I was so excited to have such a big entry of Deerhounds in my ring on Friday – as I have been familiar with all Sight Hounds since early 1980, I feel very comfortable to judge those aristocratic breeds. It was nice to see all dogs today in excellent muscle and coat condition and all with very typical outlines for this breed with correct breed details like thin black ears, big noses and strong hindquarters which is so important for the typical dancing Deerhound gait.
PGD (3)
1 & RDCC
Ormanstar Ezra (Taylor) 20 months very handsome young dog with excellent size and very correct long outlines. Long masculine head with pleasing expression. Super coat quality and such a nice easy drive around.
2. Antonius Vertragus The-Rift-Valley With Hyndsight (Imp Fra) (Finnett & Heathcote) Beautiful dog with very correct breed type and so nice strong feet and moderate angulated in both ends. Moved very well and so sound coming and going.
LD (2,1a)
1 Kaleginy Trubador (Cummings) A strong bodied dog with enough arch of neck. Very nice head type and correct mouth. Nice shaggy coat quality and moved pretty well around.
OD (4,1a)
1 & DCC & BOB Ch Ormanstar Dark Shadow (Taylor) Very attractive dog with lovely size and correct ribcage and bones and lovely angulations and very strong hindquarters. Correct head carriage when moving very well. Beautiful coat quality and condition.
2 Quantastico Guiseppe To Kilbourne (Peach) Another high quality dog with nice body and bones and such a nice condition which is important for Sight Hounds. Beautiful head and gentle expression. Nice easy gait for this young dog.
PB (2)
1 & BP Kilbourne Danny´s Annie (Peach) Beautiful bitch puppy with excellent balance already on her age. Beautiful feminine head with nice dark eyes and so elegant well set neck to strong topline. Lovely coat and colour and such a nice moving around. I was so happy to placed her later afternoon the second in Hound Puppy Group .
2 Greyflax Minnie The Moocher (Bailey) Very correct body for her age and so promising outlines, just needs a bit more muscles. Sweet feminine head and expression and moved nicely around.
JB (2,1a)
1 Packway The Enigma (Lucas & Dargonne) Very elegant still a bit high on legs but has love frame to fill in. Beautiful long head with dark eyes and ears. Moved very well and had so promising coat quality already.
PGB (8, 6a)
1 Penherald Polka At Calbraidh (Faircloth) Very feminine bitch with nice combination of power and elegance. Beautiful head and gentle expression. Very sound when moving around.
2 Beardswood Gille’s Whisper (Helps) High quality bitch with beautiful long outlines. Very typical outlines and moved very well.
LB (7,2a)
1 & BCC Quantastico Lucia To Kilbourne (Edwards) High quality bitch with very nice overall picture. Lovely long elegant head and very correct neck set to strong topline. In super condition and moved so well coming and going and around.
2 Kilbourne Flora Modeva (Peach) Another quality bitch with so correct long lines and strong body and very nice bones and feet. So pretty feminine head with sweet expression. Very nice also when moving.
OB (5,2a)
1 & RBCC. Ch Beardswood Verbena (Helps) Beautiful bitch with lovely balance and so feminine overall picture. Beautiful head and nice dark eyes. Moved very well with correct topline and tail carriage.
2 Packway Smackfarthing (Lucas & Dargonne) Another very correctly made bitch with beautiful proportions. Very nice head and expression and made a nice picture when moving.
Saija Juutilainen (Finland)
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