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I thoroughly enjoyed my day meeting exhibitors & to catch up with friends I haven’t seen for some time. This will be my last judging appointment as most of the shows are so far away for us in Devon, traffic is getting worse by the day & therefore driving up & back the same day is near impossible, getting up at 4am is now out of the question.
I judged this breed 5 years ago & I was disappointed to see the deterioration in this lovely breed. I have put this down to the Lafora & I know Breeders have worked very hard to eradicate this terrible disease.
My BOB has sired so many of my winners so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel & this was the type I was looking for.
Thanks to my two stewards Mr & Mrs D Howell.
VD (3,1a) 1 Black’s Ch Bassodon Bilbie, dark brindle of 10 years in good shape. Strong head, nice eye, good length of neck & front assembly. Moved out well; 2 Ward-Blower’s Willowmist Little Red Rooster, red of 13 years, in the best coat, enjoyed his day out. Moved out well. MPD (0). PD (3,1) 1 Kugow & Holt’s Waldmeister Aldo, just 12 months old sound brindle, has good harsh coat & head, nice eye & length of neck, well laid back shoulders & spring of rib, he seemed a bit tense on the table but looked good on the move; 2 Jones’ Carlita Marc Jacobs, larger brindle with a good head & eye & good reach of neck, well angulated, all sound, not so confident as 1. JD (6) 1 Hayward’s Foxearth Filharmonic, small dark brindle in good coat, good head, the darkest of eye, shoulders OK, would have preferred more neck, moved out well; 2 Grant’s Granhoward Edward, b/t, good harsh coat, good head & reach of neck, just needs time to settle; 3 Stephenson’s Ohotnichyi Azart Fahrenheit von Wistex. YD (7) 1 Rose’s Ridanflight Rock On Tommy, brindle dog full of quality, strong head & good eye, well angulated front shoulders, well sprung ribs, free moving keeping his topline standing & moving; 2 Busta’s U Know I Like It Vitoraz, dark brindle of good size, lovely head, not the layback of shoulder of 1, good ribbing & well muscled, strong hindquarters; 3 Russell’s Russteck Wyre In The Blood, dark brindle, larger than 1 & 2, good front, nice feet, moved well. PGD (10,1) 1 Jones’ Bimini Hot Chocolate, choc/t, very sound with a good head, eye & neck, good shoulder & upper arm, well angulated, hindquarters with plenty of muscle; 2 Pain’s Ravensbeech Rigoletto, dark brindle of nice size, good head & eye, not the shoulder layback of 1, good ribbing, moved well; 3 Tubb’s Westwillow Mini Major Rich. LD (8) 1 Howells’ Fallowmill Syndey, super dog in good coat, strong head & good oval eye, well hounded forechest & good layback of shoulder, plenty of ribbing, reaching well back, neat underline, good hind angulation, keeping his topline at all times; 2 Presnail’s Taree Useless Loop, splitting hairs between 1 & 2, another in good shape, good coat, neck & head, well laid back shoulder, good ribbing, not the forechest of 1, moved well; 3 Spence & Kirkwood-Emery’s Helydon Goharley at Cicada, brindle, good & sound, good coat, nice feet, not the front & shoulder as above. OD (15,2) 1 CC & BOB, Rose’s Ch Ridanflight Ricardo, 3 lovely champions, this dog just took over the ring & said ‘look at me’, has a good head, eye, neck, shoulder & reach of neck, good ribbing & strong hindquarters, good underline, nice feet; 2 RCC, Jones’ Ch Bimini Starstruck, another nice type, same remarks as 1, unlucky to meet 1 in lovely condition, moved out well; 3 Fulton’s Ch Bothlyn Brigadoon, another nice dog which I have judged before, good & sound, not the topline of 1 & 2 today. GCD (1) 1 Stephenson’s Molloney Oh Oh Seven von Wistex, such a happy dog, lovely temperament, moved around as if he owned it, tail did not stop wagging, loved him.
VB (3) 1 Dance’s Emem All Het Up, very sound brindle bitch in good form, sweet head, very sound front, has all the essentials, moving well, enjoying the day out; 2 Walker’s Deepdax In The Red at Roselle, another nice vet in good form, larger than 1 but very sound; 3 Ward-Blower’s Willowmist Brown Sugar. MPB (3) 1 BP, Pain’s Russteck Nicely Nicely for Ravensbeech, stunning puppy, nice size & has a lovely coat, good head & eye, strong neck & good layback of shoulder, neat feet, well angulated hindquarters, needs to settle but could not deny her her class; 2 Sexton’s Molloney Abbracciami, larger bitch, not the coat of 1, but nice head, good length of neck, enough forechest & ribbing; 3 Hunt’s Earthseas Miss Esme, nice head, not the front & shoulders of 1 & 2, good ribbing & moved out well PB (5) 1 Marston-Teal’s Lordscairnie Moon Over Love, nicely made puppy, small & compact, sweet head, good neck & shoulders, enough forechest, nice feet; 2 Shone’s Hanishan Lady In The Lake, r/br, lovely coat, good head, eye & mouth, needs to settle in movement; 3 Jones’ Carlita Vivienne Westwood, nice size puppy, sweet head, lovely eye, not the movement of 1 & 2, needs to settle. JB (5) 1 Williamson & Patton’s Vandor-Vadasz, brindle in good coat, pleasing head, neck, correct front & shoulders, tight elbows, well ribbed, strong hindquarters, moved with drive; 2 Dunne & Shone’s Hanishan Solange, another well made bitch, shorter than 1 with a good head, oval eye, well balanced & good angulation front & back; 3 Hayward’s Foxearth Fabracadabra, red, good head, would like a bit more neck, good ribbing, nice feet & coat, moved well. YB (11) 1 RCC, Meredith’s Deepdax Let’s Dance, super bitch, loved her head & eye, good front & shoulders, tight elbows & good ribbing, very sound, moved well keeping her topline standing & moving; 2 Daykin’s Barratini Chatters, another sound bitch, not the length of 1, but has a good head & eye, length of neck good, tight elbows & sound hindquarters, moved out well; 3 Morrison’s Russteck Hotwyred to Benzden, well made bitch in good coat, pleasing head & neck, good shoulder placement, moved soundly. PGB (14,1) 1 CC, Howells’ Fallowmill Top Of The Class, she was top of the class today, my notes said perfect, good head, eye, strong neck & good shoulder & forechest, the tightest of elbows, well sprung ribs & well angulated hindquarters, well handled; 2 Meredith’s Deepdax Perrie, another nice bitch of good proportions, good head, neck, shoulder & underline, good spring of rib, strong hindquarters, moved out well; 3 Dance’s Bimini Time To Travel to Emem, nice head & neck, well placed shoulders & a good spring of rib, not the back movement of 1 & 2. LB (13,4) 1 Russell’s Russteck So Fair A Dream, sound bitch of good length, the best of front & shoulders, elbows fitting well in, good feet, well angulated quarters, moving well, keeping her topline at all times; 2 Dyer & Oddie’s Banburg Svetlana at Sharnphilly, I liked this bitch & forgave her slightly softer coat, she has a good head, neck & shoulders, good front assembly & a good spring of rib & strong hindquarters, well handled, moved well; 2 Blackburn’s Stargang Compania Faberge, good front, shoulders & tight elbow, good ribbing, not the hind movement of 1 & 2. OB (14,3) 1 Jordan’s Hodja’s Waleria, a good size brindle bitch, quality exhibit, good head, correct eye, reachy neck flowing into well laid back shoulders, good forechest & ribbing, well angulated hindquarters, moved with drive; 2 Daykin’s Ch Barratini Hot Gossip, shorter than 1 but nicely made, good head, neck & forechest, in good coat, nice feet, very sound throughout, moved with drive; 3 Barcella’s Ita/Cie/Cib Ch Queenlord Skinny Love, this was a nice bitch, not my type, strong head & good neck, lacking in front, in good coat. GCB (2) 1 Crow’s Compania Pandora, 4 year olds, these two bitches are a credit to their owner’s both in good shape, feminine heads & good shoulder placements, good underlines, moved with drive; 2 Stephenson’s Bothlyn Indigo Blue at Wistex, 6 years old, same remarks as 1, difficult to separate these two bitches, well done.