GS Club of GB (O - 26/03/2016)

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Thank you to the officers and committee of the German Spitz Club of Great Britain for inviting me to judge their breed open show, along with my co judge Carole Ash, referee was Chris Serman, but we agreed on our placings so she was not called for.

VD (4) 1 Trendle’s Lusam Neat ‘N’ Tidy, wolf sable of good size & shape, neat head with wedge shape muzzle, good eyes & neat ears of correct size, decent coat, moved well, reluctant with tail at times; 2 Stannard’s Ch Lusam Davey Dingle at Ulmarra, g/s with a decent head, good for size & shape. Coat of good texture, moved OK, just preferred more positive movement & briskness of the winner. MPD (1) 1 Highmoor’s Printzagems First In Line, black of 7 months, correct head, neat ears & well shaped dark eye, has a good coat but this could be harsher, good shoulder & front tight feet, square outline, moved well. PD (1) 1 Chambers’ Jansanleis Hot ‘N’ Happening for Musique, cream boy with a great head, correct eye & ears of correct size & shape. Good pigment, decent front, level topline, decent coat of good texture, well plumed tail that carries well, moved OK. BPD. PGD (4,1a) 1 Bamford’s Kyslena Spring Tide to Hazdown, b/w parti with a good head, well placed ears of correct size, good eye shape, muzzle slightly long, correct neck, level topline, well balanced of good size, correct shoulder & well angled rear, harsh coat, moved well; 2 Penwarne’s Oberitz Hot Persuit to Sheldamar, a black boy, correct head properties, well shaped dark eyes, correct ears, slightly long cast, preferred the balance of the winner. LD (5,1) 1 Stannard’s Ulmarra’s Hot Toddy, wolf sable with a very nice head wedge shape, correct eye & ear, well made front which showed in his movement, well coated of harsh texture, correct rear, balanced outline. RBD; 2 Bamford’s Applebank’s Gold Finger at Hazdown, orange boy with a decent head, in full harsh coat, correct ear & eye, decent front, just preferred outline & the movement of the winner. OD (3) 1 Jackson & Marshall’s Holbain Just Like A Bull, cream dog in tip top condition. Neat head, correct dark eye, well placed, neat ears, tidy front, correct shoulder, good neck, level topline, good rear, moved well, smart brisk moving dog. BD, BOB, RBIS.

VB (5) 1 Trendle’s Ch Lusam Parti Popper, wolf sable parti, lively girl, well balanced with a neat head, correct eye & ears, level topline, decent harsh coat, compact & great outline, moved with ease, not showing her age at all. BB, BV, RBOB, BVIS. JB (1) 1 Pallet’s Chlite Indian Summer, very small choc/w parti, extremely nervous, unable to assess movement, profuse coat. PGB (3,1) 1 Bamford’s Applebanks April Showers at Hazdawn, 19 month old choc/w parti with a correct neat wedge, good ear & eye, in full coat of harsh texture, moved & showed well; 2 Holbain Trix Of The Trade, g/s/w parti, not showing her best, reluctant to use her ears, in good condition. LB (6,2) 1 Penwarne’s Oberitz Vertigo at Sheldamar, brown of good size & shape, neat wedge head, good ears & eye, correct front & rear, more coat would complete the picture, moved well; 2 Oberitz Candy Melt, neat headed girl, correct wedge, good ear & eye, moved OK. OB (3) 1 Allison’s Oberitz Firebee, black, good for make & shape, balanced outline, good head, decent ears & eye, tidy front, moved well. RBB; 2 Lusam Toodle Pip, wolf sable, good make & shape, in good coat, moved with drive, preferred ear & eye of the winner.

RICHARD LEMON