Midlands & Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club

The First Rhodesian Ridgeback Club to Gain Championship Status in the UK

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2008 - RESULTS & CRITIQUE

The Club Championship Show was held on 19th July 2008 at Newark & Notts. Showground.
Judge Ms Jackie Parker (Azuli)

My grateful thanks to the Committee and exhibitors at Midland and Northern for giving me such an enjoyable and memorable day. The entry was super in number and quality leaving me spoilt for choice with worthy exhibits not making the cards. Ridges and crowns were excellent as were temperaments. A big thank you also has to go to my stewards for the day Nicola and Sharon who were knowledgeable and kept the ring running like clockwork.

Best in Show - CH MIRENGO’S MAIYA WITH MUTOKO JW SHCM
Reserve Best in Show - HESPA HOGUERA JW
Dog CC - CH MWANI BAKARI JW
Reserve Dog CC - SONSTRAAL GABE’S PROSPECT AT SESCHEKE JW SHCM
Bitch CC - CH MIRENGO’S MAIYA WITH MUTOKO JW SHCM
Reserve Bitch CC - HESPA HOGUERA JW
Best Puppy in Show - GUNTHWAITE DIAMOND LIL
Best Puppy Dog - VELDTKAMMER MEGA HASSLE
Best Puppy Bitch - GUNTHWAITE DIAMOND LIL
Best Veteran in Show - ROCKSHAM RIO AT KYLINI

CC & Best In Show Ch MIRENGO'S MAIYA WITH MUTOKO JW ShCM

 

Res CC & Res BIS HESPA HOGUERA JW with BPIS GUNTHWAITE DIAMOND LIL

 

Best Veteran In Show ROCKSHAM RIO AT KYLINI

(Photographs courtesy of Dean Sawyer)

JUDGES CRITIQUE

Minor Puppy Dog (4)

1^st    Bowden & Quin’s Hooz The Double. Really liked this young dog. 6 months, red wheaten. Pleasing head with well set ears, good bone and feet. Nice body length and angulations. When settled he showed good length and evenness of movement. Will watch with interest.

2^nd   Walton Haddon’s. Mwenga’s Special Brew. Another nice puppy although quite different in type from 1.  Good shoulder and hind angulations.

3^rd    Kelly’s Veldtkammer Bottle of Bolly.

 

Puppy Dog (3)

1^st    Parke’s Veldtkammer Mega Hassle. Excellent bone and feet with good front. Correct angulations to length ratio giving balance. Sound mover. Well handled. BPD

2^nd   Barton’s Mwafrika Mwasi. Not the substance or maturity of 1, but pleasing outline and very good moving. A bit unsettled today.

3^rd    Boyes’s Benicloujam Jacob

 

Junior Dog (6)

1^st    Raymond’s Sofala Saracen. Very impressive young dog, well built, strong and muscular. Excellent front and feet. Hocks well let down giving a long easy stride with reach and drive. So sound coming and going. Sure he will have a great future.

2^nd   Salmon’s Diamondridge Bakari of Zebrariver. Handsome young dog with balanced outline another really sound mover in this good class.

3^rd    Nicholson’s Trendsetter Ardress

 

Special Yearling Dog (4,1a)

1^st    Davis’s Imola Izola. Typical head on well set neck into a good shoulder. Well ribbed back. Excellent extended stride, driving from well let down hocks.

2^nd   Wentink’s Tsjakka Just Joey. Another sound, balanced mover. Will take time to mature.

3^rd      Rhodes’s Janak Jago

 

 

Novice Dog. (3,1a)

1^st    Rhodes’s Janak Jago. Good dark eye and ear placement. Nice rear angulation, now needs time to mature.

2^nd   Boyes’s Benicloujam Jacob. Another with a good dark eye. Promising front, still very much a baby against older dogs.

 

Post Graduate Dog (8, 1a)

1^st    Letts’s Nyassa Daka. Caught my eye when they first went round. Good expression and ear placement. Super length and angulations. Excelled on the move his long easy action putting him at the front of this very good class.

2^nd   Tearne’s Faahac Fumbaa Aan N’Gai at Mudzimba. Very handsome, upstanding dog. Lovely head, expression and ear placement. Super shoulder. Just lost out on movement to 1 today.

3^rd    Mills’s Janak Jaron by Nzuri

 

Limit Dog. (11, 2a)

1^st    Boyd, Rossiter & Fox’s Sonstraal Gabe’s prospect at Sescheke JW ShCM. At the front of a very good class of which I had to split hairs on many of the places and worthy dogs not making the cards. Loved this boy for his bone, feet and proportions. Good front and strong well angulated rear end. Moved with drive and so sound, which gave him the RCC

2^nd   Ratcliff’s Flametrees Kyper of Godolphin. Very close up to 1, liked him for all the same reasons. Preferred head to 1, but just out moved today.

3^rd    Kirby & Mansfield’s Shngwidsi Tshepa Riva

 

Open Dog (12)

1^st    Swales’s Ch Mwani Bakari JW Liked this dogs head very much with good expression and ear carriage through to a strong but elegant neck of good length.  My first and second places were, today, the best movers in this class. Both having straight action coming and going with reach, drive and balance in profile. Was pleased to award the CC for movement and type.

2^nd   Woodrow’s Mirengo’s Mukwela. A very balanced outline with no exaggeration. Coming into his own on the move. Little to choose on the move between the two.

3^rd    Bowlas’s CH Sofala Lincoln

 

Veteran Dog (1)

Although no award was made for this class the entry was a quality dog which I was able to go over standing but was unfortunately lame when moved which made it impossible to assess fairly. There was no question of the award being withheld for insufficient quality. 

 

Minor Puppy Bitch (6, 1a)

1^st    Tuttle’s Hespa Hullanta. Feminine head and expression. Balanced outline with good fore-chest. Nice feet and angulations. Moved very well.

2^nd   Wigglesworth’s Nomuula Namaqua at Ranginui. Just needs a bit more time to mature being of a slightly more substantial type than 1. Lovely expression, good feet and nice body length. Another good mover.

3^rd    Fletcher’s Ousebay Lulu’s Loving at Kantaris

 

Puppy Bitch (7, 2a)

1^st    Bates’s Gunthwaite Diamond Lil. Loved everything about this puppy. She excels in type, has a balanced outline and feminine head. Did not disappoint on the move. Expertly handled. Will watch her progress with anticipation. Was pleased to award her BPB & BPIS.

2^nd   Barton’s Mwafrika Uzuri. Another good type although more “houndy” than 1. Lovely outline. Liked her head. Excelled on the move.

3^rd    Wallace’s Sonstraal Gabby’s Dream.

 

Junior Bitch (11, 4a)

1^st    Carlton’s Umhlandla Mbatha. Loved this bitch for her type, balance of outline and movement. Super angulations, scored high on front with good prosternum.

2^nd   McCarthy-Booth & McCarthy’s Jarhiba Hope and Glory. Another really nice bitch of good type. Moved well just needs a bit more time to mature than 1.

3^rd    Nicholson’s Trendsetter Lusitu

 

Special Yearling Bitch (13,5a)

1^st    Carlton’s Umhlandla Mbatha

2^nd   Miles & Parke’s Veldtkammer Red Hot Chick. Quality and red hot competition at the top of this class. Love her type, super head and great outline. Moved very well. Very close to 1 could easily change places.

3^rd    Ratcliff’s Godolphins Catchthecat.

 

Novice Bitch (5,3a)

1^st    Fuller’s Rzowi Top Tottie at Nyuki. Pleasing unexaggerated young bitch. Moved well. Well handled.

2^nd   Brassington’s Kalymbe Kasiki. Feminine head. Good outline. Very unsettled but moved well enough.

 

Post Graduate Bitch (12, 4a)

1^st    Barnes’s Diamondridge Dalila Substantial bitch with good bone and head. Good length to height ratio. Excelled in profile movement driving from well angulated, strong hocks. Sure she will have a promising future. Well handled.

2^nd   Raymond’s Sofala Saransai. Nice type, pleasing head. Another with excellent angulations and plenty of drive. Very sound coming and going.

3^rd      Campbell’s Nyassa Casha

 

Limit Bitch (16, 2a)

1^st    Craven’s Hespa Hoguera JW. Outstanding outline with good angulations. Good reach of nicely set neck. Good front with pronounced prosternum, deep brisket. Nice feet free and active on the move. Well handled. Showed her socks off today. RCC & RBIS

2^nd   Parke’s Veldtkammer Face Bovvered. Another nice bitch with a lot more to come. Outstanding on the move. Close decision but just lost out to 1 on topline today.

3^rd    Kirby & Mansfield’s Shingwidsi Tshelana Riva

 

Open Bitch (12,5a)

1^st    Nash’s Ch Mirengo’s Maiya with Mutoko JW SHCM. Gentle expression. Good angulations. Loved her front with plenty of fore-chest. Her exceptional movement gave her BIS today. Effortless profile movement with reach and drive. Straight accurate movement coming and going. At one with her handler. CC & BIS

2^nd   Lawless’s Ch Hayawani Kamambaa Rangi to Faahac ShCM Another stunning bitch. Very feminine head and expression. Eye harmonising well with coat. Super reach of neck. Well muscled. So sound, moving with a long reaching easy gait. Real show girl. Expertly handled.

3^rd    Hewson’s Ch / INT / BELG / IR Ch Rekaylahn Blaze JW ShCM

 

Veteran Bitch (6)

1^st    Rimmer’s Rocksham Rio at Kylini. What a credit this class is to the owners. 10 years old and looking fitter than some of the youngsters. Remember judging her 8 years ago and liking her then. She certainly has come into her own on maturity. Lovely outline with well defined musculature and still so sound. Really enjoying her day out and showing her socks off for her sympathetic handler. BVIS

2^nd   Barnes’s Ch Diamondridge Déjà Vu. 11 years old and certainly showing the youngsters how to do it today. Lovely head and expression. Still a fit, tight well balanced outline. Move well. At one with her handler as she should be.

3^rd    Fuller’s Nyuki Golden Fizz

 

Jackie Parker (Azuli)