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Deerhound Club Breed Show (Saturday) 2021 Critique

JUNIIOR DOG (3)

1st Hawkins Kwaricot Colt

Nice youngster not long out of puppy, dark eye and a nice expression, neat ear placement. Good length of neck, well laid back shoulders and a good for forechest and rear angulation. Move out well.

2nd Pink’s Greyhawk Romany Rakler. Just out of puppy, good ear and nice dark eye. Good shoulder placement, well angulated in front and rear. Moved well. Very similar in type to the winner both had have a lot of maturing to do.

3rd Shannon Packway Downlander.

YEARLING DOG (6)

1ST Steels Sorimsway Mr Sleepy Hollow. Very nice young dog. Lovely expression, well set on ears. Good length of neck and shoulder placement strong rear end which he used to move with power.

2nd Hornsey Kilbourne Draco. Another youngster of good type, loved his head and expression, ears correct good length of neck and moved with drive.

3rd Clement's Ehlaradawn Campion

UNDERGRADUATE DOG (5)

1ST McKinnon’s Claonaiglen Clashfinn good type again with their placement correct and dark eye he has a good front with well laid back shoulder and strong rear end.

2nd Merricks Claonaiglen Sun Seeker. Very hairy dog some trimming would improve him difficult to assess his head but he moved soundly.

3RD Greenhalgh Kilbourne Druid at Leksmore

POST GRADUATE DOG (1)

1st Stuart and Holt Ollandheart Oberon who stood alone but well deserved a first place lovely dark eye and correct ears strong neck and well laid shoulders really using his strong rear end on the move stop.

LIMIT DOG (3)

1st Finette and Heathcotes Hyndsight Sinnerman such a nice head on this dog dark eye lovely expression and neat ears good length of neck and shoulders well laidback really moved out well with plenty of front extension and power behind.

2nd Lewis's Grayhawk’s Romany Mishto at look Luckhurst another from the same mould as the winner same dark eye and lovely expression well angulated and moved out well

3rd Carlin's Kaleginy Fusilier at Thorsmoort

OPEN DOG (7)

1ST Morton an Morgan's Ch Cotherstone Flint and Steel powerful dog could really do the job he was bred for lovely dark eyes strong powerful neck well laid shoulders really powerful rear end which powered him around the ring BEST DOG

2nd Ch Hyndsight Desperado another super dog with everything in the right place plenty of drive front extension loved his expression and dark eye.

3rd Pink's Greyhawks Romanie Chor

PUPPY BITCH (3)

1ST Abbott's Wildshore Olympia such a nice puppy long head with a dark eye and loved her expression a lot of growing to do but already showed like a little veteran move so steadily want to watch out for

JUNIOR BITCH

1ST Havercroft’s Kilbourne Lyrae at Drasgonsisle. Nice head dark eye and he is good nice youngster should do well shoulders well placed and used her rear end on the move to really stride out.

2nd Lucas and Dargonne Packway Echotrailer again a nice heads and expression shoulders good another of good type who moves with drive.

3rd Merrick Greyhawk Romanie Lani

YEARLING BITCH (5)

1ST Wilse Quinten and Quinten's Kirijojax Pancho. I like this bitch a lot and she's one to watch out for, lovely shape good shoulder and rear which she used on the move

2nd Steel Sorimsway All Hallows Eve. This bitch is out of the same mould as the winner and could I'm sure changed places with her often in the future, same lovely head and dark eye good movement.

3rd Jones Ormanstar Dark Delight

SPECIAL BEGINNERS BITCH (3)

1ST Marlew’s Hyndsight Learning to Fly 4 year old bitch good head and expression not moving so well on the day

UNDERGRADUATE BITCH (14)

1ST Havercroft’s Kilborne Vega at Deangonsisle. Very nice bitch lovely expression dark eye good ear placement well laid shoulders good rear angulation and move very well.

2nd Lucas and Dargonne’s Packway Smack Farthing two very nice bitches who could change places many times in the future same attributes as the winner

3rd Bruton and Dove’s Kilbourne Queen Mary at Mirzabad

LIMIT BITCH (16)

1ST first what a lovely class this was so difficult to only pick three

1ST Finnette and Heathcote’s Hyndsight Careless Whisper lovely outline with dark eye good ears well angulated front and rear moved like so many from this kennel with great front extension and power of the rear

2nd Lucas and Dargonne Packway Little Loxley another really nice bitch who has all of the attributes of the winner moved well.

3rd Cannon and Wickstead’s Kilbourne Atoile at Abyomi

OPEN BITCH (17)

1ST Grimshaw’s Greyflax Ruby at Jamalison BEST BITCH I judged her a few years ago at an open show and gave her a hound group. Beautiful head and expression standing presenting a true deerhound picture with good length of neck wrong rear and moved with front extension and great drive behind loved her then and I still do

2nd Finnette and Heathcote Hyndsight How you remind me. Another very nice bitch unlucky to meet with the winner lovely houndy outline with a lovely expression and move with drive.

3rd Hawkins Kaleginy Thistle at Kwaricott

VETERAN BITCH (7)

What a lovely class of veterans

1ST Morton an Morgan's Ch Islay Mist at Kaleginy so hard to judge this class but this bitch won on her movement lovely tight beautiful head and expression strong rear which she really used to power around the ring

2nd Seymour Jackson's Cassacre Alfreda of Ghiltan and 12 year old and still moving outwell lovely old lady who shows the youngsters how to do it.

3rd Davis’s Marvion Florence.

Stella Blackmore