Judge’s Critique:

MPD(4,1) Three litter brothers in this class, who could change places on another day:
1. Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead’s Foxriever Fire Fly (ai). 8 month old liver dog. Liked him for his balanced outline. Wedge shaped head with correct proportions. Strong neck into good front assembly and forechest developing nicely, straight forelegs and good bone. He tends to dip in his topline but should strengthen with age. Strong rear quarters with moderate angulation. Moved well around the ring.
2. Pavitt & Pavitt & Whitehead & Whitehead’s Foxriever Fire Cracker (ai). 8 month old black dog. Not as together as 1 at this time. Pleasing in outline with a better topline than 1. Wedged shaped head and a kind expression. Moderate throughout. Moved ok.
3. Kear & Morrey’s Foxriever Infinite Spirit (ai). On the initial look round I thought this boy would be my winner but unfortunately he was favouring a back leg today.

PD(5,1)
1. Dooley‘s Violeta Mariposa Horace Du Moulin Du Paulu (Imp Fra). 10 month old black dog. Really liked his balanced outline, and correct proportions with a good length of leg. Lovely wedged shaped head with correct proportions, dark eye, slight stop and width to skull. Deep in chest and has a correct front and matching rear angulation, level topline. He gave his handler a bit of a hard time on the move and was a bit reluctant, but was much better in the challenge and moved out on a good stride. BPIB.
2. Pavitt & Pavitt & Whitehead & Whitehead’s Foxriever Fire Cracker (ai). See 2 in MPD.
3. Baines & Hawley-Clarke’s Niebylejaki Z Basisfory (Imp Pol)

JD(3)
1. Sutton & Whitehead & Whitehead’s Foxriever Immortal Spirit. 12 month old black dog. Liked him for his type and his balance in profile. Correct wedge shaped head and lovely expression, slight stop and dark eye. He has a good layback of shoulder and correct return of upper arm. Deep in chest and ribs springing nicely, level topline and good width to thighs. Moved very well and together around the ring.
2. Clack & Clack & Battle-Hunter & Eddery’s Krisbos Leonidas with Molokain (IKC). 13 month old liver dog. Another lovely dog, just preferred the balance of 1 today. Correct in head, strong with slight arch to correct length of neck, excellent front assembly with good length to upper arm allowing his forelegs to be set under his body . Level topline and correct set on of tail. Would just prefer slightly more rear angulation to balance the picture. Moved ok.
3. Kear & Morrey’s Foxriever Infinite Spirit (ai)

PGD(0)

LD(0)

OD(4,1) Three different types and sizes in this class:
1. Stubbs’s Brightmeadow Take Your Time at Densdale. 4 year old mature black dog. He appeals for his balanced moderate profile, good length of leg and correct body proportions. Beautiful wedged shaped head and melting expression, and nothing overdone. Strong and medium length of neck that flows into a correct layback of shoulder and corresponding length of upper arm, straight forelegs and tight feet. Level topline, well sprung ribs and correct tail set. This boy was so well muscled and had a good width to his first and second thigh. Excellent coat with crisp curls. Moved on a lovely powerful stride around the ring. BD.
2. Clack’s Bazzy Inti Anka at Molokain (Imp Cze). 3 year old liver dog. A different type to 1 but he has a lovely flowing outline and is balanced in his angulation. Would just prefer slightly more length to leg. Wedged shape head and good eye colour. Straight forelegs and deep in chest, level topline and correct bend of stifle. Moved well around the ring. RBD.
3. Solomon’s Sh Ch Foxriever Mystic Marvel at Elkysar.

VD(1)
1. Baines & Hawley-Clarke’s Karnawalowy Drink Z Basisfory (Imp Pol). 7 ½ year old liver dog. He has a balanced outline but a touch long in body. Pleasing head with a good eye colour. Strong neck but would prefer a better layback of shoulder, well ribbed with a deep chest. Level topline and correct tailset. Lovely moderate rear angulation with width to his thighs. Moved ok. BVIB.

SBD(1,1)

GCDSD(1,1)

MBP(1)
1. Whitehead’s Foxriever Phoenix Rising. 8 month old liver bitch. She was difficult to assess as she was quite nervous and didn’t initially want to be gone over. I persevered with her gently and was able to get my hands on her. She has a nice feminine head that is correct in shape and proportions. Nice front assembly with a good forechest. Strong neck into correct layback of shoulder, she is a bit dippy in her topline at present but this should strengthen. Lovely curls to her coat. Movement was difficult to assess but with a different handler in the next class she moved better.

PB(1)
1. Whitehead’s Foxriever Phoenix Rising. See 1 in MPB.

JB(3)
1. Whitehead’s Foxriever Sea Fyre. 12 month old black bitch. She stood out in this class for her flowing balanced outline. Correct head and lovely expression. Good neck into good layback of shoulder, and corresponding upper arm enabled her to stand with her front legs underneath her. Level topline that flows to correct tailset. Her coat is lacking curls at the moment. She had a lovely side gait around the ring, not as together coming and going.
2. Solomon’s Foxriever Sacred Spirit at Elkysar. 12 month old black bitch and litter sister to 1. She also lacked a curly coat at this time, and was a bit frilly underneath today. That said she has the best of heads, beautiful wedge shape, melting expression with dark eye. She has a pleasing outline and similar attributes as her sister. Just preferred the movement on 1 today.
3. Whitehead’s Foxriever Phoenix Rising

PGB(3,1)
1. Clack & Eddery & Clack’s Epsilon Adhara at Molokain JW. 20 month liver bitch. She is clean in her outline with balanced angulation fore and aft. Beautiful head with correct proportions and slight stop. Straight forelegs and deep chest, well sprung ribs and a level topline. Lovely coat with crisp curls. She moved very well all ways and had lovely side extension. RBB.
2. Whitehead’s Foxriever Sea Fyre. See 1 in JB.

LB(2,2)

OB(2,1)
1. Clack & Eddery & Clack’s Sh Ch Molokain Hocus Pocus. 2 year old black bitch. Loved her outline and proportions and her moderation throughout. She is slightly longer in body than tall to the withers, and has a good leg length. Best of heads being wedge shaped with correct proportions and a kind dark eye. She has a good layback of shoulder and corresponding upper arm, and rear angulation to match with a moderate turn of stifle. Level topline and deep well sprung ribs and a short loin. All topped off with a beautiful coat and crisp curls. She excelled on the move all ways and especially in her effortless side gait. BB and BOB.

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SPB(0)

GCDSB(0)

Debbie Wallwork (Braefell)