Bournemouth Canine Association

Bournemouth Canine Association 14th August 2021 – Lagotto Romagnolo – Judge Richard Morris (Lascoed)

Another pleasing entry of your delightful breed to assess thank you each and all for your entries every time improvements can be noted. Good to find fresh blood coming through imports not so good to find a preponderance of short upper arms generally. Heads still need working on with the good ones standing out rear action often remains an area of concern. Coats were more impressive for curl, density and texture despite the height of Summer and were universally well matched by pleasingly attractive complementary eye colour and attentive expressions. I apologise for the lateness of this report, it was first sent to the dog press on 1st September.

PD/B (6,2)

1. Tollerfield & Tollerfield - Gaesten Vio's Vanguard TAF NAF

Six months brown/roan impressed for rustic compact appearance and well proportioned head with blunt muzzle in profile delightful dark eye colour and attentive expression. The best of bone and compact webbed feet lovely body condition for his young age but still a bit “bum high” and topline needs to settle. Well ribbed back and coupled moved soundly with smooth flowing profile action, BP, congratulations.

2. Ferguson - Truffalusa November Moon From Mizani

Nine months brown very typical with full wide nostrils skull correct and intelligent expression from pleasingly coloured set and shaped eyes. Good bone and feet solid and true in front standing and moving excels for a youngster in hindquarter muscling though moving a tad close at the rear on the day. Ribcage correctly sprung and ribbed back coat curls well formed and textured following close to outline.

3. Mort - Arcticbreeze Outbraker

Rising twelve months brown/white smaller and finer in build than the winners above but very compact with a pleasing outline another moving a tad close behind on the day though excellent flowing profile movement on show. Excellent slightly falling topline tail well set and carried typical head and coat promising.

JD/B (5,0)

1. Tollerfield & Tollerfield - Gaesten Vio's Vanguard TAF NAF

2. Ward - Magpieblue Cassiopeia

Twelve months white good length of leg and daylight beneath body well angulated overall ribcage correctly sprung reach back front straight and true firm across the loins. Tail well set and carried thick curls on well textured rustic coat. Pleasingly proportioned head with correct planes attractive eyes and intelligent expression a smart confident profile mover another a bit close behind on the day in my opinion.

3. Lightfoot – Gaeston Dannys Delight At Joydon

Fifteen months brown/roan well coated with pleasing eye colour and shape complementing coat colour lovely topline held standing and on the move with was smart precise and free with tail well set and carried. Head balanced but needs time to come on.

PGD (4,0)

1. Ferguson - Dario Della Caveja

Two years four months most typical brown/roan maturing nicely well balanced rustic appearance depth of body but also plenty of leg length beneath. Head balanced with strong blunt muzzle eyes well set and shaped correct bone with the best of compact round webbed feet. Slight fall to topline but won the class on his coat qualities woolly dense well distributed and appropriate on head and ears. A flowing steady true mover.

2. Middleton & Laroche - Emmroche Dazzler

Twenty months brown/roan impressed me all round for breed type and outline another excellent coat finish and texture on show nostrils full and head maturing in balance complemented with pleasing kind intelligent expression eyes well set. Excels in hindquarter muscling with deep second thighs correct topline and bone with good length of leg. A sound mover typical tail set and carriage.

3. Tollerfield & Tollerfield - Gaesten Top Tinker

Four years three months brown/roan compact build with well textured and full rustic coat good bone and feet tail well set and carried. Skull not quite as full or developed as the winners and rather deep in brisket I considered for overall breed balance. A very good sound and true mover forward and aft. Completed an interesting trio of dogs all with many breed positives.

OD (6,1)

1. Gilder & Blunden & Van Gemert - Rozebottel's Porthos (Imp NLD)

Rising two and half years white not the biggest of dogs but all in balance and proportion very well angulated throughout compact neat appearance of rustic quality presented to a high standard of cleanliness but requires no more body condition in my opinion. Head fairly broad at skull with correct slight stop planes correctly set most appealing eye colour well set and shaped intuitive expression. Ears correct for size well placed neck short and muscled. Excellent topline kept well on the move very strong across the back and loins with super muscling in the hindquarters powerful with deep second thighs. Plenty of leg length from ground to elbow slight tuck up and skin thick. Coat beautifully naturally formed woolly curls thick and even with undercoat present. A very sound tireless mover free in profile action and true coming and going with correct head and tail carriage. Convincingly won BD & BOB, congratulations.

2. Ward & Fry & Zdunic-Sincovic - Kan Trace Viking Invader

Three years three months brown/white squarely built mature dog masculine presence with excellent head wide split nostrils and well formed blunt muzzle. Correct spring of ribcage short coupled and very strong across the loins presented in firm well muscled body condition with depth but balanced with proportionate length of leg beneath. The best of typical bone and compact webbed round feet coat well formed rustic lay and revealing outline moved soundly and true with plenty of drive demonstrating a happy disposition, RBD, congratulations.

3. Benelli - Il Granaio Dei Malatesta Flocky

Nineteen months brown/roan youngster well up to size rather well sprung in ribcage but good length of ribbing lovely balanced breed outline head very promising nostrils full most attractive eye colour, expression and eyebrows. Typical rustic coat texture not quite the finish of bone of the second but moving equally well if not slightly better.

SBD/B (4,1)

1. Middleton & Laroche - Emmroche Dazzler

2. Colonna - Arcticbreeze Aerodynamic

Twelve months white well angulated throughout pleasing for ribbing and depth of body to length of leg typical balanced head needs time to mature. Good bone and correct compact webbed feet presented in attractive coat well curled another moving somewhat close behind on the day I considered.

3. Paterson & Heath - Shinfield Harbourside Hana

Fifteen months a study solidly built white well ribbed with balanced head appealing eye colour set and shape of eye-rims complementary to coat enhancing intelligent attentive expression. Very well developed and muscled hindquarters for her age not quite giving of her best on the day and tending to pace on the move.

PGB (5,1)

1. Mort - Il Granaio Dei Malatesta Strawberry Syrup at Arcticbreeze (Imp Ita)

Two years nine months brown/roan pleasing length of leg to depth of body ratio shoulders well placed with strong neck the best boned exhibit in the class also excelled in compact webbed feet. Breed typical head and expression though ears appeared rather large typical coat lying well around a correct lagotto outline. Moved freely with forward reach and determined rear drive.

2. Cooper – All About Star Sigi Tolo For Gameflow (Imp Serb)

Rising nineteen months brown/white compact build not as rangy in scope as the winner with a head I preferred for strength and finish typical breed expression and correct sloping topline. Solidly built well muscled better fleshed than the winner. Correct spring of ribcage and length of ribbing presented in full well curled dense coat and a lovely confident mover. Two bitches which could change places on another day.

3. Mcallister - Rumolboys Cascade Of Fire

Rising two years brown/roan pleasing balanced head with intelligent expression moved with reach and drive if somewhat close behind in my opinion. Correct frim topline and depth of body well angulated throughout tail well set and carried. Coat rather more open than those above and appeared to feel the warm weather more on the day.

OB (4,1)

1. Mort - Radiva Baby Oh Cherrie at Arcticbreeze (Imp Svk)

Three years four months brown/roan well developed skull with slight stop correct proportion to strong muzzle and the expression and finish I preferred over the other entries. This bitch also possessed the best bone and firmest compact feet in the class in my opinion. Moved rather close behind for me but essentially sound with reach and drive head and tail carried correctly on the move. Coat well formed and textured slightly longer in body than I would prefer but all in proportion with good length of leg to the elbows which were large and close set. Skin thick presented in fit muscled condition, BB, congratulations.

2. Fry - Bedeslea Ticataboo RL2ex

Similar age to the above white superior muscling and body finish to that of the winner and a more compact outline on show relatively short and strong in the neck correct ribbing reaching well back short coupled with slight tuck up skin thick and close. Very sturdy solid rustic build but not the skull finish of the winner and less definite behind when moving in my opinion, RBB, congratulations.

3. Light - Moonreed Bella

Three years five months potentially the best mover in the class sound true and precise compactly constructed well angulated with correct ribcage and short coupled. Head well balanced and feminine with ears well set and of correct size. Seemingly feeling the heat at the end coat more open than those above her. A difficult class to judge three different lagotto each with strengths and could easily change places on another day.

Judge Richard Morris (Lascoed)