Bracco Italiano Society

My sincere thanks to the Committee for their invitation to Judge here today, It was a very long day and very hot for everyone, my sincere thanks to those exhibitors who stayed and allowed me the honour of judging their dogs, thank you also to my stewards who tried their best to speed things up.

Junior D/B

1. Towns; Braccorion’s Piccorino Pick Me

Lots to like on this young bitch, she is balanced in outline both standing and on the move, lovely feminine head with soft expression and big spongy nose, strong neck into her well angulated shoulders, straight front with quality oval bone and sloping pastern, good depth to rib and carried well back, muscular hind quarters with well bent stifle and finished with strong well arched feet. Moved soundly and together with excellent reach and drive.

2. Groves & Pipes; Bushwacker Don Juan.

Promising young dog, 10 months, masculine but not overdone, soft gentle expression, long lean head into strong muscular neck, good depth of chest and body for his age, strong bone and well arched feet, strong hindquarters with good bend of stifle, just changing his coat and looked a bit flat at the end of a long day but moved well to take 2nd spot.

3. Steel; Piccorino Per Piacere To Juhua

Post Grad D/B

1. Allerton’s; Braccorions You win again from Brevathos

A typey young bitch, correct head plains and feminine expression, a touch heavy in flew, which spoilt the balance for me, but strong neck into well angulated shoulders, strong bone and well arched feet, good depth of brisket, she was a little frilly underneath, but didn’t detract from her balanced outline, strong hindquarters with a good bend of stifle that she used to drive around the ring.

2. Groves & Pipes; Bushwacker Demetrio

Pleasing young dog with a soft expression, strong neck into well laid shoulder, strong topline with adequate depth of rib, moderate rear angulation with strong well arched feet, ok for bone but still needs to mature and body up, moved with drive.

Open D/B

1. Towns; Braccorions You Are My Candy

Compact young bitch, pleasing head with soft feminine expression, short strong neck into well laid shoulders, good topline and croup which she held well on the move, good depth and length of rib but a bit loose in skirt, well muscled hindquarters, presents a balanced outline, stood on good strong bone, still needs to tight up in feet and pasterns, but covered her ground with plenty reach and drive.

2. Forbes & Sladden; Canemamans Primo Al Fine JW

Promising young dog, not as compact as the winner, but balanced throughout. Strong masculine head but retained the soft expression, strong neck into well defined shoulders and strong topline with slight rise over croup, good depth of rib and slight tuck up, good bone and strong well arched feet, needs to strengthen up behind as he stands a little straight in stifle, covers his ground in profile but spoilt a little by his higher tail carriage.