Dalmatians

We have enough trials & tribulations trying to breed a well constructed animal & now many exhibits carry ticks/flecks. This is a big fault & some dogs were penalised for this. This fault has increased since last judging two years ago.

MPD (4,1a) 1 Cliff & Hipkiss' Buntonneux Apolo, appealing b/w, lovely spotting, good strong body, first & second thigh, tight feet, correct tailset. Just lacking depth of body but time is on her side; 2 Lamb's Kalsidoni Dexter by Dalpetro, b/w, a touch smaller than 1, good dark eye, moved correctly with even pace; 3 Markey's Heaven Sent Phreeman Calix with Dalissm.

PD (2,1) 2 Talbot's Winflash Willie Do It at Leaveslake, lovely type b/w, balanced head, dark eye, good strong topline, muscled quarters, well ribbed, correct tail carriage, a worthy red card.

JD (7,1) 1 Whiting's Cibrith Carptain Kirk, b/w, fairly compact, good spotting, kind head, good reach of neck, depth of rib. Tailset not the best; 2 Dodds & Pearson's Kelevra Hudson Hawk, would like more stifle. His movement was a plus; 3 Townson & Pardoe's Buffrey Follow That Star.

ND (6,1) 1 C Captain Kirk; 2 L Hudson Hawk; 3 Hitchens & Livermore's Tyrodal Special Feature.

GB (4) 1 Croft's Doublewell Show Stopper, b/w, handsome dog, well balanced body, lovely set-on of head, good eye, depth & layback of rib, sound movement; 2 Williams' Phadante Brighton Rock, l/w all in proportion, lovely head, muscled quarters. Spring spoilt by hocks; 3 Christie's Sophspot Abracadabra.

PGD (8,3) 1 Burrows' Daedalus Deacon Blue at Shacarlu, b/w of correct size, good bone, dark eye, well muscled, movement his best point; 2 Gates-Raw & Garton's Dalendale Quiet Riot, l/w slightly larger type but elegant, kind head, clean reach of neck, nice turn of stifle, good colour of spotting; 3 Alcock's Mapplewell Chocolate Box for Dalspartan.

LD (3,1) 1 Goff-Leggett's Washakie Aslan, l/w, loved the outline which carried good muscle throughout, strong over the loin, excellent turn of stifle, a joy to see balanced movement. RCC; 2 Adderley's Leiahart Chicago Bear, b/w, another pleasing exhibit, dense spotting, clean reach of neck, depth of body, tall quarters, strong fit dog.

OD (9) 1 Smith's Dalleaf Mulberry, l/w, well presented & lovely type, enough size, beautiful spotting, stands well over the ground showing off his assets, gave off his best when on the move. CC; 2 Bolt's Ch Fakenham Flash Gordon, l/w, similar to 1 in size & spotting, kind head, level topline, full quarters, turn of stifle, good tail carriage. A touch heavy on shoulder. Another who can show a good stride & pace; 3 Lewis' Man About Town at Hunterswood.

MPB (5,1) 1 Quayle's Cubalibre Spot On, b/w, this lovely bitch has all the qualities we should be looking for in breeding, classic outline, all in proportion, excellent coat & spotting, well laid shoulder, strong over the loins, good bone & feet, tail carriage, confidence of one who's been about but I gather it was her first show, I would love to take this one home, she is aptly named. BP; 2 Sheldon's Boutonneux Galathea at Gemmont, b/w, classic spotting, clean neck, developed quarters, time for her to let down in depth of body, moved well over the ground; 3 Newton & Newton-O'brien's Cubalibre Polkadot.

PB (6) 1 Goff-Leggett's Mullabuoy Miss Chief Of Washakie, b/w, nice quality, strongly made, good forechest, depth of rib & topline, free mover correct tail carriage; 2 Gibbs' Phadante Dixie Lily, b/w, ran 1 close, good front assembly, balanced extended movement with pace; 3 Davies & Cowton's Phadante Sweet Painted Lady.

JB (6) 1 Neath-Duggan's Buffrey Gift Wrapped, b/w, attractive, alert & confident, well balanced, strong outline, nice head, reach of neck into good shoulder, turn of stifle & feet, extended free movement; 2 Smallwood's Lascelles Lady Marmalade, l/w, lovely feminine bitch, rich spotting, correct front into deep rib, strong over the loin, another true mover; 3 Watson & Thorne's Hameldal Athena.

NB (5) M Miss Chief of We; 2 L Lady Marmalade; 3 H Athena.

GB (7,2) 1 Whincup's Tamilanda Lilly The Pink, b/w, even spotting on this lovely outline, all in proportion, good front & shoulder placement, depth of rib, strong topline, moved with ease; 2 Vockings & Smethurst's Portunes Enchantress, l/w, slightly ligher type to 1, lovely head, good eye, in good coat, movement a plus; 3 Williams' Phadante One Vision.

PGB (12,2) 1 Cheetham's Koroyza Cute As Candy for Dollywood, b/w, very stylish, in excellent condition, even dense spotting, lovely balanced head & expression, made a good use of the ring with a good stride; 2 Williams' Phadante Bossanova Baby, b/w, lighter type to 1, good depth of rib, turn of stifle. Can move when she puts her mind to it; 3 Adderley's Phadante Bohemian Rhapsody.

LB (13,3) 1 Pilgrim's Olbero One To Charm at Weaponness, lw, a true Dalmatian type, best clean outline, feminine head, good shoulder, topline, tail, feet & depth of body, spotting excellent, well spotted ears, lovely, correct, free reaching movement, so much to admire, I feel to get the best out of her would be to leave her to the runner. RCC; 2 Smallwood's Mapplewell Dancing Queeen of Lascelles, l/w, similar style to 1, a touch lighter, lovely type, good layback of rib, turn of stifle, well muscled, another true mover; 3 Lamb's Dalpetro Desdemona.

OB (5,2) 1 Moore's Ch Manchando Choc Chip Cookie from Fincham, in good strong condition, clean outline, kind head, reach of neck, lay of shoulder, level strong topline, turn of stifle, lovely free balanced movement on loose lead. I looked up my back notes & see that I gave her 1st in Junior two years ago, she has come a long way. CC & BOB; 2 Christie's Ch Sophtspot Snap Crackle N Pop, b/w, another smart type, clean spotting, length of neck, depth of body, correct tail carriage, movement was a pleasure; 3 Clement's Perdita's Another Chance for Caldecacre.
OONAGH GORE