- Show Date: 06/05/2018
- Show Type: Championship Show
- Judged by: Mark Cocozza Contact Judge
- Published Date: 27/07/2023
Southern Rhodesian Ridgeback Association
Southern Rhodesian Ridgeback
Championship Show
6/5/18
BIS Ch Kinubula Bin There Done That
RBIS Ch Sonstral Chocolate Storm
BPIS Diamondridge Roll the Dice
Sincere thanks to the committee and members for inviting me to judge their Championship Show. Ridgebacks are a breed I especially enjoy judging. There is always good depth of quality, a healthy competitive spirit but always combined with good sportsmanship and today was no exception. Thank you to the exhibitors for bringing your hounds for me to assess and for your good nature accepting my decisions graciously.
MPD
1st Priorpark Pipit
Handsome young dog moderate yet balanced. Head ok. Good neck shoulder and top-line held on the move. Good bone and feet moved steady in profile with good tail carriage
2nd Priorpark Jabari for nourish
Similar balance standing lovely bone and feet. Good eye shape and colour and ears. Preferred neck on 1 st and slightly more angulation with resultant scope on the move.
3rd Diamondridge Legend at Lobengula
PD
1st Dellared natural mystic
Lovely size substance and balance. Head a little wet and needs to dry out yet. V good outline with clean neck shoulder and good topline. Balanced and well angulated front and rear. Sound free powerful mover
2nd Kijivu’s karma on
Taller dog and a shade shorter coupled than I would like. But he has a clean outline which he holds on the move. Good bone and feet depth to. Best and spring of rib. Moved well just not the scope of 1st
3rd Diamondridge Dream chaser at Voortrekker
JD
1st Gunthwaite Papa don’t preach
Lovely type dog of correct size and nice substance for age. Need to develop a little in front but has lovely forward reach on the move with good front assembly. Strong powerful neck leading into good topline of correct length. Moderate rear which he uses on the move. Attractive head and lovely expression,
2nd Dellared satisfy my soul
A real handful and full of life. More developed in body for age. Head needs to dry out and topline is a little unsettled. Good bone and well sprung ribs. Just needs time to develop.
GD
1st Carlincox first impression
Lovely size balance and outline. Head a shade plain and eye could be a little darker but has good balance correct length. Good depth and well ribbed. Good bone and feet moved well though could be slightly more fluid in front movement
2nd Saadani Show off
Taller squarer dog in exc body condition. Good neck and topline and deep chest. Would prefer more angles both ends but is balanced and moderate and moved with power and ease.
3rd Patemeliann Shaka
PGD
1st Oracles prophecy
Mid size dog with ample substance good head shape and lovely ears. Good topline. Model rate both ends but balances and moves steady but could have more scope.
MidLD
1st Flying first class Qwandoya with kinubula
Strong powerful dog. Strong head and neck. Good topline bone and feet. Good depth and well ribbed. Good underlines sound powerful mover.
2nd Rottzridge mad about the boy
Liked this dog a lot. Lovely balance could maybe have a fraction more bone. Good wedge head and eye. Exc topline. Powerful yet not coarse and retaining an element of quality. Liked him on the move but he just kept losing his concentration and could have been more sure footed in front.
3rd Mirengos Morocco
LD
1st Sofala Joe the Lion
Handsome balanced dog lovely clean outline. Could have a little more fill in front. Good head and expression and ears. Good neck topline and ribbing. Strong rear. Has good scope on the move. Would just prefer his patterns a touch firmer.
2nd Kinubulas taking chances
Good size substance and balance. Preferred head and exp on 1st. Good bone and feet powerful with no coarseness. Clean neck good topline. Good depth and well ribbed strong rear. Powerful sound moving dog
3rd Diamondridge De Niro
OD
1st Ch hespa henry Higgins
Handsome upstanding dog. Good head. Lovely ears and eye. Exc neck and good front assembly. Good topline and depth though underline a shade heavy. Moderate rear but could have a shade more strength. Sound powerful light movement. Good bone and feet
2nd Faahac free n’easy
Lovely clean balanced outline. Very moderate but all in one piece. Head a shade plain and a little too much flew spoils a nice head with exc ears. Good neck and exc topline and underline. Good bone and feet. Moved well. With natural carriage and sound
3rd Ch Diamondridge Da Vinci
VD
1st Zougani Zuri
Exc class full of quality. The first 5 dogs could easily compete with many of their younger rivals.
Lovely size balance and very correct. Strong and powerful with no coarseness. Good neck exc topline depth and underline. Exc bone and feet and sound free mover. RCC
2nd Ch Kiromol Kubwa Mno
Lovely dog still looking great at nearly 10. I think this is the 4 th time I have judged him and he really has lasted and still displayed the same lovely easy free scope on the move he had from a youngster.
3rd Diamondridge Damocles of Voortrekker
SpecVD
1st Ch Sonstral Chocolate Storm
Another dog that is a credit to the breed. Nearly 11 and probably the best front mover of the day. Good head. Holds his topline perfectly. His rear is starting to give a little but just through age ( many younger class winners are weak in the rear and will sadly never be right ) and is still sound and shows typical breed movement. Exc balance and proportions.. CC
MPB
1st Diamondridge roll the dice
Stunning puppy bitch. Just 7 months. She has the proportions and balance I like coupled with correct wedge shaped head for the breed. substance yet feminine. Exc front and balanced rear bone and feet. Moves so well for her age. A young star
2nd mutokos blaze of glory
Only 6 months and much more raw than 1st but many of the same comments apply. Fem with substance . Lovely balance and again excels on the move
3rd Priorpark pipsqueak
PB
1st Diamondridge dream catch me
Another nice class. Lovely proportions fem with substance. Beautiful head and eye neck and topline depth and underline balnced moderate rear. Moved soundly with effortless powerful movement.
2nd maanhaar primo-creatus Henrietta for rubiltra
So similar in outline and movement just preferred the slightly more robust front of front but otherwise very similar in all departments mentioned above.
3rd sofala kapachira
JB
1st Maanhaar p-c Henrietta FR
2nd Puppy
2nd tokwe ginvincible with mutoko
Nicely proportioned with lovely head and ears. Good neck shoulder ok, good topline And rear. Good bone and feet and moved well though lost her topline a little on the move.
3rd firedances on her terms
GB
1st M blaze of G
2nd MPB
2nd rubicon red do the right thing royal pearl
Nice size and clean outline. Good head neck and topline has reasonable angulation both ends but could have a little more scope on the move. Ample bone patterns could be a little firmer
3rd ridges star esenia Liz at rozelridge
PGB
1st kazembe in the flame
Fem bitch. Would prefer a little more substance all through but she is fit and in exc muscular condition and in hard condition. Good head shape if a shade fine. Nice proportions, topline depth and balance. Lovely free powerful mover when allowed to move properly on a lose lead
2nd tokwe truly tickety boo
Has more substance but not quite the balance or movement of 1st. Good head though could hold her ears a little higher. Good neck bone and fee. Moderate standing and moVing with nice balance.
3rd sanbona a’frican soul Dacci at suhuba
MidLB
1st nuthouse boogie Oogie oogie
Lovely clean outline and balance. Good head eye and ears, neck topline. Could have a little more width in front but has exc feet and has light free powerful movement in profile
2nd amahle ayita of Matabele
Lovely substance and balance standing with exc neck and topline. Lovely bone right down to feet. Preferred head and eye on 1st . Well sprung ribs and good underline
3rd gabisa woo woo at zougani
LB
1st sofala Isabella pearl
Love her outline and balance. Fem with substance head could be a shade wider in backskull allowing ears to frame the head better. But I am being picky. Exc strength for size, neck, topline and underline. Free effortless powerful movement. Exc bitch
2nd nuthouse hot stuff
Similar in outline and proportions but a little finer all over. Good ears. Neck topline and feet easy mover but not quite the power or precise footfall of 1st
3rd mirengos musola at kamikaze
OB
1st Ch Kinubula Bin there done that
Very tough class. I love her proportions and outline and balance. Head could be a little stronger for perfection and pasterns could be a touch firmer. Excels in neck and topline rear and underline. Sound mover both ways with excellent footfall and powerful long stride.
2nd Ch Shingwidsi tshadi rose
Very nice type bitch preferred her head and ears but has a lovely clean outline . Exc neck good topline and lovely underline. Moves well in profile but not quite so sure footed coming towards as 1 st. Lovely quality bitch
3rd mutokos lledwenau Lorri
VB
1st Ch Shingwidsi tshelete silk
8 year old bitch in exc condition. Lovely clean outline of correct proportions. Good head eye and ears, neck topline. Exc bone and feet and strong pasterns. Lovely underline. Fem with substance and so balanced
2nd sofala scarlet dancer
Lovely outline. Could use her ears better. Good neck and topline. A shade overdone in the rear but lovely type bitch with substance.
3rd neelanjali premier rose at Lilongwe
Breeder
1st Barnes
2nd Storey