CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2007

CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS

IRISH WOLFHOUND CLUB OF IRELAND
Breed Championship Show Sunday 10th June 2007

Judge: Mr Robin Searle 'SURLSON' (U.K.)
Venue: HIGH CROSS INN,
Moone, Co. Kildare

Photos by Anne Murphy

Baby Puppy Dog

1 Rainey’s TARLOG CLASSICAL GRAFFITI BY STARCHELLE
    Lovely shaped head and lovely temperament. Art eye. Particularly good rib length and depth. Too much white on front.
   Bit cow hocked behind.
2 Lloyd-Jones’ RYNCHANON ROCK STEADY FOR NIGHTWING
     Good height for five months and very strong dentition. Enough white on chest. Plenty of growth to come. Like neck and shoulder,
      just a bit long in loin. Moved well. Particularly good dark eye.
3 Kelly’s DONOVAN OF NUTSTOWN
    Good dentition. Nice make and shape. Pleasing head. Bit of white on front chest. Good length and depth of brisket.
     Strong loin, a slight kink in the tail. Good front movement, rear as a five month old puppy.
4 O’Connell’s CUNATIRE BORIS

Puppy Dog
1 Finney’s GULLIAGH ARDTULLY
     Beautiful head and set of ears. Good size for age. Good bone and feet. Plenty of white on chest. Strong loin. Sound moving.
2 Campbell’s CU AONTROIME DONOVAN
    Well grown for his age. Pleasing head with nice wide open nostril. Deep rib of good length. Strong loin and good width of pin bone.
    Sound moving.
3 O’Connell’s MURPHY OF NUTSTOWN
   Nice head and expression.   Little wide in front.   Good rib and topline. Good length and set of tail

Junior Dog
1 Morley’s HILLCOOTE SAMMY
    Too much white on chest. Good body, typical head and good topline. Nice shoulder and length of femur.
     Good width of pin bones. Movement; good propulsion behind.
2 Hartley’s CUFODHLA BUACHAILL DEAS
     Too much white on chest. Good toplines. Needs to mature. Nice shaped dark eye. Good length of femur and good width of pin bone.
    Sound moving with good extension behind.
3 Gargan’s CUDONNCHU MOR SETANTA
     Good body and condition for age. Typical head. Good width behind but did not move with any freedom.
4 Brown & Hanley’s DUINNSLEIBHE CUNAARDRI

Intermediate Dog
1 Finney's GULLIAGH HAGRID
    Good size. Standing over a lot of ground. Typical head. Strong dentition with correct bite. Good bone and conformation. Moved well.
2 Finney's GULLIAGH ALBUS
    Good size, good bone. Nice width of pin-ones. Could do with a little more weight for his size.   Moves soundly.
3 Donnelly's CU AONTROIME CRONAN
     Good body. Very typical head and nice set of ears. Good rib. Losing topline as sinking behind. Moved close behind.
4 Flynn's CUINNEGHEAL TAINE OF GULLIAGH

Open Dog
1 Lloyd-Jones' RYNCHANON ONE WILD KNIGHT AT NIGHTWING
    Excellent body, depth and length of brisket. Good length of neck and topline. Excellent width of pin-ones. Moves soundly & easily.
   Green Star Dog.
2 Finney's GULLIAGH SEQUOIA
    Good bone and size. Holds his head well. Good topline. Needs a little more weight. Sound moving. Res Green Star Dog.
3 Smith's UELLA ARDEE
     Good rib. Good head. With substance. Nice bone. Moves soundly.
4 Higgins' FIONN OF COOTEHILL

Champion Dog
1 Rainey's CH KINGFISHER OF NUTSTOWN
Nice high head carriage. Good shoulders and strong hindquarters. Excellent rib with substance and strong loin. Moves Soundly.
2 Kelly's CH KING HUZZAR OF NUTSTOWN
Typical head and topline. Nice rib. Good bone. Sound moving.

Green Star Dog
Lloyd-Jones' RYNCHANON ONE WILD KNIGHT AT NIGHTWING

Reserve Green Star Dog
Finney's GULLIAGH SEQUOIA

Baby Puppy Bitch
1 O'Connell's CUNATIRE BLACK BEAUTY
Very well balanced for age. Good bone and substance. Very good hindquarters. Typical head, dark eye and Outline.
Moved Soundly and well for age.

Puppy Bitch
1 Finney's GULLIAGH BARRADUFF
    Lovely type with shapely hindquarters. Excellent topline. Hight head carriage. God bone and sound mover.
2 Finney's GULLIAGH CORRIG
     Very sweet expression. Did not have high head and neck of lst. Good body for age. Good bone and sound mover.
3 Finney's GULLIAGH KILLOGUES
     Very good body with plenty of substance and particularly strong loin. Moves well but a little gay with her tail.
4 Brown & HANLEY’S 's RUNA CUNAARDRI

Intermediate Bitch
1 Donnelly’s CU AONTROIME CLODAGH
    Classic outline with good high head carriage, flowing topline with correct conformation which shows on the move.
2 Smith's UELLA INISHMORE
     Very good body. Deep brisket. Typical head and expression. Nice shoulder angulation. Could do with more bend of stifle.
       Nice coat texture. Moves soundly and well.
3 O'Keeffe's CALCARA GRA
     Very classic outline with plenty of substance. Nice head carriage. Good forehand. Moved very close behind.
4 Connolly's CALCARA GORM

Open Bitch
1 Peiler's KNOCKNAREA NEILLIAGH
    Lovely type. Good head and expression. Strong dentition. Deep body with correct angulation. Sound free mover.
2 Tugby's RYNCHANON COWBOYS N'KISSES
     Lovely body, deep rib and Broad hindquarters. Typical with quality. Preferred easier action in lst.
3 O'Neill's GULLIAGH JIL POLE
     Typical with quality and lovely outline. Not quite substance and maturity of other two.
4 O’Neill’s TIBRIDARN TUESDAY AT BALLYVONAIR

Champion Bitch
1 O'Keeffe's CH ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA
Beautiful size and substance. Good conformation. Moves soundly and easily
2 Finney's CH GULLIAGH NEDINE
Another nice type. High head carriage. Good head and expression. Good bone and body. Moved well.
3 Clarke’s CH EBONEY OF SHANTAMON
4 Clarke’s CH LADY IONAGH OF SHANTAMON

Veteran Bitch
1. Peiler's CH KNOCKNAREA ORLANDO
Stands over a lot of ground. Excellent topline, body, bone, head and expression. Moves easily and well a credit to her age.

Green Star Bitch
O'Keeffe's CH ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA

Reserve Green Star Bitch
Peiler's KNOCKNAREA NEILLIAGH

BEST IN SHOW
Lloyd-Jones' RYNCHANNON ONE WILD KNIGHT AT NIGHTWING

Reserve Best in Show
O'Keeffe's CH ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA

Best Puppy
Finney's GULLIAGH ARDTULLY

Reserve Best Puppy
Finney’s GULLIAGH BARRADUFF

Best Veteran
Peiler's CH KNOCKNAREA ORLANDO

Team
1 Finneys
2 Peilers

Brace
1 Peilers

Specials

Tallest IW at Show
Finney’s GULLIAGH HAGRID

Tallest and Most Sound Bitch
O'Keeffe's CH ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA

Best Movement
O'Keeffe's CH ANNUANA OF RATHCREEVAGH AT CALCARA

Best Head & Expression
Peiler's KNOCKNAREA NEILLIAGH

Stud Dog
Kelly's MILLENIUM OF NUTSTOWN

Brood Bitch
Finney's CH GULLIAGH NEDINE

2006 Annual Champion Trophy
Finney’s Ch & Int Beaut Ch Gulliagh Zest An Ch 2003 & 2006, CW 2006

Gift from Norwegian Club with Anna Mikkelsen

Tullamore Dew Best of Breed and Reserve Best of Breed

Andrew Mullen Calls Raffle

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Studying Form

Michael Daly, John Kelly. M. Cash, Malta, and
J. Clinck Owner of High Cross Inn

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