I would firstly like to thank the committee of LKA for inviting me to judge this, my first set of CC’s, at such a lovely, well organised show & for making me feel so welcome.
Secondly, of course the exhibitors for bringing their lovely dogs under me today. Temperaments throughout were fabulous & bites were fairly good. I felt some needed to watch fronts & over exercising young large dogs. Muscle is nice to see in a working dog but not at the detriment of the skeleton. I was thrilled with such a good entry & wide choice of dogs, making some of my choices very difficult indeed. However, I was very pleased with my principal winners & even better to see my BOB go on to take WG3 in a very numerically strong & quality group. I felt my results were taken with good grace by the exhibitors & the sportsmanship ringside was very nice to see & hear!!

Minor Puppy Dog (5,0)
1st Whyman’s Heartbreaker Siwash Legend – Aged just 6 months & I believe his very first show, which he coped with in a great fashion. Good angles throughout, which was immediately was shown in his precise movement. Head proportions good, dark eye, well placed in relation to ears. Tail well set & carried correctly. Feet compact. Build slightly finer than the rest of this class, however, his clean movement sealed the deal for him today. BPD
2nd Kelsey’s Austmans Cowboy Casanova At Jaydonspire – 6 months old & again I believe first show for this boy. Totally different type to one. Very masculine head. Dark eye, small well furred ears. Very well off for bone & substance throughout. Great feet. Good tail set & carriage with nice plume. I felt that although I liked this puppy for type, his movement was a lot looser than my winner, but I have no doubt will firm up as he grows, but he did hold his topline well on the move.

Puppy Dog (2,0)
1st Drake & Holt’s Freezefactor Tis The Season At Breconfrost – 11months old. Good head with appealing expression. Excellent ears with very dark eye, just enough depth of muzzle. Tail set correct but feel he had the tendency to hold this tightly whilst in the ring, especially on the move which could be misleading to some seeing his overall profile. Harsh coat. Enough bone for proportions. Feet good. Super fit condition with excellent muscle. Needs to firm up through shoulders, but maturity should solve this.
2nd Armenti’s Pluton Northern Sunrise – 9 months old. Heavier build than one. Very good eye colour, large masculine head. Lovely coat & nice condition. Tail correct with good plume. Very well muscled. Preferred front on one as a whole.

Junior Dog (3,0)
1st Ellis’ Chayo Time After Time – 14 months old. Good solid dog throughout, ideal stage of development for age. Nice head with good proportions, nicely placed eyes in line with well furred ears. Solid topline leading to good tail. Very well presented in super coat. Proportionate bone & substance with tidy feet. Ample width of chest. Excellent foot placement on the move once settled into stride.
2nd Cameron’s Sutarka Fire Storm – 13 months old. Very attractive head with heavy markings. Eyes dark with good head ratios. Fantastic tail on solid topline. Needs to mature in chest & rib, but this boy is just maturing differently to one at present, but I imagine him to be a very attractive male once he get’s to that stage. Of finer type to my class winner but a sound boy all the same. Well muscled. Seems slightly unsure of his footing today, perhaps the floor was not helping with this.

Post Graduate Dog (5,2)
1st – As 1st in Junior
2nd Woodall’s Monikoona Ice Chief Brody – 2 ½ years old. Good substance throughout, solid head with depth of muzzle giving masculine expression. Excellent plume & tail carriage. Good texture to coat. Feet good. Preferred foot placement & easy drive of one.

Limit Dog (6,1)
1st Smith’s Mlt Ivram Bradliey Your The One At Snowshoes (Imp) – 2 years old. Solid attractive male. Excellent coat, texture & presentation. Feet compact. Movement fluid yet not as precise or definite as some of the older males but this will not be a long term issue. Smart head with good muzzle & excellent eye & ear placement. Good angles throughout with correct tail set & carriage. Handled well.
2nd Jarvis & Page’s Cedarcreek Frozen Asset JW – 2 ½ years old. Slightly finer than one but excellent proportions. Exceptional tail & held well on the move. In good coat of nice texture. Lovely head, all in proportion with good eye. Moved well with purpose, just preferred the easier action of number one today.

Open Dog (6,1)
1st Ellis’ Ch Chayo Klass Act JW – 4 ½ year old who I felt excelled in movement, immediately drawing the eye. Kind yet masculine expression. Good eye with correct ear placement, which are small & well furred. Slightly longer cast than the other males in this class but proportions correct with lovely arch of neck into solid topline, held on the move which was sound & powerful. Substance throughout. Excellent tail set & carriage. Showed & presented very well. DCC, BOB & WG3
2nd Cameron’s Icewolf I’ll Be Back – 4 years old. More compact in body than one. Head was well proportioned & masculine but would prefer a more oblique eye. Nice, solid neck leading to firm body with plenty of substance & bone. Feet tight. In good coat. Moved sound & steadily.

Veteran Dog (4,0)
1st Thompson’s Ch Shomont Rasin Cain ShCM – 7 ½ years old with still such an exceptional head piece. Dark eyes, small thick well furred ears perfectly aligned with the eyes. In very good coat & condition. Again, a longer cast boy but pleasing proportionally & held his topline well on true movement. Excellent substance throughout, ample bone & compact feet. RDCC
2nd Mort’s Articbreeze Midnite Hero – 7 years old. More compact than one showing excellent breed type with good solid masculine head. Nice expression when alert showing good ratio’s. Small tight feet. Moved steady today but I feel carrying just a touch too much weight which may have contributed to not fully expressing himself on the move.

Minor Puppy Bitch (6,1)
1st Brown’s Skidooshooz Bohemiam Soul of Cupun – 8 ½ month old. On the larger scale of the standard but all in proportion. Perhaps a touch bum high at present making her movement slightly less fluid then it could have been but a quality mover none the less. Head strong but with enough femininity, essential in a female of the stronger build. Dark eye. Lovely tail, set & carriage. Excellent coat & presentation. BPB & BPIB
2nd Ballington-Graham’s Noraisy Ring Of Fire in Catua – 7 months old. Very pretty & feminine. Scored on movement today & showed herself off well. Would prefer a touch more bone to complete picture for me. Very good tail & carriage. Small well furred ears in correct placement in relation to dark eye.

Puppy Bitch (4,1)
1st As above 2nd MPB
2nd O’brien & Hughes Freezefactor Angel Wings – 11 ½ months old. Solid girl in good coat. Excellent topline. Liked her expression helped with well placed eyes & alert ears. Feet compact. Tidy mover, just preferred tail & more animated movement on one.

Junior Bitch (3,1)
1st Innes’ Icycool Oriana – 7 ½ months old. My 3rd from MPB but showed far more to her advantage in this class. Like this girl a lot, feet, substance, tail & so attractive in head. Moves well. Presented very well just needs more show practice but still so young.
2nd Perfitt’s Samjoe The Dream Lives On (ai) – 12 months old. Lovely dark eye on this girl. Super tail & carriage. Liked her body shape. Well sprung rib. Would prefer more substance in her legs & tighter pasterns.

Post Graduate Bitch (8,1)
1st Windley’s Royaltaylor Catwalk Queen – 2 years old. Really liked this girl. Very attractive. Plenty of bone & substance. Excellent tail. Dark eye with good ear placement giving great expression. Tidy feet. Excellent coat texture. Good on the move but just needed that extra oomph to go further for me, seriously considered her for my RBCC but was outmoved in the challenge.
2nd Morgan’s Cedarcreek Frost Bite – 2 ½ years old. Very nice girl. Needs to calm down more in the ring but I understand she has been lightly shown. Pleasing head proportions. Her eye & ear placement gave her a lovely kind expression. In good coat with well set tail. Movement tidy once settled enough to see.

Limit Bitch (12,3)
1st Windley’s Kinuk’s Katwalker For Royaltaylor – 6 years old. Excellent substance with good proportions. Feet tight. Tail carriage & set very good. Pretty head. Well furred small ears. Eyes well placed. Steady mover with good reach.
2nd Page’s Cedarcreek Frozen In Time – 2 ½ years old. Such an attractive girl. Presented & handled immaculately. Good bone. Dark eye & nice ear placement. Moved well but preferred front extension on one.

Open Bitch (6,2)
1st Page & Horsman-Phoenix’s Shakira Northwest Artic (Imp) – 5 years old. Not the most glam but so correct, very well put together. Effortless mover. Great tail set & carriage. Lovely feminine head piece. Dark eye. Excellent ear placement. Good coat with correct texture. Well off for bone. Topline held great on the move. Her true type & tireless movement won the class & ultimately the BCC which I’m told completed her UK Champion title subject to KC approval.
2nd Jarvis & Troisi’s Nordicwinds All Attitude – 3 years old. Dark eye with ears well placed made for pleasing head. Tail set & carriage good. Coat & presentation excellent. Moved well but unlucky to meet one on such top form.

Veteran Bitch (8,4)
1st Blaney’s Windberg Paparazzi To Fenrirkin – 7 years old. Young at heart & twice as naughty!! Very feminine head. Dark eye with well placed small well furred ears. Enough bone to be proportionate. Super plume & carriage. Moved so well, really showed herself off & excelled in side profile. Movement sealed the RBCC.
2nd Mort’s Ch Articbreeze Midnite Echo – 7 years old. Stylish girl. Nice head. Good ears & eyes. In good coat with excellent substance & bone. Easy mover just didn’t seem to have her heart in it on the day.

Kerry Jelfs