PD (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: ELLIS’ Chayo Spellbinder. Making hard work for his handler today but a quality pup. Nice overall head-piece, good front with plenty of bone. Firm in the neck, strong topline, good tail-set and carriage. Good rear and moves well when settled. Best Puppy in Breed

JD (2 Entries) Abs: 1
HORSMAN-PHOENIX’S, Snow Legend Zenith Of Fame Nordicwinds (Imp Rus). Attractive, upstanding male in good coat. Straight front, tight feet, strong neck and shoulders and very pleasing in head. Correct top-line, tail a touch tight, but nice strong rear and excellent movement. Very promising.

PGD (5 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: BRANDENBERG & SMITH’S Chayo It’s Kurt For Taronakits. 18 months typey boy making a good shape. Well off for coat, quality front and very pleasing in head with good ears and eyes. Strong neck and top-line, firm in the rear with nice angles. Moves well.
2nd: HORSMAN-PHOENIX’S Nordicwinds Grtest Showman JW. Well off for size with a pleasing head. Good front, firm top-line and strong rear. Good tail set and carriage and moves well overall. Just lacks coat today.

LD (3 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: LUNN’S Nordicwinds Jazz Singer. In quality coat, making a nice shape and outline. True in front, good feet and well off for bone. Lovely head, firm in neck and body with an excellent top-line and good tail-carriage. Sound rear and moves with drive and purpose. Reserve Dog CC

OD (3 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: ELLIS-PAYNE’S Ch Chayo Cause Celebre. 4 ½ year old who has everything…. Power, substance and coat. Lovely head-piece with a strong muzzle and nice, thick ears. Great front with plenty of bone and good neck and shoulders. Super top-line, so good in the rear, lovely tail and the truest of movement. Dog CC and Best of Breed
2nd: PAGE’S Ch Snow Legend Believe In You Cedarcreek (Imp Rus). 4 years, good overall shape and outline with a nice front and rear. Pleasing in head, good topline and tail-set and moves with purpose.

VD (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: NEVINSON’S Ch Chayo Golden Touch. Another quality dog at 7 ½ years, still has
everything going for him. Lovely shape and outline, super coat and condition and excellent front and rear. So pleasing in head and so very sound.
2nd: 2077 MOUNTSTEPHENS & PULLIN’S Ch Inupiat’s Qulit Henrik at Whitewalker (Imp Nor). 9 ½ years of correct shape and outline. Quality male head, lovely front and feet, good firm body, excellent top-line and tail-set. Good angles in the rear and moves so well for his young handler.

SBD (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: PITCHER’s Mrs J Red Flower Junior Del Biagio for Tatkresiwok(Imp). Red male, well off for bone and substance. Quality coat, front needs to tighten but quality head. Good top-line, sound in the rear and moves OK.

PB (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st:  MOUNTSTEPHENS & PULLIN’S Whitewalker Winter’s Gold. 10 months, lovely shape and outline, correct in front and feet with an excellent head and nice neck and shoulders. Sound rear, correct tail-set and turned out in super coat. Moves very cleanly.

PGB (4 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: SUTHERLAND’S Dreamwolves Hocus Pocus. 4 years, black and white. Pleasing in head and in good coat. Top-line OK, tail a touch tight, front and rear OK and moves soundly.
2nd: BOGLE & HORSFIELD’S Cahppes Tailwind Takala at Valknut (Imp Swe). Black and white, head OK with neat ears. Front needs to tighten. In good coat, correct top-line and tail-set. Movement very close coming and going.

LB (6 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: NAWROCKA & BUCKLAND’S Icycool Sweet As Sugar Monikoona (A.I.) Real quality girl with a super shape and outline. Excellent front and feet and such a feminine head with neat ears and a dark eye. Lovely neck and shoulders, firm in the top-line and super anglesthrough the rear. Well set and carried tail, moves with purpose. Bitch CC
2nd: 2068 ELLIS – PAYNE’S Chayo Distinctive. Another quality bitch with and excellent head and good ears and eyes. Nice, firm neck, strong in front and rear, good top-line and tail-carriage and moves well.

OB (3 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: AITCHISON & HURST’S Kaskae Oasis. Black & White, typey and sound and in nice coat. Good shape and outline, excellent front and feet, firm in the body and strong in the rear. Quality head and moves with drive and purpose. Very sound. Reserve Bitch CC
2nd: COPLEY-HOLLAND’S Am/HR Ch Katabatics Hollaback Girl. Nice type and in good coat. Quality head, correct in neck and shoulders and good front and rear. Top-line and tail-set correct but just not settled on the move today.

VB (3 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: JARVIS & TROISI’S Nordicwinds All Attitude. Quality 9 year old with plenty of type and in quality coat. Good overall shape, pleasing head and good front and rear. Good top-line and tail-set, moves really well for her age.
2nd: ANDERTON-TYERS’ Northspirit Born to Shine at Flintsky. Black and white, 9 years with nice head-piece. In good coat, sound in front with good topline and tail-set. Sound in the rear and moves well.

Dave Killilea