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KC Breed Standard Driffield 12 Judge	STAFFORDSHIRE BULL DRIFFIELD 12 Judge: Mr Jeff Ford BEST OF BREED : 4275 MASON Mr & Mrs P Dare To Dream Dog CC : 4239 FULFORD Mesdames K A & N Staffstyle Burning Heart At Bokido Res Dog CC : 4236 FOSTER Mr R S Lime Brindle Duke Bitch CC : 4275 MASON Mr & Mrs P Dare To Dream Res Bitch CC : 4313 STOKES Mr & Mrs C Oxstoks Cherry Blossom Best Puppy : 4267 KARLSSON, Mr K R & JONES Mr C Kylestaff Voodoo Child Best Veteran : Best Breeder : STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE DRIFFIELD 12 Staffordshire Bull Terriers In a few classes I was splitting hairs with a number of exhibits, & on another day would change places many times. I was very happy with my final line-up of dogs & bitches, they were all of excellent quality & worthy of winning top honours. On a more serious note I was very disappointed to hear later of silly & stupid comments made from around the ringside, of what I was going to award for the top spots. I will say & comment that when I arrived at this show to officiate & well beforehand, my opinion for top spots was made of honest & unbiased opinion. MPD (4) 1 Morgan-Pister’s Biggleswick Gift Of The Gab, lovely tiger/br with everything in the right place, head shape, ears, eyes & mouth all in fine order, good straight front, level topline & sound hind end, will mature into fine specimen, moved & showed well; 2 Murray & Walker’s Cannichbull Sammie Doyle, nice type b/br, unfortunate to meet 1 in fine shape. Nice head, ears & bite, straight front. Preferred topline of 1 but should tighten up a bit with maturity. Showed well. PD (5) 1 Karlsson & Jones Kylestaff Voodoo Child, good strong headed dark brindle, nice type, well set ears, perfect bite, good set front, well boned with nice topline to match. Was a little ring shy to start but improved with time & could not deny him BP on his many good virtues he attained, persevere with him, I have seen dogs with half his virtues take top honours; 2 Kimber’s Kimstaff Harry Potter, b/br with many virtues as 1, nice typy dog, eyes, ears & mouth all correct with nice front & topline, moved out well & handled second to none; 3 Martin’s Alvis White Lightning. JD (9) 1 Foster’s Lime Brindle Duke, mah/br/w, quality type who should go all the way in time, first class head with eyes, ears & bite all correct, lovely straight front, up on toes, nice drop to brisket, perfect topline, quarters coming along nicely, firm to the touch with a beautiful bloom to coat, shown & handled very well. RCC, pushed hard for top spot, your day will come I’m sure, he is a beauty, I was pleased to go over him; 2 Lewis’ Charmonics Regal Lad, lovely type dark br/w, many virtues as 1, just prefer better head of 1. I have liked this dog for some time & was pleased when going over him. A dog to be proud of, shown & handled well another with a bright future; 3 Nicholson & Rowansblac’s Luvly Jubbly for Ballindonna. YD (3) 1 Barnett & Shawcroft’s Marstaff Bounty Boy, lovely Standard fit type. Would have preferred shade more head to fit picture. Good bite, front topline all good, in lovely show order, shown & handled well. PGD (10) 1 Thomas’ Ashstock Knight Shadow, red b/m, good type, won a nice class, good head, ears, bite & lovely straight front, nice round bone & up on his toes, topline second to none with quarters coming along nicely. Just needs to rib up more & will fill the picture. Shown & handled very well; 2 Dearman’s Blazinstaff Sacrifice, r/w, good type, good headed with nice ear carriage & good eye placement, mouth in good order, lovely straight front, good drop to brisket & topline, firm quarters & well let down hocks. These two will change places on many occasions, two lovely dogs, shown & handled well; 3 Wijk Verhagen & Bout’s Old Crossguns Huggy Bear. LD (13) 1 Fulford’s Staffstyle Burning Heart at Bokido, r/w, what a beautiful boy, right bang on Standard, lovely strong blocky head with tiny ears, nice dark eye, perfect mouth & jawline, excelled in bone, front & body properties, up on toes & straight pasterns, lovely back end & well bent stifles, never took his eyes off me & demanded attention, a very worthy typy dog who should gain his title. CC, beat some excellent dogs in the line-up, thank you for bringing him under me; 2 Hydes’ Sedgebred Black Diamond, b/br, have watched this dog mature into a fine specimen of the breed, in first-class order with all the right attributes. Pity in meeting 1 in such outstanding form, shone with vitality & fitness, a lovely dog who should now be looking at top honours, shown & handled well by his lady owner; 3 Hart’s Albermarbull Ice White. Lovely trio of dogs, could have given five red cards in this class. OD (12) Good class in which I needed five red cards. 1 Woollett’s Aststock Red Miller, as name implies, Standard type with many good virtues, good head, bite & ears, strength through muzzle, nice straight front, good rib & brisket, good topline on the move & stood like a dream, nice to touch, shown & handled well; 2 Bradley, Bird & Page’s Ch Amystaff Devil In Disguise, b/br, more stronger type with first-class head, excelled in bone & substance, good bite, ears & eyes, strength through muzzle, straight front, level back & strong hindquarters, a worthy ch, shown & handled well; 3 Wall’s Goldwin Our Kid. MPB (6) 1 Thomas’ Stormfire FlashForce, r/w, 6 months puppy of good type & plenty to like, upstanding with plenty time on her side, decent head at this stage, good bite, straight front, level topline, moved out well fore & aft, shown & handled well, worthy winner of her class; 2 Bell, Murry & Walker’s Cannichbull Sweet Surrender, b/br of 6 months, on same lines & type as 1, head coming along nicely with good bite, nice set ears an nice straight front, level topline, moved true & handled well. PB (8) 1 Martin’s Alvis Northern Lights, r/w, good type Standard red with many good virtues, stood foursquare, watched my every move, lovely typy head with good ear carriage, good dentition, straight front & up on toes, nice level topline, in lovely bloom with sound backend right down to her nice whiptail, pleasure to judge, could go far. Just preferred strength & substance of dog for BP; 2 Jackson’s Roughnecks Ecstasy Of Gold, nice type red, on same lines as 1 & similar virtues. Unfortunate in meeting 1 in such good form, but a worthy pup in the process, should mature into a very nice specimen of the breed. Just preferred movement & ring presence of 1; 3 McPhail’s Scorguie Stolen Kisses. JB (9) 1 Halifax’s Seastaff Polar Force at Jackstaff, what a stunning typy bitch who should reach the top with ease when matured, lovely head with nice set ear carriage, perfect bite, well set shoulder placement & lovely straight front, up on toes with a topline of the best, looked a picture when standing with quarters coming along nicely, excelled in type. Moved out well both ways & maturity was the decisive factor for top honours, won a nice class of juniors; 2 Hart’s Jazzygem Cherry Red Albermarbull, r/w of good Standard type, lovely head & shape, ears to match with good dentition, nice straight front & level top, good quarters, moved well for an aft, handled very well, was a pleasure to judge; 3 Murray & Fawkes’ Flintstaff Helena. YB (8) 1 Stokes’ Oxstoks Cherry Blossom, r/w who I have admired for some time, beautiful head with well set ears, dark eye, good bite & underjaw, lovely straight front, ample rib, first-class topline, up on her toes, good strong well muscled hindquarters, in lovely condition, lovely placed shoulders into well defined medium neck, shown to perfection & handled very well. RCC, a bitch to be proud of; 2 Pearce’s Eclypstaff Take A Bow for Bullhawk, b/br who I have admired for some time, lovely head, ears well set, dark eye, straight front, ample bone, good condition. Just preferred better mouth & movement of 1 but a nice type in the making; 3 Hart’s Albermarbull Fire An Ice. PGB (13) 1 Hydes’ Sedgbred Beacon Baroness, nice type Standard b/br in first-class order & condition, good head shape & make, nice well set ears carried well, good dentition, straight front, up on toes, ample bone, good drop of brisket, level topline maintained throughout, moved out well with drive which was expected from her well defined quarters, very nice type; 2 Ross & Harkin’s Nicoles Little Princess, very nice Standard type with same virtues as 1. Not much between these two & could change places anytime, just preferred movement of 1; 3 Freeman’s Devil Rides Out. LB (13) 1 Smith’s Rowellstaff Red Ember at Willowstaff, top size red of fitness, won a good class, lovely head & make, no lippiness, good earset, dentition of the best, upstanding with nice straight front, up on toes, drop to brisket, ample bone, lovely level top maintained on move, in good fit hard condition with super tuck in, sound with quarters to match, shown very well & handled to a well deserved win by her lady owner, beat some nice bitches in the process; 2 Hopkins’ Trufflestaff Hasina Bahiti, dark brindle typy bitch from good kennel, in good order & condition, nice head strong but feminine, nice ear carriage, dark eye, good dentition, strong through muzzle, straight front, good bone, level topline fore & aft, moved out well & shown to perfection. Just shaded out here; 3 Murray & Walker’s Cannichbull Tartan And Tweed. OB (7) 1 Mason’s Ch Dare To Dream, the star of the day, beautiful b/br who oozed quality & class, lovely head shape, dark eye, ears well set, perfect mouth, beautiful straight front, well up on toes, stood like a dream, & watched my every move, a picture of health & vitality, in first-class condition, very hard to fault, quarters hard, well toned body properties, condition was faultless. CC & BOB, moved like she owned the ring with drive & effortless motion, so pleased in judging, excellent specimen of our breed, can see this bitch winning many more CCs, so pleased to see her make the final line-up in the group; 2 Johnston & Kelly’s Gossip Girl at Northbull, much stronger than 1 but a lovely bitch in the making, came up against a star here & had to take second best. Quality bitch who should hold her own in any company, in good order all round, shown & handled well, in hard fit condition; 3 Hopkin’s Ch Trufflestaff Monifa Kanika, beautiful trio of bitches JEFF FORD Go To Top Of Page
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Staffordshire

Driffield 12 Judge's Critique

KC Breed Standard

Driffield 12 Judge

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL DRIFFIELD 12

Judge: Mr Jeff Ford

BEST OF BREED : 4275 MASON Mr & Mrs P Dare To Dream
Dog CC : 4239 FULFORD Mesdames K A & N Staffstyle Burning Heart At Bokido
Res Dog CC : 4236 FOSTER Mr R S Lime Brindle Duke
Bitch CC : 4275 MASON Mr & Mrs P Dare To Dream
Res Bitch CC : 4313 STOKES Mr & Mrs C Oxstoks Cherry Blossom
Best Puppy : 4267 KARLSSON, Mr K R & JONES Mr C Kylestaff Voodoo Child
Best Veteran :
Best Breeder :

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE DRIFFIELD 12

Staffordshire Bull Terriers

In a few classes I was splitting hairs with a number of exhibits, & on another day would change places many times. I was very happy with my final line-up of dogs & bitches, they were all of excellent quality & worthy of winning top honours.

On a more serious note I was very disappointed to hear later of silly & stupid comments made from around the ringside, of what I was going to award for the top spots. I will say & comment that when I arrived at this show to officiate & well beforehand, my opinion for top spots was made of honest & unbiased opinion.

MPD (4)

1 Morgan-Pister’s Biggleswick Gift Of The Gab, lovely tiger/br with everything in the right place, head shape, ears, eyes & mouth all in fine order, good straight front, level topline & sound hind end, will mature into fine specimen, moved & showed well;

2 Murray & Walker’s Cannichbull Sammie Doyle, nice type b/br, unfortunate to meet 1 in fine shape. Nice head, ears & bite, straight front. Preferred topline of 1 but should tighten up a bit with maturity. Showed well.

PD (5)

1 Karlsson & Jones Kylestaff Voodoo Child, good strong headed dark brindle, nice type, well set ears, perfect bite, good set front, well boned with nice topline to match. Was a little ring shy to start but improved with time & could not deny him BP on his many good virtues he attained, persevere with him, I have seen dogs with half his virtues take top honours;

2 Kimber’s Kimstaff Harry Potter, b/br with many virtues as 1, nice typy dog, eyes, ears & mouth all correct with nice front & topline, moved out well & handled second to none;

3 Martin’s Alvis White Lightning.

JD (9)

1 Foster’s Lime Brindle Duke, mah/br/w, quality type who should go all the way in time, first class head with eyes, ears & bite all correct, lovely straight front, up on toes, nice drop to brisket, perfect topline, quarters coming along nicely, firm to the touch with a beautiful bloom to coat, shown & handled very well. RCC, pushed hard for top spot, your day will come I’m sure, he is a beauty, I was pleased to go over him;

2 Lewis’ Charmonics Regal Lad, lovely type dark br/w, many virtues as 1, just prefer better head of 1. I have liked this dog for some time & was pleased when going over him. A dog to be proud of, shown & handled well another with a bright future;

3 Nicholson & Rowansblac’s Luvly Jubbly for Ballindonna.

YD (3)

1 Barnett & Shawcroft’s Marstaff Bounty Boy, lovely Standard fit type. Would have preferred shade more head to fit picture. Good bite, front topline all good, in lovely show order, shown & handled well.

PGD (10)

1 Thomas’ Ashstock Knight Shadow, red b/m, good type, won a nice class, good head, ears, bite & lovely straight front, nice round bone & up on his toes, topline second to none with quarters coming along nicely. Just needs to rib up more & will fill the picture. Shown & handled very well;

2 Dearman’s Blazinstaff Sacrifice, r/w, good type, good headed with nice ear carriage & good eye placement, mouth in good order, lovely straight front, good drop to brisket & topline, firm quarters & well let down hocks. These two will change places on many occasions, two lovely dogs, shown & handled well;

3 Wijk Verhagen & Bout’s Old Crossguns Huggy Bear.

LD (13)

1 Fulford’s Staffstyle Burning Heart at Bokido, r/w, what a beautiful boy, right bang on Standard, lovely strong blocky head with tiny ears, nice dark eye, perfect mouth & jawline, excelled in bone, front & body properties, up on toes & straight pasterns, lovely back end & well bent stifles, never took his eyes off me & demanded attention, a very worthy typy dog who should gain his title. CC, beat some excellent dogs in the line-up, thank you for bringing him under me;

2 Hydes’ Sedgebred Black Diamond, b/br, have watched this dog mature into a fine specimen of the breed, in first-class order with all the right attributes. Pity in meeting 1 in such outstanding form, shone with vitality & fitness, a lovely dog who should now be looking at top honours, shown & handled well by his lady owner;

3 Hart’s Albermarbull Ice White. Lovely trio of dogs, could have given five red cards in this class.

OD (12)

Good class in which I needed five red cards.

1 Woollett’s Aststock Red Miller, as name implies, Standard type with many good virtues, good head, bite & ears, strength through muzzle, nice straight front, good rib & brisket, good topline on the move & stood like a dream, nice to touch, shown & handled well;

2 Bradley, Bird & Page’s Ch Amystaff Devil In Disguise, b/br, more stronger type with first-class head, excelled in bone & substance, good bite, ears & eyes, strength through muzzle, straight front, level back & strong hindquarters, a worthy ch, shown & handled well;

3 Wall’s Goldwin Our Kid.

MPB (6)

1 Thomas’ Stormfire FlashForce, r/w, 6 months puppy of good type & plenty to like, upstanding with plenty time on her side, decent head at this stage, good bite, straight front, level topline, moved out well fore & aft, shown & handled well, worthy winner of her class;

2 Bell, Murry & Walker’s Cannichbull Sweet Surrender, b/br of 6 months, on same lines & type as 1, head coming along nicely with good bite, nice set ears an nice straight front, level topline, moved true & handled well.

PB (8)

1 Martin’s Alvis Northern Lights, r/w, good type Standard red with many good virtues, stood foursquare, watched my every move, lovely typy head with good ear carriage, good dentition, straight front & up on toes, nice level topline, in lovely bloom with sound backend right down to her nice whiptail, pleasure to judge, could go far. Just preferred strength & substance of dog for BP;

2 Jackson’s Roughnecks Ecstasy Of Gold, nice type red, on same lines as 1 & similar virtues. Unfortunate in meeting 1 in such good form, but a worthy pup in the process, should mature into a very nice specimen of the breed. Just preferred movement & ring presence of 1;

3 McPhail’s Scorguie Stolen Kisses.

JB (9)

1 Halifax’s Seastaff Polar Force at Jackstaff, what a stunning typy bitch who should reach the top with ease when matured, lovely head with nice set ear carriage, perfect bite, well set shoulder placement & lovely straight front, up on toes with a topline of the best, looked a picture when standing with quarters coming along nicely, excelled in type. Moved out well both ways & maturity was the decisive factor for top honours, won a nice class of juniors;

2 Hart’s Jazzygem Cherry Red Albermarbull, r/w of good Standard type, lovely head & shape, ears to match with good dentition, nice straight front & level top, good quarters, moved well for an aft, handled very well, was a pleasure to judge;

3 Murray & Fawkes’ Flintstaff Helena.

YB (8)

1 Stokes’ Oxstoks Cherry Blossom, r/w who I have admired for some time, beautiful head with well set ears, dark eye, good bite & underjaw, lovely straight front, ample rib, first-class topline, up on her toes, good strong well muscled hindquarters, in lovely condition, lovely placed shoulders into well defined medium neck, shown to perfection & handled very well. RCC, a bitch to be proud of;

2 Pearce’s Eclypstaff Take A Bow for Bullhawk, b/br who I have admired for some time, lovely head, ears well set, dark eye, straight front, ample bone, good condition. Just preferred better mouth & movement of 1 but a nice type in the making;

3 Hart’s Albermarbull Fire An Ice.

PGB (13)

1 Hydes’ Sedgbred Beacon Baroness, nice type Standard b/br in first-class order & condition, good head shape & make, nice well set ears carried well, good dentition, straight front, up on toes, ample bone, good drop of brisket, level topline maintained throughout, moved out well with drive which was expected from her well defined quarters, very nice type;

2 Ross & Harkin’s Nicoles Little Princess, very nice Standard type with same virtues as 1. Not much between these two & could change places anytime, just preferred movement of 1;

3 Freeman’s Devil Rides Out.

LB (13)

1 Smith’s Rowellstaff Red Ember at Willowstaff, top size red of fitness, won a good class, lovely head & make, no lippiness, good earset, dentition of the best, upstanding with nice straight front, up on toes, drop to brisket, ample bone, lovely level top maintained on move, in good fit hard condition with super tuck in, sound with quarters to match, shown very well & handled to a well deserved win by her lady owner, beat some nice bitches in the process;

2 Hopkins’ Trufflestaff Hasina Bahiti, dark brindle typy bitch from good kennel, in good order & condition, nice head strong but feminine, nice ear carriage, dark eye, good dentition, strong through muzzle, straight front, good bone, level topline fore & aft, moved out well & shown to perfection. Just shaded out here;

3 Murray & Walker’s Cannichbull Tartan And Tweed.

OB (7)

1 Mason’s Ch Dare To Dream, the star of the day, beautiful b/br who oozed quality & class, lovely head shape, dark eye, ears well set, perfect mouth, beautiful straight front, well up on toes, stood like a dream, & watched my every move, a picture of health & vitality, in first-class condition, very hard to fault, quarters hard, well toned body properties, condition was faultless. CC & BOB, moved like she owned the ring with drive & effortless motion, so pleased in judging, excellent specimen of our breed, can see this bitch winning many more CCs, so pleased to see her make the final line-up in the group;

2 Johnston & Kelly’s Gossip Girl at Northbull, much stronger than 1 but a lovely bitch in the making, came up against a star here & had to take second best. Quality bitch who should hold her own in any company, in good order all round, shown & handled well, in hard fit condition;

3 Hopkin’s Ch Trufflestaff Monifa Kanika, beautiful trio of bitches

JEFF FORD

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