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Swansea & District Canine Society Open Show 2014 Critique

SPECIAL YEARLING
1. Owen, Brodie & Cody’s WOLFSCASTLE GREYCE
11 month bitch with a pleasing head, dark eyes and well set on ears. Strong neck into well laid shoulders, good pasterns and tight feet. Excellent forechest with depth and spring of rib. Plenty of substance, in super condition. Nice rear angulation but rather close behind. Covered a lot of ground on the move holding her topline well. (BP, RBOB &  Hound Puppy Group 2)

2. Lewis’s LUCKHURST NAIRN
A handsome 18 month dog with nice dark eye and small ears. Nicely angulated throughout. Good reach of neck, adequate forechest, good feet but lost out to my winner in spring of rib and pasterns,  plus would prefer more substance. Moved well but again too close behind.

GRADUATE
1. Owen, Brodie & Cody’s LUCKHURST NEBO TO WOLFSCASTLE
Nice dog with an excellent fine head and dark eye. Good neck into a good front assembly, with a nice forechest, super pasterns and bend of stifle but would like more of him and better let down hocks. In excellent condition, as usual for this kennel. Moved well, especially in profile, but not so good coming and going.

OPEN
1. Stabb & Taylor’s GREYHAWKS ROMANIE KALO
Dog that is developing nicely. A handsome head with small well held ears and a dark eye. Powerful neck into well angulated shoulders, nice front construction, good bone, pasterns, spring of rib with plenty of substance. Nice bend of stifle with width behind and across the thighs. Just a little more length would complete the picture. Moved very nicely, holding topline, covering the ground well. (BOB)

2. Lewis’s WOLFSCASTLE ERLID TO LUCKHURST
Mature shapely bitch with a pretty head, dark eye and small well folded ears. Good neck into well angulated shoulder, adquate forechest and spring of rib, good bend of stifle but would prefer more width and extension behind. Moved well, handling the floor unlike, sadly, the third placed dog.

3. Stabb & Taylor’s LAIRD OF SUMMERISLE

Chris Wilkinson (Judge)