Full critique for Shih Tzu Club of Wales & West 1 2025
Show critique
Firstly, I would like to thank the Wales and West Shih Tzu Club committee for inviting me to judge this show, and many thanks to my capable stewards who kept my ring running smoothly without any problems or delays. Although not a large entry, all my first-placed dogs were of high quality and had good breed standard attributes. I feel that overall, back movement still needs attention; however, overall, the dogs were of reasonable quality. Many thanks to those who entered under me. I hope you enjoyed the day.
Junior Dog
| 1st | Shenleyvale Fifty Shades Of Orange JW | Solid gold with coat in beautiful condition. Just 1 year old, just starting to mature. nice for size, correct head shape with dark eyes, correct nose placement and wide jaw arched neck into well laid shoulders, good length and well sprung ribs. Good angulation, flowed around the ring showing clean pads. |
| 2nd | Alamiks The Show Must Go On | Correct head, dark eyes, nose placement, and bite correct, well-laid shoulders into well-sprung ribs, in good coat, moved okay. |
Yearling Dog
| 1st | Matsonic Midnight Storm Over Bishbow | Solid black good head with soft expression dark eyes well placed nose correct bite, well laid shoulders into well sprung ribs, coat is coming along nicely good angulation, moved well showing clean pads flowing around the ring correct tail set. |
| 2nd | Charonnis Its Now Or Never | Solid gold head of correct shape, with dark correct nose placement, mouth okay good shoulders into well-sprung ribs in good coat moved okay. |
Post Graduate Dog
| 1st | Middletune Billy The Kid Under Misteltein | Solid gold, maturing well good for size, correct head dark eyes correct bite, good neck into well-laid shoulders, well sprung ribs, good tail carriage moved well showing clean pads. |
| 2nd | Ethelsmead True Grit | Gold and white, good head, dark eyes, correct bite, well-laid shoulders into well-sprung ribs, good coat, would like a slightly higher tail set, moved well. |
Limit Dog
| 1st | Middletune Blazzin Saddles JW | Solid gold with correct head, dark eyes, well-placed nose, correct bite, good shoulders into well-sprung ribs, coat in good condition of correct texture, good angulation with correct tail set, good movement as he flowed around the ring showing full pads. |
| 2nd | Peekin Reggie Rebel-Tu | Finer built than 1, nice shaped head with soft expression, correct shoulders, coat coming on nicely, good tail set, moves okay. |
Open Dog
| 1st | Ch. Daltricia Jack Higgins JW ShCEX OSW | Cream and white dog, sturdily built, correct head with lovely dark eyes set wide apart good nose placement and correct jaw well-arched neck into good shoulder placement ribs well sprung, in excellent coat of correct texture, correct angulation moves with ease around the ring showing full pads, pleased to award him the Dog CC. |
| 2nd | Ch. Mifcah's By Royal Command To Javerda | Nice shaped head with lovely soft expression, excellent for coat type and texture, good ribs, high tail carried on the move and standing moved well. |
Veteran Dog
| 1st | Ch. Jacquinta Lets Go Andy JW | Nearly 9 years old. Excellent head shape, dark eyes, correct bite, well-laid shoulders into good ribs. Still moving with drive, showing clean pads, and well presented coat of correct texture. I am pleased to award him The Reserve CC and best Veteran. |
Yearling Bitch
| 1st | Pinyinz Sugar Hiccups JW | Deep gold and white, head of good size with dark eyes and correct bite, good neck into well-laid shoulders, well sprung rib, coat of correct texture, good tail set, moved well. |
| 2nd | Ch. Jadetemple Jaci Higgins At Daltricia JW | Cream and white correct head with soft expression, built well throughout, moved okay. |
Post Graduate Bitch
| 1st | Sassyshi Cake By The Ocean With Shirkeira JW | Cream and white bitch, 2 and a half years old and just starting to mature, correct head with good dark eyes correct nose placement, good neck into well-laid shoulders and well-sprung ribs, correct angulation, flows around the ring showing clear pads pleased to award her Reserve CC. |
| 2nd | Middletune Clementine JW | Cream and white bitch finer made than 1, good shaped head and good body proportions in good coat, with high tail set, moved well. |
Limit Bitch
| 1st | Ch. Middletune Modesty Blaise JW | Cream and white, correct head, dark eyes, correct nose placement, good mouth, good neck into well-sprung rib, correct tail set, moved well showing full pad. |
| 2nd | Marhilway Spirited Edge | Gold and white, pretty head with soft expression, smaller built than 1 but everything in the right place, moved ok. |
Open Bitch
| 1st | Ch. Eastfane's Garam Masala (Nor, Swe, Fin, C.I.B) | Gold and white, correct in head with large round eyes, correct nose placement and correct width of jaw and bite good, neck into firm well-laid shoulders and well-sprung ribs coat of excellent condition and texture, flowed around the ring showing full pads, pleased to award her Bitch CC and BIS. |
| 2nd | Ch. Peekin Hoi-Tee-Toi-Tee-Tu | Gold and white, good head, dark eyes, well placed nose and correct bite, well built throughout, correct tail set, moved well. |
Veteran Bitch
| 1st | Ch. Middletune Flame Of Gold | 7 years old solid gold with correct head with soft feminine expression, good neck into well-sprung ribs, excellent coat with high tail set moved well. |
| 2nd | Daltricia Thana at Shanuleas ShCM VW | 11-year-old in excellent coat, well-shaped head, dark eyes correctly built throughout, moved well. |