Welsh Kennel Club

Russian Black Terriers Welsh Kennel Club 2024

Puppy Dog (1)

1. Larkharbour Ducati

An impressive dog of excellent type and quality. Strong, masculine, well proportioned, he has come a long way for his eleven months. Excellent head, strong and masculine with a flat skull and lovely expression. Small ears, well carried. Moderate neck. Well angulated in front. The best of toplines. Well set tail, but he could be a bit more proud of it at times. Matching angulation behind. In a full coat of very good structure. A strong, purposeful mover, filling the eye on the move. The main thing reminding me he is a puppy is that he can stabilize in movement coming and going. Res Best Dog and Best Puppy.

Post Graduate Dog (1)

1. Evrussky Black Warrior at Gunnerbears

Big, strong, masculine dog, well up on legs and making an impressive profile. Strong head, excellent skull, correct stop. His bite is acceptable if not perfect. Lovely pigmentation. Strong and long neck. Excellent forechest. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. Balanced angulation behind. Very good coat. He is a dynamic mover from the side, but could improve coming and going. Very well handled to show off his beautiful breed type and proportions to win Best Dog and BOS

Open Dog (2)

1. Proud of Being Count Dracua

A big, strong and rather massive dog with plenty of substance, over the border to coarse for the breed and could thus do with some more elegance overall. I would like to see some more leg under him for optimal balance. Big, strong, masculine head, excellent bite and strength of jaw. Medium neck. Generously angulated in both ends. Somewhat sloping in topline. Excellent coat quality. Very strong bone. He moved soundly from the side and from behind, but toed out in front.

2. Foreign Blek Berkut

Dog of pleasing proportions, well up on legs. Attractive head and expression from dark eyes. Quite good neck and front. Firm, strong topline. Needs more angulation of stifle and hock. In a pleasing coat. Could be much sounder coming and going.

Puppy Bitch (3,1)

1. Larkharbour Kawasaki at Gunnarbears

Lovely bitch puppy at almost eleven months. She is very well proportioned, well up on legs. Feminine head, but with very good strength. Flat skull, pleasing ears. Dark eyes. Strong neck, well set into withers. Firm topline, well set tail. Moderate, balanced angulation both ends. Deep and capacious chest for age. She moved with purpose and soundness from all angles. In a very good puppy coat. In the competition for best puppy she lost her attitude quite a bit and then did not carry her tail, so lost best puppy to her brother.

2. Dromnagus Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Eight months old bitch, very well developed in her body for her age. Not yet quite fully grown and thus not the length of leg of the winner, but still very pleasing in her silhouette. Attractive head and expression. Moderate neck. Moderate, balanced angulation both ends. Firm topline, big ribs and deep chest. Excellent tailset. Another who moved soundly from the side and in front, but could stabilize behind.

Junior Bitch (1)

1. Larkharbour Moriwaki

Eleven months old bitch, another with a very well developed body with excellent spring of rib and depth. She has very good potential, stands very well over her legs and feet and is well angulated both ends. Enough length of leg. Attractive head with very good, flat skull, dark eyes, could do with a little more stop. Strong neck. Firm topline, tail could be somewhat higher set. Excellent coat. She moved soundly from all angles if mostly jumping around with the plenty of enthusiasm she has.

Post Graduate Bitch (1)

1. Evrussky Black Widow

A lovely, feminine bitch. Very well proportioned, well up on legs and with her beautiful neck is very eye-catching. Typical feminine head, good, flat skull, dark eyes, excellent expression. Lovely long neck, crested and well set. Very good forechest. Excellent topline and tailset. Balanced angulation both ends. She is very athletic in movement from the side and more than reasonable coming and going. An excellent representative of her breed and sex. Best bitch and BOB.

Open Bitch (2)

1. Proud of Being Ava Gardner at Evrussky

A big and strong bitch, well up on legs, if not the most feminine. Well shaped, attractive head with a flat skull. Dark eyes, well set ears, attractive expression. Excellent bite. Long and crested neck. Very good forechest. Firm topline and well set tail. I see from the catalogue that she is the dam of BOB and BOS. Res Best Bitch.

2. Proud of Being Catwoman

Another strong bitch, compact. I would prefer her a bit more leg under her. Could be touch more feminine. Strong head with excellent skull. Strong neck, well set. Well angulated in both ends. Firm topline. Sound mover from all angles, but tended to roll her topline on the move. Well balanced hindquarters. Lovely coat. She moved soundly from the side and from behind, acceptable in front. Well handled.

Espen Engh, Norway (judge)