Critique Belfast Champ 2021

PD (1) 1 McKelvey’s Edenaveys Unforgettable. BP. Masculine head, nice dark eye, good bone and feet, nice ribs, topline and quarters, moved ok, in good body and coat. 

JD (2) 1 Bott, Allen & Morgan’s Quensha Take A Bow. Masculine head, nice eye and expression, good neck and shoulders, excellent ribs, legs and feet, good ribs, nice topline and strong quarters, moved well with drive in tip top body and coat. 2 Stewart & Cummings’ Gwendariff Mr President (IKC). Super head and eye, excellent bite, nice neck and shoulders, good bone and feet, good topline and tailset, moved ok, in nice body and coat, not as mature as first. 

YD (2) 1 Donnelly’s Forfarian Mind Yer Manners. Masculine head, dark eye, good bite, well constructed front, nice bone and feet, nice neck and shoulder, nice topline and quarters, moved well in good body and coat. 

GD (5, 1) 1 Walker’s Gwendariff Flags Are Flyin. I was really taken with this young dog. Super head and eye, well constructed front, excellent forechest, ribs and quarters, nice bone and feet, in super body and coat, moved well, close to the top awards. Good luck. 2 Murchison’s Kerryfair Please Please Me Corphin. Masculine head, dark eye, good bite, pleasing neck and shoulders, nice forechest and ribs, good topline and tail set, nice quarters, moved ok, shown in good body and coat. 3 Loughlin’s Rohanmor Don Juan Demarco. 

PGD (4, 2) 1 Gardner’s Quensha Walk Me Home To Danwish. Top class young dog, pleasing head and eye, nice legs and feet, good neck and shoulders, nice forechest and ribs, strong topline and quarters, moved ok in super body and coat. 2 Breslin’s Gwendarriff Ur Off Ur Trolley. Lovely head and eye, nice legs and feet, pleasing neck and shoulders, needs to develop in ribs, moved ok, keeping a good outline on the move, in good coat and condition. 

LD (9, 2) 1 Dewar’s Gwendariff Willy Wont He. CC and BOB. A quality dog from any angle. Super head and eye, well constructed front, nice legs and feet, very good ribs and forechest, strong topline and quarters, shown in tip top body and coat, moved well, pleased to see him take Gp3. A quality dog. 2 Roffey’s Gwendariff Lucy’s Legacy. RCC. Another super dog with so much to like. Super head and eye, nice construction all through, looks a picture both standing and on the move, shown in lovely body and coat, not quite the maturity of first. 3 Gardner’s Danwish On High (AI) JW. 

OD (7, 3) 1 Toms’ Ir Sh Ch Toberbilly I Wish You Luck JD Ir Jun Ch. Super head and eye, good neck and shoulders, very good bone and feet, good ribs and forechest, strong topline with good tail set, nice quarters, moved well, shown in lovely body and coat. 2 Hughes’ Gwendariff Plays The Flute. Another quality dog, masculine head, dark eye, nice legs and feet, good neck and shoulder, pleasing topline and quarters, sound and stylish, in body and coat. Moved well. 3 Tupper & Rosie’s Staratlanta Elliott ShCM. 

PB (2, 1) 1 Murphy’s Clannrua Eriu. BP. Feminine head, nice eye and expression, good neck and shoulder, ok legs and feet, ok body and quarters, moved ok, in good body and coat. 

JB (3) 1 Jones’ Gwendariff Dazzling Diva. Super young bitch, feminine head, nice eye and expression, very good legs and feet, well constructed front, nice ribs and quarters, moved well, keeps a strong topline both standing and moving, shown in tip top body and coat. 2 Bott, Allen & Morgan’s Quensha Crimes Of Passion. Another quality young bitch, pleasing head and eye, lovely neck and shoulders, moderate quarters, strong topline and tail set, in good body and coat, moved well. Close to first. 3 Mockler’s Gwendariff Fabulous Floosey. 

YB (4) 1 Bayne’s Corranroo Rainbow Shimmer. Lovely feminine head, nice eye and expression, well constructed front, nice legs and feet, moderate quarters, good forechest and ribs, shown in good body and coat, moved well. A super young bitch. GB (4, 3) 1 Loughlin’s Rohanmor Magic Flute. Quality bitch with super head and eye, nice front, very good neck and shoulders, nice ribs, strong topline and quarters, moved well, shown in nice body and coat, good side profile, in tip top body and coat.

Judge: Moray Armstrong