Curly Comms

Week Ending: 16/11/2025

OurDogs Current Standings
Top Curly – Sh Ch Skaringen’s First Impression – with 22 points up to 15 September 2025
Top Stud – Myosotisis Glenfiddich At Brightmeadow – with 17 points up to 22 October 2025
Top Puppy – Maycourt Island Girl For Breichside – with 6 points up to 13 October 2025
Top Brood – no clear leader – based on points up to 22 October 2025
Top Breeder – Mr J & Mrs M B Stephens – Brightmeadow – with 12 points up to 03 October 2025

Club News

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Champ Shows

Gundog Breeds Association Of Scotland, 15 November 2025
Judge: Hans Stigt
There were 7 Dogs, making 8 Entries for Judge, Hans Stigt at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow, and his main winners were:

Best of Breed: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & BATLLE-HUNTER, Mrs Lyn & EDDERY, Mr Edward, Krisbos Leonidas With Molokain (IKC) JW
Best Dog: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & BATLLE-HUNTER, Mrs Lyn, & EDDERY, Mr Edward, Krisbos Leonidas With Molokain (IKC) JW
Reserve Best Dog: ARNOLD, Miss Rachel & DOBSON, Mr James, Roughyeds Regal George At Treecave
Best Bitch: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & EDDERY, Mr Edward, Sh Ch Molokain Hocus Pocus
Reserve Best Bitch: CUMMINGS, Mrs Jean, Maycourt Island Girl For Breichside

The full results can be found here on the Show Results Page.

Open Show Results

Caledonian Canine Society, 16 November 2025
AVNSC Gundog
Judge: Miss T. Gardner (Danwish)
Open
3 CUMMINGS, Mrs Jean, Maycourt Island Girl For Breichside

Activities

The Working Curly
Heather Driscoll & Iris – Overbore Bombette For HisRiver
have been on a shoot this week, Heather said, ‘I’ve been beating a couple of times on the shoot held by the farm we live on and today I was brave and took Iris with me. She was amazing! Kept her on lead for the drives but she was sooo good! Excited but steady, despite her being right in the thick of it all. Not a peep out of her in the line when waiting or working and didn’t bat an eye at the guns even when we were right under them!

Didn’t attempt any picking up but she was wonderful off lead with the 20+ dogs that she met today. Not as easy to squeeze a curly into the beaters wagon as a little spaniel but again she was as good as gold!


Oh and did I mention we did all this during storm Claudia


Binni Millichamp & Hudson – Foxriever Sea Shadow joined Beverley Snudden & Olive – Roughyeds Regal Return on a shoot this week too. Binni thoroughly enjoyed her day, saying that Hudson was a star. She told us, ‘It’s been 30+ years since i’ve been out beating when I lived in Shropshire so it was so nice to be asked to join the shoot.‘ Beverley said, ‘So good to have another Curly out with us today! Hudson was impeccably behaved out beating and worked beautifully with Olive, hunting the hedge and ditch for a lost bird.

Well done everyone, great to see…

Critiques

Minehead & District Canine Society, 30 July 2025
Judge: Wendy Pickup (Blenstone)
Post Graduate (3, 1)
1 Perkins’ Maycourt Miss Sweetness at Tengore. BOB. Upstanding bitch with elegant outline, positive top line, good bone and strong pasterns, tight round feet. Feminine face with pretty expression. Clean neck, excellent lay of shoulder, deep chest, well sprung ribs, turn of stifle just enough for powerful gait. Active stride, covered the ground well in profile. Well presented tightly curled black coat.
2 Edworthy’s Brightmeadow Man Of Steel. RBOB. Liver coloured male who scored well on correct width between hocks when standing and on the move, good bone and substance, effortless forward reach, strode out well, looked good in profile, drove from strong hindquarters, hocks low to the ground. Masculine head, pleasing neck and excellent spring of rib. Kind natured dog who responded well to his sympathetic handler. Would just have preferred a more positive bite.
Open (1)
1 Edworthy’s Maycourt Heartbreaker. Black coated male who stood over plenty of ground. Very nicely put together, good bone and feet. Loved his head, wedge shaped, slight stop, appealing expression. Strong neck flowed to firm top line and short loin, croup sloped off slightly to tail. Deep brisket, well ribbed back, slight tuck up. When he entered the ring I thought he would be my overall winner, but I preferred the movement of the other two exhibits today.

Wiveliscombe & District Canine Society, 26 July 2025
Judge: Leanne Challands (Annilann)
Graduate (3)
1 Brightmeadow Man of Steel (Edworthy) balanced shape with strength throughout, correct shape of head with a good eye & expression, strong neck with well set shoulders, firm level topline with good tailset and carriage, correct texture to coat, moved freely. RBOB.
2 Maycourt Cover Shot (Courtier) feminine well proportioned head of correct shape with lovely expression, strong neck slightly arched, well laid shoulder, ribs well sprung, moved well.
Open (4,3)
1 Maycourt Sweetness at Tengore (Perkins) beautifully feminine wedge shaped head with dark slightly oval eye and kind expression, strong neck of good length, well off for bone, ribs well sprung, short well muscled loin, solid topline, good curl and texture to coat, pleasing bend to stifle and strongly muscled hindquarters making her movement effortless. BOB.
2 Maycourt Heartbreaker (Edworthy) Pleasing boy with handsome head and dark eye, has good bone throughout, good spring to rib with short loin, good coat texture, moved well.

Pollard Canine Society, 19 July 2025
Judge: T. Westwood (Eusanit)
Post Graduate (4.2a)
1 Green. Ravenho Comradai Cymro. 3yr old male stood on good feet with nice bone. Good wedge shape to head, oval eye, good neck flowing into a level topline. Well-muscled throughout, moved well. RBOB.
2 Whitehead. Foxriever Sea Fyre. Just 12 months sweet expression nicely built just lost out on maturity moved well.
Open (4:1a)
1 Brookes. Sh Ch Infallibles Black Crusader at Kelsmere (imp NOR) This 5yr old boy stood out. Good depth to chest strong across the loin. Beautiful wedge shaped head from front and side. Strong well muscled neck well laid back shoulders, correct angles front and rear. Good substance throughout, moved with purpose around the ring. BOB.
2 Green. Ravenho Comradai Cymro. As Above.
3 Whitehead. Foxriever Sea Fyre

Boston & District Canine Society (Open Show), 2 July 2025
Judge: Katie Kelly (Zenevieva)
P (4,2)
1. Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead, Foxriever Fire Fly (ai) 8 month old liver male of good size. Correct head of lovely shape and expression, strong reach of neck into a good front assembly. Balanced angulation front and rear. Topline had a tendency to dip slightly, but this should strengthen with age. Moved well. BP
Special Y (4,1)
1. Clack & Clack & Batlle-Hunter & Eddery, Krisbos Leonidas with Molokain (IKC) A lovely young liver dog, beautiful wedge shaped head of good proportions. Strong neck, well placed shoulders, good length and return of upperarm. Level topline into corect tail set, carried well on the move. Well angulated in rear. Moved well when settled. Lovely coat with tight curls.
2 Whitehead, Foxriever Sea Fyre. Pretty black bitch with a balanced picture. Feminine head with a pleasing expression. Well developed and balanced front and rear quarters. Lovely ratios. Good topline into correct tail set. A pleasing picture in profile on the move, needs to tighten in rear movement.
3 Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead, Foxriever Immortal Spirit
Limit (1)
1. Clack & Eddery & Clack, Epsilon Adhara at Molokain JW. Beautiful liver bitch, who can certainly move. Stunning head of correct proportions, lovely eye and correct set ears. Lovely length of neck, good shoulders and upperarm. Lovely depth of chest and spring of rib. Strong forechest, straight front. Good length of body, well angulated rear quarters. Moved effortlessly round the ring, covering ground with ease. Lovely coat and curls. She really pushed for BOB.
Open (2,1)
1. Clack & Eddery & Clack, Sh Ch Molokain Hocus Pocus Black bitch of good size and balanced proportions. Head of correct proportions and a lovely wedge shape, dark pleasing eye. Good length of neck, lovely shoulders, correct length and return of upperarm. Standing on straight legs and good feet. Balanced front and rear angulation, not overdone in any way. Strong topline, good spring of rib and depth of chest. Moved well in all directions, she was a joy to watch in the ring, her profile movement was breathtaking. BOB