AFGHAN HOUND CLUB OF WALES
MORNING SHOW 8TH FEB 2009
AFGHAN HOUND CLUB OF WALES
MORNING SHOW CRITIQUE
08-02-09
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY & TO MY TWO RING STEWARDS WHO KEPT THE RING RUNNING SMOOTHLY MAKING MY FIRST BREED CLUB APPOINTMENT AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE.
THE WEATHER TOOK ITS TOLL ON THE ENTRIES UNDERSTANDABLY HOWEVER I FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
EXHIBITS WERE WELL PRESENTED, ONLY MOAN IS MUSCLE TONE COULD BE IMPROVED ON SOME.
MINOR PUPPY DOG (3-0)
1ST ASHAHNI AZZAM WITH TOKANDO BLK/TAN
GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET, BALANCED HEAD, GOOD ANGULATION FRONT & REAR, WHEN SETTLED MOVED WITH CONFIDENCE HOLDING HIS TOPLINE, GOOD SIDE GAIT, NICE PUPPY.
2ND ASHAHNI ANIQ AT JULAM ,BLK/TAN, LITTER BROTHER TO FIRST SAME COMMENTS APPLY TO THIS YOUNG LAD NOT AS TOGETHER OR AS POSITIVE IN MOVEMENT AS HIS BROTHER BUT PLENTY OF TIME TO COME TOGETHER.
3RD KABELLA BLUE MOON RISING OVER MOONSHADOW.
MINOR PUPPY BITCH NO ENTRIES
PUPPY DOG (3-1)
1ST CUBANBA REGULUS SHM/GOLD VERY MATURE PUPPY, LOVELY BALANCED HEAD, GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET ,GOOD UNDER JAW ,LONG NECK INTO CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY SLOPING BARE PASTERNS COMPLIMENTED BY MATCHING REAR ,LEVEL TOPLINE GOOD TAIL SET WITH RING, LOOKS GOOD IN PROFILE & MOVES WITH LIFT & DRIVE,GOOD OPEN SIDE GAIT, BEST PUPPY DOG & BEST PUPPY IN SHOW
WILL WATCH HIS CAREER WITH INTEREST.
2ND ASHAHNI ANIQ AT JULAM
PUPPY BITCH (2-0)
1ST CUBANBA MARA WITH KINPAJA, BRINDLE ,LITTER SISTER TO BPD, FEMININE HEAD ,GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET, GOOD LENGTH OF NECK INTO CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY ,MATCHING REAR ,VERY PLAYFUL PUPPY GIVING HER HANDLER A HARD TIME BUT THE MORE SHE MOVED I SAW THE DRIVE AND EXTENSION I KNEW WAS THERE. NICE PUPPY BEST PUPPY BITCH & RES PUPPY IN SHOW
2ND KEAMAROLA KARLESHA, BLK/BR, GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET, NICE LENGTH TO FOREFACE, COMPLIMENTARY ANGLES ,MOVES WITH LIFT AND FORWARD EXTENSION JUST TENDS TO LOOSE HER SHAPE IN PROFILE.
JUNIOR DOG (5-2)
1ST CUBANBA REGULUS
2ND SITANA BASHAHR, BMG,BALANCED HEAD, GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET STRONG UNDERJAW, GOOD LENGTH OF SHOULDER & UPPER ARM POWERFUL QUARTERS, FIRM LOIN ,THIS BOY IS AT THE TEENAGE REBELLIOUS STAGE ,HAS GOOD FRONTAL EXTENSION WITH POWERFUL DRIVE ,NICE OPEN SIDE GAIT, NEEDS FIRM HANDLING ,MORE RELAXED IN LATER CLASS.
3RD ALTSIDE BACK TO BLACK
JUNIOR BITCH (7-4)
1ST CLOUDSIDE GLITTERSTORM, BLUE BRINDLE, FEMININE HEAD WITH GOOD EYE,LONG NECK LEADING INTO GOOD FRONT, SLOPING PASTERNS, GOOD LENGTH OF RIBCAGE, SHORT FIRM LOIN, GOOD LENGTH FROM HIP TO HOCK, COULD HAVE FRACTION MORE BEND OF STIFLE, MOVED WITH PURPOSE & ENOUGH LIFT & DRIVE, HOLDS TOPLINE WELL, GOOD OPEN SIDE GAIT, IN PROFILE HER LINES FLOW, JUST NEEDS TO FILL OUT, TO BE PICKY WOULD PREFER TIGHTER RING TAIL.
2ND SITANA KAMALIA,GOLD ,THOUGHT WOULD BE MY WINNER LOVELY BALANCED HEAD,GOOD LENGTH OF NECK INTO CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY,LEGS WELL UNDER,SLOPING PASTERNS ,MATCHING REAR, HOLDS TOPLINE WELL ON THE MOVE, CLOSE DECISION JUST LOST OUT TO FLUIDITY OF MOVEMENT FROM 1ST.VERY NICE BITCH NEEDS TO MATURE,
IMPROVED IN LATER CLASS
3RD SITANA PATIALA OF SYRDARYA
VETERAN D/B (3-2)
1ST ARUSHKHAN SAINT SHE AINT TO ANDIZHAN JW
GOLD BITCH 8 ¼ YEARS YOUNG.BALANCED HEAD, COMPLIMENTARY ANGLES FORE & AFT.CARRYING A TAD TOO MUCH WEIGHT HOWEVER SHE ENJOYED HER DAY FULL OF EXHUBERANCE,VERY SHOWY YOUNG LADY COVERS THE GROUND WELL.BEST VETERAN IN SHOW.
GRADUATE DOG (4-1)
1ST SITANA BASHAHR
2ND GEZANCOL ENRIQUE JW, BMG, BALANCED HEAD WITH GOOD UNDERJAW,LONG NECK INTO GOOD FRONT ASSEMBLY,HUGELY COATED YOUNG MALE,ANOTHER WHO IS A HANDFUL,THIS MALE CAN COVER A LOT OF GROUND ,TENDS TO HOLD BACK THEN GOES FOR IT NEEDS TO KEEP MOVEMENT MORE FLUID & WITH CONTROL.
3RD PALAMEDES SHUKRAH
GRADUATE BITCH (8-4)
1ST SITANA KAMALIA
2ND GEZANCOL CLAUDINE AT LINGARZI JW,BMG,LARGER BITCH THAN 1ST BALANCED HEAD,STRONG NECK INTO GOOD FRONT & MATCHING REAR,BIG FEET,PLENTY OF REAR DRIVE CONFORMATION SUGGESTS SHE COULD EXTEND MORE IN FRONT BUT HELD BACK TODAY.
3RD GEZANCOL SIMONE JW
P.GRAD DOG (2-0)
1ST WILBUS MITHRAS AT KINPAJA,BMG,HAVE JUDGED THIS DOG BEFORE AND MY OPINION HAS NOT CHANGED,SOUND, HONEST FUNCTIONAL HOUND.TODAY HE MOVED THE BEST I’VE SEEN HIM GO,NOT YET 3 YEARS OLD TO THINK THE BEST IS YET TO COME.PUSHED HARD IN CHALLENGE, RES BEST DOG
2ND SASHKAN FINAL DIVIDEND, BLK/SILVER, 5 YEARS OLD BALANCED HEAD WITH GOOD UNDERJAW,COMPLIMENTARY ANGULATION FRONT & REAR,POWERFUL MOVER,OVER ENTHUSIASTIC TODAY HANDLER HAD TO HOLD BACK.
P.GRAD BITCH (6-2)
1ST JIMELLREE MOLLY MAQUIRE AT PAHLEVI JW GOLD BITCH,SPARSE COATED ,NOTHING TO HIDE HAS BODIED UP SINCE I LAST JUDGED HER AND FOR THE BETTER,NICE CLEAN LINES,BALANCED ANGULATION,SLOPING PASTERNS,POWERFUL MOVER YET LIGHT ON HER FEET ,GOOD OPEN SIDE GAIT,PRESENTED VERY WELL. WOULD JUST PREFER MORE DETAIL TO HEAD.
2ND METEWAND MAMABULA,DOMINO,ANOTHER SPARSELY COATED BITCH & AGAIN NOTHING TO HIDE,FEMININE BITCH WITH GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET,GOOD ANGULATION FRONT & REAR,SLOPING PASTERNS,DEEP CHEST,MOVES VERY TRUE COMING AND GOING,STRIDES OUT WITH CONTROL & PRECISION,NICE OPEN SIDE GAIT,GOOD HONEST BITCH CLOSE DECISION.
3RD SITANA PATIALA OF SYRDARYA
LIMIT DOG (3-1)
1ST WILBUS MIDAS JW, BMG, BROTHER TO P.GRAD STUNNING LITTER,EXCELLENT LENGTH TO FOREFACE,EYE SHAPE ,SET & COLOUR CORRECT,GOOD UNDERJAW,LONG NECK INTO EXCELLENT SHOULDER PLACEMENT & CORRECT RETURN OF UPPER ARM,STRONG FORELEGS INTO SLOPING PASTERNS,DEEP CHEST 2 TO 1 RATION OF RIBCAGE TO FIRM MUSCLED LOIN,GOOD FALLAWAY TO CORRECT TAIL SET,EXCELLENT LENGTH FROM HIP TO HOCK WITH RIGHT AMOUNT OF BEND TO STIFLE,HOCKS WELL DOWN,THIS CONFORMATION HAD ONLY ONE PURPOSE AND THIS SHOWED THROUGH HIS MOVEMENT,FRONT EXTENSION WITH DRIVE FROM REAR WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF LIFT & SPRING FROM SLOPING PASTERNS THIS MALE MOVES WITH NO WASTED ENERGY,DISPLAYING EFFORTLESS MOVEMENT FINISHING WITH TOPLINE HELD FIRM. THIS MALE WAS IN HARD MUSCULAR CONDITION ,A CREDIT TO HIS OWNERS.COULD NOT BE DENIED THIS CLASS,BEST DOG & BEST IN SHOW.
2ND WHATS IT ALL ABOUT ALFIE AT LINGARZI,BMG,BALANCED HEAD,GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET,STRONG NECK,WELL ANGULATED FRONT & REAR,FIRM LOIN,CORRECT TAIL SET, BALANCED IN PROFILE, WOULD WANT BIT MORE OF HIM THROUGHOUT,MOVED TRUE WITH PLENTY OF DRIVE, FORWARD REACH,NICE SIDE GAIT ,VERY UNFORTUNATE TO COME UP AGAINST THE CLASS WINNER .
LIMIT BITCH (5-1)
1ST ZANDAHAR TREACLE TART JW SHCM , BRINDLE,BALANCED HEAD GOOD EYE SHAPE,SET & COLOUR,STRONG NECK INTO CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY,GOOD DEPTH OF CHEST,SHORT FIRM LOIN,GOOD FALLAWAY & TAIL SET,GOOD LENGTH FROM HIP TO HOCK,GOOD MUSCLE COVERAGE,MOVED WITH DRIVE & FORWARD REACH,GOOD OPEN SIDE GAIT,NOT YET 2 YEARS OLD & VERY MATURE,GOOD PRESENTATION,VERY NICE OUTLINE STACKED,ANOTHER WITH EFFORTLESS MOVEMENT. BEST BITCH & RES BEST IN SHOW PUSHED DOG HARD IN CHALLENGE.
2ND GEZANCOL DOLLY DAYDREAM JW ,BMG, FEMININE BITCH GOOD EYE SHAPE & SET,LONG NECK INTO CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY,MATCHING REAR,LOOKS GOOD IN PROFILE.SHE DISPLAYED POWERFUL REAR WITH FRONT EXTENSION ON THE MOVE,HOWEVER THREW IT AWAY WITH HER STUBBORNESS,HAD TO BRING HER BACK INTO CHALLENGE WHERE SHE GOT HER ACT TOGETHER TO TAKE RES BEST BITCH.
3RD SASHKAN ADEJE GUCCI
OPEN DOG (2-1)
1ST SHADOWFAX CIAO SABBIOSO JW, SM CREAM STOOD ALONE BUT A WORTHY WINNER,JUST APPROACHING HIS PRIME AT THE AGE OF 6 YEARS OLD .BALANCED HEAD WITH GOOD PIGMENTATION FOR THIS COLOUR,EYE SHAPE & SET CORRECT,LONG NECK INTO GOOD SHOULDERS & RETURN UPPER ARM MATCHING REAR,GOOD DEPTH OF CHEST,CORRECT FALLAWAY & TAILSET.POWERFUL REAR DRIVE,HIS CONFORMATION SUGGESTS HE COULD REACH MORE IN FRONT FELT HE HELD BACK TODAY.SHAME NICE MALE.
OPEN BITCH (1 ABS)
JUDGE: TANIA RYALL (RITZINA)