Guildford & District Canine Society

Guildford & DCS Open Show – 8th December 2019

Many thanks to the Officers and Committee for the invitation to judge at this excellent show. The hospitality was second to none. Thank you also to my steward.

AV NSC Working 

Puppy 1st Everley & Hughes’ Manzart Wise Guy. Lovely Balanced square male Dobermann with excellent head planes and good expression. Firm topline and moving with good reach and drive. A pleasure to award him Best AV NSC working,Best AV NSC Working Puppy, Working Group & Working Puppy Group 1                                                                                                                             2nd Cole’s Averkate Kassandra with Simden (ImpRus). Very pretty Leonberger bitch with lovely head proportions and kind expression. Good size and bone for age. Moving with ground covering strides.                                                                                                                                                                3rd Aylwin’s Echodream Crystal Giant Schnauzer 

Junior 1st Hutchinson’s Supetas Girls Got Rhythm for Debison, 14 month old Brown Dobermann bitch with good head and expression. Lovely clean square outline and strong well angulated hindquarters. Good moving youngster.

Post Graduate1st Hutchinson’s Supetas Girls Got Rhythm for Debison, critique as previous class. 

AV Working Veteran 

1st Gallagher’s Izralight Sugababe JW ShCM. Well made Black Dobermann bitch. Beautiful head with dark almond shaped eyes and Correct dentition. Elegant yet still required bone. Firm topline standing and on the move. Excellent front assembly and balanced, well muscled hindquarters. 2nd Wheelers Clarricks Bailey Ray at Hipkins ShCM Quality Boxer bitch with super head and expression. Strong well arched neck flowing into good shoulders and firm topline. Good square outline and lovely Sound mover. 3rd Anderson’s Cherubini Midnight Wolf

Newfoundland 

Puppy1st & Best Puppy in Breed, Canning’s Mermaids Pride Pit Lane Open (Imp Fra) 6 month old puppy bitch with a lovely broad head and muzzle. Only a baby but still has required bone. Good overall proportions and lovely ground covering gait .                                                                           2nd Morris’ Vodahond Chief of Clan Brody, Another quality puppy with strong broad head. Good outline and firm topline on the stand but needs to settle on the move.

Junior1st & Best of Breed Mills & Chatburn’s Zentaur Drop It Like Its Hot for Oialt (AI) Well balanced black Newfoundland bitch with excellent bone. Feminine broad head with dark eyes of good shape. Level topline and deep chest. Moving with lovely free easy strides. A pleasure to award Working Group 1.

Open1st & Res Best of Breed, Canning’s Zentaur To Those Who Wait. Strong masculine well proportioned male. Good head and expression. Deep chest down to elbow and firm topline. Shown in excellent coat and condition. Moving with lovely ground covering strides.

Working Group

WG1 Newfoundland Mills & Chatburn’s Zentaur Drop It Like Its Hot for Oialt (AI) Well balanced black Newfoundland bitch with excellent bone. Feminine broad head with dark eyes of good shape. Level topline and deep chest. Moving with lovely free easy strides. A pleasure to award her Group 1 in a very strong group.                                                                                                        WG2 Dobermann Everley & Hughes’ Manzart Wise Guy . Lovely Balanced square male Dobermann with excellent head planes and good expression. Firm topline and moving with good reach and drive                                                                                                                                                  WG3 Bullmastiff Gendler’s Yakee Tigers Eye. Strong powerfully built male for his age. Large, broad, square skull with dark eyes and strong short muzzle. Well arched neck, wide deep chest and short strong back. Powered around the ring holding a firm topline.                                                WG4 Rottweiler Wheaton’s Ausries The Real Thing for Acinonyx . Quality masculine young male of good size and shape. Lovely head with good eye and expression. Strong neck, excellent front assembly and firm topline. Totally balanced throughout. Moving with good reach and drive.

Working Puppy Group

WPG1 Dobermann Everley & Hughes’ Manzart Wise Guy Dobermann(critique as above)        WPG2 Bullmastiff Gendler’s Yakee Tigers Eye(critique as above)                                                  WPG3 Rottweiler Wheaton’s Ausries The Real Thing for Acinonyx(critique as above)              WPG4 Brown’s Zarchenski Taboo Zilp at Pocketsibes. Lovely young Siberian Husky bitch with a very pretty head. Good length of neck into well laid shoulders and firm topline. Correct front assembly and balanced angulation. Moving with good reach and drive.

Australian Cattle Dogs

Special Yearling1st Smyth’s Morrow Kakadu Blue. 2 year old feminine bitch yet still with required bone and substance. Broad skull with oval eyes. strong muscular neck, well sprung ribs and level topline. Broad, strong hindquarters and moving with excellent powerful action. 2nd & Best Puppy in Breed, Birch’s Adaluma High Speed. Young male puppy with excellent masculine head, strong neck into well laid shoulders. Good front assembly and deep chest. Good sound mover 

Open1st & Best of Breed Smyth’s Morrow Forever in Blue Jeans CDX UDX Strong 3 year old male with excellent bone and substance. Lovely broad masculine skull and intelligent expression. Strong neck of good length , well laid shoulders and firm topline. Good sound mover.                  2nd & Res Best of Breed, Birch’s Ch Downriver Free Spirit (Imp Can)NOVEX RL4E. Beautiful feminine bitch with head and body all in proportion. Excellent front assembly, firm topline and balanced hindquartes. Movement that takes your breath away but just preferred the bone and substance of 1.

Border Collie

Puppy1st & Best Puppy in Breed, Hartfield’s Moshanta May Contain Nuts, Stunning 9 month old male with lovely brown oval eyes and correct head proportions. He is made so well and totally balanced throughout. Excellent sound mover. 2nd Shahmatova’s Nashdom Three Times A Lady. Smart 6 month old bitch with a pretty head of good shape and alert expression. Excellent length of neck, firm topline and strong hindquarters. Moving so well for her age. 3rd Milham’s Jupavia Midnyte Dreams at Elystari

Junior1st Hartfield’s Moshanta May Contain Nuts, (critique as above)2nd Shahmatova’s Nashdom Strawberry Fields. Only 6 months of age and litter sister to 2nd in the Puppy class. Very similar in type to her sister with a beautiful head and good outline. Moving well holding her topline standing and on the move.3rd Croft & Peters Falconmoor Movie Star

Post Graduate1st Thomson’s Goytre Summer Nights. 2 year old male shown in excellent coat and condition. Well proportioned head and good expression. Good depth of chest and well sprung ribs. Firm topline and correct tail set and carriage. Lovely mover2nd Carr’s Kirkbridgend Rhea. Feminine bitch with good clean outline. Correct mouth, good length of neck flowing into firm topline and moving well. 3rd Stacey’s Vitala Chapter and Verse. 

Open 1st & Best of Breed, Shahmatova’s Nashdom Putting On The Ritz(AI) Impressive 3 year old male with super head and expression. Muscular, slightly arched neck into well laid shoulders and firm topline. Totally balanced and moving with lovely free easy tireless strides. 2nd& Res Best of Breed, Hoskins Birkcross Gracie at Lefevre. Beautiful Quality 4 year old bitch. Lovely feminine well proportioned head and keen expression. Excellent front assembly, deep chest and firm topline. Strong hindquarters balanced with front and moving with good sound ground covering strides. 3rd Angier & Stacey’s Tullacrest Signd Syld Delivered to Bilyara (ImpAus) JW ShCEx. 

Lancashire Heeler

Open 1st & Best of Breed Felstead’s Foveaux Oz Lady Madonna. Very pretty bitch of good breed type. Head of good shape with dark almond eyes and well set ears. Well laid shoulders, elbows firm against ribs and level topline. Lovely sound free mover. 

Any Variety Veteran Dog/Bitch

1st Burchell’s Tivalake Jingle Bell Rock ShCM RL2. Eye catching 8 year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever with lovely clean skull and almond shaped eyes.Good reach of neck and well laid shoulders. Firm topline and well muscled hindquarters. Moving with excellent reach and drive.      2nd Williams’ Ch/Ber Ch Ulmarra Tropical Ice at Winton. Quality 9 year old Saluki bitch with lovely well proportioned head. Long well muscled neck into well set shoulders. Deep chest and good ribs and correct topline. Well angulated hindquarters and moving with effortless, light reaching strides.                                                                                                                                                           3rd Coldwell’s Newfoundland Ch Zentaur Tee Tea Effen JW ShCM