Northern Bernese Open Show
13 September 2024

Northern Bernese Mountain Dog Club

Open Show

Friday 13th September 2024

Judge – Philip Lovel (Lovetrac)

BREED – BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG

CLASS 1 – Baby Puppy Dog

1 Entry

1st        Baldwins Fortonpark Top Tones – 4 month old boy. Lovely shape. Correct size for age. Lovely temperament. Ideal bone, short loin, nicely angulated throughout. Correct head shape with pleasing expression. Smart puppy who will do well. Best baby puppy.

CLASS 2 – Baby Puppy Bitch

0 Entries

CLASS 3 – Veteran

2 Entries

1st        Green & English’s Matthias VomDurrbachler Walk Waldershelf JW ( Imp NLD) –Smart 7 ½ year old boy. In lovely coat and condition, he just gleamed. Loved his size, well bodied and short loin. He presented a smart shape standing. Pleasing head with well set ears, rich tan and dark eye. Well sprung rib. Good angulation. Moved well.BVD

2nd        Hughes’s CH Waldershelf Causing Kaos ShCM–Smart 10 year old male. Another with a nice outline. Short loin, well sprung rib, compact feet and pleasing earset . Not quite the movement of 1 today, but a quality dog throughout.

CLASS 4 – Minor Puppy Dog

1 Entry

1st        Givens & Reid’s Fortonpark Senator – 8 ½ month boy. What a lovely head this boy has. Full of breed type. Nice size, well made with well laid shoulders and strong hindquarters. Presents a lovely shape standing. Well bodied with good spring of rib. Level topline, moved well. Very promising puppy,BPD& BP

CLASS 5 – Puppy Dog

0 entries

CLASS 6 – Junior Dog

3 entries, 1 absentee

1st        Manix’s Waldershelf Bjorn To Be King – 15 month boy, he is all male. Quite eye catching when he enters the ring. He is a lovely shape and has beautiful presence. Rich colouring, pleasing head. Neat feet. Lovely coat and condition. Could perhaps be a touch shorter in loin, but doesn’t detract. Good tail carriage.

2nd        Hastings Oakbern Nitro Rumba – Another smart boy. Well balanced. Nice size., short loin, moved well. Pushed 1 hard here. Pleasing head and eye. Good front. Well sprung rib.

CLASS 7 – Yearling Dog

3 Entries

1st        Manix’s Waldershelf Bjorn To Be King – See Class 6 - Junior

2nd        Dybdall& Lydon’s Rodiveco King Of Hearts–17th month male who is a lovely size and shape. Very eye catching in profile. Plenty of      rich tan markings. Well angulated. Just preferred 1’s movement today.

3rd        Jefferson’s Elbrusbern Amadeus 

CLASS 8 – Maiden Dog

1Entry, 1 absentee

CLASS 9 – Novice Dog

1 Entry, 1 absentee

Class 10 – Graduate Dog

0 entries

CLASS 11 – Post Graduate Dog

0 entries

CLASS 12 – Limit Dog

3 Entries, 1 Absentee

1st        Shaw’s Meadowpark Sunshine Blend – 4 year old male. So well balanced, lovely size, in good coat and well presented. Has good angulation throughout. Well set neck and full of breed type. Well laid shoulder. Well sprung rib and good tail set. Moved well.

2nd        Fairclough’s Monalou Galloping Gourmet – 6 year old male dripping in coat! Well balanced. Nice size, dark eye. Moved well. Rich tan, lovely temperament. Wagging tail at all times.

CLASS 13 – OpenDog

5 Entries, 1 Absentee

1st        Atherton’s CH ValentinnVomDurrbachler Wald (Imp NLD) – Beautiful male in lovely coat and condition. He headed a super class of quality males, standing out with his true berner temperament and ever wagging tail. Well balanced throughout. Nothing overdone just a quality dog. Ideal neck, well laid shoulder, solid topline. Well set tail. Well angulated. Neat feet. Lovely head and expression.Moved well and at one with handler. Pleased to award him BD& BIS

2nd        Copeland’s Kernow Dollar Promises at Maxjabar–3 year old male in lovely coat and condition. Similar to 1, also a lovely temperament. Pleasing head and expression. Well set tail. Moved well.RBD

3rd        O’Toole’s Fortonpark Talk Of The Town

VHC     Scott & Corrigan’s Bern Haus On Oka Mikon to Scobern (Imp RUS)

CLASS 14 – Veteran Bitch

4 Entries, 1 Absentee

1st        Atherton’s Arvella Penny Lane –8 year old still with a lovely outline and topline. Gently wagging tail showed off her lovely temperament. Short coupled well angulated,. Super reach of neck. Moved well. Feminine head and expression. Well set neat ears.BVB

2nd        Marsden & Robertson’s Tickbern Valencia avec Vellbern – Another of a nice shape. Scored well for neck and shoulders, level topline. Well set tail. Short loin. Well balanced. Smart bitch.

3rd        Watson’s Stepdasher Winters Wish

CLASS 15 – Minor Puppy Bitch

0 Entries

CLASS 16 – Puppy Bitch

1 Entry

1st        Wood’s Oskevabern Hellraiser –10 month old well balanced, feminine. Shown in lovely condition. Appealing head when she uses her ears, could benefit from slightly more body. Neatly made throughout. Moved wellBPB

CLASS 17 – Junior Bitch

3 Entries, 2 Absentees

1st        Horn’s Westholincar Born And Bred – 15 month old bitch. Very feminine head and expression. Presents a neat outline standing. Well set neat ears. Well angulated. Correct eyes, dark shown in lovely condition.

CLASS 18 – Yearling Bitch

2 entries, 1 absentee

1st        Marsden & Robertson’s Kernow Bittersweet Tale for Trudaleaze–Neat bitch. Presents a lovely outline standing. Super neck and shoulders, lovely topline, short coupled. Well set tail. Well angulated. Short hocks.

CLASS 19 – Maiden Bitch

0 Entries

CLASS 20 – Novice Bitch

0 Entries

CLASS 21 – Graduate Bitch

0 Entries

CLASS 22 – Post Graduate Bitch

3Entries

1st        Rossall’s Stormberne Go Classical – 2 ½ year old full of breed type. Well made and moved out well. Good neck and shoulder placement. Level topline well held on the move. Feminine head and expression. Front ok. Well sprung rib.

2nd        Horn’s Tangychates Fenella’s Love at Hestholincar – Slightly smaller bitch, another with a pleasing outline. Well angulated throughout. Balanced. Happy temperament, Dark eye.

3rd        Watson’s Stepdasher Magical Wish

CLASS 23 – Limit Bitch

4Entries, 2 absentees

1st        Worrall’s Fortonpark Sweet Dreams at Oakbern – 4 year old, well balanced throughout. Good angulation, feminine head and expression, level topline and good tailset. She is full of breed type. Rich tan. In lovely coat and condition. Gently wagging tail. Smart bitchBB

2nd        Scott & Corrigan’sBern Haus On Oka Shikaria to Scobern (Imp RUS) – 3 year old. Another with a smart outline. Well balanced. Feminine head and expression. Well bodied. Good rib, short loin, good bone.

CLASS 24 – Open Bitch

2Entries

1st        Wilson’s CH MonalouVoulez Vous at Blumental –3 year old bitch. Ideal size, well balanced, in full coat. Everything goes together well. Neat short loin, level topline. Feminine head and expression, dark eye. Rich tan. Smart.RBB

2nd        Green & English’s Walderself Gin and Tonic – Bitch of a lovely make and shape. Super neck and shoulder. Super sprung rib. Deep chest, well angulated. Moved well. Lovely rich tan.