The Northern Cavalier King
Charles Spaniel Society

Special Award Classes

Many thanks to the committee of the Northern CKCS Club for the appointment to judge the special award classes, and many thanks to the exhibitors for their entry, these classes were very well supported in both numbers and quality.

Special Award Class Puppy (7, 0A):

1st Inglis’ Craigowl Out of Touch – 10 month old Blenheim dog puppy, lovely head prettily marked with large dark round eyes, good length to muzzle, skull flat between high set ears, used well to create a lovely soft expression, good reach to neck, level topline, well angled front and rear, tail well set on and carried, compact overall outline, and a well broken coat coming to finish the picture, moved and showed well.
2nd Waddington’s Spinlepoint President – 8 month Blenheim dog, masculine head with a lovely dark eye, good reach to neck leading into a level topline, well angled shoulder which was mirrored in a good turn of stifle, moved well around the ring when settled, good coat coming, another lovely puppy.
3rd Mochrie’s Downsbank Voodoo Sunrise - 6 month B/T dog, giving a lot in maturity today, but he is of a lovely type, well made throughout and a lovely soft expression, needs to build in confidence.

Special Award Class Graduate (14, 2A):

1st Knight’s Carolus Don Santino – Blenheim dog of 12 months who has a striking overall outline, which shows off his lovely confirmation, good reach to neck, good shoulder placement, good spring to ribs, level topline and good turn of stifle allowing him to cover the ground with ease. Masculine head coming with a large dark round eye, good length to muzzle and high set ears giving the correct soft expression, well broken coat coming to complete the picture, moved and showed well.
2nd Mochrie’s Bonitos Companeros Zenit – 15 month ruby dog who has excellent confirmation throughout, well angled front which was mirrored in the rear with his good turn of stifle, and with hard muscle condition allowing him to move well when viewed from all directions. Masculine head maturing well with dark pigment.
3rd Whitfield’s Bevelmount Scarlet Ribbons – 15 month ruby bitch, slightly longer cast, but well made throughout, moved and showed well here.

Special Award Class Open (6, 1A):

1st Mochrie’s Downsbank Mistletoe – 3 year old B/T Bitch who although not in the best of coats really appealed here for size and type, pretty head with large dark round eyes, shallow stop and well set on muzzle, high set ears framed her face to give the desired soft expression, good reach to neck, level topline, well angled front and rear allowing her to cover the ground well with a correctly carried tail.
2nd Renaud’s Ellenaud Freddie Mercury – 2 year old Blenheim dog who has an appealing compact overall outline, masculine head with a round eye, level topline and nice rear angulation, moved and showed happily.
3rd Gilbert’s Sweetbriar Mr Darce at Cavigil – 3 and a half year old Blenheim dog of a larger mould but of an attractive type, masculine head.

Child Handler Class A (3, 0A):

I was really impressed with all three of these young ladies with the kind and sympathetic way they handled their dogs today, in a breed which is difficult to handle especially when showing a dog who is not always your own.

1st Maggie Williamson – at only 9 years old this young lady really impressed with the way that she was able to listen to everything I asked her to do and perform it well and with confidence, very clean triangle and turns, and was aware of where I was at all times and was able to adjust her position accordingly. She was aware of how her dog was looking at all points and was able to pace herself accordingly and was able to stand him to show him at his best.
2nd Chloe Sidgwick – another 9 year old young lady who had the difficult job of showing a puppy who gave her a hard time today. She was able to really show him off on the table and did a good job of making him stand and showing me his teeth. She was able to move her dog at a sympathetic pace to show him off well on the move.
3rd Chloe Barrowclough – this young lady also made a good job of moving her dog around the ring well, although I felt she lacked the confidence of the other two handlers in this class she did make a good job of what she did, and shows lots of potential.

Judge: Jo Lewis