I would like to thank the SKC for the invitation to judge at their Ch Show and for their excellent hospitality. I enjoyed the judging very much indeed & the nice entry given by the exhibitors, also their sporting attitude. I cannot finish without mentioning my very efficient steward who kept things ticking over like clockwork & made an excellent job of looking after me during the judging. 

Pd (2,1) 1  Robert’s Swansford Gabrieldor.  What a cracking youngster, stunning, well balanced shape & outline of excellent type & quality, lovely masculine well shaped head intelligent, & expressive dark eye, well set ears broad & of moderate length, long muscular well arched neck into clean well laid shoulders, strong breastbone ribbed well back & sufficient ground clearance, strong well angulated rear quarters, excellent feet & bone, strode out well, soun & free flowing, a picture to watch, I had no hesitation in awarding him BP & his first DCC & BOB.   

Ld (2) 1 A Hirst Ranglewood Lantana At Kejana. A strong well muscled masculine hound of nice breed type, lovely well proportioned masculine head, parallel planes, dark eye with intelligent expression, good front angulation, prominent brestbone & good depth of keel, well ribbed back, muscular well angulated rear quarters, extends well on the move keeping level topline.  2 Metcalfe-Bilgin Metadale Monteray Jack. Nicely balanced dog of sound construction, very good breed type, good size & depth, sufficient ground clearance, lovely breed typical head & expression, well set dark eye & ear, good angulation for & aft, well ribbed back, sound mover with good rear drive.  

OD (2) 1 Mcnaughton Ch Cedavoch The Alchemist.  A lovely well proportioned dog of good substance, well balanced masculine head, dark eye with intelligent expression, strong muscular frame, long muscular neck into well laid back shoulders, good infill & depth of brisket, ribbing carried well back & well angulated rear quarters, strong short loin, movement was free flowing with good length of stride & rear drive RDCC.  2  Harris  Zarcrest George Clooney.  A dog of nice quality & breed type, soundly constructed, good overall shape & outline, presented & shown in lovely condition, excellent coat, well shaped conical head & expression, nicely angulated front & rear quarters, strong firm topline with good underline, well ribbed back, moved out soundly covering the ground well.  

VD (1) 1 Lindsay Bronia Plutus ShCM.  A lovely mature dog of 7 years old presented in excellent condition, strong conical masculine head, dark expressive eye, strong neck, well angulated fore & aft, good bone & feet, well ribbed back, kept a lovely outline on the move, moving true both ways BVD.  

GOOD CIT D  PB  (1) 1 Boyle’s Zarcrest Angelina Jolie. Very promising young bitch of nice quality & breed type, really nicely balanced shape & outline, excellent feminine head of good proportions, well placed dark almond eye with crested long neck into well laid shoulders, well angulated front & rear quarters, good depth of keel & well ribbed back, moved soundly maintaining her level topline. 

JB (3) 1 Miller & Ryan’s Bronia Final Fantasy At Cavallibrook (AI) JW.  Really nice type bitch of really nice quality, excellent proportions & size not exaggerated in any way, pretty feminine head of good conical shape, expressive intelligent dark almond shape eye, really good strong front angulation of good proportions, good depth throughout body, well ribbed back, strong well angulated rear quarters, lovely sound free flowing parallel movement with good rear drive, pleased to award such a nice bitch the RCC.  2  Mcgavigan & Pettigrew  Clentry Camellia For  Pettigans.  A nice quality bitch of good size & length, good ground clearance, very good well balanced feminine head, dark almond eye & good expression, nicely angulated fore 7 rear quarters, muscular neck of sufficient length, firm level topline, ribbed well back, strong short loin, moved soundly.  3 D E Lumley Dagastren Martha My Dear.  

LB (2) 1 Metcalfe-Bilgin Metadale Moana. Very feminine bitch of lovely size & proportions, very breed typical head & expression, nice quality bitch of sound construction, well angulated front, muscular nicely developed rear quarters, well ribbed back, covered the ground well being a true & sound mover.  2 Lumley Tarramist Tsarine.  Strong muscular bitch, feminine head & expression, good front assembly & well angulated rear quarters, nice underline, well ribbed back, moved well. 

OB (1) 1 Mcnaughton Ch Cedavoch Circe. Top quality bitch of lovely type, super clean well balanced shape & outline in lovely coat & condition, liked her proportions all through without exaggeration, very breed typical feminine head & expression, well arched neck of good length into firm correct topline with a short strong loin, lovely tail carriage carried well on the move, correct angulation both fore & hindquarters, thorax full & oval, well ribbed back, moved soundly with good reach & drive, had no hesitation in awarding her the BCC.