​Southampton & DCA – 15/6/14

Bulldog

Junior (6,2)

1. Shiloh Disco Dancer Kismond, BP, Br/W 6mth old baby girl. Well built, quality female of correct size for age. Very well proportioned and balanced with good head size for maturity and sex, flat skull and neat ears. Clear, well-fitting dark eye and well pigmented muzzle. Lovely coat in colour and condition, well boned throughout with correct straight bone and square forequarters. Correct topline finished with a straight, well set tail. Though she moved soundly, she was giving a lot way in maturity on her movement (as to be expected) but I couldn’t deny her other attributes so awarded her BP.
   
2. Newrock Night Watchman at Albertwood, a very appealing 10mth white male. Lovely size for age with plenty of shape throughout. He certainly gives the impression of power without being overdone. Good skull and layback with suitable ears. Strong well boned front, good rib with accentuating topline and underline finished with a low set, straight tail. Moved well and sound. There wasn’t much between these two winners and I expect both will do well in the future, but at this moment in time 1 st had a few ‘finer’ finishing’s which I preferred.
   
3. Arumus Fashion Icon at Quilatera
   
4. Linmist By My Side
   

Post Graduate (5,3)

1. Jackarhys Queen of Hearts at Albertwood, F/W 14mth female though at this time lacking in strength in head and front she had the most outstanding body and movement which I couldn’t fail to acknowledge. Plainer in skull with clear, dark eyes and ok jaw. Sufficient bone but good rib, tuck up and well coupled. Correct topline finished with a low set tail. Moved extremely well, covering the ground well with ease.
   
2. Kismond Honolulu Sunset JW, there is no doubt this girl excels in strength and balance of her head and front. Small, compact R/W girl with strong, straight bone and tacked on shoulders. Classic skull with a feminine expression and dark eye. Good nose size, set and placement with a solid nose rope that does not impede. Good rib but now at 18mths of age I felt she needed to lose some weight and tone up to firm up the body and improve her movement.
   

Open (5,0)

1. Basshunter General Maximus JW, BOB & G2, correctly sized br/w male. Masculine, strong head due to wellpadded foreface, true jaw, well filled cheeks and good eye set. Big nose and nostrils with solid nose rope. Good bone, strong neck and well-rounded ribs. Short back with correct topline. Moved well holding his topline and width on the return. Happy to award him BOB and glad to hear he went G2.
   
2. De Ca’n Benet Starmenta Linmist JW ShCM (Imp Esp), RBOB, R/W feminine bitch I have judged before and much still applies. A truly standard girl with exceptional clean profile due to zero excessive skin or wrinkling. Lovely length of neck that you don’t often see which flows naturally into her topline, finished by a low set tail. She moved well and soundly and pleased to award her RBOB.
   
3. Davembull Next Symphony at Albertwood
   
4. Arumus Fashion Icon at Quilatera
   
5. Flash Zach Kismond ShCM
   

French Bulldog

Junior (3,0)

1. Frabull’s Maggie Thatcher, BOB & G3, F bitch with quality head properties. Good ear set and shape, flat skull between the ears. Dark round eye, sufficient wrinkling and well filled cheeks. Suitable bone, good length of neck and nice big rib. Short back with correct topline. Sturdy rear with good angulation and sound movement. I couldn’t deny her BOB and pleased to hear she went G3 in a strong group.
   
2. Clisson Maurice Noir for Renger, RBOB, an appealing 13mth Br male. Correct size, good body shape and correct shoulders. I would have liked a tad more depth of brisket to complete his tuckup. Good head size, correctly set ears and dark eye. It was his width and strength of jaw that won him RBOB.
   
3. Rozledogue Top Notch, BP, well-marked br male. Good expression head due to dark eye and use of ears. Good length of neck, would have preferred a shorter back, but moved ok.
   

Post Graduate (1,0)

1. Rocky Survivor, alittle unruly for his handler! 2yr Dark Fawn male with a dark mask showing some frosting. Hansom head, well filled cheeks and correctly domed skull which was flat between the ears and dark eye. Ears set okay but a little short. Ok bone, but would have benefited from some additional weight to balance him out more. His movement was hard to access due to his pulling, but seemed sound.
   

Open (2,0)

1. Barilballe Fifis Prima with Corursus, Clear coated double hooded F pied. Female of good type and stamp, one I have judged before and seems to have developed well. I particularly liked her body shape & topline, sufficient bone with expressive feminine head. Moved well and soundly.
   
2. Geor/Azer/G Bul/Costa Rica/CY Ch Senorito de la Virreyna with Huggerbulls, well-marked Br male with good head size and correct dark eye. Deep chest but lacked tuck-up and balancing topline making him appear ‘blocky’. Sound movement but tightness of front stilted his movement.
   

Judge Sara Lamont (LaRoyal)