Southern Counties

MPD (4) 1 Burford’s Kavacanne Morgan You Know, 7 months l/w, well grown, pleasing head, good neck, well laid shoulders, short strong back, well ribbed, deep brisket. Rear well angulated & muscled, moved well; 2 Roden’s Keigame Nasrullah, just 6 months s/l, lovely head, well made all through. Everything right for his age; 3 Smith & Reardon’s Winterwell Fowl Play.

PD (4) 1 Mann’s Valger Quorum, 11 months s/l, lovely youngster, correct size & substance, pleasing head, good ear placement, melting expression, lovely dark eyes, well angulated front & rear, straight front, not too wide, tight feet. Moved OK, just needs to tighten all round; 2 K Nasrullah; 3 Rose’s Kavacanne Morgan It Seems.

JD (2) 1 Hamlin’s Know No Bounds at Nuash, 15 months l/w, beautiful dog, well made, lovely head, strong neck, short straight back, very fit, moved beautifully on strong legs & feet. Big enough; 2 Wilkinson’s Zarozinia Bein An Oir, 13 months s/l, rather leaner & longer than 1. Pleasing head & expression, good coat. Doesn’t need to grow any bigger.

YD (4) 1 K No Bounds at Nuash; 2 Knowles & Glen’s Wilholme I Gotta Feelin for Bessalone, l/w, well grown boy, rather heavy all through. Dark eyes, harsh coat, well angulated & muscled. Moved slightly wide behind; 3 Z Bein An Oir.

GD (4) 1 John’s Keigame Jigsaw, 2½ year old l/w, smart dog, correct size, pleasing head, lovely expression, dark eyes, strong neck into well laid shoulders, short straight back, well angulated front & rear, good spring of rib, deep brisket, strong powerful movement; 2 K No Bounds at Nuash; 3 Cooke & Hammond’s Sheasham Super Trouper.

PGD (3) 1 K Jigsaw; 2 Rose & Hunt’s Kavacanne Gale Force Wind, 2 years s/l, well made dog, nice size, good earset & length, well angulated front & rear, lovely dark eyes, harsh coat, very fit, moved with drive; 3 Hamlin’s The Bisto Kid at Nuash. L

D (12,1a) 1 Grant’s Goosepoint Dipper from Stairfoot, beautiful dog when his handler didn’t make him look like a rocking horse. Classic head & expression, strong neck, short straight back, well angulated front & rear, very well muscled. Free powerful movement. Could lose a couple of pounds; 2 Dymond’s Friarsbelle Marsh Mellow, 3 years l/w, well grown, pleasing head, good earset & length, dark eyes, short strong back, strong well muscled rear end, free powerful movement, well sprung ribs; 3 Whiting’s Ranger To Rodale.

OD (11,1) 1 Flaherty & Reddyhough’s Sh Ch Isara Kurzhaar Wieser, outstanding 3 years l/w. Beautiful head, correct earset & length, darkest eyes, harsh coat, straight front, tight feet, well sprung ribs, deep brisket, short strong back. Powerful free movement. Could have carried a bit more weight but couldn’t be denied today. CC & BOB; 2 Harris’ Am Gr Ch Vjk-Myst Goes Like The Wind of Barleyarch, 2 years l/w, lovely size, pleasing balanced head, dark eyes, well angulated front & rear, fit, well muscled free moving dog. Not the spring of rib of 1; 3 Parr’s Pruso Blue My Cover.

V (7) 1 Adams’ Sh Ch Barleyarch Avver, 8 years s/l boy, lovely headed dog. Well made all through, very fit, free moving, well angulated front & rear. His bloodied handler bravely continued till the end of the day. RCC; 2 Stedman’s Indijazz Grand Designer, s/b of 8½ years, lovely size, correct head, strong straight short back, well muscled, free moving boy. Not a grey hair in sight; 3 Cooke & Lamb’s Adhemar Break Of Day. GCD (2) 1 K No Bounds at Nuash; 2 Coe & Pitman’s Int Sh Ch/Lux/Dutch Ch Pitwit Leeona, nice size, well angulated front & rear, straight front, well muscled. Not in her best jacket today & not as free moving as 1.

MPB (1) 1 Tierney’s Keigame Hustle, litter sister to 2 in MPD, so similar. Lovely head, well made all through, short back, well angulated, moved soundly. Like the dog everything right for her age. PB (3) 1 Schonville’s Balvenie Bella, 10 months l/w, nice size, lovely head, short back, well sprung ribs, deep brisket, good angulation front & rear. Very together for her age. BP; 2 Hayes’ Valger Quartz In Elfrindew, not as mature as 1. Pleasing head, good earset & length, longer in the back & loin than 1. Moved well; 3 Holderness’ Allezweck Annie.

JB (6) 1 Roden’s High High Jingle Bells at Keigame, 17 months l/w, very nice typical bitch, right for size, lovely head, correct earset & length, dark eyes, short strong straight back, well laid shoulders & upper arms, rear good angulation, well muscled, moved freely with drive; 2 Smith’s Indijazz Young Love at Abbeyaire, very similar to 1. Good spring of rib, deep brisket, pleasing head, dark eyes, moved well; 3 Prior’s Jolicoem Jevington of Whinchat.

YB (6,1) 1 Gain & Dixon’s Kavacanne A Vimto for Molkara, 19 months l/w, another bitch of correct size & shape. Well angulated, straight front, tight feet, nice head, eyes dark enough, moved soundly; 2 Burford’s Pingarypoint Hot Topic, 21 months, nice headed bitch. Rather lean. Well angulated, slightly long in back & loin, straight front, moved well; 3 Edwards’ Kacela Sweet Imani in Jadenco.

GB (7,3) 1 Salter’s Kavacanne A Sprite, 20 months l/w, beautiful bitch, correct size, lovely head, dark eyes, strong arched neck, short strong straight back, well angulated straight front forechest which was lacking in some older exhibits. Well sprung ribs, deep brisket, well muscled, moved with drive & power. RCC; 2 K Sweet Imani In Jadenco, nice headed bitch but longer in body than 1, therefore not as balanced in outline; 3 Lockwood’s Keigame Jenga at Jadenco.

PGB (8,1) 1 Heath’s Barleyarch Ladybird at Pinseeker, 19 months l/w, correct size, well made, good shoulder & upper arm, short back, cocrect head & ear, dark eye, fit, moved well; 2 Peebles’ Keigame Hopscotch, 2½ years, very similar to 1. Well made, fit, correct shape all through, well sprung ribs, moved well; 3 Dawson & Walker’s Jolicoem Lalique.

LB (10) 1 Brown’s Barleyarch Tigernut at Graygees, 2½ years l/w, another typical correct size & shape GSP. Lovely head, strong neck, short back, strong & straight, well angulated front & rear, very fit, moved well with drive; 2 Mann’s Valger Phoebe, 2½ years s/l, beautiful bitch, gorgeous head, strong neck, lovely topline, well angulated, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, tight feet, moved out with drive. Not in her best coat today; 3 Lockett’s Winterwell Bobbie Dazzler of Fayyem.

OB (10,2) 1 Hammond’s Sh Ch Seasham Lovestruck, & I was. Beautiful l/w girl, lovely head, good ears, dark eyes, strong neck, well laid shoulders upper arm, short strong back, good strong rear, really drove round the ring. I felt she was a mature version of the RCC. CC; 2 Harris’ Barleyarch Peanut, lovely head. Not as mature as 1 & slightly longer in the body. Moved well; 3 Thurm’s Valger Odette.

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