Burton On Trent Kennel Association

Burton-on-Trent Kennel Association.

4th December 2022

I would like to say thank you to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge and to the exhibitors who entered under me and braved the cold day. A special thank you to my two stewards Matt Fox and Colin Langan for keeping the ring moving.

Manchester Terrier

Junior (3, 0a)

1st Davies & Brown’s Wystry Dempsey’s Tipple. Almost 11 months old. Masculine head, wedge shaped with a lovely dark eye. Good length of neck with correct balanced outline. Angulation good fore and aft and well-muscled behind. Good depth of chest. Moved soundly in all aspects. Excellent markings. Shown in excellent condition. BP & Res BOB

2nd Sharpe’s Rosetta Keepsake. Almost 12 months. Feminine with correct wedge shaped head and a lovely eye, her ear carriage was not to her advantage. A very nice type with good length of neck. Correct outline, with good angulations fore and aft, well-muscled with good depth of chest. Excellent markings. Moved well in profile.

Open (2,0a)

1st Davies & Brown’s Ch Digelsa Dark Indulgence at Wystry. 6 year old. Well balanced in outline. Feminine wedged shaped head and expression with a nicely shaped eye. Correct ear carriage. Good depth to chest and angulations front and rear. Good markings. Moved soundly in all aspects and shown in excellent condition. BOB

2nd. Boot’s Ysabelkid Calamity Jane with Harliboo. 17 month old. Feminine head with good bite, eye and with the correct wedge shape. More refined overall. Good depth to chest. Stands well behind but tends to stand a little close in front and tends to lose top line on the move. Well presented.

Newfoundland

Junior (4,0a)

1st Thompson’s Saskinbears True Blue for Safeharbour. 14 months old. Feminine with head of correct proportions and of a good type. Balanced in outline with good bone. Well laid shoulder and return of upper arm. Good depth to chest and well ribbed, holding a level top-line both stacked and on the move. Moved at a good pace and soundly in all aspects. Shown in ex condition. Well handled. BOB

2nd Lindsey’s Legend I Am Canadian Beardog for Lindgreave (Imp Cze) 14 months. Masculine headed dog, with head of good proportions. Good bone . Well angulated in front with a good topline. Good ribcage and well ribbed. Would prefer more strength in hind action. Well-presented and handled.

Open (2,0a)

1st Bull’s Sandbears What Y Fancy at Ravenshore. 17 months . Feminine head and expression of good proportions . Well balanced in outline, holding a good topline both stacked and on the move. Correct angulations fore and aft, with a good depth to chest and well ribbed. Moved soundly in all aspects . Presented in excellent condition but a little over trimmed for my tastes which did detract . Res BOB

2nd Chapple’s Baranova Patience Rewarded for Peakcharm. 13 month old. Feminine head of a larger type. Good bone with level topline stacked and on the move. Good depth to chest and well ribbed. Would prefer a little more lay to shoulder. Balanced movement in profile. Well-presented and handled.

Dogue de Bordeaux

Junior (5, 3a)

1st Tibbs Bravadogue Abracadabra with Zeleski. Masculine headed dog of 7 months. Head of good proportions, large, with muzzle of correct length, correct mouth all of which combined give the correct distinctive head & expression. He is stocky and has good angulations front and rear. Broad chest of good depth, with well sprung ribcage. Stands well in front and behind. Moved at a good pace, balanced movement in profile and moved well behind. Front action needs to settle, but this boy is very young and as with this breed has a lot of developing to do. Well-presented and handled. BOB & BP

2nd McEnaney & Oldman. Bravadogue Mad Hatter. Feminine headed of 7 months. Head of good proportions, large with muzzle of correct length, head still has a bit of developing to do. Broad chest of good depth with a well sprung ribcage. A little more strength in forelegs desirable. Balanced movement in profile, would prefer a little more drive behind. Shown in excellent condition and as with 1 as with this breed has a lot of developing to do. Well-presented and handled. res BOB.

Bullmastiff

Puppy (2,1a)

1st. Thomas and Bull’s Phoria’s Eden. 10 month old . Feminine head and expression of a lovely type. Well boned with a with good width and depth to chest. Back level both stacked and on the move. Angulations good in front, a little more behind would be to her advantage. Moves well in front, a well behind but needs a little more power, but she is very young with a lot of developing to do. Well-presented and handled.

Junior (3,1a)

1st Thomas and Bull’s Phoria’s Seventh Heaven. 10 month old. Masculine headed dog with head of good proportions, with correct ear placement which adds to square appearance of the skull. Angulation good fore and aft. Well boned with good width and depth to chest. Level back, stacked and on the move. Stood well on all fours and moved well in all aspects with power and purpose. Well-presented and handled. Res BOB and BP.

2nd Ogden’s Kentwone Pyxis of Shibastone. 16 months. Large head with lovely dark eye and correct bite. Ear set above skull with detract overall head and expression. Level back standing and on the move. Good depth to chest. This youngster has still a bit of developing to do. Well-presented and handled.

Post grad. (3,2a)

1st Bratchie & Baillie’s The Love and Hope is Dvariskiu at Skookumbull (Imp LTu) 20 month old with a head of correct proportions with dark eye. Forelegs straight , with good angulation in front, a little more behind would be to her advantage. Good bone and stands well on fore legs, with good width and depth to chest. A little loaded over the Shoulder which detracts from her outline. Straight back with firm top-line on the move. Front action needs to settle. Shown in excellent condition. Well-presented and handled.

Open (4,2a)

1st Bratchie & Baillie’s Essenceera Turn The Magic on at Skookumbull JW. 4 year old of a good type. Masculine with head of good proportions, with correctly placed ears which adds to square appearance of skull. Nice type and balanced in outline. Good width and depth to chest. Angulation good front and rear. Back straight and holds firm topline on the move. Ang good. Ex topline . Moved well in profile and in front but a little close behind . In excellent hard condition. BOB

2nd Bown’s Sundabish Roman. 5 year old. Lovely expression. Masculine. Good ear carriage. Good width to chest. Front movement not to his advantage . Good ribcage well ribbed back. Topline a little slack. Moves ok.

St Bernard’s

Puppy (1,0a)

1st Drinkwater’s Pippanabbey Winter Wonder at Lunorvi. 11 months old. Feminine head and expression of good proportions. Good angulation in front with good depth of chest. Adequate spring of ribcage for her age.one good. Feet large and compact. Moves well in front but rear movement not to her advantage today. Well presented. BP & Res BOB

Post Graduate (3,2a)

1st. McEnaney & Oldman’s Coldlea Benevolent Digby. 19 month old male . Lovely type. Masculine head of correct proportions, a little less wrinkle would benefit overall impression. Good bone and good depth and width to chest. Stands well behind and in front. Well-rounded ribcage, holding a level back on the move. Angulations good fore and aft. Moves well in profile with extension in front and with power behind . Well-presented and handled. BOB

Leonberger

Junior (4,1a)

1st Vorrias’s Lionsridge Lord of the Rings. 18 month old , masculine headed dog with head of correct proportions. Strong in constitution, well balanced in outline, standing correctly with strong hocks. Angulations good fore and aft with correct amount of forechest. Good width and depth of chest, level back stacked and on the move. well ribbed back. Moved soundly and shown in good condition. Res BOB

2nd Read’s Bavaruki Suba Swish. 9 month old bitch. The baby of the class. Feminine with head of correct proportions. Angulations good fore and aft. Good depth and width to chest . Good tail set and carriage. Moved well in profile, soundly behind, front action needs to settle but this young girl is developing and has more to do. Shown in excellent condition and handled well. BP

Post grad (1,0a)

(1st Lionsridge Lord of the Rings)

Open (3, 1a)

1st Strudwick’s Lullaby Moon. 23 month old. Nice type. Feminine head and expression with head props, would prefer a slightly darker eye. Angulations good front and rear and well-muscled behind. Good depth and width to chest with correct fore-chest. Well boned. Level back stacked on the move. Moved soundly. Well-presented and handled. BOB

2nd Reads Jantonely Spellbinder with Onaway. 6 year old . Another nice type, feminine with head of correct proportions. Well boned with good angulations fore and aft. Top-line not to her advantage stacked. Moved soundly. Well-presented and handled.

Judge

Yvonne Ladd-Cannon