The NNC Championship Show 2011

held at Sutton Leisure Centre, St. Helens
2nd April 2011 and attracting 137 entries.

At the start of the day it was dull, damp and wet but as the morning progressed the sun broke out and we had a lovely day for our Championship show. On arrival at the show venue exhibitors were already gathering, in anticipation for the doors to open. The atmosphere within the venue, as in previous years, was buzzing, and the happy good humoured camaraderie between exhibitors lasted throughout the day.

We opened the show by introducing our judge for the day, Mr Willie Dobbin from the Brooklynbear kennel in Northern Ireland. Mr Dobbin attracted a total of 137 entries which kept him busy throughout the day, and I hope that he enjoyed his judging appointment with us as much as we enjoyed his company.

I enjoyed chatting with numerous people who were enquiring about the breed and about welfare dogs. It was also pleasing that the Club gained numerous new members that had chosen to come and look around the show on the day. Once again it was good for the club that exhibitors and visitors alike commented on what an enjoyable day they had, and what an excellent show the club had presented.

Our secretary Jill Barker was as usual clicking away with her camera taking photos. Look out for them on the website and in the Club's Newfletter. Another regular clicking away was Paul Dodd, so a vast amount of show and fun pictures were taken on the day. I know that the professional photographer Ian Raper was also kept busy taking pictures of our lovely exhibits.

Thank you to Royal Canin for their generous sponsorship and bags of dog food. I did witness some dogs trying to open their presented bags of food for winning their classes whilst still in the ring. Typical Newfies! Thanks also to the people who sponsored classes/sashes for the show which is greatly appreciated. These donations enable us to present superb quality rosettes which are appreciated by everyone. We do endeavour to give our exhibitors quality for money. It was nice to see stall holders present, doing a roaring trade and I do hope you all enjoyed your day with us too.

Just prior to lunch the Club had a parade of three welfare dogs (Yogi, Dudley and Golly) with their new owners, who have given them a forever loving home. Each Newfie was presented with a bib, generously made and donated by Big Dog Shop, and a club rosette. Their stories make us realise that not all Newfies are fortunate enough to have loving homes and caring owners. The Club's welfare stand made a total of £220 for welfare on the day. Thank you to all who contributed and especially to Sheena for her continued commitment and care for Newfoundlands in need.

The raffle was magnificent-there was a staggering array of wonderful prizes generously donated by members-food hampers, chocolates galore, wine, perfume, soft toys, jigsaws, dvds, books and many other goodies. We made £265 for Club funds.

To finish I would like to thank the show team for all their hard work in the run up to the show, and to everyone else on the committee and members who contributed to making this show a great success, laying out the show the night before and doing a multitude of jobs on the day. A big vote of thanks also to Susie Raymond for acting as Chief Steward, ably supported by Brian Woodhall. Thank you all our exhibitors, as without you we would not have such a happy, successful show. I do hope everyone enjoyed the day and we look forward to welcoming you to our open show in October.

Roy Bown (Chairman)

As a judge and an exhibitor, I was greatly honoured to have been asked to judge the Northern Newfoundland Club Championship Show on Sat April 2nd 2011.

On arrival I was made very welcome by the Club secretary who greeted me with a hot cup of coffee. This was greatly appreciated.

It was a privilege and pleasure to judge such beautiful Newfoundlands. I found the standard of dogs to be of excellent quality, my concern would be to improve better top lines in this breed, other than that I found all dogs to be clean and groomed to perfection.

Once again I would like to thank the Northern Newfoundland club for the excellent dinner and warm hospitality.

Willie Dobbin, Brooklynbear

BEST IN SHOW

HANNINGFIELD SEQUOIA
Mr M & Mrs P Leonard/Mr S & Mrs C Walker

Res. BEST IN SHOW

CH HANNINGFIELD TOUCH OF MAGIC JW ShCM
Mrs J Sheridan

BEST OPPOSITE SEX IN SHOW

STARRY TOWN EHEI-MANDI MRS BROWN (Imp,Ita)
Mrs D Richardson

BEST PUPPY IN SHOW

PARADESO HE'S GOT THE SPIRIT
Mrs D Richardson & Miss J James

BEST VETERAN IN SHOW

SCOTIABEAR BON JOVI, JW ShCM
Mr D & Mrs C Lyall

BEST LANDSEER IN SHOW

MILEOAK CHO CHANG
Mr M & Mrs J Groves

BEST BROWN IN SHOW

STARRY TOWN EHEI-MANDI MRS BROWN (Imp,Ita)
Mrs D Richardson

BEST BLACK IN SHOW

HANNINGFIELD SEQUOIA
Mr M & Mrs P Leonard/Mr S & Mrs C Walker

BEST LANDSEER PUPPY IN SHOW

WANITOPA CRUISING ALONG OF JOALTA
Mr K & Mrs S & Miss J Walden

BEST BROWN PUPPY IN SHOW

No Entry

CLASS RESULTS

DOGS

Minor Puppy Dog (9)

1st Richardson & James' Paradeso He's Got The Spirit. Good sized puppy, lovely head type and good dark eyes, good scissor bite, good rear angulation, moves well front and rear, will have an excellent future. Best puppy in show.

2nd Byers & Smith's Solwaybay Telegram Sam. Good sized puppy with good head type, good dark eyes, correct mouth, correct cat like feet, good angles on the rear and moves well.

3rd Waldens' Wanitopa Cruising Along Of Joalta. Good size puppy, correct dark eyes, correct ear set, excellent bone, very good markings for a Landseer, moves well front and rear.

Res Fotheringham's Sandbears Fly Baboo.

VHC Jackson's Sandbears Carinthian Spirit.

Puppy Dog (4)

1st Cockerill & Forster's Merrybear Alejandro. Good sized puppy with excellent head type, correct dark eyes, excellent expression, in good coat and moves well front and rear.

2nd Lyall's Scotiabear Bollinger. Good sized Landseer puppy, excellent head type, correct ear set, good reach of neck, excellent bone for a landseer, in good coat, moves well.

3rd Baxter & Morris' Albanywater Sea Dancer At Davistell. Excellent size for age, good head type, correct eye colour and shape, good bone front and rear, would like to see better top line.

Res Mycock's Spirebear Dark Secret.

Veteran Dog (3,1)

1st Lyall's Scotiabear Bon Jovi JW ShCM. 7 year old Landseer in excellent condition, good head type, correct eye shape and colour, excellent bone type and coat in good condition, moves very well front and rear. Best veteran dog and Best veteran in Show.

2nd Woodhall's Bearhugs Hagrid. Good size with excellent type head, correct eye colour and shape, good reach of neck, beat by first place movement.

Special Veteran Dog (1)

1st Austin's Newphrey Best Buddy. 11and a half years old male. What can I say...a beautiful specimen for his age , excellent type head, good size, excellent top line, coat in good condition, moves well front and rear.

Junior Dog (8,2)

1st Macgregor/Ashdown/Bedford & Waller's Chateaunewf Midas Touch. Good size male for age with good dark eye and eye shape, will take time for the head to mature, excellent bone front and rear, moves well, will have a good future.

2nd Stow's Tremarcol Law Lord. Not as big as first place but in excellent condition, good head type with good bone, good topline, moves well front and rear.

3rd Lindsay's Sandbears Space Oddity. Male of good size, good broad head with dark eyes, would like to see better eye shape, moves well.

Res Angus' Blacktide Deep Secret.

VHC Eden's Dawstenbears Mr Gingles.

Yearling Dog (4)

1st Burton's Hanningfield Off The Wall At Balblair. Excellent size male with good broad muzzle, correct mouth, good bone front and rear, holds top line on the move, coat in excellent condition.

2nd Milburn's Sandbears Chip N Dale At Dawstenbears JW ShCM. Good size male, lovely expression, correct dark eyes and shape, would like to see more weight on him, moves well.

3rd Lindley's Bosighey Summer Boy With Lindgreave. Excellent head type with good dark eyes and eye shape, good coat texture, would like to see him move better.

Res Angus' Blacktide Deep Secret.

Novice Dog (1)

1st Angus' Blacktide Deep Secret. Good size male,excellent mouth and good eye colour. Would like to see more of head skull, good bone and coat in excellent condition, would like to see better movement on the front.

Graduate Dog (4)

1st Burton's Hanningfield Off The Wall At Balblair.

2nd Austin's Sandbears True Grit Of Elbear, JW ShCM. Smaller than first place but still has all the top qualities, excellent head piece with good dark eye and shape, excellent bone, would like to see more neck, moves well front and rear.

3rd Lloyd's Cewrirdwr Llyn Cowlyd. Good size male, correct head piece, good eye colour and shape, good reach of neck, would like to see tail lower on the move.

Res Middleton's Swanpool Un Milione Di Baci.

Post Grad Dog (12,2)

1st Fotheringham's Sandbears Barney. Medium size male, correct head piece, correct eye colour and shape, ears nice and compact, moves very well front and rear, this class was down to movement as all dogs were of the same quality.

2nd Gadsdon's Cewrirdwr Llyn Vyrmwy At Ursamajor. Good size male, excellent head piece, correct eye colour and shape, small ears with correct placement, moves well.

3rd Springthorpe's Willowbears Eagle Eyes Millthorpe. Good size Landseer, excellent type head, good eye colour, good bone front and rear with good angulation. Would like to see more sparkle when he moves.

Res Woodhall's Bearhugs Falcon.

VHC Walsh' Chrishelkate Blown Away.

Limit Dog (11,1)

1st Blake's Sandbears Stride'N Style JW. Good size male, excellent expression on head piece, excellent reach of neck, correct top line, coat in excellent condition, would like to see better movement.

2nd Farr & Turner's Kalibah Artemus Pride. Good head piece, excellent bone, correct mouth, moves better than first place dog but does not have as good topline or headpiece.

3rd Walkers' Hanningfield Self Portrait JW. Excellent head type with good dark eye and shape, correct ear size and placement on head, moves well, would like to see longer legs.

Res Burrows' Mayoss Georgio The Artist.

VHC Bown's Sandbears Mack Super Liner For Bownbears.

Open Dog (7,1)

1st Leonard & Walker's Hanningfield Sequoia A five year old male, top quality dog . CC, BIS . Excellent head type, good dark eye and shape which leaves excellent expression on head, excellent reach of neck with good top line, moves with drive front and rear, very good coat condition. On the day a beautiful specimen of the breed. ( Best black in Show)

2nd Sheridan's CH. Hanningfield Touch Of Magic, JW ShCM. Reserve CC and Reserve best in Show. Excellent size male with excellent head piece, correct eye colour, good scissor bite, good reach of neck, in beautiful coat condition, taller than first placed dog but very little between the quality of the two dogs. Came down to first placed having a better top line on the move.

3rd Burrows' CH Mayoss Rimini. Good size male, excellent head piece, correct eye colour and shape, correct ear size and placement, good bone and angulation. Would like to see more drive on the move.

Res Hobbs & Raven's CH Mayoss You Two JW ShCM.

VHC Gadsdon's Cewrirdwr Llyn Brenig At Ursamajor.

Spec Open Brown Dog (3)

1st Vergerio's Int CH Paradeso I Am The Spirit. Medium size male in excellent condition, beautiful expression on head piece, excellent bone front and rear, moves with effortless drive. Best Brown dog in Show .

2nd McIntyre's Priorscove Abraham Lincoln. Excellent head piece, correct dark eyes, good scissor bite, excellent reach of neck, good top line on the move. The first placed dog moved better.

3rd Blanchard's Mileoak Joe Brown. Large male with good head type, good reach of neck and good coat, would like to see better movement front and rear.

Special Open White & Black Landseer Dog (2,1)

1st Springthorpe's CH Darkpeak Raging Storm From Millthorpe JW ShCM. Excellent black and white male, good headpiece excellent dark eye and shape, correct ear size and placement, good scissor bite, excellent top line, moves well front and rear. Best Landseer Dog in Show.

BITCHES

Minor Puppy Bitch (10,1)

1st Richardson & James' Paradeso Blue Spirit. Excellent quality puppy, full of charisma, excellent dark eye, good reach of neck, lovely bone for its age, excellent mover front and rear, will have a great future. Best Puppy Bitch in Show.

2nd Richardson & James' Paradeso You Are The Spirit. Sister to first placed bitch, excellent dark eye, beautiful expression, good reach of neck, 1st placed moved better on the rear.

3rd Leech's Mileoak Oso Lucky. Another beautiful minor puppy, clean cut markings for a Landseer, excellent head piece, correct ear size and placement, good reach of neck, moves well front and rear.

Res Milburn's Sandbears Bmi Baby Over Dawstenbears.

VHC Byers & Smith's Solwaybay Look At Me Now.

Puppy Bitch (7,2)

1st Leech's Mileoak Oso Lucky. Best Landseer Puppy Bitch.

2nd Nolan's Chrishelkate Cosmic Girl At Newruff. Excellent type with good head piece, good dark eye, holds top line on the move, moves with drive at front and rear.

3rd Cunliffe's Chrishelkate Crackling Rose. Good size bitch, good head piece, correct ear size and placement, good bone, did not move as well as bitches placed 1st and 2nd on the day.

Res Bellis' Mayoss Madonna Lily At Wensumbears.

VHC Ashurst's Chrishelkate Cathys Clown.

Veteran Bitch (3)

1st Evans' CH Abbeydore Sea Fiore. 8 and a half year old bitch of good size, good head piece, good scissor bite, good bone, good reach of neck, holds the top line on the move, excellent quality for her age. Best Veteran Bitch in Show .

2nd Sarson & Watts' CH Gina Lollobrigida. Good size bitch, excellent head type, good dark eye, correct ears and placement, good reach of neck, good bone front and rear, movement on the day separated 1st and 2nd place.

3rd Lloyd's Abbeydore Sea Foschia Hefo Cewrirdwr. Good size bitch, good dark eye with correct shape, good reach of neck, good angulation on the rear, moves well.

Special Veteran Bitch (2,1)

1st Farrar's Darkpeak Penny Dreamweaver. Brown bitch in excellent condition, good dark eyes, moves well at frint and rear, owner should be proud of this ten year old bitch.

Junior Bitch (9,1)

1st Hayes' Chateaunewf Touch Of Gold. Excellent type head of good dark eye colour, excellent width between eyes, correct ear setting and placement, good angulation on the rear, excellent front and rear movement, should have an excellent future ahead.

2nd Greer's Sandbears Read All About It. Good type head, correct eye colour and shape, good reach of neck, good angulation on the rear, would like to see better coat as still between puppy and adult coat. Moves well front and rear.

3rd Blake's Sandbears Editors Choice. Sister to No 2, excellent head type, good dark eye, good reach of neck, would like to see better movement on the rear.

Res Roffe's Mileoak Noosa At Mayosea.

VHC Molyneux's Tallisbay Tamara Of Sakaribear.

Yearling Bitch (3,1)

1st Sarson & Watts' Swanpool Ti Amo Pasticcino JW. Excellent type head, good dark eyes, correct scissor bite, good bone, in excellent coat, good angulation, moves well front and rear.

2nd Austin's Elbear Marianne Faithful. Excellent type head, correct eye colour and shape, good scissor bite, good angulation in the rear, did not move as well as first place.

Novice Bitch (3,2)

1st Anderson's Gezandos Tale As Old As Time. Good size bitch with excellent expression, correct eye colour and shape, good bone, good angulation on the rear, moves with drive on the rear.

Graduate Bitch (4)

1st Lloyd's Cewrirdŵr Llyn Geirionydd. Excellent quality bitch with short muzzle which gives a feminine expression, correct eye colour and shape, good reach of neck, good top line and moves well.

2nd Ashurst's Newruff Uptown Girl. Good size bitch, correct head piece, good dark eye, good top line, moves well front and rear.

3rd Woodhall's Bearhugs Raven. Excellent type head with good eye colour, good reach of neck, coat in good condition, did not move as true as No 2.

Res Irving's Forgebear Blue Lili With Soulbrother.

Post Graduate Bitch (6,2)

1st Millthorpe's Mayoss Whiter Shade Of Pale To Millthorpe. Good size Landseer bitch with good markings, excellent type head, good reach of neck, excellent top line, moves with drive front and rear.

2nd Gibson's Evanpark Jewel Of The Seas For Pipjenpa. Medium size bitch with good head type, good dark eye, in good coat, moves well front and rear.

3rd Maris & Cragg's Spirebear Diamond Kate. Good size bitch, excellent head piece, good dark eyes, excellent coat, on the day down on pasterns.

Res Irving's Forgebear Blue Lili With Soulbrother.

Limit Bitch (4)

1st Ashdown/Bedford & Waller's Chateaunewf Hot Stuff. Good size bitch of good head type, strong bones, very good top line, moves well at rear, would like to see better at front.

2nd Baldock & Sheridan's Cannonbears Never Forget. Smaller than first placed bitch, good type head with correct eye colour and shape, good reach of neck, would like to see better top line, moves well.

3rd Richardson & James' Hanningfield Billie Jean Among Paradeso. Good sized bitch, excellent head piece with correct eye colour, excellent coat, would like to see better top line, moves well on the rear. Did not show herself to her full potential on the day.

Res Woodhall's Bearhugs Skylark.

Open Bitch (8,2)

1st Walker's CH Hanningfield Mona Lisa. Excellent quality bitch of good bone and head piece, good dark eye, excellent top line, moves with drive at front and rear, in good coat. Best Black Bitch.

2nd Macgregor's Ir CH Sandbears Lizzy. Another excellent bitch of good head piece, would like to see darker eye, good reach of neck, excellent top line, moves with drive at front and rear.

3rd Dodd's Sandbears Go With Flo. Medium sized bitch, not as strong as second place bitch but in very good condition. Moves well at front and rear.

Res Groves' Mileoak Hermione Whitleah.

VHC Hobbs' CH Sheridel Nerissa Of Alphabear JW ShCM.

Special Open Brown Bitch (4)

1st Richardson's Starry Town Ehei-Mandi Mrs Brown (Imp,Ita). Bitch CC. Excellent quality brown bitch, excellent type head, correct ear size and placement, good reach of neck, excellent top line on the move, moves effortlessly around the ring, coat in good condition, well deserved CC on the day. Also Best Opposite Sex and Best Brown in Show.

2nd Sharrock's Priorscove Spring Daisy. Good size bitch, excellent head type, would like to see tighter eyes, correct ear setting and placement, good top line, moves well front and rear.

3rd Roffe's Mileoak Noosa At Mayosea. Medium sized bitch of good head piece, good reach of neck, in good coat, moves well at front and rear.

Res Turner's Baranova Nuts In May.

Special Open White & Black Landseer Bitch (4,1)

1st Groves' Mileoak Cho Chang. Reserve CC Bitch and Best Landseer in Show Two year old bitch with superb quality, excellent head type with beautiful expression, very strong bone for a Landseer, front and rear movement superb, excellent coat, very close runner up for the CC .

2nd Springthorpe's Mayoss Whiter Shade Of Pale To Millthorpe. Good size bitch with good markings, excellent head type, good angulation on the rear, excellent coat, moves well front and rear.

3rd Farrar's Darkpeak A Perfect Storm, JW. Good size bitch with good head type, good dark eye, excellent reach of neck, good coat. Would like to see better movement front and rear.

Brace (2,1)

1st Lyall's Scotiabear Bollinger & Scotiabear Bon Jovi JW ShCM. There was excellent combination between dogs and handler. As a judge it was quite easy to judge these dogs as they showed themselves to be at the top end of the scale doing brace, very proud to have judged this class.

Breeders Competition

1st Chateaunewf Kennel.