Dalmatians

My first time judging the breed with CC in the UK. Thanks a lot to Steve Hall & his team for inviting me & to my clever & efficient ring stewards. A lovely day with my favourite breed. I got my first Dalmatian in 1977 & kept & showed them for 31 years. I was very pleased with my winners, as always the quality was better in the bitches. Not so many outstanding heads as I had hoped for, & really good fronts are rarely seen. I was very pleased with temperament, presentation & showmanship.

V (4) First three champions.

1 Cuthbertson’s Ch Kalsidoni Garnet, 8 years young & quite an easy winner here, very feminine with a correct outline, nice expression, balanced angulation, strong neck & topline, moved well;
2 Lamb’s Ch Dalpetro Dettori, black spotted masculine male, typical expression, moved very well for age;
3 Smallwood’s Ch Mapplewell Dancing Queen of Lascelles.

MPD (3)

1 McCarthy’s Domdallino Je Suis Kilndandy, puppy with the most super colours, good bone & feet, strong neck& topline, OK eye colour & pigmentation, moved well, tail carriage a little high;
2 Cooper’s Charmindals Goldfinger, good bone & angulation, moved well going around, lightly spotted, coat OK;
3 Wallington´s Rovinjdal Dare To Dream.

PD (4,2a)

1 Cobb-McGill & Johnson-Urwin’s Kalokairies Golden Guy, very typical outline& prop, quite nice head, just enough stop, liked both colour & spotting, moved well going around;
2 Page’s Winflash Jimmy Choo, pleasing bone & feet, typical side gait, not the best colour today.

JD (4,1)

1 Croft’s Koroyza´s Secret Weapon, masculine, correct head prop, strong bone, nice feet, well angulated, strong topline, moved well, a little light in eye;
2 Croft & Cobb-McGill’s Koroyza Agent Provocateur with Kalokairie, good pigmentation, masculine head, well angulated behind, OK feet, would like better topline on the move;
3 Taylor & Mackinnon’s Frankish Checkpointv via Kingpippin.

YD (2) A.

PGD (3,1)

1 Markey’s Heaven Sent Phreeman Calix with Dalissm, masculine, good pigmentation, just enough stop, strong neck, croup could be a little better;
2 Newton-O’Brien’s Chizzmic Chase Me, better behind than 1, but not so good in front, not in best coat condition.

LD (10,4) Best class so far.

1 CC, Cuthbertson’s Kalsidoni Cameo, my notes say fantastic dog, masculine without being coarse, lovely balance, super head, skull & expression, good bone& forechest, correct hindquarters, one of the best movers in this entry, super coat, colour & spotting, pleased to sign his second ticket;
2 Cobb& McGill’s Alphadirato Kalokairie, lots to like, correct outline, head& expression, pleasing chest & topline, lovely temperament, good side gait, uneven spotted;
3 Williams’ Phadante Brightonrock.

OD (9,1)

1 RCC, Barrett & Fort’s Ch Shulune Ice Phantom of Dalamanti, elegant & masculine champion, pleasing outline, correct head prop, nice ears, strong neck & topline, free mover, lovely colour & temperament;
2 McCarthy’s Kilndandy Old Copper, charming, well balanced liver, good skull, good bone & feet, a bit short in croup & tail carriage too high. Liked his type a lot;
3 Baker’s Dalleaf Devils Disciple.

MPB (4,1)

1 BP, Petersen’s Daedalus Cliff Angel, very feminine, good pigmentation, dark ears, liked head & expression, well bodied, won this class easily, super white coat & well presented;
2 Hobbs & Whiting’s Rapanooey Rhona, feminine, elegant, correct expression, good pigmentation, falls away too much over the croup, moved quite well;
3 Kennedy’s Domdallino Dream.

PB (7,2 )

1 Christie’s Jezebel The Astonishing Sophtspot, super elegant, eyecatching, up to size, well broken ears, good feet, well angulated behind, well developed thighs, moved well, OK colours;
2 Goodswen’s Alphadal Attension Seeker, very feminine, so balanced standing, just enough length of muzzle, good neck, topline could be better on the move;
3 Barrett’s Dalamanti Ice Ruby.

JB (7)

1 Dodds & Pearson’s Kelevra Classic Cliché, headed a class of three quality bitches, the main problem in the class was front movement, well balanced & feminine, nice head, OK stop, just enough, but balanced angulation, moved with drive from behind;
2 Finlay’s Dvojica Black Swan at Dalfin, standing my winner, so feminine with a pleasing head & expression, lovely neck, well spotted, could move better in front;
3 Gardner’s Dvojica Black Again at Wrendragge.

YB (12,4)

1 RCC, Moate’s Leiahart Honolulu Honey at Sundowndal, super outline, very typical in head, strong neck& topline, better behind than most, good angulation, very positive on the move;
2 D Black Swan at D;
3 Suggett’s Dalesbred Geebee Gold for Kintegus.

PGB (9,3) Not a good class regarding construction, proportions & spotting.

1 Webb & Chrystal’s Heaven Sent Des Dalmats La Pierre Sacree, an easy winner here, in harmony & very feminine, just a bit light in eye, strong neck, one of the few with correct angulation in front, moved well going around with correct topline, well spotted;
2 Williams’ Dashwold Rhyme N Reason, very feminine in head, pleasing expression, good neck & bone, steep croup, super temp, not in her best coat condition;
3 Newton-O’Brien’s Culalibre Polkadot.

LB (10,2)

1 Petersen’s Dalimese Who’s That Girl at Daedalus, very feminine, correct outline, good skull, OK stop, strong neck & topline, well bodied, good bone & super feet, good spotting, pleasing side gait, little narrow behind;
2 Lamb’s Dalpetro Diva, feminine, pleasing outline, good head, a little light in eye, very positive side gait, super temperament, good coat;
3 Whiting’s Chance Encounter at Cragvallie.

OB (10,1) Very nice class, many nice bitches, standing better than moving.

1 CC & BOB, Alexander’s Offordale Amethyst, outstanding both standing & moving, very attractive, very feminine in head, lovely neck & topline, well angulated behind, well spotted, tail carriage a little high on the move, Could watch her movement all day, spot on coming & going, well handled & lovely temp. Her second CC as well, shortlisted in the group;
2 Simons’ Ch Dalliviro Reba Mac at Ellemstra, feminine, really liked her head & expression, neck could be cleaner, good bone & feet, nice colour & spotting, moved well, well handled & lovely temperament;
3 D Black Swan at D.

ARNE FOSS (Norway)