Thank you to Windsor Championship show for inviting me to judge and to all those who entered. On the whole the entry I had was in good condition. There were a few overweight specimens but most were clearly carrying a little extra weight rather than too large. However, there were a lot of dogs which had not been bathed or their teeth cleaned in a long while, it is a dog show where these things are checked so why people would not pamper their dogs beforehand baffled me? I found short ribbing and knots in tails is an increasing problem in the younger classes. Also there were quite a few dogs with very deep chests and ribbing which was short and cut up steeply.

Veteran Dog/Bitch (1,0)

1^st Kent’s Ch Barratini Jeeves At Lokmadi JW. 9 year old male. Nice head and length of neck, nice outline on the stack, well angulated rear quarters. A little stiff on the move today.

Minor Puppy Dog (4,0)

1^st Paget & Carroll’s Marvale Up With The Lark. Very elegant boy of 7 months. Still has a lot of maturing to do but showed his worth on the move. Good head and length of neck, well angulated fore quarters with good length of upper arm with balanced rear quarters. True movement fore and aft and excelled in side gait. Definitely made his owner work for his awards but shows personality at this tender age. BP & RDCC and shortlisted in the Puppy Group.

2^nd Burton’s Swingletrees Warpaint. Shaded red of 8 months. Good head and length of neck, good topline on the move and stack. Balanced fore and rear quarters. Moved well. A little deep in thorax for my liking but a nice all-round puppy.

3^rd Kent’s Lokmadi Bowetts Testarosso

Puppy Dog (5,0)

1^st Blackburn-Bennett’s Stargang Barracuda. Shaded red of 9 months. Lovely head and reach of neck, good pro-sternum and depth through ribs. Well angulated and balanced fore and rear quarters. Needs a little more time to muscle and mature.

2^nd Hughes’ Clentry Coppa Glow To Julidachs. Nice head and reach of neck, good lay of shoulder and length of upper arm. Nice size pro-sternum and topline. Not as well balanced in the rear as 1.

3^rd Burton Swingletrees Warpaint

Junior Dog (2,0)

1^st Melbourne & Holdsworth’s Ambreglo Storm to Melriding. Black and tan of 14 months. Nice head and firm topline. Balanced fore and rear quarters but would prefer a little more length in upper arm and second thigh which would allow more reach and drive on the move.

2^nd Dunhill’s Gellijams Parker. Nice head and neck. Shoulder placement a little forward and upright, tended to lose his topline. Lacking in angulation fore and rear. Good ribbing, moved well.

Post Graduate Dog (3,0)

1^st Barrett’s Star’s Tori Great Joy at Ayseebee (Imp). 15 month old brindle. Well-developed fore chest, good underline and topline. Forequarters well made with good length of upper arm with balanced rear quarters. Nice on the move.

2^nd Startup’s Curtisey Head Gardener. Good head and length of neck, good lay of shoulder, nicely angulated rear quarters. A little deep in chest for my preference but nicely made.

3^rd Ball’s Barisse Grimaldi

Limit Dog (3,0)

1^st Bourne’s Yaapeet Rafferty. Neat dog with decent head and neck. Nice topline on the stack. Would prefer more length of upper arm to balance with the rear quarters, a little short stepping in front.

2^nd Rudkin’s Dynastydax Secret Agent. Larger type of dog with nicely angulated rear which he used well on the move. Would prefer more length in upper arm and better lay of shoulder.

3^rd Ball’s Barisse Grimaldi

Open Dog (7,1)

Very strong class with huge variation of type.

1^st Barrett’s Ch Ayseebee Rumour Has It. Won the class on his movement. Nice head and reach of neck, well made and balanced fore and rear quarters, lovely outline at all times. Moved with reach and drive and very true fore and aft. DCC.

2^nd Ergis’ Ch Siouxline Aaron JW. Nice neat dog with lovely head and fore chest. Would prefer a little more length in shoulder blade and upper arm to enable him to reach better in front. Good firm topline and nice underline. Moved with drive from his well angulated rear but just a touch narrower than 1 on the day.

3^rd Blackburn’s Stargand Tiger Feet

Minor Puppy Bitch (5,1)

1^st Hicks’ Phoenie’s Moonlight Sonata. Lovely elegant black and tan brindle bitch. Beautiful head and reach of neck, good lay of shoulder and return of upper arm. Well balanced rear. When she settled into herself she excelled in movement with lovely reach and drive.

2^nd Blackburn’s Stargang Simply The Best. Good head and reach of neck with good firm topline. Well bodied with good ribbing. Lovely quarters which she used well on the move.

3^rd Hicks’ Phoenie’s Lacrimosa Requiem

Puppy Bitch (8,1)

1^st Hicks’ Phoenie’s Moonlight Sonata.

2^nd Burke & Manston’s Radclyffe Acantus. Lovely shaded red bitch who caught my eye when she came into the ring. Nice head and neck, well made and balanced fore and rear quarters. Moved well with reach and drive. Needs to mature to muscle up her topline and tighten in front but time is certainly on her side.

3^rd Blackburn-Bennett’s Stargang Mary Rose.

Junior Bitch (11,2)

1^st Price’s Samlane Desdemona. Neat balanced red bitch. Nice head and reach of neck. Good lay of shoulder with firm topline. Balanced front and rear quarters. Moved well.

2^nd Merry’s Isabella Made For Merryline. Nice bitch, good head and well developed pro-sternum. A little deep in the chest for my liking. Well made rear quarters which she used on the move. Carrying a little too much weight today.

3^rd Bullis’ Amaffrey La Vie En Rose

Yearling Bitch (7,0)

1^st Ergis’ Siouxline Esther Rose. Lovely neat red bitch. Good head and forechest. Lovely lay of shoulder and return of upper arm with nicely angulated and balanced rear quarters. Firm topline and good underline. Moved well.

2^nd Bullis’ Goodtry Ruby Tuesday At Amaffrey. Neat bitch with well-proportioned head and neck. Well made front and rear quarters. Lovely little mover but not in the condition of 1, just need to muscle up a little.

3^rd Tryhorn’s Moragden Moonstruck

Post Graduate Bitch (5,1)

1^st Blackburn-Bennett Stargang Cherry Berry. Elegant shaded red bitch. Lovely head and reach of neck, flowing into a correct lay of shoulder with well angulated fore quarters. Good firm topline and correct underline. Balanced, well angulated rear. Excelled in movement with lovely reach and drive. CC, BOB & shortlisted in the Group.

2^nd Bourne’s Yaapeet Esme May. Nice neat red bitch. Good head and length of neck, well made fore and rear quarters. Would prefer a touch more length in upper arm and second thigh but well balanced bitch. Looked well on the move.

3^rd Lewis’ Ardenrun Maid Of The Weald

Limit Bitch (7,1)

1^st Kent’s Lokmadi On Silent Wings. Clear red bitch which looked lovely in profile. Good head and neck, nice firm topline. Good lay of shoulder and well angulated rear quarters. Moved with reach and drive but her underline spoilt her profile.

2^nd Hughes’ Siouxline Tiana At Julidachs. Nice neat bitch. Well-developed prosternum and good firm topline. Well angulated and balanced fore and rear quarters. Moved well. Just carrying a little too much weight for me.

3^rd Merry’s Merryline Polly Pumpkin

Open Bitch (3,1)

1^st Ergis’ Ch Siouxline Rapunzel With Melriding. Nice head and neck, well angulated fore and rear quarters. Looked well on the move. Would prefer a better lay of shoulder.

2^nd Witheld