SKC (Ch - 18/05/2014)

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German Spitz Klein

PD (1) 1 Thomas & Welch’s Double Trouble The Small Step via Indizak, b/t, up to size, well balanced & constructed, good head, ears a shade big. Good tailset & coat. Moved well. BP. JD (2) 1 Hamer’s Clarmers Diamond Mischief, compact black, correct leg length, good head shape & proportions, good eye shape though a shade light. Excellent small ears & tail. Lovely outline & moved very true with typical carriage. A little out of coat but texture still OK; 2 Francis, Pearce & Williams’ Longsdale’s Let’s Go Trebettyn, slightly longer cast & ears a little big. Lovely body condition & coat. Nice eye colour. Excellent topline, ribbing & tail. Moved well but front could be tidier. PGD (1) 1 Spence’s Stormavon Sandpiper with Spencerian, square enough, good head, eye & good ears & tail, excellent coat texture. Correct depth, well sprung ribs, brisk active mover. LD (0).OD (2) 1 Corr’s Ir/Cib Ch Crystalclear Working On A Dream, lovely head, ears, tail & overall type. Excellent eye shape though could be a shade darker. Good leg length, short back, excellent coat, lovely typical brisk stride. Very alert. CC; 2 Pearce & Francis’ Ch Longsdale’s Willie Win, lovely body condition. Excellent topline & tail set & coat, moved well in profile. A little loose in front. Would prefer a fraction more leg length & ears a little smaller. RCC. VD (0).

PB (0). JB (2) 1 Hamer’s Clarmers Diamond Bear, very pretty choc, feminine bitch with substance, lovely head & expression, so alert at all times, excellent coat, ears, tail & brisk active stride; 2 Quinn’s Crystalclear Dream A Little Dream, nice square outline. A shade out of coat. Good leg length, topline & tail. Ears a little big. PGB (2,1) 1 Hamer’s Clarmers Gems’a Diamond, black bitch, good substance, a shade long cast. Excellent head, eye, ears & tail. A little untidy coming & going but holds good outline in profile. Excellent coat. LB (3) 1 Wright’s Orion Still Here, square outline, good coat, topline & tail. Could use her ears a little more. Moved OK but could be tidier in front. Good leg length. Feet a shade big. RCC; 2 Hamer’s Clarmers Caramel Surprise, nice square bitch but would like a shade more daylight underneath. Good head. Ears a shade large. Topline OK. Good tail. Nice brisk positive movement; 3 Misra’s Orion Dance With Stars. OB (3) 1 Pearce & Francis’ Ch Longdale’s Jen You Win, square, feminine with substance, lovely construction & body condition, good head & ears, excellent tail. Lovely free brisk sound mover. Clean outline. Beautifully presented but to be critical coat texture could be better. CC & BOB. VB (0).

MARK COCOZZA