Full Critique for Southern Counties 2024
Judge : Mrs S H Juutilainen
This critique reflects the judge's opinion
based on what they saw on the day of the show.
| The sunny and bright Sunday morning started with one of my favourite breeds in Utility Group – Shih Tzu with a nice entry and I was so pleased to judge this amount of high quality dogs. I liked a lot of the typical strong bodies and correct bones and fronts and hindquarters. So nice full skulls with correct eyes with an arrogant expression and wide underjaws. All with nice amount of correct coat and lovely toplines with teapot tails and nicely arched necks. And how well they all moved around with arrogance drive despite the hot weather. |
| Minor Puppy Dog | ||
| 1st | Ethelsmead Half A Sixpence At Kengai | Nicely made puppy dog with excellent body for his age and very correct bone and feet and angulations with strong hindquarters. Full masculine head with warm expression. Very promising coat and moved well. BPD |
| 2nd | Charonnis Its Now Or Never | Very nice puppy dog with promising outlines and body and bones and very correctly arched tail made a nice silhouette when moving around. Nice head and expression and very promising coat in nice condition. |
| Puppy Dog | ||
| 1st | Mapimakastar Indigo Cha Jai | Already nicely developed dog with lovely masculine head and expression and very correct square muzzle. Nicely arched neck and correct carriage and profile. Promising coat quality and in nice condition. |
| Junior Dog | ||
| 1st | Densown Pedro | Very happy and active black/white junior dog with very correct proportions and nicely developed full ribcage. Masculine head and very correct round eyes. Beautiful neck and topline and tea-pot tail carriage. Very smart drive. |
| 2nd | Alamiks Rasberry Beret | Nice and promising junior dog with beautiful outlines and head type. Very nice expression and pigmentation. Lovely neck and tai carriage and very correct drive behind. Presented in beautiful coat today. |
| Beginners Dog | ||
| 1st | Ethelsmead True Grit | Correctly bodied dog with nice outlines and neck set and typical arch of tail and very nice coat condition. Masculine head with nice round skull and eyes and correct expression. Moved well around with strong drive. |
| 3rd | Alamiks Rasberry Beret | Nice and promising junior dog with beautiful outlines and head type. Very nice expression and pigmentation. Lovely neck and tai carriage and very correct drive behind. Presented in beautiful coat today. |
| Post Graduate Dog | ||
| 1st | Rossvale Wildest Dream JW | Very correctly built dog with long ribcage and strong topline and nicely angulated in both ends with excellent bones and round feet. Beautiful head and expression and very typical topline when moving freely around. Very nice coat today. |
| 2nd | Rossvale Fantastic Dream At Charonnis JW | Another high quality golden dog with lovely breed type and very correct deep brisket. Very nice head and dark round eyes and strong muzzle and underjaw. Lovely coat quality and condition and very typical attitude when moving around. |
| Res | Ethelsmead True Grit | Correctly bodied dog with nice outlines and neck set and typical arch of tail and very nice coat condition. Masculine head with nice round skull and eyes and correct expression. Moved well around with strong drive. |
| Limit Dog | ||
| 1st | Mifcah’s By Royal Command To Javerda | Very high quality dog with excellent body and proportions and very well angulated in both ends with nice bones and feet. Beautiful masculine full head and dark eyes and nice muzzle. Moved nicely around with strong topline and typical tail and had an excellent coat quality. |
| 2nd | Quingshui Auroras Busy Man | Very arrogant and nicely bodied dog with excellent masculine head with full skull and correct expression and muzzle. Enough angulation in both ends in nice balance and moved very well. Nice coat and condition. |
| Open Dog | ||
| 1st | Ch. Miracey Zero Hour | DCC & BOB A high quality dog in super muscle and coat condition and so well bodied with long ribcage. Masculine round head and nice warm expression. Excellent arch of neck and beautiful tail made a typical picture when moved around with so correct breed attitude. |
| 2nd | Ch. Mifcahs The King And I JW (Dk,Nor,Swe,No,Int) | RDCC Another high quality dog with lovely deep and long ribcage and so well angulated in both ends with excellent bones and round feet. Lovely head and expression and very correct muzzle and mouth. Nice coat quality and condition and moved so well around with perfect outlines. |
| Veteran Dog | ||
| 1st | Ch. Artelino Moomins Adventure | Nine years old dog in beautiful muscle and coat condition for his age and still very typical and active when moving around with correct topline and attitude. Beautiful masculine head and expression. Nice tail carriage and very nice strong hindquarters. |
| Minor Puppy Bitch | ||
| 1st | Jadetemple Jaci Higgins At Daltricia | Best Puppy So Sweet And Nicely Balanced puppy bitch with lovely proportions and already so well bodied for her young age. Sweet typical head and expression and correct muzzle. Very nice coat quality and condition and I was very pleased to placed her second in strong Puppy Group final later on. |
| 2nd | Ethelsmead Love Kennedy | Another quality puppy bitch with promising body for her age and lovely round full skull and dark eyes with warm expression. Beautiful arch of neck and tail and moved so well around with nice drive. |
| Puppy Bitch | ||
| 1st | Pinyinz Sugar Hiccups | Very pretty and nicely bodied puppy bitch with nice outlines and excellent bones and angulations in both ends. Very nice feminine head and expression and lovely arch of neck and enough arch of tail. In very good coat condition and moved well around. |
| 2nd | Marhilway Bees Got The Edge | Very pretty puppy with lovely size and outlines and enough body for her age – very well angulated in both ends and very correct strong hindquarters and lovely tea-pot tail. So pretty feminine head with correct eyes and mouth. Very nice and active mover. |
| Junior Bitch | ||
| 1st | Sassyshi Cake By The Ocean With Shirkeira JW | Best Junior, So pretty and nicely developed young bitch with very correct proportions and correct bones and angulations. Beautiful round skull and so feminine expression. Very nice coat quality and condition and had a nice drive and attitude when moving. |
| 2nd | Densown Valencia | Very nicely bodied young bitch with correct bones and angulations in both ends and strong round feet. Very feminine still full head and nice dark eyes. Strong neck and topline and very correct tail carriage when moving around with nice temperament. |
| Beginners Bitch | ||
| 2nd | Middletune Chantilly Lace | So sweet and typical bitch and nice body and bone for her lovely size. So feminine head and nice dark eyes and correct muzzle and mouth. Very nice coat quality and condition and moves with nice attitude around. |
| Post Graduate Bitch | ||
| 1st | Rossvale Dreaming Again | Very classic and high quality golden bitch with excellent substance and long ribcage and so well angulated in both ends. Typical feminine head and expression. Lovely arch of neck and tail made a nice picture when moving around. In very nice overall condition. |
| 2nd | Honeyshuchun Sand Goddess | Another quality bitch in excellent condition and so well developed long and deep ribcage and very well angulated with nice bones and feet. Very nice full and still feminine head and correct eyes and muzzle. Beautiful coat and moved very well. |
| Limit Bitch | ||
| 1st | Ch. Marhilway Explorer The Edge | Very pretty bitch with correct long ribcage and beautiful topline in lovely muscle condition. Correct round skull and pleasing expression and excellent wide mouth. Lovely arch of tail and moved very well around with lovely typical attitude. |
| 2nd | Tzusweet Black Pearl | So feminine black bitch in beautiful coat and muscle condition and nicely bodied and very nice bones and angulations. Pretty head and expression and had lovely topline when moving around. |
| Open Bitch | ||
| 1st | Ch. Middletune Flame Of Gold | BCC, High quality golden bitch with excellent long and well made brisket and very correct in front and behind. Nice head and very typical expression and strong muzzle. Beautiful arch of neck and strong topline and correct type of tail. Moved nicely around with a lot of temperament. |
| 2nd | Ch. Miracey Disco Fever (Ir) | Another quality bitch with lovely outlines for female and so feminine head with correct skull and stop and expression. Very correct angulation in both ends and had a beautiful arrogant drive with perfect topline. |