Romsey & District Canine Society

 Thank you very much to the committee for inviting me to judge at your show, many thanks also to my stewards who kept everything rolling smoothly. 

Beagles. 

Class 67 - Puppy: 

1st Simkin’s Simeldaka Sliema Madame- 

11 months old with super head and expression, good length of neck into ok shoulders, upper arm could be at a better angle, super ribs and topline, stern well set, excellent rear, moved well, presented in good condition, standing on the best of feet. Best Puppy

Class 68 - special yearling- 

No entries 

Class 69- post graduate- 

2 absentees 

Class 70 - open 

1st Roberts and Spearing’s Likenees Laurina ShCEx VW 

9 years old, good head and eye, correct neck leading into good shoulders, correct feet and excellent bone, stern well set and carried, correct rear, she moves so well, best constructed today, hindered by too much weight, unfortunately giving her the appearance of being much heavier than she actually is. Best of Breed 

2nd Simkins Simeldaka Margaret Ridge

4 years old, good head of good proportions, nice body and ribs, a positive mover but would prefer tighter elbows. Reserve Best of Breed 

Rhodesian Ridgebacks 

Class 99 - Puppy 

No entries 

Class 100 - Special Yearling 

No entries 

Class 101 - Post Graduate 

2 entries, 2 absent 

Class 102 - Open 

1 entry, Absent

Whippets, 

Class 107 - Puppy 

1st L Griffiths’ Pelyma Certainly Snazzy 

Feminine bitch, flowing lines, clean mover, super length of neck into good shoulders with correct angles, correct brisket and topline, excellent rear, standing on correct feet. 

2nd P E Coles Burglade Bow and Arrow For Whipwey 

This youngster gave the handler a very hard time today, which made the exhibit hard to assess especially on the move, head of correct proportions, ears could be better, decent length of neck into ok shoulders, better return of upper arm needed, lovely brisket and good topline, well carried tail, rear of good proportions. 

Class 108 - special yearling 

1st L Yacoby-Wright’s Zobyco Cobyco Paranoia (imp pol) 

My ‘take home dog’ of the day, 14 months old, quality all through, the best of heads, correct eye shape and colour, super neck into excellent shoulders with well angled upper arm, legs straight, good feet, correct brisket , correct length of body, excellent topline into a well set and carried tail, her rear was well angled, excellent hocks, on the move she was ‘sound as a pound’, didn’t put a foot wrong… an easy BOB breed in my opinion. 

2nd B Seviour’s Stonefox Pathfinder At Osterfen

18 months old, good proportions, nice head and eye, decent neck length into of shoulders, lacks length of upper arm, good body and topline, good rear, moved well behind, coming toward’s me he was wide. 

Class 109 - Post Graduate 

1st Gauron & Viner’s Kensesqui Basil 

2 years old, a quality exhibit, excellent head and eye, good neck length into correct shoulders, overall good type, correct proportions, moves well in all directions. 

2nd De Graffham’s Cleeton We Go Together At Firesprite, a good male, good head and eye, ample neck, good body, well set on tail, found him out at the elbow and lacking the desirable angle of upper arm, this showed on the move. 

Class 110 - Open 

1st Longhurst’s Abbeyhurst Dancing Queen JW 

3 years old bitch of good type, flowing lines, good head and eye, correct neck into good shoulder and front assembly, stood on correct feet, rear well let down, good mover.