Joint Dalmatian Club Championship Show Dogs Critique
DOGS
An excellent entry both numerically and in depth of quality for Lesley Suggett who sadly had to withdraw following the death of her husband John. I’m sure everyone in the breed would wish to join me in sending deepest condolences to Lesley at this sad time. In standing in for this appointment my only comment is concerning coat and skin problems which were present in almost every class today. I can only put this down to the awful wet weather we have been experiencing for months now. I forgave this where I could but it did effect placings in some cases. Thanks to my highly efficient stewards Stef and Sarah
MPD 7,1)
1 Holburn Glenlion Mystical Mountain 7 months black of good type Well marked with bone and substance stood on good feet and enjoying himself Really demonstrated a powerful side gait with extension and drive
2 Chattaway Buzzbrook Spellbreaker 8 months taller pup interestingly these two had sires from the same kennel and were of similar make and shape Not as settled as 1 but moved out well
3 Christie Sophtspot Jive Bunny
PD 10
1 Richardson Mapplewell Pocket Rocket Striking markings on this lad He is up to size and wouldn’t want him to grow on Firm Topline and good length of rib Good eye colour A little loose in front movement as yet Well handled and happy showman BPD
2 Alexander’s Offordale Nijinski Very attractive markings delightful head and expression Should do well just needs to settle in hind action Close decision
3 Croft Kalokairies Great Gatsby at Koroyza
JD 9)
1 Bliss and Pearson Kelevra What a Guy Nicely put together black good head eye and expression correct angles and moved out well with good tracking Enough bone Good lay of shoulder Would just like a a bit more of him
2 Sampson Dalstorm Golden Guinea Nice type med size good length of neck firm along top pleasing tuck up Very good showman Both these two dogs were v sound and excellent movers and should always be in the cards
3 Townson and Pardoe Kaytoni What a Night with Daymadals
YD 5)
1 Mather Taliory Saddleside Legend Up to size black Good angles front and rear Good ribbing decent depth of chest and tidy tuck up Well bodied and good head proportions moved out well fore and aft
2 Kembrey O MalleyDes Dalmatian de la Pierre Sacree at Dalmark Very good coloured liver more elegant in outlook than 1 with very nice markings of even distribution well broken ears lovely expression just needs a bit more time and to tighten in rear movement
3 David and Saunders Dallydyl The Loving Spirit
PGD 9,2)
1 Wallington Sophtspot in the Zone Well I don’t know where this dog has been hiding A new one to me and just my cup of tea. Stood in a lovely outline with well marked spotting Masculine in head but not coarse in any way Lovely reach of neck level along back well set on tail good shoulders and well turned stifles Nice bone and substance and very well bodied lovely muscle on hindquarters Was close up in the challenge and with serious campaigning could go all the way
2 Gibbs Tolkain Storm King from Phadante Very nice dog with excellent spotting lovely expressive eyes and well broken ears Good size and well boned Just wasn’t settled on the move today but should do very well
3 Gardinor Dakata Duranta
MLD 4
1 Cobb Kalokairie Eddy the Eagle Liver built on nice lines Fairly heavily marked but it doesn’t detract Good front neck and shoulders level top Moved out very well A stylish dog
2 Finlay Dalfin Actual Fact Lots to like about this compact showy dog Handsome head with lovely pigmentation tidy front strong along back gives his all and well handled Tail detracts on the move
3 Pace Big Addo
LD 12 1)
1 Sims Mullabuoy Magic Man for Snowspeeder Eyecatching black with lovely outline well decorated and first class spotting He has a nice kind head and eye Elegant outlook good angles enough bone right amount of weight and in first class condition Has a touch of class about him and his title can’t be far away a contender in the challenge
2 Emmett Ellemstra Against All Odds Standard size attractive black Great showman strong firm body good head and ears right amount of bone put in a good performance and moved out well
3 Donnelly Tamilanda Berry Ice Lilly
OD 11 1,) The best open dog class I have seen in a long time and had to let some very good dogs go cardless Really hair splitting decisions
1 Dunnachie Ch Dvojica Vendetta I have given this dog a class before but I have never seen him look as good as he did today In fabulous coat and gleaming with condition Just perfect for weight clean along withers and topline lovely ribbing strong legs and feet delightful in head with stunning pigmentation Lovely turn of stifle At one with handler at all times Moved and showed to perfection Fit for purpose and a veteran to boot A credit to his owner CC BV BIS
2 Hopkin Ch Rapanooey Red Rose A Dog you need to go over to appreciate Fairly heavily marked but it does not detract as it is uniform and of even distribution Classical outline of a carriage dog Good for bone and size nice to go over Really sound mover has drive and impulsion and tracked up true Looked the part going round RCC
3 Neath Duggan and Baker Ch Buffrey Incognito by Dalleaf
JVD 9 ,2)
1 Barrett and Fort Ch Shulune Ice Phantom of Dalamanti Fairly heavily marked but a striking dog I have always liked Excellent head and eye Well boned good feet strong powerful mover Really drives out good body lines and well muscled up in nice coat and condition
2 Whincup and Sibson Ch Tamilanda Vintage Pink Lovely liver veteran Best of coat and condition Kindly expression with gentle eyes lovely feet Put in a good account of himself
3 Cuthbertson Ch Kalsidoni Cameo
Diane E Dinsdale (Judge)
Joint Dalmatian Club Championship Show.
BITCHES
Many thanks to the NIDC club for the nomination and the opportunity to judge this prestige show. I was thrilled with the large entry and quality of the bitches on the day. Special thanks to my two stewards who made my job so much easier and the chief steward for keeping everything ticking along nicely.
Although Diane and I could not formally agree on the Best In Show and had to call on Cathie McCarthy as the referee we were both very pleased with each other’s choices and would not have been disappointed with either taking the title.
It is over two years since I last gave CC’s and was pleased to see that the quality of the Dalmatian continues to improve in some of the specimens, that saying though there is such a variation in the breed it is not always easy now to judge to type. There were many with narrow fronts, closeness on the rear movement and redness/discolouration on their feet. However, I was pleased with the overall quality in my winners and on another day many could have changed places.
Minor Puppy Bitch. 8. Ab. 1
1. Smallwood’s Sophtspot Joy Ride At Lascelles. B. Good quality puppy with lots of potential. Beautiful pigmentation and a very pretty feminine head shown with well held broken ears, lovely dark eyes and sweet expression. Long elegant reach of neck falling into correct situated shoulders. Good feet on front and back. Good length of body and correct tail set. Correct amount of turn of stifle. She moved out well with good drive from the rear. I am sure she will mature into a very showy girl.
2. Barret’s Dalamanti hidden Glory. B. Another nice young girl showing promising characteristics. Slightly bigger then 1 and going through that stage where she is bum high in her growing but this did not distract from her qualities. Another nice head slightly lighter in the eye but a kind and trusting expression. Good shoulder placing and well sprung ribs for her age with a maturing chest. Well-toned and nice long stride on the move.
3. Gamble’s Moonlanding At Mullabuoy
Puppy Bitch. 15. Ab 2
1. And BPIS. Baker’s Mapplewell Just My Style At Dalmaigheo. B. I love the overall shape of this girl standing very square with a lovely straight topline that was maintained on the move. Feminine head with an expression of please give me my treat. Correct set ears and held them to her advantage. Elegant neck leading into correct placed shoulders with a deep chest. Beautiful cat like feet. Good to see her second tight developing nicely with a good turn of stifle. She moved gracefully around the ring with her handler and this helped her beat her litter brother to BPIS
2. Dodd’s & Pearson’s Kelevra Mind Your Nebula. B. Another attractive puppy although different type altogether from 1. Smaller and more compact with a very pretty head and lovely dark eye. Another with lovely feet and good angulation, moved out with her handler expressing a good long stride. Well distributed spotting on a clean coat. Another promising youngster in my opinion.
3. Richardson’s Mapplewell Limited Edition
Junior Bitch. 9 Ab 0
1. Millington’s Capearlla Apres Ski. B. RCC. I loved this girl and could not take my eyes off her. A very classy Dalmatian with a lot of her qualities already evident in her presentation at a young age. Lovely feminine head with the darkest eye and correct pigmentation. Sound overall shape with a good front and fore chest with plenty spring of rib. Good angulation throughout and another with superb feet. This girl was perfectly built for her occupation as a carriage dog. She held her own when she moved out keeping her top line and holding her tail correctly on the move and standing. Good drive from the rear which is good to see. One to watch I am sure.
2. Evan’s Dallydyl My Cousin Rachel With Troikadal. B Similar qualities to the first. Such a pretty head again with the darkest eye. Ears held correctly on her head and very in one with her handler. Again a good outline and shape, pleasing to the eye. Well-muscled but not too much to distract from her elegance. Moved out with style while driving from the rear.
3. Paterson’s Kelevra What A Storm.
Yearling Bitch 14.Ab 0
1. Dunnachie & Philip’s Dvojica Daisy Diamond. B. Another classy example of our breed from this kennel, which just keeps growing in strength. Pretty feminine head with well-placed ears and beautiful eyes, held on a clean neck which falls in well placed shoulders and well developed chest. Plenty of bone on this girl and beautiful feet. Well-developed spring of rib with plenty of room for growth when exerting herself on the move. Good turn of stifle which helps her rear drive when on the move and correct tail set not too low. This girl was one of the better movers of the day as there were many that present as close behind when moving away.
2. Christie & Scott’s Checkmate Iz Terletskoy Dubravy By Sophtspot (Imp Rus) . B. This girl is maturing nicely and everything is starting to fall into place for her. Nothing is over exaggerated about her and her shape has all the correct angulation. Again another good example of the breed.
3. Burrow’s Ellemstra Tough Cookie At Shacarlu
Post Graduate Bitch 14 Ab 3
1. Richard’s Divazzi Desire for Romance. B. I found this girl to be very attractive especially on the move where she floated around the ring and held good parallel movement. Again a very pretty head full of expression and desire of wanting to please which is so typical to the breed. Lovely conditioned coat and one of the better spotted examples on the day. Plenty of bone and a compact bitch with well broken ears.
2. Tingey’s Dallyador Secret Addition. B. Very different type to 1 and larger in stature but this does not deflect from her feminism. A kind face with everything well defined with beautiful broken ears held to perfection at all times. Good top line sloping perfect to her lovely long tail. Nice rear angulation and well developed second thigh which supports her well on the move.
3. Jenkins & Ridgway’s Luccombe Strawberry Kisses.
Mid limit Bitch 7 Ab 1
1. Sampson’s Dalstorm Eternal Promise. JW Sh.CM. L. This is the second time that I have judged this girl and I was pleased with how she has matured. An attractive head and correct eye colouration and pigmentation for her colour. Exactly at the correct weight for her size as she is not a large girl but has plenty of bone. Lovely front with a deep chest and correct angulation on front and rear. Well placed tail which she holds to her advantage and moves out so well with her long stride and rear drive, a joy to watch.
2. Hajee & Tidcombe’s Castletop Summer Breeze. B. This is such a happy girl that looked like she was smiling all of the time. I loved her face with a nice stop and correct length of muzzle she was very pleasing to the eye. Again very different to 1 in type but still holding many of the qualities. Well placed and correct layback of her shoulders with a smart fore chest with plenty of lung room. Good turn of stifle although slightly short in the croup this did not affect her movement of drive.
3. Stock’s Pandamax Lady Martini To Nospar.
Limit bitch 18 Ab 2 This was the best class of the day which made my job very difficult and where I found my CC winner.
1. Pratt’s Sophtspot In A heartbeat Of Lyndalla Sh. CM. B. What a beautiful stunning girl. With not being around the ring much recently I was not familiar with this bitch. Such a pretty girl, plain faced but with a beautiful head none the less. Elegant clean neck falling into correctly placed shoulders and deep chest. Good bone with exceptional feet. Good top line that remained throughout her full workout to gain BCC, BOS and RBIS. Correct angulation and not over exaggerated in any way, well-muscled rear that helped her power around the ring. Spotting doesn’t come much better than this. Overall a very attractive maturing bitch who I was thrilled with as my main winner on the day.
2. Watts and Jackson’s Tamilanda Continental song JW. B. on another day these two could change places very easily and I did say this to the two exhibitors on the day. Like 1 a very pretty head with fabulous pigmentation and rich dark eyes, full of love for her handler. I would have liked to see her being shown on a loose lead to show her full potential. Lovely chest and length in body. Good angulation on rear that gave her the rear drive expected in our breed. Presented in beautiful condition.
3. Barrett’s Dalamanti Ice Ruby. Jw Sh. CM
Open Bitch. 7 Ab 3
1. Wright’s Ch. Millbelle Fernie. JW. WW18. L. this is the first time I have had the opportunity to go over this girl and I wasn’t disappointed. Very similar in type to the class winner in limit. Mature bitch for her age and I love her overall shape. Correct pigmentation and eye colouring in line with the breed standard for livers. Lovely shape of head and very clean flues, long reach of neck moving into a powerful looking front and tight feet. Good length of body. Level top line and correctly placed tail. Well-developed second thigh and perfect angulation in her stifle. This girl floated around the ring and without a doubt is a classic example of a working carriage dog.
2. Gardner’s Ch. Dvojica Chilli Chutney For Wrendragge JW. L. I have continued to watch this girl with interest and have been very pleased to see the amount of winning that she has done over the last twelve months. Different type to 1 and very elegant. Classic head of the kennel with a lovely expression and perfectly held ears to frame her face. Another that has matured in good way since the last time we met. Well-proportioned throughout and a lovely clean profile, a very classy girl, only beaten today on movement.
3. David & Saunder’s Ch. Daltocino Interlagos From Dallydyl. JW. Sh. CM
Junior Veteran bitch. 10 Ab 2
1. Morgan’s Winflash Olympic Star. Sh. Cm JW. B. VB. I have always loved this girl and was astounded that she now qualifies for the veteran classes. As with my last two class winners more compact in type with many of the same qualities. This girl obviously still enjoys the show ring and this gives her the advantage especially on the move. Great top line that she holds on her way around the ring. Correct amount of bone and still holding her figure, my preference would be for her to be stood on a loose lead to help keep the shape of her neck. Great on the move and well-handled which helps her long stride to match her handler that helped her gain the class.
2. Gardner’s Ch Dvojica Black Again At Wrendragge JW. Sh. CM. B. As with their other girl many qualities of the same kennel. Pretty feminine head with the expression that says look at me! Larger than 1 and more elegant in type but on the day didn’t move out as well as the class winner. Clean outline and shape that takes her to an advantage to others as this class was filled with good quality older girls.
3. Finlay’s Ch. Dvojica Black Swan At Dalfin Sh. CM
Special Veteran Bitch 3
1. Hobbs & Whiting’s Winflash Loopy Loo. B. Another girl that I have seen move up the classes over the years. She is now starting to look her age but on the move she held her own today which helped her win her class. Everything remains as it should with her keeping her proportioned outline and muscled body that displays she still enjoys her exercise. I forgave her feet on the day due to her age where as in some of the earlier classes this was penalised.
2. Gibb’s Ch. Phadante Dixie Lily JW. B. How happy is this girl to still be in the ring and her face shows this at all times as though she is smiling. Beautifully placed ears on her very pretty head. Another girl that still have many of her qualities with good bone and deep fore chest. Her age does seem to be showing in her rear movement but this does not distract from her other qualities.
3. Thorner’s Ch. Tolutim Drambuie. Sh. CM
Judge - Hazel Chance
