Paul McFarlane's Dog Critique

It was a pleasure to judge whippet dogs at this very well run show and many thanks to the club for the invitation and also to my Stewards for their assistance. Photos of the show are on the EAWC web site.

MPD (6)

1^st – Home & Fisher Home’s – Becscott Lessons Dreamer of Jasarat, fawn, 6months, nice quality and nice for size, nice in outline but would like a little more strength hope he comes on. Nice head & exp. Long neck into good shoulders, good topline showing desired length of body. Moved soundly & well for his age. BPD & in agreement with my Co. Judge R.B.P.I.B.

2^nd – Thomas’s - Faracre Filander – Fawn, similar remarks to 1, apply again a quality pup with much to like about him, nice for outline and size & strength, more on the leg at the moment. A bit untidy coming & going at present but is young and should settle with time.

3^rd – Nichol’s – Elbryden Versarci.

PD (7)

1^st – Kupca’s – Deljorhea River Runner – Brindle, liked the frame on this one but the picture is yet to come again on the leg at the moment, he should come on nicely with time. Good outline and underline and showing good length. Nice free easy movement which won him the class. R.B.P.D

2^nd – Head’s – Demerlay Hats Off to Larry, fawn of very high quality and excellent type, probably the best pup here today standing and if he had moved even a little he could have won this class with ease. Full of fun today so it was very difficult to assess him properly but he is very promising like him a lot.

3^rd Bunney’s – Bunehug Traces of Magic.

J.D (9)

1^st – Long’s Blandings Keeping the Faith – Quality fawn brindle of very good type, nice for size. Nice head and neck into good shoulders. Correct topline and good underline with plenty of depth. Looked very nice standing and sound moving where he covered the ground easily & well.

2^nd – Price’s Wisterfield Jack Be Nimble, fawn dog of nice type, good head, good fore & hind angles, topline showing just enough length of loin. Firm throughout. Moved out soundly & well.

3^rd – Franklin-Barley’s – Hassler Verdi At Zhivias

Y.D (5)

1^st – Price’s – Whisterfield Jack Be Nimble – 2^nd in J.D.

2^nd – Neale’s – Stormalong Blackout, black of very high quality best that I have seen for some time. Masculine head, good neck into good shoulders, super overline and underline with good depth, nice bone. He moved out soundly and well covering the ground in profile.

3^rd – Cutter & Lubin’s – Suchini Shamus.

M.D (5)

1^st -  Gregory’s – Wrenalla Get To The Point – Quality red fawn of good type, masculine head, strong neck into good shoulders, good topline, good depth and nice for size to length ratio. He moved out soundly & well, nice looking dog.

2^nd – Hobson’s – Tahir Mulberry Wine. Brindle Parti of nice quality & type, good head & exp. He is nice for size. He moved out covering the ground freely.

3^rd – Pearson’s – Khandibah Kharizma.

N.D (8)

1^st – Hobson’s Mulberry Wine – 2^nd in M.D

2^nd – Lloyd’s – Cedarridge Dark Mountain, brindle of

3^rd – Mathews-Brown’s – Elaphine Golden Harvest.

P.G.D (12)

1^st -  Cutter & Lubin’s – Washbanks Wellington, nice fawn dog of quality, best of head, good neck into good shoulder angles, good topline & underline. A picture of balance standing. He moved out well in profile and soundly away and back. Close up to principle winners.

2^nd – Nichol’s – Inca Gold – Pale fawn again with quality and of good type, nice head, good for size, sweeping angles throughout. Plenty of length of body and good for depth. He moved out well in profile and fine fore & aft.

3^rd – Welsh’s – Mulranny Loinheart

L.D (6)

1^st – Jones’s – Welstar With Strauss, gleaming red fawn of excellent type, elegant, masculine yet refined head & nice exp. Long neck into good shoulders, nice topline and good for depth. Nice for size & strength ratio. He moved soundly fore & aft and covering the ground very well.

R.B.I.S with the agreement of my Co Judge.

2^nd – Head’s – Demerlay Rythmnblues, fawn dog, stronger & more workmanlike than 1,  similar remarks to 1, apply with much to like, just heavier in neck & shoulder. Good for depth. He moved out well in profile covering the ground but could have been tidier coming and going.

3^rd – Reed’s – Dejars Cobweb

O.D (8)

1^st – Wilkinson’s – Benzfreya Drumbeat J.W. Brindle Parti. Quality masculine but no coarseness, lovely head & eye, good long neck into good shoulders, correct topline of good length. Plenty of depth of body. Stood well over the ground and moved out with drive, very nice dog. R.B.D

2^nd – Ormond’s – Denimonde Weaving A Dream, high quality, another with a nice masculine head, good neck into good shoulders, firm correct topline, good underline with plenty of depth.

Stood over the ground and moved out soundly and well liked him a lot.

3^rd – Candler & Smiths – Barmoll Barrister.

S. Racing/L. Coursing (6)

1^st – Price’s – Whisterfield Jack The Lad Among Silkdance. Masculine workmanlike fawn dog, nice for type and good angles fore & aft. He moved out well in profile. Shown in hard condition.

2^nd – Connatty’s – Silkdance Red Admiral. Nice head & eye, again masculine and well balanced dog of quality, nice skin. Moved out in profile. Fit looking dog.

3^rd – Williamson’s – Starswift Casanova.

S. Beginners (1)

1^st – Gregory’s – Wrenella Get To The Point – 1^st in maiden.

V.D (4)

1^st – Johnston’s Sylvania At Demimonde - Lovely looking fawn dog of very good type, everything in the right place. Looked a picture standing and moving where he was so sound and covered the ground in profile movement. Shown in nice condition. BV in agreement with my Co. Judge.

2^nd – Gilkes – Spinneyhill Minstral – Bridle, Another nice dog with an attractive head, similar remarks to 1, apply. Very nicely made throughout and moved out soundly and well.

3^rd – Traylors – Khabaray Mattesse.