Championship Show 2025 Results & Judges Critique
South Western Great Dane Club CH show results 26.05.2025
Judge; Mrs Ann Lunt
It was a great privilege to be asked to judge the South Weston Great Dane Club show on the 26th May 2025 at the Bath show ground. I was really welcomed from the committee and enjoyed my day. My Best Dog and Best Bitch was I found out later were litter brother and sister also the four bitches I brought out for the challenge, three were from the Primus kennels that is something to be proud of, certainly line breeding there.
MPD(4)
1st Simpson’s Renescent Bewitched. Black pup 8mnths of lovely clean lines, good type head, dark eye, alert expression. Good fore quarters, length of neck, got a lot going for this boy. Moved well.
2nd Nunn & Patch Roshanun Conquistador. Harli, Good shaped head, good length of neck into a nice lay of shoulder. Good body shape, nicely coupled, just needs time.
3rd Wright & Cranfield’s Zefather’s Two Faces with Irieusdane
PD (5)
1st Lawton’s Garsak Sir Winslow at Thornebrae, fawn black mask, good quality male of standing as should be from this well est kennels. Classy head, dark mask, dark eye, nice ear carriage. Good expression, good length of neck into a good lay of shoulder. Good depth of chest, Topline, Angulation. Good one, tight feet. Moved well, one to watch.
2nd Tempest’s Adoreadane Yellowstone. Good quality Mantle, strong head type reach of neck into a good fore chest. Well bodied, good angulation. Needs to tighten up on the move.
3rd Spackman’s Novavida Norseman Warrior
JD No Entry
YD (1)
1st Mcguinness & Nelson- Mcguinness Dinahtron The Omen. Fawn black mask. Good type head, dark eye, good shape muzzle, nice length of neck into a good lay of shoulder, depth of chest, good topline, nice angulation. Moved well.
ND (3)
1st Spackman’s Novavida Norseman Warrior. Brindle. Nice type head, equal skull to muzzle. Good length of neck into a good forequarters, depth of chest. Nice short coupled, good topline, enough angulation. Moved well.
2nd Pocock, Pavlov & Romans Bubba Von Pao Eberjager with Tamzdane (IMP). Mantle of good colour, nice head of good proportions, length of neck into a nice short topline. Good angulations, moved well.
3rd Wright & Cranfield’s Zefather’s Two Faces with Irieusdane
PGD (2,1a)
1st Hitcham’s Belarosedane Satchmo Bowe at Chamith. Black male of substance, strong type head, dark eye, good length of neck into a good front assembly. Short coupledtopline, good angulation, moved well.
LD (3)
1st Henshall’s Calchas Bryan The Brave. Harley of good quality. Correct Head planes. Clean dark eye, enough length of neck into a correct lay of shoulder. Nice short coupled topline, well angulated. Good bone, moved well, just a little unsettled.
2nd Hitchams Dainoak Tempus Vincit at Chamith. Harley, good strong head type, enough length of neck, depth of chest and rib. Nice short coupled topline, angulation, good bone, tight feet.
3rd Birch’s Busdan Ziva’s Terzo
SPVD no entries
SPOH (3)
1st Palmer’s Adoreadane Charlton. Harley of good make and shape. Nice type head, expression, length of neck into a nicetight front assembly, depth of chest, loin and topline. Nice angulation, well presented.
2nd Henshall’s Calchas Bryan The Brave
3rd Hitcham’s Dainoak Tempus Vincit at Chamith
SPOF (2)
1st Cranfields CH Zefathers Ralph Lauren. Fawn, black mask. Quality male of good standing. Good male head, dark eye. Lovely crest of neck into a good forequarters, depth of chestand tuck up. Enough angulation
2nd Bartley’s Primus Gambler Atelib. Fawn, Black mask. Good head of proportions. So hard to write critique as very unsettled.
SPOBLU (1)
1st Ferguson’s Int/Lux CH Eliteadamos Magick Mago at Chateaudain. Good overall male, good strong type head. Dark eye, good length of neck into a correct lay of shoulder. Good topline, good angulation. Moed and handled well.
SPOBR (2)
1st Pendleton-Watkins Goldanias King of Drago. Golden brindle boy of outstanding qualities. Good male head, dark eye. Good teeth. Lovely crest of neck into a correct lay of shoulder, depth of chest, rib – topline, tuck up. Good bone, well angulated. Moved and handled well. DCC, one dog I would have taken home.
2nd Spackman’s Novavida Norseman Warrior
SPOM (1)
1st Pocock’s CH/INT/LUX/SWISS CH Tamzdane Empower Mint JW. Good Mantle of make and shape. Good type head, dark clean eye. Good front assembly. Beautiful neck into a correct shoulder, depth of chest, nicely coupled. Good angulation. Well boned. Moved and handled to perfection. RDCC
SPOBLA (2)
1st Macdonald’s Zeus Nero Von Adamantium of Ranaldane (IMP DEU) IR JCH CEN JW. Good type male, strong head, dark eye, length of muzzle, enough length of neck, depth of chest, rib and loin. Ample angulation. Good bone, tight feet. Moved ok
2nd Hitcham’s Belarosedane Satchmo Bowe at Chamith
OD (1)
1st Martin’s Keishant Zeus. Fawn, Black mask. Good head of equal proportions, dark eye, length of neck into a good forechest, depth of chest. Good body, enough angulation. Moved and Handled well.
MPB (3)
1st Bliss’s Stagbatch Pandoras Dream. Lovely Mantle pup ofgood overall balance. Good head planes. Good front assembly, neck into nice lay of shoulder, topline and croup angulation. Short couplewhich gives her that four square look. Moved well.
2nd Cranfield & Wright’s Zefather’s Gossip Girl with Irieusdane. Fawn, black mask. Promising pup of quality. Good shaped head, dark eye, enough length of neck, good topline, good fore chest. Short coupled, nice angulation. Moved really well for one so young.
3rd Bielecka’s Alegriagiant Casjopeya
PB (3,1a)
1st Page & Concannon’s Novavida Shieldmaiden. Fawn, black mask. Good type head nice forefront, length of neck, just a little more weight would finish the picture. Good angulation.
2nd Mitchell, Hooker & Lockey’s Garsak Rainbow. Fawn, black mask. Classy bitch, head of equal proportions, enough length of neck, short coupled. Just a little unsettled.
3rd Absent
JB (4,1a)
1st Pendleton- Watkins Goldanias Princess Etain. Fawn, black mask. Good quality bitch of good type. Nice head, dark eye, nice reach of neck into a good fore front and depth of chest, topline, angulation. Good bone, moved well when settled.
2nd Cope & Thorn’s Fonblanque Fiona. Harli, nice bitch of good shape and make. Good type head, skull to muzzle. Not too lippy. Enough length of neck into a good shoulder. Good bone, nicely short coupled. Needs more practice. Could do a lot better with ringcraft, handler and bitch.
3rd White’s Jutlanders Eat Your Heart Out at Taradanes
YB (3)
1st Teese’s Primus Belle Starr JW. Beautiful bitch of classic lines. Correct head planes, dark eyes. Good length of neck into a good lay of shoulder, depth of chest and rib, topline, lovely short coupled, well angulated. Strode out well, handled well. Short listed for RCC.
2nd Morgan-Evans Vanmore Easy Come Easy Go. Dark Brindle. Good type bitch of good standing, hardly surprising from this top kennels. Good head shape, lovely reach of neckinto a good front assembly, depth of chest, tuck up, angulation. Well boned. Moved and handled perfection.
3rd Prazack & Dickson’s Kaallana Jawska Seraphina
NB (6)
1st Page & Concannon’s Novavida Aesirs Conquest. Brindle. Lovely feminine head. Good equal planes. Good front assembly, depth of chest, rib and tuck up. Good bone, topline, enough angulation. Moved well.
2nd Cope & Thorn’s Fonblanque Fiona
3rd Bielecka’s Rosetta Czar Olbrzyma in Alegriagiant
PGB (8,1a)
1st Merwick’s Taradanes Star Vision for Saalan. Brindle. Nice feminine bitch. Good head shape, dark eye, neat muzzle. Good reach of neck into a good lay of shoulder, depth of chest and rib. Good bone, good angulation. Moved and handled well.
2nd Henshall’s Calchas Addition. Harli of good type. Nice head planes, clean dark eye, enough length of neck into a good forechest, rib and tuck up. Well boned, good angulation, moved well.
3rd Pocock’s Tamzdane Oooey Gooey Cake JW
LB (5,2a)
1st Stanton’s Goldanias Diva Princess. Fawn, black mask. Beautiful bitch of outstanding qualities. Good type head, dark eye. She has that quizzical look that seems to be lacking. Dash & Dare, lovely reach of neck into a correct lay of shoulder, depth of chest. Nicely coupled, good strong topline, good bone, well angulated. She moved with drive. Later found out she was the DCC sister. She was my BCC and BOB. They complemented each other, well done. Hope they soon get their crowns.
2nd Evans Belarosedane Lady Bayleigh. Harli. Good feminine head with good planes. Neat muzzle. Good length of neck into a good front, depth of chest. Good angulation. Good bone. Moved well.
3rd Martin’s Keishant Athena
SPVB (3)
1st Middleton’s CH Taysca Must be Cartier at Dornoir. Black. 9yrs old and still holding her own. Nice type head, lovely small ears, reach of neck. Good depth of chest, short coupled. Beautiful condition. Pleasure to go over her. Moved well for age.
2nd Middleton’s Damarkann Illicit Love for Dornoir. Lovely old girl in beautiful condition. Good head, length of neck, fore chest. Lovely coupled angulation. Moved well.
3rd White’s Jutlanders Are You Ready JW ( IMP DAN)
SPOHB (6)
1st Cope & Thorn’s Fonblanque Fiona
2nd Tempest’s Adoreadane Licence To Kill. Classy outline of bitch standing. Good type head, lovely expression. Nice length of neck into a nice forefront. Good rib and toplne. Well angulated. Presented and handled to perfection.
3rd Pocock’s Tamzdane Appley Ever After JW
SPOFB (2)
1st Worsley’s Primus Encore Avec Malpa. Fawn, black Mask. Good quality bitch. Correct head shape of equal proportions. Dark eye. Good front assembly. Good length of neck into acorrect lay of shoulder, depth of chest, rib – topline. Enough angulation. Nice bone, Moved well. RCC & RBOB.
2nd Pendleton-Watkins Goldanias Princess Etain.
SPOBLU(5,2a)
1st Ferguson’s Renescent Too Hot to Handle For Chateaudain. Lovely blue bitch. Feminine head, Lovely expression, dark eye. Good length of neck. Good shoulder placement angulation. Moved and handled well.
2nd Hayter’s Taysca Stele Mici with Stevarah. Good overall bitch, stronger head than 1st. Good forechest, short coupled. Good rib and topline. Good angulation. Handled well.
3rd Simpson’s Renescent Fuggett About It
SPOBR (3)
1st Dyson’s Primus Bond Girl With Samdice. This bitch has such an elegant outline. Good type head of correct balance, dark eye. Correct forechest, length of neck into a good lay of shoulder, depth of cheat, topline. Correct one, good angulation. Moved well when she gets her confidence. She will be one to beat. Did bring her out for the challenge.
2nd Merwick’s Taradanes Star Vision for Saalan
3rd Bartlett’s Goldanias Queen of Destiny
SPOM (3)
1st Bielecka’s Rosetta Czar Olbrzyma in Alegriagiant. Good type bitch, good forefront. Enough length of neck, Topline, nice clean lines. Handled well.
2nd Hayter’s Damarkann Secret Dare With Stevarah. Lovely feminine of clean lines. Nice head, dark clean eye. Lovely reach of neck into a nice front assembly. Short couple topline. Stood foursquare.
3rd Bliss’s Stagbatch Pandora’s Dream
SPOBLA (4,2a)
1st Collett’s Foaldown Dark Secret. Good overall bitch of standing. Good type head, correct planes, dark eye, nice muzzle. Correct ears, enough length of neck, good depth of chest and rib, topline. Good bone, enough angulation. Moved ok.
2nd Prazack & Dickinson’s Kaallana Jawska Seraphina. Finer bitch than 1st, nice feminine head, dark eye, just needs time to mature.
OB (5,1a)
1st Clark’s CH Garsak Summer Days at Mintrex. Fawn, black mask. Lovely bitch of outstanding quality. Correct head shape with dark eye and expression. Good length of neck into a good front assembly. Good depth of chest and rib. Nice topline. Well off for angulation. Moved and handled to perfection.
2nd Martin’s Keishant Venus. Fawn, black mask. Another quality bitch of standing. Good type head of equal proportions. Dark eye. Good length of neck into a good lay of shoulder, depth of chest. Nice Topline, good angulation. Moved well.
3rd Dyson’s Primus Diamonds Are Forever Samdice
My Bitch challenge was a good surprise for me, I brought 4 lovely bitches out and later found out 3 were from the Primus kennels and the BOB had Primus background. How lovely, that’s good breeding.
Mrs Ann Lunt