​Ashford, Faversham & DCS - 3rd January 2016

Pugs

Unfortunately Sue Garrard was unable to fulfil this appointment, so I agreed to step in.

Junior (6,4abs)

1. Baysend Cousin Violet, not much in it between these fawn girls. Having just turned 12mths this girl was of the right maturity for age. Compact, deep chested with sufficient bone. Won the class on movement, walking parallel in front and behind whilst maintaining her level topline on the move, finished with high set double curled tail.
   
2. Catrelma Gina Lolobrigida, BP, 11 months old, pleasing head with large clear eyes giving a feminine and pretty expression. Straight forelegs walking her width and deep chested. Dressed in a smooth, quality fawn coat. Pleased hear she went PG1 and RBPIS.
   

Post Graduate (2,0abs)

1. Grosvenorpugs Twiglet, black 2.5yrs old. Stocky bitch in good coat. Well-proportioned in head and body, head on well arched neck, large clear eyes, small neat correctly shaped ears. Large nose with open nostrils. Level topline and high double curled tail. Moved well on tidy feet. Happy to award RBOB.
   
2. Baysend Forget Me Not, 11mths old fawn. Sister to J winner. Immature compared to 1 due to age difference, less width of head but intelligent expression. Movement alittle erratic and took a while to settle but maintained her topline and sound.
   

Open (2,0abs)

1. Stan the Rasta Man at Glorificus, 2yr solid fawn boy. Large skull with large clear dark eyes, wide jaw set on a strong neck. Sturdy thickset body, topline maintained on the move with well boned legs. Moved with ease which won him the class. BOB
   
2. Grosvenorpugs Diesel, handsome 5yr fawn male. Preferred the head and expression of this boy due to slightly less exaggeration, well set in stature and balanced. Tailset a little high but he lost out on the class due to rear movement.
   

French Bulldogs
I really felt the type today was a mixed bag which mean I struggled to pick out some consistent virtues across the classes.

Junior (7,1abs) - Difficult class to judge with so much variation in age and sex.

1. Xentique Total Eclipse, super compact, deep chested brindle bitch. I particularly liked her lay of shoulder which meant her front movement was foresquare on well boned legs. Strong, powerful bitch with expressive well worked head. Well-rounded cheeks with correctly set and shaped ears for head. Pushed hard for BOB but settled with RBOB & BP. Please to hear she went PG3.
   
2. Khanin Dexy’s Midnite Runner, larger framed fawn male. Well-constructed with a quality coat and good pigment. Another that had great front movement on well boned legs. Appealing expression but heavy flews hides his width of jaw. Slightly longer in loin but finished with an ok tail and strong rear.
   
3. Khanin Come on Eileen
   

Post Graduate (4,1abs)

1. Jafrak Never Persuaded at Khanin, Small brindle bitch. Won the class and BOB on her attentive expression and darkest of eye. Well set and shaped ears on a skull of well-rounded cheeks. Good length of neck set on correctly angulated shoulders. Sufficient bone for sex to compact and tidy feet. Moved with soundness and ease.
   
2. Rosco’s Sugar Puff, fawn bitch longer and taller than 1, but to me a very honest and genuine female. No overwrinkling in skull and good use of ears, giving a pleasing and feminine expression. Good length of neck to topline finished with an OK tail. Moved well and sound by her young handler.
   
3. Norcairn Shear Delight
   

Open (6,1abs)

1. Essenceera Imogena, feminine brindle bitch who won the class on overall balance and profile outline. Good expressive head, dark eyes and well set ears. Good neck on to a natural rising topline. Sufficient bone and strength at rear. Moved well and soundly.
   
2. Jafrak Persuade me at Khanin, handsome fawn male. Sire to 2nd in Junior and sharing many of the same attributes. Powerful broad head that not overwrinkled and flat between the ears. Ear set could be set alittle higher. Strong front with good bone and chest, good tuck up matching topline but slightly elongated. Finished by ok tail. Moved soundly.
   
3. Xentique Burlesque
   

​Judge Sara Lamont