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The Southern Rhodesian Ridgeback Association

Breed Open Show
20th October 2018

I would like to thank the SRRA Committee for giving me the opportunity to Judge our Open Show, I have been associated with the Club since its inception and have seen many of my peers Judge before me. Thankfully we were blessed with glorious sunshine which made my task easier to judge the dogs both standing and on the move, I make no apologies for getting everybody to fully move their dogs as Conformation and Movement is paramount in our Breed. I thankfully had two super stewards, Helen Mansfield and Nikki Hurn who were both very professional in their assistance to my Judging.

BD & BIS Amahle Alo

BB & RBIS Diamondridge Dream Catch Me JW

BPD Mirengos Machinga of Rexgrove. BPB, BPIS & RBB Nuthouse Queen of Clubs.

 

Minor Puppy Dog

1st Jeffery’s Mirengo’s Machinga at Rexgrove, Well boned 8 month old who immediately catches the eye, super head with good width of skull, good stop. Correct bite, nice long neck onto correct shoulder placement, good chest infill, tight feet, nice depth of chest and correct ribbing, level topline, correct tail insertion, lean muscular hindquarters and good bend of stifle and low set hocks. Moved out well in profile, both coming and going straight.

BPD
2nd Simpson’s Renescent Jolly Roger, Another well boned 8 month old, correct head type, correct bite, good length of neck, correct shoulder placement, well filled in forechest , good depth of chest to elbows, slightly longer in body than 1, level topline, with nicely angulated hindquarters, moved out well, straight coming and going.

Junior Dog

1st Healey’s Diamondridge Catch A Dream, Masculine head, clean muzzle and correct bite, good neck, well-boned front with a good infill of chest, good depth of chest to elbows, level topline, lean muscled quarters, good bend of stifle, nice low hock, moved out well.

2nd Mitchelson’s Diamondridge Dream Chaser At Voortrekker, Masculine head with slightly darker muzzle, correct bite, good length of neck, nicely boned front, good depth of chest, level topline, well muscled quarters with good bend of stifle, just lost out on movement today.

Post Graduate Dog

1st Collie’s Kitoko Uptown Funky Fritz, Masculine head, correct stop, good bite, good reach of neck onto correct shoulder placement, well boned front with good infill, tight feet, good depth of chest, level topline, correct tail insertion, lean muscled quarters with good bend of stifle, low set hocks, moved out well, straight coming and going.

2nd Barnard’s Carlincox First Encounter, Dark red wheaten dog, houndy head type, good stop, nice length of neck onto correct shoulder placement, nice chest infill, tight feet, good length of ribbing, level topline and lean muscled quarters with good bend of stifle. Just behind 1 in movement.

Limit Dog

1st Maidment’s Amahle Ayo A 2 year old dog of both quality and substance, light wheaten in colour, lovely hound head type, ideal width across the skull, good chiselling, correct amount of stop, clean muzzle, correct bite, lovely crested neck onto correct shoulder placement, well-boned gun barrel front, tight feet, ideal depth of chest to elbows and ribbed back well, good length of loin, level topline , correct tail insertion , lean muscled quarters with good 1st and 2nd thigh, correct angulation and low set hocks. Moved out like a dream in side profile when his head was brought up, straight coming and going. Very pleased to award BD and BIS.

2nd Deacon & Wilding’s Kiromol Kamanga, A 4 year old light wheaten who stands out, plenty of bone, good head type, nice broad skull, good bite, lovely long neck onto good shoulder, well boned front with plenty of forechest, good feet, good depth of chest and ribbed well back, level topline, good length of loin, correct tail insertion, lean muscled and nicely angulated hindquarters, low hocks. Moved out well and in the Challenge came through to go RBD

Open Dog

1st Little’s Sofala Joe The Lion, Clean masculine head of correct hound type, good stop, correct bite, good length of neck onto correct shoulder placement, ideal chest infill with well boned front and good feet. Good depth of chest and ribbed well back, good length of loin, level topline, correct tail insertion, nice lean muscled hindquarters with good bend of stifle, nice low set hock. Moved out well, straight coming and going.

2nd Deacon and Wilding’s Kiromol Kindred Spirit Sh.CM, Red wheaten masculine dog, good width across the skull, correct bite, good length of neck onto shoulder, deep chest infill, well boned front and good depth of chest, lean muscled quarters with good bend of stifle and low set hocks, not quite a smooth and fluid as 1 on the move.

Veteran Dog

1st Mitchelson’s Diamondridge Damocles Of Voortrekker, A lovely mover who I have judged before and whom has lost none of his movement. Lovely hound head with good stop and bite, clean neck onto correct shoulder, nice infill of chest and well boned front, good feet, good depth of chest, level topline and clean lean muscled rear quarters, low set hocks. Moved out well and with purpose in his class and his 2 challenges. BVD & BVIS

2nd Hawkins Veldtkammer Hot Shot of Lonaza Sh.CM, Masculine head with good stop, good reach of neck, correct lay of shoulder, well boned front with good infill, good depth of chest and ribbed back well, level topline, nicely angled rear quarters and low set hocks, moved out well in profile.

Special Veteran Dog or Bitch

1st Coyne’s Ozubi’s Maigold Eleven year old feminine bitch who moved out superbly, lovely feminine head , long clean neck onto correctly angulated shoulder, good forechest, ideal depth of chest and ribbing. Level topline and nicely muscled rear quarters with good bend of stifle and low set hocks. Moved out with grace and purpose, a delight to watch. BVB

Puppy Bitch

1st Hicks’s Nuthouse Queen of Clubs, 9 month old quality bitch with a feminine hound head, good stop and correct bite, good reach of neck onto a correct lay of shoulder, well boned front with good infill, deep chest and well ribbed back, level topline, correct tail insertion, nicely angulated lean muscled rear quarters and low set hocks, moved out smoothly and with purpose, straight coming and going. Came into her own in the Bitch Challenge. BPB, BPIS & RBB

2nd Coyne’s Ozubi’s Patience 10 month old light wheaten, with a very pretty head, good stop and bite, good length of neck and shoulder placement, good front with infill. Deep capacious chest, ribbed back, good topline and tail insert, lean muscled quarters with good bend of stifle, low set hocks. Moved out well in profile and straight coming and going.

Junior Bitch

1st Nash’s Mutoko’s Blaze of Glory, Feminine hound head, with plenty of stop, good bite, lovely crest neck onto correct lay of shoulder, well boned with good forechest, deep chest, level topline, correct tail insertion, nicely angulated and lean muscled rear quarters and low set hocks. Moved out well with good reach in front.

2nd Catley’s Diamondridge Roll The Dice For Royalridge, Lovely feminine hound head, good reach of neck with correct shoulder placement, nicely boned front, deep ribbing , level topline, well angulated rear hind quarters with lean muscle, low set hocks, just lost out on the move in a tight contest.

Novice Bitch
1st Hick’s Nuthouse Queen of Clubs

2nd Coyne’s Ozubi’s Patience

Post Graduate Bitch

1st Barnes’s Diamondridge Dream Catch Me, Beautiful feminine hound head with good width across the skull, ideal amount of stop, clean muzzle and correct bite, a good length of clean neck leading onto correct shoulder placement, enough forechest and well boned front onto tight feet, deep chest to elbows, ribbed well back , good length of loin. Level topline, correct tail insertion, lean muscled hindquarters with good angulation, low set hocks. Moved out well with purpose in both profile and coming and going. BB & RBIS

2nd Hicks’s Nuthouse Some Like It Hot, Light Wheaten with a pretty feminine head, good length of clean neck onto correct shoulder placement, nicely boned front with good infill of forechest, deep brisket to elbows and well ribbed back. Good length of loin, good topline and clean quarters with good bend of stifle, low set hocks. Not quite as fluent as 1 on the move.

Limit Bitch

1st Kapma-Saunders Nuthouse Boogie Oogie Oogie, Lovely feminine head with good stop nice deep muzzle, super long neck and good shoulder placement, good forechest, well boned front onto good tight feet. Good depth of brisket and well ribbed back, good topline, clean and lean muscled hindquarters with good angulation, low set hocks. Moved out effortlessly in her class.

2 nd Simpson’s Sofala Havin A Good Time At Renescent, Houndy head with good width across the skull, good stop and muzzle, clean neck onto good lay of shoulder, good infill with ribbing to elbows, well boned front, good topline and lean muscled rear quarters with good bend of stifle, low set hocks , moved out well.

Open Bitch

1st Raymond’s Sofala Isabella Pearl, Mid Wheaten with feminine head, good reach of neck onto lay of shoulder, well boned front, good feet, deep chest to elbows, level topline, good length of loin, well muscled hindquarters, good bend of stifle, low set hocks, moved out well.

Veteran Bitch

1st Hicks’s Nuthouse Never Say Never, Light wheaten with a feminine head, good reach of neck, good shoulder, nicely boned, with infill of chest and good ribcage to elbows and well ribbed back, level topline, good bend of stifle and low set hocks. Moved out well in profile and straight coming and going.

2nd Catharell’s Kitoko Mabel, Lovely feminine head with good depth of muzzle, clean neck, correct lay of shoulder, nicely boned front with good infill, good depth to ribbing. Level topline, lean muscled rear quarters with good bend of stifle and low set hocks. Just lost out on movement.

Andrew Geeves

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