Darlington (Ch - 12/09/2025)

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Critique

German Spitz (Klein), Darlington 2025

Veteran Dog (2)

1. Ch. Musique Born Legacy

Very well made dog of excellent type and proportions, well up on legs and square. Attractive head, muzzle somewhat shorter than skull as advocated by the breed standard in the breeds country of origin. Excellent eyes and expression. Perfect ears, well set and small. Strong neck of appropriate length. Firm short topline, well set and carried tail. Excellent bone and substance. Masculine without lumber. He stood very well on his legs and feet and moved very well too. I would prefer some more structure to his top coat. ResCC and Best Veteran.

2. Ch. Perrymere Just Bertie

Another attractive masculine dog, not making the very best of himself on the day. Enough length of leg. Well made head with dark eyes, albeit rather round. Ears could be closer set. Medium neck. Excellent topline, tailset and tail carriage. Not the movement of the winner, but very animated and going for it. Preferred his coat quality to the winner.

Puppy Dog (1)

1. Claran Court of Chaos

Just six months old, but he has already come quite a long way. Well up on legs and just slightly longer than high. He has a lovely head and expression. The best of pigments and very dark eyes. Lovely ears, well set and small, in all contributing to a lovely expression. Strong neck, well set into shoulder. Balanced angulation both ends. Firm topline, well set tail. In a rich puppy coat. Still obviously a puppy on the move, but striding out very well from the side. Best Puppy

Junior Dog (2)

1. Claran Edge of Glory

A well made dog, very good to go over on the table. Excellent size, still masculine. He has enough length of leg and quite a short body to make an attractive outline. Strong, masculine head with excellent eye colour, ears and expression. Strong neck, not long. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. In a very pleasing coat. A sound and no nonsense mover from all angles.

2. Crystalclear Bobbee Dazzler

A larger dog, but well under the wicket. Strong masculine head, his ears are rather wide set. I would not want the head any stronger than this. He is well up on legs and has a matching body length. Moderate angulation both ends. He could have some more angulation behind. In a very good coat. Another very good mover from the side, but tended to side track.

Post Graduate Dog (1)

1. Crystalclear Bobbee Dazzler

Open Dog (3)

1. Ch. Longsdale’s Luv Me More

A top dog by any definition. He is very well proportioned, balanced and has a certain start appeal about him. Excellent size as well. Very typical head with a lovely expression from his almond shaped eyes, and despite some stain around his eyes. Excellent ears which he used to his advantage. Well set neck into withers. Excellent topline, tailset and tail carriage. Balanced angulation both ends. In an excellent body. Lovely coat and colour, very light crème. Moved with precision and well synchronised, obviously enjoying himself in the ring. CC & BOB.

2. Ch.Ir.Ch. Longsdale Ceasar Chance

Another very attractive dog with a lovely balance and excellent length of leg. I would not want him any bigger than this. Typical, well shaped, masculine head. Strong neck. Excellent front. Very good topline and tailset making a square outline. Well angulated behind too. In an excellent coat. A sound and functional mover from all angles.

3. Longsdale’s Dance With Me Trebettyn JW

Puppy Bitch (1)

1. Rosco’s Breeze

Well proportioned bitch, well up on legs and square. Needs to mature in head, at this time round in skull and her stop is too deep. Pleasing eyes. Ears are rather wide-set. Could be more friendly in her temperament. Moderate neck and angulation both ends, her angulation balances out. Firm topline, well set tail. A pleasing mover from all angles. Coat waiting maturity.

Limit Bitch (3)

1. Nosregor Easy On Me

Very well made black bitch, she is very well up on legs and very square in her proportions. Typical head with pleasing proportions, darkest of eyes, good ears. Strong and firm topline, well set and carried tail. Her coat suits her very well and enhances her silhouette. A very good mover from the side and from the front, if somewhat narrow as viewed from behind. ResCC.

2. Longsdale’s Miss Holmes

Another well proportioned bitch, square. Somewhat round in skull and a bit wideset ears, but her lovely eyes saves her expression. Strong neck. Very well angulated in front with good return of upper arm. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. In an excellent coat of excellent structure. Another who moved well from the side and from the front, but could be more stable going away.

3. Barbarita Best Beast

Open Bitch (3,1)

1. Ch. Longsdale’s No More The Fool

Not a small bitch, but feminine and very well up on her legs. Light crème. Very attractive head with ideal proportions, very good ears and expression. Excellent pigmentation. Strong neck. Excellent front. Firm topline, well set and carried tail. Just short enough in her body. Very good coat structure. A sound and functional mover. CC.

2. Ch. Longsdale’s Remember Me

Another very attractive bitch, in a lovely brown colour. She does not have quite the length of leg of the winner, but a very compact body to still make her balanced. Lovely eye colour for her colour. Could do with some less stop. Strong neck. Excellent body, deep, firm and capacious. Lovely coat. She is another sound and functional mover from all angles.

Espen Engh (Norway), judge