Northern Bernese Mountain Dog Club 23rd March 2025.

I would like to thank you the committee for the invitation to judge their 40th (Ruby) Celebration ch show and for my lovely gift. I was delighted to be asked to award my first set of CCs in Great Britain. Thank you to the exhibitors for bringing your Bernese for my consideration. My Best in Show was a outstanding female with a lot of expression. Best Opposite Sex and Reserve Best Veteran in show went to a male from the Veteran class who was presented with excellent construction and in top condition.  My Best Veteran was a female 9 years old and very feminine in type and also in top condition.  Both could easily have been shown in the Open or Champion class.My Best Puppy was Monalou Impossible Dream, and she is a Very Promising youngster. 

Baby Puppy Dog - No entries. 

Baby Puppy Bitch

Nr. 31 Dyball & Lydon Rodiveco Miss Americana. 4 1/2 months old female, from very promissing type, very good bone, for the age already very good chestproportion, correct top and underline, correct, tailset, correct front and back angulation, feminine head, with dark round eyes, bite correct for the age, correct color and coat,fluid movement, but narrow in the back, very friendly.

Veteran Dog

Nr.  73 Murphy Maroussia Wish You Were Here At Kinelarty. Male with excellent construction, topand underline, excellent chestproportion, parallel in front and back, exc. bone, masculine head with a lot of expression, brown eyes, correct earset, correct colour and coat, movement with excellent drive, very calm behaviour. Couldeasybe in Open or Champion class. .Thankyou for showing me this excellent breedrepresentative.

Nr. 14Benson Bernervalley Yogi Bear. 8 years old masculine male, soft in the back, correct underline, weak pasterns, medium size of the chestproportion, masculine head, deeply integrated eyes, correct bite, correct colour and coart, fluid mouvement in the back a little narrow, calm behaviour  Thank you for showing me this veteran which is in top conditon. 

Nr.  38 Giffney Sennen Cruise Control. Male from big size, soft in the back, corret underline, in the front left pastern turns a little out, medium size of chest, correct back angulation, masculineheadwithcorrectdarkeyes,correctbite, correct coat and color , fluid movement, calm behaviour.  Thank you for showing me this veteran, which is in top conditon. 

Minor Puppy Dog

Nr.  19Briggs & Dyson Bonnipawfect Forrest.  6 months old young male, with medium size of bone, parallel in front, turns paws out in the back, correct top- und underline, correct croup and correct tailset, masculine head, with round eyes, correct earset, correct bite, correctcolor and coat, verygentlebehaviour, this dog has fun in the ring.

Nr. 10 Barbsby & Bonham Etterbern You Can Do It. 9months old, at the moment he is very heavy male, for his age,  softtopline, correct underline, correctbite, excellentbone, excellentchestproportion, correct angulations, masculine  head, eyelids a little open, correct coat and color, fluid in the movement with pleasant behaviour. 

Puppy Dog

Nr. 5Benson Semus de Zandvijver at Bernervalley. 11 months old male, with excellent top and underline, straight in frontangulation, at the moment the chest isnarrow, goodbone, front pawsare not parallel, very masculine head with dark eyes, correct bite, fluid movment, the tail carriage is very high in the movment, friendly behaviour. 

Junior Dog

Nr 39 Givens & Reid Fortonpark Senator at Mytrue. Masculine young male with soft topline, correctunderline, goodbone, chest still in developement, straight frontangulation,, correct back angulation, masculine head with dark round eyes, correct bite, correct coat and color, fluid in movement, very gentle behaviour.

Nr. 87 Titchmarsh Bernervalley Upstart Crow. Young male with soft topline,  correct underline, chest correct for age, weak pasterns, masculine  head, muzzle could be larger, dark brown eyes, corret earset, correct bite, correct coat and color, correct back angulation, fluid in the movemenet, friendly behaviour. 

Nr.  36 Giffney Sennen Just a Jag. Big male with soft topline, correct underline, corret angulation but in the back turning out,  chest at the moment narrow, weakpasterns, goodbone, masculineheadwith dark brown eyes, long muzzle, correct bite, correct coat and color, fluid mouvment, but out at elbow slightly,  friendly.

Yearling Dog 

Nr. 20 Carty Bernervalley Lord of Isle.Very masculine male with soft topline, correct underline, medium size of chest, parallel in front, weakpastern,strong bone, correctangulation, turningout in the back, masculine head with low earset, dark eyes, eyelid a little open, correct bite, correct coat and color, very friendly,  correct mouvement.

Nr. 48 Hasting Oakbern Nitro Rumba. Big male a little long in the proportion, soft topline, correct underline, short croup, straight front angulations, correct back angulation, paws turning out in front and back, butgood bone, medium size of chest, masculine head with low earset, dark round eyes, correct bite, correct coat and color, correct movement, friendly,

Nr, 33 Edge Malindibeach Harlequin. Male of medium size with correct top and underline, correct angulation in front and back, paws turning out, medium size of chest, masculine head with low ear set, dark almond shaped eyes, correct bite, correct coat and colour. Fluid movement, friendly. 

Graduate Dog 

Nr. 52 Jefferson Elbrusbern Amadeus. Male  from medium size, soft topline, correct underline, straight angulation in front, correct back angulation, medium size of chest, head could be a little more masculine, low ear set, brownroundeyes, longmuzzle, correct bite,correct coat and colour, fluid in the movement, friendly.

Nr. 63Lindsay Oakbern Ripsaw Rye. Strong male with long proportion, soft topline, short croup. correct underline, correct back angulation, but paws turning out,  chest could be better developped. goodbone,masculineheadwith low earset, dark brown round eyes, open lips, correct bite,  fluid in the movement, correct coat and color, friendly

Nr. 21 Connelley Tickbern Jackelbern very masculine male, with excellent topand underline, exc. rear angulation, exc. bone, rightpaws in front turning out a little,  chest could be deeper and larger with more fore chest, masculine head with correct earset, dark round eyes, fluid movement, very friendly.

Post Graduate Dog

Nr. 24Dickson Fortonpark Gabriels Way. Good size with corret top und underline, correct croup. straight frontangulation, correct back angulation, but turning paws in front and the back out, very narrow in the chest, missing deep and large propotion and forbrest, goodbone,masculinehead, withdark round eyes, correct bite, correct colour and coat, correct earset, in the movement in front and back he is  narrow, very friendly. 

Limit Dog

Nr. 8Baldwin Fortonpark Tonyone. Very harmonious male, correct top and underline, correct angulations, left paws in front turning lightly, medium sizeofbone, chestcouldbe larger and deeper. Very masculine  head with dark almond shaped eyes, correct earset, short neck,  fluent in the movement, but narrow in the back, gentle behaviour. 

Nr. 44 Gurney Monalou What Ho Jeeves. Big, masculine male, correct angulations, parallel in the front, strong bone, chestcouldbe larger and deeper, correct top- and underline, masculine head with correct earset, dark almonds eyes, open lips, correct bite, correct coat and color, good movement, friendly.

Nr. 65  Manix Waldershelf Byorn To Be  King. Big male, correct front angulation, excellent back angulation, parallel in the front, strong bone, medium sizeof chest, masculine head with correct earset, dark almond eyes, correct bite, open lips, correct coat and color, fluid movement but out at elbow a little, friendly.

Nr. 77 Peacocke & Plant Bobb vom Durrbachler Wald at Husheen. Medium size,  topline could be stronger, correct underline, straight front angulation, correct angulation in the back, parallel in the front, medium proportion of the chest, head could be more masculine, low earset, brown round eyes, long muzzle, correct coat and color, fluid movement, friendly. 

Nr. 85  Shaw Meadowpark Sunshine Blend. Strong  male, long in body, topline could be stronger, short croup, correct underline, good bone, paws are turning  in front and back out, chest of medium propotion,masculine head with low earset, dark brown but round eyes, open lips, correctcoat and colour, fluidin themovement, friendly, 

Open Dog

Nr. 25 Dyball & Lydon Rodivec King of the Hearts. Masculine dog with excellent top and underline,  excellent front angulation, in the back paws turning a little out, parallel in front, chest still in development, very masculine head, open lips, earset a little low, dark round eyes, coat could be a little longer, out at elbow slightly, very friendly. 

Nr. 74 O'Toole Fortonpark Talk of the Town. Masculine from very good type,  angulations a little straight in front and back, parallel in the front, chest still in development, masculine head, with low earset, brown eyes with non-adjacent eyelids, fluid in the movement, in the back narrow, very calm and friendly. 

Nr. 22 Copeland Kernow Dollar Promises at Maxjabar. Medium size, with correct topline, underline is ascending, straight in front and back angulation, narrow chest, missing deep and large and for chest, in the front the paws are turning  out, masculine head with dark almond shaped eyes, nice coat and color, in the movement short steps in the front and no hinddrive, very friendly. 

Champion Dog

Nr. 32 Dyball,, Lydon & Hughes Carraigbern Noble Heart of Rodiveco. Big male with correct top and underline, correct rear angulation but paws turning a little out, correct and parralel front, very good chestproportion, masculine head,  low earset, dark round eyes, correct bite, fluid movement, in the rear narrow and missing more drive, very friendly.

Nr. 2  Atherton Valentinn vom Durrbachler Wald. Correct  male of medium size, soft topline, correctangulation, goodbone, mediumsizeof chest, masculine head with correct earset, dark eyes but eyelid a little open, correct bite, correct coat and color, fluid mouvement, very friendly.

Nr. 64 Manix Waldershelf Fame's in Fortune. Very masculine strong male, with not solid topline, correct underline, correct rear angulation, very strong bone, chestcouldbe deeper and larger with more forechest, very straight in the front angulation, masculine head with low earset. muzzle a little long, dark brown eyes, eyelid could be fitting better, fluid movement, gentle behaviour. 

Veteran Bitch

Nr. 3 Athertn Arvella Penny Lane. 9 year old female, medium type, in excellent condition, correct top and underline,, correct front and rear angulation, parrallel in front and back, very feminine  head, with a little narrow skull, correct dark eyes, correct bite correct chestproportions, movement with good drive. friendly behavour. This femalecouldbeshowedeasly in Open or Champion class. Thankyou for showingthisrepresentives of the breed.

Nr. 7 Baldwin Tjofselinas i Vana Tallin. 7 yearsverytypicalfemale, with not strongtopline, correct underline, correct rear and front angulation, chestcouldbedeeper and larger and more fore chest, a little short on the legs, pararell in front undrear, feminienheadwithlowearset, darkbrowneyes, correct bite, fluid in the movement, gentlebehavour, excellent presentation and excellent breedrepresentation.

Nr 88 Watson Stepdashar Winters Wish. 8 year old female with correct topline, correct rear angulation, middle bone, paws in the front turning a little out, correct chest proportion, very feminine head, brown eyes, fluid mouvement very interesting behavour and excellent breed representation.

Minor Puppy Bitch

Nr. 71 Murphy Babushka von der allen Hinterburg at Kinelarty.  Already very promissing female, with correct top and underline, excellent rear angulation, but paws turning a little out, correct front angulation with excellent bonefor the age,  already very good chestproportion, feminine  head with dark brown eyes, fluid movement, correct coat and colour gentle behavour. 

Nr. 69  Mccormick Etterbern You Can Make.  Very promissiong female with excellent type, today to good in shape, exc rear angulation, topline increasing, verygoodbone, parallel in front, very good chestproportion, feminine head, with correct earset,  dark eyes, fluid movement, friendly behaviour.

Nr. 30 Dybdall & Lydon Rodivec Liskarn's Beautiful Liar.  Very promissiong female, with already correct top and underline,  correct rear angulation, paws a little turning out, correct front angulation and parallel,  very good bone, for the age already very good chest proportion, level bite, fluid movemnt, gentle and calm behaviour. 

Puppy Bitch

Nr. 46 Gurney Manalou Impossible Dream, Very strong female, with not solid topline, correct underline,  exc. rear and front angulation, excellent bone,  parallel, already very promising chest proportions, feminine expression, low earset, correct bite, fluid movement, gentle behaviour. 

Nr. 60 King, Green & Dedman Arvella Busy Bea.  Very strong female, not solid in the topline, correct underline, exc rear angulation but paws turning a little out, very strong bone, a little weak in the pastern, chest alreadyverygoodproportion, very femininehead with correct earset, correct bite, dark brown eyes, fluid mouvement, gentle behaviour. 

Nr. 4  Bailey & Willliams Seanri Hello Again at Kimarabai. Big female with strong topline, correct underline, straight rear angulation, paws turning slightly out, in front parallel,  middle bone, with excellent chestproportion, paws front right turning lightly out, very feminine head, low earset, dark bown eyes, at little loose,  muzzle a little narrow, correct bite, fluid movement, gentlebehaviour. 

Junior Bitch

Nr. 60

Nr. 13 Benson Bernervalley all About Me.  Big female with dipping topline, short croup. correct rear angulation, a little straight in front angulation but parallel, middle bone, very good chest proportion, feminine head, dark brown eyes, correct bite, friendly behaviour, fluid movement. 

Nr. 92 Wood Oskevabern Hellraiser. Very feminine,  correct top and underline, correct font and rear angulation, chest could be deepter and larger,  parallel, feminine  head with low earset, correct bite, Unfortunatly the female is not in show condition (out of coat). fluid movement, gentle and calm behaviour. 

Yearling Bitch

Nr. 42 Green & English Waldershelf Quenns English.  Very feminine, a little long in the length, topline not solide, excellent croup,  excellent front and rear angulations, already excellent chest proportion,, femine head, with correct earsset, dark brown eyes, correct movement with good drive, excellent  presentation, gentle behaviour. 

Nr, 45GurneyMonalou Devil Woman.  Very strongfemale, with not solidtopline, correctunderline, correct rear angulation but withpawsturningslightly out, excellent chest proportion, verystrongbone, parallel in front, feminineheadwithtoomuchskull, iourlowears set, darkbrowneyes, correct bite, calme and gentlebehaviour. 

Nr. 26 Dybdall&LydonRodiveco Queen of Diamonds. Femalewith excellent construction, veryfeminine, excellent neck, toplinecouldbestronger, correct underline and croup, correct angulations, chestcouldbe a littledeeper, veryfemineheadwith correct earset, correct bite, correct coat and color. Out at elbow and wide in front movement, thisis the reasonwhysheis in third place. Friendly. 

Novice Bitch

Nr. 86 SpaldingKinelartyNaughty but Nice. Medium size, femininewithnot strongtopline, correct underline, enough angulation, short upperarm, in the back the pawsturnout on the leftside, medium size of the chest, today to muchweight and for thisreasonher back not firm in the mouvement, could have a little more neck, femininehead,lowearset, brownalmondeyes, correct bite,friendly.

Nr. 78Reilly Belerama Black Pearl, Big female, with not strongtopline, straight angulation in the front, correct in the back but turnspaws out, chestisnarrow, weak in the pasterns, femininehead, lowearset, darkeyes, correct bite, coat and color. Today shedoes not feel very confortable in the ring. In the movement would like to see more hind drive. 

Graduate Bitch

Nr. 92

Nr. 86

Post Graduate Bitch 

Nr. 62 King, Green & Dedman Hundii vom Durrbachler Wald at Arvella,Very feminine,  with correct top and underline, a little straight in the front angulation, good bone,  parallel front, chest could be more developed,  very feminine head, low ears-set, dark eyes with a lot of expression, correct bite, correct movement, gentle behaviour.

r. 67 Marsden & Roberrtson Kernow Bittersweet Tale for Trudaleaze.  Big female,  topline not solid, straight rear angulations and paws turning out, correct underline, middle size of bones, chest should be deeper, large and with more forechest, low earset, dark round eyes, long muzzle, correct bite. In the movement the female could show more drive. Gentel behaviour. 

Nr. 55 Jeffries Esslinbern Curtana Mercy. Big female with not a solid topline,  correct angulations with paws lightly turning out, correct underline, chest could have better proportions (larger, deeper, with forcheast), feminine head, with low set ears,  brown eyes, correct bite, female could show more drive in the movement, gentle behaviour. 

Limit Bitch 

Nr. 91 Wood Etterbern Fashion Trends. Very feminine with not strong topline. Straight rearangulation, correct underline, middle sized bone,  parallel in front, very good chestproportion, very feminine  head, with correct earset, dark brown eyes, excellent movment with a lot of drive, very gentle behaviour. 

Nr. 58 Jones Tremywyddfa Black Lace. Very strongfemale, with not solide topline, straight rear angulation, correct underline, strongbone, midle size of chest, femininehead, darkbrowneyes, calmbehaviourand good mouvement.

Nr. 1 Andrews Waldershelf Leading Lady. Big strong female, which is good in shape. Topline not solid, correct rear angulation, chest is midle size, could be deeper and larger and with more fore chest,  short upperarm  ears set is low, feminine head with round dark brown eyes, long muzzle, open lips, gentle and pleasant behaviour.

Open Bitch 

Nr. 9 Baldwin Fortonpark Chase That Dream. Strong long female, with correct rear angulation but paws turning lighly out, parallel in the front, withexcellent strong bone, correctchestproportion, feminine head, ear set is low, dark brown eyes, correct bite, excellent presentation, calme and attentive behavoir,

Nr.40 Green & English Waldershelf Gin and Tonic big female, topline not solide, correct rear angulation, correct underline, short Upperarm, straight frontangulation, cheast could be deepter and larger and with more forebreast, femine head, with low eares-set, dark brown eyes, pointed muzzle, calme and attentive behaviour. 

Nr. 12 Benson Truly a Girl van de Klaverhoeve at Bernervalley. Big female, with yealding and ascending topline, correct rear angulation, chest could be deeper and larger and with more forechest, middle sized bone, front paws are turning slightly  out, feminine heead with good expression, correct ear-set, brown dark eyes, correct bite. In the movement could be have more action and drive, gentle behaviour. 

Champion Bitch

Nr. 6  Baldwin Fortonpark Valentallina. Female with excellent construction, very strong, excellent topline and underline, exellentangulations, strong bone, parallel in front and back, excellentchestproportion, femininehead, a little low earset, dark almond shaped eyes, correct bite, correct coat and color. Lots of drive in the movement. Friendly with a lot of expression. 

Nr. 28 Dybdall & Lydon Rodiveco Quenn of Hearts. Female of medium size, soft topline, correct underline, chest could be a little deaper and larger, correct angulations, feminine head with correct earset, dark brown round eyes, correct bite, correct coat and color, moves very well, friendly.

Nr 37 Giffney Sennen Understandably Wicked at Seanri . Big female a little long in body, very strong, correct angulations, medium size of chest, feminine  head,with correct earset, brown round eyes, a little open lips, correct bite, correct coat and color, fluid mouvement, friendly. 

Andrea Maret (judge)