JUDGES
REPORT
OPEN SHOW 2007
Special Triers Dog 3.(1) Absent
1.King’s Marwood Barley Twist at Celticbridge A mature brindle dog with an excellent harsh coat. Good strong head, correct mouth, broad muzzle & compact body. Moved well, maintaining top line standing and moving.
2.Hill’s Bonnieannie Norman of Tahgmor. 10m.o. black, balanced head, good mouth, dark eye, alert ear carriage & a wide front. (Not yet mature and not as short coupled as 1.) Powerful quarters, moved and showed well.
Puppy Dog 3.(1) Absent
1.Smith’s Killisport McNaught at Soarvale. B.P.10m.o. Light brindle dog, good colour & coat, long clean head, nice dark eye – ears could have been used better. Strong jaw, body maturing well, powerful quarters & moved steadily with tail on top. Should do well.
2. Hill’s Bonnieannie Norman of Tahgmar
Junior Dog 2.
1. Smith’s Killisport McNaught at Soarvale.
2. Hill’s Bonnieannie Norman of Tahgmor
Novice Dog 2.
1. Mahmoudi’s Brio Quizzical.14 m.o. black dog, well presented, good balanced head, well placed shoulders into a short back with tail on top. Low to ground, moved well
2. Hill’s Bonnieannie Norman of Tahgmar
Graduate Dog 2. (1) Absent
1. King’s Killisport Advocaat. 2 ½ yrs. light brindle dog, very attractive colour, good coat. Good strong head and mouth, dark eye, good width of front, good bone, nice shoulder placement into short body. Would have liked less use of his tail – but moves well
Limit Dog 6 (1) Absent
1. Tinning's Noblescourt Black Koffee. Eye catching, black dog, very short and ‘cobby’, wide front, good bone – clean head and eye – nice ear carriage. Good length of neck running into muscular, deep body, low to ground, great quarters. Moved with drive.
2. Kenny,s Millingford Ottoman. Again, very nice black dog, good head, very neat ears & keen expression, plenty of boneand a good deep body. Just slightly longer cast than 1. Moved very well – could change places - another day.
3. King’s Marwood Barley Twist at Celticbridge
Open Dog 5 (1) Absent
1. Hill’s Rolanka Rory for Clemegann. R.B.I.S. & B.O.S.
Brindle dog, lovely masculine long, clean head, dark eye, great ear carriage,plenty of bone, with wide front, muscular neck into well laid back shoulders. Low to ground, deep & wide body, short coupled into big quarters. Good mover, has great ‘presence’ and shows all the time.
2. Marshall's Benartybrae Billy Boy.
Black dog – not such a masculine head as 1 but has dark eye and neat ears, short back low to ground, level top line – not such powerful quarters and stride as the winner.
3.Minshall's Cairnsden Blackjack
Veteran Dog & Bitch 5 (4) Absent
1. Hill’s Clemegann Cognac. Black bitch, clean long head, strong foreface, correct mouth and deep set eye. Good lay back of shoulder, deep chest, powerful quarters. Moved well and clearly enjoying her day out.
Special Triers Bitch 1
1. King,s Celticbridge Fashion Parade. Black bitch, nice head, keen & alert expression. Would have preferred a bit more body and lower to the ground, but moved smartly and was well presented.
Puppy Bitch 2 (1) Absent
1. Ford's Killisport Miss Potter .Brindle, 10 m.o. unfortunately somewhat reluctant today …. But quite promising, nice head, good mouth, carries ears well, short back. Needs to body up – litter sister to Best Puppy, but slower to mature.
Junior Bitch 3
1. Miller's Brio Exquisite. Brindle bitch, 14m.o. good colour, strong head, keen varminty expression, low to ground – plenty of bone with good wide quarters. Moved well, with tail on top.
2. Boyce's Trakside Lady Love. Black, 15 m.o.,bitch, in excellent coat and condition, good head, but not quite the expression of 1. Good run in of neck to short cobby body with level top line, powerful quarters, moves well.
3. Marshall's Benartybrae Starlet Belle
Novice Bitch 1
1. Mahmoudi's Brio Inquizitive. Black 14 m.o. bitch, good head and ear carriage, correct mouth, keen expression, adequate bone, deep body, low to ground, moves well.
Graduate Bitch 4 (2) Absent
1. Smith's Finloch Heather. Black. Very well presented, long head, keen expression, deep chest, low to ground. Powerful, wide quarters, tail on top but tended to lose topline a bit when on the move. Excellent condition.
2. King’s Celticbridge Fashion Parade
Limit Bitch 5 (3) Absent
1. Kenny's Millingford Bohemian R.B.B. Black, good head, deep almond eye – good ear carriage muscular neck into deep low body and wide quarters. Moves well.
2. Smereka's Finlock Haidee at Alistefjo. Very similar type to winner, but not as wide or low to the ground. Good expression and ear carriage. Beautifully presented and moves well.
Open Bitch 3 (2) Absent
1. Boyce's Killisport Alice at Trakside JW. B.B. & B.I.S.
One I have been watching for a while & certainly lived up to expectation. Short, cobby, in excellent harsh coat of good brindle colour, very well presented. Has long powerful head, keen alert expression, great wide front, plenty of bone, good muscular neck, leading to well placed shoulders, deep wide body, short back and couplings into powerful quarters and well bent stifles. Moved with drive and enthusiasm – with tail on top.