• Show Date: 16/09/2022
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Vivien Phillips Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 28/07/2023

Darlington Dog Show Society Ltd

Breed: Saluki

DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETY. 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022. SALUKIS. JUDGE VIVIEN PHILLIPS.

I LOOKED FORWARD TO JUDGING THIS ELEGANT BREED AGAIN. DUE TO THE WINDY POSITION OF THE RING AND THE RATHER LOUD TANNOY SOME OF THE EXHIBITS WERE SOMEWHAT PHASED AND THIS RESULTED IN EYES APPEARING BRIEFLY ROUNDER AND STARING BUT ONCE SETTLED THE “FAR SEEING” EXPRESSION WAS APPARENT. TAKING ON BOARD THE TEMPERAMENTS I HOPE I SUCCEEDED IN GIVING THE EXHIBITS CONFIDENCE.

VETERAN DOG. (1 ENTRIES) 1 ABS. PUPPY DOG NO ENTRIES. JUNIOR DOG NO ENTRIES.

POST GRADUATE DOG (1ENTRY) WARD’S CARYNA MANANTENA AT BACKTOR. GOOD UPSTANDING 3 YEAR OLD. WHITE FRINGED FAWN. HEAD PLANES AND EYE SHAPE CORRECT. LENGTH OF EAR SUFFICIENT. HE HAS A LONG NECK AND IS WELL LET DOWN AND DEEP IN FRONT.HIS BRISKET OF GOOD LENGTH. WELL ARCHED FEET. CORRECT TAIL CARRIAGE. MOVED WELL

LIMIT DOG (2 ENTRIES) 1. ULLYATT’S FERNLARK LEGEND OF CORNHAZE JW. FINE UPSTANDING MALE WITH A SUPER OUTLINE. 5 YEAR OLD BLACK GRIZZLE. VERY GOOD HEAD AND EYE. LOVELY ELEGANT NECK AND WELL ARCHED FEET . FILLED IN DEEP FRONT AND LONG BRISKET. CORRECT ANGULATION BEHIND AND MOVED WITH AN EFFORTLESS STRIDE. CORRECT TAIL CARRIAGE. RES CC. 2 QUADLING’S CLASSICUS ALRON WITH MALENKHAI. A GRIZZLE 4 YEAR OLD. ANOTHER UPSTANDING MALE. GOOD HEAD AND EYE. NICE OUTLINE. WELL LET DOWN IN BRISKET. MOVED OK IN SIDE GAIT BUT HACKNEYED MOVEMENT IN FRONT AND A TAD CLOSE BEHIND.

OPEN DOG (3 ENTRIES). 1 HARDING & COWLEY’S CH CLASSICUS ODYSSEUS AT ASHAHNI. I LIKED HIM AS HE FIRST WENT ROUND THE RING. BEST MOVER IN THE CLASS. A 3 YEAR OLD GRIZZLE WITH A SUPER HEAD AND EYE. LONG ELEGANT NECK. WELL FILLED IN FORECHEST. CORRECTLY RIBBED. GOOD ARCHED FEET. EXCELLENT HINDQUARTERS AND MOVED WITH A LOVELY FREE STRIDE. GOOD TAIL CARRIAGE CC ( HIS 5TH APPARENTLY) AND BOB. 2. ULYATT’S FERNLARK L’AUNISIEN IN CORNHAZE SH CM. ANOTHER ELEGANT MALE . DARK CREAM 7 YEAR OLD. I AWARDED THIS DOG THE RESERVE CC THREE YEARS AGO AND HE IS A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE BREED WITH A SUPER HEAD AND EYE. CORRECT CONSTRUCTION AND OUTLINE.. MOVED WELL BUT NOT TOO HAPPY IN THE WIND TODAY AND HAD TO GIVE WAY TO HIS KENNEL MATE FOR THE RESERVE CC.: 3 STENSON’S MICATTURA ALL FOR ME.

VETERAN BITCH (3 ENTRIES) 1. COLE’S JUN CH VOICE OF MY HEART NESHAMA TOVA (IMP) 8 YEAR OLD SILVER GRIZZLE. VERY ELEGANT. SHE HAS A GOOD HEAD. WELL FILLED IN FORECHEST. ARCHED FEET AND RIBS GO WELL BACK. SUFFICIENT ANGULATION IN HINDQUARTERS. MOVED WELL. 2. HUDSON’S VELOURIAS AGENT VELVET GLENCATHRA. 8 YEAR OLD BLACK FRINGED RED BITCH. SHE HAS A GOOD HEAD AND EYE. NICE OUTLINE, MOVES RATHER LOOSE IN FRONT AND NOT AS STRONG BEHIND. 3. ZELENKA’S NORDCW-11 FERNLARK BELINDA SHANNIE.

PUPPY BITCH (2) 1. SANDERS PARKER CLASSICUS FELICITAS. TWO LITTER SISTERS OF 7 MONTHS IN THIS CLASS. MY WINNER IS A WHITE AND RED PARTI COLOUR OF LOVELY TYPE. PLEASING HEAD, EYE AND EARS, SUFFICIENTLY LET DOWN FOR A YOUNGSTER. STRONGLY RIBBED AND NICELY ANGULATED BEHIND . MOVED WELL, PASTERNS STILL A LITTLE LOOSE, BUT SHE IS VERY YOUNG. BEST PUPPY. BOTH SISTERS CARRIED THEIR TAILS CORRECTLY. 2 HARDING & COWLEY’S CLASSICUS FLORENTINA AT ASHANHI. TRI COLOUR PARTI.ANOTHER WITH A PRETTY HEAD AND GOOD SHAPE TO EYE. ELEGANT OUTLINE. NARROWER THROUGHOUT THAN HER SISTER. LONGER CASTE BUT RIBBING GOES SUFFICIENTLY BACK. MOVED WELL.

JUNIOR BITCH NO ENTRIES

POST GRADUATE BITCH(2 Entries) 1 EVERTON’S SAVUKA RASHIQAH WITH KASRA (AX1) BLACK FRINGED RED. RATHER NERVOUS SO HER EYES WERE ROUND, THOUGH ONCE SHE RELAXED HER EXPRESSION IMPROVED. A FINE BITCH THROUGHOUT WITH CORRECT FEET AND SUFFICIENT DEPTH TO BRISKET. NOT VERY HAPPY ON THE MOVE. 2nd: ZELENKA’S, D NORDCW-11 FERNLARK BELINDA SHANNIE THIS BITCH WAS 3RD IN VETERAN. SHE IS APPARENTLY A SEIZURE DETECT DOG. VERY HEAVILY COATED BUT SWEET HEAD AND EXPRESSION. HANDLER IS ON A SCOOTER SO SHE TENDED TO PACE A LITTLE ON THE MOVE WHEN RUNNING ALONGSIDE.

LIMIT BITCH (5 Entries) 1 ABS. 1 GARRATT & OAKEY’S CARYNA ESPERANZA. A CREAM 3 YEAR OLD WITH A GOOD HEAD AND EYE . CORRECT FRONT CONSTRUCTION AND DEEP BRISKET AND WELL FILLED IN FRONT WITH LONG WELL ARCHED FEET . WELL RIBBED WITH WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS WHICH SHE USED WELL ON THE MOVE. GOOD TAIL CARRIAGE. LOVELY ELEGANT OUTLINE AND MOVED EFFORTLESSLY WHEN SHE SETTLED. RES CC SHOULD HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE 2 HUDSON’S, VELOURIAS ULTRAVIOLETTE GLENCATHRA. ANOTHER NICE FAWN BITCH WITH CORRECT HEAD AND EYE. WELL FILLED IN AND DEEP BRISKET. COULD BE TIGHTER IN ELBOW WITH FRONT MOVEMENT BUT WELL MUSCLED HINDQUARTRES WHICH SHE USED WELL. . 3 WARD’S NICOLE FARHI DEL BORGHINO (IMP IT)

OPEN BITCH (4 ENTRIES) 1 ABS. 1 SANDERS PARKER’S CH CLASSICUS OLYMPIA. THIS GRIZZLE PARTI COLOUR EXUDES TYPE AND ELEGANCE. PRETTY HEAD A ND LOVELY EXPRESSION. . WELL CONSTRUCTED THOUGHOUT AND VERY MUSCLED BEHIND. MOVED EFFORTLESSLY. GOOD TAIL CARRIAGE. LITTER SISTER TO MY DOG CC SHE WAS A TAD CLOSER BEHIND IN THE CHALLENGE FOR BOB. CC. 2 DAVIES, HARRISON, & SAND CH CLASSICUS ALCHEMY FOR CHARRIOAK JW. ANOTHER ELEGANT BITCH FROM THIS KENNEL. BLACK AND TAN 4 YEAR OLD WITH A PLEASING HEAD AND EYE. WELL LET DOWN AND RIBBED. CORRECT FEET, GOOD OUTLINE. NOT THE ANGULATION AND MUSCLE IN HINDQUARTERS OF MY WINNER. MOVED SOUNDLY. 3 ZELENKA’S D NORDCW-11 FERNLARK BELINDA SHANNIE.