Crewe & District Canine Association

Crewe and District Canine Association.

Open Show 2nd June 2019

Whippets

Judge: Mark Smith (Elequal)

Thank you to the committee for inviting me along to judge whippets at their show and for the superb hospitality which was very highly appreciated. Thankfully the rain held off and the day made for a good day for showing whippets outside. The full entry with no absenteeism was greatly appreciated and the quality of whippets on show was high in all classes with every whippet judged being presented in top condition.

Puppy (5:0)

1: Ainscough Kidaruka Mamma Mia (B) 10mth Light Red fawn / white trim bitch, grey in muzzle. Beautiful feminine head with a sweet expression. Correct bite, rose ears and arch in neck. Nice lay of shoulder and return of upper arm. Good tuck up and correct rise over loin leading into a non-exaggerated rear assembly. Perfect for size. Moved well coming and going with good profile action.

BPiB /HPG1/RBPiS

2: Disley Snowleana Greta Garbo (B) Light fawn bitch of differing type to the winner being a slightly larger built bitch but nevertheless a lovely quality bitch. Presents a good silhouette on the stack and nice movement around the ring, true coming and going. A little unsettled today which may have cost her the class. Will be one to watch once she settles and becomes more confident in herself.

3: Ainscough Kidaruka Mother of Mine (B)

Junior (2:0)

1: Ainscough Kidaruka Mother of Mercy (D) Light Red fawn / white trim dog, white blaze on his muzzle. Litter brother to the puppy bitch winner and I bestow all the same comments just in a larger frame being a dog. Handler needs to handle this one with a touch more enthusiasm to get the best out of him but everything is there and it will come with time.

2: Brown Tamladen Donatello (D) Dark brindle male dog of a larger frame than the winner of this class. Strong head with the desired dark pigmentation. Good strong neck leading into a good lay of shoulder and layback of upper arm. Good front infill, nice tuck up and correct rise over loin leading into a strong 1st and 2nd thigh. Unsettled today which may have affected is overall movement for his Non-owner handler.

Post Graduate (3:0)

1: Watson Stoneroll Love in Motion (D) A dog that is getting better as he matures into the finished article. brindle /white trim dog, Good strong male head but not overdone, correct bite, good underjaw, nice ear set, long arched neck into a good front assembly. Adequate spring of pastern, good tuck up / topline flowing into a rear assembly showing no forms of exaggeration. Moved with drive on this uneven ground today, true coming and going, moving well in profile.

2: Disley Silkridge Grace and Favour for Snowleana (B) Dark brindle bitch / white trim of correct size, lovely feminine head, dark pigmentation, correct bite, good ear set, arched neck leading into a good shoulder with good return of upper arm. Good tuck up, topline falling away a little too steeply into an adequate rear assembly. Moved true coming and going.

3: Ainscough Kidaruka Forever Love (B)

Open (5:0)

1: Clewes Cyangrange Latino Lustre at Shardbeck (D) Red fawn / white trim boy of correct size. Correct bite, good under jaw, super depth of eye that compliments his coat colour, good length of neck arched into a good lay of shoulder and the best return of upper arm. Good front infill, straight legs into good spring of pastern. All in all, a near perfect front end, good tuck up and correct rise over loin that he held going around the ring. True coming and going. A dog I would most definitely have taken home. BoB & HG1

2: Brown Collooney Why Eye Man at Tamalden (D) Red fawn / white trim dog slightly larger in frame than the winner. Good front assembly, correct spring of pastern, adequate tuck up and correct topline that he also held on the move, slightly high tail carriage and a touch unruly today on the move.

3: Ainscough Danluke Lickity Split (B)

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