MSPC 2005 Limit Show

Judges Critique
Midland Shar Pei Club Limit Show
Date: 12th Febuary 2005
Venue: Baginton Village Hall, Baginton, Nr Coventry
Judge: Claire Davis (DEAKIE)

With grateful thanks to the Officers and Committee for giving me the opportunity to judge your show, and thanks also to the exhibitors for allowing me to meet your beautiful dogs. This is the most wonderful of breeds, and as its custodians we should be honoured. A general overview of the exhibits:.... construction is an all important feature on any breed, and our breed is no different. OK, perhaps we have a few little quirks that set us apart from the majority of other dog breeds, but still our dogs should be able to move freely with reach and drive. Coats need watching. This is one of the things that set this breed apart. Many were soft, and length of coat is no excuse for lack of harshness. I forgive this in puppies, but adult dogs of either coat type should have correct harshness to the touch. Pigmentation is also a very important feature of this breed, and many had just adequate pigmentation. A blue/black mouth means just that, it does not mean a blue/black mouth with pink bits.
All exhibits had good steady temperaments, and only 1 backed off under examination in a breed that is naturally wary of strangers. That has to be some commendation of the soundness in temperaments we are seeing of late.

VETERAN DOG        2 entries 0 absent
1st Wisbey’s Starferry Born To Be Wild at Qinrose. 8 yr old fawn horsecoat dog, good bite and pigmentation excellent coat texture and condition, enjoying his day out immensely. BEST VETERAN
2nd Bull's Starferry Wild Bill Hiccup: 8 yr old fawn brushcoat, litter brother to above, so nice to see the brothers out and enjoying their old age.
Both a credit to their breeder.

PUPPY DOG   5 entries 1 absent
1st Medhurst and Gray's Welshlo Triple X-Samsara: 7mth redfawn brushcoat dog, a very close and difficult decision between 1st and 2nd in this class, two very promising puppies just of different types, I'm sure they will swap places often. This young man has an excellent head piece of good size and superb shape, beautiful tiny little ears, clear clean eyes good pigmentation, excellent coat texture, good strong front with lovely feet and excellent bone, good overall body shape, correct dip and rise to topline, extremely well-filled chest with excellent depth and breadth. BEST DOG - BEST OPPOSITE SEX
2nd Hogkinson's Tianshan Vanilla Sky: 10 mth cream brushcoat dog, he is simply beautiful, so pleasing to the eye in all respects, excellent head with super proportions, good clean clear eyes, excellent bite, good pigmentation, coat texture superb, movement so fluid and sound, I am sure he has an exciting future. RESERVE BEST DOG.
3rd Kidby's Pompsadaisy Reddy For It At Two Kaze.

JUNIOR DOG 2 entries 0 absent
1st Chilver's Quinnhalo Mighty Meteor: 14mth old red fawn brushcoat dog, a real handful, so full of charming character, large framed heavy set male, good head shape and proportions, good bite, reasonable pigmentation, in excellent coat obviously well loved!
2nd Wiseman's Wait and See, 1 yr old redfawn brushcoat dog, blowing coat at present, moved and showed well for his owner, good pigmentation, good bite.

POST GRADUATE DOG 3 entries 1 absent
1st   Bull's Starferry Scotch Mist: 2yr old fawn horsecoat dog, no mistaking he is all male, impressive head, excellent bone, super outline with correct dip and rise to topline, excellent coat texture, good pigmentation.
2nd Austin's Gizyjo Goodlad: 18mth redfawn brushcoat dog.

LIMIT DOG 6 entries 3 absent
1st Medhurst and Gray's Samsara Asta La Vista Baby: 3yr old redfawn brushcoat dog, good bite, good outline, correct topline, good coat texture, moved steadily.
2nd Bull's Starferry Devil Rays: 4yr old black brushcoat dog, excellent colour coat with correct texture, excellent pigmentation, when viewed from the side he moved with freedom and drive.
3rd Draycott's Tianshan Hey Big Spender

OPEN DOG 3 entries 2 absent
1st Mcquilken and Goff s Moshulong New Wind Blowing By Takalok: 19mth old red brushcoat dog, excellent bite, acceptable pigmentation, superb coat colour with good texture, a very strong and powerful male, large framed, large head on strong neck, movement steady.

VETERAN BITCH 2 entries 1 absent
1st Jenkins Taiyattang Claim to Fame at Imzadi: 8 yrs old fawn horsecoat bitch. Happy and enjoying her day out.

PUPPY BITCH 8 entries 2 absent
1st Medhurst and Gray's Welshlo Xceptional-Samsara: red/fawn brushcoat bitch, litter sister to best dog, good bite, excellent overall make and shape, superb head, lovely proportions on good strong neck, moved well with drive, super body and condition, lovely ears which are well set and carried, correct topline, superb tailset and carriage.
BEST PUPPY IN SHOW.
2nd   Steele's Quinnhalo Miss Piggy: 8mth old cream brushcoat, extremely pretty, super head, good bite and pigmentation, lovely coat and texture, should be super when adult, moved and showed well, a really lovely young lady
3rd Ward's KV's Pretty Little Angel Eyes at Dayat

JUNIOR BITCH 3 entries 1 absent
1st Allen's Headholme Campari: I5mth redfawn brushcoat bitch, lovely head and expression, excellent bite and pigmentation, excellent coat texture, lovely bone, very square and gave good outline, moved very well, a bitch I have admired from the ringside.
2nd Dawson's Quinnhalo Dizzy Lizzi: 14mth red fawn brushcoat bitch, good outline, nice bone and feet, excellent tailset, good bite, acceptable pigmentation.

POST GRADUATE BITCH 2 entries 1 absent
1st Wisbey's Qinrose Call Me Madam: 4 yr old fawn horsecoat bitch, lovely expression, excellent bite and pigmentation, super small ears, good outline, lovely topline, superb coat texture, a very honest bitch all through.

LIMIT BITCH 5 entries 2 absent
1st Allen's HeadholmeMaid Quincy: 15mth fawn brushcoat bitch in superb condition, excellent outline, correct topline, lovely bone, pretty head of good size and lovely expression, lovely little ears, moved well with freedom of stride and driving from the backend. Surely must have a bright future RESERVE BEST BITCH
2nd   Bull's Starferry Simply Nina: 2yr old Black Bitch of excellent colour, with good coat texture and in lovely condition, nicely put together with correct topline strong fluid movement lovely feet and excellent bone, superb pigmentation.
3rd Wisbey's Qinrose Scarlett Sahara

OPEN BITCH 9 entries 5 absent
1st Nobb's Bellicose Head Over Heels to Forgevalley: 4yr old redrawn brushcoat bitch, one I have judged before and it was a pleasure to see her again now fully matured and fulfilling her early promise, superbly put together bitch with excellent outline and correct topline, movement was fluid free and strong with correct drive from the rear, correct coat texture excellent bite and pigmentation super small ears set on top a beautiful shaped head, which gave lovely expression. BEST BITCH, BEST IN SHOW.
2nd Wisbey's Qinrose In the Red: 2 yr old old red brushcoat bitch, of different type to 1, she has excellent bite and superb pigmentation, good topline and tail set excellent coat texture and superb rich colour, good feet adequate bone, superb depth of chest. Moved steadly.

Claire Davis

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