Full Critique for Paignton 2015
Judge : Mrs Sally Pointon
This critique reflects the judge's opinion
based on what they saw on the day of the show.
| MY THANKS to the officers and committee of Paignton for inviting me to judge at this friendly show,I had not been to this venue before; there certainly is plenty of room with a good layout. The weather on Tuesday was far from summery, so the in/out tent allowed me to judge undercover, thankfully. I forgave those exhibits who were a little unsettled in the blustery conditions. It is 3 years since I last judged this breed and overall I think that size and leg length were more uniform; however, there were some beautifully presented exhibits who were a little too high on leg and a little too compact, which is not breed typical, there were also a few ’overdone’ exhibits. Skulls were mostly broad and round, but eye size and muzzle shape and placement were mixed, which resulted in a great variance in expression; mouths were, overall, not as good as last time, with a number of narrow mouths with uneven dentition, I am not a mouth fanatic, but a broad tidy mouth does complete the picture. My thanks to the exhibitors for a good entry and to my two lovely stewards, Sandra and Rose, who took good care of me. |
| Minor Puppy Dog | ||
| 1st | Chelhama Business Class | Goodwin’s Chelhama Business Class, sturdy br/w, typy head and expression, super dark eyes and pigment, well proportion nicely-arched neck, sound construction fore and aft, firm body and topline, good lift tail balancing head carriage, liked leg length and proportions, in good coat for age, sound co-ordinated free mover. |
| 2nd | Shanjora’s Calisto Boy JW | Billson’s Shanjora’s Calisto Boy, solid gold, pleasing size, type and proportions, warm expression, dark eyes and pigment, well boned, high tail set and carriage, still needs to firm and knit in frame, moved soundly when he got going, plenty coat |
| Puppy Dog | ||
| 1st | Shirkeira I Want It All JW ShCM | 1 Galliford’s Shirkeira I Want It All, well boned br/w, good pigment, dark eyes, sweet yet arrogant expression, firm well-coupled body, tail a little short and not the lift, moved ok when got going. |
| Junior Dog | ||
| 1st | Ch. Miracey Rebel Rider (Ir) | Miracey Rebel Rider, very glamorous well-boned g/w, pleasing head and expression, eyes well set, dark pigment, good reach neck well set on, liked body length to leg proportions, tail high set and carried, still needs to firm and knit in frame, plenty immaculately presented coat |
| 2nd | Shirkeira High Spirits For Middletune | Shirkeira High Spirits for Middletune, sturdy g/w, liked his size, balance and proportions, pleasing head, sweet expression, nice arch neck, firm body, well set tail, lovely free stride and carriage, good coat well presented |
| Yearling Dog | ||
| 1st | Cremefern Double Trigger | Cremefern Double Trigger, sturdy g/w, pleasing size, type and proportions, sweet arrogant expression, plenty underjaw, good pigment, well bodied, tail could be higher, well presented glamorous coat |
| 2nd | Ethelsmead That’ll Be The Day With Sassyshi | Ethelsmead That’ll Be The Day, sturdy well boned g/w, pleasing head and expression, good pigment, firm well developed body, moved well with good reach and drive to secure place, good coat texture coming through |
| Post Graduate Dog | ||
| 1st | Cloughlea Im A Believer for Marhilway | Cloughlea Im A Believer for Marhilway, well-boned masculine g/w, pleasing head, eye and pigment, correct leg length and body proportions, sturdy well-made frame, good carriage reach and drive |
| 2nd | Carlita Dare To Win | Carlita Dare To Win, attractive red/w, lovely head and expression, nice arch neck, firm body and topline, good lift tail, liked his size and proportions, good mover, lovely coat well presented |
| Limit Dog | ||
| 1st | Santosha Shogun with Sherthian | Santosha Shogun with Sherthian, masculine well-boned sound sturdy g/w, pleasing head and eye, correct proportions, firm well-developed body, well-coupled, level back, good mover, coat still needs to finish. RDCC, his and his owner�s first, I believe |
| 2nd | Shionah Apollo with JaxTzu (SH.CM) | Shionah Apollo with Jaxtzu ShCM, quality red/w, liked his size, type and proportions, lovely head and expression, nice arch neck, good length body, high set and carried tail, beautiful coat well presented, just needs to body up to complete the picture |
| Open Dog | ||
| 1st | Ch. Ethelsmead Catch A Dream for Laurmerand | Ethelsmead Catch A Dream for Laurmerand, attractive g/w who took my eye as he entered the ring, ideal size and proportions, pleasing head and expression, well-proportioned nicely-arched neck well set on, sound well-knit frame, firm topline, super high tail set and carriage, sound free mover with good reach and drive, natural carriage keeping his lovely shape, all topped off with a beautiful well-presented coat. DCC, his second I believe |
| 2nd | Ch. Cloughlea Dare To Believe (Ir) | Ir Ch Cloughlea Dare To Believe, mature well-boned fully coated cr/w, super head and expression, nice arch neck, well developed body, more compact than 1, firm topline, high set tail which had a mind of its own today |
| Veteran Dog | ||
| 1st | Jimsamroblee Mr Muscles | Jimsamroblee Mr Muscles, broad skull, dark eyes and pigment, good bone, well developed ribcage, firm body and topline, tail could be higher, lovely free mover with plenty reach and drive |
| 2nd | Ch. Harropine Comanche Among Carlita ShCM | Ch Harropine Comanche among Carlita ShCM, smaller dog full of lovely type and quality, sweet head and expression, super tail and carriage, not quite holding his topline today, movement ok, lovely coat well presented |
| Minor Puppy Bitch | ||
| 1st | Minfaa Dancin Cheek To Cheek at Middletune | Minfaa Dancin Cheek to Cheek at Middletune, quality 6 months feminine g/w, took my eye as she sailed round, liked her size, proportions and type, arrogant yet sweet head and expression, lovely dark eyes and pigment, good underjaw, sound firm construction, good body and topline, super mover, bags of ring presence, lovely coat well presented. BPIB |
| 2nd | Santosha Cosmos | Santosha Cosmos, close up, much to admire in this quality 7 months b/w, typy head, lovely outline stacked and on the move, sound frame, liked proportions, firm topline, free co-ordinated mover, good coat texture well presented |
| 3rd | Minfaa Dancin With Th Wolves | Minfaa Dancin With The Wolves, litter sister to 1 |
| Puppy Bitch | ||
| 1st | Saincerg Tiger Lily | Saincergs Tiger Lily, 9 months, mature g/w with much to admire, liked skull shape and eye, sound well-knit construction, firm body and topline, medium leg, tail could be higher, free mover with good reach and drive, good coat texture |
| 2nd | Marhilway Dyemond Edged | Marhilway Dyemond Edged, naughty g/w who was determined to play her handler up, pleasing head, lovely dark eyes and pigment, liked her type and leg to body proportions, plenty lovely coat � needs more practice! |
| Junior Bitch | ||
| 1st | Quingshui Boudica Ranya JW | Quingshui Boudica Ranya, striking b/w full of lovely type and quality, won class with ease, pleasing head, size, balance and bone, firm body, high set and carried tail, looked a picture stacked and on the move, well-schooled, good ring presence, lovely coat well presented |
| 2nd | Warathwaite Queen of Scots | Warathwaite Queen of Scots, attractive g/w with much to admire, pretty feminine head, sound well bodied frame, firm topline, high set and carried tail, medium leg, good mover when got going, wealth lovely coat well presented |
| 3rd | Viola-Hirtas Almost An Angel at Jacquinta (IMP NOR | VH Almost An Angel at J (imp), 3rd in JB, feminine g/w, sweet head and expression, liked proportions and leg length, firm body and topline, tail set and carriage ok, good coat texture well presented |
| Yearling Bitch | ||
| 1st | Viola-Hirtas Almost An Angel at Jacquinta (IMP NOR | VH Almost An Angel at J (imp), 3rd in JB, feminine g/w, sweet head and expression, liked proportions and leg length, firm body and topline, tail set and carriage ok, good coat texture well presented |
| 2nd | Ch. Rosaril Naughty Moments with Bishbow | Rosaril Naughty Moments with Bishbow, solid gold, similar comments, arrogant expression, tail could be higher, inbetween coat, well handled |
| Post Graduate Bitch | ||
| 1st | Lyndatzu Jai Mali | Lyndatzu Jai’Mali at Kirstaman, really liked this feminine g/w, lovely head and eye, sweet arrogant expression, sound firm body, level back, high set tail, good proportions, sound mover with good reach drive and carriage, lovely coat well presented |
| 2nd | Rossvale Secret Affair is Yunqishing JW | Rossvale Secret Affair is Yunqishing JW, well boned g/w, pleasing size and proportions, broad head, large round eyes, firm body and topline, tail could have more lift, ok on the move, good coat texture. |
| Limit Bitch | ||
| 1st | Minfaa Gypsy Queen At Middletune | Lovely class, my notes for the first two say, two fabulous bitches , 1 slightly more feminine than 2. 1 Yorke’s Minfaa Gypsey Queen at Middletune, well made and proportioned r/w, pleasing head and eye, arrogant expression, firm body and topline, well set and carried tail, enough coat well presented, such a free sound mover with good reach and drive |
| 2nd | Ch. Miracey Celebrity Dancer at Trandella JW ShCM | Celebrity Dancer at Trandella JW, quality g/w, slightly longer and heavier boned, super head and expression, dark eyes and pigment, nice arch neck, in excellent body and coat, super tail set and carriage, good mover, well presented and handled |
| Open Bitch | ||
| 1st | Ch. Santosha Sweet Cherry | Santosha Sweet Cherry, attractive g/w who stole the show for me with her beautiful shock-headed, chrysanthemum-like head and superb type, loved her size, bone and substance, sound firm frame, well bodied, level back, looked a picture standing, sound free mover with good reach and drive and good carriage holding her lovely shape, could not resist her melting expression. BCC � her third I believe � and BOB (I see she is by my RDCC from last time, as is the RDCC winner today) |
| 2nd | Ch. Miracey Fruity Kisses | Ch Miracey Fruity Kisses, ultra-feminine g/w, full of lovely type and quality, well boned for size, my BPIB last time and has matured into a fine lady, pretty head and expression, lovely dark eyes, nicely arched neck, sound frame, firm body and topline, super high set well carried tail, lovely coat well presented. RBCC � her 19th I believe! |
| Veteran Bitch | ||
| 1st | Jimsamroblee Miss Honalulu | Jimsamroblee Miss Honalulu, 7 years solid gold, pleasing size, bone and substance in a well-knit frame, broad head, feminine arrogant expression, tail a bit short, good mover |
| 2nd | Hin Chens Jewel for Centastage (Imp) | Hin Chen’s Jewel for Centastage (imp), well coated 11 years black/silver, broad head and muzzle, firm body, high set tail, moved with good carriage when got going, well presented |