Kerry Blue Terrier Crufts 16 Judge's Critique

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KC Breed Standard Crufts 16 Judge	KERRY BLUE CRUFTS 16 Kerry Blue Terrier Judge(s): MRS C RAMSAY BEST OF BREED IR CH IRISBLU JACK OF DIAMONDS Dog Owner: MR H & MRS H QUIGG BEST PUPPY LACARNAVEEN THE ONE AND ONLY Dog Owner: C & C W FORREST & SCOTT DOG CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE IR CH IRISBLU JACK OF DIAMONDS Dog Owner: MR H & MRS H QUIGG BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE ESP CH AWEN DE LIOTT [ATC AS01354ESP] Bitch Owner: MR J M, MRS P & MISS S CEDRON, AMARO & DOMINGUEZ RESERVE DOG CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE LEMRACDREAM FIELD OF DREAMS IR JR CH Dog Owner: MISS C CLARKE-O'NEILL RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE EDBRIOS EXOTICA Bitch Owner: MESSRS E W, P A & J O'BRIEN & POULOVA KERRY BLUE JUDGE CRUFTS 16 Kerry Blue Terriers Many thanks to exhibitors for their entries. It’s a huge honour to judge at any show, but particularly so at Crufts. Thanks also to the Crufts committee for the invitation. I had many quality animals to assess, & without doubt, some of the placings could easily change on another day. All exhibits demonstrated good temperament, most had dark gums & dark roof of mouth, bites were mostly correct with a couple of exceptions. A little variation in coats, with some coloured, but with incorrect texture. I was delighted that my BOB winner went on to represent our breed so well by winning G3 under a very highly respected terrier man! VD (0). PD (3,2a) 1 Forrest & Scott’s Lacarnaveen The One And Only, delightful pup with long, clean head & lovely neat ears. Dark eyes. Good neckline & depth of brisket, with good tailset & correct soft & silky coat for age. Moved true coming & going. JD (1) 1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Raphael, very promising young male, good head & ear carriage, dark eye, lovely neckline & shoulders, level topline & compact body with good depth of brisket. Tail on top with well developed quarters. Beautifully balanced dog, showed & moved extremely well. Lovely coat texture, correct colour for age. PGD (7,2) 1 Corbin, O'brien & Poulova’s Edbrios Silverado, well presented male from this very consistent kennel. Lovely balance with a great tailset & back end, good bend of stifle. Good coat & colour, good neck line & shoulders. Decent head, used ears well. Moved with purpose; 2 Cassin’s Balboa Saladin, beautiful coat & colour. Short coupled, compact dog with good back end & tailset. Good depth of brisket. Moved OK; 3 Seddon & Butler’s Lemracdream Donatello, good outline, long head with good expression. Good reachy neck line & good shoulders. Good tailset & carriage. Moves well. Lovely coat texture, correct colour for age. Well handled. LD (4,1) 1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Field Of Dreams, lovely young male. Very steady on the move & in stance. Well developed backend & very good tailset. Long head, strong jaw, dark eyes. Lovely outline. Good reach of neck, well bodied. Lovely coat texture with plenty of colour breaking. Pressed winner. RCC; 2 Anderson & Watt’s Edbrios Explorer at Nisyros, strong male with good neckline & shoulders. Good head & expression with correct ears. Good back end & correct tailset, although tail carriage could be better. Slightly longer coupled but with an attractive overall outline. Moved true coming & going but needs more purpose when on the move; 3 Sonnenschein’s Loughborough Suite Leroy, compact dog with good back end. Good head & expression, decent shoulders & neck line. Short back & decent tailset. Beautiful coat texture with colour breaking well throughout. Moved true coming & going but needs to step out more, he was turning to look for his owner which spoiled his outline on the move. OD (5,2) Three excellent males in this class, all with great quality. I was really impressed by all three winners who are all capable of winning at the highest level. 1 Quigg’s Ir Ch Irisblu Jack Of Diamonds, upstanding male with great ring presence. He has a super outline & with hands on, does not disappoint. His dark blue coat is beautifully soft & silky with correct texture. His compact body is muscular & strong. He has a strong head with good ear carriage. Lovely neckline & correct shoulders, short back, well developed quarters with good stifle & strong tailset & carriage. Covers the ground with purpose & holds a pleasing outline on the move. Very well presented, it was a pleasure to award him CC & BOB; 2 Llorens Rodriguez’s Sp Ch Edbrios Valentino, this is another very pleasing dog, beautifully presented, good coat & colour with correct pigmentation, good backend & tailset. Decent head with good ears used all the time. Long reachy neck & good shoulders. Sound mover, slightly longer in loin than 1, but nevertheless a super representative of the breed; 3 Sonnenschein’s Rus Ch Loughborough Suite Luthar for Nash Avgust, I really liked this dog. He has a lovely head & expression, well bodied, gorgeous coat texture. Good neck line & shoulders into good depth of brisket. Tailset is good, & he is sound coming & going. Presented very well. GCD (0). VB (1) 1 Calloch & Godard’s Fr/Be/Lux/Swiss/Mon/Int Ch Balboa Extravaganza, compact bitch with neat head & ears. Coat is of good colour. She has a decent neck & good topline. Good tailset. Moved well coming & going. PB (0). JB (2,1) 1 Ensell’s Nemiah Shades Of Grey, very attractive young bitch, just out of puppy class. She has a lovely outline, good head with dark eye & wicked expression, neat ears, compact body, great neck line good depth of brisket for age. Good back end & stifle, short hocks. Tail on top. Moves well when she settles. Lovely coat texture, a real contender for the future. PGB (8,4) Another good class where the three main winners were all of good quality. 1 O'brien & Poulova’s Edbrios Exotica, stylish bitch with great outline. Pleasing head with good ear carriage, great neck line, good shoulder placement, level topline & tail on top. Good muscular quarters. Coat has good colour, wave & texture. Moved true coming & going. Well presented & really pressed the bitch CC winner. RCC; 2 Hetherington’s Irisblu Aiveen for Newent, very attractive young bitch, decent head, very good ears & expression, lovely neck line & shoulders, great back end & tailset with plenty behind the tail. Coat is of lovely texture, colour coming. Excellent mover. Held a lovely outline. Just lost out to 1 on a little maturity. Well presented; 3 Daly’s Lucy Bee, have admired this lovely bitch from the ring side & she is compact & good to go over. She has a lovely head with good ears & expression. Well made, with a good neck & topline. Her back end is well developed, tailset good, coat is silky with plenty of colour breaking. Lovely in stance, she would not cooperate on the move with her handler today, saw enough quality in her for her placing. LB (8,3) 1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Blue Ivy, very smart on the move, with excellent side gait. Good tailset & back end, soft coat & enough colour, & although she could do with a little more hair in places, this did not detract too much from her good outline. Feminine head, good expression. Good neck line & shoulders. Showed well; 2 Jones’ Arkama Harmony Miss D'arcy, attractive bitch, good steady mover. With good head & expression with good ears. Decent neck line & shoulders, slightly longer cast that 1 & higher on the leg. She has a beautiful coat texture with good colour, clearing well; 3 Anderson & Watt’s Kebulak Playing With Fire at Nisyros, good sized bitch with a good head & expression, presents a good outline, compact body & decent back end. Coat clearing, needed a bit more refining on the trim to complete the picture. Moves true, but needed a bit more ‘ooomph’ today, but nevertheless an attractive bitch with lots to like about her. OB (10,2) My class winners here were all of high quality, with some good ones going card less. 1 Cedron, Amaro & Dominguez’s Esp Ch Awen De Liott, very attractive bitch, moved out with style & presence. Her head & neck & outline are all beautiful. Tail bang on top with good stifle & quarters. Her coat is of correct silky texture & lovely colour. Good expression, very well presented & excelled on the move; 2 Quigg & Smith’s Ir Ch Irisblu Candy Stripes, another quality bitch with good head & expression. Slightly longer cast than 1, but with good body & depth of brisket. Plenty behind the tail, with good turn of stifle. Dark blue with lovely coat texture. Moved OK; 3 Tasselli - Balboa Show Time, smart, compact bitch from this highly regarded kennel. She is a good size, with decent head & ears, well proportioned body with good neck line & quarters. Her tailset & carriage were good. Soft coat with colour still clearing, She moved adequately, but without her usual ‘sparkle’ today. GCB 1 Jones’ Arkama Harmony Miss D'arcy. CAROL RAMSAY Go To Top Of Page
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Kerry Blue

Crufts 16 Judge's Critique

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Crufts 16 Judge

KERRY BLUE CRUFTS 16

Kerry Blue Terrier

Judge(s): MRS C RAMSAY

BEST OF BREED IR CH IRISBLU JACK OF DIAMONDS Dog Owner: MR H & MRS H QUIGG
BEST PUPPY LACARNAVEEN THE ONE AND ONLY Dog Owner: C & C W FORREST & SCOTT
DOG CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE IR CH IRISBLU JACK OF DIAMONDS Dog Owner: MR H & MRS H QUIGG
BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE ESP CH AWEN DE LIOTT [ATC AS01354ESP] Bitch
Owner: MR J M, MRS P & MISS S CEDRON, AMARO & DOMINGUEZ
RESERVE DOG CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE LEMRACDREAM FIELD OF DREAMS IR JR CH Dog
Owner: MISS C CLARKE-O'NEILL
RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE EDBRIOS EXOTICA Bitch Owner: MESSRS E W, P A & J O'BRIEN & POULOVA

KERRY BLUE JUDGE CRUFTS 16

Kerry Blue Terriers

Many thanks to exhibitors for their entries. It’s a huge honour to judge at any show, but particularly so at Crufts. Thanks also to the Crufts committee for the invitation.

I had many quality animals to assess, & without doubt, some of the placings could easily change on another day.

All exhibits demonstrated good temperament, most had dark gums & dark roof of mouth, bites were mostly correct with a couple of exceptions.

A little variation in coats, with some coloured, but with incorrect texture.

I was delighted that my BOB winner went on to represent our breed so well by winning G3 under a very highly respected terrier man!

VD (0).

PD (3,2a)

1 Forrest & Scott’s Lacarnaveen The One And Only, delightful pup with long, clean head & lovely neat ears. Dark eyes. Good neckline & depth of brisket, with good tailset & correct soft & silky coat for age. Moved true coming & going.

JD (1)

1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Raphael, very promising young male, good head & ear carriage, dark eye, lovely neckline & shoulders, level topline & compact body with good depth of brisket. Tail on top with well developed quarters. Beautifully balanced dog, showed & moved extremely well. Lovely coat texture, correct colour for age.

PGD (7,2)

1 Corbin, O'brien & Poulova’s Edbrios Silverado, well presented male from this very consistent kennel. Lovely balance with a great tailset & back end, good bend of stifle. Good coat & colour, good neck line & shoulders. Decent head, used ears well. Moved with purpose;

2 Cassin’s Balboa Saladin, beautiful coat & colour. Short coupled, compact dog with good back end & tailset. Good depth of brisket. Moved OK;

3 Seddon & Butler’s Lemracdream Donatello, good outline, long head with good expression. Good reachy neck line & good shoulders. Good tailset & carriage. Moves well. Lovely coat texture, correct colour for age. Well handled.

LD (4,1)

1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Field Of Dreams, lovely young male. Very steady on the move & in stance. Well developed backend & very good tailset. Long head, strong jaw, dark eyes. Lovely outline. Good reach of neck, well bodied. Lovely coat texture with plenty of colour breaking. Pressed winner. RCC;

2 Anderson & Watt’s Edbrios Explorer at Nisyros, strong male with good neckline & shoulders. Good head & expression with correct ears. Good back end & correct tailset, although tail carriage could be better. Slightly longer coupled but with an attractive overall outline. Moved true coming & going but needs more purpose when on the move;

3 Sonnenschein’s Loughborough Suite Leroy, compact dog with good back end. Good head & expression, decent shoulders & neck line. Short back & decent tailset. Beautiful coat texture with colour breaking well throughout. Moved true coming & going but needs to step out more, he was turning to look for his owner which spoiled his outline on the move.

OD (5,2)

Three excellent males in this class, all with great quality. I was really impressed by all three winners who are all capable of winning at the highest level.

1 Quigg’s Ir Ch Irisblu Jack Of Diamonds, upstanding male with great ring presence. He has a super outline & with hands on, does not disappoint. His dark blue coat is beautifully soft & silky with correct texture. His compact body is muscular & strong. He has a strong head with good ear carriage. Lovely neckline & correct shoulders, short back, well developed quarters with good stifle & strong tailset & carriage. Covers the ground with purpose & holds a pleasing outline on the move. Very well presented, it was a pleasure to award him CC & BOB;

2 Llorens Rodriguez’s Sp Ch Edbrios Valentino, this is another very pleasing dog, beautifully presented, good coat & colour with correct pigmentation, good backend & tailset. Decent head with good ears used all the time. Long reachy neck & good shoulders. Sound mover, slightly longer in loin than 1, but nevertheless a super representative of the breed;

3 Sonnenschein’s Rus Ch Loughborough Suite Luthar for Nash Avgust, I really liked this dog. He has a lovely head & expression, well bodied, gorgeous coat texture. Good neck line & shoulders into good depth of brisket. Tailset is good, & he is sound coming & going. Presented very well.

GCD (0).

VB (1)

1 Calloch & Godard’s Fr/Be/Lux/Swiss/Mon/Int Ch Balboa Extravaganza, compact bitch with neat head & ears. Coat is of good colour. She has a decent neck & good topline. Good tailset. Moved well coming & going.

PB (0).

JB (2,1)

1 Ensell’s Nemiah Shades Of Grey, very attractive young bitch, just out of puppy class. She has a lovely outline, good head with dark eye & wicked expression, neat ears, compact body, great neck line good depth of brisket for age. Good back end & stifle, short hocks. Tail on top. Moves well when she settles. Lovely coat texture, a real contender for the future.

PGB (8,4)

Another good class where the three main winners were all of good quality.

1 O'brien & Poulova’s Edbrios Exotica, stylish bitch with great outline. Pleasing head with good ear carriage, great neck line, good shoulder placement, level topline & tail on top. Good muscular quarters. Coat has good colour, wave & texture. Moved true coming & going. Well presented & really pressed the bitch CC winner. RCC;

2 Hetherington’s Irisblu Aiveen for Newent, very attractive young bitch, decent head, very good ears & expression, lovely neck line & shoulders, great back end & tailset with plenty behind the tail. Coat is of lovely texture, colour coming. Excellent mover. Held a lovely outline. Just lost out to 1 on a little maturity. Well presented;

3 Daly’s Lucy Bee, have admired this lovely bitch from the ring side & she is compact & good to go over. She has a lovely head with good ears & expression. Well made, with a good neck & topline. Her back end is well developed, tailset good, coat is silky with plenty of colour breaking. Lovely in stance, she would not cooperate on the move with her handler today, saw enough quality in her for her placing.

LB (8,3)

1 Clarke-O'neill’s Lemracdream Blue Ivy, very smart on the move, with excellent side gait. Good tailset & back end, soft coat & enough colour, & although she could do with a little more hair in places, this did not detract too much from her good outline. Feminine head, good expression. Good neck line & shoulders. Showed well;

2 Jones’ Arkama Harmony Miss D'arcy, attractive bitch, good steady mover. With good head & expression with good ears. Decent neck line & shoulders, slightly longer cast that 1 & higher on the leg. She has a beautiful coat texture with good colour, clearing well;

3 Anderson & Watt’s Kebulak Playing With Fire at Nisyros, good sized bitch with a good head & expression, presents a good outline, compact body & decent back end. Coat clearing, needed a bit more refining on the trim to complete the picture. Moves true, but needed a bit more ‘ooomph’ today, but nevertheless an attractive bitch with lots to like about her.

OB (10,2)

My class winners here were all of high quality, with some good ones going card less. 1 Cedron, Amaro & Dominguez’s Esp Ch Awen De Liott, very attractive bitch, moved out with style & presence. Her head & neck & outline are all beautiful. Tail bang on top with good stifle & quarters. Her coat is of correct silky texture & lovely colour. Good expression, very well presented & excelled on the move;

2 Quigg & Smith’s Ir Ch Irisblu Candy Stripes, another quality bitch with good head & expression. Slightly longer cast than 1, but with good body & depth of brisket. Plenty behind the tail, with good turn of stifle. Dark blue with lovely coat texture. Moved OK;

3 Tasselli - Balboa Show Time, smart, compact bitch from this highly regarded kennel. She is a good size, with decent head & ears, well proportioned body with good neck line & quarters. Her tailset & carriage were good. Soft coat with colour still clearing, She moved adequately, but without her usual ‘sparkle’ today.

GCB

1 Jones’ Arkama Harmony Miss D'arcy.

CAROL RAMSAY

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