Irish Wolfhound Club of Northern Ireland

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  

Critique of 2007 Championship, judge was Mr Jürgen Rösner from Germany. Underlined are pictures of dogs. The results of all classes can be seen here:

Puppy Dog (5,1a)
  1. Amoo’s Bokra Wallace to Sade. Attractive tall puppy dog with typical head, dark eye and good expression. Good ear carriage. Good length of neck. Correct topline and underline. He has a good coat. He is a little bit upright in shoulder and upper arm but he is well angulated behind. He stands on good feet and moves well. Good temperament. BP
  2. Smith’s Uella Hogan (RAF). Very nice typey promising puppy that I liked very much. Good expression, correct bite, dark eyes, correct ears. Good reach of neck with correct topline and underline. Well-angulated front and rear. Correct coat. Moved very well for his age.
  3. Mullen’s Gwernyfed Daldydir. Nice youngster with good head and excellent typical expression. Good ears. Long neck. Correct topline and underline. Well angulated both front and rear with very good hocks. Moved well.

Junior Dog (4,1)
  1. Oliver’s Rivenhound Wild Goose Chase. Very nice grey brindle youngster with a good coat. Typical head and expression. Good neck, correct topline and under line. Very good front angulation, hindquarters medium angulation. Very nice mover.
  2. Finney’s Gulliagh Ardtully. Dark grey brindle. Another very typical young dog who was a bit unsure of himself today and did not show himself to advantage. He has a beautiful head, with correct reach of neck leading to a good topline and underline. He is well angulated both front and rear. He needs more ring training as today he was unsettled when moving but overall I felt him a very promising youngster.
  3. Campbell’s Cu Antroime Donovan Rossa. Wheaten dog with a typical head and dark eye. His ears could be a bit smaller and he is still a little bit soft in topline. He has a good underling. He is too straight in shoulder and upper arm. He moved well with good side gait but was a little bit loose in front movement.

Yearling Dog (1)
  1. McConnon’s Coiredubh Corkai. 20-month old grey brindle who is a very nice typical dog with good head, dark eyes, good ears and correct bite. He has a good topline and underline. He has correct forehand angulation and medium rear angulation. He had a tendency to pace when moving today and overall he would benefit from some grooming and general tidying up to improve his appearance.

Novice Dog (2,0)
  1. Hall’s Mysticglen Ursa Major at Covenant. Very nice youngster with a good head. Eyes could be a bit darker. Good ears. He has good length of neck and correct topline and underline. Good angulation forehand, medium behind. Moves very well for age.
  2. Carney’s Inchcraig Padraigh. 3-year old dog with a nice friendly expression. Unfortunately he is too fat which spoils his topline. His bite could be better and he is a little bit straight in shoulder and upper arm but he has well angulated hindquarters. His movement was poor today mainly because he is carrying too much weight.

Undergraduate Dog (4,2)
  1. Donnelly’s Cu Antroime Cronan. Very nice typical dog with a good bite, dark eyes and good ears. He has a correct length of neck. He is a little flat in topline. He is well-angulated front and rear. He moved well with good tail carriage.
  2. Crawford & Poole’s Marlaw Gill Grisham. Wheaten dog who is light in bone. He has a typical head with correct bite but his ears are a little large. He has correct length of neck but he is flat in topline and needs more spring of rib. He is too straight in shoulder and upper arm but angulation okay in hindquarters. He has good feet. Needs more drive from behind when moving.

Post Graduate Dog (4,0)
  1. Finney’s Gulliagh Hagrid. Very typical hound with good head, dark eyes and good ears. He has a correct length of neck. He is a little flat in topline but has a very good ribcage. He is well-angulated front and rear. His side movement is very good but could have more drive behind.
  2. Barnbrook & Smith-King’s Bribiba Chieftain of Scotland. Very nice strong dog with a good head, correct bite, he is a bit light in eye. His ears are good. He has excellent ribcage and a deep chest. He is a little bit straight in shoulder but otherwise he is well angulated. Overall nice type and he is a good mover.
  3. Brown & Hanley’s Chieftain Cunaardri. Typical dog in type but overall he is a little bit small. He has a nice head and expression. His topline is good, he is well angulated in forehand and okay behind. He moves well.

Limit Dog (9, 1)
  1. Finney’s Gulliagh Albus. Very nice typy young dog of good length and balance. He has a typical head with a dark eye and a correct bite. His ears could be smaller. He has a long neck. He is still a little bit soft in topline. He is very well angulated both front and rear. His feet are good and he moves very well both coming and going with good reach of stride. Very promising young dog. CC.
  2. Tebbutt’s Witchesbroom Wirion Caredig. Another very nice dog of excellent type with great pigmentation. He has a typical head with dark eyes and good ears. He has correct length of neck. He needs more length of body and he is a little bit straight in upper arm and shoulder. He has well angulated hindquarters. He has a good topline and underline. He is a very nice sound mover both coming and going. Reserve CC.
  3. Lyon’s Mangwe Gaelin by Mysticglen. Very nice typical well presented dog with a beautiful head, dark eye and correct ear. Good length of neck with correct topline and underline. Good depth of chest. Very well angulated front and rear. His profile movement is excellent but he is a bit close behind.

Open Dog (11,4)

  1. Pask’s Baronglen the Journeyman. Very nice typical well-balanced dog. Good reach of neck, good bite, dark eyes, good ears. His has a correct topline and underline. He is well-angulated front and rear. He moved well. Well presented.
  2. Lloyd-Jones’ Rynchanon One Wild Knight at Nightwing. Another very typical hound with a beautiful head, dark eye and good ears. He has a long neck. Good topline and underline. He is well angulated both front and rear. He stands on good feet and he moves very well.
  3. Amoo’s Ch Sade Porryk. Very nice type of dog with a typical head, dark eyes, good ears. His neck is long and he has a good topline and underline. He is a little bit straight in shoulder and upper arm and a bit upright in pastern. He has very well angulated hindquarters and he is a nice mover. Well presented.

Puppy Bitch (7,3)
  1. Tugby’s Rynchanon Ain’t Misbehavin’. Lovely 9-month old bitch of good type with an excellent head and expression and dark eyes. Very well balanced throughout. Good topline and underline. Good angulation both front and rear. Moves very well.
  2. Lyon’s Misticglen Piper. Another nice youngster. 8-months old and of very good type. Dark eyes, good ears, long legs and deep chest. Good front and rear angulation. Moves well in profile but a little bit close behind.
  3. Scott’s Tarlog Tawnawully.

Junior Bitch (4,1)
  1. Finney’s Gulliagh Corrig. Nice moving youngster of good type. She has an excellent head with lovely expression, dark eyes and good ears. Her topline and underline are both good. She is a little bit straight in shoulder but is otherwise well angulated. Very good mover.
  2. Lyon's Mysticglen Piper.
  3. Finney’s Gulliagh Killogues. Tall youngster of good type. Nice head, very dark eyes. Very deep chest. Well angulated. Front feet turning out slightly both standing and moving but very good profile movement.

Yearling Bitch (1)
  1. Finney’s Gulliagh Barraduff. Very promising youngster who needs a little bit more ring training. She has a nice head with dark eyes, correct bite and good ears. She stands tall on the leg and has a good topline and underline. She is a little bit straight in shoulder and upper arm but she is well angulated behind. Difficult to assess movement today as she was so unsettled.
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Undergraduate Bitch (3,0)
  1. Barnbrook & Smith-King’s Bribiba Destiny of Scotland. Very nice strong bitch who is a little bit too heavy. She has lovely type with correct head and good dark eyes. She has good reach of neck, good topline and underline and good angulation both front and back. Strong deep hocks. Moves well.
  2. Finney’s Gulliagh Ginny. Another very nice bitch. Wheaten with a good head, correct bite, dark eyes, good ears. A bit flat in topline but good depth of chest. Correct angulation both front and rear. She needs more ring training and her tail carriage could be better. However she moved well.

Post Graduate Bitch (10, 6)
  1. Macaulay’s Gartlove Geneva. Lovely for type with a good head and typical expression. Dark eyes, good ears. Good reach of neck fitting into well angulated shoulders and correct topline and underline. Correct length of body. Strong well angulated quarters. Very good mover. A bit unsettled today and needs more confidence to show herself to advantage.
  2. Donnelly’s Cu Antroime Aine. Very nice little well balance bitch with a typical head. Good reach of neck. She has a deep chest with well angulated forehand, medium angulation behind. Moves very well.
  3. Dean’s Gulliagh Biddy Mulligan. Another very nice typical bitch with a good head. Good coat. Correct length of neck. She is a little bit straight in shoulder and upper arm but has well angulated hindquarters. Moves well but could have a bit more reach of stride. Good temperament.

Limit Bitch (13,3)
  1. McCall’s McLight’s Red Rose. Very nice typical big bitch. A little bit heavy. Good head, dark eyes, good ears. Very deep chest with good ribcage. Very well angulated both front and rear. Very good side movement.
  2. O’Neill’s Gulliagh Jil Pole. Very nice bitch with a really good coat. Typical head. Nice long neck. Deep chest. Well angulated both front and rear. Slightly overarched in loin. Moves very well.
  3. O’Keeffe’s Calcara Gra. Very nice feminine lovely type of bitch. Her eyes could be a bit darker and this spoils her expression but otherwise a really beautiful head with good ears. Very well proportioned all over with good reach of neck and a deep chest. Well angulated front and rear. She is an excellent mover.

Open Bitch (11, 4)
  1. Tebbutt’s Ch Caredig Hegarty. Very typical feminine correctly balanced bitch with all the good points a Wolfhound should have. She has a beautiful head with correct bite, dark eyes and good ears. She has a long neck. Good topline and underline. She is very well angulated both front and rear. She is a very sound easy mover with good reach of stride. Excellent temperament. CC, BIS.
  2. Pask’s Ch Baronglen Miss Jif. Another very nice tall bitch. Beautiful head. She has a long neck and a good topline and underline. She does not have the shoulder placement of the winning bitch but she has strong well-angulated quarters. Moves very well. Well presented. Reserve CC.
  3. Smith’s Uella Oola. 7½ years old feminine bitch of very good type and outline. Very fit for her age. Nice head, dark eyes, good ears. Well balanced throughout. Good topline and underline. Well-angulated front and rear. Showing her age a bit in movement.