ASCUK Limit Show 2007
Limit Show Critique – Sunday January 14th 2007.
Judge:- Mr.H.Jones (Seafire)
The Australian Shepherd Club of the U.K. held a Limit Show where:-
BEST IN SHOW was McNee’s ARMATAN COMMOTION
RESERVE BEST IN SHOW was Boggis’s ECHOES OF THE DARK AT ANKETTS
BEST PUPPY IN SHOW was Rogers’s OZWAY FIRST PRINT AT FREBOBEARS
BEST VETERAN IN SHOW was Rogers’s CAGASA ARI-ZONA AT FREBOBEARS
I really enjoyed my day with an entry of 65 dogs representing a reasonable cross section of the breed. A friendly atmosphere was combined with some very appealing exhibits and I feel certain the breed has a very interesting future.
Overall type appeared to be satisfactory but I did find quite a number of dogs with large, round eyes and pigmentation problems.
Obviously this show wasn’t a Championship Show but I trust that all exhibitors and breeders will attempt to address what I feel is an urgent requirement in order to have dogs with that much desired appealing expression.
Class winners were:-
Minor Puppy Dog
Down’s Ozway First Finale at Freespirit
6 months old young man who is now at his ‘inbetween’ stage and will develop as he matures. Pleasing head pattern, straight front and enough reach of neck. Level topline and enough rear angulation. Moved out reasonably well. Best Puppy Dog and Reserve Best Puppy in Show
Puppy Dog – no entries
Junior Dog
Newell’s Impenzie Glaedr
Appealing youngster with a flat skull. Well muscled foreface with correct amount of stop. Eyes could have been more appealing but did not distract from his tight front. Good height to length ratio. Level topline, held on the move and well turned stifles. Well presented and shown. Reserve Best Dog
Yearling Dog
Hillis’s Armatan Born To Move (A.I)
Well made dog with good head pattern. Earset could have been tighter but the effect was one of masculinity. Good well boned straight front with nice reach of neck. Well developed ribcage and strong hindquarters. Moved out well.
Post Graduate Dog
Apperley’s Javison Siver Ash at Nanaimo
Flat skull with nice ear placement. Eyes could be better. Well rounded foreface. Straight front with enough reach of neck. Pleasing colour, level topline and well let down rear pasterns. Stood nice and
parallel at the rear and when requested, moved out well.
Limit Dog
Boggis’s Echoes Of The Dark at Anketts
Well grown dark red who appealed for type. Good head pattern with flat skull, enough stop and a well rounded muzzle. Expression could be better but one could not deny his trueness in type. Well boned straight front. Good reach of neck and level topline held on the move. Strong neck and muscled rear quarters,worked in unison with handler. Best Dog and Reserve Best in Show
Open Dog
Roberts’s Armatan Fernando
Well balanced dog with a flat skull and correct stop. Well moulded foreface and reasonable ear set and eye shape. Nice straight front with good reach of neck. Well ribbed back and strong hindquarters. Pleasing colour and well handled and shown.
Veteran Dog
Rogers’s Cagasa Ari-Zona at Frebobears
Good honest example of a male Aussie. Nice head pattern with a well boned straight front. Enough reach of neck and level topline. Well turned stifles and moved with drive. Best Veteran in Show
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Minor Puppy Bitch
Rogers’s Ozway First Print at Frebobears
Very feminine young lady who was litter sister to the Minor Puppy Dog. Pleasing head pattern although eye could have been a better colour. Nice reach of neck with good depth of ribcage, level topline held on the move. Stood nice and parallel at the rear and moved with drive and in unison with her handler. Best Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy in Show
Puppy Bitch – no entries
Junior Bitch
Robinson’s DrCral Finest Bone China
Finer bitch having an acceptable head with ears on top. Good straight front with enough reach of neck and level topline. Well let down rear pasterns and moved out well.
Yearling Bitch
Gatenby and Green’s Amoureuse D’Abbey Des Chemins Cathares (Imp France)
Flat skull with a well muscled foreface. Pigmentation could be better. Nice reach of neck with good rear angulation. Rear movement needs to tighten.
Post Graduate Bitch
McNee’s Armatan Commotion (A.I)
Well proportioned bitch who was well presented and shown. Good head and expression. Well boned straight front with enough reach of neck and good height to length ratio. Level topline with good turn of stifle. Moved out well. Best Bitch and Best in Show
Limit Bitch
Taylor’s Shepalian Sweet Dreams
Reasonable head pattern with a well muscled foreface. Good straight front with enough reach of neck. Well developed ribcage and strong rear quarters. Handler needs more control to get the best out of her.
Open Bitch
McNee’s Armatan Angel Eyes ShCM
Appealing bitch who retained her femininity and was just beaten by her kennel mate. Nice head and expression with a good reach of neck. Well ribbed back with a level topline and well let down rear pasterns. Stood parallel at the rear and when requested moved out with drive. Reserve Best Bitch
Veteran Bitch
Hillis’s Blows You Away
Feminine head and a well boned straight front. Enough reach of neck, with a well developed ribcage and strong hindquarters.
Judge:- Mr. Hugh Jones (Seafire)