It was a very windy day, making the dogs and bitches very touchy at times, also the ground was very uneven, these together made movement difficult. Still I was very pleased with the quality of my entry

DOGS

Minor Puppy Dog 1

1 Livesey and Holden’s Valkor Born to Perform - stood alone, but very worthy winner. Very substantial puppy, beautiful head and eye with a strong neck leading to well placed shoulders. Good depth of chest, sweeping hind quarters, good ringed tail

Puppy Dog 4

1 Pascoe’s Sarakhan Senator - beautiful blk/silver. Good head with pleasing eyes, strong neck leading to superb shoulders, good depth of chest and a strong loin. Good bend of stifle which he used well when moving

2 Dugdale’s Cloudside Match Prince with Truganini - Good overall confirmation well defined outline moved well with good open movement.

3 Grays Sarakhan Sherdan

Junior Dog 9 (!)

1 Sandersons Gezancol Done and Dusted- What a superbly made dog, beautiful head with dark triangular eyes. Strong bone, good lay of shoulders, strong quarters, with a ringed tail. Lovely flowing movement

2 Smith, Adamsons & Phillip’s Zhaggari T’nage Kicks (AI) - Very hard decision with 1 just preferred steadier movement. Very well made

3 Edward’s Agha Djaris u Got The Look (Imp Ger)

Special Yearling Dog 3

1 Sanderson’s Gezancol Done and Dusted

2 Fisher’s Ifmaraf Go in Pinstripes at Ambela - Beautiful brindle dog, just my cup of tea, well bodied, good shoulders, strong neck, little longer in loin than 1, paced quite a lot on the move

3 Lambert & Link’s Alouann Fame and Fortune

Graduate Dog 5 (1)

1 Keate’s Jodak The Court Jester - blk/silver very masculine, beautiful head and dark eye. Well off for bone, good shoulder placement and return of upper arm. Strong loin leading to strong back assembly which he used well on the move

2 Latimer’s Istani Your Love is King at Zharook - Lovely self masked cream, thought he would be my winner but today he refused to put his all into moving.

3 Griffith’s Krishan Apache Spirit

Post Graduate 10 (4)

1 Clewley’s Whats It All About Alfie at Lingarzi JW - Very hard decision in this class with 2, loved the typed of both. Good confirmation all through moved with verve

2 Codgell’s Lezarah Shambhula - Lovely head, so much to like about this dog, moved well, superb condition and outline

3 Parker’s Spark in the Dark at Zendushkas

Limit 10 (2)

1 Gilbert & Grant’s Firos Caperdonich JW - Great favourite of mine. Beautiful head with lovely triangular eye. Good layback of shoulder, strong back and loin. Sweeping quarters which he used to his advantage, moved like he really meant it RCC

2 Stenhouse, Bettridge and De Meijer’s - Thuja All in The Game (Imp) JW - Another blk/silver which I have admired. Strong head but well balanced with lovely triangular eyes. Good front assembly, strong back, good tail set. Moved with verve

3 Woodward’s Saxonmill Sirius

Open Dog 7 (1)

1 Hall’s Ch Saxonmill Rum Tum Rio JW - What more can you say about this beautiful dog, he has really matured and come into his own since I last judged him. Very well constructed, superb head and long strong neck going into a good shoulder placement, strong back and loin with correct rear assembly, tail held well completed by a ring CC BOB

2 O’Neill’s Ch Amudarya Shekinah at Terstine - Another from the top drawer, beautiful head and eye, strong body but didn’t move with as much verve as 1, although steady

3 Fisher’s Ch Chicago Du Mont Chacra Raj at Ifmaraf (Imp)

BITCHES

Minor Puppy Bitch 3

1 Latimer, Campbell, Charlesworth & Courtney’s Jimellree Never Say Never at Zharook - Brindle bitch just my type, beautifully balanced with so much going for her. Good overall confirmation with so much drive on the move BP

2 Evans & Hillier’s Bozwoods Love Story at Numa - Blk/tan still very much a baby with legs going everywhere, so very hard to assess

3 Cheeseman’s Jimellree Wrong is Right at Zaram

Puppy Bitch 9 (1)

1 Latimer, Campbell. Charles worth & Courtney’s Jimellree Never Say Never at Zharook

2 Austin, Borash & North’s Sarakhan Swansong Very close decision 1 just a bit more mature. Correct head and eye, good layback of shoulder and return of upper arm, strong back, loin and back quarters which she used well on the move. Look forward to see how she grows on.

3 Hitch’s Cherry Blossom of Zendushkas

Junior Bitch 11 (1)

1 Bean land & Parsell’s Nightwind No Women No Cry Von Harleton (Imp) - What a super girl, very feminine head with good eye. Strong neck leading into correct shoulders, good depth of chest, strong loin and back quarters corresponding with front. Ring tail held correct on the move.

3 Deen’s Agha Djaris Take My Breath Away Jahera (Imp)

Yearling Bitch 6 (2)

1 Link’s Alouann Hot n’Spicy at Orashan JW - Lovely headed blk/masked gold, long neck leading into good layback of shoulder. Strong loin with sweeping quarters which she used well on the move. Very promising

2 Fisher’s Ifmaraf Go In To Win - Strong bitch overall, just preferred shorter back of 1. Moved well

3 Parker’s Blue Curacao of Zendushkas

Graduate Bitch 8 (1)

1 Greenfield’s Nepiapilan Jaakarinimorsian (Imp) - Blk/silver Beautiful head and eyes which look at and through you. Good shoulder placement, strong back and loin, good back quarters, moved very well

2 Adamson, Philip & Smith’s Zhaggari Between T’Sheets with Peterwell (AI) Very close with 1, just preferred feminism of 1. Moved well

3 Gosling’s Kabella Love is Blue

Post Graduate Bitch 8

1 Smart & Greenfield’s Birkhall Sophia - Blk/tan. Slick Bitch, lovely head and beautiful triangular eye, long neck, leading to good lay back of shoulder and return of upper arm. Sweeping quarters which she used well on the move, shame she dropped her tail later

2 Mulvale’s Birkhall Megan - Litter sister to 1. Good overall confirmation but didn’t put her all into her movement today

3 Wood gate & De Souza’s - Mashaalah Suri of Rochander

Limit Bitch 12 (3)

1 Stenhouse, Bettridge * De Meijer’s Thuja Annies Song (Imp) - Blk/tan really surprised when going over this bitch. Good head with lovely dark eyes, long neck leading to good lay back of shoulder and return of upper arm. Good bone, Strong back quarters with a ringed tail. Very clean springy movement

2 Weston’s Khamis with Attitude at Santas JW - Brindle bitch, bit heavier than 1, but still so well made. Moved as her name applies ‘ with attitude’

3 Edward’ Harlextan Be A Possum

Open Bitch 7 (2)

1 Gilbert & Grant’s Firos Braeval JW - Blk/tan, liked her type. Beautiful head and eye, good layback of shoulder, good spring of rib, strong loin, good sweeping hind quarters which she uses well on the move. Held her tail at the correct angle. CC

2 Hall’s Saxonmill Star Struck - Blk/brindle. Another beautiful bitch, so close to one, body confirmation excellent, just preferred head of 1. Strong sweeping quarters, moved so well. RCC

3 Greenfield’s Phelezzi Pandora