Dalmatians

MPD (1)

1 Hopkin & Hobbs’ Rapanooey Rasputin, very happy, sophisticated fellow of just 6 months, well made all through with good layback of shoulder, turn of stifle & depth of chest. Lovely head & expression with darkest of eyes & pigment with excellent feet & good bone. He moved extremely well for his age with well set & carried spotted tail. BP.

PD (1)

1 Stocks’ Nospar’s Shaded Lanson, masculine l/s, happy & energetic, enjoying himself to the full, in excellent coat & condition for his 9 months. Strong firm topline, good feet. An enthusiastic mover, who can still firm a touch in front.

JD (4,1a)

1 Page’s Winflash Hugo Boss, well balanced with everything going for him. Lovely outline & balance, so good for make & shape with well angulated shoulders & hindquarters, most impressive on the move being both strong & powerful, scoring on his well set & carried tail;
2 McCarthy’s Domdallino Je Suis Kilndandy, l/s of good rich colour with well shaped head & eye with good layback of shoulder, deep chest & strong quarters. An excellent mover in very good coat & hard condition. Just a touch proud of his albeit spotted tail at times;
3 Davey’s Elabri Encre Noir at Pirandal.

PGD (8)

1 Hopkin’s Rapanooey Rasul, a very happy masculine showman, so well balanced & beautifully made all through with good layback of shoulder, powerful hindquarters & deep chest. Lovely head, eye, expression, pigment & feet. Very fit, in good coat & hard muscular condition. Excellent mover covering ground with a smooth enduring stride. RCC;
2 E Encre Noir at P, a purposeful mover, again very masculine with lovely head & eye with excellent pigment, decent shoulder & firm topline, feet can still tighten;
3 Talbot’s Rapanooey Moaiat Leaveslake.

LD (8,3)

1 Edens’ Dalens Hot Gossip, so good for make & shape, full of quality & well balanced with good bone & feet. Beautiful head, eye & expression, in splendid coat condition. A happy personality, who moved extremely well;
2 Wright’s Millbelle Lithium, masculine with lovely dark expressive eye & excellent pigment. He too is very well made with good layback of shoulder & strong topline, in very hard muscular condition. He too moved beautifully if a little overproud of his tail at times;
3 Bolt’s Fakenham Ferrera Rocher.

OD (9,1)

1 Whincup’s Ch Tamilanda Panther Lilly, a great showman, so masculine & well made all through. Chock full of quality & type with beautiful head, dark eye & most intelligent expression, in excellent coat & hard muscular condition. Super sound & powerful on the move with good reach in profile, looking as if he could go all day with no trouble at all. Just to prove he is not only beautiful but useful, see he sired both the BP & MPB winners. Most impressive on both counts! CC;
2 Dodds & Pearson’s Kelevra What The Dickens, very masculine & such a very good mover to prove the excellence of his make & shape with good strong topline & depth through the heart. Looked a little anxious to start with but soon decided to brave it out & went extremely well;
3 Alexander’s Ch Offordale Chevalier.

MPB (8)

1 Talbot’s Rapanooey Vanishing World at Leaveslake, charming feminine baby of 6 months with lovely head, well shaped dark eye & most intelligent expression, in hard muscular condition & good coat. She has a well laid shoulder & firm level topline. Already such a very good mover with well set & carried tail. See she is litter sister to the MPD winner. Most exciting;
2 Townson’s Daymadals Wish Me Luck, a very enthusiastic showgirl of lovely quality, size & shape with level back & good layback of shoulder. Just a touch narrower in foreface than the winner. She moved extremely well;
3 Edens’ Dalens Calendar Girl.

PB (6,1)

1 Harrison-Stratford’s Dalkereve Dark Duchess, so impressive for size, make, shape, quality & balance with good reach of neck & depth through the heart. Beautiful head, eye & expression. Holds herself very proudly, very obviously changing her coat currently with spots still needing definition. Excellent mover. BPB;
2 Thorne’s Duchess Of Mohave at Castletop, very well constructed with good bone & feet, excellent shoulders & firm topline with well set & carried tail. She, too, moved beautifully;
3 Edens’ Dalens Calendar Girl.

JB (8,2)

1 Alexander’s Offordale Larissa, so feminine & full of quality. Lovely head with such an intelligent expression in her dark sparkling eyes. Well balanced, excellent make, shape, size & type with good layback of shoulder, depth through the heart & turn of stifle. A pleasure to watch on the move with her smooth powerful enduring stride. Yes, she is quite lovely! CC which, I gather is her second, & BOB. Delighted to see her later shortlisted in the group;
2 Burrows’ Elaridge Hawks Phoenix at Shacarlu, so well balanced & good for make & shape with good topline & feet, well angulated shoulders & hindquarters. Extremely good mover;
3 David & Saunders’ Dalticino Interlagos from Dallydyl.

PGB (11,4)

1 Salter’s Native New Yorker at Dalens, full of quality & well balanced, very feminine with excellent feet. Well made all through with strong level back, well set & carried tail. She went well with good reach in side gait;
2 Hobbs & Whiting’s Rapanooey Rhapsody, lovely head, eye & expression, so good for make & shape with well laid shoulder, deep chest & darkest of pigment. Excellent mover;
3 Neal’s Tolkain Portobello Belle.

LB (12,5)

1 Dodds & Pearson’s Kelevra Classic Cliché, very lovely with beautiful head, eye & expression, well conformed all through with good feet, bone & depth through the heart. So impressive on the move, reaching out & covering ground in profile. RCC;
2 Edens’ The Ice Queen at Dalens, another beautiful one, & very close up, again so well made with well shaped head, good layback of shoulder & turn of stifle. Very fit, in hard muscular condition. She too moved superbly & with such style;
3 Morgan’s Winflash Olympic Star.

OB (5,2)

1 Haywood-Ridgway’s Ch Luccombe Strawberry Dream, feminine & full of quality. So well balanced & beautifully made with well laid shoulder, good feet, bend of stifle & strong level topline. Lovely head with a charming expression in her well shaped eyes. She moved very well;
2 Stocks’ Ch Kalokairies Lady Bollinger at Nospar, beautiful head, eye & expression, so good for make & shape with deep chest & good bone. Strong & powerful on the move but, for reasons of her own, just a bit over-enthusiastic with her tail;
3 Cooper’s Charmindals Impedimenta.

JANE LILLEY