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Regular Class Judge's Critique

by Mary Wuest

It was a privilege and an honor to judge 2019 RESERVE JUNIOR from the
this year’s National Specialty. Thank you Novice Junior Class
to the membership for your trust in me
and giving me the opportunity to judge Faith McKee showing GCH Exqwzt
the 2019 National. It was exciting and I Winchester Man, owners Heather
enjoyed every minute of it. McKee, Karen Belker, Faith McKee
Thank you to the CCCI, Chawncey 4-6 MONTH BEGINNER PUPPY
Vaughn & Pat Kennedy and their show COMPETITION
committee for all the hard work and effort Overall quality was very good which
putting on a wonderful National. And bodes well for our future. There was 1
thanks to Deborah Barrett, my ring stew- male and 5 females competing for BOB
ard, who kept me focused and on time. and BOS. This was a fun class to judge.
I knew I wanted to see dogs that met the standard: BEST OF BREED 4-6 MONTH BEGINNER PUPPY
square proportions, correct length of leg, heavy bone Oasis of the Blue Mystery (B)
and substance, correct head that is large in proportion Breeder: Miramiki Kosta Dinovic
to size of dog with square muzzle, scowl, correct eye Owner: Barbara Becker
and ear set, and a stilted rear gait with little apparent
angulation. We don’t see the stilted gait often but at the I liked this bitch’s proportions, correct length of leg
National we can expect to see it on a few dogs. I found and neck, very good movement, and a typey but femi-
wonderful temperaments and dogs groomed to perfec- nine and pretty head
tion. I did not find as much trimming as I have seen in BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX BEGINNER PUPPY
the past which is refreshing. Jodezis Takin Er By Storm (D)
I was pleased to find some dogs with correct propor- Breeder/Owner: Joanna Parker
tions, typey heads large in proportion to size of dog,
correct length of leg and neck, very good movement This puppy had a very large head with lots of padding
coming and going as well as correct side gait. and a square muzzle, heavy bone and substance.
WINNERS DOG CLASS:
However, I also found many dogs & bitches lacking
in correct proportion, short necks, legs too short, too WINNERS DOG & BEST OF WINNERS from the
much angulation in the rear resulting in incorrect rear Bred By Exhibitor Class:
gait. We need to continue improving the proportions
on our dogs, the front assembly, and the rear gait. CINCERE’S HURRICANE
I was surprised to find a few slab sided chests. This Breeders/Owners: Cindy Stone & Amy Young.
problem has not surfaced before so I am concerned This young male was square, had heavy bone and body
that this showed up on several dogs. substance, beautiful typey head, square muzzle, cor-

With all that said, I was pleased with the overall qual- rect length of leg, straighter rear, and I liked his move-
ity on the majority of the dogs. This wonderful assign- ment coming & going as well as his side gait.
ment began with Junior Showmanship and the 4 to 6 RESERVE WINNERS DOG from the Open Red Dogs
mo. puppy class. It was a great way to start the day by Class:
judging our future ….. our Juniors and our Puppies.
NYAN CHOW AILE D’ORE
There were three Juniors entered and each did a su- Breeder/Owner: Mika Sekine
perb job handling their Chows. They could give some
of us adults a lesson on handling. This male was square, up on leg, very nice typey head
large in proportion to size of dog, but not overdone,
2019 BEST JUNIOR from the Open Intermediate class good length of neck, correct angles and correct move-
Noah Milam showing Margaery De Los Perros De ment coming and going and side gait.
Biggo, owners Noah Milam & Heather Milam

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