Tay Valley Gundog Association

TAY VALLEY GUNDOG ASSOCIATION – OPEN SHOW 11TH OCTOBER 2026

My association with this club has been of varied natures over the years and I am grateful to the Committee for inviting me to judge at this anniversary show. I enjoyed every minute. Many thanks to the different stewards that assisted me throughout the day.

WEIMARANER- Junior (4) 1st Charlish’s Gunault Remembrance Of Harelferg 11 month mouse-grey girl. Lovely head proportions, nice eye and expression. Clean neck and shoulders, plenty of bone and body well balanced, with good front and rear assembly. Good length of rib cage. Moved using her well muscled hindquarters to her advantage with good length of stride and drive from the rear. PB RBPS 2nd MacLaine’s Greyspirit Cast A Spell At just 6 months, she is very well balanced and has a clean, pleasing profile. Good head shape with nice eye expression and a moderate stop rising to a gentle arch of the skull. A nice straight front. Good length of back. Well-turned stifles. She just needs to settle on the move. 3rd Smith’s Greyspirit Hocus Pocus. Post Graduate (4) 1st Charlish’s Harelferg Happy Hour 15-month girl . Pleasing head proportions. Nice expression and well-set ears of good length. Clean cut neck of sufficient length. Good front and rear assembly. Good length of back, supported with long, well-sprung ribs. Whilst she moved soundly holding her topline, I would like to see more length of stride at the front. She carries her tail just below the level of her back. 2nd Greyspirit Cast A Spell; 3rd MacLaine’s Greyspirit A Kind Of Magic. Open (7;2) 1st MacLaine’s Greyspirit Purdie JW SHCM SHEX VW CJW17CW22 CVW24 ; 10-year-old bitch, excellent head and expression, good eye and well-set on ears. Plenty length of neck running into well laid shoulders. Good quality bone and nice tight feet. Chest is deep and body is well ribbed back. A strong muscled topine, with short and firm couplings. Moderate rear angulation and well muscled hind quarters that she uses to her advantage to move with ease and fluidity around the ring. BOB, BV. 2nd Charlish’s Harelferg Cookson 5 year old lady who is well proportioned throughout. Feminine head of good proportions . Good eye colour. Clean, reachy neck and good length of back that is supported by a well sprung rib cage. Moderate angulation and well set tail. She moved well, but did not have the reach and length of stride of 1st place. 3rd MacLaine’s Greyspirit Mystique JW CJW22 JW;  

AV Gundog NSC Post Graduate - 0 entries

AV Gundog NSC Open (4:4)

AV Gundog Import Register Open(1) Leitch’s OlJafi Angel’s Dream Of Southerlight (Barbet) Medium sized nicely shaped girl. Wide, large head, with well defined stop, and square muzzle, round dark brown eyes with good pigment. Flat ears of good length. Strong, short neck. Good length of upper arm and well boned. Firm topline. Broad, deep chest, with a rounded rib cage and strong across the loin. Not overly angulated. She held her topline on the move and used medium length strides with ease. She carries a natural, loose curl of coat that covers her body evenly.    

AV Veteran (21:13) 1st Mason & Clubb’s Oroshaza Ireka JW (Hungarian Vizsla) Lovely head with brain room in skull. Moderate stop and foreface slightly shorter than skull. Strength in the neck, which flows through well laid shoulders. Shapely body that she held on the move. Sound movement using her well muscled quarters to propel her forward with reach and drive. 2nd MacLaine’s Greyspirit Hopes N Dreams JW SHEX OSW VW; Not showing her age at all. Her head is of good proportions. Clean neck and shoulders, deep chest with good forechest. Straight front and legs. Strong, firm topline. Well developed hindquarters, and she moved with purpose and smooth co-ordination. 3rd Warden’s Noblemoon Tak The High Road To Glentochty VW; 

AV Vintage (2) Well!! Two lovely examples of their breed who showed their hearts out. How I wish I had two firsts to award. 1st MacLaine’s Greyspirit Purdie JW SHEX VW CJW1Z CW22 CVW24 She just tipped the scales with her effortless reach of movement. 2nd Mason & Clubb’s SH CH Oroshaza Chukar VW CW18 Lovely lean head proportions. Moderate width of skull and good length of foreface. Good oval eye of good colour. Strong, frim neck and well laid shoulders. Back is short and well muscled. Good body proportions with well sprung ribs. Moderate angulation and hocks well let down. He moved with confidence, with a lively trot but full of elegance, covering the ring with ease.

Best Puppy In Show - A lovely group of puppies. I’m sure they will have much success in their show careers. BPIS - Smith’s Lynwater Star Spangel At Luanshya Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel of good size and with a balanced, strong outline. He has such a lovely masculine head with good length of muzzle, sufficient stop and kind dark eyes. Well angulated both front and rear and well boned. Moderate length of neck and nice layback of shoulder. Short backed and well sprung ribs Broad over hindquarters. He moved with good reach in the front and drive from the rear, holding his topline well whilst maintaining his wagging tail at all times. RES. BPIS - Charlish’s Gunalt Remembrance Of Harelferg (Weimaraner); 3rd Jamieson’s Kanix Uber To Glenfinnan (Pointer), 4th Gilroy’s Claychalk Picasso (Labrador).

Nancy Farquharson (Judge)