Summer Show Results Roundup.

06/08/2025 at 14:36 Leave a comment

When we last updated, Show Champion Belatarr Kodiak had just collected his 14th Challenge Certificate. As it turns out, he was just getting warmed up, and the subsequent round of Championship shows have seen him collect another 5 CC’s in 5 months. This brings him to the current, and frankly, extraordinary total of 19 – already the fourth highest in breed history, and he’s still only 3 years old!!

His recent CC wins and judges were as follows:

26th April – WELKS – Shaun Layton

9th May – The National Championship – Ashley Reid (Australia)

21st June – Blackpool Championship – Keeley Newman-Jones

6th July – Boston Championship – Blake Crocker

3rd August – National Gundog Championship – Jean Byrne

Kodi also won Best Dog at the HWVGCB Open Show on 6th July under judge Alice Turnbull and even picked up Reserve (along with £10 prize money) in the Champion Stakes at National Gundog.

“A well-built, proportionate dog with excellent bone and substance. Attractive masculine head, eye colour matching his russet harsh jacket with a good undercoat. Well muscled shoulders and correct straight front, well developed in chest and firm level topline. He has moderate rear angulation strong loin and correct tailset. One of the best movers today with a steady ground covering gait and powerful rear driving action. Shows great teamwork with his handler and was a deserving CC winner and my BOB. Well done.”

Jean Byrne – National Gundog Championship

Meanwhile, his uncle, Luka, Belatarr Jupiter, has also had a good season, including taking another Reserve CC at the Boston Championship and Best Veteran in Breed at the Paignton Championship, under judge Jill Peak. Luka also picked up a lovely Best Veteran in Show under Alice Turnbull at the HWVCGB Open.