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AFGHAN HOUND – BITCHES - PAT
LATIMER (JUDGE) FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL EXHIBITORS FOR BRINGING THEIR ‘GIRLS’ FOR ME TO JUDGE. SECONDLY HUGE THANKS TO MY TWO STEWARDS, LYNDA RACE AND JOHN NICHOLLS, WHO WORKED TOGETHER UNOBTRUSIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY KEEPING THE RING MOVING AT ALL TIMES. I HARDLY KNEW THEY WERE THERE. ON THE INITIAL LOOK AROUND SOME WERE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TO THE EYE WITH BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED COATS BUT ON INSPECTION I FOUND THEM TO BE WITHOUT SUBSTANCE, LACKING IN DEPTH OF CHEST WITH WEAK FRONTS. ALTHOUGH I LIKE MY BITCHES TO BE SMALLER AND NOT OVERSIZED THEY HAVE TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WERE BRED FOR. FOR ME HEADS WERE A PROBLEM. SO MANY HAD WIDE BACK SKULLS AND SHORT FOREFACES. I DO NOT EVER REMEMBER JUDGING SO MANY HEAVY HEADS. A REFINED HEAD FOR ME IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WELL REMEMBER A NOW DECEASED, CH. SHOW JUDGE SAYING TO ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN AFGHANS, “YOUR DOG WILL GO FAR. HE HAS A WONDERFUL HEAD AND THAT IS THE FIRST AND LAST THING A JUDGE LOOKS AT”. HOW RIGHT HE WAS. HE WOULD BE HORRIFIED IF HE WERE AROUND TODAY. APART FROM BEING UNSIGHTLY THEY TOTALLY DETRACT FROM THE WHOLE EXPRESSION. SOME LOOKED MORE LIKE DOGS AND WOULD NOT HAVE GONE AMISS IN THE DOG RING. THANKFULLY NO BAD MOUTHS, AS I FOUND WHEN I LAST JUDGED OVERSEAS. SHOULDERS ON THE WHOLE WERE OK BUT I DID FIND A LOT WITH SHOULDERS WELL FORWARD UP INTO THEIR NECKS WITH POOR RETURN OF UPPER ARM. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO NERVOUS ONES. ONLY TWO WERE UPSET BY THE LOUD SPEAKERS BUT THEY STILL MOVED OUT WITH THEIR TAILS RAISED. NONE HAD TO BE STRUNG UP AND NONE WENT ROUND THE RING WITH TAILS TUCKED UNDERNEATH. FROM AN ENTRY OF 156 I WAS ABLE TO FIND MANY WHO FULFILLED MY INTERPRETATION OF THE STANDARD. I WAS LOOKING FOR A WELL ANGULATED, FEMININE, NOT TOO TALL, CORRECTLY BALANCED BITCH WITH FREE STRIDING SPRINGY MOVEMENT AND PLENTY OF DRIVE. A REFINED HEAD WAS VERY IMPORTANT. HAPPILY I MANAGED TO FIND THEM IN ALL CLASSES. INTERESTINGLY I PLACED A LOT OF LITTER MATES .THE MAIMARNAS, MARINGO AND HUBSHE. ALL VERY SIMILARLY BRED AND EXCELLING IN THE TYPE THAT I GREATLY ADMIRE. VETERAN (15) A LOVELY CLASS WITH SOME OLD FAVOURITES. A GREAT CREDIT TO THEIR DEDICATED OWNERS FOR KEEPING THEM IN SUCH WONDERFUL CONDITION. HOWEVER, SEVERAL IN THIS CLASS WERE SUFFERING FROM ‘MIDDLE AGED SPREAD’. 1) WYATT / WEST - STORM IN A TEACUP AT BELLAPAIS.STRIKING 8 YEAR OLD BLACK MASKED HEAVILY SHADED SILVER GRIZZLE .ONE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED. SOMETIMES SHE PUTS NO EFFORT INTO MOVING TODAY SHE PULLED OUT ALL STOPS TO WIN THIS LOVELY CLASS. CLASSIC IN HEAD, EXPRESSION AND EYES. WELL ANGULATED THROUGHOUT. GOOD DEEP CHEST AND SPRING OF RIB. LEVEL TOPLINE AND WELL SET RINGED TAIL CARRIED CORRECTLY ON THE MOVE. SOUND COMING AND GOING. PRESENTED IN EXCELLENT COAT AND CONDITION. UNLUCKY NOT TO HAVE WON HER 3rd CC BY NOW. 2) BAUDIN - ASTIRKALI’S NAF – NAF (ATC) 9 YEAR OLD BLACK/SILVER. A NEW ONE TO ME. CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN SHE ENTERED THE RING. ANOTHER THAT EXCELLED IN HEAD. WELL SHAPED DARK EYES, GOOD EXPRESSION. LONG NECK SET INTO EXCELLENT SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE AND CORRECTLY CARRIED TAIL. GOOD SPRING AND DEPTH OF CHEST. MOVED OUT SOUNDLY WITH EASE. BIG FEET. DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT SHE IS SIRED BY A FAVOURITE OF MINE INT/MULTI CH H’LEVIKING DU MANUEL 3) CH AMUDARYA SHUBAD 9 YEAR OLD BRINDLE. I HAVE JUDGED AND PLACED HER HIGHLY BEFORE. NEVER FAILS TO IMPRESS WITH HER SOUND MOVEMENT AND HER EASY GROUND COVERAGE. VERY FEMININE IN APPEARANCE AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE. EXCELLENT HEAD AND EXPRESSION. DARK WELL SHAPED EYES. WELL ANGULATED THROUGHOUT. LEVEL TOPLINE AND CORRECTLY CARRIED RINGED TAIL. JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SPECIAL PUPPY (15) 1) BEANLAND/PARSELL – NIGHTWIND NO WOMAN NO CRY VON HARLEXTAN (imp) UPSTANDING BLACK MASKED GOLD. SHE HAS EVERYTHING I WAS LOOKING FOR. OUTSTANDING HEAD PROPERTIES THAT EVENTUALLY WON HER THE CLASS. WELL MADE THROUGHOUT. WELL LAID SHOULDERS WITH GOOD RETURN TO UPPER ARM. LEVEL TOPLINE WITH CORRECT CROUP AND TAIL CARRIAGE. WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS. PROFUSE COAT THAT HIDES HER LOVELY CONFORMATION. SOUND, STEADY MOVEMENT. I GREATLY ADMIRED HER DAM. 2) RODGERS /FREER/ MOORE – CLOUDSIDE WARDANCE AT MONTRAVIA SMALLER BRINDLE WHO ON THE INITIAL LOOK AROUND I THOUGHT WOULD BE MY WINNER. EXCELLENT HEAD, EYES AND EXPRESSION. WELL ANGULATED FORE AND AFT. LEVEL TOPLINE AND CORRECTLY CARRIED TAIL. IDEAL IN SIZE AND SUBSTANCE. A REAL SHOWGIRL MOVING WITH STYLE AND PRECISION. THE SLIGHTLY EXTRA LENGTH OF LEG OF THE EVENTUAL WINNER WON THE DAY. HOWEVER I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS YOUNG LADY WILL BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL AS HER ILLUSTRIOUS DAM WHO WAS A GREAT FAVOURITE OF MINE. 3) DEEN – AGHA DJARIS TAKE MY BREATH AWAY JAHERA ( imp) ANOTHER UPSTANDING BLACK MASKED GOLD. I LIKED THIS ONE VERY MUCH. BEAUTIFUL HEAD, EYE AND EXPRESSION. CORRECT FRONT ASSEMBLY. LEVEL TOPLINE AND LOW SET RINGED TAIL. GOOD HINDQUARTERS. BIG FEET. STILL VERY MUCH A PUPPY COMPARED TO THE TWO ABOVE HER BUT TIME IS ON HER SIDE AND SHE WILL FINISH WELL. MOVED OUT WELL SPECIAL JUNIOR (13) A BIT OF A MIXED BAG HERE. SOME I REALLY LIKED AND WERE UNLUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN PLACED 1) MILLWARD – ALOUANN MOONLIGHT N ROSES I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS BLACK MASKED CREAM FROM THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER AS A SMALL PUPPY. SHE SEEMS TO BE FULFILLING HER EARLY PROMISE. SCORES HEAVILY IN HEAD, EYES AND EXPRESSION. LONG NECK INTO GOOD SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE. WELL ANGULATED FORE AND AFT. MOVED SOUNDLY ONCE SHE GOT GOING. TOOK HER TIME TO SETTLE BUT EVENTUALLY GOT IT ALL TOGETHER . A REAL GLAMOUR GIRL. 2) ROBERTSON/RICHARDSON KHAMIS KALEIDOSCOPE AT HUBBLEBUB BLUE BRINDLE. CAUGHT MY EYE AS SHE ENTERED THE RING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN HER AND I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. PLEASING IN HEAD, EYE AND EXPRESSION.GOOD SHOULDERS AND EXCELLENT ANGULATION THROUGHOUT. VERY WELL BALANCED, SHORT LEVEL TOPLINE AND CORRECT CROUP. CORRECTLY CARRIED RINGED TAIL. STRIDES OUT WELL COVERING THE GROUND. JUST PREFERRED THE HEAD ON MY WINNER. 3) LEIPER – ALOUANN TART N RAINBOWS TO JONECA SHADED MASKED GOLD WITH DEEP RED SADDLE. LITTER SISTER TO THE WINNER. LOVELY HEAD PROPORTIONS AND CORRECT EYES .CHISELLING JUST STARTING TO SHOW. LEVEL TOPLINE. WELL ANGULATED. LOW SET RINGED TAIL FOR ME NOT QUITE THE SHOULDERS OF HER SISTER. MOVES SOUNDLY. BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED. YEARLING (19)
2) WESTGARTH – JODAK ASTRA COMICAL WITH TAMAREESHA J.W BRINDLE WHO APPEALED ENORMOUSLY. ATTRACTIVE HEAD WITH WELL SHAPED EYES. LONG NECK INTO EXCELLENT SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE .DEVELOPING WELL IN BODY FOR HER AGE. LOW SET RINGED TAIL. SCORES IN MOVEMENT WITH LONG EASY STRIDES 3) KIRKS – ISTANI TRULY MADLY DEEPLY BLACK/SILVER WHO LOOKED IMMATURE TO THE TWO ABOVE HER. LOVELY HEAD AND EYES. LONG NECK, GOOD SHOULDER AND HINDQUARTERS. LEVEL TOPLINE AND DEEP BRISKET. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONSTRUCTION. HER MOVEMENT IS SOUND, PURPOSEFUL AND EFFORTLESS WITH EXCELLENT DRIVE FROM LOW HOCKS. UNDERGRADUATE (14) 1) FLOYD – HUBSHE UKEMOCHI .BLACK TAN. CORRECT SIZE AND PROPORTIONS. FEMININE HEAD. GOOD EYES AND EXCELLENT EXPRESSION. GOOD NECK FLOWING INTO WELL LAID SHOULDERS. SOUND FRONT. LEVEL TOPLINE AND WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS. HER MOVEMENT WON HER THE CLASS. STRODE OUT EASILY WITH POWERFUL LONG STRIDES COVERING THE GROUND.
3) WOODWARD/BERNHAUSER – ARAMAIC DOUBLE DIAMOND SMALLER BLACK/ SILVER BUT WITHIN STANDARD. VERY FEMININE. EXCELLENT OVERALL MAKE AND SHAPE. LOVELY HEAD AND EYES. ADEQUATE SHOULDERS AND SOUND FRONT. LEVEL TOPLINE. LONG SWEEP FROM HIP TO HOCK. RINGED TAIL. MOVED SOUNDLY BACK AND FRONT AND IN PROFILE. GRADUATE (8) FROM THIS CLASS ONWARDS PLACINGS WERE VERY CLOSE. NOT A LOT SEPARATED THEM .IT WAS BASICALLY DOWN TO PERSONAL PREFERENCES AND MOVEMENT. 1) FAIRBURN/ FILLIS-MOON/ROBERTS – MARINGO MUSIC MAKER SHADED MASKED RED. IDEAL IN SIZE AND SUBSTANCE. OOZES TYPE AND QUALITY. REFINED, FEMININE HEAD. LONG NECK GOING INTO WELL LAID SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE. GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEPTH OF CHEST. WELL BODIED AND IN GOOD MUSCULAR CONDITION. A JOY TO WATCH ON THE MOVE. WELL PRESENTED. 2) ANDREW – ANDIZHAN ARATEEKAH BRINDLE WHO I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED.PLEASING IN HEAD AND EXPRESSION. GOOD SHOULDERS AND RETURN OF UPPER ARM. LEVEL TOPLINE. GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEPTH OF CHEST. CORRECT CROUP. RINGED TAIL CARRIED CORRECTLY. WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS. LOW HOCKS. MOVES SOUNDLY. JUST PREFERRED THE MORE REFINED HEAD OF 1. 3) FLOYD – HUBSHE UZUME LITTER SISTER TO THE UNDERGRADUATE WINNER. VERY SIMILAR AND ALL THE SAME COMMENTS APPLY. SHE TOO MOVES WITH STYLE AND HAS GOOD GROUND COVERAGE. VERY UNLUCKY TO MEET THE TWO ABOVE HER. A VERY LOVELY LITTER. POST GRADUATE (15) HEADED BY 3 BEAUTIFUL BITCHES OF A TYPE THAT I GREATLY ADMIRE. 1) GREEN – SASHKAN ADEJI GUCCI BLACK/ SILVER WHO CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO MOVE. POWERFUL EASY STRIDE WITH SPRING AND DRIVE. FABULOUS LONG LEAN HEAD. DARK EYES. SCORED HEAVILY IN FRONT ASSEMBLY. LEVEL TOPLINE GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEPTH OF BRISKET. LONG SWEEPING HINDQUARTERS THAT SHE KNEW HOW TO USE ON THE MOVE CORRECTLY SET ON RINGED TAIL. HAS STYLE, GRACE AND ELEGANCE. HER BEST IS YET TO COME. A FAVOURITE WITH THE CROWD.
3) FIELDER – MIAMARNA TRUE TO GARAMOND YET ANOTHER BLACK/ SILVER. BEAUTIFUL HEAD AND EYE. VERY WELL ANGULATED FORE AND AFT. LEVEL TOP LINE. GOOD BODY CONDITION. CORRECT CROUP AND LOW SET RINGED TAIL. REALLY SOUND ON THE MOVE. GREAT GROUND COVERAGE. IN EXCELLENT COAT AND CONDITION. LITTER SISTER TO CC WINNER. MID LIMIT (19) 1) FILLIS-MOON /MOON – GARDWRIGHT HOLLY WOOD AT
MARINGO J.W, A FIRM FAVOURITE. BLACK/SILVER WHO MOVED LIKE A DREAM
WITH AN EASY FAR REACHING STRIDE WITH SPRING AND DRIVE. SOUND FORE AND AFT
.EXOTIC IN HEAD AND EYES WITH A SEE THROUGH YOU EXPRESSION. LEVEL TOPLINE,
GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEPTH OF BRISKET. WELL ANGULATED THROUGHOUT. LOW
SET RINGED TAIL CARRIED CORRECTLY ON THE MOVE. GOOD DENTITION. PORTRAYS A
FABULOUS PROFILE BOTH WHEN STACKED AND ON THE MOVE. MY BEST PUPPY IN SHOW
LAST TIME I JUDGED HER. TODAY’S PERFORMANCE GAVE HER THE RES CC. VERY
UNLUCKY TO MEET MY CC WINNER WHO WAS ON TOP FORM. 2) WILKINS – ARUSHKHAN FOR YOUR EYES ONLY J.W. NOT DISSIMILAR TO MY WINNER. ANOTHER WITH A FABULOUS HEAD AND EXPRESSION. EXCELLENT NECK AND SHOULDERS. GOOD RETURN OF UPPER ARM. LEVEL TOP LINE GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEEP BRISKET. LONG SWEEP FROM HIP TO HOCK. ELEGANT AND STYLISH. HER MOVEMENT IS A JOY TO WATCH. LONG AND POWERFUL WITH REACH AND DRIVE. IN EXCELLENT COAT AND CONDITION 3) EDWARDS/APPLEBY – SAXONMILL STAR STYLE ALMOST ALL BLACK. GOOD HEAD AND EXPRESSION. LOVELY DARK EYES. SOUNDLY CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT WITH CORRECT ANGULATION. RINGED TAIL. LONG EASY STRIDES AND GOOD GROUND COVERAGE. HUGE COAT BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED. HAS QUALITY STAMPED ALL OVER HER. LIMIT (17 A WONDERFUL CLASS. SO MANY COULD HAVE WON. 1) GILL – MARINGO FUN AND GAMES AT GILEEZE BLACK / SILVER THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED. I HAVE JUDGED HER BEFORE. THAT TIME HER MOVEMENT LET HER DOWN. TODAY HER OWNER LISTENED AND HE SLOWED HER DOWN. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. FABULOUS REFINED HEAD AND EXCELLENT EYES AND EXPRESSION. LONG NECK FLOWING INTO CORRECTLY ANGULATED SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE. SOUNDLY CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT. LONG SWEEP FROM HIP TO HOCK. SOUND. CLASSIC OUTLINE. EFFORTLESS MOVEMENT WITH POWER, SPRING, AND DRIVE. ANOTHER WITH THE STAMP OF QUALITY. DOWN TO THE LAST 4 FOR THE CC
OPEN (16) A FABULOUS CLASS. SO MANY OF MY FAVOURITES NOT EVEN GETTING IN THE CARDS. 1) HARDING – CH. MIAMARNA MANDOLIN AT ASHAHNI J.W. MY CC WINNER AND B.O.B. ON THE REFEREES DECISION. BLACK/TAN WHO JUST OOZES QUALITY. MY IDEA OF HOW A BITCH SHOULD LOOK. CORRECT SIZE AND BODY WEIGHT. OUTSTANDING IN HEAD WITH WELL SHAPED DARK EYES. LONG NECK LEADING INTO WELL PLACED, CORRECTLY ANGULATED SHOULDERS. LEVEL TOPLINE AND GOOD CROUP. GOOD SPRING OF RIB AND DEPTH OF BRISKET. RINGED TAIL CARRIED CORRECTLY ON THE MOVE. WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS WITH GOOD LENGTH FROM HIP TO HOCK. EXCELLENT PROFILE. WELL BALANCED THROUGHOUT. .HER MOVEMENT WAS LIGHT AND SPRINGY WITH GOOD REACH AND DRIVE. SOUND BACK AND FRONT. IN GOOD COAT AND CONDITION. I HAVE ADMIRED HER FROM THE SIDE OF THE RING AND WAS DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF JUDGING HER. LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT HER.
GOOD CITIZENS (5) 1 ) FAIRBURN – MARINGO MUSIC MISTRESS 2)WAGETT- SAXONMILL JELLORIUM BLACK/SILVER. UNPLACED IN PREVIOUS CLASS. GOOD IN HEAD, EYES AND EXPRESSION. HAS ALL THE BASIC BREED ESSENTIALS. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER SHE WAS LAZY AND NOT GIVING HER ALL ON THE MOVE. I FEEL SURE SHE COULD GIVE MORE. OVERALL A NICE QUALITY BITCH. 3)MAHONEY – ALTSIDE YANJOY DANCING QUEEN. BLACK MASKED CREAM. QUITE EYE CATCHING. SOUND ALL THROUGH . WELL ANGULATED FORE AND AFT. MOVED SOUNDLY.NOTHING TO DISLIKE ABOUT HER. JUST PREFERRED THE TYPE OF THE ABOVE TWO. PAT LATIMER (JUDGE)
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