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(3,1a) 1 Whitfield-Roberts’ Ravenways Tornero at
Dandydayo, b/t good type. Fair head, a little round in eye, well balanced
angulation front & rear, good ribbing, good bone & feet. Very sound on the move;
2 Phillips’ Summerview Make Way for Roo, red boy, also good type. Good head,
eye, long neck, good shoulders, ribbing carried well back, not the angulation in
the quarters at 1. Moved well. MPD (1) 1 Wood’s Wildstar
Wrobinson, I thought this puppy was really special. Beautiful head, correct
almond eye, long neck, well laid shoulder, good pro sternum, super bone & feet,
tight elbows, hindquarters totally balanced with correct angles. Good tailset.
Moved with correct reach & drive. I judged the dogs on the day & was to pleased
to award this young man CC & BOB. PD (6) 1 Wood’s Wildstar
Wrobinson; 2 Brooks’ Lyndarlea Just Andy, larger cream boy, again lovely head
and eye, good neck but I felt not quite the shoulders of 1, excellent ribbing &
well angulated quarters. Moved out well; 3 Roberts’ Ralines Rob Roy To Denver,
cream dog of good type. Lovely head & eye & similar to my winners. Not at all
disgraced coming third in a good class. JD (4,1) 1 Kennedy’s
Hanishan Blue Diamond, 4 in the previous strong class. Very nice type of puppy
just needs a little more hind angulation to complete the picture. Moved soundly;
2 MacCarthy’s Nagshall Port Au Prince, cream boy who was lacking a bit of coat
today. Good head, eye shape, good pro sternum, shoulders could be better places,
good bone & ribbing, well angulated quarters. Moved out well; 3 Paterson’s Piran
Without Prejudice, this young man was a bit unsettled today. Good head, eye &
pigment, shoulders a little forward placed, good ribbing and quarters.
YD (10,1) 1 Lockett-Walters & Walters’ Ralines Royal Rebel, well
constructed young dog with a good head, correct eye, good neck, well angulated
shoulder, good pro sternum & ribbing, well constructed quarters. A little
unsettled & didn’t drive as well as I thought he should. Sound; 2 Hall’s
Dinkidax Midnite Charmer, b/cr of overall good construction. Good head, neck &
shoulders, good bone & feet. Good length of first and second thigh, short rear
pasterns. Just moved a bit close behind today; 3 MacCarthy’s Nagshall Justintime,
close up to winners & also a very nice type with a good head & good overall
construction & condition. PGD (8,1) 1 Hall’s Cliffmere
Forester, beautiful head with dark almond eye, long neck, good shoulder
placement, good forechest & ribbing, good quarters, good bone & feet. Seemed a
little unsettled at times & didn’t drive on the move. Sound; 2 Pitfield’s
Follyfield Farley's Fella, very smart b/t dog. Good head & decent shoulder
placement, a bit short in upper arm & moved a little narrow coming towards me
but otherwise well put together & showed well; 3 MacCarthy’s Nagshall Justintime.
LD (12) 1 Woodvine-Shone’s Ralines Elstar, big enough boy but
very well constructed. Good head & eye, big bone & feet, good pro sternum, well
placed shoulder with good return of upper arm, ribbing carried well back,
correctly angulated quarters. Moved well with correct reach & drive. RCC; 2
Norton’s Halunke Pure Magic, another very attractive dog. Red of excellent type,
very well balanced all through. Just a little untidy coming towards me today so
had to settle for second place, could easily change places on another occasion;
3 Phillips’ Rossdach Rave On, another balanced dog who didn’t really relax
enough to show proper reach & drive however well constructed & earned his place.
OD (12,2) 1 Woodall’s Half Century at Rarewood, very attractive
silver dapple with a good head, good pro sternum & ribbing, good shoulder &
return of upper arm, great bone. Fair quarters. Moved very soundly & was true
coming & going; 2 Bell & Rowell’s Ch Tolberg Cream Dream, attractive head, small
dark almond eye, good neck & front decent shoulder but would have liked a better
return of upper arm, good ribbing, short rear pastern. Moved very soundly; 3
Brooks’ Obdax Lynn's Badger, lovely head, dark almond eye, very well constructed
all through, good to go over. Would have preferred more drive on the move.
Sound. GCD (2) 1 Broad’s Neertanauf Sea Magic, shaded red with
a nice outline. Generally well constructed with a very good head & balanced
angles. Very well trained & showed to perfection; 2 Green’s Neertanauf Jack
Jones, very pretty head & long ear fringes. Would have preferred better feet but
otherwise a balanced dog in great condition.
VB (6) 1 Jamieson’s Ch Djeata Spring
Blossom, red bitch of excellent type. Beautiful head, correctly made shoulders
with good upper arm, excellent bone & ribbing & good quarters. Moved well for
her years; 2 Stephani & Fletcher’s Torwood Guns N'roses at Walnutfarm, smart red
girl in great condition. Very balanced all through just not quite the angulation
of the winner; 3 Murphy’s Classidax Follow The Dream, very similar in
construction to the second girl, very sound & good condition, good balance all
through. MPB (4) 1 Wood’s Wildstar Wynnona, very attractive red
with correct head, dark eye, good pigment, long neck, well laid shoulders with
good length to blade & upper arm, good forechest, excellent quarters. Moved well
with reach & drive. Pleased to award her the CC; 2 Brooks’ Lyndarlea Vienna,
also a very nice puppy of similar type & proportions to 1, just needs to level
out a bit more in topline & I’m sure she will; 3 McGavigan & Pettigrew’s Minard
True Mind To Pettigans, cream puppy far less mature than the two above but also
very pleasing in construction. Moved well keeping a good outline. I’m sure she
will do well. PB (7,1) 1 Wood’s Wildstar Wynnona; 2
Lockett-Walters & Walters’ Ralines Flirtini, lovely head, dark eye & pigment,
good shoulders, good bone & padded feet. Good ribbing & quarters. A bit
overwhelmed at times & didn’t relax & move out as well as 1; 3 Rice’s Cunannun
Faye Ella, well balanced b/t bitch of good type. Needs to mature. Well presented
& handled. Moved very well. JB (11,3) 1 Hall’s Cliffmere
Levity, very pretty shaded cream of good type. Lovely head, long neck, well laid
shoulder, excellent front & bone, ribbing carried well back, well angulated
quarters. Moved well with correct reach & drive; 2 Holtom’s Ralines Cameo at
Rivendell, smaller type bitch but very balanced all through. Good head, neck &
shoulder, good quarters. Moved soundly & handled well; 3 Graham’s Hillstar
Krismas Rose Of Jadag, lovely head & eye, rather forward in shoulder, well
angulated quarters. Sound coming & going but lost outline in profile. YB
(10,1) 1 Bell’s Tolberg Legally Blonde, very well constructed youngster I have
always admired. Sweet head, dark almond eye, excellent front, good bone &
ribbing, well balanced quarters. Moved soundly but just lacked pizazz in the
final run off so had to settle for RCC today; 2 Allen’s Penparc Cinder Toffee,
well constructed cream bitch of very similar type to my winner & many of the
same remarks apply. Today she was rather between coats but is a very nice girl.
Moved well with good drive; 3 Graham’s Devoncream Lily Luna at Jadag, cr/br of
nice type. Nice head & neck, good shoulder & forechest, long ribbing, good
quarters. Sound on the move. PGB (14,2) 1 Goddard’s Minard
Quiet Reflection, very pretty cream, beautiful head & eye, long neck, well laid
shoulder with good return of upper arm, good forechest & ribbing, excellent bone
& feet. Moved true with good reach & drive; 2 Allen’s Penparc Creme Caramel,
small neat bitch with good construction & balanced angulation, would have
preferred more length to her head but overall good type. Moved out well keeping
a good outline; 3 Phillips’ Rossdach Rock Chic, good type of red bitch with good
head, good shoulder placement but I would have preferred more upper arm,
balanced quarters, sound. LB (23,5) 1 Lockett-Walters &
Walters’ Ralines The Last Word, good head, neck, shoulder placement, good bone &
ribbing, decent pro sternum, balance to quarters OK. Moved out well, true fore &
aft & stacked looked well; 2 Mee’s Barlaine's Red Splendour, beautifully
balanced girl of good type. Good head, excellent front & feet, very good angles
to shoulders & quarters, moved correctly with good reach & drive. Unfortunately
was a bit unsettled standing today; 3 Metcalfe’s Metadale Aphrodite, very
similar in construction to 2 & many of the same remarks apply. Again, unsettled.
OB (16) 1 Wood’s Ch Jumanda's Replica Of Wildstar, headed a
very good class with quality down the line. Beautifully constructed bitch with a
good head, correct shaped eye, well laid shoulder, great bone & good forechest,
ribbing carried well back, good top & underline with good quarters. Moved
soundly; 2 Geeson’s Ch Abydachs Absolutely, another quality girl who showed like
a pro. Many of the same remark apply but would have preferred better length to
upper arm. Moved out well; 3 Johnson’s Ch Charpurdy Just Willow, another super
bitch of great quality. Any of the first five could change places at any time.
GCB (3) 1 Murphy’s Classidax Limited Edition, small, neat
bitch, good head, a bit round in eye, very nicely balanced in angulation. Moved
very soundly; 2 Drady’s Jumanda's Silver Sparkle At Indiko, bigger silver
dapple, lovely head & neck, good shoulders & topline, would prefer shorter rear
pasterns. Good movement. Sound coming & going; 3 Green’s Neertanauf Lucia Rijker.