Tyne Wear & Tees Hound Association

Very many thanks to the Committee for their invitation to judge at their summer show and their excellent hospitality. Many thanks also to my stewards who kept me well organised and most of all to the exhibitors for their entry, I had a lovely day and found some nice quality hounds.

Basenji

Yearling (1,0)

1st & BOB Jardine’s Zulnelsal Star Attraction B. Feminine, balanced and typey red and white bitch, 16 month old daughter of the Open class winner. Smart girl, square in outline with nice head and strong neck into well laid shoulders, would just like a little more upper arm to match. Good level topline leading to short loin and tightly curled tail. Moderate, nicely muscled hindquarters used well on the moved. Moved straight away and really strode out with ease in profile.

Open (3,1)

1st Jardine’s Ch Tadrose North Star B. Gave this girl BOB last time I judged her 4 years ago. She has passed many of her qualities on to her daughter so many of the comments above apply to her too. She is well ribbed back which gives her a slightly longer topline. Once again she moved well to and fro and with freedom and ease in profile. I just preferred the overall outline of her daughter today.

2nd & BOS Jardine’s Woodella Hot Rod D. Another I judged 4 years ago and said at the time he was a credit to his owner and this is still very much true at 11½ yrs old. Happy, masculine and balanced red and white dog, square in outline. Nice head and expression, level topline held well on the move. Nice spring to ribs and short loin. Still showing free and easy movement with drive from behind and enjoying his day. Well done.

Basset Fauve de Bretagne

Open (2,1)

1st & BOB Pocklington-Hall’s Merlin Do Casal Dos Choupos (Imp) ShCEx VW D. Strong, masculine 9 yr old dog with substance. Nice head with correct length to ears leading to muscular neck. Well laid shoulders and prominent sternum. Good spring to his ribs, carried well back with good depth. Strong hindquarters. Coat could be a little harsher. Moved straight to and fro, just needed a little more drive in profile.

Deerhound

Post Graduate (3,2)

1st Pounder’s Kynroan Lindisfeorna B. Typey and feminine 2 yr old bitch. Lovely head and expression with super ears. Well laid shoulders with good return of upper arm, good depth of chest and strong elbows. Would like more width in front which especially showed in her front movement. Shapely topline and nice tuck up. Crisp coat. Well muscled hindquarters with parallel rear pasterns. Moved well away and nicely in profile when motivated.

Open (3,2)

1st & BOB Pounder’s Packway New York New York B. Another typey and feminine bitch with a lovely outline. Very clean through the shoulders and good width to her front with broad, flat bone and strong elbows. Standing on neat feet. Lovely topline with drooping quarters and good tuck up. Well muscled hindquarters with good width to her thigh. A little close out and back but showed lovely strides in profile. Just preferred this girl’s width to her chest and her profile movement today for BOB.

Irish Wolfhound

Yearling (1,0)

1st & BOB McNulty’s Rixymanor Major D. Big, upstanding dog almost 2 yrs old. Strong, masculine with quality, type and super overall shape. Nice head with dark eye and fine rose ears. Strong neck to lovely clean well laid shoulders with upper arm to match setting his elbows well under. Good width of chest and well boned, straight forelegs. Standing on neat feet. Muscular hindquarters put to good use on the move. Nice harsh coat. Moved well all ways with free, active strides in profile. Pleased to award him BOB.

Post Graduate (3,0)

1st McNulty’s Rixymanor Major (See Yearling)

2nd Taylor’s Bribiba’s Highland Prince of Critaylor D. Nice upstanding dog with good substance. Masculine, typey lad with a good depth of chest and straight, well boned forelegs. Good topline and nice tuck up. Well muscled hindquarters with good width to his thigh. Moved a little close behind today but straight to and with freedom in profile.

3rd & BPIB Taylor’s Aquila De La Constellation D’Irka avec Critaylor (Imp Fra)

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Yearling (1,0)

1st Hall’s Msingi Fancy That at Cynami JW B. Young red wheaten bitch with type and quality, and a symmetrical and tapering ridge. Strong with substance but still feminine. Nice head with well set and carried ears. Well laid shoulders with good depth of chest, well ribbed back. Standing on neat feet. Well muscled hindquarters. Moved straight to but a little close behind, came into her own in profile with free and easy paces. Pushed hard for BOB but just preferred the strength of neck and upper arm of the Open bitch.

Post Graduate (2,0)

1st Scanlon’s Kinabula’s Beat Of My Heart B. Another young red wheaten bitch with type, quality and balance. Nice head and strong neck into well laid shoulders and good return of upper arm. Correct ridge on good topline leading to well muscled hindquarters. Nice tidy mover to and fro and showed freedom and drive in profile.

2nd Tanner Baldwin & Baldwin’s Barfordridge Magdalena B. Nice, balanced 2½ yr old girl with correct ridge, built on slightly longer lines than 1. Well laid shoulders with good return of upper arm, straight forelegs and standing on neat feet. Moved a little lack lustre today. Just preferred the type and substance of 1.

Open (1,0)

1st & BOB Scanlon’s Kinabula’s All About The Bass JW ShCEx OSW VW B. Super light wheaten bitch with type, quality and balance. She has substance yet still feminine. I judged this girl 3 years ago and she is still going strong at almost 9 yrs old. Strong neck into very clean shoulders. Straight front, excellent bone, good depth of chest and well ribbed back. Still standing on strong feet and moving with the freedom and ease of a much younger dog. Pleased to award her BOB. She was pushed hard by my Yearling winner but just preferred the strength of neck and upper arm of this girl. Well done, she is a credit to you.

Saluki

Post Graduate (1,0)

1st & BOB Dugdale’s Gayledale Typhoon Of Artemis B. Feminine and typey quality red grizzle bitch. Lovely head with well set correct length ears. Long neck into well laid shoulders and good return of upper arm. Strong forelegs and sufficient depth of chest. Well sprung ribs under the best of toplines and good tuck up. Well made and muscled hindquarters. Moved well out and back, showing lovely spring, reach and drive in profile.

Open (1,0)

1st Dugdale’s Gayledale Typhoon Of Artemis (See Post Graduate)

Sloughi

It was a hard choice between these two lovely bitches for BOB and took me far longer than normal to make that decision, for which I do apologise.

Post Graduate (1,0)

1st Sparkes-McSevich’s Bahar Origen Charm (Imp Svk) B. Feminine, balanced and typey light sand, black masked bitch just over a year old. Pleasing, refined head. Lovely overall shape, moderately angulated with sloping shoulders and matching return of upper arm. Straight front down to nicely arched feet. Moved straight to and fro and with complete freedom in profile where she really came into her own.

Open (1,0)

1st & BOB Clark’s Atiqah Origen Charm of Thiefside (Imp Svk) B. Half sister to PG winner and just 12 months older. Many of the same comments apply: feminine, typey and balanced, slightly darker sand with black mask. Well muscled with just a shade more substance and depth of chest than her half sister. Nice head and gentle expression. Moderately angulated with sloping shoulders and matching return of upper arm down to well sprung pasterns. Well ribbed back into short loin. Moved straight to and fro and with freedom and ease, striding out, in profile. She clinched BOB on her maturity and muscle tone, well done.

Jo Beckett-Hughes (Mulranny)