Okehampton & District Canine Society Open Show Sunday September 18th 2016.
GSD.
Open 4 (1 Abs) All were presented in lovely condition, all had excellent temperaments and were good examples of the breed, age played a part in my decisions. Unfortunately the ring size and matting didn’t allow for dogs to really get into their stride which was a pity, but all three coped well and I was able to adequately assess their movement.
1, Hensley/Swift. Zuberg Greta. 2yr rich black and gold bitch. Feminine head with good ear set.Well balanced harmonious bitch of excellent proportions. Good angles front and rear, allowing her to move with a spacious easy gait. She held her topline on the move. This bitch is not over done in any way, she won her class with ease. A lovely example of the breed. BOB
2 ,Busby. Eirik AV Rottenhaller.17 month old black and gold male. Top size of good proportions. Lovely all male head. Correct angles fore and aft,a little unsettled at first but he showed lovely free spacious gait once he’d stopped playing around, his tail was at times a little ‘gay’ due to his exuberance, but he is still a baby. Needs time to mature on, but everything is in the right place and once mature I’m sure he will be one to watch.
Hilary Linnett
Pugs
Several absentees which was a pity, but my winners were all of excellent quality and breed type. Temperament and presentation was good, all dogs appeared in good health with no exaggerations.
Junior 4 ( 1 abs)
1. Wills Barryann Melody at Hugapug just 7.5 months old jet black baby,beautiful glossy single coat.Pretty feminine head with that naughty expression so typical of the breed. Nice angles,short coupled cobby body, lovely straight topline which she held on the move,finished off by a nicely set tail with a double twist.BP
2.Lee, Glenalva I’m Meryl Tuckenhay. Fawn 10 month old bitch,very different type to 1, lovely expression with good pigment, longer cast in the body. She was very unsettled both on the table and when moving which made her hard to assess. She is one who needs time to mature.
Graduate 1 (4 abs)
Wills Hugapug Just Ella. Stood alone, 3 yr old fawn bitch, gorgeous feminine pansy face with neat ears, good pigmentation. Short cobby body with level topline which she held on the move,finished with a good tailset. Moved well.
Open 1 (3abs)
Wills,Hugapug Nutmeg. 18month old pale fawn bitch. Exquisite expression,naughty dark eyes so typical of the breed.Lovely dark pigment,neat ears.Straight front legs with lovely width and depth of chest,well developed cobby body with super straight topline finished off with a high set tail. Very correct angles which allowed her to move around the ring with soundness and purpose. Stood alone but a worthy winner, no hesitation in awarding her BOB .