Darla has now taken time out this year to have her first litter born on
5th July 2013 and hopes to get back out into the show ring in 2014.

She raised 6 boys and one girl. 

All puppies now have loving homes.
 

 
North Lincs Open Show 1st April 2013
Again Darla wins the Post Graduate class
and is beaten for Best of Breed by her brother

IRISH R/W SETTERS – J (2) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Tsarine Tzarina, 10 months bitch, very promising, very attractive head & expression, good limbs with correct shape bone, good forehand, correct topline & tailset, moved very well for one so young, well muscled throughout. BP. PG(3) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Chianti, lovely headed girl, very soundly constructed, correct topline, excellent front assembly, good depth, strong hindquarters, moved true fore & aft; 2 Collin’s Corranroo Cloudchaser at Forestpoint. O (3) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Pinotage, smashing dog, gorgeous head & expression, typical outline, so well balanced, excellent shoulders, legs & feet, moved purposefully, gave a really good show in the group & was a little disappointed that he was not placed in it. BOB

NICOLA WALKER

 Eastwood K A Open Show 29th March 2013

Darla wins the Post Graduate Class but has to move over for her brother who took Best of Breed.

IRISH R/W SETTERS – J (2) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Tsarine Tzarina, pretty bitch of 10 months, sweet expression, nice eye, correct ear placement lying close to head, good over neck & shoulders, good feet with slope to pastern, firm topline & good tailset, well angulated rearquarters used on the move once settled. BP. PG (2) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Chianti, lovely head with domed skull, round eye & good ear placement, strong neck & good forequarters, firm topline & correct tailset, good sweep of stifle & well muscled hindquarters, moved well using her tail; 2 Hart’s Gilligrae Cineal Niamh. O 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Pinotage, nice dog with good bone who stood over his ground well, good head, skull broad & in proportion, dark round eye, good ear carriage, strong neck into well placed shoulders, good feet, firm topline, deep chest with spring to rib, firm hindquarters & bend of stifle which he used on the move lashing his tail. BOB; 2 Taylor’s Laoirebay Ocean Sunset; 3 Green’s Temynloah Quinlan at Viszaset.

MAUREEN MITCHELL

Under Breed Specialist
Miss S Westward, Darla was awarded Best of Breed and was then shortlisted to the final 8 in the group.

Post Graduate 1^st McDonalds  Roanjora Chanti JW. This is a quality bitch. Well balanced kept a level top line on the move. Nice almond shape to eyes with a well sculptured head. B.O.B and Short listed in the group.
2^nd McDonalds  Roanjora Pinotage. Another nice dog but preferred the head of one, again moved with drive.

Judge Miss S Westwood   ( Eusanit)

Wealdstone and Northolt CS 27/12/2013

Darla takes Best of Breed

Darla
(Roanjora Chianti JW)
 

Best Of Breed at Eastbourne & District CS on
 Sunday 16th Sept 2012

IRISH R/W SETTERS – PG (2) 1 McDonald’s Roanjora Chianti, well developing bitch, in excellent condition overall, correct shape to skull with biddable expression& alert eye, good reach of clean neck, ideal depth of chest providing a well balanced overall picture, moved out well & true. BOB; 2 Harrison’s Spiralwood Angel Eyes. O (3) 1 McDonald’s Courtdown Summer Breeze over Roanjora, 6 years bitch of good quality& overall balance, well off in bone & musculature, correct dentition& clean reach of strong neck, well sprung ribcage. Moved out well but not quite with the flair of BOB winner; 2 Robson’s Gallybob Gold Crest.
BILL BUNCE

Darla has been consistently been highly placed at shows in 2012, however is currently being over shadowed by her brother Giles (Roanjora Pinotage)

       
Darla posing for her 'Christmas' photos, December 2011
 

       
After being allowed to grow up Darla won Best of Breed at Kingston CS in July 2011 beating her brother (Giles) to win Post Graduate and her mother (Bree) in the Challenge.
 

Darla made her Championship show debut at the LKA 2009 where she was 1st in Puppy Bitch from a class of 8.

She then went on to beat her brother in the challenge for Best Puppy in Breed.

Darla was our pick of the bitches and at 6 weeks was showing promise for the show ring.