Paignton & District Fanciers' Association

Judging Critique - Paignton 3rd August 2024

Italian Spinone

BEST OF BREED : 1778 MORTIMER, Mrs L Scodinzolare Philomen

Dog CC : 1764 BARRATT, Miss W Piccolonoce Monty Bojangle

Res Dog CC : 1766 CLARK, Ms Jan & SHARP, Mrs Claire & SHARP, Mr Lee Sh Ch Affilato You Can Bank On It

Bitch CC : 1778 MORTIMER, Mrs L Scodinzolare Philomen

Res Bitch CC : 1782 SHARP, Mr L & SHARP, Mrs Claire Sh Ch Affilato It Had To Be You JW

Best Puppy :

Best Veteran : 1784 WAGH, Mrs & Mr D & D Sh Ch Prottino Del Vera By Dewdhala

JD 2

1 Cook’s Connomar Cipirello Of Roughmoor. Well made with nicely balanced head, pleasing eye colour & expression. Good strength of neck & well-laid shoulders. Excellent spring of rib & depth of chest. Strong bone throughout. Coarse coat texture and thick skin. Moved well.

2 Sansom’s Flozapheinion Baby Huey. Quite nice in outline but lacking in weight & bone. Nice eye & expression and large open nose. Sufficient length of neck; good lay of shoulder, return of upperarm and bend of stifle. Needs to mature. Moved close behind.

YD 3

1 Clark & Sharp’s Sh Ch Affilato You Can Bank On It. Res CC. Took my eye as soon as he entered the ring. Won on outline & overall head proportions. Best mover in the class. Very nice square outline with correct topline. Good strong bone throughout. Well balanced head with sufficient width of skull and correct divergent head planes, pleasing eye colour, shape and expression. Lovely large, spongy nose & good head furnishings. Excellent medium length of strong neck. Excellent depth of chest with ribs going well back to strong, broad, well-muscled loin. Correct rear angulation with nice tailset. Quality coat of good texture; thick skin. Absolutely fabulous free movement. When he is fully mature, I’m sure he will have a very successful future.

2 Hope’s Testaverde Selwyn Flogit. Another nice dog, but preferred the topline of 1. Good eye colour but eyelids a little loose. Good forechest. Pleasing angulation fore & aft; good depth of chest & width of upper & lower thigh. Good feet. Moved well on large, compact feet.

3 F B Huey

LD 3

1 Barrett’s Piccolonoce Monty Bojangle. CC. Very pleasing correct and mature masculine outline. Good length of head compared to body, lean skull, nice eye colour and shape of eye & good head furnishings. Low earset & good length of ear. Pleasing forechest and excellent depth of chest. Good topline & strong bone. Well let down hocks. Moved freely and soundly really covering the ground with each stride.

2 Smith’s Sosteli Saxon. Another nice dog with a square outline. Good length of head with nice eye colour & expression. Large, spongy open nose. Strong, medium length neck. Excellent bone, depth of chest & spring of rib. Strong, muscular loin. Nice topline. Moved a little close infront and behind.

3 Luff & Davies’s Beau (imp IT)

OD 1

1 Lea’s Piccolonoce Candy's Cosmo. Nicely matured with good length of head of sufficient width. Good earset and correct medium length neck. Well-laid shoulder, good depth of chest, sufficient bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well but a little lethargic and close behind. Coarse coat texture.

JB 2

1 Wagh’s Dewdhala Sempre Agnese (JWW 24). lovely square outline. Feminine head, well-proportioned with pleasing furnishings.. Nice eye colour and shape & correct equal length of muzzle and skull. Large spongy nose. Excellent forechest & depth of chest. Nice topline. Good strength over loin. Coarse coat texture. Moved soundly, freely & typically

2 Luff’s Lyndyck Imo Grady. Another nice one with good outline, just a little heavier in head than 1. Sufficient bone throughout, nice width of upper & lower thigh. Good coat texture but not too profuse. Moved soundly.

YB 2

1 Sharp’s Sh Ch Affilato It Had To Be You JW. Res CC. Won on movement & exquisite feminine head and expression. Excellent length of head with lovely eye & expression. Correct divergent head planes with good head furnishings. Large spongy nose. Excellent angulation throughout. Good bone, depth of chest & correct topline. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Good feet displaying characteristic round shape in front & slightly more oval behind. Lovely coarse coat texture & thick skin. Fabulous free, elastic movement, keeping topline on the move. Litter sister to my dog res CC winner. Pushed hard for the CC just found my winner more finished and mature on the day.

2 D S Agnese (JWW 24)

PGB 3

1 Mortimer’s Scodinzolare Photoulla. Well developed & shown in excellent coat & muscular condition. Well balanced head, with correct equal length of skull to muzzle. Nice earset. Good strength of medium length neck. Excellent angulation throughout. Strong bone; excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice topline. Moved well with drive on tight well arched feet.

2 Davies’s Montecani Riva's Memories Am Cartrefyspin. Nice in outline just not quite as mature as 1. Head of good length with good skull shape. Nice eye colour & large open spongy nose. Excellent bone, depth of chest and well let-down hocks. Moved OK. Coat a little soft.

3 Moore’s Scodinzolare Picil

LB 4

1 Mortimer’s Scodinzolare Philomen.CC & BOB. Lovely, typical and mature outline & shown in excellent coat & muscular condition. Good length of head with skull of sufficient width compared to overall length of head. Lovely eye colour & expression, large, open spongy nose. Good low earset & nice length of ears. Strong neck of medium length with well-defined crest. Excellent angulation throughout. Good depth of chest, correct topline & strong bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved soundly, freely & typically covering the ground well with each stride.

2 Lea’s Piccolonoce Vanilla Crunch. Another nice bitch just preferred the overall outline and animated movement of 1. Sufficient length of neck. Good skull shape and correct divergent head planes. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good depth of chest and strong loin. Coat of good texture.

3 Anderson & Mayne’s Annilann Temptress Del Michiamo JW

OB 4

1 Sharp & Clark’s Sh Ch Affilato The Other Woman. Won on overall outline & correct movement but carrying a little too much weight over the shoulders. Lovely head, eye & expression with nice furnishings. Nice forechest an excellent angulation throughout. Good depth of chest and spring of rib leading to strong, muscular loin. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Large, compact feet of correct shape infront and behind. Moved soundly fore & aft covering the ground well when she got into her stride. Good coat texture.

2 Kruglow’s Amberellie Rosanna. Very feminine with correct square outline. Lovely feminine head & expression. Good bone. Nice crest of neck. Excellent spring of rib & width of upper thigh. Nice coat; not quite as straight on the move as 1.

3 Challand’s Sh Ch Annilann Miss Big Girl Spanx JW

VB 2

1 Wagh’s Sh Ch Prottino Del Vera By Dewdhala. Best Veteran. Nice in outline & moved very soundly. Correct medium length of neck with nicely shaped muzzle & skull. Nice medium length of neck. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm & forechest. Good depth of chest and nice topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well coming & going. Excellent dense coat of coarse texture.

2 Moore’s Scodinzolare Perla D’Oro. Not quite as square in outline as 1. Nice eye & expression and good skull shape. Nice length & strength of neck. Would like a little more return of upperarm. Good spring of rib. Moved with drive.

Kathy Moores

Judge