SKC (Ch - 18/05/2014)

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German Spitz Mittel

PD (3,1a) 1 Hamer’s Borndownunda Talking Heads of Clarmer, cream, square up on leg, good head & eye, topline & tail. Moderate & balanced, nice brisk mover, good coat. BP; 2 Thomas’ Daraydala Lorenzo, black, good head, eye & ears, a shade longer cast & coat could be better textured. Good feet, moved well but a little untidy in front. JD (0). PGD (2) 1 Saich’s Hocombewood Hot Toddy for Lindcoly, gorgeous square leggy sturdy type with small ears, well placed. Lovely stride. Excellent coat. Very Spitz looking; 2 Clayton’s Studholme Dark Moon, b/w parti, slightly rangier in outline. Good head. Ears a little big. Excellent tail, moves well in profile. Could be stronger behind. LD (4) 1 Garbutt’s Nixtev Torvald, excellent type cream of excellent proportions. Square with substance, good head, eye, ears & tail, excellent typical movement. RCC; 2 H Hot Toddy for Lindcoly; 3 Hewett’s Spellcast Shout About It. OD (5) 1 Smith’s Ch Spellcast Jivetalking, outstanding black, excels in outline & proportions, topline & tail, ears could be a fraction higher but he is a Spitz all through & constantly alert with excellent outline on the move in profile. CC & BOB; 2 Garbutt’s Nixtev Polarize, cream, similar in proportions but not quite so accurate foot placement. Excellent tail & again overall balance. Moderate & alert; 3 O’Leary’s Amoyalois Rufus for Cadasaro. VD (1) 1 Thomas’ Desaria Darby for Daraydala, in excellent condition for age. Lovely Spitz outline & type, ears a shade big, excellent topline & tail. Moved so well & accurate.

PB (3) 1 Saich’s Zephon The Thunderstorm at Lindcoly, pretty black, nice type head, eye & ears. A shade long in body. Excellent tail. Lovely carriage on the move; 2 O’Leary’s Utopia Aus Dem Norden at Cadasaro, nice cream, ears could be set a shade higher. Lovely head. Although square a little more daylight underneath would finish the picture; 3 Thomas’ Daraydala Lola. JB (2) 1 Garbutt’s Oh My God Av Ostretunet, compact bitch, sturdy. Could use her ears better. Beautiful expression, excellent topline & tail. Moves well typically; 2 Z The Thunderstorm at Lindcoly. PGB (4,1) 1 Hamer’s Dagsljus Uptown Girl of Clarmer, very typy black, lovely head, eye & ears OK, excellent tail, excellent coat & leg length. Moved so well keeping her outline if a fraction long. CC; 2 Clayton’s Studholme Penny A Kiss, cream, not using her ears & a little overweight but underneath is a well constructed bitch with good topline, tail & coat; 3 Saich’s Bulabs Staring Stephenie for Lindcoly. LB (5,2) 1 Francis, Pearce & Garbutt’s Nixtev Selenia with Longsdale, cream of lovely type if a shade long. Clean outline, lovely expression, neck, topline & tail. Good coat. Moves well. Could tighten in front a little. RCC; 2 Purves’ Bulabs Endora, very lively & alert. Square bitch, pretty head, good topline & tail. Needs to settle moving; 3 B Staring Stephenie for Lindcoly. OB (2) 1 Duncan’s Ir Ch Spellcast Talk Of The Town, nice black who would look better a pound lighter in weight. Good eye, ears & excellent tail. Head a shade doggy. Excellent topline & leg length. A little wide in front but nice overall type bitch; 2 Saich’s Ichmoran Primrose Polka, parti, good head, ears & topline. Tail a little short. Out of coat but a nice square outline. VB (0).

MARK COCOZZA