PD (4)
1 Aitchison & Hurst’s Kaskae Hooked On A Feeling, very well grown, super bone & feet, very well balanced in outline & so very sound on the move. Looked good going round, liked his head & neck, super body, well textured coat. BP;
2 Ellis’ Chayo Bedazzled, quality baby who never really settled. Lovely head & expression, good neck, super coat & presentation. Smaller boy, just overshadowed by 1;

JD (8)
1 Forster’s Illusions On Thin Ice at Kachemak, very well presented, in beautiful coat & condition, good front & feet, pleasing head & neck, sound movement, well balanced in outline;
2 Redhead’s Candrakanta Moon River, liked his head & eye, decent front, lovely well textured coat. Hindquarters could be that bit stronger;

YD (1)
1 Kelsey’s Jaydonspire’s True Grit, sets himself up very well & shows himself off all the time. Very pleasing to go over, extra good moving dog, so powerful going round, looked the part. Liked him a lot.

PGD (2)
1 Cawthera-Purdy’s Chayo Pulling Power at Lireva, very handsome, good head, pleasing outline, good bone & feet, reachy neck & good movement, in lovely well presented coat. Gave his handler a hard time;
2 Davey & Greenway’s Snobruk Spirit Of Fire at Wintatrails, very well balanced in outline. Found him just a bit plain in head. Very well shown but movement lets him down.

LD (5)
1 Wolfe’s Hawkeye Polarni Usvit within Dreamwolves, very impressive & full of quality, lovely head, reachy neck, super outline, exceptional coat & condition, so well presented, so sound going & coming. Excels going round, super reach & drive. A whisker away from top spot. RCC;
2 Mort’s Arcticbreeze Midnite Hero, very masculine in outlook, very sound to go over, good mover. Just not quite the forward reach of 1. Handler fiddles with him too much on the stack;

OD (5)
1 Ellis’ Ch Chayo My Prerogative, very handsome, lovely head, dark eye, super expression, so well made, strong neck, well ribbed body, excellent coat, beautifully put down as well. Super bone & feet, so balanced in outline, so sound going & coming. Leaves the issue in no doubt going round. CC, BOB & G2;
2 Fotheringham’s Tailfly Suntower Asking, liked this boy for his lovely neck & super outline. Pleasing in head, excellent hindquarters. Feet could be that bit tighter. Very sound moving out & back. Just not quite forward reach;

VD (2)
1 Lockhart’s Kegluneq X-Rated, liked him a lot. In excellent coat & condition, still retains a quality head. Super bone & feet, lovely outline, still very sound moving if a touch heavy.

PB (5)
1 Aitchison & Hurst’s Kaskae My Cup Of Tea, good one & I see is sister to the dog puppy. Liked her head & lovely eye, good neck. Could be that little bit taller on leg but won on her extra sound movement & super tail. Good body & coat;
2 Stewart’s Lueldar Echo Beach, thought his black could be my winner. Full of quality from head to toe, super legs & feet, very good outline, body & coat, very good movement. Tail just that little too tight;

JB (2)
1 Sheehan’s Amaqqut Leading The Pack, in good coat & condition, well bodied, good bone & feet, very good hindquarters, decent mover;
2 Butler’s Kaytoo Antarctic Anko, completely out of coat so could not comment on her properly. Decent outline, good body, average mover.

YB (1)
1 Moran’s Chayo Game Of Thrones Moves to Totalaskan, liked this one a lot. Lovely head, good length of leg & smart outline, so sound coming & going, excels going round. Just a touch soft in condition.

PGB (4)
1 Briggs’ Snobruk Alaskan Dream, in good coat & condition, biggish girl whose feet need to improve. Very good body & tail. Tended to pace on the move;
2 Horsman & Horsman-Phoenix’s Cedarcreek Enchantress for Nordicwinds, this girl had lovely feet but was somewhat narrow in front & very straight behind. Completely out of coat.

LB (5)
1 Mort’s Arcticbreeze Midnite Echo, stood away here, liked all about her. Lovely head & ears, dark eye giving good expression, lovely bone & feet yet still feminine. Reachy neck, super body, exceptional coat, so well balanced & dead sound. Going round she just ate up the competition. Good tail & beautifully presented. A lovely bitch. CC;
2 Page’s Cedarcreek Exquisite, good bitch, tall & some elegance with strength about her. Lovely outline, good neck. Not quite head or hindquarters of 1 but an excellent mover. In beautiful coat & super condition;

OB (6)
1 Ellis’ Chayo Blue Velvet, very striking in her super outline, super head, dark eyes, lovely neck, excellent bone & feet, beautiful body & coat, excellent presentation. Lovely to look at & so sound, so well balanced, excellent mover all ways. Different type to winner but still a super example. RCC;
2 Ellis’ Am Ch Chayo Pure Crystal, another quality one from this kennel. Lovely bone & feet. Just a touch slack in pastern & topline. Apart from that has a lot going for her, liked her head, very shapely outline, well textured & presented coat, very good mover, good tail;

VB (3)
1 Forster’s Hawkam Kruzin’ On By To Kachemak, big girl in beautiful condition, lovely head, super bone & feet, excellent front, strong rear, ultra sound & in lovely body & coat;
2 Mort’s Arcticbreeze Lady Imocara, nice bitch. Not quite front assembly of 1 but still a very sound mover, not quite the reach of drive. So well bodied, exceptional coat.

Derek Smith