Judges Critiques.....by Jo Askham...Odenna GSD's

I would like to thank everyone for a lovely well organized show. I had some lovely dogs under me today and some were unplaced. Some handlers just have to watch when moving their dogs they need to slow down as some handlers were going too fast especially in the puppy classes. All dogs were of good temp. I hope some of the advice i gave to people helped, I was very please with my eventual winners and all the dogs that were placed. There were some very good handlers today. I would also like to thank my steward for the day Claire who kept the classes running smoothly.

1st Longcoat MERLIN.... 15 week old gold sable boy. What a little show man he is, lovely head and earset, nice dark eye good topliine and even at this age kept a good topline. On the move. Good forward reach. A very promising pup. 1st Standard coat and Reserve Best Puppy in Show... NIKITA 4 month’s sable bitch. What a very pretty girl. Feminine head would like a darker eye. Handler just needs to watch standing her as some of the time she looked long which she isn’t. Lovely topline and it was her movement that won her the class. A very promising pup. 2nd ASHA ...longcoat B/G bitch 4 months old lovely expression and dark eye, lovely shape to this girl. I thought she was my winner but the movement wasn’t as good as 1st place. Again a very promising pup. 3rd CLEO... standard coat Litter sister to 2nd place. 4 months B/G bitch. Lovely dark eye and feminine head. Lovely shape held topline well on the move. She’s at the age where her backend is growing faster than her front. Very promising pup. 4th RICKY standard coat 4 month B/G dog litter brother of 2nd and 3rd place 5th BEAR

1st longcoat and Best Puppy in Show...ATLAS 11 months Bi coloured. Good masculine head and earset, very alert good front and good back angles. Nice topline would like a better croup. Good tailset sound away and back nice steady side gait. 1st standard coat LANA... 11 month B/G bitch very feminine bitch good head and expression. Slightly steep upper arm. Nice topline slightly flat on the croup. Defiantly a mummy’s girl. When settled steady side gait. Sound away and back. 2nd OTTO 9 month Blue/Gold dog masculine head very alert. Good bone. in stance a fantastic looking dog. Very good topline into a well moulded croup correct tailset. Sound away close behind nice steady side gait with good forward reach. Pushed the longcoat winner hard His hind movement lost him the class. 3rd DELTA... 11 month Blue Sable bitch very pretty girl when she users her ear lovely expression. Good front and rear angles. Good topline. Sound away and back nice steady side gait. 4th SHADOW 5th TALYN

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