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Show Reports

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***UPDATED 08.04.09 Plymouth DCS, Taunton DCS and CRUFTS breeders stakes photos!!***

Blackpool Championship Show 21/06/08

Report by Mr Colin Woodward

Mid Limit Bitch

1st Bowman's Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Lovely bitch from any angle, lovely head, good neck

and topline, depth and ribs. Well boned with good legs and feet. In good hard condition, very well presented.

Moved soundly keeping her shape

 

Taunton Premier Open Show 28/05/08

Report by Mrs Joy Norris

Limit Dog

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Red dog, melting expression. Good neck and shoulders and a well developed body.

Open Bitch

1st Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Lovely head and expression. Balanced with good outline both stacked and on the move.

Good neck and shoulders with matching turn of stifle. Moved well, nicely presented, BOB.

 

The Cocker Spaniel Club Championship show 13/07/08

Report by Mrs Marjorie Coar

Special Beginners

1st Asquannes Grania With Franaille JW Sh.CM Short coupled compact black in good coat. Sweet head, good hind angulation.

Good length of upper arm and short back.

 

Paignton Champ show 6/08/08

Report by Mrs Pam Blay

Post Grad Dog

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Gold balanced boy with a good coat. Nice make and shape, masculine head and expression with a good eye

and well set ears. Lovely topline held on the move and a well set and carried tail. Loved his hind quarters and forechest.

Good strong loin.

 

Exeter County Canine Society 14/06/08

Report by Mr David Alcorn

Open Bitch

1st Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Stunning, elegant black bitch who stood away here. Typical outline as one would expect from this kennel

and in first class order by her competant handler. She never stopped showing throughout the class and in the challenge for BOB could not

be denied. Pretty head, feminine but not too fine. Well set ears and lovely eye. Clean, lengthy neck to the best of fronts, well developed

forechest and ribbing. Level topline and strong over the loin. Very well angulated quarters to complement her front construction with good width of

second thigh. Drove from short rear pasterns with a merry air. Delightful, BOB.

 

Newton Abbot Canine Society 23/08/08

Report by Viv Bowen

Post Graduate

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Compact dog with a good head and length of neck. Well laid shoulders,

deep chest, nice bone and tight feet. Moved OK.

 

Darlington Championship dog show

Report by Mr George Parker (Weyhill)

Post graduate dog

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Red, I haven't seen for some time. Maturing well, good overall shape,

pleasing balanced head, good neck and shoulders, short well ribbed body. Good rear angulation, well presented

in good coat. Moved soundly and happily.

 

Devon and Cornwall Cocker Spaniel Club Championship Show 22.11.08

Report by Mrs Judith Craig (Alisma)

Special Beginners bitch

1st Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Lovely head with good neck and shoulders. Lovely feet.

Good, well sprung ribs. In good hard condition. Well presented.

 

Manchester Championship Show 18.01.09

Report by Jeff Horsewell

Post Graduate dog

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Very typy. Moved true, if a bit lacking in length of stride.

Very good head. Lengthy neck, big ribs, firm in topline. Very well balanced.

Limit Bitch

2nd Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Very typy, feminine in head, good neck, level topline.

Good front, well set tail, good rear. Close up, just not the front of 1.

 

We were also in Anne Webster's breeders stakes team who won the gundog group overall. These were the judges comments:

Report by Stephen Hollings

Breeders Gundog

An excellent innovation to present the breeder stakes in this format. I had a full ring, impressive.

The winners were Webster's Cockers. These matched blacks were like peas in a pod and had quality in abundance.

Delighted to reward this clever breeder.

 

04.01.09 Taunton DCS

Report by Miss Hannah Platt (Charbonnel)

Open Dog

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Excellent strong head, dark eyes, well laid back shoulders and good angulation giving good length of stride.

Good bone, tight padded feet, sturdy compact body, good spring of rib, rounded well muscled backend. Good bend

of stifle. Moved fluently and well presented.

14.03.09

CRUFTS

Report by Anja Puumala

Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bitch

3rd Asquanne's Grania With Franaille JW Sh.CM. Beautiful headed and excellent bodied black bitch.

Very well angulated, excellent mover.

Ilfracombe DCS

Report by Sue Bryant

Post graduate

1st Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Balanced, masculine compact golden dog. Beautiful head and dark eye.

Well laid shoulders and muscular neck. Good bend of stifle. Well presented in full coat and moved with drive

Open

1st Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Quality balanced black. Feminine head, dark eyes

and gentle expression. In every way a true cocker. Well placed neck and shoulders. Short compact body.

Well boned legs and a good bend of stifle enabling her to cover the ground effortlessly. Her well

presented full coat completed the picture. Best of Breed and Gundog Group 2.

 

Taunton DCS

Report by Mrs Sandy Plat (Charbonnel)

AV Gundog open

1st - Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Red dog with good outline, balanced head with clean, open expression.

Good set on of neck. Short in back with good angles. Moved well with impulsion. Well handled.

2nd 0 Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM

 

Plymouth DCS

Report by Jonathan Daltrey

Cocker Open Dog

1st - Asquanne's Goldstein at Franaille. Well presented dog. Very masculine head. Really balanced outline.

Good hard topline. Just wasn't happy on the move and only just managed to get his tail up.

Open Bitch

1st - Asquanne's Grania with Franaille JW Sh.CM. Alone but a quality bitch. Her outline is textbook. Very happy, merry

mover with good muscletone and real driving action. RBOB

 

CRUFTS Breeders Stakes Final Photos