Tunbridge Wells & DCS - 10/5/2015
Newfoundland
Junior (2,1a)
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1st Canning’s Mermaids Pride Jello Shot avec Zentaur (Imp Fra) 11mth Landsear D. A stylish young man. Pleasing head with good width and dark eye. Good length of neck into well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Lovely deep chest and good forechest giving plenty of heart and lung room. Good bone and neat feet, rear developing nicely. Stylish and ground covering on the move with plenty of power and a little roll. A promising young man. BP and Puppy Group 3 |
Post Graduate (2,1a)
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1st Canning’s Mermaids Pride Jello Shot avec Zentaur (Imp Fra) |
Open (2,1a)
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1st Coldwell’s Zentaur Sigh No More. What a lovely lady. Good shape with a broad yet feminine head with dark eyes and a lovely expression. Well muscled neck leading to well laid shoulders with good deep chest & forechest. Lovely bone a feet. Love her rear end. Super free gait. Preferred her forechest and rear extension BOB & Group 1 |
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2nd Coldwell’s Zentaur I WillWait JW BJWBE’14 |
AVNSC Working
Junior (4,1a)
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1st Tousent & Crawley’s Minaelea Taylored By Choice- Rottweiler 13mth D. What a lovely young man. Strong, powerful & well balanced. Masculine head of good proportions, dark eye giving intelligent expression. Strong well muscled neck to well laid shoulders and good forechest. Lovely depth to chest and loin. Well muscled and angled rear. Strong powerful mover. One for the future. BAVNSC |
Open (1,0a)
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1st Hau & Hyde’s Lakaribay Up All Night – St Bernard 3yr B with plenty of substance. Broad head but rather small in eye and I would like a little more length of neck. Good width and depth to chest with well laid shoulders. Super bone and nice feet. Rear angles ok and well muscled. Easy unhurried mover. |
Junior Handling
I was somewhat disappointed in the standard of the handling, particularly the older classes. A number of handlers rushed the teeth and only gave a brief glimpse of the bite. Slow everything down so that every action is measured, calm and never appearing rushed.
Another simple way to improve the neatness of patterns is to point the dog in the direction you want them to move. Only 2 handlers did this, the rest faced their dog straight up the ring then went off on the triangle. The result is that the dog thinks they are going one way then get ‘yanked’ off in a different direction thus spoiling the very first line.
Up & down still seems to cause problems for handlers. Most judges expect you to go away and back on the same straight line. Not one handler managed this today yet it is the basis of most patterns.
Finally, when a judge asks for a circuit the general expectation is a flowing circuit round the ring. Not a square with slightly rounded corners. Try to keep the dog moving without any sudden changes of direction.
Note, I am happy to discuss / demonstrate these at any show you see me at.
6 – 11 yrs (9,4)
1st
Jessica Bootes
handling a beagle.
You stood your dog very well on the table and showed the teeth clearly.
Good lines to the
triangle and I like the way you set up and get your dog ready before
moving off. Nice to hear a handler talking to her charge
2nd Mia Brown
handling a Golden
retriever. Very close between 2 & 3. You did show the teeth clearer
although the hesitancy at that
start of the triangle could cost you places. Work out where you are
going before moving off. Good up & down although not on the
same line. Good shadow work and circuit
3rd Miss Stevie Lou Norley. Handling
a Siberian Husky. When showing the teeth, take your time and show each
section for a little
longer. Try lifting the lips more when showing the front to make it
clearer. As with Mia, work out where you are going before
moving off and make sure it is in the right direction
4th
Emma Fisher.
5th
Roxy Turner.
12 – 16 yrs (4,2a)
1st
Miss J Gausden
handling a
Miniature Schnauzer. A very accomplished handler. Good table work with
clear teeth. Calm pattern
work with good lines. That said, to make it better, point your dog in
the direction of movement and plan your route before you go
off so you avoid any obstacles in the ring like tables or other
handlers. Good reverse triangle.
2nd Yazmin Chloe Russell.
Very good table work although make sure the legs are in alignment.
At this level, judges want precision.
Good triangle with good lines. Although on your reverse you went off in
the wrong direction. The triangle itself was good though
with the dog moved at the correct pace.
Adult Handling
17-34 yrs (1,0)
1st
Emily Bennet
handling an English Setter.
A smooth calm handler. You stack your dog beautifully and move him at
the correct
pace with good use of your voice. A lovely flowing circuit although
your triangle could have been neater and your up & down tidier
and straighter.
35 – 54 yrs (4,0a)
1st
Jo Lomax
handling a pug. Good tablework but try to give firmer commands and not
to keep moving the dog. Your patterns were
tidy and at a good speed. The line on your up & down was very good.
2nd
Helen Butcher
handling a
Whippet. Another good handler. You stack your dog well on the table and
moved it well in straight lines
with
good use of the voice. I would have preferred it if your up & down had
been on the same line
3rd Elly Bass
Res Emma Crapton
55+ Years (5,2a)
1st
Jane Ferguson
handling a PBGV.
Contrived to throw this class away but then so did the others. Good
tablework, nice triangle
and up & down, the latter being on 2 lines but only about 6 inches
apart. Remember to maintain concentration and check the
judge to ensure your dog comes back on the correct side.
2nd Sue Pounds-Longhurst
Longhurst
handling a Golden Retriever. You stood your dog well but the front
teeth could have been
shown more clearly. Your triangle was good but your up & down could be
straighter. Good use of the voice and again remember to
check the judge during your pattern
3rd Jo Lamb
Working Group
I must say
that I was very pleased and impressed with the depth of quality in the
groups. While a pleasure to judge it did mean that I decisions were very
close and some very good BOB’s left the ring with nothing
