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Judge’s

Critique by Arne Schwarz, FCI Judge

An invitation to judge the Chow Chow males, Kingdom Born To’Win, Rendel Rebel Rouser, I-Lai
including Best of Breed at a World Dog Show, is Shensi and Peter Pan of Mien-Shan, the male which
the Dream of every judge and the judging of this was Youth World Winner. This masculine male shows
aristocratic Breed is a Dream come true and a labor an excellent breed type, good size and one absolutely
of love every judge would like to have. And so was it correct anatomy.
for me. It was an honor and a joy to be able to judge The large Champion class, black, blue and any
this beautiful Breed at the World Dog Show in Leipzig other color were the “crème de la crème” of the World
2017. My expectation was high and I must say I was Dog Show. I would like to mention Bei-Ling Pei’s
not disappointed. Apollo the Moonwalker, Bon Triumph Master From
The Breed entry was 77 males for me and 54 females The Ring, Heart Mind Fire dei Leoni Imperiali, Moima
for my judging partner Mrs. Marie-Josée Melchior Gengis Khan and the World Show Winner and Best of
from Luxemburg. Breed, King of Egypt de Los Perros De Bigo.
To start with, I must say the quality was excellent. King of Egypt de Los Perros De Bigo is a superb
In judging this Breed for me the most important Chow Chow and for me the ideal Breed Type. He has
aspect is the overall and harmonious picture of a proud demeanor in the ring which is a joy to watch
the dog. A Chow Chow should never be clumsy in and every Lover of the Breed will recognize. He is true
movement and the rear movement should always show to type and in nearly perfect balance, the true picture
a choppy peddle like lightness. And beside the heavy of a Champion.
bone structure and the correct anatomy, the head is The female, Mrs. Melchior crowned as Best Female,
one of the important aspects of the Chow Chow with Bon Triumph Tiffany, is a female of the best quality.
breed type expression and black tongue and black She is a very nice feminine female which has it all,
gums. In the last few years of judging, in and out of which makes a great Chow. Beautiful head, correctly
the country, I noticed some very unstable fronts. build, beautiful topline, gorgeous coat and in beautiful
Also there is a trend for Chow Chows to be of the condition. In the ring she showed her presence with
smaller size and not square in body. A stable and excellent movement. She was a worthy Best female
broad front and a broad and deep chest is essential winner of the World Dog Show 2017.
for this breed. And also a good muscular structure is The Crowning was in the Ring of Honor for FCI-
essential for good movements. A few of the Chows Group V judged by the well-known, All Breed Judge
showed a weakness in the front and not enough Peter Machetanz (DE). He placed the World Dog
muscular strength and for some males, the elbows did Show Winner King of Egypt de Los Perros De Bigo, to
not hold close to the chest. The colors were very nice the great applause of the spectators, 3rd in the FCI-
and I must say the heads on most of the dogs were Group V. The Best of Breed male had many admirers,
highly typical. not only the spectators around the Ring of Honor but
There was a very nice black smooth in the Veterans also among the other judges. I judged in Denmark 2
class, Honiland Exclusive Black Smooth, a very tippy weeks later and King of Egypt de Los Perros De Bigo
dog and in excellent condition. He was an excellent was the talk of the town at the judge’s dinner.
smooth Chow which could not have been better and a The FCI World Dog Show in Leipzig 2017 was a
very worthy World Veteran Winner. Also the World World Class Dog Show, extremely well organized and
Veteran female winner, Liusu Ai-Lin, was in great run by the VDH. I would like to thank the VDH for
condition and worthy of the title. Also the middle and the invitation to judge, the CCID for the nomination
open class had a very good entry and very good breed to judge, as well as my Ring Team for their excellent
type. Some which really impressed me were Orkhon work. And most of all, I would like to thank the
Luke von Mien Shan, Bailey dei Leoni Imperiali and Exhibitors, in and out of the country, for your
Estee Lauder Djalo. trust in letting me judge your beautiful dogs
In the Youth Class the Quality was excellent. I was
very impressed by Black Kingdom Banner of Victory,
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