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Scottish Breeds Championship Show 2024 Critique

Puppy Dog (1,0)

1 Williams – ERYRI FRASER Eye catching puppy with a lovely dark coat and good bone. Attractive head with a good dark eye. Good long neck leading into well laid shoulders, straight front and good feet. Lovely hindquarters. Still a youngster so needs to fill out overall and deepen in chest. Movement loose at this point. However, this was I think the pup’s first show in a noisy indoor venue and confidence in the ring and more settled movement will come in time. Promising dog.

Junior Dog (1,0)

1 Finnett and Heathcote - ANTONIUS VERTRAGUS THE-RIFT-VALLEY WITH HYNDSIGHT Another great youngster shown in good well muscled condition. Lovely head, strong neck with good reach leading to a lovely top line held well on the move and good rear angulation. Very promising RCC

GRADUATE DOG (2,0)

1 Sharp - HUMBIEHOUNDS PIRNMILL AT CORONACH Powerful dog maturing well. Good length to body with strong loin and good bone. Lovely harsh coat. Tail carried a little high on the move but held top line well with good rear movement.

2 Nicholls - CHUILINN ENIGMA AT ALBAEIRN Lovely dark coat. Ears could be smaller. Good bone and feet. Just didn’t have quite the top line and balance of first.

POST GRADUATE DOG (1,0)

1 Sharp - CHUILINN FAOLAN AT CORONACH Good harsh brindle coat. Good forechest with ample fill in. Liked the overall length and balance of this dog with a good strong loin. Good bone and feet. Shown in good well muscled condition.

LIMIT DOG (1,2)

1 Barret - STRANWITH IAGO Best head and expression seen today with lovely ears. Eye catching dog. Good harsh coat and good bone and feet. Lovely hindquarters and good fallaway. Just not so settled in the ring today which did not help in the dog challenge.

OPEN DOG (2,1)

1 Fritz and Krüger - CH FRITZENS THE MUTHAIGA CLUB Striking dog with a lovely overall shape and great balance. Good length of neck with well laid shoulders and good forechest with ample fill in. The front could have been a little straighter but didn’t detract from their movement. Top line held well on the move with lovely profile movement which together with a strong ring presence won him the class, Dog CC and BOB.

2 Swanson - CH COTHERSTONE DALLAS DHU OF ALTIMARLACH Another lovely strong dog with good bone and feet. Overall, very well balanced dog with good length to the body and a lovely head. Movement not quite as free today in this indoor ring as the first.

Puppy Bitch (4,0)

This was a lovely class to judge with quality and promise right through all the entries.

1 Morgan - GREYFLAX BRACKEN Lovely length of neck and body. Good feet and front pastern slope with straight front. Lovely rear angulation. Profile movement good.

2 Swanson –ALTIMARLACH BALNABRUICH Very close decision. In the end I went for the more substantial mature bitch for the first place but this puppy had the better head and ears. She had lovely quarters and fallaway. Good feet and profile movement was good.

3 Williams - ERYI EFA

JUNIOR BITCH (1,0)

1 Finnett and Heathcote - ANTONIUS VERTRAGUS THE-MARA-RIVER WITH HYNDSIGHT Super head and ears good harsh coat. Nice length and strength to neck. Really liked the rear angulation, fallaway and movement. Good length from hip to hock and standing strongly. Top line held well on the move.

GRADUATE BITCH (4,0)

1 Robertson - CHUILINN FLAMENCO Lovely typical head with small correct ears. Profile movement good. Liked the length of the neck. Good well laid back shoulders. Good rear angulation with strong hocks. Good feet.

2 Clabby - HUMBIEHOUNDS JAZZ IT UP Didn’t have the head of the first. But had a lovely length of body and good depth of chest. Really liked the hindquarters and the movement in profile and coming/going was great. Good feet and good bone.

3 LEOCH ORANSAY AT SILVERTHYME

POST GRADUATE BITCH (5,0)

1 Robertson - CHIULINN FLAME Another lovely typical head with good ears. Liked the length of neck and front angulation which was well balanced with great rear angulation and a lovely fallaway. Movement was excellent.

2 Swanson - ZELDINI OREN OF ALTIMARLACH Again another lovely bitch. Just didn’t quite have the balance or front angulation of 1st. But another super head, good harsh coat, good feet. A lot to like about her as well as the third placed bitch. Strong class overall.

3 Barrett - STRANWITH ISMENE

LIMIT BITCH (6,0)

1 Spence - CARAIDANAM BRUACH NA FRITHE AT BRYLACH Caught my eye immediately with a super top line and underline. Has great balance and length of body. Good head with dark eye. Lovely harsh coat and good bone. Good depth of chest and powerful quarters. Stood out Bitch CC.

2 Robertson - CHUILINN ESHANA Another super bitch. Good head leading to a strong neck of good length. Good topline with excellent rear quarters. Great movement. Pushed the first hard in what was overall a very competitive class.

3 MacLean - ORGE ET MALT D’ESCALGRAIN

OPEN BITCH (3,0)

  1. Finnett and Heathcote – CH HYNDSIGHT ALL I HAVE TO DO IS Really liked the length of body and balance of this bitch. She had a lovely strong neck with good reach leading to well laid back shoulders. Good depth of chest and powerful well angulated rear. Not in as full coat as others but overall just lovely top and underlines with good movement which won her the class and RCC

  2. Roberston – CHUILINN EHANI Hard decision between 1 and 2. This was another excellent bitch. Lovely head and expression and good movement. Particularly liked the rear quarters and fallaway.

  3. Kilgar - CH CLAONAIGLEN STRONTIAN MAELSTROM

SPECIAL BEGINNERS BITCH (2,0)

1 Harvey - KILBOURNE AOIFE Lovely strong bitch puppy shown in good condition. Had a lovely expression with good length of neck and body. Good feet and bone and good rear angulation.

2 McKie - ANYANKA CHASE OF LYCANFOLD Lovely dark coat and good bone and feet. Not quite as balanced as first.

Prof Elise Cartmell