2022 Spring Open Show — Mikaela Short (Zakaytia) — Main show Critique

THE BRITISH SAMOYED CLUB OPEN SHOW– 90th Anniversary Year

Sunday 8TH May 2022

Judge: Mikaela Short (Zakaytia)

Samoyeds

I would like to thank the Committee of The British Samoyed Club for inviting me to judge at their 90th Anniversary Year Open Show and huge thanks to all the exhibitors for their entries and allowing me to go over your beautiful dogs.  Thanks also to my two helpful stewards Penny & Preston, I thoroughly enjoyed my judging appointment, a privilege to judge a Club Show and what a well organised show and great venue.

Best In Show – Ashbourne’s – Angelicus Cahlua

Reserve Best In Show & Best Opposite Sex In Show – McRobbie-Dalchow’s – Mangata Jade Knight

Best Puppy In Show – Young’s – Cocosamel Camelia

Best Veteran In Show – Hunt’s – Glynsam White Dream At Artsam

Best Opposite Sex Veteran – South’s – Aleski Disco Diva JW

Minor Puppy Dog (0)

Puppy Dog (0)

Junior Dog (5, 0 Abs)

1st – Jebson & King’s – Vandreem Imperial Ripasso

Lovely head and expression, with good length of neck, wellbalanced 14 month old male at the top of the standard for size. Correct feet, good angulation front and rear.  Slightly out of coat but still holding a lovely plumed tail.  Played about a little on the move but moved well once settled.

2nd – Drummond’s – Oki Doki Xsara’s Hope At Sasoolka

Masculine strong head, neat ears, correct eye shape and in good coat.  Lovely plumed tail, nice tuck and strong loins. Moved freely round the ring, just preferred the head on 1.

3rd – Fielding’s – Silbertips Starry Knight (AI)

Another lovely male, with lots to like, well balanced, justplaying up for his owner today and not showing off to his best ability.  Would benefit some schooling and then he would challenge the other youngsters here today.

Yearling Dog (2, 0)

1st – Jebson’s – Vandreem Imperial River

Litter brother to Junior winner, again with a Lovely head and expression, excellent pigment, correct eye shape, neat ears, lovely dense coat, correct tail, good turn of stifle, really well muscled. Again at the top of the standard for size. Moved well with drive and awarded Reserve Best Dog today

2nd – Dodd’s – Bondsmoor Autumnal Breeze

Strong head with correct eye of good pigment, neat ears, a little leaner than I would prefer, but had a nice shape and moved well, just preferred the head and coat and movementon 1 today.

Novice Dog (1, 1)

Graduate Dog (1, 1)

Post Graduate Dog (0, 0)

Limit Dog (2, 0)

1st – South’s – Aleski Sweet Talking Guy

3 year old male at the top end of the scale for size, Strong head, correct eye, well balanced with good length of neck, a deep chest and in good coat. Correct feet with nice featherings. Lovely plumed tail.  Moved with drive and purpose.

2nd – Wilding’s – Nikitta Silver Star Chief At Trusam JW

6 year old male with a lovely head and pleasing expression, correct eye shape but one was quite sore today. Neat well furred ears, in good coat and groomed well, Smaller male than 1, middle of the standard. Just didn’t move as well as 1 today, not as much drive.

Open Dog (2, 0)

1st – Ashbourne’s – Angelicus Cahlua

Lovely handsome 6 year old male in excellent full coat with a correct wedge shaped head with very pleasing expression, correct eye, lovely furred ears and featherings to correct feet. Correctly set profuse tail. Strong loins, and well muscled. Moved with drive and purpose. Could not deny him Best Dog and Best in Show.

2nd – Dudek’s – Ch Bel Ch. Int Ch. Easy to Love Carpathian White Smile for Blossomrain

Another handsome male with lovely biscuit ears, correct eye with good pigment.  Correct feet with good featherings, well groomed and presented but dropping a bit of coat today. Lovely plumed tail and moved out well.

Veteran Dog (4, 1)

1st – Hunt’s – Glynsam White Dream At Artsam

Lovely head on this 9.5 year old male. Lovely expression, well furred ears, good pigment, and in good coat that was well groomed.  Correct feet with lovely featherings, Good turn of stifle and well set tail. Best Veteran

2nd – Wilson’s – Samnouska Chase the Ace

Another nice veteran male of 8 years, with correct eye, good pigment, neat ears, well feathered feet and in good coat. Correct tail set with lovely plume. Good depth of chest. Well muscled and moved well out and back.

3rd – Young’s – Furzeland Devon Blaze Avec Cocosamel

Lovely biscuit ears and excellent pigment.  Correct feet with lots of featherings, and nice plumed tail.  Good turn of stifle, Didn’t move as well as 1 and 2 today.

KC Good Citizen Dog (2, 1)

1st – South’s – Aleski Sweet Talking Guy

Critique as per Limit Dog

Minor Puppy Bitch (4, 1)

1st – Gwynne’s – Rosnorske Royal Amethyst

What a Lovely minor puppy class here, I was spoilt for choice.  Such a pretty 7 months baby, excellent pigment, correct wedge shaped head, neat ears, beautiful plumed tail, beautifully groomed with the plushest of puppy coats, slightly shorter in length of leg but still time to grow. Well schooledand moved well round the ring.

2nd – Dodd’s – Bondsmoor Kiss Me Kate

Another lovely puppy, well balanced, feminine with a lovely expression. Lovely arched neck. Well boned, nice feet, correct coat, and well set tail. Moved with drive, just preferred the head on 1.

3rd – Ballantine’s – Khorobroi Maybe Mayhem By Whitespirit

Again, another lovely puppy, biscuit bitch with correct pigment, well furred ears, correct coat, feet and plumed tail. Was so well muscled for a youngster and strode out with drive.  Will watch these 3 with interest as they mature.

Puppy Bitch (3, 0)

1st – Young’s – Cocosamel Camelia

Very pretty and feminine 10 month old youngster.  Correct coat in full bloom. Beautiful plumed tail.  Correct eyes and well furred biscuit shaded ears on a good wedge head.  Slightly longer in body, but moved well, enjoying her day out and playing up as a puppy does.

Best Puppy Bitch & Best Puppy In Show

2nd – Tarasinska’s – Siberianmist Lagertha

Pretty feminine puppy of 9 months, well balanced, in good coat, good reach of neck, well plumed tail.  Moved very well out and back, and at one with her Junior handler. Just preferred the head on 1.

3rd – Catterall & Sweeney’s – Cocosamel Dramatique

Litter sister to 1, with darker shaded biscuit ears, just played about a lot on the move today so couldn’t really assess her movement very well.

Junior Bitch (2, 0)

1st – South’s – Aleski Viva La Diva

Lovely very pretty girl, good wedge head with correct ears, good pigment, beautifully groomed plush coat, with a beautiful plumed tail. Well sprung ribs for a youngster andwell schooled, moving well with her handler.

2nd – Lepley’s – Sarnoushka Silver Spirit

Again, a pretty youngster with lovely biscuit, correct eye with good pigment.  Lovely tail set.  Moved ok but played up her owner on the move today.

Yearling Bitch (3, 3)

Novice Bitch (2, 1)

1st – Helm’s – Annecy Dream of Reality

2 year old bitch, in her underwear today, out of coat, but what she did have was of the correct texture, lovely featherings to feet.  Good pigment. Slightly longer cast. Moved ok while shouting about it. Enjoyed her day out.

Graduate Bitch (4, 2)

1st – Lepley’s – Sarnoushka Silver Spirit

As per 2nd in Junior.

2nd – Wilding’s – Rosskaja Silver Star Fire at Trusam

Strong wedge head with correct eye shape but slightly lighter brown, neat ears, good pigment, nice featherings to feet.  Well groomed correct coat, sadly lacking the profuse tail today, and didn’t move as well as 1.

Post Graduate Bitch (3, 1)

1st – Milne’s – Lumistarr Love Me For Life

Lovely shape and outline on this 2 year old. Feminine, correct eye shape, good pigment, neat ears. Lovely featherings to feet, good bone, nice tuck, Well groomed, but slightly out of coat today, but still enough to show off her good construction. She moved really well, and was a contender in the line up forReserve best bitch, but just didn’t show that Sammie smile in the challenge however I’m sure she will have her chance on another day.

2nd – Gwynne’s – Rosnorske Royal Ametrine

Another 2 year old with correct eye, good pigment, well groomed correct coat. Well balanced shape. Moved ok, but not as well as 1 today.

Limit Bitch (8, 0)

By far the Best class of the day, spoilt for choice in this large class of 8 with many beautiful bitches that I could have placed 1st and I’m sure they will swap places on another day. I was really picking at straws for the top placings.

1st – McRobbie-Dalchow’s – Mangata Jade Knight

This 3 year old really surprised me and I couldn’t deny her 1stplace today.  Lovely feminine pretty bitch with a broader muzzle, alert expression, with the darkest pigment, correct eye shape, lovely neat well furred ears, with a strong arched neck, good angulation, well sprung ribs, and strong loins, good bone, lovely shaped feet with beautiful featherings, well groomed plush correct coat even though she had dropped a bitand a correct tail set with a lovely plume. She moved with drive around the ring and showed how fit for purpose she is.  Could not deny her in the Challenge and awarded Best Bitch, Best Opposite Sex & Reserve BIS

2nd – McGreade’s – Nikara Neverending Dream For Frostia

Another stunning 3 year old, very feminine, correct eye with excellent pigment, well set ears, just ever so slightly larger than 1’s, in beautiful coat, even though she was dropping coat in my hands. Beautifully groomed, well plumed tail, full featherings to feet. Moved with purpose and drive. Againcould change places easily with 1 on another day.

3rd – Drummond’s – Sasoolka Chase The Wind

Yet another pretty girl in good coat, lovely shape, well arched neck, good spring of rib, and nicely plumed tail. Moved so well around the ring, and another contender for the top place.  I’m sure these 3 will challenge each other and swap places.

Res – Hunt’s – Artsam Adored

VHC – Gwynne’s – Vandreem Imperial Katriona WithRosnorske

Open Bitch (5, 1)

1st – Johnson’s – Nikara Sweet Dreams For Kimeekasams

Absolutely stunning pretty 3 year old with correct almond eye shape, correct eye colour, with good pigment, correct wedge shaped head, lovely neat well furred ears, with strong neck, good shoulder placement, strong loins and well muscled rear. Good bone, correct feet with beautiful featherings. She has the plushest of coats and groomed to perfection, tail well set showing off her beautiful plume. Moved with drive around the ring on a loose lead. She really challenged for Best Bitch and I’m sure she has a bright future ahead. Reserve Best Bitch

2nd – Young’s – Cocosamel Misia

5 year old pretty biscuit girl, out of coat today. Correct eye shape, good pigment, well feathered feet, plumed tail. Moved ok, but lacked the drive of 1.

3rd – Brooks – Karasea Orinoco Flow

Res – Nikitta Everything Changes At Sharla

Veteran Bitch (4, 2)

1st – South’s – Aleski Disco Diva JW

Feminine 7 year old with good pigment and correct eye colour. Nice wedge head. Well furred ears, correct coat, presented well, with a lovely plumed tail, and beautiful featherings. Moved well around the ring.

Best Opposite Sex Veteran

2nd – Brook’s – Karasea Carrie Anne

11 year old lady with a biscuit coat.  Good pigment, well furred ears, and featherings to feet. Such a happy girl wagging her tail for her owner. Didn’t move as well as 1.

KC Good Citizen Bitch (1, 0)

1st – Wilding’s – Rosskaja Silver Star Fire at Trusam

As per 2nd in Graduate Bitch

Thank you again for your entries and a lovely friendly show.