My thanks to my steward, Liz Prescott, for her company and excellent handling of the cats. Also to Ed and the Lakeland committee for inviting me back to judge at their show on another glorious June day. A real pleasure to be allowed to sign tickets at this show who very kindly thought of me last year when they need a replacement judge - thank guys.
Open Classes:
AC Burmese Champion Male
An excellent class with 3 lovely lads all very well behaved impeccably and were privilege to judge today.
GRCC Mr & Mrs Barrett’s CH ROSSIKHAN URSA MAJOR 27c M 11-06-2008 This boy has a superb expression – his eye beguile you from first sight. He has large and lustrous eyes, upper lids have very good slants to the nose and generous rounding to lower lids, they are set well apart and are pale chartreuse in colour. They really did have a superb expression! He has a short wide wedge, it tapers well to a blunt muzzle and has a level if messy bite. Gentle rounding between ears that are a good size for balanced and are set well apart. He has a pleasing contour to his upper face. His skull has good depth, a rounded brow, his nose break has very good definition and he has a straight nose line. His lower jaw has reasonable depth and is correctly set in an aligning vertical plane to the end of his nose, chin could be a fraction fuller for perfection. His medium sized body has good weight and muscle tone, he has a strong chest and straight back. His limbs are in proportion and he has good stance and oval shaped paws. His tail is a fraction short for balance, it tapers well to a paint brush end. His coat is very short and has good texture, it is a pleasing pink toned lilac. He has a super relaxed show temperament, was very affectionate and was a pleasure to handle.
Reserve GRCC Mrs Ferguson’s GRCH TEAROHA AUGUSTUS BROWN 27 M 21-07-2008 Another charming relaxed lad. He has quite large eyes, his upper lids have good slants to the nose and acceptable rounding to lower lids, they are set well apart and are pale chartreuse in colour with a darker inner ring. He has a short, medium width wedge, it tapers to a fairly blunt muzzle and has a level bite. Gentle rounding between ears that have good size, are balanced and set well apart. His skull has reasonable depth, a rounded brow, his nose break has good definition but he has a bump on his nose which interrupts the line. His lower jaw has acceptable depth and was set back marginally. His large body has very good weight and muscle tone, he has a strong chest and straight back. His limbs are in proportion and he has a good stance. He has pleasing spoon shaped paws. His tail is just short to balance and tapers well to a paint brush end. His coat is reasonably short and has super silky texture, it is a pleasing chestnut brown and very sleek. He has a lovely temperament and was quite the charmer!
Lilac Burmese Adult
1st CC not awarded Mrs Coulter’s ROMID SUMMERSUN SABRINA 27c F 12-09-2009 Sorry to disappoint but she really was smaller than all of my kittens and lacked sufficient maturity to complete for CCs . She has reasonable sized eyes which have acceptable definition to the upper lids which she tended to round when excited and good fullness to lower lids, they are also set well and are pale yellow in colour, with an inner chartreuse ring. Face on she has a fairly short medium width wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle and has a level bite. She needs more rounding between her ears which are set very well apart. Her profile shows medium depth to her skull. She has a rather flat brow. Her nose break was good but I would prefer greater definition. She a small bump on her nose line, her lower jaw lacks adequate depth and recedes. All in all her head lacks width and is still very much a work in progress. Her body has good weight for her size. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were dainty and elegant. She has spoon shaped paws. Her tail just balances and tapers to a rather blunt end. Her coat is still babyish and was rather woolly today, it is pale lilac with mushroom tone in colour. She was a delight to handle, rather chatty but purred lots – she had good condition and was presented well.
BOB Mrs Akehursts CH CHIARO ZINZERO 27 d M 12-06-2009 Unfortunately a little apprehensive today and not showing to his best advantage. He has quite large eyes, he was tending to hood his upper lids today but he does have good rounding to lower lids, they are set well apart and are golden yellow in colour. He has a short wide wedge, it tapers well to a blunt muzzle and has a level bite. Gentle rounding between ears that are good for size, balanced and are set well apart. His skull has quite good depth, a gently rounded brow which appeared marginally long, his nose break has very good definition and he has a straight nose line. His lower jaw has reasonable depth and is correctly set in an aligning vertical plane to the end of his nose, chin could be deeper for perfection. His large body has good weight and muscle tone, he has a strong chest and straight back. His limbs are in proportion and have good stance. He has oval shaped paws. His tail balances and it tapers well to a paint brush end. His coat is quite short and has good texture in general although there were a few harsh spots along his back, it is a very pleasing rich warm red in tone which I really like. Unfortunately just a little tense today and I could not encourage him to relax enough although I did spend quite some time with him.
1st & BOB Mr & Mrs Williams MOLYNMEUX DINYDEUX 27b F 25-10-2009 This kitten has well balanced type and was looking rather lovely today with a super expression. She has large and lustrous eyes which have good definition to the upper lids and superb fullness to lower lids, they are also set very well and are pale yellow in colour. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle and 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 have 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 pleasing rounding to her brow. Her nose break was very good. She has a straight nose line, her lower jaw has good depth and it is correctly aligned to the end of her nose in a straight vertical plane. Her body has good weight for her size and has pleasing muscle tone. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were dainty and elegant. She has spoon shaped paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush tip from a medium base. Her coat was short and has a superb silky texture. It is a pleasing honey tone chocolate with minimal contrast to her mask and ears. She was shown in excellent condition and handled well although she was a tad wriggly, she did enjoy a cuddle from me and my steward.
2nd Miss Jones SIGISMUND BEWITCHED 27b F 27-10-2009 A very well grown kitten. She has quite large eyes which have good definition to the upper lids but could take more fullness to lower lids, they are set well and are muddy golden yellow in colour, with a darker chartreuse inner rim. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle and has a level bite. She has pleasing rounding between her ears which are set well apart, they are nicely balanced, wide in the base and have rounded tips. Her profile shows reasonably good depth to her skull. She has pleasing rounding to her brow. Her nose break was good. She has a straight nose line which just falls away a trifle at the end, her lower jaw has good depth, but I would just like a fraction more for perfection, her chin is correctly aligned to the end of her nose in a straight vertical plane. Her body has good weight for her size and has excellent muscle tone. 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 tip from a medium base. Her coat was quite short and has a silky texture. It is a darker chocolate than our first placed kitten but with very minimal contrast consequently, there were a few hints of ghosting to her legs. She was delightfully playful youngster who handled very well and was a pleasure to meet.
1st & BOB Mr Taylor’s RAWEKE GOODGOLLY MISS MOLLY 27c F 17-12-2009 A rather shy youngster. She has quite large eyes, she tends to hood the upper lids and has fullness to lower lids, they are set very well and are muddy yellow in colour, with inner chartreuse rims. Face on she has a short wide wedge which tapers to a blunt muzzle and has a level bite. She has gentle rounding between her ears which are set very well apart, they are nicely balanced, wide in the base and have rounded tips. Her profile shows reasonably good depth to her skull. She has pleasing rounding to her brow. Her nose break was good but I would prefer greater definition, but there is time for that to develop. She has a straight nose line, her lower jaw has reasonably good depth, but I would just a fraction more for perfection although it was also set back slightly. Her body has very good weight for her size and has excellent muscle tone. She has a straight back and a strong chest. Her stance shows correctly taller hind legs which were dainty and elegant. She has spoon shaped paws. Her tail balances and tapers very well to a paint brush tip from a medium base. Her coat was reasonably short and has a silky texture. It is medium toned mushroom lilac with casting evident. Although a little shy she handled very well and enjoyed a big cuddle.
Brown Burmese Neuter
2 Considered for BoB only - whilst he was delightful to handle and clearly enjoying his day out she was rather ill tempered and not having a good time today. Eventually I had to follow the age old mantra “type above everything”
BoB Dr Giles’ CH & GRPR RAWEKE MIRROR IMAGE 27 FN 20-08-2007 – In rather a foul mood, large and lustrous eye of pale yellow with excellent shape which were only enhanced by her mood. She has a short wide wedge, a level bite and a blunt muzzle. She has good rounding between her well proportioned ears which add well to the upper contour of her head. Her head has good depth, rounded brow, good nose break, straight nose, jaw has reasonable depth and aligns correctly. Well filled body, strong chest and back, limbs in proportion with oval paw tail balance to a paint brush end. Deep rich brown glossy cat which is soft and silky. Shame about her attack of the grumps today!
Cream Burmese Neuter
BOB Miss Coulter’s GRPR JACOU BORNTOBOOGIE BEAU 27f MN 03-08-2008 A very relaxed and gentle chap. Quite large eye of pale yellow. He has a short wide wedge, a level bite and a blunt muzzle. Good rounding between his ears. His head shows reasonably good depth in profile, rounded brow, good nose break, straight nose but rather shallow jaw. Well filled large body, strong chest and back, limbs in proportion having oval paws. Tail balances and tapers to a paint brush end with a rather irregular final vertebrae. A rather hot cream coat which although generally was short in length it was rather harsh in paces. A pleasure to meet today and he loves every minutes of being handled too!
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