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The Hound Show 2024 - Hound Group Ch Show

Saturday 20th July 2024

I wish to sincerely thank The Hound Show for inviting me to judge and award first time CCs in my beloved breed, and also a big thank you to the exhibitors for the super entry. I want to congratulate the Club and committee for a thoroughly enjoyable well run show, big thanks to Claire Boggia for taking care of us judges, and huge thanks to both my ring stewards who did a fabulous job on the day.

GREYHOUNDS

Puppy Dog (3,2A)

1st Sawyers Boughton Back on Top. 11 month old nicely constructed red brindle of good size. Pleasing head, eye & expression. Excellent bite. Good reach of neck with lovely layback of shoulder. Super front assembly with nice spring of pastern. Well muscled hindquarters with good breadth of thigh. Moved well keeping his topline on the move.

Special Beginners Dog (2)

1st Pear's Grey Fort Mustang. Well muscled brindle of nice type. Long arched neck. Super depth of chest . Excellent bone, legs & feet. Nicely angulated hindquarters. Moved well.

2nd Hodgson's One Day Tom. Fawn brindle & white. Pleasing head, would prefer a darker eye. Small well carried rose shaped ears. Good reach of neck. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Not as neat in front as winner on the move.

Graduate Dog (3)

1st Sawer's Boughton Back on Top. Winner of Puppy Dog. Lots to like about this super sound free moving red brindle youngster who won this class on his movement.

2nd Wilce & Quintin's Azravi's Marked By The Sunrise At Kirjojax. White & red. A very elegant male of good size. Lovely head. Small rose shaped ears. Good reach of neck & depth of chest, would prefer more spring of rib as slightly slab sided & more reach in front when on the move.

3rd Pear's Greyfort Mustang

Post Graduate Dog (4, 2A)

1st Sawer's Boughton Back on Top

2nd Hodgston's One Day Tom

Limit Dog (3)

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1st Brooke's Estet Classic Oligarch At Grenowood (Imp Est). Top quality red brindle male of excellent breed type. Beautiful head, eye & expression. Correct bite with strong underjaw. Please clean teeth! Nicely constructed male with super front and well angulated hindquarters. The best of bone legs and feet. Moved very well.

2nd Spacey's Inchydoney Memories Talisman At Hallimans (Imp Fra). Nicely constructed Red male with classic head eye and expression. Small well placed ears. Super depth of chest and spring of rib with plenty of heart room. Powerful nicely arched loin. Well muscled hindquarters. Just needs to settle as played up with owner today while on the move.

3rd Mallen-Wallace's Droopy's Tavern

Special Racing Limit Dog (4)

1st Pear's Greyfort Mustang. Red brindle male who won this class on movement, keeping topline on the move

2nd Mallen-Wallace's Droopy's Tavern. Very attractive blue brindle & white. Nicely constructed well balanced dog. Super depth of chest with good spring of rib carried well back. Flanks well cut up. Moved well.

3rd Hodgson's One Day Tom

Open Dog (3) A super class of quality males.

1st Monti's Jun. Ch. Sobers Hansen. Red male of superb breed type. Beautiful head flat skull, dark bright, intelligent oval eyes. Excellent bite. Small rose shaped perfectly placed ears. Long elegant nicely arched neck with good layback of shoulder. Elbows well set under body. Chest deep and capacious with adequate heart room. Ribs well sprung and flanks well cut up. Powerful well angulated hindquarters with good bend of stifle. Shown in superb muscular condition. This dog covered the ground with ease with his low reaching free stride and great propulsion. A young dog who has it all, I just had to award him the CC.

2nd Howlett & Boggia's Ch. Ina's Fashion Dedicated to Boughton (Imp Deu). Another top quality male different type to one. A strongly built red brindle male of generous proportions. Classic head & expression. Small rose shaped well carried ears. Excellent front and well angulated hindquarters. Long broad back powerful well muscled loin. Shown in beautiful coat condition. Another superb sound free mover and worthy champion & my res.Dog CC winner.

3rd Harrison-Stratford's Ch. Southpoint Niemeyer At Highwick (Imp Prt).  

Special Racing Open Dog (5)

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1st Pear's Greyfort Mustang. Quality nicely muscled brindle male who won this class on his movement, holding his topline on the move.

2nd Bakewell's Barney Bestest Bud. Pale brindle male. Beautiful head and expression. Deep capacious chest with plenty of heart room. Ribs well sprung. Nicely muscled hindquarters. Moved ok.

3rd Hodgson's One Day Tom

Veteran Dog (4)

1st West's Windspiel Northern Stroler to Gemsbok. What a grand old gentleman. A well built nicely constructed white male with excellent bone, legs and feet. Darkest of eye, Correct bite. Good reach of neck. Nicely muscled with the best of hindquarters. Moved well.

2nd Mallen-Wallace's Droopys Tavern.  

3rd Bakewell's Barney Bestest Bud

Puppy Bitch (3) Lovely class of quality super sound brindles.

1st Holder & Boggia's Boughton Back To The Future. Gorgeous red brindle of superb breed type. For such a youngster she is so beautifully constructed and nicely balanced. Correct bite. Lovely flowing lines from her classic head, long elegantly arched neck, well laid shoulders, ample body proportions, nicely angulated hindquarters, to the tip of her long low set tail, she covered the ground well when standing. What a sound moving baby girl, who covered the ground well with her low reaching free stride. Delighted to award her Best Puppy in Breed. I am sure this young beauty will have a fabulous show career ahead of her.

2nd Ball's Boughton Back In Time. Another top class puppy. A very elegant nicely constructed and well proportioned pup. Beautiful head and expression. Dark eye. Super front and hindquarters. Moved so soundly and free with good reach. A very promising puppy.

3rd Cutter's Ina's Fashion Halo Over Chosovi (Imp Deu). Another beautifully constructed youngster of nice proportions. When she decided to move she moved well, however sadly did not want to cooperate with handler/owner today.  

Special Beginners Bitch (7)

1st Balls's Boughton Back in Time. (2nd in previous class)

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2nd Heyman's Heathlawn Darci. White & Fawn. Lovely head, eye & expression. A very feminine girl with good depth of chest and spring of rib. Moved well.

3rd Prince & Ballentine's West View Puddles

Quinyon's  

Graduate Bitch (2)

1st Wilce Quinton's Epic Telepathic At Kirjojax (Imp. Swe). 14 month old elegant black brindle of superb breed type. Classic head with darkest of eye. Powerful well chiselled jaws. Correct bite. Long elegantly arched neck with good layback of shoulder. Deep capacious chest with plenty of heart room. Excellent front and well developed hindquarters and well bent stifles. A lot to like about this top quality girl who was one of the soundest movers on the day, and one I will keep an eye on.

2nd Hatton's Violet Sky Can Make it A Dream at Lurecrazy. Brindle & white. Nicely constructed female of good proportions. Good depth of chest with spring of rib. Belly well tucked up. Moved ok.

Post Graduate Bitch (1)

1st Russell's Kates Me Flier. A very shapely 8.5 year old blue female of racing/coursing type. Classic head and eye. Small high set rose shaped ears. Good depth of chest and spring of rib with nice tuck up. Long broad square back with powerful slightly arched loin. Shown in superb muscular condition. Moved well in profile with nice reach, holding her topline on the move.

Special Racing Limit Bitch (8)

1st Russell's Kates Me Flyer. Previous class winner

2nd Bakewell & Scoles' Nutts Corner Igsb. This black beauty is so nicely constructed with curves in all the right places . Gorgeous head & expression. Strong well chiselled underjaw. Small high set ears. Deep and capacious chest with spring of rib, well ribbed back with plenty of heart room. Super firm well muscled topline which she kept on the move. Moved well.

Open Bitch (5)

Oh my goodness, what a class of pure quality. All outstanding specimens of their breed. It was a joy to go over them.

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1st Ahrens & Primavera's It Esp Ch K Ch UK Ch SU Ch Int Ch Sobers Geraldine. Not the first time I had judged this ravishing redhead, having judged her in Europe a few years ago as a youngster & awarded her top honours. What can I say, other than WOW! This girl is like a fine wine that just gets better and better with age! From the MOMENT I saw her in the ring I got goosebumps. Standing she just oozes quality and breed type. As the standard states: strongly built, upstanding, of generous proportions. This girl certainly has it all. Gleaming coat and shown in tip top muscular condition. Beautiful head, bright intelligent dark oval eyes. Superb bite with powerful nicely chiselled jaws. Everything about her just flows, from her long elegantly arched neck onto well laid shoulders, her graceful topline & underline, the best of fronts with elbows well under body, super depth of chest, and powerful well developed hindquarters with good bend of stifle and well let down hocks, enabling her to cover the ground with ease. She possesses that classic low reaching, free stride, covering the ground at great speed, with her hindlegs coming well under body giving her great propulsion I could watch this girl move all day. Delighted to award her the CC & BOB. I watched with delight as she was awarded BIS #3.  

2nd Newsham's Ch. Europa Decuma Via Windspiel (Cze Imp). Another beautiful example of our breed. This stunning girl came very close to 1 today, and on another day these two could certainly change places. 8 year old red who certainly does not show her age. Beautiful head, darkest of eyes. Good bite with powerful well chiselled jaw. This girl is so nicely constructed with the best of bone, legs and well feet. Excellent front with firm back and nicely arched loin. Powerful well muscled hindquarters with good bend of stifle. Shown in gleaming condition and a credit to her owner. Another super sound moving hound who floated around the ring and my res.CC winner & Best Veteran in Breed. I was overjoyed to watch her go BEST VETERAN IN SHOW.

3rd Harrison-Stratford's Ch. Southpoint Lady Loki At Highwick (Imp Prt)

Special Racing Open Bitch (4)

1st Bakewell & Scoles' Nutts Corner Isgb. Very shapely sound moving black, who I previously placed 2nd in SRLB.

2nd Prince & Ballentine's Westview Puddles

Veteran Bitch (4)

1st Cutter & Lubin's Ch. Zoraden My Girl at Chosovi. Beautiful 8 year old red brindle of outstanding quality. Classic head & expression. Bright intelligent dark eyes. Good bite. A nicely constructed female who, when stacked, presented the perfect of outlines

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with curves in all the right places. A top class sound moving girl whose wonderful condition is a credit to her owner.

2nd Russell's Kates Me Flyer

3rd Mallen-Wallace's Kellsboro Sasha

I had a thoroughly enjoyable day in great company. Again, I wish to thank the exhibitors for their wonderful entries today and for giving me the opportunity to judge their beautiful hounds.  

Felicity Thompson - Barnesmore