Crufts
Sunday 12th March 2006
Judge: Mr Mick Howes (Medogold)
| Best Of Breed | Narod The Impossible Dream | Harding & Whitehill |
| Best Dog | Narod The Impossible Dream | Harding & Whitehill |
| Reserve Best Dog | Camusmor Glen Scotia At Dallyvista | Smith |
| Best Bitch | Danehaven Jordan | Powley |
| Reserve Best Bitch | Alliance De La Vie Disney's Gamine | Nuijten-Vink |
It was an honour to judge this lovely sound breed, and I would like to thank all of exhibitors for their entry and for the sportsmanship around the ring. This made my judging all the more enjoyable. The quality and presentation was very high with very strong Post Graduate Bitch and Open Dog & Bitch classes. Unfortunately many very good exhibits went home unplaced.
Veteran Dog (4 entries)
| 1st | Burt & Ashton DECOYMANS SWEDISH DESIGN Sound in balance and outline with a nice shape. Pleasing in head with correct eye shape and colour. He has a nice straight front with correct lay of shoulder. He has a moderate turn of stifle and well set tail. On the move he was sound and positive and did not show his age as he strode round the ring. |
| 2nd | Roffey NAROD JOKER JACK Well constructed with balance. Sound in head with correct ear and eye. He has plenty of depth. Shown in good coat and condition. Movement was sound and positive. |
| 3rd | Mortimore LYONHOUSE BEN STUART |
| Res | Mortimore LYONHOUSE BASIL |
Special Junior Dog (2 entries)
| 1st | Powley DANEHAVEN NICTAUX An eye-catching youngster with correct balance and body proportions. He has a clean head, well set ears with correct almond shaped eye. He has plenty of fore-chest, with a good front and correct bone. Well angulated. His movement was positive and true. |
| 2nd | Sayer DANEHAVEN MURRAY WITH HOLLYMIST Another youngster with a pleasing head and expression. He has a good depth and spring of rib, good length and well set tail. Unfortunately he was not in his best coat today. His movement was sound and steady. |
Post Graduate Dog (13 entries)
| 1st | Smith CAMUSMOR GLEN SCOTIA AT DALLYVISTA A real eyecatching dog. He has good overall balance, pleasing head and expression, well set ears, eyes of correct shape and colour. He has a lovely front with plenty of fore-chest, good bone, sloping pastern. He has good depth and spring, correct length, set tail and a well turned stifle. His movement was stylish, sound and true. Pleased to award Res best Dog. |
| 2nd | Strevens AQUACADIAN FLIN THE RED Built on slightly larger lines than winner, he has overall balance and style throughout. He has an appealing head with kind eye and expression. He has a correct front assembly and stands true both at front and rear. Shown in good coat and condition. Moved with style. |
| 3rd | Robinson NAROD KANADARIO AT WEYFROME |
| Res | Stacey & Copeland NEWFANOVA ELYSIUM OF AVONWHARFE |
| VHC | Sanford PALUDIC EXTRA PLEASURE |
Open Dog (11 entries, 2 absent)
| 1st | Harding & Whitehill NAROD THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM This sound and balanced dog is full of quality. He has the best of heads with correct ear placement and shape. His eyes are of correct almond shape with colour matching that of his coat. He has a good neck into well laid shoulder, correct straight front with slightly sloping pastern. There is plenty of fore chest, well sprung rib with good depth of brisket. He has a good topline with well set tail. His rear angulation was good with well defined turn of stifle and short from hock to heel. Shown in lovely full coat and condition. On the move he floated. He was sound, positive & true, keeping his topline, covering the ground well and carrying his tail correctly using it to his advantage. Delighted to award Best Dog & Best of Breed. |
| 2nd | Harding & Whitehill QUOYGARD THE POWER OF DREAMS Another balanced and well constructed dog. He has overall soundness with good head, neck and shoulder. Good angulation both fore and aft with plenty of depth and spring. Shown in lovely coat and condition. His movement was sound and steady. Not quite as mature as winner but I am sure one to watch for the future. |
| 3rd | Brink-Walters & Brink TOLLER'S DELIGHT SPEEDY SPENCER |
| Res | Edridge CAMUSMOR BRUICHLADDICH AT TILITA SHCM |
| VHC | Burchell PALUDIC PLEASURE TRIP |
| HC | Milbury DRIFTWOOD'S COASTAL CLIPPER |
| C | Winwood & Ward MELANITTA FAZZINATION |
Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog (5 entries)
| 1st | Robinson NAROD KANADARIO AT WEYFROME 3rd in Post Graduate Dog, this dog is balanced throughout. He has a good head with a kind expression, correct body proportions standing true both at front and rear. Shown in good coat and condition. Stylish mover. |
| 2nd | Sanford PALUDIC EXTRA PLEASURE VHC in Post Graduate Dog he is well constructed. Good head and neck into well laid shoulder. Shown in good coat & condition. Movement was steady and true. |
| 3rd | Burchell BEAUSJOUR FIRST 'N FOREMOST |
| Res | Bradley CAMUSMOR KNOCKANDO |
| VHC | Gibson PALUDIC YULETIME PRESENT |
Veteran Bitch (3 entries)
| 1st | Woollerton FOXDOWN GILLIE A very sound, balanced, pretty bitch with pleasing head, correct eye shape and colour. Shown in lovely coat and condition. She has a clean neck into well-laid shoulder. She has plenty of depth with overall substance. Movement was sound and steady covering ground well. |
| 2nd | Winwood & Ward FOXDOWN ANGEL OF MELANITTA A pleasing bitch with overall soundness and balance. Not shown in as good coat and condition as winner. Movement was sound and steady. |
| 3rd | Mortimore FOXDOWN RUSSETT |
Special Junior Bitch (2 entries)
| 1st | Powley DANEHAVEN JORDAN This really stylish cracking bitch filled my eye. She has overall balance, substance and construction, the prettiest of heads with good eye shape and colour, clean neck into lovely well laid shoulder. She has a lovely straight front with correct bone and sloping pastern. She has plenty of depth with a good spring. On the move she was positive with plenty of drive and covering the ground well. I would like to have seen her use her tail more to complete the picture. Shown in lovely coat and condition. I was pleased to award her Best Bitch in Breed. |
| 2nd | Widdowson DECOYMANS FIRE PRINCESS OF CORLITGOLD Built on smaller lines and construction than winner. She has overall balance with good angulation both fore and aft. She has good body proportions with plenty of depth and well sprung rib. Movement was sound and steady. |
Post Graduate Bitch (18 entries, 5 absent)
| 1st | Powley DANEHAVEN TASEKO Another lovely, sound and balanced bitch and one that I liked a lot. She has excellent construction, conformation and overall style. Pleasing in head with correct eye and ear set. Her front was straight and true with a good forechest. Good body proportions and good angulation. She was shown in lovely coat and condition. On the move she was steady and true with a positive gait. Unfortunately she was carrying a little bit too much weight stopping her going any further. |
| 2nd | Hawkins CAMUSMOR CAOL ILA Camusmor Caol Ila. Pleasing in head with good neck into well laid shoulder. Sound in body and construction. Needing a bit more substance. |
| 3rd | Mortimore FOXDOWN MY FAIR LADY |
| Res | Parker CAMUSMOR GLENMORANGIE AT LADAKHNOVA |
| VHC | Watton PALUDIC FANCY WOMAN AT TASARLA |
Open Bitch (19 entries, 4 absent)
| 1st | Nuijten-Vink ALLIANCE DE LA VIE DISNEY'S GAMINE A very pretty, stylish, feminine bitch that stood out in this very strong class. She has the prettiest of heads with a lovely reach of neck into perfect well-laid shoulder. She has overall substance with balance and is not overdone in any way. She has a correct front, plenty of forechest with good bone and sloping pastern. She has a good depth of brisket with plenty of spring. She has good angulation both fore and aft. Good length of body with correct tail set. Her movement was stylish with a sound driving action enhanced by her tail carriage. Pleased to award Reserve Best Bitch in Breed. |
| 2nd | Sanford PALUDIC PLEASURE An eye catching bitch with overall style and balance and soundness. Shown in lovely coat and hard condition. On the move she was sound and positive with drive covering ground well. |
| 3rd | Hullin NAROD THE ENCHANTING DREAM |
| Res | Rogers QUOYGARD SKY |
| VHC | Powley DANEHAVEN NANIKA |
| HC | Stacey & Copeland QUOYGARD DAYDREAM BELIEVER OF AVONWHARFE |
| C | Parker NEWFANOVA NORDIC RHAPSODY AT LADAKHNOVA |
Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bitch (7 entries)
| 1st | Sanford PALUDIC PLEASURE |
| 2nd | Parker CAMUSMOR GLENMORANGIE AT LADAKHNOVA Reserve in Post Graduate this bitch has overall balance and construction. Pleasing to the eye she was shown in good condition. Movement was sound and steady. |
| 3rd | Parker NEWFANOVA NORDIC RHAPSODY AT LADAKHNOVA |
| Res | Sanford PALUDIC YULETIME PRESERVE |
| VHC | Watton PALUDIC FANCY WOMAN AT TASARLA |
Pre-Beginner Obedience Stakes Final
Winner | Decoymans Piper Ariadne For Tanmark | Grigg |
