NORWICH CRUFTS 24
Judge: Mrs B Sweigart [USA]
Dog Challenge Certificate 15345 - Ch Ragus Punch Bowl (Mrs L & Mrs Y Crawley & Baldwin)
Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate 15372 - Fi Ch Norwestsko My Piperson (Miss N.m. Salminen)
Bitch Challenge Certificate 15337 - Ch Elantiz Angels and Demons JW (Miss J N & Mr B Armstrong & Egginton)
Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate 15357 - Kreatin Truly Extra (Mrs C Hitchen)
Best Of Breed 15345 - Ch Ragus Punch Bowl (Mrs L & Mrs Y Crawley & Baldwin)
Best Puppy 15360 - Ragus Silver Gilt TAF (Miss D H & Mrs R A & Mrs L A Inett & Harrison & Crawley)
Best Veteran 15347 - Sea Sky (Mrs D Crozier)
NORWICH JUDGE CRUFTS 24
NORWICH JUDGE CRUFTS 24
First, I would like to thank the Crufts committee for inviting me to judge at this prestigious event. I would also like to thank the breeders and exhibitors for bringing me such a wonderful entry of quality dogs. I was happy to see that the condition of most of the dogs shown today was very good. Some of them were a bit chunky but overall they were very fit and in good coat.
VD 1 Crozier, Sea Sky very nice, black and tan dog slightly faded to grizzle. Could be slightly more compact. He carried himself well around the ring and moved with confidence. He had a pleasant head and nice, dark eye, well set ears carried a good top line and nice tail set. PD 1 Inett, Harrison and Crawley’s Ragus Silver Gilt. Very promising pup with lovely head and expression. Nice dark eye, well placed ears good reach of neck, well-placed shoulders and strong top line high set tail. Good bone with lovely feet well let down hocks carried himself well around the ring with a strong topline . I would go on to place him Best Puppy. 2 Armstrong and Egginton’s Ragus Blue, steel lovely black and tan puppy. Short couple with good substance. Good head and expression nice dark eye short, strong back and good tail set. He moved well. Not quite in the condition of number one.
JD 1 Inett & Harrison Carradine Primo Donald. Very short, couple red dog with a harsh red coat, Pleasant head, and a nice dark guy. He had good shoulder placement and carried a strong top line. Good bone into nice tight feet, carried himself around the rain.2 Turnball’s Elantiz Risk It All &See Very nice red pup a bit short of coat. He had a nice head and expression moved well on good legs not as compact as number one.
PGD 1 Morris & Reid’s Bricken Blame the Game. Short couple, well-made dog with a nice head and good ear placement, and a nice harsh coat Well-made through his neck and shoulder, good top line, legs, and feet. I found his eye a bit bold.2 Hardwick and Barges Bring Me Laughter a nice black and tan dog with a good harsh coat dark eye nice head not a short coupled as number one could have a better tail set
LD 1 Gretton& Bell’s Elantiz Verde substantial short, coupled red dog with a good head and expression, nice shoulder placement and a strong top line strong ending in compact, tight feet, carried himself well around the ring and very full coat 2 Crozier’s Misma of Brookhill lovely, red dog with a harsh coat, nice shoulder placement and good legs and feet. He had a nice head and expression, and he moved well. I would like to see a bit more substance.
OD 1 Crawley & Baldwin’s Ragus Punch Bowl Short coupled dog with lovely head and expression, nice width of skull and good ear replacement, good reach of neck and will place shoulders into a strong top line and well set. Tail had great legs and feet presented in beautiful condition and didn’t put a foot wrong on the move. Went on went on to win the dog CC and BOB. 2 Salminen’s Norwestsko My Piperson Another lovely dog presented in lovely condition. He moves well around the ring carrying his tail perfectly. He had a lovely head and expression, strong bone and good feet. He carried a good topline on move moved well coming and going Pressed #1 for the win ! Went on to be awarded reserved CC
CGC 1 Crosier’s Misma of Brook Hall 2 Crozier’s Sea Sky
VB 1 Martin’s Brown Eyed Girl at Kirmir in great condition. Cobby, good shoulder placement carried herself well 2 Kwak’s Deep Creek’s Olympic Peninsula lovely head expression with nice dark eye, carried herself well, and moved well slightly longer than number one and and not quite as good condition
PB A very nice class of Norwich puppies first to Crawley’s Ragus Made in Silver Very coby pup with good head and expressions lovely, dark guy nice width of skull with good ear placement She carried herself well. 2 Armstrong & Lawrence’sElantz I am Who I Am lovely red bitch, carrying good coat. She had a good head and expression. Nice shoulders into good top line and tail set. Not quite as shorted coupled as numbe
JB 1 Bell’s Dorinor Royal Maid, lovely compact, red bitch with a good head and expression, well shaped dark eye, a nice neck and shoulder. Good topline She moved well coming and going as well as around the ring. She was in very good condition. 2 Lemo’s Pouchcove’s Tahitian Pearl at Lemo , a very nice black and tan bitch with a good expression and well shaved dark eye very expressive, a nice head and tail set carried herself well around the rain not quite as good through the neck and shoulder as number one.
PGB Haynes Alantro Silent Step lovely red bitch with nice head and expression, good front legs and good feet, neck and shoulder into strong top line with strong hindquarters. She moved well around and coming and going. 2 Ragus Touch of Nutmeg Good red bitch with nice head and expression top line and tail, set moved, welcoming and going not quite as short coupled a snumber one
LB 1 Batey’s Contilly Smoke and Burn Very nice black and bitch with good head and expression good width of skull and well placed ears nice front with strong front legs and good feet carried a good top line around the ring and moved with good rear angulation
OB 1 Armstrong &Egginton’s Elantiz Angels & Demons Lovely red bitch with good head and expression, lovely dark eye good front with good feet, nice neck shoulders with a strong top line and good tail set. Went well around the ring and presented in very good condition. She went on to be my bitch CC winner 2 Hitchens Kreatin Truly Extra Lovely short coupled bitch, had a lovely expression, and carried a good topline She had great legs and feet and a wonderful, harsh coat not quite as good through the shoulder as number one. She went on to be the reserve CC winner. I have to say that overall I was very impressed with the condition in which most of the entries were presented.
Beth Sweigart
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