A lovely entry for Scotland. When you are judging your own breed (having
been in the breed since 1965) it is always hard when you have a clear memory
of many years of beautiful specimens & I always hope each I judge that dogs &
bitches will come into the ring with some of those qualities. Here, especially in
the dogs they were few & far between, the bitches were of a higher quality &
with the judicious choice of stud dogs could supply the breed with type & true
Dalmatian characteristics. At times in the dogs I felt I was judging any variety
Dalmatian - the only common characteristic was spots.
PD (7,1 a)
1 Hartley & Griffiths' Creaganbrec The Favourite at Miragua, black
dog, just short of 12 months of age, dense black spotting, has the size, the
carriage & the action, balanced in body with good quarters & angles, correct
in topline, croup & tailset, he was the only one to catch my eye.BP & CC;
2
Tingey's Holderness Hill Billy by Dallyador, a young liver dog of 6 months,
still a baby but I liked the overall picture, well proportioned & balanced though
his head is still to finish, well set neck, good bone & quarters, steady in action
for his age;
3 Gatheral-Graham's Phaeland Passion Man.
JD (1)
1 Moate's Major
Sheer Will at Sundown, b/s dog with a lovely expression, pleasing spotting,
well ribbed but a little long in trim, covers the ground well with good front
extension.
YD (3,1)
1 Gamble's Mullabuoy Sir Winston, honest dog of good
type, size & balance, correct in bone with good rib, correct in forechest with
good angles, good outline & pleasing action. RCC;
2 Martland's Hameldal
Tribal Shadow at Deefadal, heavier marked than 1 & full of himself, head a lit-
tle strong in skull & a little too domed, though down in pastern he had quite
good "feet, good balance of angles.
DD (3)
1 Major Sheer Will at S;
2 Stiff's
Tynevale Tartan Trooper, liver dog of 7 months, pleasing in many ways though
still to come together, good spotting, correct in blade & wither, good angles
though a little erratic in action at the moment;
3 Dodds & Pearson's Camargue
Eurovision.
PGD (4)
1 Lamb's Dalpetro Dettori, won the class on his balance,
good neck & carriage, correct in ribbing & strong in loin. A little light in eye,
would prefer more bone;
2 Hosie's Heroic Hector, in general not this dog's
day, he stood & moved wide, was allowed to stand with a reached back spoil-
ing his outline. Good forechest, tailset & bone but could have made more of
himself on the move;
3 Levy's Motek Nottinghill Norman.
LD (5)
1 Beaumont
& Croft's Koroyza Grippi II Miracolo, black dog, may be a handful but he has a
lovely balance, good bone, carriage & angles, liked his head & expression, good
earset, good ribbing & spotting. Tail a little low set;
2 Page's Winflash Harvey
Wallbanger, though smaller & lighter than 1 another with balance, good car-
riage, toptine & tail, pleasing on the move;
3 Smith's Dalleaf Mulberry.
0D (8,1)
1 Dunnachie's Ch Sophtspot Sugar Daddy at Drojfca, I found pleasing in outline
& a good specimen standing, but here moved far too wide behind. Liked his
head with a well set neck. Felt he was a little too heavy in body;
2 Moore's Ch
Fincham Trade Wind. better in action than 1 but not in presence, good lines &
pleasing expression in eye though not too overdone in angles;
3 Cleland's
Dalesbred Larkin About with Deovolante.
PB (12,1)
1 Polhill's Kymvale Savannah, at 10 months of age a pleasing bitch
& by far the best in action in this class, feminine & of good type & size, good
body & quarters, she flowed & covered the ground with ease;
2 Ward's Frahkish
Moon Flower, 7 months bitch, clean lines, clear black spots & was lovely to
go over, still to settle in action;
3 Tingey's Phaeland Pheonix Phorever by
Dallyador.
JB (6,1)
1 Christie's Sophtspot Snap Crackle N Pop, when matures
will have a lot to offer the breed, a week earlier I gave her the puppy group at
The National & she just needs to finish, one I considered for RCC, her time
will come;
2 Moore's Manchando Choc Chip Cookie from Fincham, a pretty 8
months liver bitch, very feminine & I liked her head, neck & body. good balance
& ribbing, lovely spotting, moves with ease;
3 Clement's Kennies Royal Nuala at
Caldecacre.
YB (7,1.)
1 S Snap Crackle N Pop;
2 Burton's Hameldal Sunshine
Valley, nicely balanced l/s bitch, liver pigment a little dark for me. Good Outline,
topline & tailset, balanced in body & quarters, pleasing action;
3 Harrison-
Stratford's Dalkereve Dark N Divine.
DB (5,2)
1 H Sunshine Valley;
2 Addy's
Creaganbrec Raven Black, 11 months b/s, still to finish but coming together
well, feminine & well coupled, good ribbing;
3 Page's Winflash Magic Mystery.
PGB (10,3)
1 Locke-McFadzean's Tyrodal Ultra Violet by Sassafras,bitch to
like, loved her outline, pleasing head, good carriage & well set neck, well ribbed
with pleasing action, another I looked at during the challenge;
2 Smallwood's
Mapplewell Dancing Queen of Lascelles, pleasing bitch, not the outline & bal-
ance of 1, liked her head & carriage & strength in quarters;
3 Tingey's Olbero
One Of Our Own at Dallyador.
LB (9,2)
1 Cuthbertson's Kalsidoni Garnet, I've
watched this bitch since she was a puppy & feel she is one of the best this ken-
nel has produced, such flowing lines, a head with correct expression, lovely eye
& correct carriage, her neck flows into her wither, in action she flows. CC, her
first, & BOB;
2 Beaumont & Croft's Little Miss Fuss Pot for Koroyza, this black
bitch really makes the most of herself, pleasing all round with good balance,
well ribbed up & good loin, puts all into her action, pretty spotting;
3 Page's
Winflash Spring Angel.
OB (5,1)
1 Harrison-Stratford's Acland Dark Daughter
by Dalkereve, a bitch who fills the eye with her overall outline & steps out in
front in action, clean lines, well muscled, good angles, bone & feet. Just couldn't
match Kalsidoni Garnet on the day. RCC.
2. Neath-Duggan's Ch Buffrey Sprig O' Mint, very pleasing but not the style or panache of
1, clean clear spotting, good body & quarters. Didn't extend as well in front as 1.
3. Stocks' Marricdale Miss Dynamite at Nospar.
Mr R H Gregory (Judge)
