Thank you to the Richmond secretary & committee for the invitation to award my fifth set of CCs. Thank you to the exhibitors for your entries & the lovely atmosphere around the ring. Thank you also to my stewards, who were very proficient.

Veteran Dog (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Anderson’s Cherubini Atene Cinquale. 7 ½ year old. Standard sized boy. Lovely expression, good breath of head with great muzzle. Ear set & size were both correct. Great strong arched neck. Good pigment. Lovely bone & feet for size. Nice texture to coat. Liked his overall outline, he had good height/length proportion and excellent chest depth. Correct moderate angulation both front & rear. Well muscled. Could be a little stronger in pastern. Just stood a little 10/2 at times. OK in rear pastern strength & perfect height. Moved really well on both the coming & going and side gait. Lovely reach & drive, whilst keeping his topline solid. BV

Puppy Dog (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Bartlett’s Articrainbow Santa Paws. 10 months. Happy baby, that really enjoyed his day. A little erratic to asses fully on the move, but saw some promising movement at times. Nice head & expression. Good bone for size. Lovely outline for height/length proportion. Great shoulder & stifle angulation. Good front pastern angle & hock height. Chest depth coming on well. Would prefer a looser tail.

Junior Dog (3 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Brandenberg & Smith’s Chayo It’s Kurt For Taronakits. 18 months. Mature boy for age, larger size. Wouldn’t want his head any stronger. Correct eye shape & set. Strong arched neck. Good shoulder angulation, a little less so in stifle. Great coat, correct texture. Excellent front pastern. Great height/length proportion. Solid slightly sloping topline. Already a good chest depth. Would prefer a looser tail. Moved well.
2nd: Druce’s Kaskae Hell Of A View (Ai). 1 year. This boy has a great frame, that just needs to mature. Lovely head, that again just has to break. Excellent muzzle, great gentle stop. Strong neck into a solid slightly sloping topline. Out of coat, but correct texture. Correct moderate angulation, both front & rear. Chest needs to develop. A touch light in bone for size. Feet were a satisfactory size & well arched. Well muscled. Good tail set & carriage. Unfortunately did pace at times, but could see enough that his movement was promising.

Yearling Dog (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Holt’s Freezefactor Savvy Affair At Breconfrost. 16 months. Head a little overdone. Correct eye shape & set. Good strong neck into a fair topline. Great bone and feet size. Nice tail set. Coat was shorter, but correct texture, could be prepared better. Needs more control in the ring.

Novice Dog (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Holt’s Freezefactor Savvy Affair At Breconfrost. See YD

Post Graduate Dog (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Brandenberg & Smith’s Chayo It’s Kurt For Taronakits. See JD

Limit Dog (5 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Reid’s Austmans Cowboy Casanova At Jaydonspire. 5 years. This dog really did command my attention from the minute he stepped into the ring. Powerful masculine head, lovely eye shape & set. Correct ear size, shape & set. Excellent muzzle proportion & underjaw. Lovely strong arched neck into a perfect sloping strong topline. Great angulation both front & rear. Great height/length proportions, just a perfect outline. Excellent chest depth & forechest. Great bone. Correct feet in size, shape & arch. Well muscled, lovely broad thigh, solid loin. Good spring of rib. Excellent tail carriage. Front pasterns could be a touch tighter, lovely hocks for strength & height. In good coat with the correct texture. He had that tireless, easy, powerful movement in side gait and was solid coming & going. CC & BOB
2nd: Darlow’s Iceclimb Ascent. 5 years. Another that is really all together. Lovely broad head with correct eye shape & set. Good pigment. Great muzzle proportions. Lovely shoulder & stifle angulations. Solid topline, with just a very slight slope. Excellent chest depth & great forechest. Good bone. Well muscled. Broad thigh. Solid pasterns & hocks. Excellent feet. Lovely coat texture. Great tail. Just a touch long in body for perfect proportions. Excellent movement on all counts. Pushed hard for the RCC.

Open Dog (5 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Walker’s Ir Ch Lueldar Too Legit To Quit, Jun Ch, Cjw16. 7 years. Excellent all male head, with correct eye, ear & muzzle. Lovely strong neck, into a strong slightly sloping topline, held solid on the move. Great shoulder & stifle angulation. Excellent chest depth & forechest. Great bone for size. Good muscle. Broad thigh & strong loin. OK front pastern & feet, solid hocks. Great coat. Moved well in side gait and away & back. Just preferred the height/length proportion of my CC winner. Expertly handled & prepared. RCC
2nd: Lovegrove’s Weyekin’s Light My Fire Within Arctictribe. 10 years. Great head, nice eye and muzzle, ears a little large. Lovely neck into a very slightly sloped topline. Great shoulder & stifle angulations. Excellent forechest. Good bone & feet. Front pasterns a little low. Perfect height/length proportions. Correct coat texture. OK tail set. Well muscled, broad thigh. Strong hocks, good height. Moved with purpose to start, but lost a bit of positivity by the end of the class.

Special Beginners Dog (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Bartlett’s Articrainbow Santa Paws. See PD. BSB.

Veteran Bitch (3 Entries) Abs: 1. Two wonderful veterans, could easily be swapped on another day.
1st: Reid’s Jaydonspires Moon River. 8 years. Lovely girl that was very well put together. Lovely feminine head, eye could be a little more almond shaped. Great ear size & shape. Good muzzle. Lovely strong arched neck into an excellent topline. Good chest depth & forechest. Great shoulder & stifle angulation. Good coat & tail set. Moved really well in side gait & was OK coming & going. Just a touch squarer in outline than I prefer.
2nd: Druce’s Ch Koromandel On Strange Tides (Ai). 11 years. Great feminine head, with good ear size & set. Lovely muzzle. Great arched neck. Loved this girl’s outline, perfect height/length proportion. Front pasterns a little low. Excellent coat. Good tail. Lovely broad thigh. Moved really well in side gait and well in away & back. Just lost out today on not holding a solid topline.

Minor Puppy Bitch (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Haywood & Robertson’s Winterchill’s Dark Mischief Of Winterscall (Can Imp). 6 months. Just a baby, but coming on well. Head is still raw, as it should be, ears a little large & low at this stage & eye could be more almond shaped. Nice muzzle and good pigment, correct gentle stop. Lovely arched neck into a solid topline. Great solid, slightly sloped, front pasterns & good sized feet. Correct moderate angulations. Nice outline for this age. Good bone. Great tail. Moved well when settled. BP

Junior Bitch (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Aitchison & Hurst’s Kaskae’s Fire Opal (A.i). 1 year. Feminine head, ears a little large and held low at this age & eye could be more almond shaped. Good muzzle proportions. Nicely arched neck into a solid sloping topline. Excellent height/length proportions. Chest coming on. Good size & arch to feet. A little straighter in shoulder, but good stifle angulation. Out of coat, but correct texture. Moved well, when not racing.

Limit Bitch (3 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: Brown’s Cupun’s Masterpiece. 2 years. Lovely feminine head, great ear size & set. Good eye set. Muzzle a little narrow in underjaw. Strong neck into a lovely topline. Great shoulder & stifle angulations. Good chest & forechest. Fair feet & front pasterns. Lovely outline with perfect height/length proportions. A little out of coat, but correct texture. Fair tail. Just too giddy in movement today. Moved a touch close behind. I hope to see her on another day when more settled.

Open Bitch (5 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: Aitchison & Hurst’s Kaskae Oasis. 3 years. Super head with good ear shape & size. Lovely eye shape & set. Good pigment. Great muzzle proportions. Lovely strong arched neck into a solid, slightly sloping topline, held perfectly on the move. Perfect shoulder & stifle angulations. Great chest depth & forechest. Good spring of rib. Strong loin. Excellent height/length proportions, just loved her outline. Good bone. Correct coat. Good tail. Broad thigh, strength to hocks. Moved with purpose in side gait, clean coming & going. CC
2nd: Forsey’s Muzoku You’re My Obsession. 2 years. Lovely head with great ear size & set. OK eye, good muzzle proportion. Strong arched neck into solid topline. Correct moderate angulation. Strong loin, would prefer it a touch longer. Great chest depth. Good front pastern & OK feet. Broad thigh & great hock height. Excellent coat. Moved well in side gait and was solid coming & going. A proper show girl, just preferred the outline of 1. RCC

Nicola Singh