Northern Ireland Whippet Club

I had the pleasure of judging the club's diamond jubilee ch show, a show that my mum judged at in 1986. Great atmosphere around the ring and lots of specials for the exhibitors. Massive thanks to the exhibitors for entering under me and I was very happy to see every one of them. The hall doesnt help sensitive sighthounds and as such I had to try to take that in to my deliberations. 

I felt the breed is in a fairly healthy state with many typy whippets under me. Good clean shoulders and decent movers, all in lovely show condition. My main five winners are lovely Whippets that the breed should be proud of.

Some mouths, however, do need attention, I had from overshot to level with very small teeth and what I call 'frilly' with teeth splaying out from the gums. Some of them are a health issue. Please, when using males and when thinking of breeding your girls look into their mouths.

MPD (1): 1 Winkley Balmer's Edenwhip If I can Dream, fawn baby boy with all the essentials to be very successful, nice head, good neck, clean shoulders, length of body and finish of hindquarters, needs to tighten up in rear.

PD(3): Really lovely class of beautiful baby boys that i am sure would change places again in different circumstances. 1 Scholfield and Dillon Bowdonia No Way Jose at Runforest, black brindle with white trim, real quality puppy that needs to feel confidence in himself, gorgeous head with a lovely length of neck into lovely clean shoulders, good length of body with length of rib, great turn of stifle, moved well. 2 Matthews I''m Still Standing of Gentle Mind, brindle and white youngster, close decision, loved his head and eye, good neck and length of body, again lovely mover, just felt the hall didnt help him. 3 Kierpark It's Now or Never among Silkdance. JD (2,1): 1 Mallinson's Edenwhip Oregano, brindle boy that I really liked and thought of in the challenge, clean throughout, lovely head , neck and shoulders, nicely moulded body, quality bone and feet with well sprung pasterns, finished off with good quarters, moved really well.

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ND (2): 1 Scott's Fioltas River, blue dog that had a really nice shape and moved very well, lovely head, eye and neck, decent clean shoulders, well sprung pasterns, good length of body and quarters, in lovely condition and moved ok; 2 Leonard's Bankend Gotta Getaway brindle that was in lovely condition, bigger boy, that was a little upright in pasterns, moved ok.

GD(2): 1 Poole, Winkley Balmer & Winkley Shalune Thrills n Spill for Edenwhip, lovely shapely brindle boy, lengthy, good neck, shoulders, moved well round the ring and in front , would prefer better movement behind; 2 Price's K Its Now or Never among S, sizey brindle boy that moves really well, the more i saw of him the more I liked, should do well as he ages out.

PGD (3): 1 K Its Now or Never among S; 2 Dalerafenn River of Dreams,, classical fawn with white, quality look, moved ok, shoulders are a bit upright; 3 Thompson's Barnesmore Da Vinci Code

MLD(5): 1 Price's Kierpark Moonlight Shadow among Silkdance JW, interesting class of very different boys that took some working through, however, the first was a stand out from the start, lovely brindle and wihte, real quality look , good head and neck, clean shoulders, good spring of pastern, nice feet, good length of ribbing, and underline, and lovely topline, finish of quarters, moved round the ring well, moved slightly narrow behind; 2 Sharkey's Whipsperrin Firecracker Ir Jr Ch CJW22, fawn dog that I can imagine that is overlooked as he isn't a flashy dog but he is correct, brings lots of things to the table, wish he was just a little more curvier through his topline; 3 Searle & Rawlinson's Reffton Tibalt at Whipsearle JW CW25.

LD(2): 1 Winkley Balmer & Winkley's Edenwhip Call Me at Night, fawn dog that I really liked who reminded of some of the great ones from years ago, really classical outline and type, lovely clean throughout, beautiful coat and skin; 2 Dukes & Gill's Fallswater Fame N Glory, fawn and wite, who I would like to see move better, quality look, little upright in shoulder; D River of Dreams.

OD (5,1): 1 Ch/ Ir Ch Collooney We've Got This, IR Jr Ch, brindle that was the dog of the day, I have loved him as soon as I saw him as a baby and he has certainly fulfilled his potential, shown in spanking condition, his white was dazzling, moves with an ease that it wonderful to see and really makes you understand how a whippet should move, beautiful expressive head with melty eyes, great length of neck into clean shoulders, great length of rib and width of ribbing, beautiful bone, pastern and feet, good balanced quarters, I felt very honoured to have a father and son going around the ring together and he has certainly produced this son, the art of fantastic breeding, thank you for bringing him; 2 K It's Now or Never among S; 3 Poole, Morris & Waddell, Falconcrag Matchmaker at Crosscop.

VD(2): 1 Price's Ch Wheelspin Silver Shadow among SIlkdance JW VW, what a quality classical fawn, just lovely, really took me back many years, thank you for bringing him, he is so clean through, beautiful coat and skin, loved him so much that I gave him second in the champion class; 2 Sharkey's Whipsperrin Peaky Blinder Ir Jun Ch, CJW19, lovely clean brindle with a quality look.

CH D(6): 1 Wheeler's Ch Ranveli Diki Diki, what an amazing dog that I have always liked and have made no secret to that fact, quality dog with so many attributes that make a special whippet. and then you see his children and you have one that is a generational dog that the breed should be so proud of. Today he just had to bend his knee only slightly to his son. Thank you for letting me go over him; 2 Ch W Silver Shadow among S; 3 Ch Collooney Eat My Shorts at Runforest JW.

MPB (2): Two lovely babies that are at different places at their development. 1 Green and Ratcliffe's Crosscop More Than Words for Arrodare, wowser, what a pretty puppy, if you had told me she was a Hillsdown then I would have believed you, she looked just like a Fergal daughter, she gave me goosebumps, congratulations. She flows from her beautiful head through her gorgeous body to her perfect hindquarters and tight feet, such a classical whippet. BPIS; 2 Majestrian Lavender Haze for Whipsearle, another lovely baby girl that I really liked, curvy, good shoulders, lovely quarters, just needs more time to come together.

PB (4,2): 1 Hunter's Mossbawnhill Tick Tick Boom, classy cream fawn, lovely head and eye, length of neck, needs to clean through her front, moves ok.

JB (4,2): 1 Wood's Edenwhip Harvest Moon, another lovely quality classic fawn youngster from this exhibitor, lovely clean body, shoulders, good pasterns and quarters, moved ok; 2 Smyth's Bacchante Spot On, spotless white that moved well, handler needs to relax. 

YB (3,1): 1 Gordon's Starceylon So This Love, blue and white parti, really attractive youngster that you have to really loook at, lovely length of body with really good shoulders and an admiral upper arm, good turn of stifle moved very well up and back; 2 Brough's Crosscop Fantasy at Limubox, pretty brindle that has a lovely length of body and decont shoulders, would prefer her cleaner out and back.

NB(5): 1 M Lavender Haze for W; 2 Edenwhip A Moment In Thyme, litter sister to the JD winner, and very similiar remarks, just needs a little more confidence; 3 Wilson & Marston Pollock's Falconcrag On A Roll.

GB(3,1): 1 Lister Swarbrick's Edenwhip Ima Bright Star, nice young bitch with all the essentials and moved well but I would prefer to have a bit less of her all round but I'm sure she would produce something special mated to the right boy; 2 Hologem You Were Made for Me, young brindle bitch with good type and pretty head, would prefer her to go over the ground with a longer stride

PGB (5): Wow two cracking bitches. 1 Falconcrag On It, light brindled girl, thrilling to see and handle, so smooth, moves with power and lightness, im sure will be a very easy champion, very pleased to give her the RCC in great company; 2 Crosscop Call Me Maybe at Limubox, another lovely young bitch, close up to 1, she is so smooth and clean through too; 3 Dalerafenn Follow A Dream.

LB (5): 1 Green and Ratcliffe's Crosscop Take On Me Arrodare, fawn, pretty, clean through, moves really well; 2 Short's Collooney Bellissima Bloom, black in the most spamking condition, the conditions of the hall did her no favours today, appreciated her fabulous breed type; 3 Parkinson's Groomsville Hologem Heavens Dream.

LB(5,1): 1 Mortin, Morgan & Poole's Southpoint Temperance at Cotherstone, very difficult class of many different types, this bitch does herself no favours however moved the best in the class which gave her the win, clean through her front and nice angles; 2 Hunter's Mossbawnhill Made Of More, sound throughout but would prefer her to be more scopy; 3 Parkinson's Crosscop You're Still The One for Groomsville.

OB (7): Two beautiful bitches that fought really hard to win the class. 1 Turner's Gilnockie Kinda Cool, brindle that has quality written through like a stick of rock, very sound, just wish she was braver; 2 Wheeler's Ranveli Glowtini, really lovely bitch that has many fine attributes, smooth and clean through her body, moves well on the go round; 3 Hunter's Mossbawnhill She's Deadly.

VB(2,2)

Ch B (4): 1 Green & Ratcliffe's Ch Crosscop Bumble Bee by Arrodare, fawn with white trim, wow, just breathtaking, I fell for her hook, line and sinker, the cleanest angled front, length of body and depth of hindquarters, she is the epitome of a classical Whippet that the breed should be so proud of, thank you for letting me go over her, she made me smile, lots of lovely memories came flooding back of people who would have loved her too, of course she was BCC & BIS; 2 Short's Ch Collooney Celeste, litter sister to the DCC winner and the same comments apply to her, loved her too; 3 Mathew's Ir Ch Qui Amant of Gentle Mind.

Emma North-Row