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ENGLISH BULL WINDSOR 17 Judge: Mr Bas Bosch (Belgium) BEST OF BREED : 4698 SMALLEY Mr B & Mrs D Briden Diamond ENGLISH BULL JUDGE WINDSOR 17 What a treat, judging at Windsor for the first time and then all four days. Extra treat: awarding CC's in three breeds for the first time, all representing a fascinating history that started in Good Old England, one of them being the Bull Terrier. It will be difficult to come up with a more intriguing breed than this one with so many truly inspiring breed enthusiasts. I feel more than privileged that one of them has been my teacher, the deceased Jacob Bouma of Polytelis fame. I vividly remember literally every kennel visit - difficult to forget anyway, first and for all thanks to his 'room filling' personality and more than outspoken ideas and opinions about breeding and judging. He was keen to help me become familiar with his breed, because of my background in Bully and Mastiff breeds. All very inspiring, still is... before my judging of the Bull Terrier at Windsor I was 'talking' to him. He did not haunt me the night after, so I presume he was okay with my findings. The general impression the breed gave me on the day was one of quite a bit of variation in type and size. I considered the average quality of the bitches better than that of the dogs, but in both sexes I was invited to go for some serious comparing before making the ultimate decisions. Again in general I did not notice major differences with the Bull Terriers entries I've judged in other countries, but one thing struck me though, because I did not expect it perhaps: the colour of eye. Quite a few were at least a bit light. It seems to become a serious problem in many more breeds wherever one goes. It is something that really bothers me, especially in a breed like the Bull Terrier, or the Bulldog for that matter, in which an eye cannot be dark enough. Bites were less than an issue, again compared to what I am used to, in fact I've seen some real impressive sets of teeth in highly typical heads at this Windsor Show, really nice! Says someone who is not too critical on the set of incisors - isn't it Jacob? - it's all about comparing and weighing the pros and cons - yes, Jacob. There was only one dog that I could not give what he - a true stallion - begged for as soon as he came in to the ring, because of his mouth; such a pity (instead of Jacob he was the one who 'haunted' me afterwards). I like to think that my CC winners had something extra to offer; quality. In that respect my Best Male filled the ring as no other Bully did that day, what a presence! Still it did not take me too long to go for the Bitch for the BOB, as she offered the complete picture, she stood out from all angles. Must admit that I was quite thrilled when hearing that she, in the meantime, has already become a Champion, so soon after her first ticket at Windsor; so nice to have been able to play a small part in this remarkable culture of making up champions in 'no time' which is an integral part of the British Bull Terrier scenery. As you can read, plenty of reasons to look back to this first with all possible pleasure. But that's only half of the story. I really have to show my gratitude to my ring stewards who were extra efficient and most enjoyable and the breed enthusiasts who came over for a chat after it all was done. Thank you ever so much! 1 Morgans Marshelsea Trouble Coming At Romagna. Big boy, full of life, in excellent condition for his age. Strong, masculine head with excellent downface and finish, decent fill, excellent underjaw, sufficient dark and small eye, well carried ears. Clean bone, excellent lay-back of shoulder, top-, and underline, nice spring of rib, plenty of angulation behind. Starts to show his age on the move behind. Best Veteran in Breed. 1 Mcpherson Beskermengel Golden Sirius. Every inch a puppy still. Impressive length of head with excellent downface and finish. Nicely placed, sufficient small eye. Quality legs, angulation front behind balanced, nice tail set and carriage, excellent condition. Moves really well. 1 Malden Louka Eye In The Sky. Masculine dog of massive built. Very strong head, decent downface and fill, excellent finish, nicely set, sufficient small and dark eye. Strong bone, feet ok, plenty of rib, angulation front behind balanced. Just sufficient athletic on the move, rather proud of his tail. 1 Goodwin & Fitzherbert-Stewart Locoville Serge Blanco Quality male of excellent type. Strong head with excellent eye and ear, very good downface, fill and underjaw, excellent finish. Nice bone and feet, well angulated front, excellent angulation behind. Easy going movement, covering a lot of ground. RDCC 2 Fletcher Indelibull Inkreadible. Massive built dog with sufficient balance between head and body. Nicely set, small eye, plenty of downface and finish, decent length of muzzle, well filled. Clean bone, angulation front behind balanced, plenty of rib. Correct movement coming and going, sufficient sparkle. 1 Karta-Williams & Williams Briden Fun Lovin Criminal At Karmara Quality dog. Impressive length of head with nice downface and finish, lovely eye, decent fill, excellent quality of teeth, ear carriage a bit untidy. Clean legs, excellent feet, angulation front behind balanced, excellent top- and underline, could be shorter coupled. Easy going and correct on the move. 1 Sineri White Kamikaze. Short coupled dog of excellent type, full of quality and even more ring presence. Lovely carried head with strong downface and finish, typical set and shaped eye, decent fill, excellent set and development of teeth, excellent ear set and carriage. Excellent lay back of shoulder, nice legs and feet, excellent top- and underline, excellent tail set, clean, hard muscled condition. Balanced, athletic mover. DCC 2 Newberry Ukusa Dosequis. Lovely headed dog - best head in the class in fact, truly excellent in all parts. Decent bone, feet ok, excellent top- and underline, short coupled, tail set could be better, decent angulated behind. Balanced mover. 1 Waycott Waybully Andromeda shc A true athlete, clean cut over longer lines. Impressive length of head but could do with more strength of muzzle to balance it, dark, sufficient small eye. Excell 1 Gronborg Danelaw Midnight Crackling Star. Quality puppy of appealing type, beautifully balanced. Truly feminine head with excellent ear, eye, downface and finish. Filling not ready yet. Well put together throughout, what she also shows on the move. Excellent condition. BP 2 West & Jones Irazistabull Staring Back Truly feminine, very nicely balanced puppy. Strong head with plenty of downface, extra strong jaw, nicely placed, sufficient small eye. Nice bone and feet, angulation front behind balanced, Balanced mover. 1 Karta-Williams & Williams Kaiserbull's Tough Love At Karmara Big girl, but every inch a female. Strong head with excellent eye, downface and finish, jaw ok. Quality front, well filled and clean, excellent topline and angulation behind, excellent condition. Balanced mover. 2 Malden Louka Lady In The Mask. Small sized bitch of sufficient type and quality. Nice balance between head and body. Well shaped head with nice eye. Would prefer more cleanness overall, tail carriage ok. Sufficiently balanced and strong on the move. 1 Leesley Extrosa's Brenda Lee Little Miss Dynamite At Lydsyll (Imp Ita). Smaller sized, truly feminine bitch with plenty of quality, full of presence. Excellent ear and eye, downface and finish, decent fill. Nicely set front with excellent forechest, excels in rib, tail set could be better, plenty of angulation in knee and hock. Balanced movement. 2 Klammer Collinanera Dollys Sweet Desire Honest, solid build bitch. Excellent downface and finish, sufficient small and dark eye. Well proportioned throughout with matching bone. Correct on the move, but could do with more sparkle. 1 Taylor Ragnarok Vinter Longer casted female with plenty of substance. Nice head with expressive eye and excellent downface and finish, decent fill. Angulation front behind balanced, rather proud of her tail. Covers the ground well. 2 Mcpherson Cigano Rose Flower Feminine bitch of pleasing type. Well developed head with excellent downface and finish, eye rather large, bite could be better. Decent constructed body, but would prefer a short coupling, tailset rather high. Easy going movement. 1 Smalley Briden Diamond Truly feminine bitch of lovely type, beautifully balanced, oozes quality. Noble head carriage, truly excellent in all parts with the darkest of eyes. Highly typical top- and underline, well angulated front, solid and clean, with excellent forechest, quality legs and feet, excellent tailset and carriage, well made behind, superb condition. Covers the ground soundly and easily, correct coming and going. BCC and BOB 2 Young & Deutsch Trick Or Treat Jaunty Air At Kirkville (Imp Fra) Feminine, short coupled bitch of excellent type with a lot of presence. Lovely carried head, excellent in all parts, but still would prefer a bit more fill and a slightly darker eye. Very good bone, well angulated front with decent forechest, excellent angulation in knee and hock with extra quality of muscles, tail set could be a bit lower. Easy going movement with plenty of drive RBCC
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