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| Club Show 2007 Results & Critiques |
On Saturday the 14th of April, The Neapolitan Mastiff Club hosted a 14 Class Breed Open Show, at Coseley Leisure Centre & School near Wolverhampton and, having booked the entire Sports Hall for our 4th Breed Open show, we believe the general consensus of opinion from exhibitors, stewards, spectators and organisers alike, was one of great approval.
Thank you so much to Everyone with or without their Mastini who attended our Open Show, Your support was very much appreciated. I would like to acknowledge those, without whom there would be no show: our Judge who very graciously brought her expertise all the way from France, Anne-Marie Class. Pamela Jeans-Brown for her continued support, her language skills, for accommodating our Judge and ensuring that our on-the-spot critiques for 1st and 2nd placed dogs were translated, written and in the hands of each exhibitor in record time. Pearl & Robin Chadwick for their stewarding skills and continued support of our Club and it's shows . Kathy, Wayne, Katie and Hailey South and Wayne's Sister Jackie for their support and for ensuring that the refreshments flowed all day. Everyone including Royal Canin who sponsored the show by providing Prizes, Trophies, Plaques, Shields and Sashes. Everyone who entered and or made Rosette / Show and or Welfare / Rescue Donations. Coseley Leisure Centre & School for accommodating us so well again this year, and last but by no means least, All Officers & Committee of The Neapolitan Mastiff Club who once again surpassed themselves in hosting yet another truly successful Breed Open Show. Thank you to you All, our Shows would not be possible without your support.
And so to the Show.......We could not have requested from "The Man Himself'!! a better day than the one he blessed us with, the sun was shining there was a gentle breeze and the Sports Hall remained cool throughout. Our Club Officers and Committee rushed around like loonies from 7.00am and our first visitors and exhibitors began arriving at 9.00.
At 10.00am our Treasurer, Brian Hill, along with Committee Member and fellow exhibitor, steward and Judge, Angela Dunkley, held a pre-arranged ringcraft training class for anyone who wanted a pre-showing session, which I believe was very beneficial to many of our new comers who participated. With a little more understanding of what was expected, nerves were settled and a little more confidence gained. Oh! Yes! we all remember those days!!.
At 11.00am our Vice President and foremost authority on all that is canine, Keith Coleman, opened the show welcoming everyone in attendance and, introduced our Judge with a brief account of Anne-Marie's association with Il Mastino Napoletano, and The Neapolitan Mastiff Club in the United Kingdom. Anne-Marie Class became a judge in 1981 and is qualified to judge many breeds including the Neapolitan Mastiff, the Dogue de Bordeaux, the Mastiff and the Bullmastiff to name but a few.
Anne-Marie is co-author with Gilbert Colas of Mastiff Bullmastiff...Un Peu De Cynotechnine En Prime , was one of the contributors, compiling the Dogue de Bordeaux chapter, of The Ultimate Book of Mastiff Breeds and writes regularly for both canine presses.
Anne-Marie has judged at shows across the globe, is a well-known authority on the Dogue de Bordeaux and, back in 1999 attended as one of our Guest Speakers, the Breed Assessment Day, hosted by The 'proposed' Neapolitan Mastiff Club & The 'proposed' Dogue de Bordeaux Club. Anne-Marie is as renowned throughout the dog world here, as she is abroad and, we were truly honoured that she accepted our invitation to Judge our Neapolitan Mastiffs at our 4th Breed Open show.
The first 'un-official' Class NFC, not for competion, saw Neapolitan puppies, imports and welfare lads and lasses all taking part together and all thoroughly enjoying their day. It was really excellent to see so many Mastini alltogether in the ring, it's not often we're exposed to that luxury and everyone showed their appreciation to each of the handlers and their dogs.
Anne-Marie's assessment continued in earnest with a thorough and precise inspection of each exhibit presented to her. Anne-Marie has an aura of calm around her which puts exhibits and exhibitors at their ease, which obviously helps in her very thorough hands-on assessment. Anne-Marie also ensured that all exhibits were viewed from all angles whilst on the move, she scrutinised their movement and watched those toplines like a hawk.
At 1.00pm to the sound of much cheering and applause, Anne-Marie awarded Best Dog to Jane Walker-Brooks's: Janineo's Centurion Del Tuscaneo. Reserve Best Dog went to Steve Cox's: Rayvonley Lion, and Best Puppy Dog went to Karen Treloar's: Treloarneo Constantino. Congratulations to you all. Our Ladies all then retired to do lunch!
Following lunch, Judging resumed with enthusiasm, Anne-Marie continued with her inspection and assessment of the Bitches with the same methodical analysis she had used on the Dogs, making her decisions only after quiet contemplation and highlighting her reasoning for those decisions in her on-the-spot critiques.
At 4.00pm, again to much cheering and applause Anne-Marie awarded Best Bitch to George & Gloria Speight's: Dalnarck Bel. Reserve Best Bitch went to Sean & Dawn Platts's: Dalnarck Druda Via Vallino. And Best Puppy Bitch went to Kevin & Mandy Berry's: Drosdelnoch's Lady Jade. Congratulations to you all.
With the arrival in the ring of, Best Dog and Best Bitch, came the head to head and the unenviable task that followed. The decision, which once again Anne-Marie made only after serious deliberation with her notes and her thoughts, brought the show to a head with the crowning of The Neapolitan Mastiff Club Breed Open Show 2007 - Best In Show: G&G Speight's Dalnarck Bel. Many Congratulations to George, Gloria & Bella.
And, many Congratulations to all our exhibitors and their exhibits, you all did yourselves proud on the day and I know Anne-Marie was as pleased with her entry as she was with our request that she Judge at our show.
Anne-Marie Writes: I would like to say that I was really pleased to judge in such a friendly, relaxed and fair atmosphere. It was a pleasure to have a real choice for the best dogs between several top level Neapolitan: massive, thick-set dogs, with good parallel planes of skull and muzzle, with good movements, a strong drive of the hindquarters and good reach of the forequarters. Mastino have such a beautiful expression that it is a shame when you cannot see it because of too many wrinkles as necessary and a too deeply set eye, and I meet that with several dogs of great quality otherwise. It was one of my regrets.
I was delighted with the temperament of your dogs, very friendly. Best In Show, the Bitch, was for me the better balanced between head and movement, I loved the Best Dog for his bone and substance, Reserve dog for his head and size (he still needs to mature with the body) and the Reserve Bitch for her exceptional sound movement.
Veteran D/B (1): 1st Bucknall's Blue Lagoon: 8 year old male shown in excellent condition. Nice head for age with good parallel lines and good proportions. Eye could be slightly darker. Very good body construction, excellent hind quarters and angulation. Excellent feet, excellent muscle condition for age. Very good top line which he kept on the move. Very good sound movement. Excellent temperament also. Congratulations!
Minor Puppy Dog (2) (1A): 1st Astbury's Chapi Ways Nesta: Really at the growing stage! Good size. Needs to develop more wrinkle as he matures. Very good skull, well carried ears. Correct topline for age. I hope he will form more bone and substance as he grows. Sound construction for age. Nice coat. Good movement but needs serious ring training, will need firm handling as he becomes adolescent. Puppy Dog (3) (3A): Junior Dog (3) (2A): 1st & BPD Treloar's Treloarneo Constantino: Masculine 9 month old baby-looking boy. Medium sized. good eyes, I would prefer a flatter skull, very good ear placement and carriage. Could have more parallel lines. Excellent wrinkle and dewlap. Very good bone and ribcage. Correct front feet and hind feet also. Good topline for age. Typical movement for a young dog which needs to tighten up.
Post Graduate Dog (5): 1st Jordan's Janineo Nerone: Very typical masculine dog who has the mass we are looking for in the breed. Very good head proportions with good parallel lines, good wrinkles. I would prefer a rounder eye and more open. Very good muzzle and dewlap. Excellent body construction when standing. Strong bones and muscle. Good typical feet but slightly open. Correct angulation. Strong hind quarters. Is able to move but could have more power in movement. Well balanced in construction and temperament. 2nd Feeney's Rayvonley Mighty Monty: Medium sized dog, masculine with very good head proportions. Would prefer a flatter skull and better ear carriage. Good parallelism and wrinkle. Excellent bones and substance. Excellent elastic skin. Good body construction. Very good feet. Correct sound movement. Nice temperament. 3rd Hall's Iracius The Sun At Lionridge. Res Simpson's Tannick Majestic Blue. Vhc Millar's Blue Bells Boy.
Limit Dog (2) (1A): 1st Millar's Blue Bells Boy: Good sized dog with a masculine head, but who needs to gain more substance in body. Good head with correct wrinkle. Correct feet. When moving he tends to pace but could move more smoothly. Very adolescent still. Nice temperament.
Open Dog (6) (1A): 1st & BD & RBIS & BOS Walker-Brooks's Janineo Centurion Del Tuscaneo: Masculine dog of medium size with excellent substance and bone. Well proportioned head with good wrinkle. Very good ears, well carried. Very good dewlap. Correct parellelism. Very good angulation. Excellent feet. Very good muscle and rib. Excellent top line, sound mover. Nice temperament. Well balanced dog. 2nd & RBD Cox's Rayvonley Lion: Spectacular dog with size, bone and substance. Very masculine, still immature looking. Will need to gain more substance in order to balance his size. Nice typical head with good wrinkle. Very good body construction which just needs to mature. Typical movement. Pasterns need to strengthen. Very nice temperament. Just needs time to mature. 3rd Berry's Abellatino Umberto At Kamatse. Res Zadeh's Faynad Insostuibile. Vhc Cox's Fruit D'amour Paganini of Rayvonley.
Minor Puppy Bitch (3) (1A): 1st Zadeh's Faynad Parigina: Lovely 6 month old bitch. Very typical. Very nice head with excellent expression. Lovely eyes. Very good wrinkle and dewlap. Very good parallelism. Very good bone and substance for age. Very feminine. Very good feet and angulation. Very good body construction for age. When she moves she is still very loose. Very nice temperament. 2nd Dickinson's Jordarmi Al Marjariano: Sound 6 month old bitch. Would prefer a slightly more pronounced stop. Nice eyes and wrinkle. Good parallelism and dewlap but perhaps a little too much nose at the moment. Very good construction, very sound. Very good movement. Very good feet. Very good temperament.
Puppy Bitch (4) (1A): 1st & BPB & BPIS Berry's Drosdelnoch's Lady Jade: Lovely bitch, very feminine. Very nice expression. Really noble head when alert. Very good wrinkle, very good skull and ears, well carried and set. Excellent front, very good body construction. Very good angulation, very good feet. Very good movement. Very nice temperament and a lot of style. 2nd Dickinson's Jordarmi Al Marjariano: Sound 6 month old bitch. Would prefer a slightly more pronounced stop. Nice eyes and wrinkle. Good parallelism and dewlap but perhaps a little too much nose at the moment. Very good construction, very sound. Very good movement. Very good feet. Very good temperament. 3rd Murphy's HouseofGrace Alessa.
Junior Bitch (8) (5A): 1st Speight's Lolas Northern Star: Powerful typical feminine bitch. Nice head and lovely expression. Good proportions, good wrinkle, very good skull and ears. Good dewlap. Very good body construction. Still a little high on the hind quarters. Correct angulation, very good feet. Needs more ringcraft on movement! Could show more drive from the rear. Good width of muzzle. Very well-balanced bitch. Nice temperament. 2nd Dickinson's Jordarmi Al Marjariano: Sound 6 month old bitch. Would prefer a slightly more pronounced stop. Nice eyes and wrinkle. Good parallelism and dewlap but perhaps a little too much nose at the moment. Very good construction, very sound. Very good movement. Very good feet. Very good temperament. 3rd Murphy's HouseofGrace Alessa.
Post Graduate Bitch (7) (3A): 1st Bailey's Moonshine Unique & Magnificent At Dalnarck (Imp): Typical powerful bitch of a good size. Excellent head with good parallelism. Excellent wrinkle and dewlap. Nice expression, very good eyes. Excellent bone and muscle. Very good body condtruction. Very good feet. Very good angulation. Slightly high over the hind quarters. Moves well within herself, s shame because she deserves to show herself off. Friendly temperament. 2nd Evans's Dalnarck Brina At Makaevo: Typical well-balanced bitch. Excellent head with good parallelism and very good wrinkle. very pronounced dewlap which unbalances the head a little. Excellent body construction. Lovely level topline. Excellent bone and substance. Could be slightly more angulated at the rear. On the move slightly loose in shoulders. Very nice temperament. 3rd Feeney's Rayvonley Kelsey Dream. Res Simpson's Tannick Desaury Blue. Limit Bitch (2) (1A): 1st & BB & BIS Speight's Dalnarck Bel: Powerful typical bitch with really noble and typical expression. Excellent parallelism and head. Very good wrinkle, would have preferred a little less dewlap. Very good construction. Slightly open front feet. Firm topline. Excellent angulation. Excellent movement with drive. Excellent temperament. Open Bitch (5) (3A): 1st & RBB Platt's Dalnarck Druda Via Vallino: Powerful bitch, superbly constructed. Powerful head with many wrinkles. Good parallelism, nose slightly short. Bitch with beautiful and typical construction. Sound and balanced. Excellent topline. Excellent bone and substance, Very good angulation. Excellent typical movement. Nice temperament. 2nd Coxs Faynad Dalia of Rayvonley: Lovely type, feminine bitch. Showing her age a little in movement today. Lovely head, typical wrinkle. Excellent dewlap. Very good eye pigment. Very good parallelism. Excellent bone and substance. Very good topline and body construction. Brace (4): 1st & Best Brace Simpson's Tannick Majestic Blue / Tannick Desaury Blue. Congratulations and very well done to all our Exhibitors and Exhibits, I believe an excellent day was had by all. Once again, The Neapolitan Mastiff Club would like to Thank sincerely, everyone who continues to support our Breed and our Breed Club in whatever capacity, your support is what enables our Mastino events to happen, long may your support continue.
With Judging complete our Chairman, Steve Cox, had the pleasure of presenting the Club Trophy, the Carlin Shield, to our Neapolitan Mastiff Top Winning Dog & Top Winning Bitch 2006 to: Kev & Mandy Berry's Abellatino Umberto At Kamatse and Sean & Dawn Platts Dalnarck Druda Via Vallino, Again, many Congratulations to both couples and their Mastini, you all did us proud last year.
The Chairman then invited into the ring Jane Walker-Brooks who presented to Levi / Firecracker Cup to our Crufts Best of Breed Winner 2007: George & Gloria Speights Dalnarck Bel, Again, Congratulations to the Speight's and Bella, she's truly done you proud. At 4.30 The Chairman brought the show to a close, gifts were presented and thank you's were expressed to our Judge Anne-Marie Class, our steward & critique translator Pamela Jeans-Brown, and our Steward Pearl Chadwick. The Chairman thanked everyone for attending and said he hoped to see everyone again next year.
Secretary of The Neapolitan Mastiff Club.
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