Crufts 2018

Crufts

Sunday 11th March 2018

Judge: Mrs Brenda Hutchison (Waverton)

Best Of Breed

Sh Ch Erikachen Conaire At Tollisty JW ShCM

Strevens

Dog CC	Sh Ch Erikachen Conaire At Tollisty JW ShCM	Strevens
Reserve Dog CC	Multi Ch Duckinson Jaguar	Breuer-Pieron
Bitch CC	Tivalake More Than Wishes	Newson
Reserve Bitch CC	Eusanit Best Of The Bunch At Cretshengan	Fielder
Best Puppy	Catch First Ylva Garonera (Imp Cze)	Davies
Best Veteran	Danehaven Red Rock	Powley

Thank you to exhibitors for this wonderful entry and for being so very sporting and accepting of the awards. I must also thank my wonderful stewards, Chris John and Ed Forsey, who kept everything running smoothly and anticipated beautifully what I wanted them to do. Apologies for the brevity and same-iness of the critiques – writing 3 critiques per class against the clock didn't give much scope for inventiveness.

I was looking for dogs that were fit for function – sound and well-constructed with the right coat for a dog required to retrieve from very cold water. My principal winners had all these attributes. I found that type was more even than when I last judged. However, I noticed quite a few exhibits were 'long and low', and some looked even longer because of incorrect shoulders. I did not like over-conditioned, fluffy coats where the natural oils were missing. Mouths and temperament were good.

Veteran Dog (12 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Harding & Whitehill SH CH TREVARGH THE ENTERTAINER AT BRIZEWOOD 11 years old in wonderful nick. Masculine head with a good ear set and eye shape and colour. Well-balanced throughout super stifles, firm top line, tail carried well and moved with style and drive. Last time I judged him I awarded him the CC on this occasion he had to give way to a younger star.
2^nd	Powley SH CH DANEHAVEN DETROIT Nearly 12 years, more stop than one but very nice expression, alert. Good angulation at both ends, deep chest with a good forechest and a firm topline. In good coat, moved and showed well.
3^rd	Loebel AM GCH DANEHAVEN MCEACHERN A very smart boy, not quite the head of the first two in my opinion but very typy and balanced. Super neck, well angulated at both ends. Straight front, correct bone and tight feet. Showed well.
Res	Baker ERIKACHEN AONGHUS
VHC	Burchell TIVALAKE JINGLE BELL ROCK SHCM RL2

Minor Puppy Dog (1 entry)

1^st	Copeland CAMUSMOR BRINGMESUNSHINE TO MENSTONIA Very promising baby with excellent balance for age. Good head. Super front, bone and feet. A little steep in croup at this stage. Front movement needs to tighten but a very attractive baby.

Puppy Dog (5 entries)

1^st	Parr KYMIN UPSHI KREEK 11 month old who scored over 2 on condition but both were very nice pups. Head was typy with a good wedge, correct ears, lots of coat made him look a little stuffy on the neck, but this was not so. Developed nicely all through for his age. Moved with style and drive.
2^nd	Johnson STELLENBOSCH ALAMEDA OF TARNLAIKERS (AI) 11 months old, darker coat. Very masculine head with good eye colour. Super balance spoilt by lots of coat and surplus condition. Nicely made all through and went well. He had good angulation correct bone and feet.
3^rd	Foster-Brown STELLENBOSCH TIBERON (AI) 11 months old, brother to number two. Appealing head. Less developed than 2 but a reasonable balance for age. Good angulation, nice front and feet, good topline. Moved well and showed alertly.
Res	Harris & Page TOLLERICE DESJARDINS
VHC	Hanvey & McAlister DREAMYRIVER FOUND MY PRINCE

Junior Dog (10 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Kaighan SCHINDOW BATCHELOR BOY 16 month old nicely grown boy with a typy head. Nice earset. He had good balance throughout, well angulated with good bone, front and feet moved ok and showed alertly.
2^nd	Johnson STELLENBOSCH ALAMEDA OF TARNLAIKERS (AI)
3^rd	Breuer-Pieron AVATAR'S DELIGHTFUL FOR DESIGN Not so forward as the first two but nicely made. Attractive head, good fore and aft angulation, straight front, a good bone and feet, and a strong topline. Still needs to deepen. Showed alertly and moved ok.
Res	Foster-Brown STELLENBOSCH TIBERON (AI)
VHC	Lindskog BRAIN AND BEAUTY'S HAZE

Yearling Dog (6 entries)

1^st	Vantorre PIKACHU'S PRIDE OF CHICQUERA'S CROWN 18 months, richly coloured dog with a super typy head. In good coat and condition with nice overall balance. Correct angulation at both ends, a good front and topline. Just scored over 2 on head. Showed alertly.
2^nd	Kaighan SCHINDOW BATCHELOR BOY
3^rd	Titovets & Eremin MACDREAMS TRENT FROM CASHEL VALE JW RL3 (IMP NLD) Darker and smaller dog than the first two. 21 months. Very typy head, workmanlike proportions. Good neck and forechest. Correct bone front and feet. Moved and showed very well.
Res	Collins & Powley DANEHAVEN KOVIK
VHC	Southern & Mitchell FIELDRANGER'S GOBLIN KING

Post Graduate Dog (19 entries, 1 absent)

A super class where I was spoilt for choice.

1^st	Steer DANEHAVEN ROSCOE Nice sized dog with good balance. Lovely head. Correct angulation and good topline. Nice depth of chest. Good bone. Moved with drive and showed well.
2^nd	Bassil TIVALAKE MY LUCKY STAR Good make and shape, attractive head with good planes. Liked his angulation and his deep body. Good straight front. Showed well and moved with drive.
3^rd	Burgess CAMUSMOR KING ROB Another medium sized dog with flowing lines. Nice head, good front and rear angulation and firm topline. Not quite the depth of chest of winners. Showed and moved well.
Res	Burchell & Scott TIVALAKE MAKE 'EM LAUGH JW
VHC	Wilson STACEARELLA NIMBUS

Limit Dog (14 entries)

1^st	Vaughan BORN TO RUN FOR VALSANNRA This dog had a beautiful outline and balance. Very finished. Most attractive head. Correct angulation at both ends with good topline. Lovely bone front and feet. Moved with style and drive.
2^nd	Steer DANEHAVEN ROSCOE
3^rd	Wakely RIVERWATCHER KAVIKSUK Darker dog. More upstanding than the winners. Heavy ruff which didn't do his neck any favours. Masculine head with good planes. Good forechest and angulation at both ends. Would like a little more depth at the loin. Went well and showed alertly.
Res	Davies KATMISTSKY’S SOUL DREAM RL6-EX
VHC	Parr KYMIN NEPTUNE

Open Dog (12 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Strevens SH CH ERIKACHEN CONAIRE AT TOLLISTY JW SHCM My star of the day - a medium-sized dog coming to his best. I awarded him Best Puppy in Show at URC nearly 3 years ago, and he has fulfilled his early promise. Typical all male head with an alert expression. Nice balance and flowing lines. Good topline and carried his tail well. Correct forechest and angulation. Moved soundly and showed well. Pleased to award him CC, and BOB over a very nice bitch.
2^nd	Breuer-Pieron MULTI CH DUCKINSON JAGUAR Taller dog with a different but equally typical head. He also had a lovely flowing lines, with super angulation and good topline. Correct bone front and feet. I preferred the size of one. RCC
3^rd	Hoornaert MULTI CH ALLIANCE DE LA VIE FOX FINDER Lost out on head to the first two, in my opinion. Again good flowing lines, well made throughout. In good coat and condition. Moved and showed well.
Res	Wakely RIVERWATCHER NUKILIK
VHC	Jorda-Raddatz ABSOLUT FIRST RASMUS GARONERA

Special Working Gundog Dog (4 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Titovets & Eremin MULTI CH DELONGSTAR DIAMOND DREAM RL6-EX Not a big one but very nicely made. Close fitting coat. Head masculine but unexaggerated. Lovely neck into super forequarters. Good bone, front and feet, and super stifles. Moved with drive and showed well.
2^nd	Wibaux MULTI CH KITIMAT PISTACHIO A bigger dog with a lovely head and a beautiful outline. Well made throughout, presented in lovely condition. Not moving at his best behind today, but completed a pair of super working dogs.

Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog (10 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Vaughan BORN TO RUN FOR VALSANNRA
2^nd	Bassil TIVALAKE MY LUCKY STAR
3^rd	Titovets & Eremin MULTI CH DELONGSTAR DIAMOND DREAM RL6-EX
Res	Moult & Savory ACANUCK SOUL REBEL OF CROFTWELL
VHC	Parr KYMIN UPSHI KREEK

Veteran Bitch (10 entries)

1^st	Powley DANEHAVEN RED ROCK Looking much younger than her 10 years. She still has her trim figure. Sweet head, totally balanced and well made throughout. In good coat and condition. Showed alertly and moved with drive, showing some of the youngsters how to do it.
2^nd	Hunt & Kuyken MULTI CH BONOUK'S NARNIA V TELGTER SPRENG (IMP BEL) Eight years old a lovely lady with a profuse darker coat which slightly spoilt her neckline. Pretty head. Straight front. Correct angulation fore and aft and a good topline. Moved with drive and showed well.
3^rd	Palfrey FLUSHPOINT WHATA ACCIDENT FOR MELANITTA (IMP SWE) 8 and a half year old bitch, smaller than the first two with a pretty head and expression. Very neat shape with good balance. Nice angulation, front and topline. In good coat and condition. Moved with drive.
Res	Wibaux MULTI CH CASSIOPEE DU VAL DES GRANGES
VHC	Ede REDAURORA GOLDEN FOX FIRES

Minor Puppy Bitch (no entries)

Puppy Bitch (6 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Davies CATCH FIRST YLVA GARONERA (IMP CZE) 11 month old balanced bitch who is mature for age. Pretty head. Good neck and shoulders and deep chest for her age. Super bone, front and feet. Moved with drive and style. BPIB
2^nd	Parr KYMIN UP HILL Another 11 month old with a very sweet head and typical expression. Nice size. Not heavily coated but good angulation at both ends, good depth of chest, level topline. Nice bone, feet and front. Moved and showed well.
3^rd	Rice TOLLERICE DANEYKO Completed à nice trio of good bitches. Very neat lines. A little higher on the leg than one and two, and with less coat but still looking good. Super neck and topline. Well angulated. Showed and moved well.
Res	Foster-Brown STELLENBOSCH SAUSAULITO (AI)
VHC	Buckingham CATCH FIRST SVEA GARONERA (IMP CZE)

Junior Bitch (17 entries)

This was a strong class.

1^st	Tester GINGAFING CARELESS WHISPER Very pretty head and expression. Good neck and shoulders leading into a level topline. Nice depth of chest, correct angulation both ends. Showed well and moved soundly.
2^nd	Rice TOLLERICE DANEYKO
3^rd	Yates MELANITTA MILK AND HONEY RL2 Very feminine girl with a pretty head. Nice overall balance, good forechest and depth for age. Good bone and feet. Good angulation. Moved soundly and showed well.
Res	Tastayre Caroline MILK SHAKE DE L'ABBAYE DES TERRES DE FLANDRE
VHC	Gibson ERIKACHEN ORLAITH DEARG

Yearling Bitch (14 entries)

1^st	Nottingham TOLLERHOLME JOVIALITY Nearly out of yearling and still has a lot of maturing to do. This is offset by a very typy head, lovely bone and front, super topline and good angulation. Moved with style and accuracy and showed well.
2^nd	Byrne LOTTIE ACADIA BYRNE More mature than one. Typy head. Looked not quite as good in neck but has a big ruff. Deep chest. Good topline, bone and front. Moved ok and showed well.
3^rd	Yates MELANITTA MILK AND HONEY RL2
Res	Van Den Dries & De Brauwer FIRSTLOVE FROM THE GREEN RESORT
VHC	Tester GINGAFING LET'S GO CRAZY

Post Graduate Bitch (23 entries, 4 absent)

This was a super class and these three did well to gain their places. None of them carried surplus weight.

1^st	Frater DANEHAVEN MILL Very feminine and balanced young lady with a very typy head. Lovely line from neck to topline. Good angulation at both ends. Correct bone, and front and feet. Moved soundly and showed alertly.
2^nd	Carnovale KYMIN ORANGE BLOSSOM OF RHEE Also very typy. Not quite the flow of neckline of 1, but has lots of coat there. Good angulation fore-and-aft, plenty of bone and straight front. Nice depth of body, short coupled. Good coat and condition. Moved and showed well.
3^rd	Elkin TOLLELKIN WATER DANCER Another very pretty head. Mature, deep body with good topline. Nice forechest and straight front with good bone. Showed alertly and moved well.
Res	Russell & Smith SEAHAVEN BEWITCHED BY CEDARLAKE
VHC	Allen FIELDRANGER’S FIZZY POP

Limit Bitch (16 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Newson TIVALAKE MORE THAN WISHES Pretty balanced lady. Lovely outline. Feminine head. Super neck and forechest. Correct bone and front. Deep chest with well fitting elbows. Good angulation both ends. Showed happily and moved with drive. Pleased to award her the bitch CC.
2^nd	Frater DANEHAVEN MILL
3^rd	Littlehales MELANITTA AMBROSE RL4 Very sweet head and nice outline. Good neck and shoulders and correct angulation fore and aft. Deep mature body. Good bone and front. Showed well and moved soundly.
Res	Rogers TOLLYHIMMEL DRUNKUN DUCK
VHC	Morgan REDAURORA COMET'S CHRISTMAS OF DELTANDAMBA

Open Bitch (15 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Fielder EUSANIT BEST OF THE BUNCH AT CRETSHENGAN Extremely feminine with a neat outline, in good close-fitting coat. Flowing neckline into good shoulders and nice top line. Good bone, front and feet. Nice depth of body, well angulated and carrying the right amount of weight. Showed alertly and moved well. Awarded a well deserved RCC.
2^nd	Moult & Savory EUSANIT NAUGHTY BUT NICE FOR CROFTWELL JW Another very pretty lady with a sweet typy head. Super bone front and feet. Good forechest, nice angulation both ends, firm topline and deep chest fitting well to elbows. Showed happily and moved with style.
3^rd	Hunt & Kuyken MULTI CH BONOUK'S NARNIA V TELGTER SPRENG (IMP BEL)
Res	Westwood MULTI CH EUSANIT APPLE OF ONE'S EYE JW
VHC	Littlehales MELANITTA AMBROSE RL4

Special Working Gundog Bitch (7 entries)

1^st	Vogel WASWANIPI ACAJA Very sweet girl with a pretty head shown in good coat and condition. Good neck shoulders and forechest. Deep mature body. Good topline, bone and front. Moved with style and drive and showed well.
2^nd	Vidal-Boubals LOCH OICH OF CLAN BUCHANNAN A little dark dynamo. Typy head, strong forehand and good hindquarters. Correct topline and deep chest. Good forechest, bone and feet. Stormed around the ring and showed happily.
3^rd	Wibaux MULTI CH HALIENOR DE L'ABBAYE DES TERRES DE FLANDRE A taller girl, not in full coat. Pretty head, good neck and shoulders. Strong topline. Deep chest, nice angulation. Moved soundly and showed well.
Res	Sanford ERIKACHEN LASADOIR RL6-EX
VHC	Wibaux LAUVSTUAS STAR SPICA OF SIX OF PINT

Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bitch (15 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Littlehales MELANITTA AMBROSE RL4
2^nd	Elkin TOLLELKIN WATER DANCER
3^rd	Rogers TOLLYHIMMEL DRUNKUN DUCK From the limit class. A pretty bitch with feminine head and mature body. Nice angulation both ends. Generally well constructed. Wavy coat in good condition. Showed and moved very well.
Res	Yates MELANITTA MILK AND HONEY RL2
VHC	Hanvey & McAlister IR SH CH WILDFOWLER'S SIXTH SENCE AT DREAMYRIVER (IMP NLD)