Seamus Critiques

Deserved his place on excellent construction & soundness, lovely shaped head & pigment, good bone & feet, super front, well laid back shoulders & excellent body & topline, good turn of stifle, moved with true reach & drive. - Judge Gill Hare (Rojillair)

South Western GRC Championship Show - March 2008

Beautiful well muscled and matured dog, gorgeous head, soft expression, excellent length of neck onto well placed shoulders, good length of upper arm with good angles and layback of shoulder, well sprung ribs, level topline and tailset, good bend of stifle with good breadth of second thigh, straight neat hocks, moved very well holding his topline at all times, a lovely boy at full maturity CC & BIS - Judge Briony Athey - Ninell

GRC of Northumbria Championship Show - 6th May 2007

Lovely dog shown in hard condition. Lovely well balanced head with alert, typical expression. Strong, reachy neck flowing into well laid shoulders. Mature, well ribbed body with strong, well angulated quarters which he used to advantage when covering the ground with ease. RCC. Judge Audrey Richardson (Darrochonna)

Yorkshire GRC Championship Show - April 2007

This cream dog had everything I was looking for today. I have done him well before and he has matured since then. He has textbook construction throughout, utterly balanced, with a beautiful, typical head and to top it off he moves with such style and drive when viewed from any angle - what more can I say? Delighted to award him the CC, and later BOS & RBIS. - Judge Fiona Brightley -Drumkilty

Manchester Championship Show - 21st January 2007

Excellent type and size, free moving masculine dog without being heavy, pleasing head and expression, excellent neck & front, strong quarters, excellent bone and feet CC & BOB, sire of BP - Judge - Per Iversen - Norway

Midland Counties Championship Show - October 2006

Upstanding light gold, overall construction is very hard to fault, from his soft masculine head to the tip of his tail, everything is in the right place & brings altogether a superb balanced outline, shown without a hair out of place, well handled, moved round the ring like he owned it. CC, his third, which makes him into a worthy Sh Ch - Judge Viv Jones - Ninell

Gundog Society of Wales 2006

Have been watching this dogs progress since I judged him at the Northern Golden Retriever Association a few years back when I gave him three classes, I have not been disappointed, very nice dog with a lovely head & expression, super outline, excellent reach of neck to correct front assembly, super stifles, moved with style & plenty of drive & covering lots of ground, excellently presented & shown CC, BOB & Group 3 - Malcolm Godefroy - Fenwood

Birmingham National Championship Show - May 2005

My star of the day. A beautiful cream with gold shading. Excellent outline. Quality, balanced dog in hard condition. Excellent front assembly. Straight legs and neat feet. Reachy long neck set into well laid shoulders. Very gentle expression. Good spring of rib, short coupled, good bend of stifle. Moved easily and with drive from short rear pasterns. Hard to fault. pleased to award him his first CC. - Judge Erika Ward - Fernavy

Crufts - March 2006

It was a pleasure to go over this beautiful dog who I have long admired, shown in immaculate coat with full furnishings & in hard condition, has a lovely head & expression, a reachy neck, level topline, beautifully constructed front, short couplings & sound well muscled hindquarters, moved effortlessly around the ring with a long easy stride & good forward reach & was at one with his handler. Pressed hard for the RCC. - Judge Wendy Andrews - Catcombe

South West Golden Retriever Club Championship Show - 18th March 2006

Like this dog so very much, think he has a great deal to offer the gene pool, moved with plenty of flow & go, has all the essential ingredients for a ch but had to make do with RCC - Judge Heather Morss - Xanthos

Midland Golden Retriever Club Breed Open Show - 11th June 2006

Excellent head and expression, well constructed with very pleasing type, very well balanced with the correct height at front, excellent front,legs, bone & feet, strong deep well ribbed back body, strong well angulated hindquarters, moved with a free ground covering action & in first class coat & condition. BIS - Judge Penny Williams - Bournehouse

Golden Retriever Club of Northumbria Breed Championship Show - 1st May 2005

Excellent reach of muscular neck, correctly laid shoulder blade, correct angle & length of upper arm, good depth & spring of rib, short coupled, muscular loin, moved with reach & drive, fabulous outline, just right for age. Just needs to drop in flank & develop in quarters to complete the picture. - Judge Lynn Kipps - Wheatcroft

Border Union Championship Show - June 2005

Considered him quite outstanding, he can only improve with maturity, an absolute pleasure to go over with everything where it should be, super front, short coupled, classic male head, moved beautifully to win class with ease. - Judge Fiona Brightley

Yorkshire Golden Retriever Breed Club Open Show - 9th October 2005

Stood out in this class. Melting head and expression. Straight front, good bone and feet. Well angulated upper arm and correct layback of shoulder. Level topline with correct tailset. In super condition. Presentation was a credit to his owner and he moves so well with good reach. - Judge Sally Roberts - Vanzela

Gundog Breeds Assoc of Scotland Championship Show - November 2005

In spite of his almost total lack of feathering and coat, this dog won the first place for his lovely head, super movement, soundness and balance. I would love to see him in full feathers, A very attractive dog. - Judge Mrs M Holm Hansen - Denmark

Golden Retriever Club Breed Club Open Show - 26th November 2005

Favourite of mine who had to give way on maturity, there cannot be a better front assembly in the ring today, most beautiful head & super pigment, moved with style & drive. Judge Tricia Butterworth - Applebrook

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