Curly Comms
OurDogs Final Standings – Confirmed so far…
Top Breeder – Mr J & Mrs MB Stephens – Brightmeadow – with 12 points
Top Curly – Sh Ch Skaringen’s First Impression – with 22 points
Top Puppy – Maycourt Island Girl For Breichside – with 6 points
Crufts – Gundog Day, Sunday 8 March 2026
If your dog has qualified and you haven’t already entered don’t forget online entries close on 19 January 2026.
Goyt Valley Gundog Society, 11 January 2026
Judge: Trisha Bellinger (Heelstone)
Puppy (3/2)
1 Crimwell Trouble Maker At Stormacre (Miss C Mercer & Miss LA Thomas), BOB, BP & Gundog Puppy Group 3 under Group Judge, Mr Anthony Allen (Allenie), she was also shortlisted in the adult Gundog Group under Mr Allen.
Junior (1/0)
1 Violeta Mariposa Horace Du Moulin Du Paulu (Imp Fra) (Mrs V Dooley)
Limit (2/2)
Open (1/1)
Hamilton Canine Club, 11 January 2026
AVNSC Gundog Open
Judge: Amber Henshaw (Peteshe)
2 Maycourt Island Girl For Breichside (Mrs J Cummings)
Wiveliscombe and District Canine Society, 11 January 2026
Judge: Bridgette Bodle (Lionsridge)
Class 262. Graduate (2/1)
1 Brightmeadow Man Of Steel (Mr M & Mrs M Edworthy)
Class 263. Open
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1 Brightmeadow Rumour Has It JW (Mr J & Mrs M B Stephens), BOB & Gundog Group 2 under Group Judge, Bridgette Bodle.
2 Maycourt Cover Shot (Miss D M Courtier), RBOB
3 Maycourt Miss Sweetness At Tengore (Mr B J & Mrs S M Perkins)
Res Maycourt Take Me To The Top JW (Miss D M Courtier)
VHC Ms M Edworthy Maycourt Heartbreaker ShCEx
AV Gundog – Open
Judge: Bridgette Bodle (Lionsridge)
2 Maycourt Miss Sweetness At Tengore (Mr B J & Mrs S M Perkins)
Coalville & District Canine Society, 10 January 2026
Judge: Mr Michael Lewis
Class 45. Puppy (1/0)
1 Tusepo Miss Scarlett (Mr N & Mrs S D Spraggins), RBOB, BP & Gundog Puppy Group 3 under Group Judge, Michael Lewis.
Class 46. Junior (2/0)
1 Foxriever Fire Cracker (ai) (Mr D & Mrs S & Mr AM & Mrs DJ Pavitt & Pavitt & Whitehead & Whitehead)
2 Foxriever Fire Fly (ai) (Mrs E & Mrs D J & Mr A M Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead)
Class 47. Post Graduate (2/0)
1 Foxriever Immortal Spirit (Mrs E & Mrs D J & Mr A M Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead), BOB
2 Foxriever Fire Cracker (ai) (Mr D & Mrs S & Mr AM & Mrs DJ Pavitt & Pavitt & Whitehead & Whitehead)
Class 48. Open (1/1)
Isle of Wight Canine Association, 11 January 2026
The Dog Of The Year Show took place on Sunday, by invitation only.
Judge: Chris Reeves-Sargent
Pete Miller & Binni Millichamp’s ‘Torin’ – Foxriever Solent Sensation At Wightcurls won ‘Adult Dog of the Year’, and ‘Viggo’ Foxriever Solent Solstice at Wightcurls was ‘First Round Winner’
Congratulations!
BBC Counties Radio
Well done to Ami Harris who was on BBC Counties Radio on the JVS show explaining why she preferred Curlies to Labs. Ami did very well despite the radio host saying Curlies were labradors with a perm! Nice one Ami for extolling the many virtues of the CCR!
NEFRA – Spring Working Test, 29 March 2026
The Northern England Flatcoated Retriever Association is holding their event in Crewe and have sent out an invitation to the minor breed organisations who normally join up for the annual Minor Breeds Test, if you’re interested take a look at the NEFRA website for more details.
CCRC Winter Open Show, 2 November 2025
Mr Cameron Stokes’ critique is now available here on the Show Results page.
LKA Champ Show, 12 December 2025
Mrs JP Gill-Davis’ critique is now available here on the Show Results page.
Three Counties, 8 June 2025
Ms M Sargent’s critique is now available here on the Show Results page.
