Full Critique for Southern Counties 2023
Judge : Mr Keith Nathan
This critique reflects the judge's opinion
based on what they saw on the day of the show.
We had a good big, in/out ring, nice sunshine and just a bit of wind. I have to thank Bill and Trish the stewards who were very professional and faultless. |
Minor Puppy Dog | ||
1st | Middletune Blazzin Saddles JW | Top quality gold dog of 8 and a half months. Correct in skull and muzzle good wide mouth and teeth. Well built rib, good topline and tail set. Well angulated both front and rear. Stylish on the move. Well presented in really good coat. |
2nd | Shirkeira Valente | 8 months dark gold and white who shows so much promise, beautiful expression, well laid shoulder. Strong rib, sound when he settled. |
Puppy Dog | ||
1st | Middletune Blazzin Saddles JW | Top quality gold dog of 8 and a half months. Correct in skull and muzzle good wide mouth and teeth. Well built rib, good topline and tail set. Well angulated both front and rear. Stylish on the move. Well presented in really good coat. |
2nd | Ethelsmead Bak To The Future Of Chanikos | Black and white, striking in outline, nearly matching neck and tail, quite a handsome head with super expression and correct muzzle. Well made overall with correct sturdy rib. In good coat. |
3rd | Middletune Billy The Kid | Young gold and white who shows so much promise. Handsome head and in good coat. |
Junior Dog | ||
1st | Ethelsmead True Grit | Quite a special dog with a correct, proportionately large, round head, well shaped eye and correct muzzle. Well laid shoulder on a correct sturdy rib, well set tail. Stylish and quite sound, showing full pad. Should have a great future. He is gold and in good coat. |
2nd | Rossvale Fantastic Dream At Charonnis JW | Quite an impressive boy, Sturdy and compact gold dog with so much to like, he has a correct head, beautiful eye and expression, correct muzzle, close between these two, sturdy and compact. Nice angles front and rear. Stylish dog. |
Beginners Dog | ||
1st | Ethelsmead True Grit | Quite a special dog with a correct, proportionately large, round head, well shaped eye and correct muzzle. Well laid shoulder on a correct sturdy rib, well set tail. Stylish and quite sound, showing full pad. Should have a great future. He is gold and in good coat. |
Novice Dog | ||
1st | Ethelsmead True Grit | Quite a special dog with a correct, proportionately large, round head, well shaped eye and correct muzzle. Well laid shoulder on a correct sturdy rib, well set tail. Stylish and quite sound, showing full pad. Should have a great future. He is gold and in good coat. |
2nd | Rossvale Fantastic Dream At Charonnis JW | Quite an impressive boy, Sturdy and compact gold dog with so much to like, he has a correct head, beautiful eye and expression, correct muzzle, close between these two, sturdy and compact. Nice angles front and rear. Stylish dog. |
3rd | Ethelsmead Bak To The Future Of Chanikos | Black and white, striking in outline, nearly matching neck and tail, quite a handsome head with super expression and correct muzzle. Well made overall with correct sturdy rib. In good coat. |
Res | Middletune Billy The Kid | Young gold and white who shows so much promise. Handsome head and in good coat. |
Yearling Dog | ||
1st | Peekin Reggie Rebel-Tu | Gold and white with lovely eye and expression, quite stylish on the move. Well laid shoulder and well set tail. |
Graduate Dog | ||
1st | Rossvale Fantastic Dream At Charonnis JW | Quite an impressive boy, Sturdy and compact gold dog with so much to like, he has a correct head, beautiful eye and expression, correct muzzle, close between these two, sturdy and compact. Nice angles front and rear. Stylish dog. |
2nd | Hot Chilli Sweet Addict At Densown | Dark gold and white. Looks a picture from the side but I would prefer a larger head. Beautiful eye though. Slightly upright in shoulder. Stylish mover. |
Post Graduate Dog | ||
1st | Marhilway Driving Edge At Jacquinta JW | Impressive, dark gold and white, Super head and eye with a correct muzzle and good length ears. Good neck and tail. Strong rib, short loin, level topline in super coat. Sound and stylish, showing full pad, close up for the top awards. |
2nd | Quingshui Auroras Busy Man | Full coated gold and white. Right for size and balance. Excellent expression, correct muzzle. Well put together but a bit unsettled on the move today. |
Limit Dog | ||
1st | Ch. Cremefern Trigger A Storm At Symaraju JW | Totally honest dog, dead right for size, beautifully balanced overall, could not fault his conformation. He has the desired, strong rib, short loin and dead level topline and well set tail of good height. Correct, proportionately, large, round head with dark, well shaped eye and glorious expression. Comes together on the move, sound and showing full pad. Not to be denied the CC today. |
2nd | Quingshui Gingers Ninja | Handsome headed dog, good for neck, topline and tail set. He is well angulated front and rear, correct rib. Well made front and rear. Sound on the move and in good coat. Loved his expression. |
Open Dog | ||
1st | Ch. Senousi Dressed For It By Fairmere | Gold dog of correct size and compact. Good, masculine head with well shaped eye and totally correct wide muzzle. Sturdy rib and A correct topline when he settles. Well set tail. Can’t fault his angles with good bone. Stylish on the move, showing full pad from a nice sound rear, In really good coat. Res Dog CC. |
2nd | Juhua’s Expecto Patronum For Jadoremy | Quite a picture standing, this gold boy has a correct neck and good tail height. Loved his strong rib and level topline. He has a handsome head, correct muzzle and a super expression. Well put together overall, sound and very pleasing. |
Veteran Dog | ||
1st | Ch. Artelino Moomins Adventure | Gold and white who impresses when stood and also on the move. Loved his head and eye. Correct neck, sturdily built with a compact loin. Balanced shoulder and upper arm. Well made rear. Sound and quite fluid on the move. A lovely dog |
2nd | Jadoremy Thunder Bolt Zuse Sh CM VW | A shame that he lacks body today, Loved his dark eye. Correct muzzle. Stylish when he settled. Well set tail, in grand coat |
Good Citizen Scheme Dogs | ||
1st | Middletune Billy The Kid | Young gold and white who shows so much promise. Handsome head and in good coat. |
Minor Puppy Bitch | ||
1st | Ch. Tameron Miss I Want Choo | Quite a pleasure to judge this class, the first three were exciting and so correct for breed type.A real eyeful, very much a baby, so well balanced overall. Exquisite head and expression with correct muzzle. Balanced shoulder and upper arm with good bone. Strong rib, sturdily built and a delight on the move. I look forward to seeing her in another few months. BPIB |
2nd | Gladmin Capetown Candy | Gold and while with the most outstandingly beautiful expression from dark, well shaped eye in a correct head with correct muzzle. I loved her conformation and movement and am sure that these two beauties will change places many times in the future. |
3rd | Crimsonleash Ruby Star | Black and white, 7 months today, her gleaming coat looked a picture in the sun. I adored her temperament. Outstanding in head eye and muzzle and so well put together overall. Really quite stylish when she settled, sound and showing full pad. |
Puppy Bitch | ||
1st | Crimsonleash Ruby Star | Black and white, 7 months today, her gleaming coat looked a picture in the sun. I adored her temperament. Outstanding in head eye and muzzle and so well put together overall. Really quite stylish when she settled, sound and showing full pad. |
2nd | Densown Moana | Really pretty grey and white, loved her head and eye. Strong, sturdy and compact. Super outline with her balance of neck and tail height. So well made front and rear. Super puppy, sound when she wanted. One to watch. |
3rd | Middletune Clementine JW | Gold and white with a very pretty head, and dark eye. Good rib with well placed front. Just loses out a little on topline. Quite stylish on the move. |
Junior Bitch | ||
1st | Daltricia Jane Austen JW | Grey and white bitch, everything to like, proportionately, large, round head with correct muzzle and well shaped, dark, expressive eye. She was in full coat, correct rib, compact loin, sturdily built whilst still being feminine. Good conformation demonstrated in her sound and stylish movement. |
2nd | Densown Viola | Extremely pretty bitch, loved her expression. I thought that it was very close between first and second here. She has an eye catching outline, beautiful head, eye and muzzle. So well built in good coat. Sound both ways. |
Novice Bitch | ||
1st | Ethelsmead Along Came Polly | Black and white bitch of correct size and balance, compact and quite sturdy. Most attractive head with a lovely expression, nicely sound and in full coat. |
2nd | Middletune Clementine JW | Gold and white with a very pretty head, and dark eye. Good rib with well placed front. Just loses out a little on topline. Quite stylish on the move. |
Yearling Bitch | ||
1st | Chanikos Tangerine Dream of Shenleyvale JW | In outline, she looks a picture, compact overall, tail height nearly matching the neck and a level topline Her grey and white coat was well presented and under it all she is really well built and sturdy. Correct rib, well made front, well placed and matching rear angles, Sound both ways. 2 |
2nd | Daltricia Jane Austen JW | Grey and white bitch, everything to like, proportionately, large, round head with correct muzzle and well shaped, dark, expressive eye. She was in full coat, correct rib, compact loin, sturdily built whilst still being feminine. Good conformation demonstrated in her sound and stylish movement. |
Graduate Bitch | ||
1st | Tzusweet Black Pearl | Black with white forechest, correct for size and balance being nicely compact. Scored in outline with a good neck and well set tail. Loved her head, correctly shaped, dark, expressive eye and correct length and width muzzle with correct bite. Really well built sound front, shows full pad to the rear. A lot to admire. |
2nd | Daltricia Jane Austen JW | Grey and white bitch, everything to like, proportionately, large, round head with correct muzzle and well shaped, dark, expressive eye. She was in full coat, correct rib, compact loin, sturdily built whilst still being feminine. Good conformation demonstrated in her sound and stylish movement. |
Res | Sassyshi Jamaica Mistaica JW | Young gold bitch, needs to settle in topline, very pretty head, dark eye. Needs time. |
Post Graduate Bitch | ||
1st | Tzusweet Black Pearl | Black with white forechest, correct for size and balance being nicely compact. Scored in outline with a good neck and well set tail. Loved her head, correctly shaped, dark, expressive eye and correct length and width muzzle with correct bite. Really well built sound front, shows full pad to the rear. A lot to admire. |
2nd | Matsuba Crowning Glory At Shidizzle | Feminine G/W bitch, good round head with a dark round eye. Well balanced overall outline with a level Topline, well made rib, well put together in front. |
Limit Bitch | ||
1st | Ch. Marhilway Explorer The Edge | Looks absolutely immaculate, beautifully presented, She is right for size good strong rib, compact loin. Correct topline, tail set and carriage. Excellent head, with correct length and width muzzle fabulous mouth and good length ear. Correct shoulder with balanced upper arm, well-constructed rear. A picture standing and a delight on the move, sound and showing full pad. Res Bitch CC |
2nd | Chanikos Poket Full O Dreams for Shanjora | Gold and white bitch, spot on for size and proportions, Correct neck and topline with well carried tail of good height. Loved her pretty head and expression and correct muzzle. Strong rib, short coupled and sound. |
Open Bitch | ||
1st | Ch. Middletune Flame Of Gold | I just couldn’t resist her looks, good from any angle. Her outline is a delight with neck and tail being just about spot on, she is in full coat of shaded gold. Feminine head but proportionately large and round with the most glorious expression, good width muzzle with a very pleasing mouth. She has correctly placed front with a forechest, matching rear angulation, well-muscled just in her prime. A thrill on the move, so pleased to discover that this was her crowning CC and happy to award her BOB. |
2nd | Keola Tailor Maide | Black and white girl who looked stunning with the sun glinting off her coat. She is of correct size Strong rib, compact loin, level topline and well carried tail, Love her head and expression, correct muzzle. So well made overall, Sound and very stylish a really lovely bitch. |
Good Citizen Scheme Bitches | ||
2nd | Sassyshi Jamaica Mistaica JW | Young gold bitch, needs to settle in topline, very pretty head, dark eye. Needs time. |