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Sweepstakes Judge's Critique

by Angela Arenas

First of all I would like to thank the club My 6-9 mos. Puppy Bitch Class Winner
and the membership for giving me the – Something Wicked This Way Comes –
honour and pleasure of judging the sweep- This girl has a beautiful headpiece, correct
stakes this year. I appreciate the nice entry expression, topskill, eyes, ears and a little
I had and really enjoyed my assignment. naughty look to top it off. She is very well
I had some very nice puppies to choose put together but needs a bit more matur-
from and in some cases it was not an easy ing. Lovely breed type with everything
choice. Some of the exhibits were more in the right place , just needs to grow up
mature and ready for competition than . Moved soundly but was not on her best
others so that is why we have to judge the behavior on the day.
dogs on that day, not what they could or
might be in the future. In keeping with My 9-12 mos. Puppy Bitch Class
our standard, proportions, structure, bal- Winner – Hu-Chu Arrow Diamonds In
ance and soundness, coupled with breed type were The Sky – This girl has a lot to offer, very honest dog
my main goals. I have found that the breed in gen- to go over. I would have liked to see more expression
eral is suffering with incorrect front assemblies, lack in the head, squareness of muzzle and more fill under
of correct shoulder layback, lack of width of chest the eye but she has clean eyes, correct ears and is in
and lack of ribspring, leading to a narrow front and that age where they start to change. The size of this
rear. I feel there needs to be a better understanding girl, her wonderful body and chest are a real plus.
of correct structure which starts with the bones and She is well put together , good tailset, sound legs and
how they are placed on the frame. However, I was moved well. The kind of bitch that you build a kennel
pleased with the dogs I ended up with in the end to with .
choose from. My 12-18 mos. Puppy Bitch Class Winner and Best
My 6-9 mos. Puppy Dog Class Winner – United’s Of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes – Barbary’s Brilliant
Rock N’ Star . A Pretty boy with correct expression, Southern Belle – This girl has a lovely square muzzle
lovely clean eyes and flat topskull, correct ear size and and topskull with very nice width and depth of chest,
placement and slightly tilted forward. Heavy bone correct ribspring, short loin, compact outline with
and nice tight cat feet. He has a correct body and good breed type. Good bone, short hocks and high
ribspring with width and depth of chest. Nice short tailset. Moved well .
hocks and high tailset. Was a bit off on this day from Veteran Sweeps
a long journey but definitely a pleasing dog to go over
with a bright future ahead. Thank you all for bringing out the old folks for me.
So nice to see them out there.
My 9-12 mos. Puppy Dog Class Winner and Best
In Sweepstakes – Cincere’s Hurricane . This boy My Best Veteran In Sweepstakes was from the 7-9
caught my eye as soon as he entered the ring. He is year old class.
a very honest dog any way you look at him. He has a Commitment Style In Play – A black smooth boy
beautiful correct expression, Lovely open clean eyes, who had a nice topskull , would have liked to have
perfectly placed small ears that are slightly tilted seen a more square muzzle, more expression and fill
forward. He has great width and depth of chest with under the eyes. Other than that this dog is built like a
correct ribspring. He is short in the loin with his rear rock. Lovely width and depth of chest , great muscle-
placed directly underneath his hips , right down to tone. Coat condition was wonderful . Lovely outline,
this tight cat feet . Strong in pasterns and short hocks, sound moving with a super attitude.
high tailset and hands on , he is a square. He moved
freely and with great attitude. Perfectly presented , he My Best Of Opposite Sex In Veteran Sweepstakes
could not be denied on the day. was from the 7-9 year old class. GCH LeGrand’s
Josephine – A stocky red smooth girl with good
My 12-18 Puppy Dog Class Winner – Royal Secret breed type, correct head structure, good bone, nice
Laster Gold – An attractive black boy with nice head body and ribspring. Moved well.
proportions, adecuate body and substance.
Congratulations to all and thank you all again for this
exciting day

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