Welsh Kennel Club

Thank you to The Welsh Kennel Club for inviting me to judge and to my stewards who kept the ring flowing. Thank you to all the exhibitors for their entries. Overall I felt the quality of bitches was very good.

SBB (9,3)

1 Batley’s Veredon Ambition

Black and white trim bitch shown in lovely condition. Good proportions with good topline. Moved well in front however back movement lets her down.

2 Bayley’s Ohoka Top Model At Hengilfach

Fawn and white trim. Nice type with lovely head, skin and coat. Good topline which was kept on the move bit loose in front.

3 Blenkarn’s Penwincoed Kim Possible

VB (7)

1 William’s Layways Now And Forever Bodlon

Brindle and white trim. Lovely for size. Good shoulder and front. Elegant head. Good topline that was held on the move. Sound coming and going.

2 Leathart’s Ringmore Hecate

Fawn. Good head and neck flowing into good shoulders. Correct top line and underline. Moved with ease.

3 Wilkinson’s Citycroft Starfall JW VW OSW

MPB (6,2)

1 Perkins & Van Der Schaaf’s Silkridge Mistletoe Smooch

Red fawn parti. Immediately caught my eye on entering the ring. A lovely bitch of correct size and outline for her age. Well ribbed. Great movement and held her topline well on the move. Well handled. BPB & BPIB

2 Eliasch & Bowsher’s Angele Des Dalmats De La Pierre Savree Cavebrown

Black and white trim. Not as ready as one. Feminine bitch with curvy outine. Moved well.

3 Cockwell’s Cobyco Capture The Magik

PB (3,1)

1 Eliasch & Bowsher’s Angele Des Dalmats De La Pierre Savree Cavebrown

Second in MPB

2 Mallinson’s Edenwhip A Moment In Thyme

Brindle with white trim. Good head with nicely set ears. Her front lets her down and could do with more fill in. Good topline. Moderate angulation in rear moved well.

JB (8,1)

1 Akerboom & Peters’ Crème Anglaise’s Entourage On Tour

Dark brindle and white trim. Good type and construction. Feminine head. Good depth of brisket. Strong hindquarters and moved with drive. Was a little unsettled on the day. RCC

2 Cahill & Timberlake’s Dance A Dream At Chipperlake

Fawn and white. Pleasing head and neck. Elegant outline with good size and proportions. Sound mover. Shown in great condition.

3 Batley’s Veredon Ambition

YB (8,4)

1 Perkins & Van Der Schaaf’s CH Crème Anglaise’s Entourage With Silkridge

Brindle with white trim. Elegant and well put together bitch. Good head and expression. Well developed body. Moved with drive.

2 Barnes’ Leathern Thumbs Up For Doddridge

Dark brindle with white trim. Attractive bitch with elegant head and good ears. Good length of loin. Nice low hocks. Sound coming and going.

3 Bayley & Bayley’s Ohoka Top Model At Hengilfach

NB (8,2)

1 Woodward’s Tervanty Magic Dragon

Fawn and white trim. Feminine head with good rose ears. Plenty of depth of chest with good spring of rib. Good hocks. Moved well.

2 Birch’s Bethwill Shine On Pip

Fawn and white. Nice elegant bitch with feminine head. Good bone. Good topline and well let down hocks. Moved well coming and going.

3 Gallie’s Silkridge Gold Fever Via Erbys

GB (15,3)

1 Howgate & Hull’s Tervanty Dragon Song At Palmik

Pale fawn with white trim. Good for size. Nice feminine head. Good front with enough infill and good depth. Good length of ribbing. Good rear angulation. Moved well.

2 Blake’s Crème Anglaise’s Too Hot To Handle For Mazargo (IMP)

Brindle Parti. Good head with long neck. Good depth of brisket. Strong hind quarters. Sound on the move. Handled well.

3 Lister, Swarbrick & Swarbrick’s Edenwhip Ima Bright Star

PGB (14,4)

1 Green & Ratcliffe’s Crosscop Take On Me Arrodare

Fawn white trim. Attractive bitch with plenty of elegance. Nice head and expression. Needs to develop more in front. Strong thighs. Moderate angulation. Moved well around the ring

2 Halliday & Croxford’s Aarminias French Fancy At Wittimere JW

Black white trim. Found it hard to split first and second. Elegant curvy bitch. Good length of rib Good mover and held her topline while moving. Lost out due to lack of ooph of first.

3 Woodward’s Tervanty Magic Dragon

MdLB (7,2)

1 Brodie & Owen’s Wolfscastle Be Juled

Brindle with white. Bitch of good type. Nice curvy shape. Deep brisket with strong loin. Moved soundly.

2 Finch’s Starceylon Queen Of Dorn And Zenobia JW

Black with white trim. Of good size. Nice head and expression. Good length. Moved well and shown in lovely condition.

3 Akerboom & Perkins’ Silkridge Black Dahlia

LB (9,4)

1 Turner & Turner’s Gilnockie Kinda Cool

Brindle white trim. A lot to like about this curvy bitch. Good head and neck leading into good shoulders. Good front moved well but was unsettled and nervous.

2 Wilkinson’s Silkridge Saffron Of Fletchgate

Brindle and white. Elegant bitch of good size. Attractive head. Strong topline which she carried well on the move. Well let down hocks. Moved OK.

3 Mulligan’s Ashkyem Fisher Jazmyn

OB (10,1)

1 Green & Ratcliffe’s CH Crosscop Bumble Bee By Arrodare

Fawn and white. A lovely bitch that I have admired from ringside. Didn’t disappoint when I got my hands on her. Lovely size and well balanced throughout. Plenty of breed type. Feminine head and expression. Well balanced front. Neat feet. Curvy top line and underling. Well muscled throughout. Sound mover and glided around the ring. A pleasure to watch and judge. BCC & RBOB

2 Akerboom & Schaaf-Akerboom’s CH Crème Anglaise’s Thistle Be Perfect

Brindle and white. Another lovely bitch of good proportions. Well filled in front. Good head and neck flowing into good shoulders. Good underline. Moved well.

3 Barnes’ Doddridge Strictly Cha Cha

Judge Viv Coulter