Irish Wolfhound Club Of Northern Ireland

Critique, Northern Ireland Wolfhound Club

Puppy Dog (3)

1) Sagittarius Tangaroa

an 11-month-old dog who combines substance with quality. Excellent temperament, beautiful head, and expression, typical rose ears, strong crested neck, good front. At this stage, he needs to drop in hindquarters and is rather high behind. Still has an arch to loin. By some margin the best mover in class. Best Puppy In Show.

2) Wilmurcunna Nuada

9-month-old dog, houndy dog. Very pleasing shape but has grown up on front legs and now needs to settle into his angulation and develop in forechest. Shapely topline. A very good coat. Moved ok from the side, should be sounder as seen from behind.

3) Neuschwanstein IW&D Mr. Darcy Green

Junior Dog (3,1)

1) Stonestorm Argyll

A dog who is mature for age, strong and masculine. Very pleasing body proportions. Attractive head, dark eyes, acceptable ears. Strong neck, enough angulation in front. Deep and capacious chest. Needs more angulation in stifle and hock. Reasonable coat. Prefer more drive and stability behind. Should be more accessible in temperament.

Post Graduate Dog (3,1)

1) Bellanaguna Fingal Boy at Inisshroin

A good moving dog with a pleasing balance, but I would prefer more of him all the way through. Just masculine enough. Pleasing head shape, very good expression. Well-set neck. Moderate, but balanced angulation both ends. Very attractive body shape, just the right curves. Standing well over legs and feet: Pleasing coat quality, moves very well from the side and front, could improve going away.

2) Fionn of Lisdoonvarna

Strong masculine dog of excellent size if rather cumbersome on the move. Needs a stronger temperament. Typey head, eyes could be darker, excellent small rose ears. Strong neck, deep and capacious body. Pleasing topline standing. Needs more energy and carriage on the move.

Limit Dog (2,1)

1) Gulliagh Ionesco

Stylish houndy dog, well proportioned. Attractive head and expression and good ears. A long neck, moderate angulation in front, generously angulated behind. Deep chest, needs an arch of loin, which would improve his overall shape. Very good coat. Moved well from the side, but has room for improvement moving away.

Open Dog (2,2)

Veteran Dog (1,1)

Champion Dog (2)

1) Caredig Mafioso

A very attractive, sound masculine dog with very pleasing proportions. Attractive head and expression. Very good ears. Just enough neck. Well balanced angulation both ends. Deep capacious body, shapely loin. Excellent coat. Very sound legs and feet. A typical mover, well-coordinated, carrying himself well. CC & BIS.

2) Gulliagh Troyat

An upstanding houndy dog of excellent type and very shapely, tupewise the one who appealed the most to me today. Pleasing head, rose-shaped ears. Long neck. Tends to turn his front feet out standing and moving. A beautiful body shape. Well angulated behind. Moved with energy, but front movement let him down. Reserve CC.

Junior Bitch (3,1)

1) Stonestorm Morven

A big strapping bitch, quite majestic. Excellent head, good ears. Long neck. Needs more angulation both ends, especially a better layback of the upper arm. Deep chest, she has some shape to the body, if not ideal. Carried herself quite well on the move, but needs more stability behind and could be more supple.

2) Ultana Du Grand Chien De Culann

Obviously young, but shapely bitch, very pleasing in type and quality. Feminine head, flat ears. Typical curves to her body. Good coat. At times, she moved very well with energy and suppleness. Unfortunately almost untouchable and needs much more social training, but for sure worth working with as she has excellent potential.

Yearling Bitch (2,1)

1) Millarton Precocious

Dark bitch of very pleasing type and quality. Needs to grow on and gain more substance, and preferably more size. Well-shaped head, eyes should be darker, good ears. Attractive nape of the neck. Moderate, but balanced angulation on both ends. Very pleasing shape to topline and underline. In a good coat. She moved well from the side with suppleness, but narrow between her hocks.

Post Graduate Bitch (2,2)

Limit Bitch (2,2)

Open Bitch (4,2)

1) Caredig Medici

Standing a very attractive bitch, well-proportioned and constructed. Typical head. Medium eye colour, very good ears. Beautiful neck, well set. Good front. Could have a little more arch of loin but her transitions are pleasing, but tends to fall away too much over the croup. Moderate angulation behind. Excellent coat. In movement she is quite careful with the floor, and not extending enough with the hind quarters. Reserve CC.

2) Tarlog Diura of Stonestorm

A big strapping bitch with plenty of substance, but carrying too much weight, therefore losing some of her elegance. Typical head, very good eyes, excellent ears. Neck with a nape. Enough bone, but compared to her big body, her bone still looked a little lacking. Needs tighter feet. Tends to give away in topline. Moderate angulation behind. She moved moderately well, but with a good carriage, if tending to raise her rather curled tail.

Champion Bitch (3)

1) Gulliagh Piaf

A houndy bitch, very well-proportioned and combining substance and bone with sighthound elegance. Typical feminine head, pleasing expression, very good ears. Elegant neck, balanced angulation both ends. Too straight in pastern. Shapely body, but even more so standing than moving. Very good coat. Moved effortlessly with suppleness and long strides, keeping her balance at all times. A very good representative of her breed and sex. CC and resBIS.

2) Ir.Ch. Calcara Anu

Big, majestic bitch, strong, if not the most feminine. A strong head, incorrect flat ears. Strong neck. Very good forechest and stands well over her legs and feet. Big bodied, she has a typical arch of loin. Harsh coat. Kept her balance well on the move, but could do with more energy.

3) Ir.Ch. Recamier du Greand Chien De Culann

Espen Engh (Norway), judge