A friendly show in pleasant airy surroundings with beautifully decorated rings made for a special atmosphere for this club event. The hospitality of the committee was first class and the show ran smoothly and to time - no mean feat these days.

I was delighted with my entry and pleased overall with the quality of exhibits. Some suspect mouths and poor movement were noticeable but I was equally pleased to see the improvement in harlequins since I last judged. Thank you to all the exhibitors for their sporting acceptance of my decisions.

MINOR PUPPY DOG (11)

1. Bishtons Jaydania Dallas. Well grown with good bone, although still raw, moved with confidence and positive rear action. Correct depth of stop and kindly expression good length of head and drop of flews. Clean, well arched neck. Best dog puppy

2. Williams Jaydania The Show Must Go on. Similar to 1 but less positive on the move. Excellent topline and good neck and shoulder placement.

3. Gales Toscade Back in Action.

PUPPY (11)

1. Cooks Ziran Zhivago Well-boned Harlequin. Strong head in good proportion to his size. Powerful in shoulder from well arched neck, good depth of chest.

2. Cranfield lnarabic Obrieste for Zefather . Pleasing overall. Strong masculine head, level topline. tight feet.

3. Price, Akura Midnight Hour of Lea map

JUNIOR (12)

1. Baker Preveli Spycatcher. Took my eye from coming into ring. Elegant yet masculine. Good bone, level topline both stood and on the move. Positive movement particularly in the challenge, where he really covered the ground. Chiselled head but with nothing overdone and a gorgeous expression, reserve CC

2. Walton Ravendane American Pie heavy set harlequin beautifully marked. Gave true impression of power, moved with drive and correct head carriage.

3. Laidlaw Kantalar Sealed with a Kiss

YEARLING (7)

1. Cranfield Hazevem Rubens for Zefather correct head with kindly expression. Good forequarters and tight feet.

2. Ellis Ravendane Teffi1inator Pleasing in outline and on the move. Well muscled and good spring of rib

3. Richardson Auldmoors Ask me Another at Talyot

NOVICE (7)

1. Ziran Zhivago

2. Au1dmoors Ask me another at Ta1yot, very promising, unlucky to meet stiff competition in the junior class

3. Webb Castleon el Dorado.

POST GRADUATE (5)

1 Haigh Amaraud Love Hurts. Lovely in outline. Good topline, excelled in rear angulation, strength of thigh and musculature. Strong head with level planes, clean crested neck well set into shoulder and tight feet

2. Platt Ebonory Le Grande Monarque covered the ground with drive. Sloping shoulders, good depth of chest and heart room.

3. Roan Yacanto Iron Monkey

LIMIT (7)

1. Williams Jaydania Just a Showman well constructed dog with head carried well, deep body with spring of rib and powerful hindquarters. Good angulation allowing free movement with drive behind. Strong head with good expression, dark eye,

2. Winyard Alchera Once in a Blue Moon lovely blue male with lots of substance. Looked the part both stood and on the move. Excellent body depth and length. Good bone and straight forelegs with tight feet. Very expressive head with good stop and proportions.

3. Phelan Garsac Sir Glen

VETERAN (2)

1. Cottrell Ch Berevale Sir Gilpin. Still looking great, well muscled and in gleaming condition. Moved positively. A pleasure to go over him.

OPEN FAWN (7)

1. Bishton Jaydania Sun Shade. What a lovely impressive dog. Filled the eye as he stood and did not disappoint on the move. Powerful muscled rear and driving, springy movement keeping correct topline. True Dane 'dash and dare' expression, nothing overdone and no excess skin spoiling his neck. CC, which I understand, is his third, congratulations.

2. Beraza Norsef the Main Man, larger dog who retained depth of body and look of power. Strong reach of neck, straight forelegs and tight feet.

3. Grierson Jaydania Sun Burnt

OPEN BRINDLE (2)

1. Roan's Yacanto Moon Warrior, well marked, pleasing in head. Good outline.

2. Jacobs Devarro Have Becks will Travel to Kazzabie. Very close to 1. Good head, well carried, positive on move

OPEN BLUE (9)

1. Price Leamap Moonstruck Well grown \and muscled male with strong rear quarters. Super head, strong neck good forequarters.

2. Winyard Alchera Once in a Blue Moon

3. Davies Cennipedr Moon Pilate

OPEN BLACK (9)

1. Battersby and Williams Internos Symphony. Shown in good coat. Deep body, good head planes with correct stop, and expression. Straight forelegs, tight feet.

2. Appasamy Croftdane Solo at Roxman. Very pleasing in outline and powerful on the move. In well muscled condition.

3. Price Akura Midnight Hour to Leamap

OPEN HARLEQUIN (8)

1. Pocock Tamsdane Louis Vuitton really well marked with clean white neck, plenty of bone and substance without coarseness. Positive on the move. Expressive head.

2. Ebonory Le Grande Monarque

3. Ingram Dainmajik Vita Merlini

OPEN (6)

1. Gray Calomar Total Stardom Sh C M dark fawn, strong head with good length of muzzle, well set shoulders, good depth of body. Moved well.

2, Searle and Agnew Murrayvhayle Magnetism

3 Tamsdane Louis Vuitton

BIS was the dog CC winner who never stopped showing in the challenge. RBIS and BOS was the bitch Vanmore Tootsie from Limit, owned by Lawrence Morgan Evans. Best puppy was also the bitch for Mr and Mrs Jacobs Kazabbie Ash Blonde out of the minor puppy class, what a confident youngster. Judge – GINA BOWERS