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My Winners Dog was Stitch Tian’e Chows, from My Select Bitch still clad in her puppy coat caught
the 12-18 month class, quite a personality with my eye right away with extremely attractive
an appealing upstanding balance and the type of oblique almond eye and correct ear placement,
headpiece I like to see at this age. My reserve was and beautiful agile movement. GCH CH Red
the puppy out of the 6-9 month class who was Mane Queen Bee Mine really makes a striking and
also my Best Puppy, Rising Star Never Changes. balanced feminine statement, not overdone in any
Admirable in balance, and with a beautiful ear and way. I was pleased to also award her Best Owner
eye set. Handler.
My Best of Winners and Best Bred-by was Rio’s With some difficulty I chose 3 Awards of Merit.
Sweet 16, alert and sprightly. She came from the GCHP CH Barbary’s Reigning Royalty CGCA
Bred By Exhibitor Adult class and still had enough TKN demonstrates a mature chow in his prime,
substance for a bitch but also a lovely lightness quite showy with fabulous substance and in
of being, as she traveled the ring showing us her superlative condition. One of the qualities this dog
superior foot timing. My reserve Winners Bitch so ably demonstrates, is how marvelous it is to
out of the Bred By Exhibitor Puppy class, Southern have a dog with a heavier broad flat topskull who
Skies My Sharona, was quite square, with a nice still has his ears correctly placed with the inner
reach of neck, good substance, and very cute corner on top of the skull, instead of somewhat
puppy expression. low-hanging off the sides. I am excited to see what
this dog is bringing to the breed, since I now note
Amongst all of the fair flowers of the field, I had to that he not only sired my Best Puppy, but also
reward the magnificent young bitch CH Shangri- my next Award of Merit, GCH CH Rising Star
la’s Xmas Surprise for Elite, with Best of Breed. Never Grow Up. This young dog is somewhat
Her balance was undeniable; her headpiece was more moderate and wonderfully square with an
so attractive with scowling expression and superb outstanding neck and balance. I was pleased to
ear and eye placement. Square and sound, with Award of Merit to GCHB CH Cameo’s and Rosan’s
wonderful cat feet – and speaking of feet, she Millionaire Playboy BCAT CGC TKN FITS who
never seemed to put a foot wrong. She exhibited was nicely seasoned, and not only impressive when
just the right amount of reach, drive, and stilt that he was set up, but also kept that overall picture as
I want to see in our breed and I was delighted to he moved so soundly.
watch her move as though free of any lead; every
time I glanced her way, she was standing on her My Best Veteran, GCHP CH Liontamer-Pazzazz
own perfectly. She was elegance and substance Rothrock Tradition by Buddakan was prepared
combined, the whole package for me. beautifully. Modeling an incredibly snobbish
expression, plenty of body under all of that
My Best of Opposite Sex was also well-favored. coat, and notably short hocks, he was not to be
I had never had a chance to go over GCHS CH overlooked.
Eastern Magic Desperado before and he did not
disappoint. In full bloom, he possessed a lovely I hope you can see that I admire many “types”,
thick coat groomed immaculately, was well up on coats, and colors within our breed, but what my
his toes and perfectly delightful from his agreeable winners generally had in common was a head
expression right down to his high tailset and his proudly carried to give them the elegance and
short little hocks. balance I look for, sound movement, squareness,
and sufficient substance. A tremendous *thank
My Select Dog CH Imagine a Roadmap to Love, you* to Melody Yoshikawa and Kim Bowden
had true “smooth attitude” and will keep his who were pressed into service as my trusty ring
handler on their toes. A more moderate exhibit, it stewards, and much appreciation to all of you for
was difficult to catch him standing still but when I your generosity in preparing and sharing your
did, he showed me perhaps the most noteworthy entries with the Chow world.
arch of neck in the ring, stilted gait, and quite
pleasing balance.
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