Judges :
Mrs S. Stevenson
Lady MacDonald of Sleat
Referee :
Mrs F. Hartley

Dogs

It was a great privilege to be invited to judge dogs at the joint Dalmatian Club Championship show. Many thanks to all the exhibitors for the lovely entry, to the officers and committee for making it such an enjoyable and interesting day and finally to my stewards for all their hard work.
Temperaments and coat conditions have greatly improved since my last appointment – My main criticisms being long nails and hare feet. I also found some exhibits lacked bone and had rather feminine heads. I was delighted with my winners who portrayed all the qualities and sound movement so essential to the breed.

M P D (6)

1. Webb and Crystals Dalleaf Devil in disguise. Striking ten month old B/W dog with excellent pigmentation. Good front and feet, nice level top line and well angulated hind quarters, moved with plenty of drive.
2. Bakers Dalleaf Devils Disciple. Litter brother to 1 and slightly longer cast. Attractive liver with lovely head and dark eye. Good overall make and shape, needs to settle on the move.
3. Cutts Kildandy Casanova at Marzelina.

Puppy Dog (11)

1. Johnsons Tynevale The Tease. Quality liver dog, in excellent condition. Good colour, make and shape, moved and showed well. Very promising BPD.
2. Bakers Dalleaf Devils Disciple.
3. Hayward and Ridgeways Luccombe Deja Vous.

Junior Dog (9)

1. Lewis Dalpetro D-artagnan of Hunterswood. Well presented black spotted dog in good hard condition. Plenty of bone and excellent legs and feet. Moved and showed well.
2. Whincups Tamilanda Pink Panther. Another nice type, attractively spotted dog with great ring presence. Showed and moved beautifully.
3. Munro Tansar Sea the Stars.

Yearling dog (4)

1. Whiting Cibrith Captain Kirk. Well decorated black spotted dog. Lovely head and expression, good front and top line, tail carriage a bit high on the move which spoilt outline.
2. Cliff and Hipkiss Boutenneux Apollo. Longer cast than 1. Nicely spotted head and dark eye, good tail turn of stifle and tail carriage, needs to settle on the move.
3. Hittchings and Livermore Tyrodal Special Feature.

Post Graduate Dog (8)

1. Goodswen Tamilanda Pink Vililante from Alphadal. Lovely rich liver spotting and attractive head. Good front and nice tight feet, showed well and moved with plenty of drive.
2. Story-Talyor Major Tornado at Kesteven. Soundly constructed black with good head and expression. Correct front and feet, moved soundly.
3. Dodds and Pearson Kelevra Hudson Hawk.

Mid limit Dog (5)

1. Quales Buffrey The Shaded Sun at Cubal Libre. Striking black with excellent pigmentation. Good level top line, correct tail carriage, moved with plenty of drive, well handled.
2. Jenkins Illyria Sarons Lad. Another quality black, attractive head and dark eye. Good front and corrective tight cat feet. Did not move quite as well as 1.
3. Alcock Mapplewell Chocolate Box Dalpartan.

Limit Dog (11)

1. Crofts Doubtwell Show Stopper. Eye catching black, excellent spotting on whitest of coats. Good head, lovely dark eye. Good reach of neck and topline. Excellent showman and sound mover. RDCC.
2. McCarthy's Kilndandy Old Copper. Well constructed beautifully spotted liver. Full of quality with excellent comfirmation, sound mover but needs to show a bit more animation to make the best of himself.
3. Whincups Tamilanda Hot Pink.

Open Dog (14)

What a wonderful class! Ten chs. A lot of quality dogs had to go cardless.
1. Burrows Daedalus Deacon Blue at Shacarlu. Well spotted black in superb condition. He had the bone, quality and substance so essential to the breed combined with excellent movement. Fits the standard and I was delighted to award him the DCC and judged jointly reserve best in show.
2. Goff-Leggett Washakie Nutcracker Prince. Lighter type than 1 but good black spotting and I liked the overall make and shape of this dog. Well handled did not quite have the drive of 1 on the move.
3. Tingey Ch Phaeland Pheonix Phorever By Dallyador.

Junior Veteran Dog (4)

1. McCarthys Ch & Ir Ch Tollwood Lionel at Kilndandy JW. At ten and a half years of age still a great favourite of mine gave him the CC last time I judged and he didn't disappoint today. Rich liver colour well constructed throughout, intelligent head and expression. Dark in eye, moved soundly retaining good level topline. BOVD.
2. Cauldwells Gwencarodale Pops Pride JW. Ten year old well decorated black not quite the bone of 1, enjoying his day out, moved well.
3. Bolts Buffrey Belleissimo at Fakenham.

Special Veteran (2)

1. Lewis's Ch Hunterswood Talk of the Town. Eleven year old attractively spotted black, good make and shape, showed and moved well.
2. Neals Salsusa Secret Agent of Tolkain. Ten year boldly spotted black, smaller type than 1 but good overall make and shape, moved adequately.

Juliet Macdonald of Sleat - Judge