Ladies Kennel Association

LKA 2024 Italian Greyhounds

PD (2)

1. Lister’s Florita Turbolento. At just 6 months this fawn and white pup already shows lots of promise and oozes quality and composure for one so young. He appeals for his elegant and graceful appearance, gently curving outline all topped off with a soft and supple skin and fine coat and he was carrying just the right amount of body condition. Pleasing head of good length and breadth of skull, well placed ears and large dark eyes giving a warm expression. Ample neck, nice straight front, correct topline that he holds on the move. Moved out confidently, covering the ground well when viewed from side profile with lift in front. Happy to award him BPD and BPIB and delighted to hear that he later took toy puppy group three. An exciting young dog to watch for the future.

2. Hague’s Ristretto Super Charty At Laborghini (imp Pol). This black pup was more mature than the winner and has a lot to like, today though he seemed a little unsettled and a bit uncooperative on the move. Liked his overall size and shape particularly when stacked, showing some elegance. Well proportioned head, with good eye shape and placement and neat ears. Nice length of neck, narrow chest with correct width, straight front legs, well made hindquarters and well bent stifles. His coat is soft and fine. He didn’t make the most of himself on the move but I did see glimpses of some lift in front. Just needs time to develop and a bit more confidence to enable him to move up the placings.   

JD (3) 

1. Mack’s Alura Prince To Minitopo (imp USA). This smart black and white boy caught my eye straight away. Good for size and he has a pleasing shapely outline. Long masculine head, dark eyes with a bright expression and neat ears well placed ears. His ample neck is well set on good shoulders, his chest is deep but narrow with nice ribbing, good turn of stifle and he has the gentle arch over his loin and nicely muscled hindquarters. Shown in lovely condition with soft skin and fine glossy coat. On the go around, he had good lift and reach in front and good propulsion from behind.    

2. Doherty's Littlebriton I Don't Care. Taller fawn and white boy, with a balanced shapely outline with pleasing underline and gentle rise over the loin. Masculine head, a touch wider in skull compared to winner. Good front assembly with fine straight legs, he can at times stand a little untidily in front on the stack. Long neck, leading into well sloped shoulders, deep and narrow chest, good ribbing and well angulated hindquarters which are nicely muscled enabling good propulsion from behind on the move. Shown in super condition, fine coat and supple skin. Moved soundly both ways with good reach in front when settled. 

3. Henshall's Aelaro A Bit Of Magic By Gemolli. 

PGD (3) 

1. Centella Rodriguez’s Ackra's Gondolero Among Jocenro. A quality black who appealed for his size and nicely balanced shapely outline. Attractive head of desired length and flat skull, neat rose ears and expressive eyes giving a warm expression. Nice straight legs with good bone, nicely arched lengthy neck, well sloped shoulders, he has a deep narrow chest, correct rise over loin and well bent stifles. Shown in lovely condition with a glossy fine coat. Moved out well, sound out and back with a pleasing and accurate profile action. 

2. Doherty’s Littlebriton I Don’t Care. See notes from previous class

3. Thompson’s Bytheiad's Brave Lionheart

LD (4) 

1. Amsel & Hayden-Smith’s Artmeis Wild Card Of Regallust Imp. An eye catching blue who has much to commend him particularly his size and elegant shapely profile which he retained on the move. Lovely head, well placed ears and bright expressive eye. Good shoulder placement with straight front, deep but narrow chest all giving a clean outline with correct rise over the loin and a good turn of stifle. Shown in pristine condition with a lovely soft glossy coat. Moved soundly with pleasing rear and side action.  Pleased to award him the RDCC 

2. Wallace Horne’s Skylar's Chico. Attractive fawn and white boy with a well balanced outline, a tad bigger than winner. Appealing head of good length and shape, neat rose ear and round dark eyes giving a warm expression. Nice straight front legs, plenty of depth of chest, nicely sloping shoulders and well bent stifles with good muscle tone to his hindquarters. Shown in lovely coat and condition. Moved out soundly, just tending to flatten a little in topline. 

OD (7,1abs) 

1. Amsel’s & Hayden-Smith’s Artmeis Aces High Of Regallust Imp. A classy fawn dog, who stood out for me in this class, elegant with good curves to his clean outline which he held both standing and on the move. Shown in pristine coat and body condition with particularly good muscle tone to his hindquarters. Lovely head and expression, gracefully arched neck which flows nicely into his well sloped shoulders, deep and narrow chest and good underline. Beautifully schooled, and carried himself so well on the go around, with lift and reach in front, and drive behind. Happy to award him the DCC .

2. Hunter’s Salatini Supremo. A very elegant and graceful fawn boy who oozes breed type. Beautiful head of good length with a bright expression and neat rose ears. Nicely arched neck of good length that leads to well sloped shoulders, clean straight front with hare feet and he has good rear angulation and nice underline. Fine coat and soft supple skin, not quite the body condition of the winner today so appears a tad less curvy in profile. Scored highly on the move with lift and reach and accurate on the away and back. 

3. Bird’s Tamiskene Hamilton

GCD (2 ) 

1. Wallace Horne’s Skylar's Chico. See previous notes

2. Thompson’s Blue Lagoon Of Bytheiad. Blue boy with quite a shapely and balanced outline. Pleasing head of good length with large eyes giving a soft expression. Good for size, with fine bone, straight front legs, can stand a little untidily at the front at times. Ample neck, well sloped shoulders and good underline. Not quite the coat condition of winner. Steady sound mover with some lift at front and good rear propulsion.  

SBD (1) 

1. Wallace Horne’s Skylar's Chico- see previous notes

VD/B (2 ) 

1. Doherty’s Ch Littlebriton Kissed By Fire. Quality 7 yr fawn girl who secured her place on her better outline today, both standing and on the move. Feminine head with dark expressive eyes and well placed rose ears all set on an elegant and arched neck, deep and narrow chest with correct rise giving her pleasing shapely outline. Straight front legs, just a tad down on her pasterns, well angulated rear with good underline. Shown in lovely bloom with supple skin and a fine coat. On the move, she moved true when coming and going with a good profile showing lift in front.  Pleased to award her Best Veteran in Breed. 

2. Dunning’s Anjuskar Zenyatta. Similar sized girl, very typy and thoroughly feminine. Beautiful head of good length with a flat skull and bright expressive eyes and well placed ears. Nice straight front, well sloped shoulders, deep narrow chest nice with rise over the loin and well angulated rear quarters. Shown in lovely bloom with a fine coat and supple skin. She did seem to be feeling the cold and wasn’t so animated on the move as the winner and was tending to tuck herself up on the stack. That said she is a quality girl and things could change on another day.  

PB (3 ) 

1. Lister’s Florita Tesoruccio. Exciting youngster, only 6 months, but she already has the most beautiful and elegant outline, so curvy with a soft skin and fine pale fawn coat. Pretty head of good length with flat skull, well placed ears and the darkest of eyes with a warm expression. She has a long, gracefully arched neck, good depth of chest and ribbing for her age, correct topline with gentle rise over her loins, and well angulated hindquarters. She carried herself well on the move, showing that she has good coordination with lift and reach in front, and some drive behind. BPB, very little to choose between her and her litter brother who took BPIB, just felt he had that tiny bit more ring presence. I’ll be interesting to see how they progress.

2. Henshall’s Gemolli A Million Dreams. Fawn girl from a smaller mould than the winner, she has quite a curvy outline on the stack with a gentle rise over the loins but today she wasn’t holding her outline on the move tending to flatten a little. Very feminine head of good proportion with well-placed ears. Nice length of neck, decent front assembly, with well sloped long shoulders, she could have a little more depth of chest but is well ribbed back, she has well angulated rear with good turn of stifle. Her coat was glossy and fine. Moved well in front with some lift but a little more unsettled behind. 

3. Hague’s Bartondax Madame

JB (9,1abs) 

1. Davis &Mack’s Marchwind Nefertari At Jemalsheva (Imp USA). Quality red and white girl with a lovely clean and balanced outline with a long, gracefully arched neck, deep and narrow chest with good ribbing for her age. Beautiful head , dark eyes and correct rose ears. Good topline and underline and nicely angulated hindquarters. One the move, she moved so confidently and had impressive side gait where her lift and reach in front is evident and she held her curvy outline well, just a tad close behind going away. Shown in pristine coat and condition. A little more time and I think she’ll be pressing the older girls hard for top honours.    

2. Bailey’s Loutony Dances With Wolves. Very pretty blue and white girl, who was a little unsure of herself and needs to build up he confidence a bit more. She secured her placing though on her typy and shapely outline. She has a lean, very feminine head, with bright eyes and well placed rose ears. Nicely arched neck of good length, straight front legs, deep and narrow chest, with a gentle rise over her loins and nice underline. Shown in lovely bloom with fine coat and supple skin.  Once she settled and got into her stride, she showed she can move soundly with lift at front. 

3. Knight’s Aelaro It's All About Me

PGB (5)  

1. Fryett’s Silhouettig's Nashville. Pretty fawn girl who won the class on her more composed and collected movement. Lovely head, lean with flat skull with a bright expression. Ample neck, good length of rib, curvy underline and well made hindquarters with good bend of stifle. Fine supple skin and short fine glossy coat. On the go around, she moved true when coming and going with a good profile showing lift in front retaining her curvy outline.

2. Davis & Mack’s Marchwind Nefertari At Jemalsheva (Imp USA)- see JB notes

3. Bailey’s Loweroak Escape The Gossip

LB (8,1abs) 

1. Hunter’s Salatini Rose Gold. Very feminine fawn girl who appeals for her elegant and graceful appearance and gently curving outline all topped off with a soft and supple skin and fine coat. Pretty head of very good proportions with bright expressive eyes. Good front assembly, straight front legs, clean neck of good length which flows into well sloped shoulders, gentle rise over the loin with good underline and nicely angulated hindquarters. Moved soundly with pleasing rear and side action.

2. Carmody’s Littlebriton Dragon Queen. Elegant fawn girl who today who was a little unsure of herself but secured her place in this class on her typical curvy outline. She’s a little taller than the winner but retains balance and refinement. Pretty head with large bright eyes and well placed ears. Good length of neck into long sloping shoulders, fine bone to forelegs and slight arch over the loin with a well angulated rear with well bent stifles. Short fine coat. On the go around she has good lift in front and she holds her topline. 

3. Mellis' Miwell Mary Quant By Lamoye JW

OB (4) Really good class with quality down the line and each one quite capable of winning a green card

1. Amsel & Rishworth’s Ch Artmeis Three Card Trick. This girl has a beautiful and graceful outline, so curvy with a soft skin and fine fawn coat, great body condition and real ring presence too. Pretty head of good length with flat skull, well placed ears and dark eyes with a warm expression. She has a long, gracefully arched neck, long sloping shoulders, lovely return of upper arm and straight forelegs. She is deep in chest and well ribbed back, curvy underline and shapely in topline too, continuing to well angulated hindquarters. She scored highly on the move carrying herself with great coordination, with lift and reach in front, and drive behind. Happy to award her BCC and BOB. Looking at the catalogue after judging, I see the first and second are sisters so no wonder it was hard to separate these two beautiful girls, they are very much alike, full of quality, and beautifully schooled and conditioned. Just felt the winner today had a touch more curve to her outline on the move, but things could easily change on another day.

2. Amsel & Rishworth’s Ch Artmeis Raise The Stakes. RBCC Very similar in size and shape as the winner, not quite the rise over the loin although on the stack she had a lovely curvy outline with gentle rise over the loins and a good underline. Very feminine head of good length, bright expressive eyes and well placed ears. Good front assembly, straight front legs, clean neck of good length which flows into well sloped shoulders, gentle rise over the loin with good underline and nicely angulated hindquarters. Again presented in fabulous coat and body condition. She moved out soundly with plenty of propulsion in the rear and good lift in front. Happy to ward her the RBCC

3. Knight’s Aelaro At Last.

GCB (3 )  

1. Carmody’s Littlebriton Dragon Queen. Won the class on her more typical movement. 

2. Dunnings’ Anjuskar Zenyatta. See VB notes

3. Pendlebury’s Pendlethrine Lady Dior

SBB (5,1abs) 

1. Fryett’s Kensesqui Jive To Silhouettig. Pretty fawn and white girl who today who was a little unsure of herself but secured her win on her typical curvy outline both on the stack and when she moved. Feminine head of good length with the darkest of eyes. Nice length of neck, decent front assembly, with well sloped long shoulders, and she is well ribbed back, gentle rise over her loins continuing to a well angulated rear with good turn of stifle. Her coat was glossy and fine. On the go around she has good lift in front, some drive from behind and and she holds her topline in profile. 

2. Bailey’s Loutony Dances With Wolves.- see JB notes

3. Read’s Littlebriton Galway Girl

Vanessa Cox (Judge)