Crufts

Borzois Crufts 2026

Good Citizen Dog (3,1)

1. Jansams The Show Must Go On

An upstanding and attractive dog. Very well balanced. Masculine head with excellent profile and very pleasing expression. Typical slight roman nose. Strong jaws. Excellent small, well placed and carried ears. Strong neck with a pleasing crest. Balanced angulation both ends. He has very good depth and ideal width of chest. Curvy enough in his outline, if not superb in this compartment. Strong thighs. Excellent coat quality. He moved very well indeed from the side, at all times keeping his balance and with little effort spent.

2. Prime Rubin Castor

Another attractive dog. Tall and masculine. Not quite the head of the winner and could do with darker eyes. Pleasing rose ears. Good rise of neck. Very curvy in his body, I would not like more. Excellent legs and feet, standing very well over himself. He is a sound and purposeful mover from all angles. Pleasing coat quality if not in optimal coat condition.

Puppy Dog (2)

1. Sukeshi Northern Dancer

At nine months old, this dog is still developing as for size and masculinity, but I can see it coming. Quite pleasing head with good chiselling, and an appealing expression. Rose ears that could be higher set. Medium neck. Moderate angulation both ends. He has a typical topline, correctly arched without exaggeration. Pleasing bladed bone. Attractive body good width to it for the breed. He was rather bouncy on the move, but retained his balance and outline. In a very good coat.

2. Iros Sarov Veya Feya

A dog with a larger frame, of the same age as the winner. I preferred his head to the winner, long and with more finesse. Excellent ears. Long neck. Needs to develop in his forechest and does not put enough weight on his front at this time. Needs quite a lot more width on him. He has a very pleasing outline and at times moved well with a very nice spring to his movement, but still often very playful and then not making the best of himself. I do see quite a lot of promise for the future in him however.

Junior Dogs (6)

1. Calling Lake De Dame Cerise

With some margin the dog with the highest overall quality in this class, balanced and of very pleasing type. He has a a long head with plenty of chiselling and ideal width all the way. Very good ears. Long and elegant neck. I would prefer more spring to his pastern. Attractive proportions and outline, balanced angulation behind. Good feet. He moved light on his feet and retained his balance. Excellent coat quality.

2. Go Go Bolshoi Helios

A well matured red dog with excellent frame standing. He is strong and yet elegant. Another with an attractive head and excellent small rose ears. Medium neck. Well angulated both ends. He has correct feet and bladed bone. Deep and capacious chest and in very good condition both for muscle and weight. He did not keep his outline as well on the move as the winner, still reasonable, but tended to raise his tail which spoiled the picture somewhat

3. Monterun Star Centurion

A very elegant brindle dog, far from mature and needs more weight. He scored in outline and moved very light on his feet. With time he may well become one to be reconned with.

Yearling Dog (5)

1. Menigma Rey’s Infatuation JW

An instantly eye-catching dog of obvious high quality. Quality head with length and chiselling. Small rose ears. Long and well set neck with an attractive nape. His feet are not his fortune, and he has suffered an injury in his front foot. Very pleasing balance and proportion. Just enough topline on the move, pleasing standing. I particularly appreciated his cadence and spring on the move, very light and easy from the side, very good from behind. In very good coat and muscular condition.

2. Byelog Granabrazo at Hawksflight

A very sound dog, well balance if not as spectacular as the winner. Another with an attractive head if with a little more stop than my ideal. Very good rise of neck. Could do with some more spring of pastern and some more length to his feet. Typical topline, I would prefer him to cover a little more ground both standing and moving. He did however make very good sense on the move as he balanced well and is very sound coming and going. In excellent condition and lovely coat, very well handled.

3. Lynx Tell A Tale of Albaneiler

Strong, masculine dog, quite well balanced, if with just enough length of leg. I would like some more refinement to him, especially in his head, but he is a sound, well conducted dog, very mature for his age. Excellent coat. A normal sound mover from the side and from behind, needs to tighten up a bit in his elbows.

Post Graduate Dog (14,4)

Not a good class in general, but with some exceptions

1. Rosskaja Jim Beam

Tall and quite majestic dog. Masculine, yet elegant. He is very moderately angulate in both ends, especially behind, but it balanced out well on the move. Typical head with excellent length and chiselling. Long neck. Needs to develop in his forechest. Pleasing topline. Excellent coat and colour. He moved quite light on his feet and quite sound coming and going.

2. Everwyck Alphin

At two yes rood, this dog does not make the best of himself on the stack, appearing rather exaggerated in his topline, but he balanced out well on the move and was the best mover in the class. Typical head and expression, excellent ears. Moderate neck. Quite well balanced in his angulation. He needs more width and would look much better if he gained a few pounds with as it would probably also calm down his topline.

3. Palamedes Arian Khrysos at Keanver JW

An all over very moderate dog with a pleasing balance within himself, but I would like him to cover more ground. Pleasing head with very good expression. Moderate neck, Moderate angulation both ends, he moved soundly coming and going when concentrated. In a very good coat and in very good muscular and weight condition.

Limit Dog (12,1)

1. Lynx Faster Than Light of Noldoli JW

Ann attractive dog, combining substance with quality. Not the largest or the most upstanding, but still masculine and impressive. He has a very attractive head with a distinct and typical roman nose. Excellent ears. Very good front with excellent layback of upper arm. Crested neck. Attractive topline with definite arch, but not overdone. Good feet and spring of pastern. In excellent coat. He kept his curves on the moved and moved soundly from all angles, at all times in sync with his handler.

2. Lynx Ice River of Albaneiler

A majestic dog, tall and houndy. He has a very attractive head with excellent chiselling. Well set and crested neck. Deep and capacious chest. A bit straight in pattern. Enough topline. Balanced angulation behind. In lovely coat. He has the overall quality I am looking for and was the one that attracted my attention from the start. Moved soundly coming and going, but tended to slope more than I prefer over the croup on the move which restricted his side movement somewhat.

3. Lynx Life of Brian with Araura

Strong, masculine dog, he has the looks of a real wolf hunter. Very majestic. Strong head with quality, excellent expression. Strong and shapely neck. Attractive outline. In a big coat of excellent structure. He moved very well from the side, but needs to tighten up in front quite a bit when moving towards me. If this can be improved, I predict that he can do very well indeed as he is a very impressive dog.

Open Dog (16,3)

1. Int.Swed.Norw.Finn.Ch. Zaprof’s The Mythmaker

A most majestic dog of excellent type and quality. He is big and strong, and masculine yet has plenty of elegance and a lot of overall class about him. Masculine head with lovely expression from his pleasantly dark eyes., well chiselled in his muzzle, but does not need a stronger skull. Strong neck, well set into an excellent front. Enough arch of loin. Deep and capacious body with ideal spring of rib for the breed. Well angulated behind. What made a big difference over his competition was his smooth and springy movement, so typical of the breed. Sound coming and going too. In a lovely coat. Nothing to touch him here today. CC& BOB.

2. Am.Swed.Norw.Ch. Zaprof’s Illumination

Standing this dog is even more beautiful than the winner as he is slightly more refined and has a leaner head. Lovely neck with a very attractive nape. Well balanced angulation both ends. Excellent topline with ideal arch making a most impressive outline both standing and moving. Lovely coat of ideal structure and amount. Not as open and as supple in movement as the winner, but kept his outline and balanced very well indeed, sound coming and going.

3. Swe.Norw.Dan.Ch. Borscana Impressive

A very athletic dog, combining substance with elegance, I preferred some more length of leg. His head fits his substance and body. Well angulated both ends. Kept his topline very well on the move, and moved with drive and soundness if somewhat wide in front. In ship shape condition for both coat and musculature.

Veteran Dog (3)

1. Ch.Int.Ch. Korsakov Radost Power of Love Menigma ShCM ShCEx

A dog of excellent type and quality, he combines substance and strength with elegance and quality to perfection. Well shaped head with length and lovely expression. Excellent ears. Long and crested neck. Balanced angulation both ends. Enough topline standing, but flattened out more than ideal on the move, but who can blame him as at ten years old? He is still extraordinarily fit for his age, or indeed for any age, and moves very well indeed from all angles. Quite a piece of art he is, and his quality is impressively inherited down as he turned out to be the sire of many of the best dogs today, including the bitch CC winner. ResCC and Best Veteran

2. Jamarqui Alchemy Argent ShCEx VW

Strong, masculine, majestic dog with a typical topline which he kept well on the move. Not the neck or the front of the winner. Deep and capacious chest, another veteran who moved very well indeed. In a rich coat and in very good muscular condition.

3. Mischran Melchior

An attractive dog standing, curvy. Quality head with a roman nose and excellent expression. Moderate angulation both ends. He tended to tuck himself up somewhat on the move and could stride out better.

Good Citizen Bitch (1)

1. Palamedes Aneira Demeter

A bitch of very pleasing type and quality. Strong, still feminine and of excellent size. She has a head of excellent length and chiselling. A distinct roman nose, lovely expression. Moderate neck. Moderate, balanced angulation both ends. Enough curves to her body. Well made in body substance, deep and of correct capaciousness for the breed. Very good coat quality She moved well from the side and in front, rather narrow behind.

Minor Puppy Bitch (1)

1. Fair Isle Ita at Russmechta

Feminine red bitch of very pleasing type and quality and with a very typical outline of unbroken and racy curves. Feminine head with correct width of skull, lovely expression, excellent chiselling and a typical slight roman nose. Small ears, well set and carried. Long neck Moderate, balanced angulation both ends. Excellent topline. In a very good puppy coat. Her solid red colour enhances her outline. She needs to develop more extension on the move, but moved very light on her feet and with stability coming and going for one so young. Best Puppy

Puppy Bitch (1)

1. Sukeshi Hot Dancer at Keanver

At nine months old, this is a very elegant feminine bitch, she neds to gain some more bone and substance with maturity. Refined head with a typical profile. Needs to gain some more strength of neck. Lovely body outline. Well angulated behind. Very good coat quality. She needs to stop playing up on the move as she tends to curl herself up.

Junior Bitch (7,1)

1. Dancing Queen Sousedik Int.Cz.Jr.Ch.

A very attractive bitch, feminine, elegant and very well balanced. Of a racy type, she appealed very much to me even if she was shown out of coat today. Typical head with lovely expression and plenty of quality and chiselling. Excellent ears. Long neck. Smooth, curvy silhouette without exaggerations. Well angulated behind, enough in front. She was very light on her feet and well balanced on the moved. Would have liked to see her with her clothes on.

2. Jansams Bloddy Mary

A bitch who scored in very different qualities. She is strong, sound and no nonsense, if much more compact and covers less ground standing. She has a strong bitch head, not the neck of the winner. Deep and capacious chest. Excellent topline. Excellent bone and feet and dead sound in movement from all angles. Already in a full coat of excellent quality.

3. Lynx Shimmering Grace

Did not stay for the critique, despite being called back, and consequently did not get one.

Yearling Bitch (10,1)

1. Menigma Crazy About Her With Cardean

High quality bitch, very elegance and feminine, still with substance. She has star quality about her. Beautiful head and expression, good rise of neck. Balanced angulation both ends. Exquisite curves which she kept on the move, but could cover slightly more ground standing. She stood very well over her front legs and feet and moved with ease, elegance and soundness. One with a very promising future ahead of her, should become a champion.

2. Menigma Stay with Me at Rockhyhill

Another elegant feminine bitch, sister to the winner. She is a super mover, especially from the side; long, easy and well extended. Another with a beautiful head and expression. Moderate angulation in front. Excellent underline. Enough topline on the stack, but does not keep it quite as well on the move as the winner. Her overall quality and outstanding side movement should take her to her title.

3. Dancing Queen Sousedik Int.Cz.Jr.Ch.

Poost Graduate Bitch (8,1)

1. Borscana Solglimt at Dofro

Truly excellent bitch of a lovely type, very sound and with the scope I prefer, still keeping beautiful curves in just the right places. Excellent head with length and chiselling, if a little strong in skull. Neck with an attractive nape. Well made front, Deep and capacious body without losing length of leg. Excellent topline. Strong quarters. She moved very well, especially from the side and from behind. However on several attempts, she refused to move towards me, a shame as she would otherwise had been in the contention for the very top spots.

2. Zinarte Amarula at Cherdonski

Another very attractive bitch, elegant and feminine. Excellent head with plenty of chiselling. Ears somewhat low set. Elegant neck. Balanced angulation both ends. Enough topline, but she kept the shape she had on the move. Standing well over her legs. I would prefer her feet less stained. Moved light on her feet, keeping her balance and elegance on the move. Somewhat narrow behind. But definitely a very good bitch who could have been presented in more optimal condition.

3. Decoriada Harietta

A much younger bitch, rather immature compared to her competition. Attractive head with very good expression. Correct years. Cold have a stronger jaw. Moderate neck. Curvy body, covering just enough ground when standing. She was shown in a previous class, but looked better in this class as she calmed down and then kept her balance and shape.

Limit Bitch (9,1)

1. Lynx Bright Light Rae

Very shapely and sound bitch, outmoving her competition. If critical, I would prefer her slightly more up on legs. Feminine head with strength. Excellent expression. Neck with an attractive nape Very shapely in her body. Well angulated both ends, she stood very well over her legs and feet. She moved very soundly and efficiently from all angles.

2. Sukeshi Anna Leopoldovna

Classical feminine bitch of very pleasing type and quality. Reasonable head, rather low set ears. Good rise of neck. Moderate, balanced angulation both ends. Enough shape of topline which she retained on the moved. She moved light on her feet with quite good extension, yet not the movement of the winner.

3. Psovaja Ohota Shaherezada Is Charming

A big rangy bitch, instantly attractive on the stack. Classical, beautiful head and expression. Good rise of neck. Balanced angulation both ends. I would not want her any longer in body than this. She moved quite well from the side, but needs improvement both coming and going.

Open Bitch (18,4)

1. Ch. Lynx In The Limelight Rae

A lovely white and yellow fawn bitch of excellent type and quality, she combined feminine elegance with substance to an outstanding degree. Lovely head. Long neck with a crest. Well, angulated in front. Typical feet with length of the two central toes. Curvy in her outline, at all times retaining her outline both standing and moving. Well angulated behind. She moved soundly with suppleness, balance and with some suspension, if not always as enthusiastic as some. Still won the CC with something in hand. CC.

2. Jpn.Ch. Geuunine Spirit Jp Euro Sharline

Very eye-catching all white bitch, very well proportioned and well up on legs. She has a truly lovely head and expression. Long and crested neck. Rather short feet which spoiled her a bit. Lovely curvy outline, well angulated behind. Bright white and shiny coat of ideal texture. Another sound and functional mover at all times keeping her shape and outline. ResCC.

3. Russkiy Azart Safirina The Dance of The Roses

Another predominantly white feminine and well balanced bitch of similar type to number two, she combined substance with elegance and was a very good mover. Not in the best coat condition on the day. She disappeared while I was writing the critique, so no further comments.

Veteran bitch (6,2)

1. Multi Ch. Anfisa Sousedik

A classical bitch with excellent proportions and shape, despite carrying too much weight on the day. Excellent head with lots of chiselling and refined without being frail. Excellent ears. Strong neck, well set. Excellent topline, despite carrying too much weight on the day. Balanced angulation both ends. By far the best mover in the class, keeping her balance and shape on the move.

2. Donskoi Talsiya For Eirianci

Big and strong bitch. At nine years she has retained her muscles, even if she is on the strong side as for condition. Would prefer more shape of outline.

3. Russkiy Azart Liberty The Wind of Passion at Keanver

Another big and strong bitch. She made a very pleasing picture standing, but could do with quite a lot more energy on the move. Deep and capacious chest. Pleasing topline on the stack. In a rich coat. Another who could do with some weight reduction.

Espen Engh (Norway), judge