Border LKA 2009 Judge's Critique




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LKA 09 Judge


BORDER LKA 09

Judge: Mrs J Alpe


BEST OF BREED : 731 DEAN Professor S P Ch Stineval Acerola with Tyrian JW
Dog CC : 731 DEAN Professor S P Ch Stineval Acerola with Tyrian JW
Res Dog CC : 743 FRYER Mr D G & Mrs A C Irton Up Helly Aa
Bitch CC : 745 FURNESS Mrs V Tallowbrook Memento Of Quatford
Res Bitch CC : 844 THOMAS Mr J & Mrs H Benattivo Gem Stone For Daluce
Best Puppy : 833 SINGH Miss J Comberdown Jailbreak To Vandamere
Best Veteran :
Best Breeder :

BORDER JUDGE LKA 09

Thank you to the LKA committee for this appointment, my first time giving CC’s, my thanks to my stewards who kept the judging flowing smoothly. I thoroughly enjoyed my appointment and overall was pleased with the quality of my entry. My final line ups were all good examples of the breed, both in type, conformation and also in movement, which is what I was looking for. In some classes I was delighted at the quality forward, in particular limit and open bitch, which meant some very good bitch’s were unplaced. Overall I found movement better than I have seen it in the past, although there is still a lack of drive from a number of dogs. Not sure that they could do a full days work as they were meant to, without tiring. Front movement still needs looking to as well. I was disappointed to find one or two with misplaced teeth and some with untypical expressions and light eyes. My principal winners were exactly what I was looking for in the breed, as I do feel that what we are lacking in the breed at the moment is real stallions of dogs and femininity in the bitch’s. I was delighted to learn after judging that my best puppies were litter brother and sister.

Minor Puppy Dog 6 - 1
1st: Hobholt Han Solo ( Wallace)
Good type, with lovely dark eye, excellent harsh coat, movement was very true, will watch him with interest.
2nd: Bandicoot Integrity to Jaslou (Baker)
Nice head and eye, good coat, movement OK, another nice puppy.
3rd: Picer King Edward (Pickering)

Puppy Dog 6 -1
1st:Comberdown Jailbreak to Vandamere (Singh)
Very classy puppy, with harsh double jacket, good head and teeth, typical expression, very sound on the move keeping a level topline.BEST PUPPY
2nd: Badgerbeck Beau Geste ( Willis) good sort of border, with correct expression, good bite, workmanlike and moved soundly.
3rd: Brave Rebellion (Lockley)

Junior Dog 11-1
1st: Dowgri Diggory (Baird)
Good otterhead with keen expression, big teeth, good coat and thick pelt, handy size, moved with drive.
2nd: Ragatam Joker at Paleside ( Mitchell)
typical border type with good head and bite, dark eye, good coat, moved well.
3rd: Badgerbeck Beau Geste (Willis)

Yearling Dog 3 - 0
1st: Digmoor Captain Rook by Tyrian ( Dean)
A nice young dog with lots of breed type, good otter head and big teeth, good shoulder and front, movement good
2nd: Ethlencoral Pip of Ottaswell JW (Hunt)
Nice type with good head and expression, good top line and well set on tail, good coat, spanned well, movement OK
3rd: Smartstone Governor (Giles & Birtles)

Post Graduate Dog 14 - 1
1st: Radnorvalley Goshawk of Rhozzum ( Sharp)
Very masculine dog with harsh double jacket, excellent bite with big teeth, narrow with correct tail set, sound and true on the move.
2nd: Bandicoot Double O Seven (Docwra)
Nice grizzle dog, narrow, with good head, eye and expression, good bite, just didn’t have the masculinity that 1 had- moved soundly.
3rd: Hoary Morning ( Wrenn & Langdon)

Limit Dog 12 - 1
1st: Clipstone Tailor ( Jackson)
Very well balanced dog, with good head, good bite, dark eye, good harsh coat, very good on the move, wish he was an inch taller.
2nd: Digmoor Aces High. JW ( Regan)
Good otter head, excellent bite with good shoulder placement and straight front, not the movement of 1
3rd: Glebeheath Robin The Hood ( Burroughes)

Open Dog 7 - 2
1st: CH Stineval Acerola with Tyrian JW (Dean)
This dog has met all my expectations of when I first judged him as a puppy. He is correct type with excellent otter head, typical expression, big teeth and is easily spanned, very harsh jacket, and thick pelt, very well balanced dog that moves and drives round the ring as if he owns it.
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2nd: Irton Up Helly Aa ( Fryer)
Another workmanlike dog that has always caught my eye, great expression, otterhead, big teeth and so very typical of the breed. Good shoulder and front and moved with drive. It was a hard decision between 1 and 2, but he just hadn’t got the same look at me attitude. Res CC
3rd: Hobholt Harrier JW ( Wallace)

Minor Puppy Bitch 17 -4
1st: Bandicoot Serenade ( Docwra)
Nice young puppy, with good head, eye and expression, good jacket and moved soundly for a baby.
2nd: Bandicoot Jazz (Docwra)
Similar comments as 1, except that 1 just moved slightly more confidently. My notes say similar puppies, and so they would be, as they are litter sisters.
3rd: Cornish Maid by Dowgri ( Baird)

Puppy Bitch 10 - 2
1st: Comberdown Rosalie ( Higham)
blue/tan puppy with lovely dark eye and typical Border expression, good bite and sound movement, presented beautifully, although a little on the leg at the moment I am sure when she bodies up she will challenge the best.
2nd: Bandicoot Serenade (Docwra)
Feminine grizzle puppy, very different in type to 1, good eye and expression, nice head with correct bite, little short of coat, but what there was, was harsh. Sound mover.
3rd: Achnagairn Code Name Glebeheath (Guvercin)

Junior Bitch 10 - 2
1st: Benattivo Gem Stone for Daluce ( Thomas)
Nice feminine bitch of good size, excels in head and expression with lovely small well set ears, good shoulder and straight front, moved truly with strong drive, harsh double coat. Res CC
2nd: Intack Blue Pearl (Waldron)
Nice young bitch OK in Head and Eye, true mover, spanned easily.
3rd: Jaslou Juneau (Baker)

Yearling Bitch 14 - 5
1st: Windrushway Serious Gwth ( Gale)
Grizzle bitch, nice head and feminine expression with dark eye, good coat and pelt, moved well.
2nd: Worker’s Playtime ( Waller)
Honest sound bitch, good size with nice head and well placed ears, good bite, nice tail set.
3rd: Benattivo Rosina (Girling)

Post Graduate Bitch 18- 6
1st: Kyscafter Nimue ( Parsons)
Sound grizzle bitch, nice head, good coat, correct bite, moved OK
2nd: Aurgwen Alyth ( Phillips)
Grizzle bitch of correct size and type, good head, nice expression, moved OK
3rd: Badgerbeck Tree Pipit at Tilmoray JW ( Small)

Limit Bitch 16 - 7 Very strong class for movement
1st: Irton Polka ( Fryer)
Nice young red bitch with lovely varminty expression, very typical otter head and big strong teeth, straight front and good shoulder, narrow and moved with drive
2nd: Ottaswell Obsession ( Garcia-Sierra)
Very typical bitch with good bone, nice otter head, with good expression, dark eye. Correct bite and moved true.
3rd: Yeomeadow Heather for Tyrian ( Dean)

Open Bitch 11 -: 2
1st: Tallowbrook Memento Of Quatford ( Furness)
Feminine blue/t bitch of correct size, she caught my eye when she came into the ring. She has a correct otter head with keen expression, good scissor bite. Shoulder placement and reach of neck excellent. Harsh & dense pin wire coat, thick pelt, and moves true with drive and holds her top line round the ring. CC
2nd: Blue Tutu Via Ycart (Fraser & Butler)
Another blue and tan bitch of correct breed type, good head and expression, correct bite, good top line and harsh jacket, moves soundly.
3rd: CH Comberdown Ciara ( Higham)

Judge: Mrs J Alpe


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