I would like to thank the Society for asking me to judge at their show and my gratitude to the exhibitors in this country and abroad for bringing their dogs, having to journey a long way.  The grooming was excellent and I didn’t find any bad teeth but I was disappointed to see such bad back end movement on some of the young stock.  Do people not look at their dogs to see how they move?  Having said that I was pleased with my winners and the way they accepted my decisions.  Thank you to my stewards who kept the ring and my Judging Book in good order.   

 

MPD 3(1) 1. Licini’s Keyline Unforgettable. Nearly 9 months old promising tricolour dog, good head, neat ears and a good neck.  Well groomed and happy. Back movement was moderate and needs to tighten up.  2. Deane’s Tiganlea Thumbs Up.  Coming up to 8 months sable/white. A bit nervous so did not show himself off very well.  Good head, again a bit fine for me, ears were good when we could see them.  Moved quite well but needs to tighten up at the back 

 

PD 1(0) 1. Licini’s Keyline Unforgettable. BPD 

 

YD 1(0) 1. Lockyer’s Gataj Out of the Woods.  Well coated sable/white who stood alone.  Nice clean head  with well placed eye and neat ears which he used well. Good body, well groomed, good turn of stifle and moved quite well. 

 

ND 1(0) 1. Tipper’s Amaluaque Arcturis Wind at Tiganlea Naf, Taf.  Promising tricolour puppy with a flat skull, well placed ears which he used well and well placed eyes giving a sweet expression. Good bone, good turn of stifle but needs to tighten up in back movement.

 

PGD 1(0) 1. Andrews Gataj Take on the Run. Well coated dog with good bone. Well placed eye, too much stop which made his head look shorter and his ears were wide set.  Moved quite well. 

 

LD 4(0) 1. Tipper’s Tiganlea Task Master at Trenic Taf.  Well known blue dog of correct colour.  Well balanced head, with well placed eye giving a lovely expression, good muzzle, well placed ears which he uses quite well.   Good neck, strong bone and moved well, RDCC. 2. Congdon’s Starlenga All that Jazz from Aaronwell TAF. Nice sized tricolour with good head, well placed ears and nice eye giving a good expression.  Well boned and moved quite well. 3. Ware’s Poker Face Du Clos De Sea-wind.   

 

OD 6(1) 1. Grainger’s Ch Samhaven Ballahanna Banjo.  Lovely sable/white dog.  Slightly wider head with wider set ears.  Well placed eye giving a sweet expression.  Good body and plenty of bone, good shoulder placement and he moved and showed very well, DCC. 2. Geddes Ingledene Fantasy of Blu.  Lovely blue dog in good coat, good body and good bone.  Nice head, he seemed unsettled today and was not interested in showing and moving. 3. Wray-Ramsey’s Takhisis Dream Weaver. 

 

VD 2(0) 1. Patman’s Pick Pocket via Samhaven.  8 years old sable/white with a clean head, well placed eyes, neat  ears which he used well.  Lovely coat well groomed. 2. Rae’s Antoc Soul Mate. 9 years old sable/white boy with clean head, good ears which he did not move very well, moved sluggishly. 

 

MPB 4(0) 1. Wray-Ramsden’s Takhisis Lady of Mystery.  Lovely sable/white puppy.  Clean head with plenty of muzzle and enough stop.  Well placed eye giving a sweet expression, neat ears which she used well, plenty of bone, moved well and was well groomed, BPIB. 2. Collins’ Triburle Seren Dios. Very nice blue merle of good colour.  Plenty of body, clean head, unfortunately one of her ears was down owing to an accident, movement needs to tighten up at the back.  3. Cronk’s Gambler’s Wish. 

 

PB 2(0) 1. Licini’s Keyline Unchained Melody. Finer head than I would like, neat ears which she used quite well and well shaped eye.  I would have liked more body on her.  Needs to tighten up on back movement. 2. Mill’s Amalie Loves to Shimmy. Sable/white bitch with a good head, well placed eye which was a little round for me,  good body and moved quite well although carried her tail high. 

 

JB 5(1) 1. Lockyer’s Shining Star Du Clos De Seawind  at Gataj (imp fra) NAF TAF.  Nice young bitch with a clean head, neat ears which she showed constantly, well placed eye giving a sweet expression.  Plenty of coat which was well groomed, good body good shoulder placement and moved very well. 2. Baker’s Marilake Manhattan. Well coated bitch, nice head, well  placed eye, neat ears which she used constantly.   Needs to tighten up in back movement. 3. Licini’s Lara Croft of Emiber.

 

YB 1(0) 1. Licini’s Lara Croft of Emiber. Nice headed bitch although a little fine for me.  Good neck, good shoulder placement, good body but needs to tighten up in back movement. 

 

NB 3(0) 1. Collins Triburle Seren Dios 2. Riverside Song Ice Cream Girl (Imp Rom) Another well coated bitch with nice head topped by good ears.  Eye well placed giving a nice expression, good neck.  Needs to tighten up in back movement. 3. Mills Amalie Loves to Shimmy. 

 

GB 4(1)   1. Ware’s Wassail Call the Midwife.  The star of the show for me.  What a beautiful bitch and I have never seen her before.  Lovely head with correct stop, lovely eye giving the sweetest expression and topped by neat ears which she never stopped using.  Well covered body with a well groomed coat and moved like a dream, BCC & BOB. 2. Hollywood:s Amalie Loves To Sizzle. Nice headed bitch, good neck,  but decided to sit down when I was going over her.  Did not move very well. 3. Patman’s Samhaven Sound Effects. 

 

PGB 3(0) 1. Lockyer’s Riverside Song Eclipse for Gataj (Imp Rom). Very nice sable/white bitch with good head, neat ears which she used well, well shaped eye giving a sweet expression. Good neck and shoulder and moved well. 2. Tipper’s Tiganlea Twinkling Star. Lovely blue bitch of gorgeous colour, good head, neat ears and well placed eye giving a sweet expression.  Moved well, does not show herself off in the ring. 3. Baker’s Beldones Uptown Girl of Rosschell. 

 

LB 4(2) 1. Wray-Ramsden’s Takhisis Lady of Illusions.  Lovely sable girl with good head and neat ears giving a nice expression.  Moved well and was well presented.  I felt at one time she was going to be over size but has settled down and looked very well. 2. Lockyer’s Gataj Girl’s Best Friend. Nice headed bitch, with a good muzzle, good eye, well placed ears and good body.  Needs to tighten up in back movement.  

 

OB 5(2) 1. Revdvicki Black  Diamond at Tiganlea Naf,Taf. Tricolour bitch with a good head, well placed eye giving a sweet expression, good ears which she used quite well. Good neck, enough body and moved quite well. 2. Cronk’s Chelborn Wish List. Sable/White with good head, neat ears and nice eye.  Well coated and good body was little slack in movement. 3. Licini’s Black Diamond Dell’Isola Del Collies. 

 

VB 3(2) 1. Randall’s Ladnar Inkheart JW. Lovely tricolour bitch whose coat gleamed.  Lovely head, lovely expression, great neck, moved well front and back. Best Veteran and RCC.  Was delighted to hear that she was shortlisted in the Veteran Group.