Critique

WINDSOR CH SHOW, 30/06/16 - Shetland Sheepdogs
Shetland Sheepdogs
A lovely entry with some excellent dogs. Although I was a little concerned with the amount of
incorrect fronts. Quite a lot were rather short in upper arm & upright in shoulder.
VD 1 Paterson’s Lorainian Kaeto Star, good outline & balance covered with coat of good texture.
Pleasing head & correct eye shape & size. Firm rear action, could have been a little truer in front;
2 Woodward’s Kelgrove Shaded Dreams, correct balance of muzzle & skull. OK on the move.
Just didn’t have the overall balance of the first; 3 Pattinson’s Kyleburn Acis. MPD 1 Bywater’s
Tachnamadra He’s Got The Look, very pleasing youngster with good outline & angles. Pleasing
head, developing well. Settled into good movement; 2 Trillou’s Lafitte De Moorstile, lovely head
properties & correct ears. Body developing well; 3 Haensel’s Sherkarl Uptown Funk. PD 1
Rigby’s Lythwood Some Like It Hot, what a little cracker. Excellent breed type. Super, well
balanced head with lovely eye. Correct ears, good neck & body. Excellent front & rear
construction giving true, sound movement. This dog must have a great future. BP; 2 Edwards’
Castlerose Star Turn, lovely youngster all round with good body & bone for age. Well balanced
head with correct eye. Coat coming on well, correct bone & feet. Just needs a little more
confidence in the ring; 3 Laversuch’s Pacarane Polbertella. JD 1 C Star Turn; 2 Moore’s
Edglonian Moonlite Express at Santiara, good skull & muzzle with eye of correct size & shape.
Correct front construction. Coat of correct texture; 3 Evans’ Shadoway Lucky Strike. YD 1
Winfield’s Oakcroft Star Force, this lad was an outright winner in this class. Lovely head & eye.
Good body with correct chest. Correct front & rear angulation. Good on the move; 2 Riding’s
Achor’s Surprise Percy Polaris for Torinska, very good eye shape & colour. Correct ears. Good
body & rib, covered in coat of quality texture; 3 Woodward’s Sanbrakel Shadow Dream. ND Not
the best class of the day. 1 Laversuch’s Pacarane Polbertella, the best outline & body & the
soundest mover in this class; 2 Hogg’s Milesend Rock Song, pleasing head with correct eye &
ears; 3 S Uptown Funk. GD 1 Mottram’s Midday Sun at Lochkaren, smart lad in excellent coat of
correct texture, presented so well. Good head balance with correct eye shape & size. So very
sound on the move; 2 Moore’s Shellamoyed The Statesman, another very handsome lad with
very good head, eye & ear. Very good body & outline with good rib; 3 Hill’s Tegens Astrakan at
Molson. PGD 1 Sonvico’s Willowgarth Baileys Gold, such a well balanced lad with good body &
rib. Correct bone, good feet. Excellent type of coat. Sound on the rear movement, just needs to
tidy up on the front; 2 Fransham’s Jontygray Gilt Edged for Franmead, good head properties.
Correct neck & top. OK on the move; 3 Fagg’s Dukeson Huntsmans Quest for Lynscot. LD 1
Costillo & Fortune’s Edglonian Blue Fortune, what a smart lad. Super head with excellent eye &
expression. Good neck going into correctly assembled shoulders & front construction, so very
well balanced with the rear angles, all giving excellent sound movement. Very well balanced
body with correct rib & topline. Presented & shown in top condition. CC & BOB. I was pleased to
see him placed in the Group; 2 Haensel’s Lorainian Mr Bojangles at Sherkarl, excellent outline
with superb balance of head, neck & body. Correct muzzle & skull with well shaped eye &
correctly tipped ears. Very sound on the move; 3 Walker’s Marsula Shogun. OD 1 Edwards’
Castlerose Spiritmaster, loved this lad’s make & shape. So very well constructed with correct
length to height. Correct bone & feet. Very good head properties with correct ears. Good neck,
well constructed front & rear with correct top. Good sound mover. RCC; 2 Pierce’s Philhope Star
Struck, another very well balanced lad with good body & very well balanced front & rear
construction. Lovely head & muzzle, correct almond eye; 3 Bastiani & John’s Hawk Blue Eyes
Des Romarins De Mayerling joins Auberswell. GCD 1 Bastiani & John’s Fait Moi Rever Jocker
Des Romarins De Mayerling at Auberswell, good body & rib with correct chest. Correct topline &
croup. Moved OK; 2 Graham’s Shadoway Game Of Chance, pleasing head, correct neck. Stood
rather high on the rear; 3 S Lucky Strike.
VB 1 Allan’s Janetstown Jo Jay, pleasing head with correctly shaped eye. Good neck & body.
Carried her tail high on the move; 2 Lasuch’s Pacarane Polar Icemagic, good outline with good
rib. Good muzzle & skull but would like a better eye shape. MPB 1 Walker’s Tooralie’s Lily The
Pink, good youngster, developing well. Correctly balanced head with sweet expression. Body of
correct balance & development for age; 2 Robinson’s Erjon Happy Me at Lavika, another smart
baby with lovely eye shape & colour. Good on the move; 3 French’s Lirren Best Wishes. PB 1
Hillman’s Kelmstone Mirror Image, smart baby so very well balanced & put together. Correct
chest & body covered in correctly textured coat. Such a good little showgirl, moved well; 2
Ambler’s Watchwood Sweetheart, very pretty, feminine head with lovely eye & correct ears.
Excellent type of coat. Good front & rear angles; 3 Sorockyj & Maine’s Padawan All Too Easy.
JB 1 Robinson’s Lavika Lucky Star, took my eye as soon as she walked in the ring & didn’t
disappoint me in any way. Top quality girl in every respect. So very well put together, so very
feminine. Top quality body covered in very correct coat. Showed, moved & presented so very
well. This girl has to go on to great things. CC; 2 Arnould’s Shadoway Rosa Esmeralda, good
outline. Pleasing head. OK all round; 3 Mottram’s Lundecock’s That’s My Girl at Lochkaren. YB 1
L Lucky Star; 2 Winfield’s Oakcroft Alluring Dream, very pleasing youngster with lovely outline &
topline. Super head properties with lovely feminine expression. Very sound on the move; 3
Haensel’s Jontygray Midas Touch for Sherkarl. NB 1 Atkins’ Jontygray Goody Two Shoes, well
put together with very good outline & balance all round. Just needs more confidence in the ring; 2
Mottram’s Lundecock’s That’s My Girl at Lochkaren, pretty head. Excellent type of coat,
presented so well. Would like a little more neck & needs to settle on the move; 3 Wildsmith’s
Sandiebeck Crystal Moon. GB 1 French’s Lindfern Bee Enchanted, lovely head with correct eye
shape & colour. Correct neck & topline. Correct body length too height. OK on the move; 2
Parker’s Tolarock Such A Treat, very good quality coat covering well put together body. OK on
the move. Would like a rather more almond shaped eye; 3 Smee’s Arcot Midnight Star at
Wansvale. PGB Not the strongest class. 1 Rossiter’s Lorainian Starlight Wonder, best outline &
balance in this class. Excellent type of coat with correct harsh texture. Would like a better shaped
eye; 2 Taylor’s Chelmermead Primrose, good muzzle, skull & eye. OK on the move; 3 Stock’s
Shemist Electra. LB Another class that should be stronger. 1 French’s Lindfern Enchanted
Dancer, well balanced length too height, covered in coat of good harsh texture. Good head
balance with correct eye; 2 Allan’s Willow Tarn Time To Frolic, pleasing head & expression.
Good coat, correct balance; 3 Hill’s Molson Midori Sunset. OB 1 Castillo & Fortune’s Ir/Lux Ch
Navarrem Fortune Lady, super, very well constructed bitch with excellent front & rear angles
giving such soundness on the move. Lovely head, correct eye shape & colour & well placed ears.
Coat of excellent texture, presented so well. RCC; 2 Rigby’s Lythwood Sculptress, very sweet,
feminine head with lovely eye shape & colour. Good neck, shoulders & front. Correct body &
back. Very sound on the move; 3 Arnould’s Shadoway Perchance To Dream. GCB 1 French’s
Lindfern Enchanted Sunrise, very lovely lady with such a very pretty head & expression. Good
outline covered in good coat of correct texture. Correct length to height with good chest & rib. OK
on the move; 2 Laversuch’s Pacarane Polly Flinders, another lovely, well balanced lady with
good body & bone, correct feet & angles. Showed well; 3 J Jo Jay.
K ROBIN NEWHOUSE