Crufts (Ch - 11/03/2005)

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MITTEL I would like to thank the exhibitors for their sportsmanship. I was v pleased with my principal winners but an alarming number o

Vet D (2) 1 Pooley’s Rossfort Apollo. White d of good substance & at nearly 11years old showing little signs of his age. moved briskly & soundly a credit to his owner. 2 Beard Ch Wyndlee the Crowman. Black of good type super head unfortunately he did not want to hold his tail up, never less still a good example of the breed.

SpPD (3) 1 Beech’s Galvizach Luck of the Irish at Sandkarah. A stunning black of good proportions & substance good spitz head & dark eye he moved slightly out at elbows but maturity should correct that. Overall one of the nicest examples I have seen in a long time. 2 Stevens Galvizach Playboy. Black of good type nice outline & good head in movement he needs to be more coordinated again this is not a great worry at this stage of his development.. 3 Clayton’s Studholme Frizzco Kid. Cream sable nice outline good head with slightly larger ears than I would like. Rather lose tail detracts somewhat from overall picture. Moved well

SpJD (5) 1 Beach’s Galvizach Luck of the Irish in Sandkarah. 2 Duke & Gardner Daraydala Secret Squirrel. V square outline but would like more substance good shape head & ears with dark pigment moved well behind but exaggerated front action detracts in movement. 3 Powell Desira Flash Gordon at Brookwell. Sable of nice proportions balanced head with good ears & acceptable pigment found it difficult to Asses movement properly as he did not want to settle down & behave. What I could see was ok.

YD (5) 1 Chambers & Rogerson’s Druitz Corncracker for Teamspitz. Cream with good dark pigment super quality coat moved well from all angles a v nice put together d 2 Hewett’s Runfold Full Frottle with Spellcast. JW Good overall picture in stance nice quality coat well proportioned head with good pigment. Moved soundly 3 Durham’s Stillmoor Durham Addition. Sable with good substance although slightly longer in body than the first two. Moved v well.

PGD (14) 1 Hunter’s Nemo Aus Dem Norden (Imp). White of super construction & substance. Typical head with jet-black pigment & dark eye front movement true rear quarters slightly close an excellent & overall well balanced example of the breed 2 Hislop’s Nixtev Fireblade. Black again of good substance & type. V square outline & well proportioned head. Coat slightly wavy lacking in undercoat moved soundly 3 Holland Schojan Dream Maker. Orange Sable of good type & construction quality coat with good head & in movement showed good strength of hindquarters but a bit wide in front

LD (11) 1 Beard’s Wyndlee Ghost in my House. Superb cream of top quality & breed type. Well balanced with good overall substance. Correct texture coat shown in top condition. Moved perfectly & my notes said at this point he was my cc winner how unlucky he was to meet the open winner this time but I am positive he will have his day. 2 Powell’s Desira Aurelius at Brookwell. Another excellent quality d v square outline with good spitz head. Coat & condition was perfect & he moved well in all directions this class was probably the best class of the day for correct sound animals & many left the ring without a place that were also of good quality. 3 Williams’ Druitz Brother Dominic. Black of good substance & type possibly not as well balanced as the first two but a v nice overall spitz with good sound movement.

OD (12) 1 Loughlin ‘s Claran Earthworm Jim Under Caoilta. Brown of top quality & correct breed type. Square outline with well set tail shown in superb coat & condition. Correct shaped head with good pigment .I could be over critical & say I would prefer smaller higher set ears but on the day he used his ears to his full potential & his overall quality could not be denied. In movement he excelled showing typical brisk & true action. I was pleased to award him D CC & best of breed. 2 Cawley’s Dutch/Bel Ch Nelson-Toby vom Alten Nierstal. Orange sable of excellent substance good head but slightly round in eye true sound movement shown in top condition well presented male of quality. 3 Powell’s Ch Kusley Kloves at Brookwell. Another well balance d of good proportions nice head & expression good quality coat moved well in all directions

GOOD CITIZEN D (2) 1 Morgan’s Runfold Blacken Buff at Musique. 2 King’s Abbicher Abbicher Kiss of the Wolf for Grizwold.

VB (4) 1 Moir. Ch Willmac Kreme Kookie at Jansanleis. At over 12 years old this cream b is an excellent example of what a mittel spitz should look like. Well balanced outline with a typical spitz head showing no sign of coarseness. In movement her age is showing but it in no way detracts from her overall quality. 2 Watkins Squirreldene Mignonette. Again a quality b in her twilight years correct head with good eye & ears moved v well good type & substance.

SpPB (1) 1 Rogerson Nosregor Lay Ur Love On Me. This b is at the moment v immature being at that stage between puppy & adult once she bodies up & has her full coat she should be v nice.

SpJB (5) 1 Powell Desira Fanny Ann at Brookwell. Nice square outline & good head with dark eye coat of good texture & condition moved well in all directions. 2 Briggs Pennypot Enchantress. Black of good proportions & nice head not carrying as much coat as one at the moment moved well behind but slightly out at elbows in front. 3 Hunter Rossfort Casual Look. White of good substance & type nice head & good pigment again not in full coat & at the moment looks slightly long in body. Moved soundly.

YB (8) 1 Hunter Rossfort Casual Look. 2 Beech Galvizaxh Black Velvet Of Sandakrah. Good overall balance with ample substance shown in good coat & condition moved well. 3 Dawson Chantilly Lace at Whatknow. In stance showed a nice outline good head & ears when settled moved well.

PGB (13) 1 Butler Phixons Mizz Kizzi. Well-presented botch of good type & substance. Balanced heads with good ears & eye shape moved soundly in all directions. 2 Pooley Wyndlee Fallen Angel from Azkaban. Good outline in stance with pleasing head & expression coat of good texture & quality mover well behind but slightly out at elbows. 3 Purves Bulabs Truly Scrumptious. Well balanced outline with good tail set not carrying as much coat as the other two bitches but what she had was correct texture moved well behind but another who is out at elbows.

LB (10) 1 Garbutt Nixtev Fyrefly. Black of excellent type & substance typical head with good expression. Quality coat of correct texture moved soundly front & rear in stance gives an overall picture of good quality breed type. BCC. 2 Williams Claran Toffee Apple at Daraydala. Another nice quality b overall well balanced & sound Good head with nice expression moved well in all directions. 3 Mclaren Galvizach Cheyenne. Nice type & well-balanced outline good head shape & correct texture coat moved sound behind but slightly out in front. Still a v nice b in a quality class of bitches.

OB (6) 1 Roskell Galvizach Holy Smoke JW. Black of super outline & balance nice front angles & depth of body not in total full coat but enough to set the overall picture. Moved v soundly & gave the cc winner a good run for her money. Res CC. 2 Andrews Northernsoul in Orbit Over Runfold. Again an excellent b in a good quality class. Nice substance & good head v sound mover well balanced & of good true breed type. 3 Lack Abbeyhome Hevan Delight. Well-balanced outline with good head nice texture coat in good condition. Moved well in front but slightly close behind.

GOOD CIT B (2) 1 Bray Grizwold Gild the Lily Mit Abbicher. Well-presented b with nice quality coat good head with nice ears. Moved out v well iin all directions. 2 Bray Abbicher Queen of Egypt. Another well presented b with a lovely outgoing character good overall picture but preferred the movement of the first b.

H C Gillies