Midland Counties Canine Society

Midland Counties C.S. 23/10/25

Japanese Shiba Inu

Dog Challenge Certificate 2529 - Ch Phixons Straumann ShCEx (Miss C Roskell)

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate 2509 - Vormund Power of Ten NAF TAF (Miss M Dunhill-Hall)

Bitch Challenge Certificate 2507 - Vormund Coachella (Miss M Dunhill-Hall)

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate 2505 - Jaidev Strike A Pose (Mrs L Curtis)

Best Of Breed 2507 - Vormund Coachella (Miss M Dunhill-Hall)

Best Puppy 2509 - Vormund Power of Ten NAF TAF (Miss M Dunhill-Hall)

Best Veteran 2528 - Ch Ken Go Shun'you Kensha (Miss C Roskell)

Best Special Beginners 2522 - Rahima Hocu’s Pocu’s (Mrs S Huynh)

Sincere thanks to my two excellent Stewards, Shirley Hockenhull and Bruce Jackson. Without exception, temperaments were excellent.

Class 861. Minor Puppy Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2509 - Vormund Power of Ten NAF TAF (Miss M Dunhill-Hall). Reserve C.C. Best Puppy. Just seven months but has lots of promise. Good flat skull, well-placed ears and lovely eyes which give him a keen, alert expression. Moved well both out and back and he has a light, easy action. Well balanced and shown in good coat for age. I was pleased to learn that he was placed second in the Puppy Group. Congratulations.

Class 862. Puppy Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 863. Junior Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2511 - Vormund Tom Sawyer (Miss M Dunhill-Hall). Very attractive head and expression with well-set, dark, fairly small eyes and slightly hooded ears. Good body and rib with a high set, well-carried tail. Sound but not quite as collected on the move as his younger kennel mate.

Class 864. Post Graduate Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2525 - Rahima Put A Spell On You (Mr A Knipe). Zturdy and smart with a pleasing head and expression. Good topline and tailset. Could be a little deeper in chest and maybe a fraction shorter in loin. Particularly good hind action and he has a light brisk action in profile. Good coat.

Class 865. Limit Dog

Entries: 4 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2520 - Bearpark Action Stations (Mr R G & Mrs I M Hernandez). A good moving, soundly made dog with neat, well-knuckled feet. Presents a most pleasing outline with his slightly arched neck and good tailset. Strong, moderately angulated hindquarters. Sound and very typical on the move.

2nd Place 2498 - Zhguchiy Perchik Iz Pride Men (Imp Rus) (Mrs J Bannister). A very classy, smart 7 year old dog of lovely type and pleasing balance. Masculine, attractive head with alert expression, nicely carried ears. Good depth of chest. In profile he moves with a light, brisk action.

3rd Place 2503 - Tapena No Ryuu Tomodachi at Trixwood ShCEx (Mrs C A Best-Rawlings)

Class 866. Open Dog

Entries: 6 Absentees: 1

1st Place 2529 - Ch Phixons Straumann ShCEx (Miss C Roskell). C.C. Grand head with well-developed cheeks, nicely set eyes and well-placed ears. Good bone, legs and feet. Good depth of brisket. Impressive on the move with a sound, light, brisk action. Very good coat texture.

2nd Place 2513 - Ch Vormund Xmas Bonus (Miss M Dunhill-Hall). Beautifully balanced and very typical. Good forehand with lovely cat-like feet. Strong, slightly arched neck and good body with moderately sprung ribs. In profile, he has a light, brisk, fluid action.

3rd Place 2500 - Kazumiclan Kakunaito (Miss L Nixon)

Class 867. Veteran Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2528 - Ch Ken Go Shun'you Kensha (Miss C Roskell). Best Veteran. Good flat skull; neat well-carried ears and lovely eyes. Decent forehand with good depth of chest, Strong, short loin and high set, well carried tail. Very typical on the move. Shown in excellent condition.

Class 868. Special Beginners Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2517 - Jarshimar Baz’s Bear (Mr J Greenwood). Smart and sturdy with a typical, attractive head and expression. Could have more depth of chest. Moderate ribbing. Well set tail. Moved soundly.

Class 869. Minor Puppy Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2508 - Vormund Million Reasons NAF TAF (Miss M Dunhill-Hall). Best Bitch Puppy. Litter sister to the Best Puppy and she has so much to like about her. Feminine with a lovely head and expression, well-developed cheeks, adequate depth of chest and good body for age. Decent forechest and excellent, compact and well knuckled feet. Impressed on the move with a light, easy action.

Class 870. Puppy Bitch

Entries: 5 Absentees: 1

1st Place 2504 - Kaytoni Who's That Girl (Mrs K Brennan). Quite advanced for her age and in profile she is impressive with a light, fluid action. Nicely balanced with good depth of chest and moderate ribbing. Attractive head. Beautifully balanced and this coupled with her overall composure gave her the lead here.

2nd Place 2510 - Vormund Somethin Else NAF TAF (Miss L Sylvester). Good breadth of skull and nicely developed cheeks. Slightly hooded ears and moderately arched neck. High set, well carried tail. Good coat texture. Movement was typical.

3rd Place 2535 - Vormund Dorian Gray (Mrs J & Ms M Stanley & Dunhill-Hall)

Class 871. Junior Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2507 - Vormund Coachella (Miss M Dunhill-Hall) C.C. and BOB. I gather this win elevates her to the upper house, congratulations. She has plenty of quality, flat skull, slightly hooded ears and lovely dark, well-shaped eyes. Excellent feet. Good depth of chest and moderate tuck up. Her hind action was exemplary and in profile she is absolutely typical.

2nd Place 2532 - Hikays You Ready for This (Mrs I Rushfirth). Very pleasing for both type and balance, attractive head with keen, alert expression. Strong, short loin with high set, well carried tail. Moved soundly. A good prospect.

3rd Place 2501 - Natsumihime Go Ryukyu Uruma at Trixwood (Imp Jpn) (Mrs C A Best-Rawlings)

Class 872. Post Graduate Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 1

1st Place 2519 - Jarshimar Myer Watashi (Mrs R Greenwood). Pleasing head and expression with nicely shaped, dark eyes. Good forehand with slight slope to pasterns. Could be a little firmer in topline. High set, well carried tail. Good coat texture. Moved soundly and in a typical style.

2nd Place 2534 - Rahima Wildest Dreams at Indaklu (Mrs H Sloane). Presents a lovely outline with a nicely crested neck, high withers, good topline and tailset. Moderately angulated and shown in a good coat.

3rd Place 2522 - Rahima Hocu’s Pocu’s (Mrs S Huynh)

Class 873. Limit Bitch

Entries: 7 Absentees: 2

1st Place 2518 - Amivike's Dezigned for Jarshimar (Mrs R Greenwood). Very impressive on the move with her light, accurate, fluid action. Well balanced with good legs and feet and a pleasing head. Not quite the fullest of coats but what she has is a good texture.

2nd Place 2497 - Rahima in Your Dream’s (Ms J & Mrs B Armstrong & Roskell). Pleasing to handle as she is well made, beautifully balanced and looks back at you with a lovely expression. Excellent coat and condition.

3rd Place 2527 - Dundalks Spudalicious at Amivike (Mr M J & Mrs T Mothersdale)

Class 874. Open Bitch

Entries: 7 Absentees: 1

1st Place 2505 - Jaidev Strike A Pose (Mrs L Curtis). Reserve CC. Smart and feminine. Nicely shaped, dark eyes, well carried ears and clearly defined stop. Good forehand with depth of chest and moderate tuck up. Most impressive on the move and shown in great coat and condition.

2nd Place 2530 - Tapena Yamamoto Nadesshiko (Miss C Roskell). Lovely type and balance. Has some forechest, good legs and feet. Firm, level topline and well-set tail. Very pleasing profile action.

3rd Place 2514 - Bearpark Candy (Mrs A Fitzakerly)

Class 875. Veteran Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2523 - Almolka for Eva in Blue Jeans at Xandaloo (Miss J Johnson). Hard to believe that she is 12 years old as she can out move many of the younger exhibits. Good for balance and type with a pleasing head, lovely clear, dark eyes. Good coat texture.

Class 876. Special Beginners Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 2522 - Rahima Hocu’s Pocu’s (Mrs S Huynh). Attractive head and expression, nicely shaped eyes. Decent forechest and good depth of brisket. Not quite the fullest of coats at the moment.

Judge: Tom Mather