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KC Breed Standard Richmond 21 Judge	STAFFORDSHIRE BULL RICHMOND 21 Judge: Lee Page (Karwillage) BEST OF BREED : 2268 GABEL, Mr P & VAN WIJK, R The World Edition of Spirit Staff s Dog CC : 2246 ARNTZEN, Ms C & MANITO, Mr D Catstaff`s Used To Res Dog CC : 2285 JOHNSON, Mrs and Mr K Ch Tillcarr Fire Coanda JW Bitch CC : 2268 GABEL, Mr P & VAN WIJK, R The World Edition of Spirit Staff s Res Bitch CC : 2284 JOHNSON, Mrs A Ch Ellchansha Once Upon A Time JW Best Puppy : 2307 PYCROFT, Miss K & STEVENS, Mr D Regalbull Enzo STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE RICHMOND 21 May I firstly thank the Officers and Committee Members of the Richmond Dog Show Society for giving me my first chance of awarding Challenge Certificates. I would also kindly like to thank all those that entered under me, I can truly say I honoured and humbled by my great entry. I am not a man that has pushed myself to award CC’s and get judging appointments but I thoroughly enjoyed my day of going over some cracking specimens of the breed. There are a few stalwarts of the breed that I have the pleasure of knowing and that have helped me through the years, a few who are still here with us and a few who that have sadly passed. I would like to thank these for helping me gain great knowledge of this tremendous breed. It is a shame that some of the new Stafford enthusiasts won’t get to sit around a table talking dogs and great stories of the breed with some of these great old timers. MPD (2) 1 Hands & Wyatt’s Skyestaff Winter Soldier. For a nearly 9 month old dog he has a beautiful strong head with a lovely expression, deep stop with nice neat ears and dark round eyes. He is well boned for his age, has a compact body with a level topline. Moved and handled well. 2 Aldridge’s Black Moonbeam Bridge. Bl/br male was a nice dog all round, head not as clean as first, good front, moved well. He carried his tail high on the move but only a baby so tail carriage could be excitement. PD (5) 1 Pycroft’s Regalbull Enzo. Cracking Black Brindle puppy dog, well set ears, dark round eye with tight clean lips and a strong under jaw finishing off his good head piece. Deep brisket leading to a straight front with a nice bit of light to him. Well sprung rib and a nice strong backend, nice square compact dog. He was my Best Puppy Dog and Puppy of Breed. 2 Boggins & Burton’s Luthais Loch Tay. Bl/Br male with a nice head shape, neat ears and dark round eye. Nice spring of rib, strong backend. Nice square dog when stood and held topline on the move. Good to see this handler back in the ring, she knows how to get the best out of the dog. 3 Hammond’s Hammystaff Red Revenge. JD (3, 1) 1 Smith’s Tillcar Forged In Fire. Another good animal from this Kennel, good head and expression. Well boned for age, straight front with feet turned out slightly. Well spring of rib, close coupled leading into a powerful backend, moved and handled well. Also had plenty of spirit. 2 Brown’s Syrus Royal. Blue dog with a decent head shape, slightly heavier eared than first, moved ok, just wasn’t enough of him for me. YD (2, 1) 1 Norris’ Labrastaff Magma Of Haidastaff. Dark Brindle with straight front, deep brisket, nice rib, short in the back, nice head shape with deep stop, round eye and neat ears, moved well. ND (3) 1 Hammond’s Hammystaff Red Revenge. Red and white dog with a decent head piece, straight front, good lay of shoulder, well sprung rib, moved and handled well. 2 Skyestaff Winter Soldier. First in Minor Puppy. 3 Walker’s Georgie Poergie Pops At Teshleystaf. GD (5, 1) 1 Iles’ Dilirystaff Calypso Jack. Red and white dog, decent head with dark mask and eye with neat ears. Good front leading to feet turning out slightly, well spring of rib and a strong back end. Moved ok. 2 Thomas’ Sunnystone Limited Edition. Bl/Br dog with a strong head and well boned, he had a good spring of rib and a powerful backend. Moved ok. 3 Wise’s Montgomery Guard. PGD (9, 2) 1 Funnell’s Powerpack Tam O’Shanter JW. Black Brindle with white male. Good strong head with nice ears, dark round eye correct scissor bite. Lovely straight front who kept his topline on the move. He very compacted, very well made dog and short in the body moved and handled well. 2 Mann’s Biggleswick It’s My Life. Black and white male, good lay of shoulder leading to a straight front, well spring of rib, close coupled, strong rear, head piece not as strong as first but nice head giving him his second place. 3 Stillman’s Sikaistaff Shadow Warrior At Maidendale. LD (7) 1 Arntzen & Manito’s Catstaff Used To. Standard sized Black Brindle male who’s a well put together dog. He has nice head piece with a dark eye and a good length of muzzle. He’s deep in the brisket with a good front, his feet turn out slightly. Close coupled and a nice tail set with a strong backend and went well. Who I was happy to award top honours on this day, this fella is full of himself, sparky and all Stafford. He was my Dog CC winner. 2 Jackson’s Jackabyte Javikah. Black Brindle with a good bit of bone to him, straight front, nice strong head with dark round eyes and nice ears. He moved with ease, close coupled with a powerful backend. 3 Gough & Gough’s Manark Made To Measure. OD (10) 1 Johnson’s Ch Tillcar Fire Cocanda. Again what another cracking animal, great head piece, dark eye and neat rose ears giving away a great expression. Ample bone with a good straight front, nice feet that turned out slightly. Well spring of rib, close coupled with good rear angulation. Moved and handled excellently. Deciding between CC & RCC was no easy task, both dogs were a joy to go over. RCC awarded. 2 Plumstead’s Callastaff Son Of Moon. Black Brindle with a good head, dark eye with a deep stop, nice set of neat ears. Nice straight front with tidy feet, his topline is level with a nice spring of rib, tail set is correct. Moved and handled well. 3 Desmond & Desmond’s Ch Elitebulls Challenger JW. MPB (5) 1 Jackson’s Jackabyte Nemesis. Black Brindle female with an excellent feminine head piece, dark eye, strong muzzle with a strong under jaw, clean lipped and good dentation. Well boned for age, deep brisket, straight front with feet turning out slightly. Good spring of rib, powerful back end and well let down in the hock. Good compact pup, she was my Best Puppy Bitch. 2 Badman’s Skyestaff Dream Big. Bl/br bitch feminine head with dark round eye. Good front with good feet. She wasn’t as compact as first but she was a nice bitch all round. 3 Emery’s Casails You Are My Sunshine. PB (5, 3) 1 Asker’s Dazmarnic Because I Can. Red bitch with a decent head shape, dark eye and mask, good depth of brisket, well sprung rib, handled well. 2 Pearson’s Kodaknott Dusk Upon Us. Pied bitch with a good head nice front and well bodied and a good back end. Moved and handled well. JB (3, 1) 1 Johnson’s Tillcar Kissed By Fire. Standard black brindle bitch with good pigmentation, strong but feminine head piece, neat ears set nice with a nice dark eye. Good depth of brisket, nice straight front with feet turning slightly out. Well sprung rib, powerful backend. Moved and handled well. 2 Funnell’s Powerpack Morgan Le Fay. Black brindle bitch with a nice head shape, neat ears, nice dark round eyes. Straight front with a nice bit of rib, level topline, moved well. YB (5) 1 Kendall’s Rossobull Upsy Daisy. Brindle with White bitch, clean strong head with a nice bit of under jaw, nice bite, neat rose ears and dark round eyes that gave her a lovely expression. She moved with drive which she held her topline on the move. Nice bit of bone to her and she was in great condition. 2 Anchor’s Kadejen Leader Of The Pack. Black Brindle with a decent head shape, straight front, good spring of rib, good end held topline on the move. 3 Jones & Merrick’s Magicgem Queen Of Hearts At Rougestaff. NB (2) 1 Pearson’s Kodaknott Cold As Ice. Red & White pied, strong feminine head with nice dark eyes. Neat ears, clean lipped, well boned with deep brisket and straight front with feet turning out slightly. Well spring of rib leading to a strong rear. Moved and handled well. 2 Powerpack Morgan Le Fay. Second in Junior Bitch. GB (6, 1) First in NB. 2 Catley’s Sikaistaff The Fire Inside. Black brindle bitch with a pretty head shape, nice stop with round eyes, neatly placed ears, straight front, topline level and a strong back end, moved well. 3 Hopkins & Hopkins’ Raspberry Ripple Of Spirit Staffs To Trufflestaff. PGB (7) 1 Canavan’s Boldstock Who’s Bovered Now. Black brindle bitch with a beautiful head shape, lovely dark eyes and neat rose ears. She is in super fit condition with a straight front, a good brisket, nice spring of rib, close coupled. She moved with ease with a level topline. 2 Hands & Freeman’s Gazstaff Black Velvet At Skyestaff. This Black Brindle bitch is very similar to my 1st with again a nice head with round dark eyes, neatly placed ears. She has a nice head shape, good front who moved well. 3 Funnell’s Powerpack Alura Finvarra. LB (5) 1 Fulford’s Gazstaff Diamond. Black Brindle bitch that is hard to touch, clean pretty head shape with dark round eyes, ample underjaw, correct bite and neat rose ears. Straight front leading to a deep brisket. Moved with drive and purpose also held her topline. Handled well. 2 Bainborough’s Sikaistaff Dark Phoenix. Good all round black brindle bitch, nice bit of light beneath her. Strong feminine head with good length of muzzle. Straight front, good compacted body with strong rear end. Moved well. 3 Jones’ Chiswelstaff Black Velvet At Kamaristaff JW. OB (7) 1 Gabel & Van Wijk’s The World Edition Of Spirit Staff. Black brindle who has a beautiful strong feminine head, nice muzzle and correct scissor bite, lovely round dark eyes with pretty rose ears that’s set of her expression and pronounced cheek muscles. Her front was correct with a nice drop of brisket with enough rib and perfectly coupled, her topline was level stood and on the move. She was in superb condition with the tightest of coats, she was handled well. She was my CC winner, Best of Breed and I was happy to see her win first in the Terrier Group. 2 Johnson’s Ch Ellachansha Once Upon A Time. A lovely black brindle that was in great condition, nice shaped head with very dark round eyes with nice neatly placed ears and a lovely expression. Nice straight front, nice neat feet and a level topline that stayed on the move. Was very happy to award her RCC. 3 Stanway’s Waystaff Full Moon. 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Staffordshire

Richmond 21 Judge's Critique

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Richmond 21 Judge

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL RICHMOND 21

Judge: Lee Page (Karwillage)

BEST OF BREED : 2268 GABEL, Mr P & VAN WIJK, R The World Edition of Spirit Staff s
Dog CC : 2246 ARNTZEN, Ms C & MANITO, Mr D Catstaff`s Used To
Res Dog CC : 2285 JOHNSON, Mrs and Mr K Ch Tillcarr Fire Coanda JW
Bitch CC : 2268 GABEL, Mr P & VAN WIJK, R The World Edition of Spirit Staff s
Res Bitch CC : 2284 JOHNSON, Mrs A Ch Ellchansha Once Upon A Time JW
Best Puppy : 2307 PYCROFT, Miss K & STEVENS, Mr D Regalbull Enzo
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE RICHMOND 21

May I firstly thank the Officers and Committee Members of the Richmond Dog Show Society for giving me my first chance of awarding Challenge Certificates. I would also kindly like to thank all those that entered under me, I can truly say I honoured and humbled by my great entry. I am not a man that has pushed myself to award CC’s and get judging appointments but I thoroughly enjoyed my day of going over some cracking specimens of the breed. There are a few stalwarts of the breed that I have the pleasure of knowing and that have helped me through the years, a few who are still here with us and a few who that have sadly passed. I would like to thank these for helping me gain great knowledge of this tremendous breed. It is a shame that some of the new Stafford enthusiasts won’t get to sit around a table talking dogs and great stories of the breed with some of these great old timers.

MPD (2)

1 Hands & Wyatt’s Skyestaff Winter Soldier. For a nearly 9 month old dog he has a beautiful strong head with a lovely expression, deep stop with nice neat ears and dark round eyes. He is well boned for his age, has a compact body with a level topline. Moved and handled well.

2 Aldridge’s Black Moonbeam Bridge. Bl/br male was a nice dog all round, head not as clean as first, good front, moved well. He carried his tail high on the move but only a baby so tail carriage could be excitement.

PD (5)

1 Pycroft’s Regalbull Enzo. Cracking Black Brindle puppy dog, well set ears, dark round eye with tight clean lips and a strong under jaw finishing off his good head piece. Deep brisket leading to a straight front with a nice bit of light to him. Well sprung rib and a nice strong backend, nice square compact dog. He was my Best Puppy Dog and Puppy of Breed.

2 Boggins & Burton’s Luthais Loch Tay. Bl/Br male with a nice head shape, neat ears and dark round eye. Nice spring of rib, strong backend. Nice square dog when stood and held topline on the move. Good to see this handler back in the ring, she knows how to get the best out of the dog.

3 Hammond’s Hammystaff Red Revenge.

JD (3, 1)

1 Smith’s Tillcar Forged In Fire. Another good animal from this Kennel, good head and expression. Well boned for age, straight front with feet turned out slightly. Well spring of rib, close coupled leading into a powerful backend, moved and handled well. Also had plenty of spirit.

2 Brown’s Syrus Royal. Blue dog with a decent head shape, slightly heavier eared than first, moved ok, just wasn’t enough of him for me.

YD (2, 1)

1 Norris’ Labrastaff Magma Of Haidastaff. Dark Brindle with straight front, deep brisket, nice rib, short in the back, nice head shape with deep stop, round eye and neat ears, moved well.

ND (3)

1 Hammond’s Hammystaff Red Revenge. Red and white dog with a decent head piece, straight front, good lay of shoulder, well sprung rib, moved and handled well.

2 Skyestaff Winter Soldier. First in Minor Puppy. 3 Walker’s Georgie Poergie Pops At Teshleystaf.

GD (5, 1)

1 Iles’ Dilirystaff Calypso Jack. Red and white dog, decent head with dark mask and eye with neat ears. Good front leading to feet turning out slightly, well spring of rib and a strong back end. Moved ok.

2 Thomas’ Sunnystone Limited Edition. Bl/Br dog with a strong head and well boned, he had a good spring of rib and a powerful backend. Moved ok.

3 Wise’s Montgomery Guard.

PGD (9, 2)

1 Funnell’s Powerpack Tam O’Shanter JW. Black Brindle with white male. Good strong head with nice ears, dark round eye correct scissor bite. Lovely straight front who kept his topline on the move. He very compacted, very well made dog and short in the body moved and handled well.

2 Mann’s Biggleswick It’s My Life. Black and white male, good lay of shoulder leading to a straight front, well spring of rib, close coupled, strong rear, head piece not as strong as first but nice head giving him his second place.

3 Stillman’s Sikaistaff Shadow Warrior At Maidendale.

LD (7)

1 Arntzen & Manito’s Catstaff Used To. Standard sized Black Brindle male who’s a well put together dog. He has nice head piece with a dark eye and a good length of muzzle. He’s deep in the brisket with a good front, his feet turn out slightly. Close coupled and a nice tail set with a strong backend and went well. Who I was happy to award top honours on this day, this fella is full of himself, sparky and all Stafford. He was my Dog CC winner.

2 Jackson’s Jackabyte Javikah. Black Brindle with a good bit of bone to him, straight front, nice strong head with dark round eyes and nice ears. He moved with ease, close coupled with a powerful backend.

3 Gough & Gough’s Manark Made To Measure.

OD (10)

1 Johnson’s Ch Tillcar Fire Cocanda. Again what another cracking animal, great head piece, dark eye and neat rose ears giving away a great expression. Ample bone with a good straight front, nice feet that turned out slightly. Well spring of rib, close coupled with good rear angulation. Moved and handled excellently. Deciding between CC & RCC was no easy task, both dogs were a joy to go over. RCC awarded.

2 Plumstead’s Callastaff Son Of Moon. Black Brindle with a good head, dark eye with a deep stop, nice set of neat ears. Nice straight front with tidy feet, his topline is level with a nice spring of rib, tail set is correct. Moved and handled well.

3 Desmond & Desmond’s Ch Elitebulls Challenger JW.

MPB (5)

1 Jackson’s Jackabyte Nemesis. Black Brindle female with an excellent feminine head piece, dark eye, strong muzzle with a strong under jaw, clean lipped and good dentation. Well boned for age, deep brisket, straight front with feet turning out slightly. Good spring of rib, powerful back end and well let down in the hock. Good compact pup, she was my Best Puppy Bitch.

2 Badman’s Skyestaff Dream Big. Bl/br bitch feminine head with dark round eye. Good front with good feet. She wasn’t as compact as first but she was a nice bitch all round.

3 Emery’s Casails You Are My Sunshine.

PB (5, 3)

1 Asker’s Dazmarnic Because I Can. Red bitch with a decent head shape, dark eye and mask, good depth of brisket, well sprung rib, handled well.

2 Pearson’s Kodaknott Dusk Upon Us. Pied bitch with a good head nice front and well bodied and a good back end. Moved and handled well.

JB (3, 1)

1 Johnson’s Tillcar Kissed By Fire. Standard black brindle bitch with good pigmentation, strong but feminine head piece, neat ears set nice with a nice dark eye. Good depth of brisket, nice straight front with feet turning slightly out. Well sprung rib, powerful backend. Moved and handled well.

2 Funnell’s Powerpack Morgan Le Fay. Black brindle bitch with a nice head shape, neat ears, nice dark round eyes. Straight front with a nice bit of rib, level topline, moved well.

YB (5)

1 Kendall’s Rossobull Upsy Daisy. Brindle with White bitch, clean strong head with a nice bit of under jaw, nice bite, neat rose ears and dark round eyes that gave her a lovely expression. She moved with drive which she held her topline on the move. Nice bit of bone to her and she was in great condition.

2 Anchor’s Kadejen Leader Of The Pack. Black Brindle with a decent head shape, straight front, good spring of rib, good end held topline on the move.

3 Jones & Merrick’s Magicgem Queen Of Hearts At Rougestaff.

NB (2)

1 Pearson’s Kodaknott Cold As Ice. Red & White pied, strong feminine head with nice dark eyes. Neat ears, clean lipped, well boned with deep brisket and straight front with feet turning out slightly. Well spring of rib leading to a strong rear. Moved and handled well.

2 Powerpack Morgan Le Fay. Second in Junior Bitch.

GB (6, 1)
First in NB.

2 Catley’s Sikaistaff The Fire Inside. Black brindle bitch with a pretty head shape, nice stop with round eyes, neatly placed ears, straight front, topline level and a strong back end, moved well.

3 Hopkins & Hopkins’ Raspberry Ripple Of Spirit Staffs To Trufflestaff.

PGB (7)

1 Canavan’s Boldstock Who’s Bovered Now. Black brindle bitch with a beautiful head shape, lovely dark eyes and neat rose ears. She is in super fit condition with a straight front, a good brisket, nice spring of rib, close coupled. She moved with ease with a level topline.

2 Hands & Freeman’s Gazstaff Black Velvet At Skyestaff. This Black Brindle bitch is very similar to my 1st with again a nice head with round dark eyes, neatly placed ears. She has a nice head shape, good front who moved well.

3 Funnell’s Powerpack Alura Finvarra.

LB (5)

1 Fulford’s Gazstaff Diamond. Black Brindle bitch that is hard to touch, clean pretty head shape with dark round eyes, ample underjaw, correct bite and neat rose ears. Straight front leading to a deep brisket. Moved with drive and purpose also held her topline. Handled well.

2 Bainborough’s Sikaistaff Dark Phoenix. Good all round black brindle bitch, nice bit of light beneath her. Strong feminine head with good length of muzzle. Straight front, good compacted body with strong rear end. Moved well.

3 Jones’ Chiswelstaff Black Velvet At Kamaristaff JW.

OB (7)

1 Gabel & Van Wijk’s The World Edition Of Spirit Staff. Black brindle who has a beautiful strong feminine head, nice muzzle and correct scissor bite, lovely round dark eyes with pretty rose ears that’s set of her expression and pronounced cheek muscles. Her front was correct with a nice drop of brisket with enough rib and perfectly coupled, her topline was level stood and on the move. She was in superb condition with the tightest of coats, she was handled well. She was my CC winner, Best of Breed and I was happy to see her win first in the Terrier Group.

2 Johnson’s Ch Ellachansha Once Upon A Time. A lovely black brindle that was in great condition, nice shaped head with very dark round eyes with nice neatly placed ears and a lovely expression. Nice straight front, nice neat feet and a level topline that stayed on the move. Was very happy to award her RCC.

3 Stanway’s Waystaff Full Moon.

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