SHOW INFORMATION

Judge's Critiques

Judge (Bitches): Chris John (Cristakell)

Firstly, I would like to say that it was an honour to be asked to judge the AMCUK Club Show again, and what a pleasure it was. I was very happy with the overall quality and just wish I could have given more prizes! Thank you everyone for giving me such a great entry and making my day a truly memorable one.

Minor Puppy Bitch (7 entries/0 absent)
1st. Coldham’s Polarpaws Prancer. 8 months. Very pretty bitch with a good size skull, small ears, pleasing eye. Plenty of neck set on good shoulders with plenty of bone and coat. Correct topline, strong hindquarters, well set tail. Lovely free mover, shown well. 2nd. York’s Chayo Sweet Sensation at Snowstruck. 7 months. Pretty bitch, strong head with pleasing eye and well placed ears. Good neck on correct shoulders and topline, strong hindquarters. Well set tail, good bone and coat. Lovely mover but would not settle today. 3rd. Perks and Higgins Blaiddeira Chaos Reigns. 8 months. Good head, dark eye, correct ear set. Correct topline with good hindquarters. Tail OK, moved well.

Puppy Bitch (10 entries/0 absent)
1st. Hunter and Whyman’s Tokosha Siku. Lovely head with broad skull, small well set ears and dark eyes. Deep chest, good shoulders, correct topline. Strong hindquarters, tail carried well. Plenty of bone. Moved with drive, shown well. Best Puppy Bitch, Reserve Best Puppy in Show. 2nd. Balfour-Bellamy’s Dankatcha’s Tungetok Amarok. Pretty blue bitch with pleasing head and well set shoulders. Correct topline, good hindquarters, good bone and coat. Moved well. 3rd. Leighton’s Celticwolf Warrior Queen. Nice head, pleasing eye, well set ears. Strong body, good tail and bone. Moved well.

Junior Bitch (15 entries/2 absent)
1st. Duggan’s Pelentan Stella Aurora. Lovely head, broad skull, correct eye and ear placement. Good neck, strong front. Slightly sloping topline, powerful hindquarters. Plenty of bone, harsh coat, correct tail. Moved with drive. 2nd. Hunter & Whyman’s Tokosha Siku. 3rd. Molloy’s Snowstruck Storm Ahead at Wintablizard. Pretty head, pleasing eye, well set ears. Strongly built body with correct topline. Well carried tail. Moved with drive.

Novice Bitch (6 entries/1 absent)
1st. Bullen and Rose’s Chayo Steel the Limelight. Pretty bitch with broad skull, almond-shaped eyes, well set ears. Strong front, correct topline. Well carried tail. Plenty of bone. Moved with ease. 2nd. Bruns’ Kirakoo Almost an Angel. Feminine bitch with correct almond-shaped eyes. Ear set good. Well placed shoulders, good topline. Tail carriage good, plenty of bone, correct coat. Moved well. 3rd. Collins and Skelton’s Catua Stone Cold Krazy at Arrigetch. Correct head, well placed ears. Good front, sloping topline. Moved well.

Post-Graduate Bitch (28 entries/9 absent)
1st. Ballington-Graham’s Nowitna Ataataga Tabbaq von Catua. Pretty bitch, broad skull, correctly set ears, almond-shaped eyes. Strong front, nice topline. In good coat. Good bone and moved freely with plenty of drive. 2nd. Jebson’s Icewolf A Touch Of Class for Austmans. Lovely red bitch with pleasing head. Correct topline. Shown in good coat. Moved well. 3rd. Singh’s Sledog Forest Stream. Good head and neck. Lovely shape. Strong front and topline, Correct tail. Moved well.

Mid-Limit Bitch (10 entries/2 absent)
1st. Cornah-Wade and Cornah’s Hawkam Last Chance. Pleasing head, good eye shape and ear set. Correct topline, plenty of bone, lovely tail. Free tireless mover. 2nd. Hunter’s Tuvaurat Inoka. Lovely head, well set eyes and ears. Strong front, correct topline. Bone ok with good tail set. Moved with drive. 3rd. Shorer-Wheeler’s Koromandel Somebody Told Me JW. Nice head with good ear set. Strong front. Topline ok, in good coat. Moved well.

Limit Bitch (15 entries/3 absent)
1st. Mort’s Arcticbreeze Lady Imocara. Pretty bitch. Lovely head, with broad skull, almond-shaped eyes, triangular ears, well set. Strong front, correct topline. Powerful hindlegs, plenty of bone. In good coat. Moved with drive. 2nd. Norman’s Myatuk Ice Moon. Lovely head with alomond-shaped eye and good ear set. Strong front, correctly sloping topline. Moved with drive. 3rd. Hood’s Mottomo Kirei No Yukimigata. Good head, lovely small ears. Correct topline, lovely tail set. Moved well.

Open Bitch (21 entries/5 absent)
1st. York’s Chayo Sapphire Blue at Snowstruck. Very pretty bitch. Excellent head, almond-shaped dark eye, lovely triangular-shaped ears. Strong front with deep chest. Correctly sloping topline, well muscled hindquarters. Plenty of bone, coarse coat. Tireless powerful drive. Best mover of the whole day. Bitch CC, Best Opposite Sex in Show. 2nd. Ellis’ Ch. Chayo Forget Me Not. Pretty bitch with lovely head, well set eyes and ears. Strong, deep chest, correct topline. Powerful hindquarters, good tail set. Good bone and coat. Moved with powerful drive. 3rd. Thompson’s Chayo Northern Quest. Lovely head, small ears, well set eyes. Strong powerful front, correct topline, well muscled hindquarters. Plenty of bone, in good coat. Moved well.

Veteran Bitch (14 entries/5absent)
1st. Auty’s Chayo Vanilla Ice at Koldsnap. 9 years young! Head ok with dark, well set eye, correct shape and set ears. Excellent front, good topline. Strong hindquarters. Lovely powerful mover in good coat, plenty of bone. Reserve Bitch CC. 2nd. Howarth’s Ch. Hawkams Harlequin ShCM. 8 years young! Very pretty bitch with lovely head, dark almond-shaped eye and small well-set ears. Strong front, correct topline. Powerful hindquarters, well set tail. Good bone and coat. One I liked a lot but was not moving as well today. 3rd. Wilkinson’s Gorkeane De Jungla Negra (Imp.Esp). 7 years. Lovely head, broad skull, small ears, good eye set. Strong front, correct topline, good tail. In good coat, plenty of bone. Moved well.