firm in the hindquarters with moderate bend of stifle. Moving accurately on the down and back. Best Dog.

OD/B (1,0)

1. Pringle’s Doris Eki Balarda (imp Pol). Pleasing bitch of 3 yrs who was very well handled here. Feminine throughout, she presented a nicely balanced outline with muscular neck of moderate length, firm level back, deep brisket, broad well-muscled loin, correct croup and tail pleased for both set and carriage. Attractive head with flat skull of good breadth, excellent eye and ear, moderate stop, muzzle proportionate in length to that of skull and scissor bite. Pleasing angles front and rear and she is accurate when coming towards but she couldn’t quite match the rear action of the veteran. Reserve Best Bitch.

VD/B (1,0)

1. Parkin-Russell’s Tamarackgsmd Coral Pour Spaclere (imp Can). 7 yr old bitch who greatly appealed. She pleased for type, was good hands on and presented a lovely balanced outline. Clean neck of correct length to give balance, level topline, excellent ribbing, deep brisket, firm loin and tail good for set and carriage. Head of good proportions with feminine expression; broad flat skull, almond-shaped eyes of good colour, ears set on correctly, strength to muzzle and scissor bite. Well constructed all through, standing true in front on very good feet, well developed in forechest and firm muscular hindquarters. Sound, free action with good ground coverage. Best Bitch, BOB and Best Veteran. Pleased to see she later took Veteran Group 3.

Judge: Tim Ball