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KC Breed Standard Welsh KC 13 Judge	STAFFORDSHIRE BULL WELSH KENNEL CLUB 13 Judge: Mr D Levy BEST OF BREED : 5241 HEDGES, Mr A & BOGOVCIC Mrs C Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai Dog CC : 5241 HEDGES, Mr A & BOGOVCIC Mrs C Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai Res Dog CC : 5265 MEMBURY Mr M & Mrs T Mitzstaff Fun To Flex Bitch CC : 5285 SIMPSON Mr & Mrs S Ch Briganah Breaking Dawn JW Res Bitch CC : 5245 HIRST, Miss S & BIBBY Miss J Ch Taraiel Ciara JW Sh.CM Best Puppy : 5264 MEMBURY Mr M & Mrs T Mitzstaff Union Jack Best Veteran : Best Breeder : STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE WKC 13 Staffordshire Bull Terriers I appreciate your entries. I did say to Val on the way to the show that all the decent reds & pieds would be there. Sure enough, perhaps as many as 50 per cent of the exhibits were colours other than dark brindle which is far from the norm these days. Don’t get me wrong, I was very pleased to see them but why did so many brindle owners stay away? Of course I have awarded CCs & places to non-brindles in the past, but if the best brindles don’t turn up then the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. Ken Davies once said to me that if all the Standard sized dogs stayed away whenever he judged, then he was bound to perpetuate the theory that he only placed oversized Staffords. Don’t just listen to the conspiracy theorists, the whole idea of showing & judging is for you to get someone’s opinion of how well your Stafford fits their interpretation of the Standard. A couple of problems which don’t seem to be getting much challenge were very noticeable in several exhibits. I will accept that temperament, balance, mouth, head, movement, type & many other characteristics are more critical & rightly more widely discussed, but if the Stafford is to remain a healthy traditional dog then lesser areas must also be monitored. The gay tail has long been overlooked as a fault in the breed, but it is clearly required to be "carried rather low”. It was noticeable that very few exhibits kept their tail "low” when moving & in some cases even when being stood in show posture. The other fault I’d not seen before but was present on several exhibits is a very large & heavily padded foot so that the toes actually point upwards. The nails had clearly been cut in all cases so the owners are aware of the problem. Please be aware of these "lesser” points when choosing stud dogs. MPD 1, BP, Membury’s Mitzstaff Union Jack, 8 months brindle, well balanced & typical size for his age, well shaped skull, neat ears, tidy lips & pronounced cheek muscles, a wide set front, adequate rib & brisket for age & a level topline. Moved OK, although a bit frenetic at times; 2 Roberts’ Seabull Snap Reaction, a more mature 8 months r/w head & leg markings, a very strong head with a scissor bite, deep brisket & well developed hindquarters, did keep his tail held perfectly "like a pump handle” when moving. PD 1 Higgins’ Acrestaf O’grady, well muscled 10½ months brindle with an excellent head, broad skull, round dark eyes & scissor bite, has plenty of rib, a level topline & moved well; 2 Carter’s Seastaff Poseidon, 10 months red with dark mask, white vest & toes, a tidy & shapely head, scissor bite & a very typical expression, well boned & stands foursquare with a level topline; 3 Fulford’s Elitebulls Heartbreaker for Regalbull. JD 1 Stanway’s Waystaff What A Cracker, well balanced mahogany/br with white markings, a shapely head, penetrating expression, tight lips & a perfect scissor bite, good reach of neck, powerful shoulders, broad front, well boned, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, well muscled hindquarters & tidy feet, moved pretty well & held his level topline; 2 Owen’s Chezatree Sonny Boy, a brindle with white vest & toes, slightly finer than 1 but with plenty of ribs, adequate brisket, level topline held on the move & well muscled hindquarters; 3 Payton’s Tonpay Barmy Army. YD 1 T Barmy Army, mature well balanced brindle, strong head, neat ears, round dark eyes & a scissor bite, well muscled shoulders, broad front, plenty of rib, decent hindquarters & topline; 2 Beeby & Watson’s Geordiestaff Dynamo Dexter, well balanced brindle with a narrow white vest, well shaped head, good expression & a scissor bite, decent front, adequate rib & brisket, powerful shoulders & moved very well; 3 Thisby’s Dogumentary’s Thunder. ND 1 Cramer’s Staffstyle You Got The Love, mature well balanced white with small red patch & dark spot markings, strong head, good expression, scissor bite & neat ears, has masses of bone, a wide front, deep brisket, well sprung rib, level topline & moved with drive; 2 Ferguson’s Roughnecks Raging Bull, only 11 months but a nicely constructed light brindle with white markings, good head shape with tidy lips & a scissor bite. Still a bit immature but with plenty of rib & brisket for his age, a level topline & well rounded hindquarters. GD 1 S You Got The Love; 2 Hammond’s Hammystaff Fire Starter, powerful red with excellent pigmentation & strong bone throughout, a broad front, level topline, well muscled hindquarters & moved OK. PGD 1 Hart’s Albermarbull Red Riot, very well balanced red with excellent pigmentation, well shaped head, neat ears, very typical expression from dark round eyes & a scissor bite, well constructed with broad front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscled hindquarters, level topline & moved with purpose; 2 Coffey’s Aboriginal Wundurra, balanced brindle with a shapely head, dark round eyes, typical cheeky expression & scissor bite, wide front, plenty of rib, deep brisket & moved well; 3 Pendleton’s Bullhawk In’a Pickle. LD 1 Cartwright’s Zakstaff Game On, a balanced brindle with an excellent head, tidy ears, scissor bite & pronounced cheek muscle, broad front, plenty of rib, deep brisket, level topline & well muscled hindquarters, tight feet & moved very powerfully holding his topline level on the move; 2 Fletcher & Seedhouse’s Granitangel Supergiant, brindle with white flash, vest & feet, excellent expression, well shaped head, dark round eyes, perfect scissor bite & tidy lips, broad front, excellent bone, plenty of rib, deep brisket, level topline & moved well; 3 Llewellyn’s Sikaistaff The Dark Knight. OD 1, CC & BOB Hedges & Bogovcic’s Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai, , such a well balanced r/pied with a strong well shaped head & looking square from every direction, neat ears, super typical expression, broad skull, clean lips & a perfect scissor bite, broad front, good spring of rib, a deep brisket, level topline, muscular hindquarters & plenty of bone, moved well & held his topline; 2, RCC, Membury’s Mitzstaff Fun To Flex, well balanced brindle with a strong head, neat ears, scissor bite & typical expression, excellent bone, broad front, deep brisket, level topline & well muscled hindquarters; 3 Jones’ Blazinstaff Light My Fire. MPB 1 Stanway’s Mosstrooper Making Mischief at Waystaff, 6½ months white with a red patch over one of her round dark eyes, shapely head, neat ears, tidy lips & a scissor bite, hindquarters are well muscled for age & has some rib developing, moved well; 2 McCarthy’s Kobellie Midnight Angel, balanced 8 months brindle with a shapely head, scissor bite, typical expression, broad front & good spring of rib; 3 Folwell & Morris’ Asbonstaff Just In Time at Rowellstaff. PB 1 Mayren’s Torostaffs Black Pearl at Fergiestaffs, mature 11 months brindle with white vest, tidy head, dark round eyes & a scissor bite, powerful shoulders, broad front, well muscled hindquarters & a level topline held on the move; 2 Jones’ Rougestaff Flaming Ice, a finer headed 10 months white with red markings, scissor bite, tidy lips & round dark eyes, front, rib & brisket all in balance with overall type, well rounded hindquarters & moved well holding her topline level; 3 Hart’s Albermarbull Ice Diamond. JB 1 Brigden’s Hammystaff Heaven Knows, deep red coloured with extensive white markings, ideal head shape & balanced throughout, neat ears, a very typical expression, tidy lips & a perfect scissor bite, strong neck, powerful shoulders, broad front, deep brisket, plenty of rib, strong bone, a level topline & moved with purpose, an all round very nice bitch; 2 Butler’s Seenworstaff Storm Warning at Joemikeste, red with dark mask, white collar & vest, shapely head, neat ears, good expression & correct scissor bite, good bone, deep brisket, excellent spring of rib & moved well; 3 Asker’s Dazmarnic Kiss N Tell. YB 1 John’s Welshstaff Princess Ruby, balanced brindle with neat ears, typical expression, clean lips & a scissor bite, broad front, deep brisket & level topline; 2 Jackson’s Aus Ch Strongstorm Style Is Eternal at Jackabyte, brindle with a nicely shaped head, balanced overall with adequate bone & well sprung ribs; 3 Thisby’s Kilghara’s Lady Guinevere. NB 1 Byrne, Gartland, Wall & Webb’s Manark Maggie May, brindle with white vest & paw, strong head with neat ears, a nice Stafford expression, round dark eyes & tidy lips, excellent rib, deep brisket, level topline & nicely muscled hindquarters; 2 Knight’s Redrichstaff Amazing Grace, a petite red with white markings & excellent pigmentation, scissor bite, moves well & has a level topline; 3 Parker’s Nettleworth Not On Ya Nelly. GB (0). PGB 1 Robinson, Robinson-Cox & Cox’s Jefmor Fire And Ice of Hamason, a well balanced red with white flash, vest & toes, very typical expression & excellent scissor bite, strong girl with plenty of bone, broad front, well sprung ribs & deep brisket, well muscled hindquarters, moved with real drive & held the topline level; 2 Stokes’ Oxstoks Cherry Blossom, white with red patches & dark skin spots, well shaped head, neat ears, good mouth, round dark eyes & a super expression, is a bigger bitch but well balanced with broad front, plenty of rib, deep brisket & muscular hindquarters & has a very powerful driving movement; 3 Davidson’s Waystaff Danish Delight. LB 1 Hirst & Bibby’s Taraiel Rihanna, a finer type yet a well balanced brindle with white vest & toes, neat ears, clean lips, good expression & a scissor bite all set in a shapely head, front, ribs, brisket & bone are all consistent with her overall structure, well muscled hindquarters & moves with power holding her level topline throughout; 2 Smith’s Rowellstaff Red Ember at Willowstaff, a very typical red with a narrow white vest, neat ears, well defined stop, round dark eyes & a good mouth, quite fine but well balanced throughout with adequate rib, brisket & muscled hindquarters, moved with real power & held her topline level; 3 Hart’s Jazzygem Cherry Red Albermarbull. OB 1, CC, Simpson’s Ch Briganah Breaking Dawn, well balanced brindle with dark eyes, neat ears, clean lips, very typical expression & a scissor bite, muscular shoulders & a good reach of neck, nice front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscular hindquarters, well padded feet & a level topline, apparently I awarded her first in Junior 20 months ago at LKA, so I was pleased to see how well she has come on; 2, RCC, Hirst & Bibby’s Ch Taraiel Ciara, well balanced brindle with a shapely head, nice expression & a scissor bite, excellent spring of rib, good bone, level topline & tidy feet; 3 Davies’ Ch Sebsonic Shinealight at Stormbull. DAVID B LEVY Go To Top Of Page
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Staffordshire

Welsh KC 13 Judge's Critique

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Welsh KC 13 Judge

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL WELSH KENNEL CLUB 13

Judge: Mr D Levy

BEST OF BREED : 5241 HEDGES, Mr A & BOGOVCIC Mrs C Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai
Dog CC : 5241 HEDGES, Mr A & BOGOVCIC Mrs C Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai
Res Dog CC : 5265 MEMBURY Mr M & Mrs T Mitzstaff Fun To Flex
Bitch CC : 5285 SIMPSON Mr & Mrs S Ch Briganah Breaking Dawn JW
Res Bitch CC : 5245 HIRST, Miss S & BIBBY Miss J Ch Taraiel Ciara JW Sh.CM
Best Puppy : 5264 MEMBURY Mr M & Mrs T Mitzstaff Union Jack
Best Veteran :
Best Breeder :

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL JUDGE WKC 13

Staffordshire Bull Terriers

I appreciate your entries. I did say to Val on the way to the show that all the decent reds & pieds would be there. Sure enough, perhaps as many as 50 per cent of the exhibits were colours other than dark brindle which is far from the norm these days. Don’t get me wrong, I was very pleased to see them but why did so many brindle owners stay away? Of course I have awarded CCs & places to non-brindles in the past, but if the best brindles don’t turn up then the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. Ken Davies once said to me that if all the Standard sized dogs stayed away whenever he judged, then he was bound to perpetuate the theory that he only placed oversized Staffords. Don’t just listen to the conspiracy theorists, the whole idea of showing & judging is for you to get someone’s opinion of how well your Stafford fits their interpretation of the Standard.

A couple of problems which don’t seem to be getting much challenge were very noticeable in several exhibits. I will accept that temperament, balance, mouth, head, movement, type & many other characteristics are more critical & rightly more widely discussed, but if the Stafford is to remain a healthy traditional dog then lesser areas must also be monitored. The gay tail has long been overlooked as a fault in the breed, but it is clearly required to be "carried rather low”. It was noticeable that very few exhibits kept their tail "low” when moving & in some cases even when being stood in show posture. The other fault I’d not seen before but was present on several exhibits is a very large & heavily padded foot so that the toes actually point upwards. The nails had clearly been cut in all cases so the owners are aware of the problem. Please be aware of these "lesser” points when choosing stud dogs.

MPD

1, BP, Membury’s Mitzstaff Union Jack, 8 months brindle, well balanced & typical size for his age, well shaped skull, neat ears, tidy lips & pronounced cheek muscles, a wide set front, adequate rib & brisket for age & a level topline. Moved OK, although a bit frenetic at times;

2 Roberts’ Seabull Snap Reaction, a more mature 8 months r/w head & leg markings, a very strong head with a scissor bite, deep brisket & well developed hindquarters, did keep his tail held perfectly "like a pump handle” when moving.

1 Higgins’ Acrestaf O’grady, well muscled 10½ months brindle with an excellent head, broad skull, round dark eyes & scissor bite, has plenty of rib, a level topline & moved well;

2 Carter’s Seastaff Poseidon, 10 months red with dark mask, white vest & toes, a tidy & shapely head, scissor bite & a very typical expression, well boned & stands foursquare with a level topline;

3 Fulford’s Elitebulls Heartbreaker for Regalbull.

1 Stanway’s Waystaff What A Cracker, well balanced mahogany/br with white markings, a shapely head, penetrating expression, tight lips & a perfect scissor bite, good reach of neck, powerful shoulders, broad front, well boned, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, well muscled hindquarters & tidy feet, moved pretty well & held his level topline;

2 Owen’s Chezatree Sonny Boy, a brindle with white vest & toes, slightly finer than 1 but with plenty of ribs, adequate brisket, level topline held on the move & well muscled hindquarters;

3 Payton’s Tonpay Barmy Army.

1 T Barmy Army, mature well balanced brindle, strong head, neat ears, round dark eyes & a scissor bite, well muscled shoulders, broad front, plenty of rib, decent hindquarters & topline;

2 Beeby & Watson’s Geordiestaff Dynamo Dexter, well balanced brindle with a narrow white vest, well shaped head, good expression & a scissor bite, decent front, adequate rib & brisket, powerful shoulders & moved very well;

3 Thisby’s Dogumentary’s Thunder.

1 Cramer’s Staffstyle You Got The Love, mature well balanced white with small red patch & dark spot markings, strong head, good expression, scissor bite & neat ears, has masses of bone, a wide front, deep brisket, well sprung rib, level topline & moved with drive;

2 Ferguson’s Roughnecks Raging Bull, only 11 months but a nicely constructed light brindle with white markings, good head shape with tidy lips & a scissor bite. Still a bit immature but with plenty of rib & brisket for his age, a level topline & well rounded hindquarters.

1 S You Got The Love;

2 Hammond’s Hammystaff Fire Starter, powerful red with excellent pigmentation & strong bone throughout, a broad front, level topline, well muscled hindquarters & moved OK.

PGD

1 Hart’s Albermarbull Red Riot, very well balanced red with excellent pigmentation, well shaped head, neat ears, very typical expression from dark round eyes & a scissor bite, well constructed with broad front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscled hindquarters, level topline & moved with purpose;

2 Coffey’s Aboriginal Wundurra, balanced brindle with a shapely head, dark round eyes, typical cheeky expression & scissor bite, wide front, plenty of rib, deep brisket & moved well;

3 Pendleton’s Bullhawk In’a Pickle.

1 Cartwright’s Zakstaff Game On, a balanced brindle with an excellent head, tidy ears, scissor bite & pronounced cheek muscle, broad front, plenty of rib, deep brisket, level topline & well muscled hindquarters, tight feet & moved very powerfully holding his topline level on the move;

2 Fletcher & Seedhouse’s Granitangel Supergiant, brindle with white flash, vest & feet, excellent expression, well shaped head, dark round eyes, perfect scissor bite & tidy lips, broad front, excellent bone, plenty of rib, deep brisket, level topline & moved well;

3 Llewellyn’s Sikaistaff The Dark Knight.

1, CC & BOB Hedges & Bogovcic’s Suurisuun Boppinghams Birulai, , such a well balanced r/pied with a strong well shaped head & looking square from every direction, neat ears, super typical expression, broad skull, clean lips & a perfect scissor bite, broad front, good spring of rib, a deep brisket, level topline, muscular hindquarters & plenty of bone, moved well & held his topline;

2, RCC, Membury’s Mitzstaff Fun To Flex, well balanced brindle with a strong head, neat ears, scissor bite & typical expression, excellent bone, broad front, deep brisket, level topline & well muscled hindquarters;

3 Jones’ Blazinstaff Light My Fire.

MPB

1 Stanway’s Mosstrooper Making Mischief at Waystaff, 6½ months white with a red patch over one of her round dark eyes, shapely head, neat ears, tidy lips & a scissor bite, hindquarters are well muscled for age & has some rib developing, moved well;

2 McCarthy’s Kobellie Midnight Angel, balanced 8 months brindle with a shapely head, scissor bite, typical expression, broad front & good spring of rib;

3 Folwell & Morris’ Asbonstaff Just In Time at Rowellstaff.

1 Mayren’s Torostaffs Black Pearl at Fergiestaffs, mature 11 months brindle with white vest, tidy head, dark round eyes & a scissor bite, powerful shoulders, broad front, well muscled hindquarters & a level topline held on the move;

2 Jones’ Rougestaff Flaming Ice, a finer headed 10 months white with red markings, scissor bite, tidy lips & round dark eyes, front, rib & brisket all in balance with overall type, well rounded hindquarters & moved well holding her topline level;

3 Hart’s Albermarbull Ice Diamond.

1 Brigden’s Hammystaff Heaven Knows, deep red coloured with extensive white markings, ideal head shape & balanced throughout, neat ears, a very typical expression, tidy lips & a perfect scissor bite, strong neck, powerful shoulders, broad front, deep brisket, plenty of rib, strong bone, a level topline & moved with purpose, an all round very nice bitch;

2 Butler’s Seenworstaff Storm Warning at Joemikeste, red with dark mask, white collar & vest, shapely head, neat ears, good expression & correct scissor bite, good bone, deep brisket, excellent spring of rib & moved well;

3 Asker’s Dazmarnic Kiss N Tell.

1 John’s Welshstaff Princess Ruby, balanced brindle with neat ears, typical expression, clean lips & a scissor bite, broad front, deep brisket & level topline;

2 Jackson’s Aus Ch Strongstorm Style Is Eternal at Jackabyte, brindle with a nicely shaped head, balanced overall with adequate bone & well sprung ribs;

3 Thisby’s Kilghara’s Lady Guinevere.

1 Byrne, Gartland, Wall & Webb’s Manark Maggie May, brindle with white vest & paw, strong head with neat ears, a nice Stafford expression, round dark eyes & tidy lips, excellent rib, deep brisket, level topline & nicely muscled hindquarters;

2 Knight’s Redrichstaff Amazing Grace, a petite red with white markings & excellent pigmentation, scissor bite, moves well & has a level topline;

3 Parker’s Nettleworth Not On Ya Nelly.

GB (0).

PGB

1 Robinson, Robinson-Cox & Cox’s Jefmor Fire And Ice of Hamason, a well balanced red with white flash, vest & toes, very typical expression & excellent scissor bite, strong girl with plenty of bone, broad front, well sprung ribs & deep brisket, well muscled hindquarters, moved with real drive & held the topline level;

2 Stokes’ Oxstoks Cherry Blossom, white with red patches & dark skin spots, well shaped head, neat ears, good mouth, round dark eyes & a super expression, is a bigger bitch but well balanced with broad front, plenty of rib, deep brisket & muscular hindquarters & has a very powerful driving movement;

3 Davidson’s Waystaff Danish Delight.

1 Hirst & Bibby’s Taraiel Rihanna, a finer type yet a well balanced brindle with white vest & toes, neat ears, clean lips, good expression & a scissor bite all set in a shapely head, front, ribs, brisket & bone are all consistent with her overall structure, well muscled hindquarters & moves with power holding her level topline throughout;

2 Smith’s Rowellstaff Red Ember at Willowstaff, a very typical red with a narrow white vest, neat ears, well defined stop, round dark eyes & a good mouth, quite fine but well balanced throughout with adequate rib, brisket & muscled hindquarters, moved with real power & held her topline level;

3 Hart’s Jazzygem Cherry Red Albermarbull.

1, CC, Simpson’s Ch Briganah Breaking Dawn, well balanced brindle with dark eyes, neat ears, clean lips, very typical expression & a scissor bite, muscular shoulders & a good reach of neck, nice front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscular hindquarters, well padded feet & a level topline, apparently I awarded her first in Junior 20 months ago at LKA, so I was pleased to see how well she has come on;

2, RCC, Hirst & Bibby’s Ch Taraiel Ciara, well balanced brindle with a shapely head, nice expression & a scissor bite, excellent spring of rib, good bone, level topline & tidy feet;

3 Davies’ Ch Sebsonic Shinealight at Stormbull.

DAVID B LEVY

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