Manchester Dog Show Society

Manchester Championship Show 17th January 2020

Whippets

I would like to thank the exhibitors for such a fantastic entry with especially the minor puppy & puppy classes in both sexes being so extremely well filled making for some tough decisions on the day. Thank goodness for two very efficient stewards making my day so much easier.

But a few thoughts from the day, some of which gave me real concern I am sad to say, including conditioning of exhibits and movement. I am well aware that with the atrocious weather we have had that it has been quite difficult to correctly condition dogs so movement & muscle tone was possibly affected by this but with some fronts presented it became apparent that regardless of conditioning I was not going to see the movement that I was looking for. Many say the old adage of ‘if it’s made right it will move right’ is incorrect but all I can say in reply to this is that many who were, in my opinion, not made right with regard to fronts did not move right which was very sad to see. Upright fronts, especially upper arms, gave the impression of a ‘shunted’ forward front, lacking fill & that lovely shape when viewed from the front.  And this did not bode well for that lovely, light front extension of the Whippet. The overall balance becomes wrong and the rear, the power house, does not move in sync with the front making for untidy movement. A few had quite dirty teeth and over long nails but in the main the overall presentation was good.

After saying that I did enjoy my day judging this most lovely breed and was delighted not only with the entry but with the choice I had to choose from.  My winners pleased me enormously and in most classes I found what I considered to be my idea of the Whippet from the entry presented. However I was sad to be told that declaring a Best Veteran in Breed was not required on the day.

MPD (18 Entries) Abs: 3

1st: PERKINS Mr & Mrs R J & C S Silkridge Just Joey

Such a smart puppy who seems determined to strut his stuff at full speed but with lovely flowing & curvy lines under the hand. Lovely in head & expression,  good ears, neck of length with strength into a well laid front, good for depth of body for age, correct bone, pasterns & feet , curvy & muscled rear quarters, no exaggerations, presented in lovely condition, just needs to drop into his frame a touch more now.

2nd: VARNAM, Ms S L & PARKER Mr S J Supetas Mojito

Steady mover for his age, good in head & ears, width & length of neck flowing into a nicely laid front assembly. Good depth of body for age, curvy underline, well ribbed back, firm in loin, very slightly longer cast in back than 1st, and with curvy rear quarters and width across his stifles.

3rd: ELLIS Mr T K Oakbark Marksman For Railfield

PD (19 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: SYKES Mr R P Veredon Another Valente BPD

Close decisions in this class headed by this boy who gives the impression of maturity even though a baby as yet.  At times he was a little unsettled on the move but gave me enough to assess his soundness. Lovely head, expression & ears,  good length & width of neck, well laid shoulder & reasonable return of upper arm,  curvy underline & topline into unexaggerated & muscled rear quarters, stood on good feet.

2nd: PRICE Ms C Railfield Rainomen for Silkdance

Very honest dog with good angulation front and back, sound moving and flowing lines to his body. Nice shaped head although prefer a touch more elegance, good length & strength of neck, correct depth & length of body & well ribbed back, firm loin, good width across his stifles, good for muscle tone and correct for bone and feet.

3rd: ALLEN Mrs A Zoraden A Question Answered

Class JD (6 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: PERKINS Mr & Mrs R J & C S Snowleana Errol Flynn Of Silkridge

Quite a stallion hound at this age, he had a nice head piece, good ears and length & breadth of neck flowing into his well laid front assembly.  Curvy under & top line, good body depth & nicely ribbed back into a firm loin. Curvy rear quarters with lovely width across his stifles, correct in bone & feet, muscle tone and sound on the move from all angles.

2nd: PRICE Ms C Railfield Rainomen for Silkdance

2nd in puppy dog

3rd: PARKER Mrs E Supeta's Gold Plated

YD (8 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: WILTON-CLARK Miss J Shalfleet Heatwave - RCC

Loved this delightful dog, very steady and sound on the move with a lovely head & expression, good length of neck with strength flowing into a lovely angled front. He had good depth to his body with good heart room, a curvy underline and a gentle rise to his topline.  Rear angulation was curvy but not overdone and a super width across his stifle and lovely second thigh. Stood on good feet & presented in lovely condition. Delighted to award him the RCC.

2nd: MYCROFT, Mrs S M & MYCROFT, Miss F S & BROWN Mrs Shiny Sensations Wish Upon A Star With Supeta (Imp)

Striking male with overall nice angulation, a lovely head & expression and firm neck of good length.  Good for body depth & length of ribbing, firmness on the loin, curvy rear quarters with width across stifles ,moved out well  but stood back on his pasterns here.

3rd: BARNES Mrs B Doddridge Secret Passion

PGD (7 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: DUFTY, Mrs P M & MORLAND Mr R Triken Dream Chaser

Not the easiest of classes to judge.

Good overall shape to this dog, a curvy outline especially the underline and into the rear quarters with a well laid front assembly.  Lovely in head & expression and length & breadth of neck, good for depth of body, nicely ribbed back with firm loin into his unexaggerated rear quarters. Width across his stifles & good second thigh, moved out soundly but just a tad untidy at times.

2nd: DENNIS-SMITH Mrs D Nuit D'ete Des Plaines Des Bruyeres At Brynnsimeon

Overall a slightly rangier type, nice in head, expression and ears and length & strength of neck but would prefer a touch more rise of his topline. Overall angulation was sufficient with depth of body, well ribbed back & firm in loin. A little untidy on the move

3rd: BARKAS Miss J Citycroft Fred Astaire

LD (16 Entries) Abs: 3

1st: HAWKER Mrs C Molly Top Dream Maker

A very different class for type & movement, this young male just did enough to take the class. Curvy dog with a good head piece & lovely expression, firm in neck into his well laid shoulder although a touch more upper arm would finish the picture. Curvy underline & topline, good body depth & nicely ribbed back into a firm loin and shapely rear quarters with nice width across the stifles.  Moved out soundly but lacked verve especially in the challenge.

2nd: WAYMAN Miss H Speymalt Northern Star JW

Lovely head & expression on this dog that has a correct neck of good length & width, good overall angulation and depth of body with fill, well ribbed back into his curvy rear quarters, correct bone and sound on the move but today I felt that he was not showing himself to his best advantage.

3rd: HOWGATE, Mr M & HULL Ms Y Palmik King Of Clubs JW

OD (11 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: SHEPHERD Miss S J Citycroft Sundae With Oxana JW Sh.CM ShCEx - CC

This dog has now matured into a super male from his lovely shape of head & gorgeous expression, super ears, good neck and lovely front assembly with fill. A curvy underline and topline, good depth to his body with heart room, well ribbed back into a firm loin, gently sloping croup into unexaggerated rear quarters with lovely width across the stifles. Correct for bone and stood on good feet, he moved out so soundly from all angles, in super condition, I was delighted to award him the DCC and BOB.

2nd: POOLE Mr G Ch Crosscop No Matter What

Good for head & expression & good length neck flowing into his nicely laid front assembly. Has the depth & length of body, well ribbed back, firm in loin and curvy sweep to rear quarters. Good width across the stifle, correct in bone and feet, considered for the RCC but felt the youngster was that bit tidier on the move.

3rd: WAYMAN, Misses H & H & WAYMAN Mrs J Creme Anglaise's One More Knight At Scarletfair (Imp)

VD (5 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: ALLEN Mrs A Ch Zoraden Gingerbread Latte JW

Hard to believe that this lad is now in veteran, presenting an overall picture of curves with no exaggerations. Would prefer a little more refinement in his head, great ears and a neck of width & strength flowing into his well laid shoulder. Good depth of body, well ribbed back, firm over loin into curvy rear quarters with width across stifle. Moved out soundly to take this class. BVD

2nd: DUFTY, Mrs P M & MORLAND Mr R Ch Triken Never Stop Dreaming

Another unexaggerated dog presenting a curvy outline overall who was good in head & expression, nice ears and length of neck into a well laid front. Sweep to underline & slight rise over the loin, good body depth & ribbing all flowing into correctly angled rear quarters with good width across the stifle. Just a touch untidy on the move today.

3rd: WAYMAN, Misses H & H & WAYMAN Mrs J Cobyco Chasing Stars At Scarletfair JW

Class  MPB (23 Entries) Abs: 3

1st: FRYER Mr M & Mrs K Osterfen Aphrodite At Stonefox

Such a feminine baby with a lovely head & expression, lovely length & strength of neck for her age flowing into a lovely front assembly. Good for bone & feet, sufficient body depth for age with a lovely curvy underline and well ribbed back.  Firm enough in topline sweeping into curvy but not exaggerated rear quarters with a good stifle and let down hocks. A lovely sound pup although we had to have a couple of tries for me to see her full potential.

2nd: BOUGHTON-WHITE Mrs J & Mr B Ipanema Californian Girl

Another feminine girl who, again, feels very good under the hand.  Attractive head & expression, good length & strength of neck into a nicely laid shoulder but who needs to settle back into her frame for the depth of body to drop. Standing a little back on her front feet making the upper arm straighten somewhat here.  Well ribbed back, curvy rear & in lovely condition & sound on the move.

3rd: HEAD Mrs M Demerlay Starshine

Class  PB (21 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: HOWGATE, Mr M & HULL Ms Y Bryntreia Whispered Love At Palmik

Notes start with feminine& that is exactly what she is from her lovely head & expression to her tail. Lovely length of neck with width across flowing into a super front assembly, good bone & feet and a curvy underline with good body depth. Well ribbed back with slight rise over a firm loin into correctly angled rear quarters with lovely width across the stifles. Super condition all through and so sound on the move, considered for RCC. BPB & BPIB

2nd: REES, Mr K J & JONES Mrs K M Kierpark You Are My Sunshine

Very striking pup in slightly different mode but again screamed feminine. She has a lovely head & expression, good ears, lovely length of neck into a well laid front. Curvy underline with good depth of body, well ribbed back and gentle curves to her topline. Firm in loin, gentle fall of croup into curvy rear quarters with good width across her stifles. Moved out soundly.

3rd: MCKAY, Mrs E & MYCROFT, Miss F & MYCROFT Mrs S Envisage This At Supeta

Class  JB (18 Entries) Abs: 5

1st: WHITAKER-CROSBY Mrs J Crosscop May Be One More at Mulcair

Felt that this bitch just had the cleaner lines and more soundness to win this class today. Good in head, expression and ears, good neck into a nicely laid front assembly with correct depth to her body. Curvy underline with good ribbing back, slight rise into a firm loin all flowing into nicely angled rear quarters. Good for bone, feet & pasterns & presented in lovely condition.

2nd: GRISOLI Ms L Loroli Romancing The Stone

Pushed the first very hard but seemed reluctant to really show her attributes today.  Very feminine girl with a lovely head & expression, good for neck and well angled front, curvy underline with body depth, nicely ribbed back & good firm loin, curvy in rear quarters with good stifle width.

3rd: SHORT Mr D G & Mrs Y L Collooney She's So Sassy

Class  YB (10 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: WINTER Mr R Collooney Bendy Wendy

Two lovely bitches heading this class & just loved this bitch for her femininity, size and curves, no exaggerations. Lovely in head & expression, good neck with width, lovely in front and rear angulation, curvy underline and good topline and super depth of body. Well ribbed back into a firm loin, correct fall to croup and lovely width across her stifles.  Very sound & precise on the move, considered for RCC but just felt she lacked that extra sparkle today.

2nd: YACOBY-WRIGHT Mrs L Cobyco Cover Girl

Just a touch more length to this feminine bitch making for slightly less rise in her topline.  A lovely head & expression, lovely length & strength to her neck flowing into a good front assembly.  Good for body depth, curvy underline & well ribbed back into her firm loin. Correct sweep to her rear quarters with width across stifles, good for bone & feet, moved out well.

3rd: SHORT Mr D G & Mrs Y L Collooney Bit On The Side

ClassPGB (16 Entries) Abs: 3

1st: HOOPER, Mr R & MARSDEN Miss C Torbers Rare Magic

Attractively marked feminine bitch, very sound on the move, with lovely head shape & expression & good ears. Lovely firm neck of good length into a well laid front assembly, body of good depth, curvy underline & well ribbed back into her firm loin. Gentle rise over the topline flowing into correctly angled rear quarters, has width across the stifles with good bone & feet. Nothing exaggerated.

2nd: LANCASHIRE, Mrs A M & Mr M & O'DONNELL Miss C Danluke Dark Chocolate Drishaun

Very attractive & feminine bitch with a lovely head & expression & good ears. She flows from her lovely length neck into her well laid front, body of depth & curvy underline, good ribbing & firm loin into correctly angled rear quarters with good stifles into nice hocks. Pushed first hard but very slightly untidy on the move here.

3rd: JOHNSON Mrs S Cyangrange Serendipi Tea

ClassLB (17 Entries) Abs: 3

1st: MORLEY, Mrs W K & PHILO Ms S R Layways Classic Design

Very much a hands on bitch to be able to feel the flow of her angles and curvy body. Very sound on the move here, she has a good head & lovely expression, good ears into a lovely length of neck with strength.  This flows into a good front assembly, curvy underline with nice body depth & good ribbing and firm in loin. Gentle rise to her topline with good fall to her croup and curvy rear quarters with good width across the stifles.

2nd: MUIR, Ms L & MUIR Mrs S Citycroft Firenze For Loualba JW

Such a sweet, feminine bitch who has a lovely head & expression, with correct angles front and rear, a curvy underline and with good body depth & well ribbed back. Firm in loin, slight rise to her topline all flowing into her nicely angled rear quarters with width across her stifles. Sound on the move but just felt that she stood back from her pasterns today.

3rd: MEAKIN Misses J & S Oakbark Miss Bossy Boots

Class  OB (9 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: PLACE, Mrs M L & HALLIDAY Mrs A L Ch Collooney Queen Of Dragons With Brochinbelle JW

Headed a ‘wow’ of a class with some close decisions to be made. This so feminine bitch was, for me, on top form in this class, lovely head & expression, gorgeous neck into a lovely front assembly with flowing lines all thorough.  Lovely depth of body and fill, curvy underline, well ribbed back into a lovely firm loin. Gentle rise to her topline flowing into her correctly angled rear quarters with width across the stifles.  Well conditioned overall,  good bone & feet & so sound on the move. Delighted to award her the BCC.

2nd: HOWGATE, Mr M & HULL Ms Y Ch Palmik Misty Eve JW

Another extremely well made bitch, no exaggerations, with a good head & expression into a lovely neck of length & strength. Lovely front construction with fill, good in depth of body and curvy underline, nicely ribbed back with a good firm loin and slight rise over the topline.  Correct fall over the croup into well angled rear quarters with lovely width across the stifles. Stood on good feet & moved out soundly, presented in lovely condition.  RCC

3rd: HOOPER Mr R M & Mrs R Torbers Satin And Lace

Class  VB (4 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: HOOPER Mr R M Charuzian Sapphire

Such a feminine veteran bitch presented in lovely body condition, muscle tone and sound. Nothing overdone on this bitch, lovely head & expression into a neck of length & strength, curvy under & topline, good for body depth & ribbing and a lovely firm loin.  Correctly angled rear quarters with gentle fall over the croup and stifles of width & strength. Good bone & lovely feet. BVB

2nd: WINKLEY-BALMER Mr J Ch April Showers At Crosscop

Bitch of slightly different type and body length with a nice head & ears but prefer a touch more under jaw. Good length to her neck flowing into well laid front assembly, good for depth of body, curvy underline and well ribbed back, firm in loin. Just felt that her angle of croup & tail set could have been a wee bit better, good angle to her stifles with width across.

3rd: LEATHART Mrs V Molvine Zoe

Judge;    Mrs Ann Snelgrove