Judge DEBBIE STANSBURY
The North of England Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club held an open show where BIS was Ch Cheribere Secret Of Ours at Chezanna; RBIS, Ch Gillandant Rockafella; & BP, Abstrax Blaze Of Gloiry for Lisjovia.
My thanks to the committee for the honour of judging such a happy, friendly show & to the exhibitors for their sportsmanship. All dogs had visible rear dew claws, good pigment & dentition & without exception all were in excellent condition & temperaments were exemplary. One or two were slightly affected by the heat of the day.
VD (1) 1 C Secret Of Ours at C, beautiful head of correct proportions with a dark almond eye & strong muzzle. Of great size & good breed type with a balanced body shape of good construction. Has a long, deep, rounded ribcage, well boned legs with compact feet. Moved freely & at almost 8 years old was sound as a bell from all angles holding his backline on the move. In excellent condition, a credit to his owner. BD & BIS. PD, JD, ND & MD (0). PGD (3,2a) 1 Gillandant Shakeelah, just over 2 years old, maturing nicely & needing time. Lovely head, dark eye moderate reach of neck, good body shape good rear angles. Sound coming & going. LD (1) 1 G Shakeelah. OD (4,1) 1 Ch Gillandant Rockafella, another excellent balanced male of good breed type. Beautiful head in proportion to his body. Again, well constructed with strong bone & compact feet. Long, deep ribcage & good angles front & rear & moved soundly holding his backline on the move. RBD & RBIS; 2 Ch Shiresoak Wizards Legend, another of good breed type & difficult decision with one. Well constructed with good head, bone, tight feet, balanced body shape & moving soundly; 3 Cheribere Simply Special at Chezanna.
VB (1) 1 Ch Gillandant Crystal Fantasy, 7 year old feminine girl in excellent condition with a good head, dark eye & pigment. Well constructed & moving soundly with her tail making the wheel. A credit to her owner. PB (2,1) 1 A Blaze Of Glory for L, 9 month feminine girl with an excellent head & dark eye, balanced length of neck, long deep rounded ribcage , good bone & compact feet. Moving soundly & positively for one so young. RBB & BP. JB (4,1) 1 Lisjovia Kiyonari, 12 month girl with a feminine head, well boned straight front legs, deep, long ribcage with good angles front & rear. Moving soundly from all angles with her tail making the wheel; 2 Mizeka A Hint Of Gold, another good female, just preferring the curved skull & rear movement of one; 3 Mizeka Sheer Elegance. NB (1) 1 Mizeka Sheer Elegance, just fractionally narrow all through & somewhat cow hocked behind. MB (2) 1 M Sheer Elegance. PGB (3) 1 Rosemere Xana, 2 year old with a feminine head & dark eye. Good overall body shape, ribcage & bone. Would have liked a little more return of upper arm. Sound coming & going; 2 Mizeka A Hint Of Gold; 3 Desalazara Mamma Mia. LB (3,1) 1 Rosemere Xana; 2 Shanlimore Lady Jane, 5 year old female with a good head, balanced length of neck, long, deep ribcage just toeing out fractionally in front & somewhat cow hocked behind. OB (5,2) Quality class of three very good females – a difficult choice. 1 Ch Gillandant Leyla Via Shanlimore, 2 year old balanced feminine girl with a lovely head & dark eye. Good body shape & angles fore & rear. Well boned straight front legs with strong pasterns & a deep, long ribcage. Moved soundly from all angles just flagging a little in the challenge. BB & BOS; 2 Ch Kalkasidestiny’s Spirit at Mizeka, another female of very good make & shape just preferred the head of one; 3 Ch Zalute Zeonia via Shanlimore.