Belfast GREAT DANE Judge Christina Chapman
A small entry but some good quality exhibits here today. I was very pleased to see my Best Puppy awarded 4th in the Puppy Group later. PD (1) 1 Zefathers Sweet Revenge (Fennelly-Mcgrath & Mcgrath) 14mth old and well grown for age. Head has good proportions with nice length to muzzle, nice eyes and well set ears. Well bodied, and chest quite well developed, angulation not yet balanced be correct for age and he moves in a positive manner and shows good use of hocks to give a very nice rear action. Best Puppy JD (1) 1 Garsak Sir Winslow at Thornbrae (Lawton & Farquharson) 13mth old very much the same style as the previous winner, same well proportioned head, nice amount of muscle, also a good size & lovely firm feet. Moves out well with pleasing stride and rear, just needs time to firm up a little more in front. OD (5) 1 Anadain Dead Ringer for Love JW (Mclellan) liked his head with good skull and nice length to muzzle, good eye placement and well set and held ears. Strong neck eases in a good strong topline and really firm loin. Angulation is well balanced and thighs well muscled, he also has good strong feet. Moved around the rin with such ease, strong drive from hocks and good reach in front. He more than deserved the CC today and later BOB too. 2 Anadain Life Is A Lemon (Mclellan) from the same kennel I see and so alike the above I could almost repeat the same critique save for to say not quite as strong in rear action as the above at the moment. However he is also well balanced and has a good masculine head and well muscled throughout so he also warranted his award which was the RCC 3 Ir Ch Stormdance Little Lord Fauntleroy Cw23 Cent W23 Jch (Mcnamara) PGB (1) 1 Tamzdane An Eclair Affair (Collins & Woods) 2yr Harli with a well balanced head, good eye & pigment. Overall shape is pleasing as is her muscle tone. Chest has nice depth for age. At 2 years there is obviously more to come but she moves freely and covers the ground well OB (3) 1 Ch Garsak Summer Days at Mintrex (Clark) feminine expression on this nicely proportioned head, good dark eye. Topline is form and loin strong as is her thigh muscle. Good depth to chest and well ribbed. Angulation is balanced and on the move she uses her hocks well for drive and strides out well in profile. Stands well over the ground. CC 2 Ir Ch Valkyriedanes Top Secret Star Jch Cw25 (Fennelly-Mcgrath & Mcgrath) another well headed bitch with good eye. Good topline, loin & thighs. Well boned & good feet. Balance & angulation are good, just not carrying the maturity in body as the above but enough to win her the RCC 3 Islandrose Time Warp Another Dimension (Small) VB (1) 1 Ir Ch Selmalda Afterall (ai) Jch (Byrne & Chappell) good feminine 7yr old, mature in body & chest. Firm topline & thighs. Well angulation & balanced through. She also has a well proportion head with good length and nice expression. Very sound on the move and made it look so easy too. Best Veteran
Christina Chapman