Chinese Crested Dog Club

Chinese Crested Dog Club open show March 30th, 2019.

Breed: Chinese Crested Dog

What a great honour to be invited to judge the 50th anniversary year’s open show, especially so as it is the choice of the club members, a heartfelt thank you! Also, thank you to my two stewards who, by keeping the ring running smoothly left me to stay focused on the task. Thank you for the fantastic entry, in which I noticed a few general things. Overall there were excellent skins with correct furnishing, good sizes and proportions, and correct carried tails. The puffs I’d like better coats on as some were very sparsely coated. I am not looking for full dentition, but in my opinion correct bite is of utter importance. Here, I saw some poor bites, which can be related to lacking under jaws and underdeveloped muzzles, in addition to this some bad mouth hygiene. I find that in our breed, in particular, we must pay extra attention to keeping the teeth clean, this is something we can affect instantly; breeding for better mouths takes longer. Furthermore, I would like to see better heads closer to 1:1 proportions muzzle/skull, as well as darker, almond shaped eyes to give the correct crested expression. Temperaments were very good. A long day like this, with two shows, puts extra demand on the handling to get the best out of the dogs. I was very happy with my three main winners.

MPD (2) 1. Hampson’s Zerachiel Mr Majestic. A smaller powder puff puppy who needs to develop more, lovely attitude, excellent tail, sufficient movement, promising coat. 2. Dodd’s Anadeia Sirius Black. Low to the ground. Masculine head with heavy skull. Balanced angulation, moves with excellent reach, would like a little more attitude on the move. 

PD (6) 1, RBD, BPD, RBIS, BPIS. Piper’s Be My Dog’s Topsail Cody of Zanero JW (imp Deu). Wonderful dog with excellent proportions. Beautiful head and expression. Straight in shoulder and upper arm, moves well, excellent skin and furnishings. 2. Counter’s Scherzando Betegense. A dog on the larger side, good proportions. Good bite, excellent head and expression, excellent skin and furnishings, straight in front, well-angulated behind. 

JD (9, 2 Abs) 1, BD, BIS. Crow’s Arte Figure Next Level at Casacavallo (Imp Fin). Excellent size and proportions. Beautiful head and expression, moves with excellent reach and attitude. 2. Higgs & Higgs’ Touch Beauty Pride Of The Motherland (Imp Rus). Cobby type dog, with correct proportions. Beautiful head and expression, could have better quality skin and furnishing. Moves well, would like more confidence. 

YD (4, 1 Abs) 1. Crow’s Arte Figure Next Level at Casacavallo (Imp Fin). 2. Higgs & Higgs’ Touch Beauty Pride Of The Motherland (Imp Rus).

ND (6) 1. Piper’s Be My Dog’s Topsail Cody of Zanero (imp Deu). 2. Farquharson’s Shanshal Prince Of Arabia. Powder puff with good proportions. Good angulation, moves with a good stride, good coat, good topline and tail, would like more body. 

GD (5, 3 Abs) 1. Boden’s Lunacrest Among The Shooting Stars (imp Fin). Excellent size and proportion. Wonderful temperament. Good topline and tail, moves well, well-angulated. 2. Higgs’ X Factor Dom Risorto (imp Ukr). A heavier dog with good proportions. Acceptable head and expression, elbows need to tighten up to improve front movement, good stride in profile, skin over-prepared too oily, but good quality skin and crest. 

PGD (4) 1. Boden’s Lunacrest Among The Shooting Stars (imp Fin). 2. Higgs’ X Factor Dom Risorto (imp Ukr).

LD (8, 3 Abs) 1. Oliver’s Ynchreenoo Boyal Fahrane at Sarelidan JW. Excellent proportions, topline and tail. Excellent head and expression. Front movement not good due to wide front. 2. Crow’s Estillinis Silver Surfer at Casacavallo JW (imp Swe). Excellent size and proportions, well bodied, heavy boned. Round, light eyes and rather heavy in skull. Moves with good reach, good skin. 

OD (7, 2 Abs) 1. Bartlett’s Michadaine Crazy For You ShCM. Powder puff of good proportions, straight shoulder, but well-angulated upper arm. Good body. Heavier in head, but with excellent expression, beautiful ears. Good coat. Good topline and tail, moves well. 2. Crow’s Estillinis The Hunstman at Casacavallo JW (imp Swe). Good size and proportions, dark eye, could have better filled in muzzle and more width in under jaw, straight in front, could have more level topline, acceptable tail, well-angulated behind and excellent skin.

VD (6, 3 Abs) 1, RBVIS. Dowsett’s Ch Doonbeg Bete Noir via Tteswood CW12 JW ShCM. Powder puff with wonderful head and expression. Excellent proportions. Front assembly could be placed further back on the body; which could have more depth. Well-angulated behind, moves well. Good coat. Nobel attitude. 2. Oliver’s Peter Pan at Sarelidan ShCM. Smaller dog with plenty of crested energy! Could be more masculine, moves well, excellent skin and furnishing, lovely temperament.

MPB (5, 1 Abs) 1, BPB, RBPIS. Lane’s Transylvania Sasime at Konishiki. Excellent size and proportions, straight in front, well-angulated behind. Excellent head, beautiful feminine expression, dark eye, but ears must improve in stability. Moves with good stride, excellent topline and tail. 2. Routledge & McGowan’s Ynchereenoo Twinkle Toes with Pufflepaws. Excellent type and size, straight in front, well-angulated behind. Feminine head and expression, does not keep the topline when on the move, moves with good stride.

PB (2, 1 Abs) 1. Lane’s Transylvania Sasime at Konishiki.

JB (3, 1 Abs) 1. Routledge’s Tansim De Soothes para Pufflepaws. Good size and proportions, sufficient angulation front and behind. Could have longer and more filled out muzzle, beautiful expression, dark eye. Excellent skin and furnishings. Moves with a long stride. 2. Moyes, Moyes & Hunter’s Bryelis Voodoo Woman. Excellent size and proportions. Could have longer muzzle. Sufficient angulation in front and behind, would like a longer stride. Good skin and furnishing.

YB (2) 1. Moyes, Moyes & Hunter’s Bryelis Voodoo Woman. 2. Higgs’ Eldy Lady Freuhartang (imp Cze). Powder puff with lovely head. Good size and proportions, good body, sufficient angulation in front and behind, moves with a good stride, narrow in behind, would like more attitude. Could have better coat quality which could be better prepared.

NB (4, 1 Abs) 1. Routledge & McGowan’s Ynchereenoo Twinkle Toes with Pufflepaws. 2. Moyes, Moyes & Hunter’s Bryelis Voodoo Woman.

GB (2, 1 Abs) 1. Roberts & Roberts’ Shanshal Made In Essex. Very feminine bitch, would like more filled out muzzle and more width in under jaw. Straight in front, excellent topline and tail, could have a longer stride on the move. Excellent skin and furnishing. Excellent attitude.

PGB (3, 1 Abs) 1. McGuigan, McGuigan & Blackwell’s Doucai’s Too Cute To Scare at Annamac. Excellent size and proportions. Dark eye, excellent ears, could have more filled out muzzle and wider under jaw. Moves wide in front, good stride in profile with good topline and tail. Well-angulated behind. Excellent skin and furnishings. 2. Lane’s Konishiki Tiger Lilley. A heavier bitch who looses in femininity, heavy skull, light eyes and does not want to use her ears. Excellent proportions, skin and furnishing. Moves well in profile, could show more attitude.

LB (7, 3 Abs) 1. Frame’s Elfallons Crazy Moon ShCM. Good proportions, very beautiful head and expression although a little heavy in skull, dark eye. Straight shoulder, good upper arm angulation. Moves well, but could show little more attitude. Excellent skin and furnishing. 2. Panayiotis’ Ynchreenoo Lus Ny Paish. Feminine bitch with acceptable proportions. Good head and expression, dark eye, could have more developed muzzle. Straight in front, well-angulated behind, moves with a little short stride in profile. Excellent skin and crest.

OB (5, 1 Abs) 1, RBB. Moyes, Moyes & Hunter’s Bryelis Private Dancer JW ShCM. Animated powder puff bitch with good proportions, a tad long in body. Excellent head and expression, dark eye, excellent muzzle. Straight shoulder, but well-angulated upper arm, sufficient body, well-angulated behind, moves with excellent reach, topline and tail. Excellent ears which she uses well, wonderful attitude and excellent coat. 2. Frame’s Myvallo Inclined To Dance at Elfallons ShCM. Excellent size and proportions. Heavier in skull, could have more filled in muzzle, dark eye. Well-angulated front and rear, excellent topline, but a little too much tucked up underline, excellent skin and crest.

VB (2) 1, BB, BOS, BVIS, Oldest dog or bitch in the show. McGugain, McGugain & Blackwell’s Annamac Fairy Tail. A bitch of excellent size and proportion. Beautiful head and expression, excellent ears, excellent skin and furnishing, well-angulated behind, moves very well. Wonderful style and type. Still going very strong at the age of 10,5, a true credit to her breeders/owners! She was a tough challenge for the young boys in Best in Show, however the long day got to her. 2. Knowles’ Ch Janachi Play The Game. Excellent size and proportions. Good head and expression. Straight in front, little too much tucked up underline, not level in topline. Moves well.

Rebecca Agronius (Sweden)