My thanks to Caroline & Ian & the committee for inviting me to judge at their very festive club show. Thanks for the lovely gift and hospitality too. It was a joy to see so many quality Foreign exhibits today – thank you for entering them under me!
Open Classes:
Class 406 Brown Burmese Kitten
1st & BoB Mrs Cook’s EGLINTON EROL BROWN 27 M 14-07-2009
A rather lively character. He has medium-large eyes which have pleasing definition to the upper lids and would benefit from greater fullness to lower lids, they are set very well. They are golden yellow in colour at present. Face on he has a short wide wedge which is a little pinched at present. He has a level bite and appears to be teething. He has gentle rounding between his ears which are set very well apart; they balance well at present; they are wide in the base and having rounded tips. His profile shows medium depth to his skull. He has gentle rounding to his brow. He has a pleasing nose break and his nose line is interrupted by a small bump, his lower jaw is really too shallow and is also somewhat set back which disturbs the balance of his chin when viewed face on. His body has good weight for his size, which is currently a little smaller than I would expect for his age. He has a straight back and a strong chest. His stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were slender and elegant. He has large oval paws. His tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush tip, it was a little whippy though. His coat has a somewhat coarse texture and appears to be a little ticked in places – hopefully this will grow out. It is light tone brown at present and he does have some bars to all four legs. He was shown in otherwise excellent condition. He was very confident but quite the wriggler.
Class 409a Lilac Kitten Male
1st & BoB Miss Campbell’s MICIASALI YOSHUA 27c M 23-08-2009
Super expression on this sweet youngster. He has large and lustrous eyes which have excellent definition to the upper lids and super fullness to lower lids and are set very well. They are pale yellow in colour in this show hall. Face on he has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. He has a level bite but his gums looked a little swollen. He has lovely rounding between his ears; they are a little out of balance at present being a somewhat too large for his head but I’m sure his head will catch up soon; they are wide in the base and have rounded tips. His profile shows good depth to his skull. He has good rounding to his brow. He has a well defined nose break and a straight nose line, whilst his lower jaw has good depth I would like a little more for absolute perfection his chin could benefit from this. It is correctly aligned to the end of his nose in a straight vertical plane. His long body has good weight for his size and excellent muscle tone. He has a straight back and a strong chest. His stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were slender and elegant. He has neat oval paws. His tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush tip from a medium base. His coat has a super fine texture and satin like feel to it although it was a little bit kitten-long at present but lies very close to his body. It is mid toned lilac with slight pink casting in the show lighting. He was shown in excellent condition. He was very confident and seemed to enjoy being handled today – a charming young man.
Class 409b Lilac Kitten Female
Absent Mr Gow’s GOWLAREN ELOISE 27c F 01-05-2009
Miscellaneous Classes:
Class 676 AoV Foreign Adult (4 entered)
1st Miss Dyke’s INYANGA INSTANT KARMA 68 43bsq F 30-10-2008 BCR Chocolate Silver Shaded Tiffanie
An extremely attractive young lady with a superb expression. Large & lustrous eyes set well apart with correct shape, pleasing slants to upper lids and generous rounding to her lower lids. They are golden yellow in colour. Face on showing a short wide wedge which tapers to a pleasing blunt muzzle. She has a level bite. She has gentle rounding between her ears which were set well apart, they are a very good size, wide at the base with rounded tips. In profile she has quite good depth to her skull, a rounded brow; her nose break has very good definition, straight nose line and rather short. Her lower jaw has quite good depth and is correctly aligned to the end of her nose, her chin has quite good depth. She has a medium sized body, with very good weight and muscle tone, a strong chest and a straight back. Her legs are nicely in proportion to her body having taller hind legs and neat oval shaped paws. Her tail balances and tapers well from a medium base. Her Burmese colour restriction chocolate is very warm over her pristine silver ground, her mantle of shading descends down her flanks well. She has clear thumb prints to her ears, an M to her forehead, a scarab and a rather faint necklace. She has good solid hocks to her hind legs and showing a diffused spine line along her back but having solid tail tip. Her coat felt like silk to the touch and was of medium length and very close lying to her body, she has attractive ear streamers, a minimal ruff and toe tufts with a fringe to her carriage. She was shown superb condition and behaved very well in fact she has quite a charming relaxed nature and was a pleasure to meet.
2nd Mrs Hamilton’s CH INYANGA RAFAEL 68 43sq M 17-04-2008 BCR Brown Silver Shaded Tiffanie
A lovely lad who is well grown. Large & lustrous eyes set well apart with correct shape, pleasing slants to upper lids but a tendency to hood them over a trifle and very generous rounding to her lower lids. They are pale chartreuse in colour and have super rims which extra definition. Face on showing a short and very wide wedge which tapers to a pleasing blunt muzzle. He has a level bite. He has super rounding between his ears which were set very well apart, for me they are a just a little bit small for his head, though wide in the base with rounded tips. In profile he has reasonably good depth to his skull, a pleasing rounded brow; a good nose break, straight nose line. His lower jaw has reasonable depth but I would prefer greater depth for perfection and is set back slightly, weakening his chin a trifle. He has a large, well grown body with very good weight and muscle tone, a strong chest and a straight back. His legs are in proportion to his body having taller hind legs and spoon shaped paws. His tail balances and tapers well from a slightly thick base. His Burmese colour restriction brown shading was a little cool in tone over an immaculate silver ground but his very lightly shaded mantle descended down his flanks well. He has thumb prints to his ears, an M to his forehead, a scarab, spectacle marks and a necklace. He has good solid hocks to his hind legs and showing a diffused spine line along his back but having solid tail tip. His coat felt pleasingly silky to the touch and was of medium length and it was a trifle thick in undercoat at present but he had excellent ear streamers, a pleasing ruff and toe tufts with a flowing fringe to his carriage. He was shown superb condition and behaved very well. A pleasure to handle!
3rd Messers Robertson & Richardson’s GRCH ESANES ETOURDISSANT 76 20 F 22-04-2008
Beautiful girl just a trifle tense.
Class 686 AV Foreign Limit Adult
1st Ms Mather’s MAKIMA DESERT ROSE 23 F 03-10-2008
A very attract girl with lovely muscle tone and shown in super condition. Lovely balanced head with pleasing golden yellow eyes, good for set and shape. Level bite though missing a few incisors. Ears also set well and she has a nice profile. Elegant body and limbs, her tail balances well. Super ticking, very clear and distinct banding. Pleasing markings to head no necklace and very pleasing usual colours with excellent drag to her coat. Handled very well.
Another pleasing girl with such a sweet face! Super expression across her eyes though head seemed to lack depth a tad at present. She has a nicely grown body for her age with slender elegant limbs and tail to balance. Her ticking was less distinct than I had hoped for but was a super rich sorrel colour. Pleasing coat but lacking drag at present. She had a super temperament – I could have wasted hours playing with her – will watch her development with interest.
1st Miss Johnson’s CAIRNICATS EBONY 16a15 F 08-08-2009
Sweet baby girl. She had a nice broad wedge and nicely shaped eyes, in profile her head could take more profile dip for my preference. She had nicely set ears that are appropriate in size for her age. Her jet black coat was rather close lying and a trifle long. She handled very nicely
Unfortunately this young man was a tad upset today. I felt he lacked width in the muzzle giving him a somewhat fine look and had a rather straight profile, possible due to his mood his eye set did not please, neither did he hold his ears well. Again his jet back coat was rather close lying at present.
1st Mrs Stewart’s WAKANDA CHASKA 80L17 MN 24-03-2006
A very charming exhibit. Super depth to head, good nose break, large and expressive pale lemon yellow eyes. Super well grown body and strong limbs and tail to balance. Coat had excellent length, super texture and was very well presented. A bit of a character I suspect!
This exhibit had delightful bright but deep blue eyes that positively sparkled. She has a nicely grown body and tail to balance. Her coat was good for texture and length and her darker blue areas around her plume and tail were set off well against her pristine white undercoat. Unfortunately the marks to her face were not quite in balance and let her down a trifle.
1st Mrs Robertson’s ABYGLEN ANYLA 23c 17-08-2004
She has a very pleasing head with a lovely broad muzzle, pale golden yellow eyes which were set well and had good shape. Her body was very well gown and her tail was a tad short to balance. Her ticking was a tad diffuse, but her facial markings were very pleasing. She was rather shy today and preferred to be handled in her pen.
1st Mrs Sinclair’s CLOUDBORN KITERUNNER 33a 30d MN 01-04-2008
A rather cheeky face to this exhibit. Good width at cheeks and reasonable stop, chin could take wee bit more depth for perfection. Super expression to his eyes – very wicked! Level bite. His body was a trifle long but had good muscle tone and ample coverage, but his coat lacked enough resistance to me – a trifle soft. Tail just short to balance but lovely slender elegant limbs. Handled nicely and was well presented.
A well grown youngster who is not long adult. Large & lustrous eyes set well apart with correct shape, correct slants to upper lids but somewhat hooded and very generous rounding to his lower lids. They are golden yellow in colour. Face on showing a short wide wedge tapering to a blunt muzzle. He had a level bite. He has a rather flat top of head his ears are set well apart as they might on his rather narrow head, they are a little too large in size as yet, wide at the base, with rounded tips. In profile he has reasonable depth to his skull, with a flat brow; his nose break was acceptable but I would prefer more definition, he has a straight nose which is a trifle long. His lower jaw has reasonable depth but I would prefer it to be deeper and was receding all in all weakening his chin. He has a long somewhat rangy body, a strong chest and a straight back, his legs in proportion to his body having taller hind legs and oval paws. His tail balances and tapered well from a medium base to a paint brush tip. His BCR blue, heavily shaded mantle was rather cool in tone, it covered his flanks well and his ground colour was a pristine silver. He has thumb prints to his ears, a scarab to his head and an M to the forehead, spectacle lines and a broken necklace. He has smudges to his inner fore legs, a strong hocks to his hind legs and clear spine line descending well down his tail. His coat felt like silk to the touch and was a trifle longer in length than preferred, but is very close lying to his body. Shown in excellent condition and was little upset but manageable.
1st Mrs Fleming’s UK & IGRPR SHOELINA ZELENSKY 16a MN 09-05-2006
Just superb; I understand he went on to become Overall BOV Foreign – well done! He has a very strong head which simply screamed Russian type to me, super shaped olive green eyes, board muzzle with nicely displayed whisker pads, pleasing dip in profile, well set expressive ears. He had a level bite. Super coat which clearly maintained the imprint of my hand, which was most impressive to see. Well grown body with appropriately strong limbs and tail to balance. He handled well and was a pleasure to meet today!
Another super exhibit! Lovely broad head, with large yet expressive eyes, nice profile and large ears. Super distinct ticking to her coat with good drag to it and super facial markings. Very pleasing colours to this usual girl. Elegant body and limbs tail to balance. She was a little worried and trifle upset but handled well. A very pleasing example of her breed and unlucky to meet the winner today.
A nicely developed adult. Reasonably large & lustrous eyes set well apart with good shape, correct slants to upper lids and nice rounding to lower lids. They are chartreuse in colour. Face on showing a short wide wedge tapering to a blunt muzzle. He had a messy bite. He has gentle rounding between his ears which were set well apart, they are good for size, wide at the base, with rounded tips. In profile he has reasonably good depth to his skull, a rounded brow; his nose break could take more definition for my preference, he has a straight nose line. His lower jaw has reasonably good depth and is correctly aligned in a straight plane to the end of his nose, his chin has some strength and firmness. He has a solid reasonably large sized body, a strong chest and a straight back, his legs are nicely in proportion having taller hind legs and oval paws. His tail was just short to balance but tapered well from a medium base to a paint brush tip. His BCR blue was a trifle cool in the show lighting but the mantle of medium shading descend well down his sides and was set against a clear silver ground. He has thumb prints to his ears, a scarab to his head and an M to the forehead, spectacle lines and a broken necklace. He has lots of stripes to his fore and rear legs, good colour ascending up his hocks and rings to the lower end of his tail which did have a solid tip. His coat is close lying and is of slightly longer in length than preferred but has a good silky texture. He was shown in excellent condition with a awful lot to tell me!
1st Mrs Ferguson’s CH TEAROHA AUGUSTUS BROWN 27 M 21-07-2008
Bit of a sleepy chap! He has quite large and lustrous eyes which have pleasing definition to the upper lids and adequate fullness to his lower lids and are set well. They are pale chartreuse in colour today. Face on he has a short reasonably wide wedge which tapers to a blunt finish. He has a level bite. He has gentle rounding between his ears and they balance his head; they are wide in the base and have rounded tips. His profile shows reasonably good depth to his skull. He has gentle rounding to his brow. He has a defined nose break but his nose line is interrupted by a small bump, whilst his lower jaw has reasonable depth I would like more for perfection; his chin would benefit from this greatly. It is correctly aligned to the end of his nose in a straight vertical plane. His long body has good weight for his size and excellent muscle tone. He has a straight back and a strong chest. His stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were slender and elegant. He has oval paws. His tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush tip from a medium base. His coat has a fine texture and lies very close to his body being reasonably short. It is warm brown with some pleasing chestnut tone in the show hall today with a few smudges to his legs. He was shown in super condition and well prepared. He handled very well and didn’t mind being woken up at all.
What a chatterbox and a bit of daft lad! He has medium-large eyes which have good definition to the upper lids yet needs much more fullness to the lower lids, they are set as well apart on his head which for me lacks width. They are pale golden in colour in this hall. Face on he has a reasonably short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. He has a level bite. He has reasonable rounding between his ears; they are a little out of balance at present being somewhat too small for his head; they are wide in the base and have rounded tips. His profile shows reasonable depth to his skull. He has very gentle rounding to his brow. His nose break could take more definition and has a straight nose line, his lower jaw lacks depth; I would like a much more for perfection thus consequently his chin could benefit from this too. It is correctly aligned to the end of his nose in a straight vertical plane. His body has good weight for his size and pleasing muscle tone. He has a straight back and a strong chest. His stance shows correctly taller hind legs. He has oval paws. His tail only just balances and tapers very well from a rather thick base. His coat has a rather coarse texture today yet is quite short but did not lie close to his body. It is quite a pale cream with nice powdering to the back of his head with a few residue markings to his head yet otherwise quite clear. He was shown in good condition. He was a huge, larger than life personality and I bet he is a really joy to indulge!
1st Mrs Coulter’s CH JACOU UNIQUE ULTRAVIOLET 27j F 13-02-2008
Quite the pretty girl! She has large and lustrous eyes which have good definition to the upper lids and pleasing fullness to lower lids and are set well. They are pale chartreuse in colour in the hall today. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. She has a level bite but is missing a couple of incisors in her lower set. She has gentle rounding between her ears which are set well apart; they are balanced; being wide in the bases and having rounded tips. Her profile shows reasonably good depth to her skull. She has good rounding to her brow. She has a well defined nose break and a straight nose line, whilst her lower jaw has reasonably good depth I would like just a little more for perfection her chin could be a smidgen fuller too. It is correctly aligned in a straight vertical plane to the end of her nose. Her body has good weight for her size and is nicely balanced. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were dainty and elegant. She has neat oval paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a rounded end from a medium base. Her coat has a super fine texture and was pleasingly short. It is cool toned lilac mingled with various shades of cream. She was shown is very good condition. She is a bit of madam who has a strong mind but is rather lovely nether the less!
1st Mrs Coulter’s CATMARIAN MISTERBOJANGLES 27a M 03-02-3006
Another chap who seems to prefers to sleep the day away under his blankets and was rather uncooperative. He has medium eyes which have hooded upper lids and need much more fullness to the lower lids and the bridge between them is far too prominent and rather coarse for my taste. They are muddy chartreuse in colour in the hall. Face on he has a medium length wedge which looked fine in the muzzle especially as his is rather jowly. He was not prepared to let me examine his bite today. He has reasonable rounding between his ears; they are a little out of balance being a somewhat too large for his rather narrow head; they are wide in the base and having rounded tips. His profile lacks depth to his skull. He has a very gently rounded brow. He has an exceptionally well defined nose break and a straight nose line which was too long, his lower jaw has barely acceptable depth and really requires much more, yet it is correctly aligned to the end of his nose in a straight vertical plane. His lean body has good weight for his size and excellent muscle tone yet not a hint of any fat. He has a straight back and a strong chest. He would not stand for us. He has oval paws. He was too upset to assess his tail properly. His coat has a fine texture and rather short. It is medium toned but and did have some pleasing silvering to it. He was too upset do himself any justice today.
1st Mrs Coulter’s CH JACOU UNIQUE ULTRAVIOLET 27j F 13-02-2008
see above
1st Miss Campbell’s MISCIASALI YOCHANA 27h F 21-12-2008
A very sweet girl. She has large and lustrous eyes which have good definition to the upper lids and pleasing fullness to lower lids and are set very well apart. They are golden yellow in colour today. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. She has a level bite. She has lovely rounding between her ears which are set reasonably well apart (her head is still developing), they are just a little large at present; wide in the base and having rounded tips. Her profile shows good depth to her skull. She has good rounding to her brow. She has a well defined nose break and a straight nose line, her lower jaw has good depth but I would like just a little more for perfection. It is correctly aligned to the end of her nose in a straight vertical plane. Her medium sized body has good weight and is nicely balanced. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were slender and elegant. She has neat oval paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush from a medium base. Her coat has a super satin like feel to it and is short and close lying. It is a pleasing warm tone chocolate mingled nicely with various shades of red, shown in excellent condition. She is a confident girl who is very sweet and gentle though maybe experiencing her first call today judging by her behaviour - I really enjoyed handling her today and could have wasted lots of time with her.
1st Miss Campbell’s MICIASALI HANNUKAH 27b 5-3-2006
So aptly named as today was the first day of Hannukah the Jewish festival of light! Superb expression – she has such beautiful eyes. They are large and lustrous, having excellent definition to the upper lids and super fullness to lower lids and are set very well. They are pale golden yellow in colour. All in all they had a super Burmese expression – quite beguiling. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. She has a level bite. She has lovely rounding between her ears which are set very well apart; they are nicely balanced; wide in the base and having rounded tips. She has a very typical contour to her upper face – lovely butterfly wing effect. Her profile shows good depth to her skull. She has good rounding to her brow. She has a well defined nose break and a straight nose line, her lower jaw has good depth. It is correctly aligned to the end of her nose in a straight vertical plane. Her body has good weight for her size and is nicely balanced with muscle tone that only top rate Burmese have. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows desirably taller hind legs which were so dainty and elegant. She has neat oval paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a paintbrush finish from a medium base. Her coat has a satin like feel to it although it was tad open today. It is mid toned chocolate which unfortunately had some brindle to it today. She was shown in otherwise excellent condition. She is shy girl who is very sweet and gentle, she handles well and then played peek-ah-boo from under her blankets with me. She was my choice for BiS Adult Burmese and I was delighted to hear she went on to become Overall Best of Variety Burmese today – Mazel Tov!
CNJ Mrs Coulter’s JACOU CHEEKY CAPPUCCINO 27h F
1st Mrs Cook’s EGLINTON EROL BROWN 27 M 14-07-2009 (see above)
1st Miss McGowan’s DOVESTONE DAINTY DOT 27j F 17-04-2009
A very sweet if somewhat immature youngster. She has large and lustrous eyes which have pleasing lines to the upper lids and nice fullness to lower lids and are set well. They are pale golden yellow in colour in this show hall. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. She has a level bite. She has lovely rounding between her ears which are set very well apart; they are nicely balanced; wide in the base and having rounded tips. Her profile shows reasonably good depth to her skull. She has good rounding to her brow. Her nose break could take more definition and a straight nose line, her lower jaw has reasonably good depth, however I would like more depth for perfection. It is correctly aligned to the end of her nose in a straight vertical plane. Her body has good weight for her size and is nicely balanced with super muscle tone. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows taller hind legs which were dainty and elegant. She has neat oval paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a paintbrush finish from a medium base. Her coat has a fine texture and satin like feel to it, is short and lies very close to her body. It is pleasing lilac tone mingled with various shades of cream. She was shown in excellent condition. She was very gentle and handled very nicely.
1st Miss Campbell’s MICIASALI YOSHUA 27c M 23-08-2009 (see above)
1st Mrs Coulter’s PR JACOU BORNTOBOOGIE BEAU 27f MN 03-08-2008
A rather big lad. He has large eyes which have rather hooded upper lids and lower lids that could be fuller. They are deep yellow in colour. Face on he has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle. He has a level bite. He has gentle rounding between his ears; they are a little out of balance as they are too small for his head; they are wide in the base and having rounded tips. His profile shows reasonably good depth to his skull. He has gentle rounding to his brow. He has a well defined nose break and a straight nose line which was a little long, whilst his lower jaw is rather shallow, it is correctly aligned to the end of his nose in a straight vertical plane. His large body has good weight for his size but he does carry a little too much condition. He has a straight back and a strong chest. His stance shows taller hind legs. He has large spoon shaped paws. His tail was short to balance and tapers well from a medium base. His coat has a satin like feel to it and reasonably short but lies close to his body. It is intense cream in colour with some powdering and smudges to his legs and tummy. He was very relaxed if a little shy today.
Absent Miss Johnson’s PR SUGARBOWL JOLANDA 27j FN 25-08-2008
Class 899 AC Burmese Kitten
1st Miss Campbell’s MICIASALI YOSHUA 27c M 23-08-2009 (see above)
1st Mrs Fleming’s GRCH SHOELINA NINA MALKINA 16a F 23-03-2007
Another lovely Russian with super a typical expression, expressive high ears, and broad muzzle with prominent whisker pads. Super eye set and pleasing profile. Well grown and feeling very weighty and well muscled. Handle beautifully and was a lovely way to end my day!
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