Crufts

CRUFTS 2020 8th March - Pharaoh Hounds - Judge - Mrs Jill Morris

What an honour to be asked to judge at Crufts. The pinnacle of my judging, breeder, exhibitors career. 

Today was marked with some sadness due to the recent loss of a dear friend in the breed and at times was a little emotional with his male taking the best of breed.

I am happy to say that all the dogs looked in good health and condition. Thank you to all those who entered and exhibited and for making the day very pleasant.

Veteran Dog 1/1 absent

Puppy Dog 1

1st..Thomas' Rubasu King Khyan

Good size puppy with plenty of Character. Ears still need to strengthen at this point but overall a balanced head. Good eye shape and colour. Nice clean neck into moderate front. Correct length of ribbing and loin. Good rear angulation matching front. Moved well when settled. Promising youngster.

Junior Dog 1

1st..Mifsud's Aramif Louis The Third

Liked this dogs head and eye shape, good ear placement. Nicely angulated front assembly. Strong top line. Good body shape and matching rear angulation. A little unsettled in the big ring but showed good movement coming and going and on side profile.

Limit Dog 2/1 abs

1st..Worrall's Litlar's Niju Monarch Bluesmurf (imp Rus)

Lovely head with good eye shape and colour. Correct ear placement. Elegant neck into decent front. Pasterns and feet could be tighter. Moved well fore and aft although on occasions rises over the loin.

Open Dog 7/2 abs

The hardest choice between some super males in this class.

1st..Reeve's Ch. Annatefkah Tum

The best of heads in the breed today. Perfects scissor bite and full dentition. Level head planes with equal length skull to fore face. Good eye shape and colour. Correct size and shape and placement of ears. Gentle expression. Elegant neck into moderate front angulation, well balance with rear angulation. Good ribbing and length of loin. Shown in excellent condition. This dog moved out so sound due to his correct overall balance. His coat gleamed in the group ring and I was thrilled to see he put up a great performance. Excellent handling. Dog CC & BOB

2nd..Lundqvist-Hemstrom's Antefa's Zmeagol (swe)

Excellent head with correct balance of skull to fore face. Perfect scissor bite. Long elegant neck into moderate and balanced front angulation. Tight feet and pasterns. Good body shape and correct rear angulation. Super coat and condition. Moved out well and covered the ground with 

ease. Well deserved Res Dog CC.

3rd..Lundqvist-Hemstrom's Multi Ch. Antefa's Xerox

Another sound dog with good head proportions. Excellent front angulation in balance with the rear. Strong pasterns and rear hocks. Showed his best and handled to perfection. Moved out soundly covering the ground well.

Veteran Bitch 4/1 abs

1st..Thomas' Islephar Tia Sitre

Good balanced head with decent eye and ear placement. Good depth of underjaw, correct dentition. Excellent body shape with strong legs and tight feet. In super condition and with desired white tip. Moved out straight coming and going and correct foot placement going around the ring. Best Veteran.

2nd..Harthill's Ch. Islephar Strike A Pose At Ynchreenoo

Lovely head, well balanced with decent eye and good ear placement. Correct dentition. Super moderate angulation front and rear. A little weak on pastern. Good body shape and length of loin. Straight hocks. Desired white tip. Held her top line well on the move and covered the ground effortlessly.

3rd..Davis' Threemoons Shooting Star

A lovely head on this bitch with good dentition. Gentle expression. Best eye shape and colour and good ear set. Correct front and rear angulation. Showing a little heaviness through the body now due to her age but a lovely type of Pharaoh hound. Moved very well and happy with her day,

Puppy Bitch 1

1st.. Harthill's Rubasu Berenice Baara At Jechemo

Happy puppy with a decent head. Good eye shape would like a stronger ear. Good depth of underjaw and correct dentition. Lovely neck flowing into nicely balanced moderate front angulation. Good pasterns and feet. Body ribbing of good length and depth. Balanced rear angulation. Strong straight hocks. Desired white tip. Very sound on the move when settled for one so young. Best Puppy.

Junior Bitch 2

Difficult class to assess due to differences in type. Some very good points on both.

1st..Bazinga Gazing At Haley's Comet (imp Nor)

Head is OK good length of fore face and skull. Good eye shape and well placed ears. Would prefer slightly more defined stop. Lovely neck into well balanced shoulder to upper arm. Would like more padding on front feet. Good length of ribbing and shown in excellent condition. Desired white tip. Moved out well coming and going.

2nd..Lloyd's Doucai's Helu Faruna of Athanasuis

Needs to gain a little more confidence. Preferred the outline and body of this bitch. Balanced head with good shaped eye and ear placement. Good depth of under jaw. Correct moderate 

angulation front and rear and correct length of loin. Strong pasterns and well let down hocks. Lost out today by throwing her front which I hope will strengthen with age.

Post Graduate Bitch 2

1st..Hartley and Cannon's Kurriera Sapphire Queen

Biggest of the females today but very well balanced. Excellent head shape, eye are ear set. Moderate angulations and good body shape. Firm pasterns and correct feet. Strong rear with well let down hocks. Moved out well in the big ring today.

2nd..Holmes Tal Kraws Candy Girl 

Good sized bitch but she would benefit from a better head shape. Good eye and ear placement. Correct moderate angulation with straight legs and good feet. Balanced body shape. White tip. Moved well and held her top line on side profile.

Limit Bitch 2

Another hard class to place with two very nice bitches.

1st..Nichols Litlar's Niju Zhizn v Udovolstvie (imp Rus)

Smaller type with lovely head on this female with good eye shape and colour and good ear set. Correct dentition. Excellent front and rear angulation. Good body length and correct ribbing. Nice straight limbs with tight feet. Handler can over stretch her at times but when settled has a good outline. Moves with no effort and glides around the ring with ease. Res Bitch CC.

2nd..Lloyd's Athanasius Astorte

Another good quality bitch with super head shape. Good eye colour and strong ears. Elegant neck into moderate front angulation. Good body shape and condition. Balanced rear angulation. Needs to strengthen in her front movement. 

Open Bitch 4

1st..Thomas' Ch. Annatefkah Thema At Rubasu

Feminine bitch with pretty head. Good eye shape and colour and well placed strong ears. Long neck flowing into moderate angulation. Good feet and pasterns. Nice body shape with correct length of ribbing and loin. Moderate rear angulation. Moved out well with excellent handling. Bitch CC. BOS.

2nd..Thomas' Serenaker Cierzo At Rubasu

Good head, eye and ear placement. Balanced front assembly and good body shape. Rear slightly over angulated. Good feet and in excellent condition. Moved out well today.

3rd..Cole & Dodd's Ta'Fazola Lucija Tal Doucai

Smaller type of female with good head planes and eye colour, small ears well used. Excellent front angulation with good strong limbs and tight feet. Body shape in good proportion. Would benefit from more rear angulation to balance with front. Expertly handled and moved out well.