The Midland and West GDC Open Show
Saturday 15th July 2023
PD: 1. Donnelly’s Primus Roll the Dice: Well put together puppy, correct shoulders, good topline with a rise over the loins and kept on the move. Moved well. BPD and pleased to award him BPIS 2.Bartley’s Nikami Papa Smurf Atelib: Lovely Brindle puppy with definite stripes, good shoulders and topline, but not the movement of first
Yearling Dog: 1. Donnelly’s Primus Proper Job: Very handsome male dog. Well developed. Head correct and good flowing neck into good shoulders. Good topline and correct angulation at rear. Moved well with drive. No hesitation to award him BD, RBIS and BOS
PG Dog: 1.McGowan’s Kinnegans Walk the Line Fawn dog. Pleasing outline, shoulders well placed. Moved OK.
LD: 1.Gilbert’s Lomondane Chuffed Tae Bits. Pleasing head with correct shaped eyes. Good neck. Pleasing depth of chest, correct rear angulation, good top line which was kept on the move deserved, RBD
Op.D: 1.Martin’s Keishant Zeus: Well sized dog. Stood square. Pleasing head and good lay of shoulder. Good top line and correct rise over the loins. Good rear angulation and reasonable movement. 2.Ferguson’s. Elitedaimos Magick Mago at Chateaudain: Not the maturity of first. Good solid black colour. Everything in the correct place but needs to finish off. Moved ok, but not the drive of first
SpOp FD: 1Gilbert’s.Lomondane Chuffed Tae Bits. See L. Dog comments
SpOp BrD: 1.Lawson’s Droolakiss’s Aladdinsane: Good brindle marking.Still a young dog who needs to mature. Movement was adequate, but could have done with more space. Head developing in the correct manner and shoulders well placed.
SpOp BlD 1,Ferguson’s Elitedaimos Magick Mago at Chateaudain: see previous comments.
MPB: 1.Pocock’s Tamzdane Appley Ever After: Lovely Harli puppy. Good markings and good clear white background, developing well. Good lay of shoulder. Moved well with drive. Has a promising future: BPB
PB: 1. Donnelly’s Primus turns Back Time: Brindle puppy. Head developing in the correct way, Good length of neck. Needs to develop at rear end but I can see she will take time to mature.
Jnr B 1.Bliss’s Stagbatch Hi De Hi: Correctly marked Harli. Pleasing outline and didn’t disappoint upon inspection. Lovely head. Correct angulation of shoulders. Good topline and moved very well. 2.Baker’s Taradanes Shining Star over Preveli. Lovely bitch. Good head and shoulder placement, well muscled at rear and that showed in her movement. On another day and in a larger ring could easily change places with first. 3.Cranfield’s Zefather’s Kind of Magic.
Y B: 1.Middleton’s Carson Augustina: Blue bitch. Pleasing head and shoulder placement. Good level topline which was kept on the move. Correct rear angulation. Moved well. 2.Harrison’s Ricco My One and Only: Good sized fawn bitch. For me a little long in body. Good shoulder placement. Moved ok. 3, Worsley’s Primus encore avec Malpa
N B: 1.White’s Taradanes Starstruck: Light brindle and unsettled when gone over. Pleasing head,and length of neck. Unable to assess rear end as she was unsettled when gone over.
GB: 1.Cranfield’s Zefather’s Kind of Magic: Excellent head and lovely black mask. No lumpiness. Good lay of shoulder, good topline and moved with drive. 2.Bielecka’s Alegriagiant Per Quella. Not the quality of first. Standing looked ok but didn’t keep topline on the move.
PGB: 1.Lawson’s X-
LB: 1.Fletcher’s Justinian Bea My Sweetheart: Looked lovely standing and didn’t disappoint upon inspection. Correct head planes. Good neck. Well placed shoulders. Good straight back and moved excellently in the small ring. Pleased to award her BB and BIS 2.Middleton’s Dornoir Sinead: Another good quality bitch unfortunate to some up against first. Still a very good looking bitch, excellent pigment. Moved very well. On another day could change places with first. 3.Martin’s Keishant Athena
Op B: 1.Martin’s Keishant Venus: Lovely bitch with a good head, well arched neck into correctly aligned shoulders. Good depth of chest, Good topline which was kept on the move.
SpOp FB: 1.White’s Jutlander’s Are You Ready JW (Imp.DMK). Always admired this bitch. Beginning to show her age now, but has a good head with correct planes and lovely soft almond shaped eyes. Good shoulders and topline which she kept on the move. Pleased to award her RBB 2.Grant’s Lomondane Ca Canny at Eidane: Standing much slighter build than first. Moved ok, but hampered by flat front feet.
SpOp BrB: 1Morgan’s.Rimor Athena’s Kyss: Good head planes, correct front assembly, good topline. Would have benefitted from being moved slightly quicker.
SpOp HB: 1.Bielecka Alegriagiant per Quella: see previous comments
SpOp BlB: 1,Middleton’s Dornoir Sinead: see previous comments, but did move better this time around
SpOp Mantle B: 1Bielecka’s. Rosetta Czar Olbryzma in Alagriagiant (Imp): Well sized female. Correct markings and well muscled. Moved ok.
Beverley Grierson (Griffindane)