Shows

CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS

IRISH WOLFHOUND CLUB OF IRELAND

Breed Championship Show 12th June 2005

Judge: Mrs Josy Laumen (Belgium)

I would like to thank the Club and all the Club members for the opportunity of judging the Club Breed Championship Show this year. It was a great honour and I had a wonderful time in Ireland. Many thanks.

Josy Laumen,
Judge.

Photos taken by Graham Messenger

Class No: 1 Minor Puppy Dog

Murphy; KALFRIGG EMPORER

Black puppy of lovely type and quality, nice head and expression, dark eye, lovely strong neck, good front, bone and feet, sound free movement.

Kelly; KALFRIGG CHIEFTIAN OF NUTSTOWN

Pleasing black puppy. Beautiful head, dark eyes, good teeth, nice outline, moved well.

3. Wilcox; CHULCHOILL IRIAL

Nice type, good expression, good fore and hindquarters, good feet, nice movement.

Class No: 2 Puppy Dog

1. Smith; UELLA ARDEE

Beautiful type, has a very nice head and expression, good neck, front assembly a bit too steep, nice topline, good loins. Good free movement.

2. Flood; KILCORIG OF NUTSTOWN

Nice type, good neck, good front and hindquarters, nice head and expression but could be better groomed. Nice movement.

3. Donnelly; CU AOINTROIME AULIFFE

Good type, good head, good topline, good coat, moving wide in the front.

Class No: 3 Junior Dog

1. Smith; UELLA REASON

Outstanding youngster of superb make and shape, beautifully balanced and sound, has a wonderful head and expression, nice ears, great neck and carriage, good front assembly, good depth and topline, strong bone and feet, strong loin and angular hindquarters, good hocks. I love the way he moved, free and effortless.

2. O'Sullivan; THE BARD CUNAARDRI

Black dog, nice type, nice head, light eye, good coat, nice mover.

Class No: 4 Novice Dog

1. Hartley; MONAGEER AODH

2.5 years old grey brindle. Beautiful type, very good mover, good front and hindquarters, good neck, good bone, nice topline, very good mover.

2. Mullen; GUINNESS DARK BOY

18 months black dog, very nice type, light eye, irregular teeth, strong neck, good topline, good forechest, good hindquarters, good mover.

3. Carson; STABABUS OF NUTSTOWN

18 months black dog, heavy head, light eye, good forechest, steep in front, good coat, good hocks, movement could be better.

4. Connolly; MACARA OF NUTSTOWN

2.5 years dog, head too heavy, light eye, too thick, good coat, movement could be better.

Class No: 5 Graduate Dog

1. Crawford; MARLAW HECTOR

3 years wheaten dog, nice type, beautiful head and expression, nice neck and topline, moved well.

2. Connolly; MACARA OF NUTSTOWN

2.5 years dog, head too heavy, light eye, too thick, good coat, movement could be better.

Class No: 6 Limit Dog

1. Kelly; LAZY BONES OF NUTSTOWN,

Big black dog - good head and neck, strong body, strong bone. Good forechest and depth of chest. Strong loins, strong all over. Movement easy and active.

2. Rainey; KINGFISHER OF NUTSTOWN

2 years grey brindle, beautiful type, light eye, strong neck, good topline, front assembly too steep, good hindquarters, good coat.

Class No. 7 Open Dog

1. Kelly; CH KING HUZZAR OF NUTSTOWN

A lovely quality hound. Great size, and substance, heavily boned, good strong reachy neck, excellent head, very masculine, dark eyes, good depth and strong over loin.

Good front, good hindquarters, very free mover.

2. Kelly; CH. INT CH. THE BLACK KNIGHT OF NUTSTOWN,

5 years old black dog, nice head and expression, heavily boned, strong neck, good topline, good front and hindquarters, moved well.

3. Rogers; MISTYISLE OSCAR OF MUIRHEVNA

6 years grey dog, scull too heavy, good depth of chest, movement could be better.

Green Star Dog Smith’s UELLA REASON

Reserve Green Star Dog Kelly’s CH KING HUZZAR OF NUTSTOWN

Best Puppy Dog

Smith’s UELLA ARDEE

Res. Murphy’s KALFRIGG EMPORER

Class No: 9 Minor Puppy Bitch

1. O'Keeffe; CALCARA FAILTE

9 months grey brindle of excellent type, lovely head and expression, beautiful neck and topline, good front and hindquarters, very good mover.

Class No: 10 Puppy Bitch

Brown Kerr; CU AOINTROIME AMY

10 months black bitch, nice type, beautiful head and expression, dark eye, good teeth, good front, good hindquarters, good feet, good coat, moved well.

Hartley; CU FODHLA ANU

9 month blond bitch, lovely type, nice head, under-jaw too narrow, dark eyes, too steep in front and back, weak in pasterns, moved ok.

Class No: 11 Junior Bitch

1. Kelly; MADDY ROSE OF NUTSTOWN

Very beautiful type, very nice head and expression, lovely outline, good front, good forechest, good bone, well balanced, strong neck, lovely topline, good loins and hindquarters. Moved very sound and free.

2. Cozens; MILKWOOD'S LIGHT MY FIRE AT BALLYDEEN

Good head and expression, good teeth, good coat, would like to see a bit more angulation in front and hindquarters, movement could be better.

3. O'Connel; MOLLY OG OF NUTSTOWN

11 months red brindle, head a bit too masculine, dark eye, nice topline, good forechest, a bit steep in front and in the back, movement sideways ok but moved wide in front.

4. Dean; GULLIAGH BIDDY MULLIGAN

Nice head and friendly expression, dark eye, strong neck, steep in front, good hindquarters, movement ok.

Class No: 12 Novice Bitch

1. Kelly; CU EALGA CUNAARDI

2.5 year old black bitch, lovely type, nice head and expression, very nice ears, strong neck, beautiful topline, good forechest and hindquarters, well placed hocks, good coat

2. Finney; GULLIAGH MOLLY MALONE

Grey brindle bitch of nice type, strong masculine head, light eye, good forechest and hindquarters, good mover.

3. Costello; GRAINNES DELIGHT

Nice black bitch, nice head, light eye, good ears, good neck, beautiful topline, good fore and hindquarters, good mover, needs some ring experience.

4. O'Connell; MOLLY OG OF NUTSTOWN,

11 months red brindle, head a bit too masculine, dark eye, nice topline, good forechest, a bit steep in front and in the back, movement sideways ok but moved wide in front.

5. Crawford/Poole; MARLAW FREYA BWARNED

Wheaten bitch, nice head and expression, ears a bit too big, nice neck and topline, forehand too steep, good hindquarters, good mover, good coat.

Class No: 13 Graduate Bitch

1. O'Neill; TIBRIDARN TUESDAY AT BALLYVONAIR

Big strong bitch, nice head and expression, long neck, beautiful topline, good hindquarters, too straight in forehand, good teeth.

2. Hartley; MONAGEER AINE

Strong powerful bitch, nice head, ears well carried, dark eye, has a bit of arrogance that I like, good forehand and hindquarters, well placed hocks, good coat, but needed better grooming, missed some power in the movement.

O'Connell; MOLLY OG OF NUTSTOWN

11 months red brindle, head a bit too masculine, dark eye, nice topline, good forechest, a bit steep in front and in the back, movement sideways ok but moved wide in front.

4. Kelly; AROON OF NUTSTOWN

Grey bitch, lovely type, good forehand, hindquarters, good bone, good back, good hocks, needs some exercising.

5.Crawford; MARLAW AURORA

4 years old bitch, nice type, very feminine, nice head and expression, good teeth, good chest, movement nice

Class No: 14 Limit Bitch

1. Kelly; GOLDEN LADY OF NUTSTOWN

3 years old wheaten bitch of nice type, good expression, nice ears, good strong hindquarters, a bit straight in the front, nice
mover.

Class No. 15 Open Bitch

1 O'Keeffe; ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA

2.5 years old wheaten bitch, good type, nice head and expression, good bone, good forechest, good outline, looks sound, good mover.

2 Smith; UELLA OOLA

3 years old black bitch, nice expression, beautiful head, heavily boned, good overall type, everything fits together, good mover, powerful.

3 Kelly; ANGEL OF NUTSTOWN,

Strong wheaten bitch, 3 years old, heavily boned, good hindquarters, fore-chest a bit too straight, good pigmentation, very good coat, nice ears, good mover, a bit too fat.