Rottweiler Show Results

MPD (2) 1 Ranson & Lane’s Danjerrie Rough Diamond, overall make & shape good, promising head. Eyes a little round. Straight front, tight feet, in good coat, tailset correct & movement OK; 2 Johnstone’s Cairnpapple Mercury, stronger in head than 1. Well off for body, excellent bone. Rear needs to tighten.

PD (1) 1 Stubbs, Watt & McCurley’s Otarinn Lest We Forget, promising, strong puppy, very typy, well off for bone, good head, strong muzzle, dark eyes, neat ears, good overall shape. Still needs to tighten a little behind, but overall a quality puppy. BP.

JD (3,1a) 1 Henry’s Cotarinn Brothers In Arms for Sakanda, very typy youngster, excellent head, neat ears & dark eyes, made a very pleasing shape & moved out well, liked him a lot; 2 Mooney’s Javladare Hot Shot at Dannlady, good head on this boy, good front & feet, excellent rear, sound on the move. Would benefit from a few more pounds.

PGD (3,1) 1 Bunton’s Reikkson Ready For Action, strong male, typy head, strong neck, stands on good front & feet, pleasing body shape, excellent rear, correct tail, quite sound; 2 Norval’s Imongard Hot N Bothered, well off for size & substance, pleasing head. Eyes a little round. Good overall shape & front movement OK. Needs to tighten behind.

LD (7,2) 1 Hunter & Finlayson’s Varenka The Maestro, very wilful male who gave his handler a really hard time, but when he got it together impressed me a lot. Super head, great expression, stands on good front & feet, excellent body shape, in hard condition; 2 Leask’s Varenka Maximillion at Granjolea, not the biggest, but very sound & typy. Correct in head, good strong body, sound on the move. Would prefer a darker tan; 3 J Hot Shot at Dannlady.

OD (9,1) 1 Nicol’s Ch Jacraila Mr Incredible, thought this boy was in a class of his own, full of type, excellent head & expression, strong front, tight feet, plenty of substance, excellent body shape, really gave a good account of himself, both here & in the group. CC & BOB; 2 Black’s Ir Ch Benbrada Darkvader, very pleasing shape, quality head, strong front & feet, good rear, sound on the move & held topline well. RCC; 3 Rattray’s Ch Varenka Just Joe.

MPB (1) 1 Johnstone’s Cairnapple Radio Gaga, quality baby of very good type, excellent coat & colour, attractive head, good expression, dark eye & well set ears, moved out well for one so young.

PB (1) 1 Rattray’s Varenka Smart Diva, 11 months puppy, still a little rangy. In good coat & condition. Head needs to come, but dark eyes, neat ears & correct bite. Quite sound on the move.

JB (1) 1 Bicket & Cross’ Dersieger Datz Ixa, attractive overall make & shape, pretty head & expression, dark eyes, well set ears, good front, overall body shape correct & stands on strong rear, correct tail & carriage, moved out well.

PGB (2) 1 Black’s Ir Jnr Ch Rottsdale Dream Believer, substantial bitch, plenty of type, strong, but clean in head, good eye colour, correct bite, neat earset, stands on good front & rear & moved out well. Just breaks her topline a little on the move; 2 Mooney’s Javladare In Dreams at Dannlady, good overall make & shape, straight front, tight feet, typy head, sound on the move. Would prefer a little more size & substance.

LB (6) 1 Bicket & Cross’ Rottsdale Diva at Dersieger, strong, typy head on this girl, good eyes, ears & correct bite, excellent bone & feet, attractive overall shape, well set & carried tail, really sound on the move, holding her topline well. CC; 2 Topping’s Vorzeigen Hot Gossip at Rottsworth, very typy, appealing expression, correct in head, good front & feet, strong rear, good angles. Just a shade long, but sound on the move; 3 Ranson & Lane’s Danjerrie Platinum Sky.

OB (7,2) 1 Orr’s Ch/Ir Ch Rottessor Magic By Moonlite at Tikaram, not the biggest of bitches, but good overall shape. Stands on good front, excellent rear, correct angles, attractive head & expression. Would prefer darker pigment. Moved out soundly. RCC; 2 Rattray’s Ch Varenka Cover Story, typy bitch, good front, feet & firm topline, head OK, neat ears, dark eye. Would just prefer a stronger muzzle. Moved well; 3 McCurley’s Imongard Wild N Wicked.

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