Driffield (Ch - 24/08/2025)

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Thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge both sizes of German Spitz. Thank you to my excellent stewards, who kept the ring moving on steadily. Thank you to all the exhibitors who entered under me. Although small in numbers there was a good quality of exhibits overall and I was delighted with all my winners. Temperaments were excellent in all the dogs. Movement can be narrow coming and going. A few longer in loin, which alters the outline of the dog.

GERMAN SPITZ (MITTEL)
SBD (0)
VD (0)
MPD (1). 1. Fitton’s Shelayne Riotous Revelry. Orange sable. 7 months old. Well grown baby. Good wedge head, dark oval eye, well set ears. Moderate length of neck . Balanced angulations front and rear. Forechest developing well. Moved well in profile, excellent reach and drive, narrow coming , which should improve with maturity. BP.
PD (1). 1. Saich’s  Lindcoly My Rockafella. Brown & white parti.11 month old, good outline. In good coat. Good head and muzzle proportions, oval eye, colour harmonising with coat. Good dentition. Ears could be smaller. Good bone and neat feet. Maturing well through body. Moved well in all directions.
 JD (2). 1. Pearce & Francis’ Longsdales Look At Me Now. Striking black, producing a lovely profile. Very promising youngster. Excellent masculine head and expression. Well off for bone. Moderate balanced angulations front and rear, body is good to go over, well ribbed up, could be a touch shorter in loin. Moved well in all directions.
2. Blight’s Longsdale's Take It Easy. Another promising boy, who excelled in head and expression, just slightly longer than 1 in outline. Out of coat today, but harsh texture. Excellent dentition. Well off for bone. Still needs to develop in forechest and through body. Balanced stride in profile, good reach and drive. Played his owner up today.
PGD (1). 1. Drechsler’s Longsdale's Derun Around At Jeansway. Black. Another quality boy, good outline on the stand. Excellent head type,  masculine expression. Excellent front assembly with well-developed forechest. Well ribbed up, good spring of rib. Short, strong loin and correct moderate angulation in rear. Balanced gait in profile with good reach and drive, a little narrow coming towards.
LD (2).1. Andrew’s Jericho Rapidamente Daraydala TAF (Imp Pol). Orange sable, very compact in outline. In good, harsh coat. Excellent head and expression, dark oval eye and neat ears , well placed. Good angulations front and rear. Well bodied up , short, strong loin. Moved well in profile with a balanced gait, a touch wide coming towards.
2. Rogerson’s  Cadasaro Georgie With Nosregor. Cream. Longer cast than 1 and not quite the maturity of 1 today. Needs to develop through forechest and brisket. Lovely head and expression. Good angulations front and rear. High set tail. Moved well in profile with good reach and drive.
OD (4). Superb class of outstanding males.  1. Chapman, Chapman & Chapman’s Ch Kitsune Notorious (ai). Orange sable. This boy has everything I was looking for, square outline, good substance throughout body, and a balanced gait with good reach and drive. Excellent head and expression, broad, with a broad muzzle balancing skull well. Dark eye, neat ears, set well. Medium neck into good lay of shoulder. Excellent front and rear assembly. Well ribbed up, short, strong loin. Well muscled. Excellent bone, neat cat-like feet. In excellent coat, well presented. Moved out well in all directions, in tune with his handler. DCC & BOB.
2. O' Leary’s Cadasaro Fights On. Cream.  Another super, quality male. Excellent head and expression. Dark oval eyes, well set ears. Excellent front assembly , well developed forechest, as is typical for this kennel. Excellent bone and substance throughout. Slightly longer cast that 1.  Moved out well in all directions. RCC.
3.  Roberts, Pearce & Francis’  Ch Longsdales Rebel Rouser At Cwrtafon JW OSW.
 SBB (0)
VB (1). 1. Heslop’s Flamuna Kallisto. 9 years, brown. Lovley profile, compact outline.  Good head, oval eye complimenting coat colour. Ears could be neater. Body handles well, well ribbed up, good spring of rib. Balanced angulations front and rear. In harsh coat, short and dense. Moderate bone. Moved out well with balanced gait in profile, narrow behind. BV .
MPB (1).  1. Fitton’s Shelayne's Celebration. Orange sable & white parti. 7 months.  Good profile. Pretty head, feminine expression, oval eye, ears could be neater. Moderate length of neck, good front and rear assemblies . Good forechest already for one so young. Well ribbed up. Moderate bone. High set tail. Moved well in profile, still narrow coming and going which should improve as she matures.
PB (2, 1). 1. Saich’s  Lindcoly My Cinderella. Cream & white parti. 11months. Good outline on the table, she made herself look longer on the floor. Nice head and expression. Good angulations front and rear. Moderate bone. Well ribbed up , short muscular loin. In good coat. Moved well in profile.
JB (1). 1. Pearce & Francis’  Longsdale's Have Da Heart. Black, 15 months. Very promising girl. Presents an excellent profile. Stands four  square. Out of coat today. Excellent head and expression. Excellent dentition. Balanced, moderate angulations front and rear. High set tail. Well ribbed up with good spring of rib, muscular short loin. High set tail. Moved out well in profile with good reach and drive, a bit loose in elbow coming towards.
PGB (1) 1. Purves’ Kitsune Cream Fudge. Cream. Out of coat today. Excellent head and expression. Moderate length of neck, balanced front and rear assemblies. Moderate bone. Well ribbed up, a little long through loin. Moved with a balanced stride in profile, a little loose in front.
LB (3) 1. Heslop’s Flamuna Definitely Maybe. Beautiful bitch, with a breed typical outline, almost square with no exaggeration. Beautiful head and expression. Oval eye, colour harmonising with coat, neat ears set well. Moderate neck set into good lay of shoulder. Balanced length of upper arm. Well developed forechest. Well ribbed up with good spring of rib and short, strong loin. Moderate angulation in rear. Moved out well in all directions with a steady, perfectly balanced footfall in all directions. BCC.
2. Barnes & King’s Izlou Gossip Girl JW. Cream. Smaller bitch than 1. Pretty head and expression, cannot deny her femininity. Would prefer a more developed forechest. Not quite the body of 1. In beautiful coat, well presented. Moved out well in profile.
3. Fitton’s Nosregor Cassiopeia At Shelayne.
OB (5) 1. Barnes & King’s  Izlou Mustard Been Love. Black. Good outline, would prefer a little shorter in back for perfect balance. Beautiful head and expression. Well off for bone, but this doesn’t distract from her femininity. Moderate neck. Good front assembly, excellent forechest. Deep chest, well ribbed up, could be a touch shorter in loin. Well angulated in rear. Moved out well with good reach and drive. In excellent coat, well presented. RCC. I believe this made her up under the new system, congratulations!
2. O' Leary Cadasaro Keep The Faith. Another excellent bitch, typical from this kennel. Excellent profile. Beautiful head and expression. Body handles well, excellent forechest, well ribbed up. Balanced, moderate angulations front and rear. Moved out well in all directions. Did not want to use her ears and tail on the stand today.
3. Pearce & Francis’ Ch Longsdale's Don't Know Much.
Niki Allison (Judge)