South Wales Kennel Association

South Wales Kennel Association Open Show

Sunday 8th February 2025

At Merthyr Leisure Centre, CF48 1UT

Paula Meacham

Thank you to the committee of the SWKA for asking me to be a replacement judge, hopefully the original judge is recovering from her op.

Thanks for your entries and hopefully kept warm. Heard later that the tibbes did well in groups.

Puppy. 2

1st. Rice’s Ricox I’ll Love You As You Are. 9 months Sable Bitch.

 Small neat balanced bitch. Small head, with a nice blunt muzzle, and depth of chin. Good mouth and neat eye. Moves well.

2nd. Richearon Easy Does It For Hilshki. 8months Red Dog.

 Larger dog, nice head and eye, mouth not quite finshed yet. Good shape allover, slightly untidy on the move,

Junior. 3 (1)

1st. Rice’s Ricox I Deserve Your Love. 9months Black Dog.

 Moves well, but a little fast, good head with a nice dark eye, muzzle of medium length, good mouth and muzzle, nice front, good neck, leading to a slightly longer body, good hindquarters. Holds his topline well, Beautiful coat and furnishings. BP

2nd. Osbourn’s Quailmoor Gold Dust. 17months, Sable/black overlay. Bitch

 Very feminine bitch, nice small head and eye, good front with lovely hare feet, lacking in coat today, moved well but could do with a little more muscle front and rear.

Graduate. 5 (1)

1st. Perfitt’s Richearon All about Audrey of Hilshki. Gold Bitch.

  Heavier bitch, but moved out well, but a little wide in front today, Dark oval eye and good proportions to her blunt muzzle, good topline and well set tail. BOB

2nd. Rice’s Ricox I Love My Mini Me JW. Sable bitch.

Out of coat but hides nothing. Good head and eye giving a feminine expression, such a sweet eye, lovely front with slight bow, nice topline which kept on the move, but a little more drive at rear needed.

Open Dog. 4 (1)

1st. Quailmoor The Wizard’s Spell JW. Sable with black overlay. Dog

10years old and such a great movement well muscled all over, muzzle a little long, good eyes and ears with a nice dome to head, lovely topline and well set tail.

2nd. Marleyoak Glory of Love. Pale gold. Dog

 Heavier dog all over, well presented quite heavily coated around neck, when you feel a nice length of neck. Good head and eye, shorter muzzle, slightly overweight, and it showed on movement.

3rd. Amcross Pandit. Gold. Dog

Small head with a blunt muzzle and chin, dark eye, good topline, tail well set, does drop a little, lacks muscle at rear, long hare feet.

Open Bitch. 3

1st. Amcross Parti Puzzle. Parti Colour. Bitch

  Longer in back, but all in proportion, good domed head, neat muzzle with nice dark eyes, good topline, moved well if a bit slow but very true.

2nd Ch. Ricox Somebody to Love JW Shcm Shcex VW. Gold Sable. Bitch

 Lovely feminine expression,with good ears, very balanced bitch, holding topline, head small and neat free of wrinkle and good under-jaw. Wasn’t moving as well today, moves very fast.