THE
BRITISH BULLDOG CLUB
25th Anniversary Gold Medal Puppy Competition 2008
‘A
resounding success’ is the only way the British Bulldog Club’s 25th
Anniversary Gold Medal Puppy Competition can be described. As a member of the
sub-committee organising the event I arrived at the venue, the lovely Barnsdale
Lodge Hotel, on the edge of Rutland Water and just 8 miles from my own home, at
3.00 pm and was met by the other members of the sub-committee Gwen
Biddle-Edwards, Kevin Davis and club secretary Eileen Aldridge. Although the
main area for the competition was the long, beautifully decorated room used
mainly for wedding receptions, two large marquees attached to this room had been
erected for a clothes show held on behalf of The Macmillan Trust earlier in the
day. The British had arranged for the use of this extra space with a donation to
the charity, and it had been decided to utilise this as a crating area. I left
for home to get changed at around 4.00 and not long after the heavens opened and
it proceeded to bucket down until I arrived back at the venue just over an hour
later. Sadly by this time one of our beautiful, chandelier lit, marquees was
already under water and bulldog owners were moving their charges to the other
marquee which, thankfully, had remained dry. After this rather dramatic start to
the proceedings everything else went smoothly.
The
Bucks Fizz reception was enjoyed by the 100 diners on their arrival from 5.30 pm
onwards and at 6.20 pm all stood for the National Anthem, a tradition carried
out at all of this club’s events. At 6.30 we sat down to a super three course
meal that was not only well prepared and presented but served quickly and
efficiently by a team of very professional and most courteous waiters and
waitresses. At 8.00pm our compere for the evening, club chairman Bob Haydock,
introduced the judges, Susan Rowe (Rockytop),
who we were very grateful to have with us as Susan has only recently recovered
from a rather nasty bout of pneumonia, Kazou
Onishi, who, accompanied by his interpreter, had made the long journey from
Japan and is owner of the well-known ‘Now and Then’ bulldog kennel, and
finally Brian Taylor, the B.C. Inc.’s show manager and an exhibitor/judge of
many years standing. Susan was one of the judges at the very first British puppy
competition 25 years ago and one can only hope that at that time the hours spent
swatting-up on the breed standard did not in any way interfere with her school
work. With some ultra efficient stewarding by Andy Saxon and Joy Brighton the
evening proceeded at just the right rate of knots and it seemed no time at all
before all of the dogs were being called back into the ring for the judges to
make their final appraisal. While the points were being calculated by Gwen
Biddle Edwards, ably assisted by daughter Janine, who incidentally had both been
kept busy all evening sorting out the ring numbers etc, no easy task as
exhibitors could enter on the evening as well as those who had done so in
advance, Marion Spavin gave one of her memorable speeches. I stopped taking
photographs at this point as for some inexplicable reason the air was showing up
as ‘blue’! Flowers were now presented to
The
moment we had all been waiting for had now arrived and the four class winners
were called back into the centre of the ring. In reverse order the awards were
announced: Reserve going to Pat Davis’ Mystyle Eye Candy Ocobo bred by her son
Kevin and ‘The British Bulldog
Club Gold Medal Puppy Winner’ was Pat’s Royal Tudor Catherin Aragon Ocobo
bred by Miss S Groves. What a great evening for the Ocobo/Mystyle partnership!
After a short break the disco started up and as many of the guests were booked into the hotel there was no shortage of bodies ready to do their thing on the dance floor. Graham and I decided it better to beat a hasty retreat at this stage and head for home after a most enjoyable evening. The event was photographed in its entirety by Carol-Ann Johnson and these photographs can be seen on her website. Hopefully there will be photographs of the evening appearing in Dog World within the coming weeks.'
Chris Thomas
Open Show 2008
Judge: Mrs
Leiza handley (Haddaway)
 Minor Puppy Dog |
 Puppy Dog |
 Junior Dog |
 Novice Dog |
 Post Graduate Dog |
 Limit Dog |
 Open Dog |
 Special Beginners Dog |
 Minor Puppy Bitch |
 Puppy Bitch |
 Junior Bitch |
 Novice Bitch |
 Post Graduate Bitch |
 Limit Bitch |
 Open Bitch |
 Special Beginners Bitch |
 Dog Challenge |
 Bitch Challenge |
 Best Dog and Best Bitch |
 Reserve Best Dog and Reserve Best in Show |
 Best Opposite Sex |
 Best In Show and Best Puppy in Show |
BRITISH
BULLDOG CLUB
OPEN SHOW
20/07/2008
JUDGE: MRS LIEZA HANDLEY
I would like to thank the British Bulldog Club and all the committee for their hospitality and all the exhibitors for their entries.
MPD (8
1a) 1 Bellerby’s Jaybelabee Armstrong f
standard puppy with good length of skull, good upsweep and dark eyes,
good front with correct shoulder placement, well off for bone and moved well. 2
Collins-Nattrass Madonbulls Jack Flash Avec Kezia w/r another standard sized
puppy with pleasing head shape wide nostrils, good bone with nice body shape and
topline and good tail set. 3 Kennedy’s Madonbulls Precioso. PD
(4 1a) 1 Davis’s Ocobo Red Sunset Fred r/w good head shape with flat skull and
dark eyes, correct ears and fine wrinkle, deep brisket with strong front and
neat feet, moved well. 2 Ironmonger’s Britanic Iron Duke w/r standard sized
puppy with lovely head, good body shape, did not show as well today. 3
Robert’s Elvis Rocker. JD (2 1a)
Thomas & Godfrey’s Kingrock Chalky White w/r good length of skull with
width of foreface and nice upsweep, good front and shoulders with neat feet,
good back angulation and moved well. ND
(1) Collins-Nattrass Keiza’s Artemus br/w good width and turn of underjaw,
good stop and deep furrow and correct ears, plenty of bone with good rib and
bodyshape, moved well. PGD (8 3a) 1 Seal’s Sealaville He’s Maximus r/w lovely brick shaped
skull with good width and turn of underjaw and neat ears, good strong front with
tacked on shoulders and plenty of bone with neat feet, enough reach of neck and
good barrel ribs, short in body, moved soundly and showed well. BIS,
BPIS. 2 Bishopprick’s Pheorm Mob br/w strong head with wide
flat skull and length of foreface with good upsweep, well off for bone and nice
body shape. 3 White & Grady’s Hillplace Captain Scarlet.
LD
(2) 1 Hodgkinson’s Bullpei William Butler r/w another quality dog with
good head shape, dark eyes , ok for bone with
nice topline, showed and moved well. 2 Conley’s Rugeleybul Adalberto at
Bullwrinkle f/w broad flat skull with good turn of under jaw, plenty of rib with
good body shape. OD (5 2a) 1 Saxons Bagibeli Bitter N Twisted br/w brick shaped skull
with good layback and up sweep, good expression, well off for bone, good reach
of neck and topline with correct turn of stifle, moved soundly. RBD
RBIS. 2 Daws Outdoors Grand Master r/w broad flat skull with dark
eyes, neat ears and square front, enough bone with good topline. 3 Bragger’s
Macdonalds Mystery Prideofbully. SBD
(2) 1 Kennedy’s Madonbulls Precioso w/r well balanced puppy with nice head
shape with good width and length of foreface, good body shape. 2 Parker’s
Shuckstun Mr Jingle w/r standard sized, short in body with enough bone and nice
topline. MPB (4) 1 Lunt’s
Louarne Nikita w/r cobby standard bitch with broad skull with width of foreface,
good width and turn of underjaw, good front with deep brisket and plenty of rib, moved and showed well
pushed hard for BB beaten on maturity. RBB
2 Bishoprick’s Pheorm Mobbed r/w pretty feminine bitch, well balanced with
nice head shape with dark eyes and neat ears, moved well. 3 Marlow’s
Cathjabull Mrs Weasley. PB (10 3a) 1 Tearle’s Terlingfair Honeysuckle f another standard
quality bitch with good length of skull, with good upsweep and width of
foreface, nice body shape and back angulation.
2 Davis’s Royal Tudor Catherine Aragon Ocobo r/w feminine bitch with
broad flat skull and dark eyes, nice wide nostrils and good turn of under jaw,
pear shaped body and topline, moved ok. 3 Wolfe’s Bullisimo Sheeza Diamond. JB
(7 4a) 1 Wain’s Black Hope
Sunny Peach brick shaped skull with good width and turn of under jaw, deep
brisket with good reach of neck and topline, moved well. 2 Barlow’s Raggabey
Little Euryale r/w broad skull with good width of foreface enough bone and good
body shape, moved ok. 3 Barratt’s Stowgate Juicy Lucy.
NB (7 5a) 1 Wolfe’s
Bullisimo Sheeza Diamond r well balanced with good head and expression with dark
eyes, strong front with good body shape and correct tail. 2 Tearle’s
Terlingfair She’s a Lady br/w balanced standard sized girl, nice head shape
with correct ear placement, shapely body with good topline. PGD (6 3a) 1 Carberry’s Berrybrook Band of Gold r/w lovely broad
skull with good width of foreface, good front
with tacked on shoulders , pear shaped body with good topline and back
angulation, moved well. 2 Ironmonger’s Britanic Cruzin Carley r/w good width
and turn of underjaw with dark eye and fine wrinkle, well off for bone with deep
brisket and barrel rib. 3 Wain’s Black Hope Stardust.
LB (2 1a)
Bragger & Hill’s Prideofbully Princess r/w well balanced standard
bitch, lovely head qualities, short in back with good topline and turn of
stifle. OB (7 5a)
Tearle’s Terlingfair Cara r/w feminine bitch with broad flat skull with good
width and turn of underjaw and dark eyes, well boned with deep brisket and
barrel rib, showed and moved well. BB 2
Bragger & Hill’s Prideofbully Eeyore br/w standard well balanced girl with
good head shape and expression, lovely dark eyes, good front ok for bone. SSB
(5 3a) 1 Wolfe’s Bullisimo Sheeza Diamond r well balanced with good head and
expression with dark eyes, strong front with good body shape and correct tail. 2
Barratt’s Stowgate Juicy Lucy.