Birmingham National 2006

Birmingham National

Saturday 13th May 2006

Judge: Mrs Carol Macleod (Camusmor)

Best Of Breed

Narod The Impossible Dream

Harding & Whitehill

Best Dog	Narod The Impossible Dream	Harding & Whitehill
Reserve Best Dog	Danehaven Mackenzie	Powley
Best Bitch	Quoygard Sky	Rogers
Reserve Best Bitch	Danehaven Jordan	Powley
Best Puppy	Hillscourt Baron Theobald	La Turner

Thank you to all who entered. Temperaments were good but type varied dramatically. Overall I felt angulation - particularly in shoulder - was lacking, and fronts generally were poor.

Puppy Dog (1 entry)

1^st	La Turner HILLSCOURT BARON THEOBALD Stood alone. Large dog in good coat. Good head and ears. Level topline which was carried on the move. Inclined to be moved a little fast. BP.

Junior Dog (1 entry, 1 absent)

Post Graduate Dog (4 entries)

1^st	Powley DANEHAVEN MACKENZIE Compact dog. Correct size. Clean cut skull, alert expression. Deep chest, ribs well sprung. Lacked animation of best dog on the move. RBD.
2^nd	Stacey & Copeland NEWFANOVA ELYSIUM OF AVONWHARFE Well presented dog in good coat. Good head, neck and depth.
3^rd	Gibson PALUDIC YULETIME PRESENT
Res	Burchell PALUDIC PLEASURE TRIP

Open Dog (4 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Harding & Whitehill NAROD THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Well handled. Compact dog with correct head and expression. Good neck leading to well laid shoulders. Good depth of body, stifle well let down. Hock to heel not too long. Moved well with correct tail carriage. BD and BOB.
2^nd	Stacey & Copeland NEWFANOVA NORDIC XANADU OF AVONWHARFE SHCM In good coat. Dark eye white markings even. Just lacked the drive on the move on the day.
3^rd	Roffey NAROD JOKER JACK

Puppy Bitch (no entries)

Junior Bitch (2 entries, 1 absent)

1^st	Denton SWEET EASTER SURPRISE Youngster needing time to develop. Sweet head, short coupled. Playful on the move.

Post Graduate Bitch (2 entries)

1^st	Powley DANEHAVEN JORDAN Compact bitch. Loin strong, good depth of chest. Good bend of stifle and not too long from hock to heel. Moved well. RBB.
2^nd	Widdowson DECOYMANS FIRE PRINCESS OF CORLITGOLD Different in type to winner. Longer in body but pretty head and expression.

Open Bitch (5 entries, 2 absent)

1^st	Rogers QUOYGARD SKY Good typy bitch. Appealing markings. Good front and rear. Pretty head and expression. Well sprung ribs, level topline held well on the move. BB.
2^nd	Powley DANEHAVEN NANIKA Larger type than winner. Good front although inclined to be lazy when stood. Good depth of body.
3^rd	Stacey & Copeland QUOYGARD DAYDREAM BELIEVER OF AVONWHARFE