7th March 2025
Judge Mr R Ward (WARWELL)
Principal Winners:
Best Of Breed & Dog CC – Ch Ettology Bounteous Barney JW.
Best Opposite Sex & Bitch CC – Ch Nasabe Play The Game JW
Best Puppy – Fera-Minis Argante of Avalon with Witchstone
Best Veteran – Ch Witchstone Not Apache On Me for Peopleton VW
I would like to thank the Crufts committee for inviting me to judge at this year’s show and a big thank you to the exhibitors for their entries, many from the UK travelling some distances as well as overseas exhibitors who made an even longer journey with their dogs. Movement is still a bit erratic, but my main winners displayed the correct movement. It’s also important that we don’t lose the finer points of the breed, Thumb prints, Pencilling on the toes and the beauty spot under the chin which are missing more and more.
VD (3 0) 1 Mr J & Miss W Frances & Blatchford, – Ch Witchstone Not Apache On Me for Peopleton; Nice size, pleasing head, dark eye and erect ears. Good thick coat, nice colour and markings. Moved well BV. 2 Mr D & Mrs C Howard, – Lasagesse Starman; Nice size and shape, Nice head with dark eye and well positioned ears, colour a little faded on foreface, moved well. 3 Mrs Z Clarke, – Major Tom to Wickedwise:
PD (6 2) 1Mrs B & Mr J Roskell, – Nasabe Special Brew in Rahima; Nice size and overall shape, deep chest, good front and rear. Correct wedge shaped head, correct scissor bite, dark eye, good ear carriage. Good glossy coat and colour, markings okay. Moved well. 2 Mrs T & Mr JML Warren, – Rhymswell Fields of Gold; Nice size, nice head with dark eye and well set ears, nice colour, markings okay, movement okay. 3 Mrs Carol Snell, – Neerodan Pepper Minty:
JD (5 1) 1 Mr G & Mrs L Dixon,- Lasagesse Dazed N’confused; Nice overall size and shape. Nice head, dark eye and ears placement. Straight front and nice hind quarters. Good thick coat and tan colouring. Moved well front and back. 2 Miss Ad Dahlstrom, – Veritas Aequitas Mad As A Hatter; Nice size and shape, nice head dark eye and good ear set, good colour, good movement and good tail carriage. 3 Mrs C Pendlebury, – Ettology Small Gods of Pendlethrine:
PGD (5 0) 1 Mr D &Mrs C Howard, – Lasagesse Jumpin Jack Flash; Nice size. Good head, eye and ears. Correct scissor bite. Good coat, markings ok. Good straight front, deep chest, loins well cut up. Moved well coming and going. 2 Ms Maria Shevchenko, – Ettology Making Mischief; Good size and general shape. Good colour and markings. Fine head, dark eye and good ear set. Movement good. 3 Mrs Sarah Salisbury, Wykewoks Tommy Twinkle:
LD (11 1) 1 Ms A & Mr J Keylock & Collins, – Lasagesse Paint It Black; Nice size. Good body, deep chest, straight front, lovely curve over the loins and good turn of stifle. Good coat, colour and markings. Nice head, dark almond eyes, good ear set and carriage. Correct movement and moved with drive covering the ground well. 2 Mrs C E & Mr L R Partington-Palmer, – Etruria Hear The Word; Nice size and overall shape. Nice head, dark eye and well placed ears. Good colouring and markings ok. Moved well. 3 Ms Maria Shevchenko Ettology Making Mischief;
OD (14 1) 1 Mr K Dennison, Ch Ettology Bounteous Barney; Nice size and nice overall shape. Nice glossy coat, good colour. Good wedge shaped head, dark eye and ears carried erect. Good tail carriage on move. Movement good coming and going, covered the ground well, DCC & BOB. 2 Mrs Z Phillips, – Ettology Big Bang; Nice size and shape, similar to 1. Good head, dark eye and well placed ears. Good colour, markings ok. Good tail carriage. Moved well good front and rear action, RDCC. 3 Mrs W Imrie, – Ch Witchstone Black Hawk At Amalric JW.
GCD (5 0) 1 Ms J E A Crowley, – Ir/nl/be/lux/int Ch Adargwn Brunel; Nice size, nice head, dark eye and well set ears. Nice front, good body and well angled hindquarter. Good coat, colour and markings. Moved well. 2 Ms Maria Shevchenko Ettology Making Mischief (see PGD); 3 Mr J Nagler, Ramses Royal Returner
VB (5 1) 1 Crowley Ms J E A, – Ir/int/nl/bel/lux Ch Royomas Tennesse Waltz To Adargwn; Nice size, Nice overall shape, pleasing head, dark eye and erect ears. Good thick coat, nice colour and markings. Moved well, coming and going. 2 Mrs C & Miss R Inch, Edalene Never Let Me Go VW; Nice size and overall confirmation, colour slightly faded but nice markings, nice head with dark eye and well positioned ears, movement good. 3 Mrs H & Mr J Haffenden & Wood, Ch Witchstone Minnehaha VW.
PB (6 0) 1 Mr A Leonard, – Witchstone Limited Edition; Nice overall shape and lovely size, fine boned, Nice head and neck, Good erect ears, good tail carriage. Glossy coat, nice rich tan. Movement good for a youngster. 2 Mrs M P Jackson, Dandytweed Lily The Pink: Nice overall shape, slightly larger than 1, Nice head, dark eye, ears set high, moved well. 3 Mrs N Hesova, Andromeda Touching The Stars.
JB (6 0) 1 Mrs V Love, – Lasagesse Whole Lotta Love with Tettoy; Nice overall shape and size. Good head, dark eye, nice erect ears. Correct scissor bite. Good colour deep black and rich tan, markings ok. Movement good. 2 Mrs Wendy & Mr A Imrie & Leonard, – Fera-Minis Argante of Avalon with Witchstone; Nice size and shape. Good head, dark eye and well placed ears. Good shiny coat, markings ok. Moved well coming and going BP. 3 Ms N Hesova, Andromeda Touching The Stars.
PGB (9 1) 1 Miss L & Mr G Bailey & Hancocks, – Witchstone Silent Whisper; Nice size and overall shape. Good wedge shaped head, dark eye, small candle flame ears. Scissor bite. Correct tail carriage. Correct colour and markings. Moved well. 2 Ms H Greenwood Johnson, – Moretonia Royal Wren; Nice overall shape. Good head, dark eye. Scissor bite. Good ear carriage. Colour run on front legs. Movement good. 3 Miss A Green, – Three Times A Lady.
LB (9 0 1) 1 Mrs C & Miss R Inch, – Edelene Scoops Ahoy; Lovely overall shape. Nice head and eye. Correct scissor bite. Nice arched neck, ears set high erect on skull. Colour good but markings could be better. Movement good, good front extension. 2 Mrs C Serman, – Kikuchi Mulberry among Tymy; Nice shape and size. Good head, dark eye and nice ear placement. Colour good, markings ok. Moved well. 3 Mrs D A Dicker, – Neerodan Thyme Bomb.
OB (11 0) 1 Mrs H & Mr J Haffenden & Wood, – Ch Nasabe Play The Game; Nice overall shape and size. Good colour and markings. Nice head carried on slightly arched neck, dark almond shape eye. Good ear carriage set high on skull. Good driving rear action and correct front movement BCC. 2 Mrs N Hesova – Rom/cze Ch X-Pected Dine Mites Ebony; Nice size, Deep chest, medium tuck up, good rear coupling. Neat wedge shaped head. Dark eye and good ear carriage. Correct scissor bite. Good colour and correct markings. Movement good, coming and going RBCC. 3 Mr J & Miss W Francis & Blatchford, – Ch Witchstone Trouble Brewing at Peopleton.
GCB (5 0) 1 Miss L & Mr G Bailey & Hancocks, – Witchstone Silent Whisper (see PGB). 2 Crowley Ms J E A, – Ir/int/nl/bel/lux Ch Royomas Tennesse Waltz To Adargwn (see VB). 3 Mrs Z Phillips, Ettology Interesting Times.