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Blackpool Championship Show 2017 Critique

I wish to thank the committee for their kind invitation to judge. Some exhibitors sent their apologies for not entering, saying its main summer holiday time, adding to the volume of traffic due to the geography of the venue. The show ground was well organised and maintained, we had a good sized ring. It was nice to see Mr J Courtney award a special prize to my BOB in memory of Mr B and Mrs D Courtney. A thank you to my kind stewards, and the exhibtors, some of whom I know were glad they braved the summer time traffic. I was very happy with my small but strong in quality entry.

I was pleased to make up two new champions well done to them both.

MINOR PUPPY DOG 0-0

PUPPY DOG 0-0

JUNIOR DOG 0-0

POST GRADUATE DOG 2-1

Baumann Packway Loxley Norton.

Strong 19 mth old, he is at an inbetween stage and can look a little short in body length, which shows in his movement as he starts off, but, he was enjoyed his outing moving well around the ring, showing off to his handler. Pleasing head into a strong neck nice shoulders and strong hindquarters, good body depth.

LIMIT DOG 1-1

Grimshaws Greyflax the Jazz singer to Jamalison.

Well made and looking balanced front and rear , Good shoulder and upper arm placement, has depth to body and a strong topline, he uses his hindquarters but needs to be move a little faster, plus put a bit more effort in himself. Maybe just a bit more body weight to finish the picture. Res CC

OPEN DOG 2-1

Helps Beardswood Quinlan

Mature lad, lovely head into a strong neck well laid shoulder with a good return to his upper arm onto strong straight well boned fore legs. Plenty of heart and lung room. Good topline which he kept on the move, a strong loin, balance to his hindquarters . He moved strongly around the ring. CC this gives him his title, well done.

VETERAN DOG

Baumanns Mutli Ch Regalflight Tarloch

A pale grey dog, holding back the years well. Lovley head and expession neat ears. He has a strong neck, and is balanced all through. Watching him move you would not believe he was eight years old, I know he has a very proud owner.

MINOR PUPPY BITCH

Tresh Udome Von Den Grauen Anfurten for Lyndorthwin

What a baby, with oh and ah factor ! she is dark and very pretty. Lovely head and expression neat ears. Looking very curvey. Her movement needs to settle, Best Puppy.

PUPPY BITCH 0-0

JUNIOR BITCH 3-1

Two lovely young ladies of around the same age.

1 Finnett and Heathcotes Hyndsight in your dreams.

Good balance and well made. Femine head and expression, good shoulder angulation and upper arm of good length and return, strong topline and loin. Well place hindquaters with width when standing and moving, Positive movment,with more omph than two.

2 Grimshaws Hyndsight Long Cool Woman to Jamalison

Slightly fine bitch, of a similar stamp but not coving the ground on the move as positively as 1.

POST GRADUATE BITCH 6-1

1 Helps Beardswood Taisie

One I have always liked from the ring side and she did not disappoint. Lovely head and expression, strong neck into a strong topline, plenty of forechest, well place shoulders and upper arm. Strong loin into well made hindquarters. She moved well, considered for res cc but not quite herself today.

2 Adams Nia for Zandahar

Very different bitch to one, finer lady with a pretty head, Balance angulation good depth to her body.

3 Lucas and Dargonne Packway little Loxley.

LIMIT BITCH 3-0

1 Finnett and Heathcotes Hyndsight Mandolin Wind

Little plain in head, but good expression, neat ears into a strong muscular neck excellent shoulder placement and return to upper arm, she has heart and lung room, and you can feel the muscles along her rib cage and on her strong loin. Strong well angled hindquarters with muscle up into the groin. Length to long bones. She has width when standing, covering plenty of ground. She moves active and true,with width and covering the ground with every stride. Good harsh coat, Please to award her CC and BOB giving her, her title, well done.

2 Baileys Greyflax Lady sings the Blu's

A lighter made bitch very feminine, her front could be better. She moves so well around the ring, with long strides.

3 Gumbrill Nimloth Bathsheba at Arvernien

OPEN BITCH 5-1

1 Wraggs CH Neroche Jeska

Very well presented and handled bitch, balanced all through, with a nice harsh coat, Lovely head with dark eye and small ears. Good length to body, moved well but not the animation of my BOB Res CC

2 Baileys Teen Spirit

Slightly longer cast well made bitch, again balance fore and aft. Kind eye and neat well held ears. Moves out well and again covers plenty ground.

3 Helps Bearswood Quintessence.


Lesley A Spence.