First let me thank Nat Working & Pastoral Breeds Society for inviting me to judge this year also thanks to all those that brought along their dogs for me to judge. In the main the entry was very pleasing with good temperaments across the board, there was only one level bite all other having correct scissors bite, coats also in the main were of good quality, generally a pleasing group of dogs to judge.

Puppy Dog 16 entries, 4 Abs
1. Walker’s Casiat Fuori del Mondo Di Alchawak. 11 mths, A well balanced & co-ordinated dog with harsh coat, pleasing head with correct eye & ear shape & set. He moved true both front & rear soundly & effectively. A very well balanced dog.
2. Coman’s Chayo Fortune comes to Wintalakes. 9 mths, A solidly built dog with substance he moved very well although slightly loose this is accepted at his young age. He has a strong head & muzzle with ear & eye just right.
3. Innes’ Monikoona Appalachian Rock of Icycool. 9 mths, Another well made boy in good hard condition he moved well and has a pleasing head with typical soft expression

Junior Dog 11 entries, 3 Abs
1. Bebiano’s Ch malta Ch Equinox Woodvram Polarni Usvit (Imp). 15 mths, A very well put together dog that displayed effective & efficient movement. He has good angulation, a nice all-round head with dark eye of correct size shape & placement a strong muzzle and kind expression; he should develop into an impressive mature male.
2. Bevan’s Snobruk Supercharged with Conyzone. 12 mths, A well-built boy with good proportions a mature looking head with nice correct eye shape & colour, in good harsh coat he moved cleanly & soundly.

Graduate Dog 11 entries, 1 Abs
1. 1. Roper’s Tokosha Atka JW Sh. CM. This dog moved with drive, purpose & efficiency he was in good hard condition, good angulation and a correct coat texture. He has a very nice head with correct ear placement & correct eye shape & colour giving a pleasing expression.
2. Perks & Higgins’ Tokosha Akillokipok at Blaiddeira. Similar to 1st but not quite the movement on the day. He has a clean head of correct proportions with a nice dark correctly shaped eye harsh coat and sound construction, as expected he moved soundly with drive.

Post Graduate Dog 10 entries, 0 Abs
1. Campbell & Hutchby’s Raiden. This dog is my type a well put together boy that moved soundly & effortlessly he is of sound construction was well muscled with a correct harsh coat an overall nice pleasing head with strong muzzle, good eye & ear shape & size
2. Prout’s Icewolf a Touch of Darkness Sh.CM. Another well-constructed dog that moved cleanly & soundly is well balanced has a good harsh coat and pleasing head with the typical kind expression.

Limit Dog 11 entries, 1 Abs
1. Whittaker’s Chayo Vanquish. Res Dog CC. A very impressive dog with substance that is very well constructed, he has a pleasing head with nice dark eye of correct shape & placement strong broad muzzle all in the correct proportions. A harsh coat & correct tail set give the view of an overall well balanced dog, he moved strongly and effectively covering the ground effortlessly.
2. Towers & Rivers’ Vvanilla Snoman Del Biagio at Wintadreama Sh. CM. A dog of sound construction that is balanced and moves well showing effective action he has a strong head and strong muzzle with correct eye & ear placement, giving a well proportioned look.
3. Atherton’s Shepherdsway Black Label of Casiat. A well-made well-muscled dog with substance he moved cleanly & effortlessly has a powerful head with good proportions a correct eye & ear with a strong muzzle, good outline and correct coat.

Open Dog 12 entries, 2 Abs
1. Seidl & Burnside’s. Ch Int Ch Wjw.ch Int Ch Rasta man Shamanrock. BOB & Dog CC. This dog is so well balanced you would think German Engineers had built him. He has all the substance the breed requires without any excess, everything is in the correct proportion when moving he shows effortless power & efficiency, he almost floats. Head is correct in proportions with eye shape set & colour correct, a small ear set just right on the head, his muzzle is strong & powerful and again in the correct proportion to the skull. Harsh coat, tail and outline are very pleasing he was in good hard condition. An exceptional all-round dog.
2. Hunter’s Tuvaurat Made in America JW Sh.CW. A very pleasing dog he has substance & balance he moved soundly showing power & efficiency and was in good hard condition with a correct harsh coat he has a good head in correct proportions a nice dark eye, both shaped and placed correctly.

Veteran Dog/Bitch 9 entries, 2 Abs
1. Burns’ Kaytoo Winter Mischief at Napamute Sh.CM. Best Veteran, 8yrs Dog. Shown in good hard condition he moved soundly & effortlessly he is constructed correctly with a nice harsh coat clean head with broad muzzle, nice eye colour and shape setting off a pleasing expression.
2. Forster’s Kaytoo Winter Wandaland of Kachemak. Litter sister to 1st. She also was in good hard condition with plenty of substance and moved soundly, she has a pleasing head with nice eye & ear size, shape & placement. She has a good overall look with correct harsh coat.

Puppy Bitch 18 entries, 6 Abs
1. Squires’ Kegluneq’s Born to Excel. Best Puppy 10mths. A very well made and put together girl with good substance for one of this age. She moved very well looking confident & comfortable. She has a very pleasing head that is all in proportion with strong muzzle correct eye and ear, in good harsh coat. I will watch with interest as she grows.
2. Towers & Rivers’ Chayo Cookie Monster for Wintadreama. 9mths. A well-constructed girl that moved effortlessly she has a correct coat her head is in the correct proportions with a nice dark eye giving a pleasing kind expression typical for the breed.
3. Dolan’s Tailfly Rainbow Princess 7mths. She has the shape and excellent movement of 1st but just not quite the head at this time. She is well balanced and moved very well has a correct harsh coat and nice dark eye. I will be interested to see her develop.

Junior Bitch 10 entries, 4 Abs
1. Mills’ Icycool show Girl at Acedenali 12mths. All-round a nice bitch well constructed & balanced in good harsh coat she moved soundly and has a pleasing head with good eye & ear shape & placement a strong muzzle and nice dark eye.
2. Dolan’s Tailfly Rainbow Princess 7mths. 3rd in PB
3. Hunter’s Tuvaurat Miss Independence 11mths. A well put together girl in good condition she has sound movement a correct coat, pleasing head with correct eye shape & placement giving the typical pleasant expression.

Graduate Bitch 16 entries, 6 Abs
1. Roper’s Tokosha Issumatar. A bitch of sound construction that moved well and effectively she was in good hard condition with correct harsh coat. An impressive head in good proportions with a pleasing expression good eye shape & place although slightly light for her colouring.
2. Sale’s Snowallen Oneidaz. Well constructed and balanced with sound true movement a good coat well proportioned head with a nice dark eye of correct shape and placement.
3. Horsman-Phoenix Storm at Nordicwinds. A nice all-round bitch of sound construction she moved well & true, she has a well-balanced head of good proportions a nice dark eye that is placed & shaped correctly.

Post Graduate Bitch 14 entries, 5 Abs
1. Robb’s Icewolf A Touch Of Scarlett. A well balanced & constructed bitch that moved powerfully and efficiently she was in good condition with a correct coat pleasing head with good proportioned muzzle to skull with correct ear & eye placement and shape.
2. Sale’s Snowallen Oneidaz. 2nd GB
3. Forster’s Hawkam Kruzin On By to Kachemak. Powerfully built girl who moved well and was in good hard condition, a pleasing head with strong muzzle nice dark eye of correct shape and placement.

Limit Bitch 16 entries, 7 Abs
1. Robb’s Misspittypat del Biagio for Icewolf (imp). A well constructed bitch with correct level of substance a correct coat type, good strong head kind expression set off by a correctly shaped & placed eye & ear, she moved effortlessly displaying drive & efficiency.
2. Davies & McIver’s Tuvaurat America Girl. A well-built girl who moved strongly & soundly she was in good hard condition with correct coat a pleasing head & expression with correct eye & ear and well-proportioned muzzle to skull.

Open Bitch 14 entries, 4 Abs
1. Ellis’ Chayo Better Than Chocolate. Bitch CC. This girl is constructed very well and proves it with her excellent impressive movement she drives with effortless efficiency. She has the correct substance required and was in very good condition with a correct harsh coat a very pleasing head in good proportions eye & ear placement & shape are correct a nice dark eye and strong muzzle make the typical expression. Her movement tells you everything you need to know.
2. Wilkinson’s Gorkeane de Jungla Negra (imp). Res Bitch CC Another well constructed and well balanced bitch that shows excellent movement and was in good hard condition, she has a correct coat and a very pleasing head with a strong but kind expression put in place by an excellent muzzle correct eye & ear.
3. Roper’s Blaiddeira born to be Wild. A well-built bitch of sound construction that moved effectively & efficiently she has the right amount of substance and was shown in good condition, she has a breed typical head with strong muzzle good eye & ear

Judge: Keith Givens