The Whippet Club Championship Show, 2 April 2022 – Dog Critique

Championship Show April 2022 BIS
Left to Right
Best Veteran in Show, Johnson’s Ch Danluke Lord of the Dance JW; Best In Show Akerboom & van der Schaaf’s Crème Anglaise’s Irish Cream; Judge of bitches, Henrik Harling; Judge of dogs, Editha Newton; Reserve Best In Show, Richards’ Richclass Run for Cover; Best puppy In Show, Akerboom & van der Schaaf’s Crème Anglaise’s Just Julian and Reserve Best Puppy In Show, Wheeler’s Ranveli Glowtini

Many thanks to The Whippet Club for asking me to judge Dogs at very short notice. I hope that Jo is well on the way to recovering from Covid.

It was a pleasure to judge with my co judge Henrik Harling and there was no hesitation in our joint decisions for the major awards.

BIS, the bitch, CRÈME ANGLAISE’S IRISH CREAM, RBIS & BOS, the dog RICHCLASS RUN FOR COVER, BPIS the dog CRÈME ANGLAISE’S JUST JULIAN and BV the dog, CH DANLUKE LORD OF THE DANCE.

SV (7-9) 8 4ab

  1. Johnston’s CH DANLUKE LORD OF THE DANCE, in super condition of both coat & muscletone. He moved with freedom of stride both in profile & coming & going. He is well balanced throughout & covers the ground when free stood.
  2. Wood’s ARDENCOTE STAR GAZER, lovely head & expression, correct angles both fore & rear. Moved soundly to & fro. Slightly shorter in body length than winner.
  3. Rishworth’s COLLOONEY TAYLOR MADE

SV (10yrs +) 2 1ab

  1. Whitehead/Smith/Mixides’ CH CITYCROFT STAR GAZING OVER YIALOUSA JW, what a credit to his owners. His well balanced angles enabled him to move soundly & with the daisy cutting action a Whippet should possess.

MPD 9 2ab

  1. Akerboom/Van Der Schaff’s CRÈME ANGLAISE’S JUST JULIAN, how nice to see a correctly proportioned puppy with good substance but not coarse, well laid shoulder & return of UA, enough depth & fill of chest, well ribbed & good length of loin. Super strength to rear angles which resulted in correct use of rear for forward propulsion. BPD & BPIS
  2. Wheeler’s RANVELI DIKI DIKI, another well constructed puppy with correct angulation both fore & aft. I liked his top & underline both stood & on the move. He made good use of his short hocks in profile. He was unlucky to meet winner today.
  3. Fryer’s DREAMJET ROCK THE BOAT AT STONEFOX

PD 11 3ab

  1. Dillon’s COLLOONEY EAT MY SHORTS AT RUNFOREST, beautifully schooled & well presented he flowed round the ring in profile, covering the ground with ease. Pleasing head & length of neck into good length of rib & loin.
  2. Bunney’s BUNEHUG BELIEVE IT OR NOT, a very raw puppy who is well constructed with good strength of bone but in no way overdone. Him & his handler both need some ring practice & with that he will present a good example of the breed.
  3. Arkell’s FANTASTIC FRED

JD 14 4ab

  1. Marston-Pollock’s BARNESMORE CLOAK OF SPIRITS AT FALCONCRAG, balanced throughout with pleasing angles. He stands on good feet with correct spring to pasterns. Liked his body mass & muscle to upper thigh.
  2. Manners/Mcdonald’s DEJARE OFFICIAL SECRET AT SOLENTWAVES naf taf, good body to bone ratio, pleasing top & underline. Moved with enough reach & drive but felt that he could have been a little more enthusiastic
  3. Wilton-Clark’s SHALFLEET CHASING THE WIND

YD 13 2ab

  1. Howgate/Hull’s PALMIK KING ARTHUR JW, a lovely example of the breed with everything in moderation. His movement is sound to & fro and he uses his balanced rear angles well for propulsion when moving in profile. It was good to see some width to 1st & 2nd thigh.
  2. Bell’s AARMINIAS CHANGE THE GAME AT DRUMBURN, pleasing body shape enhanced by well angulated shoulder which provided good reach in profile movement.
  3. Wilton-Clark’s SHALFLEET MAKING WAVES

MD 7 1ab

  1. Dillon’s DREAMJET FLOAT MY BOAT AT RUNFOREST, his free & easy movement can only be attributed to his correct balance and angles. In super coat which enhanced his body mass, lovely strength of bone & super knuckled oval feet RBPD.
  2. Manners/Mcdonald’s PENBRIAR JET SETTER TO SOLENTWAVES naf sound to & fro, well placed shoulder & return, good depth of chest, muscular loin & rear, however he didn’t use these features to his advantage when moving in profile.
  3. Arkell’s SWISTIR BAILEYS CREAM

ND 11

  1. Lewis’ LUCKHURST RAINBOW WARRIOR, won this class on his overall body shape. He has good muscle tone & is in good coat. Pleasing length of neck into well laid shoulder.
  2. Bingham’s LOLANI JAZZED UP, another with pleasing body shape, well balanced & moved soundly. Just a little on the feminine side for me.
  3. Bunney’s BUNEHUG BELIEVE IT OR NOT

UGD 7 1ab

  1. Dillon’s COLLOONEY EAT MY SHORTS AT RUNFOREST
  2. Webber’s DENIMBLUE WILLDO, pleasing depth of chest with well balanced angles , he moved soundly to & fro using his well let down hock to advantage. His frame is a little on the big side for me.
  3. Parkes/McKay’s CROSSCOP BORN TO MOVE FOR JUBRANCY

PGD 16 4ab

  1. Daniels/Bridgeman-Lewis’ ELMANASH GLENBURGIE, in lovely proportions, good strength of bone to body mass, he has a pleasing head onto correct length neck which is set into well laid shoulder. Good top & underline complemented by strength to rear angles.
  2. Bingham’s WRENNALLA STEEL, good head & expression well balanced throughout with pleasing rise over muscled loin.
  3. Martin’s BOWDONIA GO THE DISTANCE FOR STALWART

MLD 12

  1. Yeates/Winter’s LOLANI CAFÉ AMORE, this male looked the part when he went round the ring, full of showmanship he moved fluidly & with ease. He is well balanced throughout & in good moderate proportions. He is an unusual colour but this does not detract from his obvious qualities. RCC
  2. Gibbins’ OSTERFEN JANUS, unlucky to meet winner today because he is full of quality and breed type. The above comments apply. It was from this class I had realised that I had dogs who could have taken top honours.
  3. Wood’s ARDENCOTE WHAT A ROGUE

LD 18 2ab

  1. Wilton-Clark’s SHALFLEET HEATWAVE JW, lovely head & expression, good length of neck into well laid shoulder & correct return of UA. Good depth & infill of chest, correct ribbing & a loin that has a gentle rise. Good muscle tone to rear providing the strength of drive when moving.
  2. Dillon/Bailey’s STONEFOX ICE PICK WILLY AT RUNFOREST JW, well balanced angles fore & aft resulting in pleasing topline & underline. Good infill to front and depth of chest. Just preferred winner for soundness today.
  3. Smith/Coulter STONEFOX MEAN MR MUSTARD

OD 15 6ab

  1. Richards’ RICHCLASS RUN FOR COVER, he didn’t need to ‘run for cover’ today as he strode into the spotlight. He struck me for his overall moderate shape & balance, in beautiful condition & handled to perfection he epitomised my interpretation of the breed standard. It was my pleasure to award him the CC & I understand his 3rd.
  2. Perkins’ CH SILKRIDGE JUST JOEY, another in super condition, well balanced angles providing the soundness of movement. Lovely top & underline well held in profile movement.
  3. Johnston/Wilson’s CH AARMINIAS DRAGON LORD OF DANLUKE

O RACING/COURSING 6

  1. Manners/Mcdonald’s PENBRIAR JET SETTER TO SOLENTWAVES naf
  2. Manners/Glasspool’s PENBRIAR DARK SECRET AT MANNERPOOL littermate to winner and with the construction & muscle that will support his ‘job of work’
  3. Yeates/ Winter’s ZORADEN BRIGHT STAR

Judge: Editha Newton

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