Curly Comms
CCRC Winter Open Show & Limited Obedience, 8 November 2026
Entries are now open for our Winter Single Breed Open Show with 5 Classes of Limited Obedience, at Tomlinsons Canine Centre, Leicester.
Our judges are, Show Judge – Mr Ray McDonald (Roanjora) & Obedience Judge – Sue Margerison (Kandrelli).
Entries are online through Fossedata and close at Midnight on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Please note there will be no extensions.
Curly Club Shows – Vote for your judge
Emails have been sent to eligible Club Members inviting you to vote for the judge you would like for the CCRC Spring Open Show 2027. Don’t forget to cast your vote now….
BEC Important RKC Update
Last week our Breed Education Co-ordinator, Leslie Bain, shared important information from the Royal Kennel Club, regarding the Judges Education Program. Thanks to Alex Adshead for allowing us to share this graphic which summarises the key changes.
South Wales Kennel Association, 10 October 2026
The entries have been announced for South Wales, and Judge Mr DR Craig, at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells – 5 Dogs, making 5 Entries.
Cornwall Gundog Club, 27 September 2026
Judge: Mandy Romen-Dieste (Hopevalley)
Graduate (3/0)
1 Miss RC Jack, Maycourt I’m Still Standing, BOB & Shortlisted for BIS under Best In Show Judge, Jayne May (Cherrygold)
2 Mr M Edworthy, Brightmeadow Man Of Steel
3 Miss A Harris, Brightmeadow Wish Come True At Dreamcurl
Limit (0)
Open (1/0)
1 Ms D Courtier, Maycourt Cover Shot, RBOB
AV Gundog Special Veteran 10 and over
Judge: Jayne May (Cherrygold)
1 Ms D Courtier Maycourt Crimson Moon, BVIS Group 3 under Best In Show Judge, Jayne May (Cherrygold)
The Shirley Crisp Memorial Open Stakes Class
Judge: Sarah Loakes
3 Ms D Courtier, Maycourt Cover Shot, winning £5
Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club, 26 September 2026
Judge: Helen Sutton (Benzali)
Junior (2/2)
Limit (1/0)
1 Violeta Borboleta Jacques Du Moulin Du Paulu (Imp Fra) (Miss A Clayton), BOB
Open (2/2)
A.V. Vulnerable Native Breeds
Judge: Matt Smith (Alncroft)
Open
1 Violeta Borboleta Jacques Du Moulin Du Paulu (Imp Fra) (Miss A Clayton), winning £5
Great Yarmouth Gorleston & District Canine Society, 26 September 2026
Judge: Amanda James (Tsarmont)
Puppy (2/0)
1 Stoic and Bravo’s Chamber of Secrets at Foxriever (Imp USA) (Mr A M & Mrs D J & Mrs E & Mrs K Whitehead & Whitehead & Sutton & Holcomb), BPIB, RBOB & Gundog Puppy Group 3 under Group Judge, Amanda James (Tsarmont)
2 Foxriever’s The Sorceress (Mr A M & Mrs D J Whitehead)
Special Yearling (0)
Limit (0)
Open (1/0)
1 Foxriever Sea Fyre JW (Mr AM & Mrs DJ & Mrs E Whitehead & Whitehead & Sutton), BOB & Shortlisted in the Gundog Group under Group Judge, Amanda James (Tsarmont)
Llandysul & District Canine Society, 26 September 2026
Judge: Ashleigh Frost (Riverbrue) – Breed & Group
Open (1/0)
1 Brightmeadow Rumour Has It JW SHCEX OSW (Mr J & Mrs MB Stephens), BOB & Gundog Group 1, then Best In Show under Best In Show Judge, Mrs Gutteridge (Qiqern).
Stafford & District Canine Society, 26 September 2026
Judge: Ben Ashcroft (Eschenhof)
Puppy (0/0)
Junior (2/2)
Post Graduate (1/0)
1 Violeta Borboleta Jacques Du Moulin Du Paulu (Imp Fra) (Miss A Clayton), BOB
Open (2/2)
NEFRA Autumn Working Test, 27 September 2026
On Sunday the Northern England Flatcoated Retriever Association held their annual Minority Breeds Test at Red Hall Farm, Betley, Crewe, and we are pleased to report that one Curly was entered –Â Jeannette Findlow and Marion – Roughyeds Gold Stick Cellar SGWC.
Jeanette told us, ‘Marion and I went to the NEFRA Autumn working test on Sunday. We were in Novice, three tests all with 2 retrieves, Marion scored 20 on two of the tests but did something she never does and dropped the dummy after leaving the water on the third so that was a zero, never say never, lol….Â
NEFRA run training days as well as tests and are a really friendly club.‘
Well done Marion!
Wiveliscombe and District Canine Society, 26 July 2026
Judge: Graham Hart (Gilliegrae)
Graduate (1)
1. Harris’s – Brightmeadow Wish Come True At Dreamcurl. 2 year old with a good outline, lovely shape to a well developed head with equal lengths to foreface and skull, a dark eye giving an intelligent expression, strong through neck flowing well to a well laid back shoulder, equal in shoulder blade and upper arm, straight in forelegs with strong pasterns, chest deep with plenty of well sprung rib, strong fore chest, well defined strong loin, well let down hocks, toned 1st and 2nd thighs giving strength from the rear to give a steady driven gait, coat of good condition.
Open (5,1)
1. Courtier’s – Maycourt Cover Shot. Distinctive strong powerful looking dog with a feminine touch, nothing exaggerated or excessive, with a well developed head with correct proportions good dark eye, slight arch to a muscular neck of moderate length fitting smoothly into a well laid back shoulder, equal in upper arm and shoulder blade, straight in foreleg with strong pasterns, chest deep to elbow with good width, ribs well sprung and extending well back to a short powerful loin, moderate bend in stifle with well toned thighs, hocks well let down, coat with good curls tight and thick, moved with a powerful drive from the strong rear quarters allowing a good coverage of the ring. BOB.
2. Courtier’s – Maycourt Take Me To The Top JW. Another cracking example of the breed, with the characteristic crisp tight curly coat, head with nice plains and equal lengths in fore face and skull, strong through a moderate length of neck flowing smoothly into a well laid back shoulder, a little longer in body to 1st but still looked balanced, chest deep and with a good spring to rib, loin short and strong, moderate turn of stifle with sound toned thighs, moved cleanly in a steady driven action. RBOB.
