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Deerhound Club Breed Show 2017 Critique (Sunday Classes)

Maiden

1. Bailey's Greyflax Lady sings the Blu's

15 months old bitch. Very pleasing head, good reach of neck, lovely fall away. Good feet.

2. Constantine's Kaleginy Antheia.

11 month old bitch.  Very promising youngster.  Will watch her progress with interest.

3. Grimshaw's Hyndsight Long Cool Woman to Jamalison

Special Coursing/Lure Chasing

1. Van Zanten-Bloomgaard & Hansen's Cockaigne Chidish van de Meirse

Well grown dog.  Good strong neck, good shoulder placement and shown in excellent condition.  Moved with drive.

2. Kermack & Helps' Beardswood Rona

Sweet head, good front well muscled.

3. Helps' Beardswood Quintessence

Special Not Bred by Exhibitor

1.  Peach's Ch Rubeus Hagrid to Kilbourne

One of three super dogs.  Smaller than I usually like but beautifully made with good shoulder.

2. Van Zanten-Bloomgaard & Hansen's Cockaign Cytaug van de Meirse.

3. Baumann's Packway Loxley Norton.

Special Bred by Exhibitor

1. Constantine's Kaleginy the Forester

First and second close up. Both beautiful animals. 1st lovely head excellent shoulder good front, good feet, short hock. Moved well.

2. Stuart & Holt's Ollandsheart Abraham
Similar type but thought 1st had better topline, though also had a a wonderful head and expression.

3. Bailey's Ch Greyflax Summer Breeze

Special Rotherwood Stakes

1. Constantine's Kaleginy the Forester

2. Wragg's Neroche Jeska

Pushed hard. Different type but a very attractive sound dog.

3. Peach's Blixten Star to Kilbourne

Brace

1. Helps Brace

So very much alike like peas out of a pod same head and expression. Shown in excellent condition.

2. Finnett & Heathcote's Brace

Two very pretty bitches but not so alike.

3. Bailey's Brace

Team

1. Finnett & Heathcote

Very alike very dark quality hounds.  Another set of quality from this kennel.  Definitely got a type Well handled

2. Bailey's 

Good looking hounds but just preferred substance of winner.

3. Lucas and Dargonne


Special Breeder's Group

The comments re the team  placements also apply to the breeders Group.

1. Finnett & Heathcote's Group

2. Bailey's Group

3. Helps' Group


Eve Hamilton