2024 Open Show Critique
JUDGE - Brian Smith (Lorbri)
Many thanks to the committee for inviting me to judge their Open Show, I thoroughly enjoyed my day. The showground was great and just topped off by perfect weather. Also many thanks to the exhibitors who showed their lovely dogs under me and who took their placings so graciously. Not forgetting a big thank you to my hard working steward.
Veteran Dog (3,0a)
1. Shepherd's Ch. Citycroft Sundae with Oxana JW ShCEx VW. 8 year old fawn white particolour shown in first class condition. Lovely type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good neck, front and shoulders, super topline and balance. Good rear quarters which he used to advantage. Moved and showed well. BV.
2. Byron's Padstian Pip In New York VW. 9 year old fawn white trim. Another smart boy with good head, long neck and well laid shoulders. Deep chest. Good rear quarters and stifle. Showed to advantage.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Dalrymple VW.
Puppy Dog (2,1a)
1. Gorman’s Dejare On A Promise. 11 month old fawn white trim. Excellent head, eye and ears. Attractive boy. Good in front and shoulders. Well balanced. Well angulated rear quarters. A little unsettled on the move today. BPD and BPIS.
Junior Dog (2,1a)
1. Earnshaw’s Palmik I Know What I Like at Moonshadow. 16 month old brindle white trim. Good head with dark eye, neat ears. Well laid shoulders into good topline. Well muscled rear quarters. Moved well fore and aft.
Yearling Dog (4,0a)
1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Neon Tiger. 22 month old brindle particolour. Correct shaped head with dark eye. Strong jaw with good bite. Long neck into good shoulders. Straight front with good fill. Well muscled back. Correct rear quarters. Moved soundly. RBD.
2. Earnshaw’s Palmik I Know What I Like at Moonshadow.
3. Allansson & MacDonald’s Zoraden Simply The Zest of Macalldon JW.
Novice Dog (2,0a)
1. Southwick’s Woolford Douglas. 2 year old brindle particolour. Excellent head. Long muscled neck. Well made front with deep chest. Moved well coming and going. Showed well.
2. Gorman’s Dejare On A Promise.
Special Beginners Dog (4,0a)
1. Lahood’s Starceylon Spectre. 3 year old pale fawn particolour. Lovely type which I liked a lot. Very attractive boy who caught my eye. Excellent head with dark pigment and neat ears. In super condition. Good front, neck and shoulder holding his topline well on the move. Moved and showed well. BSBIS
2. Southwick’s Woolford Douglas.
3. Knowles’ Kuriwao Rocco.
Post Graduate Dog (5,1a)
1. Lahood’s Starceylon Spectre.
2. Bass & Hall’s Shalfleet New Moon Rising at Silverfrith. 5 year old brindle particolour. Good head and dark eye. Heavier built than 1. Good front, deep chest. Carrying a little too much weight today. Moved and showed well.
3. Gorman’s Dejare Seeing Stars.
Limit Dog (3,1a)
1. Woodcroft & Yacoby-Wright’s Cobyco City Limits. 4 year old fawn white trim. Very nice boy. Excellent in head, neat ears, long neck leading into well laid shoulders. Deep chest. Strongly made rear quarters moving with drive holding his topline well.
2. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida The Brave. Different type to 1 and smaller. Good in front and deep chest. Well made rear quarters, well let down hocks. Showed and handled well.
Open Dog (5,1a)
1. Byron’s Jasarat Gucci. A very nice 5 year old fawn particolour. Very attractive head with dark eye and strong jaw. Good length of neck leading into well laid shoulders. Good straight front with deep chest. Broad firm back. Well muscled rear end with good stifle. Moved effortlessly keeping his topline. BD and RBIS.
2. Shepherd’s Kidaruka It's Showtime at Oxana JW ShCex OSW. 4 year old fawn particolour. Another lovely dog which I liked a lot. Similar attributes to 1, just preferred neck and shoulder of 1.
3. Soffe’s Zoraden Macchiato JW
Special Open Racing/Lure Coursing Dog (1,0a)
1. Leathart’s Ringmore Dalrymple VW. 10 year old fawn white trim boy in excellent condition for his age. Lovely correct head with neat ears. Good shoulders and straight front. Moved and showed well.
Veteran Bitch (5,1a)
1. Longhurst’s Zoraden Carrera at Abbeyhurst. 9 years old brindle white trim shown in first class condition. Lovely size and type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good length of neck and straight front. Well balanced. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage. Moved and showed well.
2. Meade's Rockanor Silver Saphire at Jasbri. 9 year old fawn white particolour. Attractive girl with lovely head. Long neck and well laid shoulders. Straight front. Curvy body shape. Showed well.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Day Lily.
Baby Puppy Bitch (1,0a)
1. Naunton’s Starceylon Under The Sea at Trenzalore. 5 month old black white trim girl. What a super baby puppy, she’s obviously been here before, she showed like a professional! A real show girl. Lovely head with sweet expression. Ultra feminine. Everything in the right place. Would have gladly taken her home with me. Best Baby Puppy In Show.
Yearling Bitch (2,1a)
1. Whitehead & Smith’s Creme Anglaise’s Lady Bridgerton of Citycroft (IMP NLD). 18 month old fawn white particolour shown in great condition. Good size and type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good front, neck and shoulder. Moved with purpose.
Novice Bitch (2,1a)
1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Squirrels For Tea. 22 month old brindle particolour. Very attractive girl. Super for size and so feminine. Excellent make and shape. Excellent head, eye and ears. Good run in leading to well laid shoulders. Straight front with good fill. Deep chest. Excellent hind quarters and tail carriage. Moved and showed so well. Another one I would be delighted to own. BB and BIS.
Special Beginners Bitch (1,0a)
1. Mackay’s Stillastar Magic Moments. 4 year old brindle white trim. Shown in good condition. Good in front, neck and shoulder. Dark pigment. Good rear quarters. Showed herself well.
Post Graduate Bitch (3,1a)
1. Osborne’s Derohan Doubley Clever. 3 year old brindle white trim. Super size and type. Very feminine girl shown in first class condition. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good front. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage.
2. Mackay’s Stillastar Magic Moments.
Limit Bitch (3,0a)
1. Longhurst’s Abbeyhurst Dancing Queen JW. 2 ½ year old fawn. Very nice, super size with excellent head. Very pretty girl. Neat ears. Good neck with well laid shoulders. Good front and chest. Shapely girl. Very good rear quarters giving plenty of drive. Moved and showed well.
2. Leathart’s Ringmore Iona. 3 year old fawn white trim. Another smart girl. Perfect size. Good neck and shoulders. Well balanced. Moved and showed well.
3. Bunney’s Bunehug So Be It.
Open Bitch (2,1a)
1. Bunney’s Bunehug So Be It. 3 year old fawn white trim. Well made throughout with good head, neck, front and shoulders. Shown in good condition. Lovely girl just really unsettled on the move today.
Special Open Racing/Lure Coursing Bitch (3,0a)
1. Soffe’s Penbriar Rocket Star. 6 year old brindle white trim shown in good condition. Lovely size and type. Good head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good length of neck, good front. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage. Moved and shown well. Best SR/LC
2. Osborne’s Loroli Life's A Rollacoasta at Derohan. 3 ½ year old brindle white trim. Larger than 1. Another nice girl, good head, neck and shoulders. Deep chest. Well made rear quarters. Moved and showed really well. Lovely condition.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Hecate.
Many thanks to the committee for inviting me to judge their Open Show, I thoroughly enjoyed my day. The showground was great and just topped off by perfect weather. Also many thanks to the exhibitors who showed their lovely dogs under me and who took their placings so graciously. Not forgetting a big thank you to my hard working steward.
Veteran Dog (3,0a)
1. Shepherd's Ch. Citycroft Sundae with Oxana JW ShCEx VW. 8 year old fawn white particolour shown in first class condition. Lovely type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good neck, front and shoulders, super topline and balance. Good rear quarters which he used to advantage. Moved and showed well. BV.
2. Byron's Padstian Pip In New York VW. 9 year old fawn white trim. Another smart boy with good head, long neck and well laid shoulders. Deep chest. Good rear quarters and stifle. Showed to advantage.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Dalrymple VW.
Puppy Dog (2,1a)
1. Gorman’s Dejare On A Promise. 11 month old fawn white trim. Excellent head, eye and ears. Attractive boy. Good in front and shoulders. Well balanced. Well angulated rear quarters. A little unsettled on the move today. BPD and BPIS.
Junior Dog (2,1a)
1. Earnshaw’s Palmik I Know What I Like at Moonshadow. 16 month old brindle white trim. Good head with dark eye, neat ears. Well laid shoulders into good topline. Well muscled rear quarters. Moved well fore and aft.
Yearling Dog (4,0a)
1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Neon Tiger. 22 month old brindle particolour. Correct shaped head with dark eye. Strong jaw with good bite. Long neck into good shoulders. Straight front with good fill. Well muscled back. Correct rear quarters. Moved soundly. RBD.
2. Earnshaw’s Palmik I Know What I Like at Moonshadow.
3. Allansson & MacDonald’s Zoraden Simply The Zest of Macalldon JW.
Novice Dog (2,0a)
1. Southwick’s Woolford Douglas. 2 year old brindle particolour. Excellent head. Long muscled neck. Well made front with deep chest. Moved well coming and going. Showed well.
2. Gorman’s Dejare On A Promise.
Special Beginners Dog (4,0a)
1. Lahood’s Starceylon Spectre. 3 year old pale fawn particolour. Lovely type which I liked a lot. Very attractive boy who caught my eye. Excellent head with dark pigment and neat ears. In super condition. Good front, neck and shoulder holding his topline well on the move. Moved and showed well. BSBIS
2. Southwick’s Woolford Douglas.
3. Knowles’ Kuriwao Rocco.
Post Graduate Dog (5,1a)
1. Lahood’s Starceylon Spectre.
2. Bass & Hall’s Shalfleet New Moon Rising at Silverfrith. 5 year old brindle particolour. Good head and dark eye. Heavier built than 1. Good front, deep chest. Carrying a little too much weight today. Moved and showed well.
3. Gorman’s Dejare Seeing Stars.
Limit Dog (3,1a)
1. Woodcroft & Yacoby-Wright’s Cobyco City Limits. 4 year old fawn white trim. Very nice boy. Excellent in head, neat ears, long neck leading into well laid shoulders. Deep chest. Strongly made rear quarters moving with drive holding his topline well.
2. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida The Brave. Different type to 1 and smaller. Good in front and deep chest. Well made rear quarters, well let down hocks. Showed and handled well.
Open Dog (5,1a)
1. Byron’s Jasarat Gucci. A very nice 5 year old fawn particolour. Very attractive head with dark eye and strong jaw. Good length of neck leading into well laid shoulders. Good straight front with deep chest. Broad firm back. Well muscled rear end with good stifle. Moved effortlessly keeping his topline. BD and RBIS.
2. Shepherd’s Kidaruka It's Showtime at Oxana JW ShCex OSW. 4 year old fawn particolour. Another lovely dog which I liked a lot. Similar attributes to 1, just preferred neck and shoulder of 1.
3. Soffe’s Zoraden Macchiato JW
Special Open Racing/Lure Coursing Dog (1,0a)
1. Leathart’s Ringmore Dalrymple VW. 10 year old fawn white trim boy in excellent condition for his age. Lovely correct head with neat ears. Good shoulders and straight front. Moved and showed well.
Veteran Bitch (5,1a)
1. Longhurst’s Zoraden Carrera at Abbeyhurst. 9 years old brindle white trim shown in first class condition. Lovely size and type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good length of neck and straight front. Well balanced. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage. Moved and showed well.
2. Meade's Rockanor Silver Saphire at Jasbri. 9 year old fawn white particolour. Attractive girl with lovely head. Long neck and well laid shoulders. Straight front. Curvy body shape. Showed well.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Day Lily.
Baby Puppy Bitch (1,0a)
1. Naunton’s Starceylon Under The Sea at Trenzalore. 5 month old black white trim girl. What a super baby puppy, she’s obviously been here before, she showed like a professional! A real show girl. Lovely head with sweet expression. Ultra feminine. Everything in the right place. Would have gladly taken her home with me. Best Baby Puppy In Show.
Yearling Bitch (2,1a)
1. Whitehead & Smith’s Creme Anglaise’s Lady Bridgerton of Citycroft (IMP NLD). 18 month old fawn white particolour shown in great condition. Good size and type. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good front, neck and shoulder. Moved with purpose.
Novice Bitch (2,1a)
1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Squirrels For Tea. 22 month old brindle particolour. Very attractive girl. Super for size and so feminine. Excellent make and shape. Excellent head, eye and ears. Good run in leading to well laid shoulders. Straight front with good fill. Deep chest. Excellent hind quarters and tail carriage. Moved and showed so well. Another one I would be delighted to own. BB and BIS.
Special Beginners Bitch (1,0a)
1. Mackay’s Stillastar Magic Moments. 4 year old brindle white trim. Shown in good condition. Good in front, neck and shoulder. Dark pigment. Good rear quarters. Showed herself well.
Post Graduate Bitch (3,1a)
1. Osborne’s Derohan Doubley Clever. 3 year old brindle white trim. Super size and type. Very feminine girl shown in first class condition. Excellent head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good front. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage.
2. Mackay’s Stillastar Magic Moments.
Limit Bitch (3,0a)
1. Longhurst’s Abbeyhurst Dancing Queen JW. 2 ½ year old fawn. Very nice, super size with excellent head. Very pretty girl. Neat ears. Good neck with well laid shoulders. Good front and chest. Shapely girl. Very good rear quarters giving plenty of drive. Moved and showed well.
2. Leathart’s Ringmore Iona. 3 year old fawn white trim. Another smart girl. Perfect size. Good neck and shoulders. Well balanced. Moved and showed well.
3. Bunney’s Bunehug So Be It.
Open Bitch (2,1a)
1. Bunney’s Bunehug So Be It. 3 year old fawn white trim. Well made throughout with good head, neck, front and shoulders. Shown in good condition. Lovely girl just really unsettled on the move today.
Special Open Racing/Lure Coursing Bitch (3,0a)
1. Soffe’s Penbriar Rocket Star. 6 year old brindle white trim shown in good condition. Lovely size and type. Good head and expression. Super dark eye and neat ears. Good length of neck, good front. Good rear quarters which she used to advantage. Moved and shown well. Best SR/LC
2. Osborne’s Loroli Life's A Rollacoasta at Derohan. 3 ½ year old brindle white trim. Larger than 1. Another nice girl, good head, neck and shoulders. Deep chest. Well made rear quarters. Moved and showed really well. Lovely condition.
3. Leathart’s Ringmore Hecate.