Midland Rottweiler Club

Midland Rottweiler Club – 43rd Championship Show

Good Friday, 29th March 2024

My heartfelt thanks to the officers and committee of this club for inviting me to award my first set of CCs at a club show which to any judge should be an honour.

To the exhibitors for giving me such a fantastic entry of 106 dogs which was well above the average breed entry size, a massive thank you, the sportsmanship shown on the day to the placings and the atmosphere around the ringside with the applauds was a joy to hear from a judges perspective and I think overall gave to the atmosphere on the day, which was enjoyed by everyone in attendance.

Good ring management goes in hand with good stewards to which I had on the day, and made my judging experience a pleasing one. So many thanks to Corinna and Kaylie, much appreciated.

I was overall very pleased with my principal winners which in my opinion were as close to the breed standard that we wish to get to. Obviously in some decisions a judge needs to make compromises in certain ways, which is where we are with breeds in general at the moment.

I have some concerns about how the breed is moving forward, and losing balance with what should be 9-10 proportions, hopefully this is recognised before it’s too late. Also I need to mention light round eyes and wet/houndy heads in some of the exhibits which detracts from the overall expression. On the day temperaments were exceptional.

Best In Show - Dortmund Dizzy Rascal

Reserve Best In Show - Varenka Firestar For Marvelrott

Best Opposite Sex In Show - Varenka Firestar For Marvelrott

Dog Challenge Certificate - Dortmund Dizzy Rascal

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate - Ch Upmont Al Capone

Bitch Challenge Certificate - Varenka Firestar For Marvelrott

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate - Stairvale Grace Von Rottsworth

Best Puppy In Show - Just Ask Faith O'Shea

Best Baby Puppy In Show - Jaegerot Mr Marvellous

Best Veteran In Show - Blushing Bacardi At Chantavory

Baby Puppy Male (1)

What a great way to start a day’s judging and put a smile on my face with the introduction of baby puppy classes at breed shows and applauds to the club for scheduling them, though not many entries the quality was wonderful.

1st Smith – Jargerot Mr Marvellous. Approaching 5 months, very compact young male with a strong head, dark eyes, well placed medium ears and well boned. Good body length and pleasing rear angulation with first and second thigh developing nicely at this young age. Good feet and clear rich mahogany markings. On assessing movement today it was good overall and tail carried correctly. Had no hesitation to award Best Baby Puppy In Show.

Baby Puppy Female (2)

1st Parker – Hanbar Jayla. Like the male winner approaching 5 months and I believe the exhibitors first show puppy. A lovely feminine puppy with a moderate head, ears well place giving a good expression, dark eyes, good front still developing and also pleasing rear angulation. Movement was also correct and sound at this tender age, tail carriage was correct and well set.

2nd Macdonald – Jianerot Qahira. Though slightly younger than the winner, there’s still much to like about this young female. Feminine head, length of muzzle, dark eyes and well placed medium size ears, front adequate at this age, well boned on good feet. Moved okay for her age. The difference today and with these youngsters developing and growing was that she was a little bum high.

Males

Veteran (3, 1A)

Both of today’s exhibits are well deserving of their Ch title and credit to the owners for presenting in such good condition.

1st Clapp – Ch Rockstarotts Mini Clubman. 8 year old very expressive male, with a masculine head, good length of muzzle, well placed small ears, strong muscular neck. Strong front with a deep chest and width, well placed shoulders, good bone and correct feet. Solid topline, strong in body with correct length and well-muscled rear angulation. Strong and powerful movement viewed in all directions with tail carried correctly and level topline retained at all times.

2nd Brawn & Coles – Ch Javladare One Vision. 9 year old, with good size and substance, strong head with broad muzzle, dark eyes with a calming expression. good bone with excellent feet. Body not as compact as my winner but yet a strong topline and underline, well-muscled in front and rear angulation. Purposeful sound movement with good side profile.

Minor Puppy (4)

1st Ward – Hanbar Idris. 6 month and so full of promise. Developing head with sufficient width between ears that are well placed. Dark eyes and good length of muzzle and correct dentition. Strong in bone and good feet, good mouth pigment. Forequarters are well placed, good ribbing, adequate croup and rear angulation. Clear rich mahogany markings. Movement was good at this age which was fairly sound with correct tail carriage. Best Puppy Dog.

2nd Clapp – Rockstarotts Battle Born. 8 month, Good head with a pleasing expression, ears well placed and good for length of muzzle and pigmentation, dark almond shaped eyes. Pleasing neck length and well placed shoulders. Strong in body, with good topline and underlines, rich mahogany markings. Movement was sound in all directions with good tail carriage.

3rd Wilkinson – Rottkinson Dark Knight

4th Austin – Ausries Jabba The Hut

Puppy (1)

1st De Mey - Urus Von Ivan Hause (ATC BEL). 7 month, with a pleasing head and expression. dark eyes with good shape. Good front angulation with, length of neck and shoulder placement. Good for bone and substance on good feet. Lovely body type, pleasing topline, good coat texture. Well angulated hindquarters. Movement was pleasing though a little unsettled on the go round which was a factor today when awarding Best Puppy Dog.

Junior (7, 1A)

1st Steel & Mulhall - Darkarmar Tobias. 17 month, a cracking exhibit presented in wonderful condition. A real masculine head, dark almond shaped eyes, good dark flews, length of muzzle. Strong muscular neck, good forequarters, well-muscled and good for bone with rich mahogany markings. Level topline, well for body, short loin with well-developed first and second thigh and strong hocks. Moved really well, with purpose and drive from the rear and also good tail carriage which was well set. Shortlisted for the CC today and I’m sure his time will come.

2nd Egerton & Sutcliffe - Bereyda The Real Defender. 17 month and another wonderful exhibit. A real masculine head, dark well placed eyes, good ear placement with good expression and a moderate wrinkle. Strong developed front, with good bone and correct feet with strength in pastern, strong body well ribbed and pleasing rear angulation. Movement was balanced and powerful with level topline and good tail carriage also correctly set. Slightly overmarked for me but that’s just cosmetic and does not take away from another good exhibit.

3rd Gee - Upend Ellison At Kassmax

4th Courtney Baughan - Jhava Black Magic Over Whisperdown

5th Goodban - Seittor Magic Spell With Keljaygo

Yearling (1)

1st Trevett - Vonkassel Maverick Sarkay. 22 month, with a good head type, well placed medium size ears, I would have preferred a darker eye though of a good shape. Well filled cheeks, straight front, sufficient for bone and good feet, strong body, well ribbed and level topline, strong hindquarters with correct turn of stifle and well developed thighs. Moved soundly in all directions with powerful rear movement showing plenty of drive in profile.

Post Graduate (10, 2A)

1st Rivett - Jezeve Castaway. 2 year old good sized male, with a well-balanced masculine head, dark eyes well placed and correct ear placement of medium size, well-muscled front, medium bone and strong compact feet on good pasterns, correct body length, with good topline and underline, well developed rear quarters, well-muscled and strong hocks. Adequate croup length. Movement was sound with plenty of drive and was good to watch in profile which gave him the class win today.

2nd Ward - Warrimead Floki. 2 year old, a strong exhibit with a masculine well developed head, wonderful expression, well placed ears and dark eyes with correct shape. Strong well developed front with substance and bone. Well for body with pleasing rear angulation. Moved soundly and covered the ground well, tail carried correctly though today he lost out by his overall condition with carrying too much weight for me.

3rd Greener - Rhodilea Celtic Warrior

4th Jackson & Rogerson - Taneven Acreed

5th Abell - Nageem Cukier

Limit (8)

1st Clark - Dortmund Dizzy Rascal. 2 year old and my star of the day. A medium sized male but so much to like. Masculine head, dark almond shaped eyes, well placed medium size ears giving such a tranquil expression when alert. Good mouth pigment and muzzle length. Strong well developed neck, muscular front with good depth and width, sufficient bone and compact feet. Strong in body, well ribbed, good croup with well-developed first and second thigh and adequate turn of stifle. His coat texture is correct. He excels on the move which is so balanced and purposeful with a strong rear movement and good stride pattern, with correct tail carriage and topline retained at all times in moving. To finish the picture I would prefer clearer markings, though this is cosmetic and does not take away how good this male is and with this I had no hesitation to award him the DCC, which I believe later was his 3rd, Best of Breed and Best In Show. Many congratulations.

2nd Window - Hanbar Frankel. 3 year old. Another good breed example with such a masculine head with broad skull, well placed ears with correct expression and moderate wrinkle. Good fill of cheek, correct muzzle length, dark eyes, good pigmentation. Strong muscular neck, well placed shoulders, strong in bone with compact feet. Muscular front with deep forechest. Strong body and well balanced rear angulation. When he moves it is strong, with power and purpose and is very sound. He can just let himself down a little with over excitement on the move which was shown when called back for the RCC today.

3rd Lambert - Seittor Fast Love

4th Parry - Gilcoru Rhodri The Great

5th Moss - Chantavory One And Only

Open (7, 3a)

1st Vanson - Pasko Du Temple D'Adranos Von Tiesto (Imp Fra). 4 year old, I judged this dog previously as a Minor Puppy and he’s developed into a wonderful mature male with excellent head proportions, broad skull with well-placed ears to his cheek. Dark eyes, mottled pigment. Strong muscular neck, well-muscled front with a good depth of chest and plenty of width, well of bone and good compact feet. Well ribbed with a strong topline, correct croup length with a good tailset and clear rich markings. His movement won him the class today which was sound in all directions and gave a good outline in profile. Unfortunately he did let himself down with movement in the challenge. Presented in good condition.

2nd Ward - Warrimead Hot Shot. 5 year old male of medium size and so compact. Good head proportions with breadth between ears, dark eyes, ears medium in size and well placed, close to well filled cheeks. Good muzzle and sufficient pigmentation. Well-muscled front and rear angulation. For his size he was well of bone and good feet. Level topline and his movement was strong and with purpose giving a pleasing picture in profile displaying reach and drive.

3rd Hunter & Finlayson - Varenka The Mediator

4th Carmichael - Kayshillblue Zeus Of Lorayla JW

Champion (5, 1a)

1st Bateson & Hoole - Ch Upmont Al Capone. 3 year old, A wonderful masculine head with good breadth of skull, lovely dark eyes with correct shape, well placed ears giving such a correct expression, mottled pigment and well developed cheeks. Strong neck with length and well-muscled, strong front that was well muscled and good depth of chest with good width. Straight legs that were well boned and compact feet, strong pasterns. His body is strong with good ribbing, short loin and strong topline which he retained on the move. His movement is so strong and portraits purpose and power. Viewed in profile he just gives a balanced picture, a worthy Ch and today I was pleased to award him the RCC in an excellent challenge shortlist.

2nd Mulhall - Ch Gaston Earl Antonius (Imp SRB). 4 year old and another who is so worthy of his Ch title. He just oozes breed type with the correct balance all through and not overdone in anyway. Masculine head with dark almond shaped eyes, lovely ear placement and excellent expression. With being balanced he’s a wonderful strong muscular front, sufficient bone and good feet with muscular rear angulation. Strong topline with a wonderful tail carriage correctly set. Movement is sound and strong coming and going though he was let down today when moving in profile which was not as fluent as my winner, and today that was the deciding factor.

3rd Tuttle - Ch Laverko One Day More

4th Appleyard - Ch Jantavia Fleetwood Mac JW

Females

Veteran (7, 2A)

1st Moss - Blushing Bacardi At Chantavory. 9 ½ year old. A bitch in super condition for her age and a real credit to her owner. Such a broad skull with well-placed ears yet retains femineity. Dark almond shaped eyes, muzzle of good length and good dentition. Strong muscular neck, well developed front with width, adequate bone, strong pasterns and good feet. Good for body, strong topline, good underline and muscular rear angulation. She won the class today with her excellent movement being so full of purpose but not overdone in anyway. Please to award Best Veteran In Show.

2nd Jacobs – Ch Salonga Let's Get Wicked. 8 year old, with such a wonderful head and expression with dark eyes that are well shaped, good length of neck, strong front with good depth and width, well off for bone and tight compact feet, strong topline, plenty of cover on the body and moderate rear angulation, Her movement was good in all directions though not as good in profile to my winner.

3rd Robinson - Ch Guardami Guarding Tess At Tazmanic JW

4th Jackson & Rogerson - Whisper Von Der Alten Festung

5th Wicker - Bolia Shania Twain At Bluegold

Minor Puppy (6)

1st Johnson - Hanbar Idelle At Hanarah. 6 months, and even at this tender age there was so much to like. Such a feminine head with rich mahogany marking, dark eyes, medium sized ears that were well placed. Correct dentition, good pigment. Straight developing front, good bone and tight feet. Well balanced in body with good angulation both front and rear. Her movement at this young age was good in all directions. Tail was good with correct carriage on the move.

2nd Window - Hanbar Italia. 6 months and litter sister to my winner, another very promising puppy, head well balanced and clean. Good expression, dark eyes, correct dentition and length of muzzle with adequate stop. Another well off for bone and compact feet. Like her sister well balanced in body with moderate rear angulation, correct croup with tailset which was retained in moving that was pleasing to watch with her topline retained.

3rd Watts & Gibbard - Jezeve Hot Tottie

4th Clapp - Rockstarotts Bad Company

5th Courtney Baughan - Jezeve Deja Vu Avec Whisperdown

Puppy (4)

1st Pinky, O’Shea & Mulhall - Just Ask Faith O'Shea. 11 month and a quality bitch of excellent type. A real balanced head, dark eyes with correct shape, sufficient stop, good muzzle length and correct dentition. Wonderful length of neck, well placed shoulders, sufficient front though developing as you would expect, adequate bone and good tight feet. Level topline, good for body, well ribbed and pleasing rear angulation. At this age her movement was full of purpose and very pleasing in profile with good tail carriage. Had no hesitation to award her Best Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy In Show from a promising young male.

2nd Rivett, Gibbard & Piggott - Jezeve Love Junkie. Just over 9 months. Displaying a lovely head and expression, dark eyes, correct dentition. Good length of neck, front okay with adequate width, sufficient bone. I would prefer tighter feet. Level topline, well ribbed, moderate rear angulation. Movement was good in all directions and tail carried well.

3rd Chaffe - Victoria Secret Titanium Rott (Imp HRV)

4th Bryant - Panelma Hedgeinmybet

Junior (7)

1st Lambert - Seittor Voodoo Spell. Just over 12 months and litter sister to my PGB winner. Such a good expression, medium ears well placed with width between, dark eyes, correct length of muzzle, good dentition. Pleasing length of neck, well placed shoulders, good front developing nicely. Well balanced body proportions. Tailset was carried well on movement that was full of purpose but yet sound and controlled.

2nd McCreadie - Jhava Pure Magic At Rhodilea. Just over 12 months. With a pleasing feminine head, dark eyes, ears well placed to cheek, correct dentition. A good length of neck, pleasing front with depth, straight legs with sufficient bone and tight feet. Body was good with correct ribbing, level topline, sufficient croup length into developing rear angulation. Movement was sound coming and going with correct tail carriage.

3rd Eyre - Chantavory Je Vous Amie

4th Clark - Dortmund Showdown

5th James & Thompson - Bamabel Fabolous

Yearling (7, 1A)

1st Brereton - Casey Wizard Montenegro Rott (Imp MNE). 20 months. Feminine, with a pleasing head, dark eyes, well placed ears of a medium size, strong muzzle with correct dentition. Strong muscled neck, depth in chest with good bone, tight feet. Well balanced in body, correct rich markings, strong topline and well-muscled rear angulation. Movement was strong and sound with correct tail carriage.

2nd Rowarth - Darkarmar Winx, 17 month old, typical head, good expression, almond shaped dark eyes, well placed ears and correct fill of cheek. Well-muscled front, sufficient bone. Strong topline, well ribbed. Strong rear angulation with well defined first and second thigh. Purposeful movement, though sometimes this can let her down with over exuberance.

3rd Monk - Olearia Queen Of Hearts

4th Hislop - Olearia Queen Of Clubs

5th Borne - Starrossa Dance With Me At Trevearl

Post Graduate (9, 1A)

1st Lambert - Seittor Cast A Spell JW. Just over 12 months, with a wonderful head and expression, good dark eyes, correct stop, good pigment and well placed medium size ears. Pleasing front with sufficient depth, adequate bone and tight feet with strong pasterns. Correct coat texture, strong level topline, well ribbed and short loin. Rear angulation was well defined even at this young age with strong hocks. Movement was true and sound coming and going with excellent reach in profile. Shortlisted for the CC

2nd Carmichael & Yardley - Stairvale Gisele. 2 year old, well balanced head, with a dark eyes, sufficient stop and correct pigment. Good straight front on good bone and correct feet. Level topline with good underlines, sufficient ribbing. Adequate rear angulation with length of hock. Movement was good in all directions but today just preferred the movement in profile of my winner with reach in front. Well handled.

3rd Plimmer - Victorem My Funny Valentine

4th Jackson & Rogerson - Taneven Bliss

5th Brawn - Gilcoru Catrin Ferch Of Javladare

Limit (8, 1A)

1st Baille & Topping - Stairvale Grace Von Rottsworth. , 2 year old, a top size female but still retains femine throughout with a clean head and expression, dark almond shaped eyes, medium ears well placed with sufficient width between to give a balanced head. Good neck length with strength, well developed muscular front, good bone and good feet. Strong level topline, well defined body with strong muscular rear angulation with correct croup length. Her movement won her the class today that was strong displaying plenty of reach and drive in profile. In the challenge I was pleased to award her the RCC. Well handled.

2nd Bateson & Hoole - Upmont Gypsy Roma. 2 year old and another quality exhibit. A wonderful feminine head with well-placed dark eyes, ears well placed and carried, also good fill of cheeks. Correct front, well for bone. Level topline, well balanced, good rear angulation. Movement was correct and sound when viewed in all directions with topline retained in profile.

3rd Austen - Ausrie Mojito JW

4th Broadbank - Nyandor Never Say Never

5th Ward - Warrimead Lagartha

Open (8, 1A)

1st Coles & Brawn - Varenka Firestar For Marvelrott. 3 year old, with such an expressive head but yet retains feminity. Correct head proportions with sufficient stop, medium sized ears well placed against cheeks, dark almond shaped eyes, correct length of muzzle with good dentition. Good strong front with depth, sufficient bone, good feet and strong pasterns. Good muscular neck into level topline, correct underline and body well ribbed, short loin with excellent rear angulation being well muscled and sufficient bend of stifles. She is so fluent on the move being correct and sound also giving a pleasing view in profile. Well handled. In the challenge she just stood out and no hesitation to award her the BCC along with RBIS.

2nd Jones & Monk - Westfalen Love By Design With Olearia. 2 ½ year old with a wonderful feminine head, correct head proportions and sufficient muzzle length. dark eyes with correct shape, ears well placed and carried. Well for bone and overall substance, pleasing forechest with well-developed straight front and tight feet. Overall well-muscled, correct coat texture. Movement was pleasing and looked effortless retaining her topline.

3rd Rivett & Gibbard - Whisperdown All Of Me At Jezeve

4th Plimmer - Jaegerot Rockin Robin

5th Broadbank - Bevanray Shirley At Nyandor ShCEx

Champion (1)

1st Mulhall - UK/SRB CH Mimi Earl Antonius (Imp SRB). 6 year old. Medium size and extremely compact female, a wonderful head giving a good expression. Dark eyes, ears well placed and of medium size. Correct dentition. Muscular neck into strong forequarters, good for bone and compact feet. Level topline, strong body with well-defined rear angulation. This female gives a real purposeful movement, strong and sound in all directions.

Judge – Paul McClure