I was delighted with both my dog and bitch line ups; I felt all were deserving winners who excelled in breed type, with some really promising youngsters.

Minor Puppy Dog (2,1)1 HARRISON-STRATFORD’S Dalkereve Dark Dragon. Attractive liver dog with good bone, substance & muscle tone. Pleasing masculine head & expression with good colour eye. Moved out well with drive and very together for one so young, liked his topline, held well on the move with good croup and tailset. Nicely made with well balanced quarters, a good depth of brisket & spring of rib. Has quality and is very sound. BP & PG4

Puppy Dog (4,2)1. HARRISON-STRATFORD’S Dalkereve Dark Dragon
2. BAKER’S Dalleaf Devils Disciple. L/W with lovely head and expression. Has a clean outline & pleasing size with good bone & substance. Soundly made firm topline, with defined croup and an equally good underline with strong loin. Well angulated hindquarters, hocks well let down. Just lost out to 1 on front construction. Moved quite well but needs to settle and learn his trade.

Junior Dog (8,2)1.CUTTS Kilndandy Casanova at Marzelina. Attractive youngster with pleasing lines, well constructed throughout. Masculine but moderate male with a typical head, pleasing expression & good colour liver spotting. Beautifully balanced and correctly angulated with a lovely topline held well on the move & a good underline. Well bodied with plenty of heart and lung room & a depth of brisket, good legs & feet with strong pasterns & rounded bone. Looked a picture standing and did not disappoint on the move, once he gained his composure he demonstrated free and easy movement, with accurate tracking and a ground covering stride. Res CC.
2. ALEXANDER’S Offordale Chevalier Black. A real showman with a classic masculine head & good B/W spotting, dense pigmentation. Has a reach of neck into well defined clean wither with a flowing topline & tailset, matched with a good underline with a depth of body and spring of rib, although slightly longer cast. Not quite as true up and down as 1 but used his well made strong hindquarters to effect in profile giving him plenty of drive. Has plenty of presence & presented as always from this kennel in good order, with good bone & muscle tone.
3. BAKER’S Dalleaf Devils Disciple

Post Graduate Dog (8,3)1. WILLIAMS Phadante Brighton Rock. Well made liver, good for type. Essentially masculine with a pleasing head, good neck, shoulders & front, balanced with well angulated hind quarters standing on good legs and feet. Nice in outline, with a clean well defined wither and strong level topline, a good depth and length of body with a spring of rib and correct underline. Scored in this class with his sound free movement exhibiting plenty of power on the move & correct tracking, in good form.
2. MOATE’S Major Sheer Will At Sundown. Attractively spotted B/W male with an appealing head and expression and a good reach of neck. Good legs & feet with nice bone. Balanced in outline with a lovely topline held well on the move & correct tailset. Moved out freely covering the ground in profile.
3. LEWIS Dalpetro D'artagnan Of Hunterswood JW

Limit Dog (8,1) 1. GARTON’S Quiet Riot. Essentially masculine L/W with very attractive typical head with good skull proportions, expression & pigmentation. Close decision with 2, but scored in forehand angulation. Body well balanced with very sound forehand construction, has a good lay back of shoulder & sternum. Correct firm topline with an equally good underline. Well boned & bodied with a depth of brisket and spring of rib. Nicely covered with lovely substance and well developed second thigh. Sound mover & impressed in profile movement in this class.
2. ROSE’S Candidals Run Forest Run. Eye-catching male of pleasing moderate size and proportions with clean lines, well marked with attractive liver spotting. A pleasing head & expression, with good reach of neck into an excellent topline, with defined wither, croup and good tailset. Stylish outline with very well balanced quarters. Good legs and feet with nice bone. Moved out well in profile.
3. BARNSLEY Mrs J A & Mr P V Tanstar Jet Black

Open Dog (8) Strong Class 1. GOFF-LEGGETT’S Ch Washakie Nutcracker Prince JW. First class B/W male full of quality and such an ideal size. A joy to go over and in splendid condition. Beautifully balanced & well constructed with everything in the right place. He appeals instantly for his excellent free movement and ground covering stride. Typical & classic head with kind expression atop a super reach of neck into a cleanly defined wither, with a correctly proportioned front assembly and well filled forechest. So well put together with a super topline, equally matched with an excellent underline with pleasing body and rib, strong loin and well made hindquarters. In superb muscular condition, moved accurately with great reach and drive CC & BOB
2. HARTLEY & GRIFFITHS Ch Creaganbrec The Favourite At Miragua JW. Another striking male with style and ring presence. Very attractive masculine head & expression with lovely B/W decoration & dense pigmentation. Lovely reach of neck into a correct firm topline with an equally good underline with strong loin, he impressed in profile with balanced and well angulated quarters standing on good legs and feet. Has excellent muscle tone with a well defined second thigh used to effect on the move. Of sound overall make & shape, very masculine but not overdone in any way. Moved freely with good reach and drive & tracked OK.
3. BURROWS Ch Daedalus Deacon Blue At Shacarlu

Minor Puppy Bitch (3) 1. STEVENSON’S Dalkereve Divine Decision For Macula. Feminine all through with a nicely balanced outline & of pleasing size. B/W with pretty head and expression, a good reach of neck into a flowing topline, croup and tailset. Excellent front assembly with rounded bone. Well balanced body and quarters with a good underline, strong loin & lovely substance. Sound and steady mover, very settled for one so young with a lovely demeanour.
2. TOWNSON & PARDOE’S Shacarlu Bumblebee. A classy B/W youngster with an attractive head & expression, well balanced and in proportion. Good overall symmetry and clean lines, nicely covered with firm topline & good tailset, well boned with tight feet. Moved out soundly but just rolled a bit on the move and needs time to come together.
3.FLETCHER & COUPE’S Shacarlu Material Girl At Dalimese

Puppy Bitch (7,4) 1. STEVENSON’S Divine Decision For Macula 2. CARVELL’S Holderness Hocus Pocus B/W of nice shape and size, with a feminine head & sweet expression. Dense pigmentation. Body well balanced with good shoulder angulation and a lovely topline, held on the move and a good underline. Pleasing muscle tone and rounded bone. Moved OK in profile.
3.Bardott’s Dallydyl Guinevere

Junior Bitch (8,1) 1. ALEXANDER’S Offordale Sapphire. Lovely young B/W bitch in cracking form, full of type with beautifully balanced proportions. A most appealing head of good proportions & well placed ears with lovely reach of neck into a well defined clean wither & excellent topline, croup & tailset. Very sound forehand assembly with an excellent lay back of shoulder and good sternum, well angulated hindquarters with a width of thigh & well let down hocks. Lovely substance throughout with depth of brisket, a spring of rib & strong loin. Tracked extremely well with a good striding movement in profile. Presented in super tone and condition, a class act. Res CC.
2. PETERSEN’S Dalimese Whos That Girl At Daedalus. B/W bitch with a classic quality and lovely demeanour. Pleasing in outline, of moderate size and well covered. Has a feminine head and expression with an elegant reach of neck. Sound forehand with a well laid shoulder, defined wither with firm topline and a good spring of rib. Hindquarters well developed. Very shapely, well boned. Presented in super form & moved out very well in profile.
3. ADDERLEY’S Buffrey May Queen at Leiahart.

Post Graduate Bitch (13,1) 1. GIBBS Phadante Dixie Lily JW. Stylish and feminine B/W bitch who took my eye with her appealing B/W spotting and ring presence. Well made, good in outline and balance, an attractive head & good pigmentation. Particularly liked her size & body proportions with a firm topline, well angulated quarters, a depth of brisket and good underline with a length of body with strong loin. Very shapely with nice bone & feet. Makes a pleasing picture, opened up well in profile with reach & drive, tracked very true.
2. ADDERLEY’S Phadante Bohemian Rhapsody. L/W bitch who can move out well with a lovely free stride in profile, earning her 2nd place in this class. Pleasing classical head with a lovely reach of neck into a good wither, topline & tailset. Well made, good in outline with a lovely covering with a depth of brisket & good spring of rib, pleasing bone and feet. Well angulated forehand balanced with a well muscled hindquarter with good second thigh used to effect on the move.
3. WILLIAMS Phadante One Vision.

Limit Bitch (13,3) 1. WHINCUP’S Tamilanda Hot Pink. Very striking bitch of nice shape and size, with such a happy disposition. Well marked liver spotting on a clear white background, and presented in such good order. Feminine all through with a lovely head & kind expression. An elegant reach of neck flowing into a well defined wither and firm topline. Shapely body lines of good length with strong loin, very well balanced quarters. Impressed me moving, her tracking was correct & she extended so well in profile around the ring. Best mover in class.
2. HAYWOOD & RIDGWAY’S Luccombe Hazel Nut Cluster. L/W with a clean outline and good body proportions. Slightly stronger in head than 1 but with a pleasing expression & good pigmentation. A cleanly defined wither with correct firm topline with an equally good underline, with balanced angulated quarters standing on good legs and super feet. Free and easy mover with a great stride in profile.
3. DORE’S Daldior Ace Of Diamonds JW

Open Bitch (9,3) 1. NEATH-DUGGAN’S Ch Buffrey Sprig O Mint JW.This B/W bitch has such sheer charisma & just seems to improve with age, she was on top form today and could not be denied the CC, although run close by the Junior she had the maturity and pulled out all the stops on the move. Really good to go over, presented immaculately in a fit & honed condition, as always from this kennel. Has a classic feminine head & super expression, with reach of neck into an excellent topline, croup & tailset equally matched with a superb underline with correct depth & length of body, spring of rib & strong loin. Everything just fits and flows on this bitch, with well matched soundly constructed quarters, standing on good legs & feet. Her carriage and movement are a real joy to watch, she tracks extremely well and is outstanding in profile. Keen show girl in fantastic condition. CC. A good match to the dog CC.
2. NEATH-DUGGAN’S Buffrey Gift Wrapped JW Sh.CM. Another quality bitch presented in top form from this kennel. Soundly made B/W bitch of moderate size and well covered. An appealing head and expression atop a clean neck into a sound forehand with a well laid shoulder & defined wither. Shapely bodylines with a depth of body and spring of rib. Held herself well on the move where she excels. Strode out using her hindquarters to give plenty of drive in profile.
3. TINGEY & TINGRY’S Ch Phaeland Pheonix Phorever By Dallyador JW.

Sarah Dandy
Judge