WKC CH SHOW

Dalmatians

A good entry on paper with many quality dogs. Feet need attention, ask anyone who knows me, I consider them important, particularly in a breed that is supposed to do what the Dalmatian would do. I would only hope that people continue to exercise their dogs to sufficiently tighten up the foot.
This breed is also supposed to be symmetrical in outline & elegant. Body proportions are something else that needs watching, in that the description of the balance of body reads ‘point of shoulder to buttock slightly longer than height at withers’. Unfortunately, that seems to be not all that evident in a number of dogs. Although some of the longer, rectangular dogs were well ribbed back, some were not, & I took that into consideration. A few were not in best bib & tucker, with the Dally rash evident, as seems to happen when the dogs are shedding; some of the males seemed to be light in condition.
Size is something else that needs watching.
Temperament was excellent, with only exuberant & happy dogs.

VD (2)

1 Lewis’ Man About Town at Hunterswood, a very good example of how long lasting this breed can be, almost 10 year old b/w dog having overall pleasing balance, proportion & symmetry. Prefer his strength of muzzle to that of 2. Very good balanced angles fore & aft, well spotted & distributed, very good topline, age is only showing in teeth, but otherwise very typical;
2 Alcock’s Mapplewell Chocolate Box, very good body, well decorated spots on head & body, very good tail, OK front but could be stronger in rearquarters, as today he lacked drive. Has complete dentition.

MPD (4,1a)

1 Christie’s Sophspot Gold Dust, a l/w with preferred forehand, neck, balance, feet & gait. Quite promising for age, just needs to tighten in front, this will come. Well spotted & pigmented;
2 Thorne’s Castletop Jesse James, a baby of just 6 months, this b/w needs more time to develop in skull but has bright enquiring expression, with very good eyes, OK for neck length/set on, front. Feet need to be tighter. Very good spotting & gaiting around the ring;
3 Hopkin & Hobbs’ Rapanooey Rasputin.

PD (4,1)

1 Stocks’ Nospar’s Shaded Lanson, almost 12 months old l/w dog with good skull but would like to see less wrinkle on it; he is not overdone otherwise in head, very good pigment, neck, forehand, excellent feet, very good coat, excellent body development with chest down to elbows & well ribbed back, very good tail, preferred his front action over 2;
2 S Gold Dust;
3 C Jesse James.

JD (2,1)

1 Richardson’s Mapplewell Dynamite, an extremely well grown lad, for me, this 15 month old l/w dog as a strong masculine head a with correct pigment, but I find the slight roman nose & loose flews detracts from the expression. Moderate front angles match rear. Excellent spotting & distribution, has very good body development but needs to be a bit more compact. Very good gait & feet.

ND (1)

1 S Gold Dust.

PGD (7,3)

1 Hopkin’s Rapanooey Rasul, 18 month old b/w dog with attractive well balanced overall outline. He is heavily spotted, but preferred his overall conformation, with his very good head, though eyes are a shade round, but correct colour & lively in outlook, very good neck & forehand, neat feet, well ribbed back & has typical gait;
2 Wheaton’s Dalamantie Phantom Medal at Acinonyx, is quite a tall dog, but has some very good points in his favour. He & is well decorated & moved quite well, but I prefer the head & expression of the class winner, as for me, this dog has too much stop is rather plain in expression;
3 M Dynamite.

LD (10,1) A good class.

1 Fellows’ Buffrey King Of The Castle, 2 year b/w, masculine head & expression, broad flat skull, enough strength to muzzle, having very good neck, forehand, depth of chest, well ribbed back, very good tail for set on, balanced angles at both ends, & has a very smooth, steady & true gait.;
2 Scott-Allen & Davis’ Tolutim Yaffle, 3 year b/w showing a bit of ‘dally rash’ today, but otherwise is a quality dog, with his very good conformation, balance & correct construction. Well ribbed back, strong loin, very good rearquarters but in the final run off in the class, threw it away on the down & back. I find him quite typical nonetheless;
3 Lewis’ Dashwold Diamond Jubiless by Hunterswood.

OD (10,1) This was quite a strong class with small details separating places. Some of the dogs seemed to be in light condition & this emphasized their length of loin to their detriment.

1 Dodds & Pearson’s Kelevra Hudson Hawk, 6 year b/w with appealing expression, bright expressive eyes, very good ears, skull & muzzle. He has correct pigmentation, excellent conformation with forehand & rearquarters matching in angles & overall balance being slightly longer than tall. He is well ribbed back, excellent tailset on & carriage, moved so well with reach & drive without the handler having to run with the dog, so I felt this dog could do the job for which he was designed. CC;
2 Whincup’s Tamilanda Panther Lilly, attractive head & expression on this 3 year old b/w dog. Another one suffering from the ‘dally rash’ on the head, so that detracts, but is so very good to go over, with excellent depth of chest, fairly well ribbed back, correct tailset on & carriage, excellent side gait & rear, but a tad wide in front. To be picky, I would like the coat texture to be harsher as well but a quality dog nonetheless;
3 Alexander’s Ch Offordale Chevalier.

VB (4,1)

1 Scott-Allen & Davis’ Tolutim Zaffre, an 8 yr old b/w bitch with flat skull, enough strength to muzzle, excellent neck, forehand, correct size & shape overall, very good coat texture, well ribbed back & moves so well. BV;
2 Smallwood’s Mapplewell Dancing Queen of Lascelles, a 9 year old l/w bitch with attractive head & expression but would like a tad more strength to her muzzle. She has very good neck & is quite well balanced overall but not as fluent in gait as the class winner. Would like more strength in the rearquarters;
3, Saunders’ Caprilli’s Genuine Gift to Dallydyl.

MPB (6,2)

1 Lindsay’s Sophspot Golly Gosh at Appennine, 7 month old l/w of high quality, will be watching this one as she matures. Beautiful head & expression, moved out so well, I love her overall balance & symmetry. Very good body, construction, bone & feet. BP & pleased to see her win PG2;
2 Christi’s Sophspot Glitterati, this littermate to the class winner is another lovely girl with excellent bone, feet, very good body being well ribbed back, correct tail. She has a feminine expression & excellent pigmentation. Preferred the forehand of the class winner;
3 Hallett’s Sophspot Gilt Edged.

PB (3,1)

1 S Glitterati.

JB (5)

1 Alexander’s Offordale Larissa, a clear winner in this class, this 17 month old b/w bitch has much going for her. She has an attractive head & expression with sufficient strength to skull & muzzle, very good eyes & ears with correct eye colour & pigmentation, very good front with balanced angles to rear, moves very well, though on the move at times can be somewhat happy with her tail. Otherwise an excellent example of the breed;
2 Gilmore’s Shydally’s Desert Orchid at Divazzi, a 15 month old l/w lightly spotted bitch with feminine expression, but not as mature as the class winner in head or body. Has very good overall shape, topline, tail & gait;
3 David & Saunders’ Dalticino Interlagos from Dallydyl.

NB (5,2)

1 S Desert Orchid at D;
2 S Glitterati;
3 Evans’ Dalcross Cherry Ghost at Troikadal.

PGB (12,4)

1 Cousins & Cobb-McGill’s Kalokairie’s Lady Godiva, 3 year old l/w bitch possessing lovely overall balance & symmetry. She has correct skull with enough strength to muzzle, but would prefer more pigmentation around her eyes. Otherwise, she is very good to go over. In movement, was quite a handful for her handler, but she persevered, got her under control & showed us all how well the bitch can move;
2 Hernanadez’s Dalminishi Mystic Star, 3 year old b/w heavily marked bitch especially in the head. But otherwise is typical for size, shape, feminine expression, good front construction, but still needs to drop in chest a bit & strengthen in rearquarters, but moves quite well front & side gait;
3 Neath-Duggan’s Buffrey Hey Diddle Diddle.

LB (10,1)

1 Dodds & Pearson’s Kelevra Classic Cliché, 2 year old b/w bitch, appeals again for size, shape, balance & symmetry. Excellent neck & front but feet need to be tighter, OK topline, very good tail, excellent rear & overall movement;
2 Quayle’s Cubalibre Follow On, 2 year b/w with very feminine head & expression, but I would like a bit more strength to her muzzle. She has a very good neck, topline, tail, excellent rearquarters but not the neck or forehand of 1, but does have excellent feet;
3 Finlay’s Dvojica Black Swan at Dalfin.

OB (9) Excellent class, again, small details separating placements.

1 Stocks’ Ch Kalokairies Lady Bollinger at Nospar, 2 year b/w whose outline to me really says ‘Dalmatian’ her overall size, shape, balance, & symmetry are there. Feminine expression, with sufficient strength to skull & muzzle, very good eyes & ears, Excellent neck, front, excellent rear, very good tail for set on, she is well ribbed back with sufficient depth to chest, but feet could be tighter. On the move was more collected & true. CC & BOB;

2 Gardner’s Dvojica Black Again at Werndagge, another quality bitch with many points to like about her, feminine head & expression, but muzzle could be a tad stronger. She has very good neck, topline, tail, excellent rearquarters, lovely overall balance, but I prefer the neck & forehand of class winner, but she has excellent feet & very good gait; she is a high class, quality bitch. RCC;
3 Quayle’s Ch Cubalibra Spot On.

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