A good entry, the majority of dogs in hard muscular condition & super temperaments with only one minor lapse. I value defined topline, proportions & tail highly as breed characteristics. I was taken aback by the number of dogs with faulty dentition & less than perfect bites. Great sportsmanship amongst the exhibitors.

PD
1 Okinastar Quileute Legend, 11 month, well grown & powerful, good skull. Ears a little large. Good eye shape, good ribs & quarters & coat. Tail a little tight. Would like a little more slope to topline. Scored in action over
2 Arcticbreeze Midnite Hero, 11 month, I liked a lot about this dog & preferred his head & ears to 1. Just a little too long for balance & that shows in his topline. Good coat. Just needs to fill out a little in the chest now;

JD
1 Snowolf Black Ice Charger, 12 month, a little long for balance but has definition to his topline. Good head, eye & ears, good coat, correct tail & carriage;
2 Mountain Homes Lead Dog at Packice, 12 month, very different in type being shorter coupled & shorter on the leg. Good body & good tail. Head needs to develop in skull & muzzle. Ears a little pointed. Moved well with good topline. Needs to drop & fill out in chest;

YD
1 Tuvaurat’s Minuteman, beautiful type & very good movement, correct coat & tail, excellent head & ears, scored in strength of muzzle & chest;
2 Under Icewolf’s Star Inditarod, great mover & lovely topline held on the move & a very good tail. Pressed very hard to win this class & it was hard to ignore his wonderful movement. 1 a little stronger in head & with a little more leg to balance at the moment but bound to have a good future but I liked him enormously;

PGD
1 Tailfly Suntower Asking, good proportions & defined topline held on the move, good coat, bone, feet & movement. Tail a little tight. Good eye shape & ears;
2 Tuvaurat Valentino, very good moving dog with better tail than 1 but just a little long for balance & not the wither definition of 1 giving a flat topline. In beautiful muscular condition;

LD Mouths were problematic in this class.
1 Tokosha Atka, lovely dog of perfect proportions & his well defined topline held on the move, excellent coat. Tail just a little tight. Strong head & muzzle. Eye could be a shade darker but a lovely quality dog who went on to win CC & BOB;
2 Snobruk Howling Wolf, very good type. A little long for balance. Good tail, strong head. Could use his hocks more effectively;

OD
1 Ch Chayo All Eyes On Me, strong imposing dog of good substance, strong skull & good bone & coat. Good rear action. A little loose in front. Very good profile stride. I preferred 1 for definition of topline & tail. RCC;
2 Ch Tuvaurat Made In America, 5 years, a little low on leg for perfect balance but beautiful headpiece & very good coat. Better tail carriage than 1 but I preferred proprtions of 1. I see this dog was my BOB winner 3 years ago;

PB
1 Arcticbreeze Midnite Echo, 11 month, lovely bone & beautiful head & eye, excellent coat & tail. I hope she will come up on the leg a little to give her better balance but she is full of quality & moved very well. BP;
2 Chayo Pure Crystal, 11 month, better proportions for leg length & lovely tail. Feminine head which needs time yet. Should finish very well. 1 scored in bone & head on the day;

JB
1 Monikoona Easy Virtue, 13 month, lovely quality exhibit, full of type & came into herself on the move as she has very good firm topline & good tail. Needs a little more leg for perfect balance but I liked her a lot. Handler needs a little more training but she has a good dog on her lead;
2 Tailfly Rainbow Princess, 17 month, lovely shape & excellent topline on the move. Just needs to finish in chest. Good rear. Tail a little tight. Excellent coat & firm muscular condition;

YB
1 Catua On The Run, 19 month, lovely movement, excellent head. Eye a little round & tail a little tight but has a defined topline kept on the move. A lot of quality & excellent profile stride;
2 Casiat Due Tramonti, 19 month red. Better eye than 1. Well made but topline could be a little more defined. Good mover, good tail. Pressed hard;

PGB
1 Koldsnap Aprilia Mille, strong bitch of excellent bone, good proportions & good tail. A little over sprung in rib & needs to be a touch firmer in condition but a lot of type & scored in rear to win this;
2 C Due Tramonti;

LB Super class. I kept in 7 lovely bitches.
1 Tokosha Issumatar, excellent proportions, topline, tail & movement. Feminine head. Ears a little pointed. Full of type;
2 Koromandel Glamorous Indie, smaller bitch but beautiful balance. I would prefer her slightly stronger in pasterns & feet but she is so balanced & with excellent head, ears & eye. In beautiful condition. Tail a little tight. Her defined topline put her over three

OB
1 Arcticbreeze Lady, a very honest bitch of 5 years, won on firmer topline & feet & pasterns. Feminine quality bitch, good proportions, coat & tail, ultra sound movement, held her defined topline, in lovely condition. CC;
2 Chayo Elise, appealed greatly for her proportions & strong head. Excellent profile stride. Carrying too much weight & this showed in her topline on the move & that decided the issue

Judge: Frank Kane