Canadian Eskimo Dog Club of Great Britain

Many thanks to the committee for the invitation to judge this 25th Anniversary Club Show. I was made to feel very welcome with a super steward and even some little helpers to give the awards out. I had a student judge with me for some of the judging and lots of mentoring sessions going on ringside made for a lovely atmosphere. Temperaments of all the dogs were fantastic.

Veteran Dog 1:0

1st Bailey’s Akna Maugrim. 8 year old dog of good type and proportions. Masculine head with good eye and excellent ear. Level bite. Good front with well laid shoulder and correct depth of chest. Well angulated rear although tendency to naturally stand very wide. Correct tailset and carriage. Obviously out of coat but guard hair had correct texture. Balanced on the move, a little untidy out and back. Good muscletone and correct weight. Best Veteran

Baby Puppy Dog 2:1

1st Bailey’s Akna Marvelous Creation. 5 month old puppy of excellent type. Lovely head with kind oblique eye and tapered muzzle. Correct length of neck into well laid shoulder. Correct topline with good tailset. Well angulated rear with strong hocks. Moves very true for one so young. Promising puppy.

Puppy Dog 0

Junior Dog 1:0

1st Bailey’s Akna Mittimatalik. 16 month. Very much a junior with his head still needing time to broaden, looking long in muzzle at this stage. Good eye and ear. Correct length of neck, shoulder a little upright. Good depth of chest, again needing time to broaden through the body. Well angulated rear, correct tailset and carriage. In good coat and condition. Moved true out and back.

Post Graduate Dog 2:1

1st Numdy’s Qimugta Isaac. Excellent type and generally well made all through. Kind masculine head with correct planes and good ear. Strong neck of good length into well laid shoulder with good return of upperarm. Good depth of chest with just enough forechest. Lost his topline at times when stood but correct on the move. Moved true out and back with good reach and drive in profile once settled.

Open Dog 3:1

1st Bailey’s Akna Run Silent Run Deep Excellent type, just right for size, bone and overall proportions. Masculine head with tapered muzzle, oblique eye and correct ear. Good length of neck into well laid shoulder with good return of upperarm. Well bodied with correct depth of chest, strong loin and well angled rear. Stands on good feet. Moved well when settled. Excellent coat and condition. I see in my catalogue now he is a son of my BIS winner so not surprised I liked him. Res Best Dog.

2nd Hooley’s Bel Ch It Ch Akna Pamatum. By far the best schooled and well presented dog here today showing so well for his handler. Today however carrying too much weight spoiling his outline. Compact in type with correct level topline and well carried tail. Masculine head with typy expression. Good depth of chest, well boned and standing on good feet. Moved true out and back but not the reach of 1 in profile today.

Champion Dog

1st Bailey’s Ir Ch Dk Ch Su Ch Qimugta Judas By Akna. Quality dog of excellent type and sound ground covering movement. Excellent masculine head with correct muzzle, kind oblique eye and well set ear. Strong neck of correct length into well laid shoulder with excellent return of upperarm. Deep well sprung rib, well muscled loin and well angulated rear with strong hocks. Good bone and feet. Presented in excellent coat and condition. Best Dog & Res Best In Show.

2nd Bailey & Burnside’s Ir Ch Akna Holy Grail. Typy dog of good size and proportion. Strong masculine head with oblique eye and correct muzzle. Strong neck into well laid shoulder. Deep chest with good spring of rib. Good topline and tailset. Well angled rear with good muscle tone. Tidy mover out and back but not the reach and drive of 1 in profile.

Veteran Bitch 1:0

1st Bailey’s Akna Kohler. 9yr old of good type with correct bone. Feminine head with good width to skull and good length of muzzle. Good length of neck into well made front assembly. Chest is deep and well sprung. Moved well on the go around, not as tidy behind as perhaps she was as a younger dog. Excellent coat and condition.

Baby Puppy Bitch 2:0

1st Bailey’s Akna Atomic Fireball. Super 5 month old who surely has a bright future. Plenty of bone standing true fore and aft. Typical head and expression using ears to advantage. Balanced in angles at this stage and a super level topline. Tail carried well, moved true out and back with good reach and drive in profile. Best Baby Puppy In Show

2nd McClements, Matthewson & Bailey’s Akna Cornetto. Litter sister to 1 and many of the same comments apply. She too is sound and balanced but at this stage not as forward in her ring training. Lovely head with typy expression. Chest is developing nicely. Moderate in bone with good feet. Moved true out and back.

Puppy Bitch 0

Junior Bitch 2:0

1st Hooley’s Akna Zira It Jun Ch 14 month old who won this class and ultimately Reserve Best Bitch with her easy ground covering action in profile. Excellent feminine head with correct muzzle and oblique eye. Strong neck into well laid shoulder with good return of upperarm. Good depth of chest with moderate spring of rib. Strong loin and correct tailset and carriage. Well angulated rear with good muscle. Needs time to develop in forechest. Well presented in good coat.

2nd Clements Akna Kridlak Feminine all through with just enough bone and good feet. Good length of muzzle with correct eye, prefer smaller ear. Good front assembly with just enough depth of chest, ribbing well back. Correct tailset and carriage. Moved true but not the reach and drive of 1 in profile. Excellent coat and condition.

Post Grad Bitch 2:0

1st Bailey’s Asiaq Valkery For Akna Loved this bitch from the second she set off to move. She is moderately angulated but uses every inch of herself to float around the ring with ease. So sound and true from all angles. Excellent breed type, the perfect balance between strength and femininity. Correct proportions with deep chest and well sprung rib. Excellent topline with strong loin and good tailset. Presented in excellent coat and condition and didn’t put a foot wrong in the ring today. Best Bitch and Best In Show.

2nd Hooley’s Snoqualmie Fairy Firefly Fin Jnr Ch Good overall proportions, feminine all through with just enough bone. In her bikini with coat today but topcoat texture was correct. Excellent head with good eye and expression. Well angulated fore and aft, good topline and tailset. Ribbing well back and strong loin. Balanced and sound on the move.

Open 1:0

1st Graham’s Akna Voorhees. Soundly made with good angulation and correct overall proportions. Feminine head with good eye and ear. Balanced angles with good topline and tailset. Chest is deep and well sprung. Presented in good coat but carrying too much weight today affecting her profile movement. Moved true out and back.

Helen Taylor-Morris (Pelenrise)