Weimaraner Association

The Weimaraner Association Open Show

3rd June 2023

I have always said it is an honour to be asked to judge a club show, especially as a non-specialist. Today was no exception, so thank you to the officers and committee of the Weimaraner Association for the privilege to judge your show and to the exhibitors for such a lovely entry both numerically and in quality.

Minor Puppy Dog (2,0)
1st Rayner & Maskell’s Enjager Access to Raystans. Just 7months this young man has a bright future. Good length to head which is well proportioned. Long clean neck into a straight front, well laid shoulders and return of upper arm giving lots of forechest. Deep ribs well back to a firm loin and good rear angles Moved well for a baby, true fore and aft.
2nd Goord’s Dartview Formula One. Another at 7mths, not a sure of himself today but loved his type and shape. Moderate neck into a straight front with well laid shoulders and enough forechest and depth of rib. Level topline and a very good rear. Moved true and easy with lovely reach and drive.

Puppy Dog (2,0)
1st Suett’s Silberliss Peckham Pouncer. 12mths today and what a super young dog. Loved his overall shape and proportions. Correct head of moderate length. Nice length of neck into well laid shoulders, good forechest & a straight front. Level back, good length of rib through a firm loin to a correct, moderately angulated rear. True easy mover with good stride. BPD and BPIS
2nd Rayner & Maskell’s Enjager Access to Raystans
3rd Davies & Brown’s Gunalt Polished at Wystry

Junior Dog (5,0)
1st Brown & Filby’s Desjiem Billy Dont Be A Hero JW. A lovely 16mth with lots of promise. Love his outline, super head of correct shape and proportions. Moderate clean neck into well made forequarters with a straight front, well laid shoulders and return of upper arm giving forechest. Good spring and depth of rib to a firm loin. Moderate rear with a good turn of stifle. True easy mover with lovely reach and drive. Handler does tend to overstretch him on the stand which can spoil his outline.
2nd Suett’s Silberliss Peckham Pouncer
3rd Davies & Brown’s Gunalt Polished at Wystry
Res Jennings’ Wallaroo Romeo
VHC Osborne-Fardon’s Silberliss Bombadier 

Yearling Dog (3,0)
1st Hillen’s Britmans Auriol. 20mth with a pleasing head. Clean neck into slightly open front angles, straight front and neat feet. Good depth of chest to a firm loin under a level topline. Moderate rear angulation but lacks width of thigh to give the turn of stifle. Moved ok.
2nd Jennings’ Wallaroo Romeo 4th in Junior and if he had his big boy pants on would have had a better day. Liked his overall shape, good head and neck, well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Correct depth of chest and lovely rear angles with good turn of stifle. Moved well with drive.
3rd Osborne-Fardon’s Silberliss Bombadier

Post Graduate Dog (1,0)
1st Heuston’s Parhelis Corrino. 2yr with a pleasing head of good shape and proportions. Moderate length of neck into well laid shoulders and straight front. Ribs down to elbow and back to a short loin. Moderate rear with good turn of stifle. Moved ok once settled.

Limit Dog (5,2) Good class with 3 very nice dogs
1st Razzell, Hazeltine & Crowther’s Sh Ch Hundwith Checkmate of Corotine JW. What a super 2yr old. Loved his outline, shape and proportions. Lovely head with correct shape and length of muzzle, clean neck of moderate length. Excels in forequarters with straight front, good bone and feet, well laid shoulders & return of upper arm giving good forechest. Deep chest with good spring of rib, strong loin to a very well made rear. Level topline and good muscle finishes the picture. A true easy driving mover who pushed hard in the challenge.
2nd Pearman’s Weipowa Denton at Britmans. 3yr and another super D. Correct overall shape, well proportioned and well muscled. Pleasing head, slightly broader than some, good length of neck into well laid shoulders and enough forechest. Correct depth and spring of rib. Correctly angled rear with good turn of stifle. Another easy true driving mover.
3rd Richardson’s Cheyenn Makeeta

Open Dog (5,0)  What a super class.
1st Kerr’s Sh Ch Kalimor Hudson. When this dog first stood up he was basically the dog I had in my mind I was looking for. Just screams Weimaraner. Elegant, clean outline of correct size, shape and proportions. Head of correct length and breadth, clean neck of correct length into super forequarters. well laid shoulders and return of upper arm gives the desired forechest, straight front. Correct spring and depth of rib to a firm loin under a level topline. Excellent rear angulation, well muscled. On the move he is so true and covers the ground with ease. Couldn’t stop looking at him. BD and Best In Show.
2nd Rayner & Maskell’s Sh Ch Kalimor Accolade to Raystans JW. Another super dog, very slightly different to the winner who I found out was his half brother. Slightly heavier build but still with a clean outline of good shape. Very good head on a correct length of neck to very well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm giving forechest. Deep chest under a level topline. Good rear angles with a good turn of stifle. Another true easy mover. Just preferred the outline of the winner. RBD
3rd Burgess’ Gunalt Vettel to Hantzburg
Res Hunter’s Braefell Dragonfly
VHC Maclaine & Dickson’s Greyspirit Hope N Dreams JW

Special Working Dog (1,0)
1st Richardson’s Cheyenn Makeeta 5yr old long-hair. Really like his style and outline. Masculine head of good proportions and shape. Moderate neck into well laid shoulders with return of upper arm and good forechest. Straight front with good feet. Nice spring of rib that just reaches the elbow. Moderate well muscled rear with good turn of stifle. Moved true with drive but he is a little too proud of his tail on the move.

Special Open Long Haired Dog/Bitch (1,0)
1st. Richardson’s Cheyenn Makeeta
2nd Reakes’ Thrihyrne Love Letters. 2yr B. Another with a nice shape and a pleasing feminine head of good proportions. Well made forequarters with enough forechest and a straight front. Correct depth of chest and spring of rib to a short loin and a well muscled rear with moderate angles. Just not as positive on the move as the winner. 

Puppy Bitch (3,1)
1st Longbottom & Milby’s Gunalt Curtain Call. 9mth with a lovely outline and a feminine head of good proportions. Moderate neck to very well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm giving correct forechest. Straight front with tidy feet. Good depth and spring of rib under a level topline when her handler doesn’t over stretch her. Lovely rear angles with good turn of stifle. Super free easy mover with drive. BPB
2nd Hill’s Weipowa Ida. Very feminine 9mth with a lovely head and neck. well laid shoulders and return of upper arm, straight front but feet need to tighten. Level topline and deep ribs. Not the rear angulation of the winner and subsequently not the drive.

Junior Bitch (5,2)
1st Suett’s Silberliss Saucy Mare. Super shape on the 13mth B who I am sure will have a bright future. Super body shape with lovely head. Clean neck of good length to a straight front. Super forequarters with well laid shoulders, return of upper arm and good forechest. Level topline over deep ribs to a firm loin and on to a correctly angled rear. Moved with ease, true with drive.
2nd Hill’s Weipowa Ida
3rd Goldbourn’s Kallasilya Swan River Daisy

Yearling Bitch (5,0)  What a lovely class of youngsters.
1st Morris & Randall’s Kalimor Dottie JW. 21mths this B has a super outline. Feminine head with good length and proportions. Moderate length of neck into very well made forequarters. well laid shoulders and return of upper arm and straight front with neat feet. Correct spring of rib under a level topline and correct tail set. Very good rear angles and moved true with ease and drive.
2nd Dobbs’ Kalimor Summa Love JW. Turned out to be litter sister of my winner and many of the qualities apply to her also. Not quite the return of upper arm so not as much forechest but arguably a slightly better rear end but her sister was just a little truer coming and going which was really the difference on the day.
3rd Cain’s Schonhund Show Mia Star at Lustamusk JW
Res Maclaine & Dickson’s Greyspirit Mystique JW Cpw22
VHC Anderson’s Hollieseast Chanel Chic

Post Graduate Bitch (6,1)
1st Pilatova Sabsky Svratka JW. This 23mth old is another with a super shape with correct head of good proportions. Nice length of neck into super forequarters with well laid shoulders, return of upper arm and good forechest. Straight front and neat feet. Level topline over deep well-sprung ribs through to a well angulated rear. Free and easy on the move, true with drive.
2nd Maskell & Rayner & Maskell’s Enjager Harmony with Brownbank JW. 22mth and another tough decision between 1 and 2. Another of super shape and proportions with a correct head and neck, very well made forequarters with straight front, neat feet and good forechest. Level topline to a well set tail. Just not quite the depth of chest of the winner. Good rear angles and other correct easy mover.
3rd Davies & Brown’s Wystry One Mint Julep
Res Reakes’ Thrihyrne Love Letters
VHC Lord & Broomfield’s Chilternway Bukeela

Limit Bitch (7,1)  Super Class
1st Cain’s Schonhund Show Tallulah at Lustamusk. Lovely 4yr old of correct shape. Feminine through head which is of good length and proportions. Moderate neck into very well made forequarters with good forechest. Straight front and tidy feet. Level back over deep ribs and a firm loin to a well angulated rear. Super mover, free, true coming and going with good drive. Pulled out the stops in the challenge to win RBB
2nd Suett’s Silberliss Solitaire. Another well made, typey 4yr old. Feminine with pleasing head and a long clean neck into super forequarters, straight front with good feet. Level back to a well angled rear. Moves true with reach and drive.
3rd Stafford’s Rivertone under My Skin Farnfield
Res Pilatova’s Sabsky Sasanka
VHC Hill’s Weipowa Beretta

Open Bitch (6,0)
1st Morris’ Kalimor Gem. This 6 yr old ultimately headed up this lovely class of quality bitches. Lovely type, shape, size and proportions. Feminine, well proportioned head, good length of neck flows into super forequarters. well laid shoulders, correct return of upper arm giving good forechest. Straight front and neat feet. Deep chest, well sprung and ribbed back to a well muscled loin. Correct rear angles with good turn of stifle. A joy to watch on the move, true coming and going, fluid, free and ground covering in profile. BB & RBIS
2nd Dobbs’ Oakswarren Ice Maiden. Another 6yr old, similar in type with a feminine, well proportioned head. Good neck into well laid shoulders and straight front. Not quite the upper arm or forechest of the winner. Ribbed well back to firm loin and a moderate rear. Another good mover.
3rd Marr’s Sh Ch Sharnphilly Grace Kelly at Cleimar
Res Phillips’ Rivertone Head Above Water
VHC Suett’s Silberliss Summer Of Love 

Veteran Bitch (4,2) Two very good Veterans
1st Suett’s Int Sh Ch/NL Lux Ch Silvestre Last Tango with Silberliss JW. 8yrs. BVIS
2nd Maclaine & Dickson’s Greyspirit Purdue JW ShCM ShCEx Cjw17 Cw22 7yrs
I combined my notes for these 2 as they are both of good type with only subtle differences. Both have pleasing heads, good body shape and well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Both have level topline and well angled rear. Both moved well. I just preferred the length of body of my winner and her forechest.

Judge:- Ray McDonald (Roanjora)