2008 Whippet Nationals

2008 Whippet Nationals
Judges Critique
By Judge Cindy Scott
What a beautiful setting for a National! The hotel and grounds were wonderful and the hotel staff was great. Adding a
visit by former President Bill Clinton was certainly a highlight for the week also.
I must start this with my kudos to the National Committee. Sue Carbajal and her team made this one for the record
books and Jackie Hubble, what can I say? She volunteered to take over for me (silly girl) and we’ve been working
together for a year to get her on board. She did an outstanding job and I didn’t worry about a thing. I tried to get her
to take it permanently and she politely declined. I won’t repeat what she REALLY said.
I was hoping for a good turnout for the “left” coast and I wasn’t disappointed. The quality was extremely high
throughout the classes and, I know it’s an old cliché, but there just weren’t enough awards to go around.
First, a couple of observations. Fronts have improved greatly over the last 20 years but still have a ways to go. If you
were there you saw me measuring shoulder layback and upper arm. Lack of front reach was analogous to short upper
arm. Narrow chests and lack of depth were seen often in addition to some very straight pasterns but, overall, I was very
pleased with my entry. Rears were strong and side gait on the majority of the entry was outstanding. Nice neck sets
and curves abounded and, for the most part, dogs were in pretty good condition for the early Spring
What do I look for in a Whippet? Smooth, smooth, smooth. Gentle curves, correct shoulders, length and return of
upper arm, sound movement with open sidegait and good, solid condition. Long, flat muscles are important to me and
that’s one reason I go to the rear of the dog to check.
6-9 puppy dog:
1st Tangens The Maverick Cosmonaut.
What a puppy! This Irish marked brindle had a wonderfully
chisled head with large, dark eye and plenty of underjaw.
Excellent layback of shoulder and return of upper arm.
Proper bend of pasterns. Well muscled for a puppy this age.
Absolutely flawless coming and going with a perfectly
balanced side gait I don’t think I’ve seen at this age.
For these reasons, he was my Reserve Winners Dog.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Shantellie Tye One On. Black masked brindle. Compact little dog. Solid mover with nice shoulders and well
muscled rear.
3rd Chelsea Chanticleer. Fawn brindle and white parti. Great layback on this puppy and nice depth of brisket. A
little unsure of himself and I would bet this was his first time in the ring.
4th Maverick Moonshine for Tangens at GP. Fawn brindle, littermate to first place. Big dark eyes with plenty of
underjaw and good pasterns. Correct short hock. Beautiful underline but is flattening out over the top a little too much
at this age. When he comes into his own, he’s one to watch.
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9-12 puppy dog
To me, this is always a difficult class. These puppies are
usually going thru odd stages of growth and don’t always
reflect what they will look like as they get older.
1st. Summit Ironwood Tony Soprano. Orange
brindle parti. Beautiful head and eye with a good depth
of brisket for his age. Nice rear angles and short hock.
Moved out with reach and drive perfectly balanced.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd. Fantasias Kokopelli Kopykat. Black masked fawn. I liked this puppy and he had a very nice shoulder with
proper underline and topline but I could not get a good, solid look at him due to his lack of training. Open side gait but
just couldn’t put it together to win the class.
3rd. Endeavor’s Free To Go. Red brindle parti. A larger male, which measured in with no problem. Very
handsome with long neck and good body length. Moved with balance all the way around.
4th. Snow Hill Hot Stuff. Fawn/black brindle parti. Very big, dark eye and correctly placed shoulders. Could use a
little more width of thigh
12-18 dogs
1st. Surrey Hill’s Golden Boy. Fawn/white. This was a
very handsome, striking dog. Well balanced with nice,
gentle curves, beautiful head, neck and eye. Very nice
side gait. This dog spent too much time looking up at his
handler but was still an easy win in this class.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Festiva’s Best Dressed Hottie. Black and White. Very smooth on the go around and a nice shape. Would
prefer more bend in pastern.
3rd. Harmony’s Puttin On The Ritz. Fawn brindle and white. Very striking, masculine dog. Had a tendency to move
flat with his head down on the go-round.
4th. Elida’s Fig Newton—Fawn and White. This placement was made on side gait and the down and back. Very
sound dog.
Novice dogs
1st. Karasar’s Optimist. Red brindle parti. Not very sure of himself but had nice depth of body with a very pretty
head and neck.
2nd. Plumcreek HW Midnight Flight. Black brindle parti. Nice moving dog with a good bend of pastern but needs
more ring experience.
3rd. Shaglan Wildaspen Eastr Wabbit. Fawn brindle. Deep chested, pretty head and eye but again, not sure of
himself and hopefully, will get more ring experience.
4th. Ringdove Avery-Eaton. Black. Pretty, strong neck on this dog with excellent bend of pastern, shown in hard
condition.
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Bred By Exhibitor dogs
1st. Shamasan Hound Hill Birthday Suit. White and black.
Very sound, robust dog with lovely, correct shoulders, good
depth and length of body and balanced, effortless side gait. Nice
bend of pastern and low set hock, not often seen these days.
Photo by Carolyn Mountan
2nd. Sporting Fields Lying Eyes. White with brindle head. Very nice angles front and rear
3rd. Runner’s Call to Arms. Solid fawn. Beautiful head and neck on this dog and nice underline. Needs to fill out
some and should finish with ease.
4th. Redglen Wyle Coyote. Red and White parti.. Long bodied with nice open side gait.
American Bred Dogs
1st. Kokopelli’s Got The Blues. Irish Marked Blue
Brindle. What a nice dog!
Beautiful head, nice fill in front and deep brisket. Moderate
rear angulation and very balanced side gait.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd. Windsong Could It Be Magic. Predominantly White, black brindle parti.
Compact dog with nice depth of body and width. Moderate rear with nice short hock and good pasterns.
3rd. Summit Grin and Bare It! Red and White parti. Very nice head with good underjaw and long neck set nicely
into shoulders. Moderate side gait.
4th. SDW Annadar Kiss of Fire SC. Red brindle Parti. Compact little dog with a very nice head and good
shoulders. Excellent condition.
Open Dog
1st. C. Square’s Brother Knuckles. Fawn and white. First of
all, what a great name!
This dog had it all for me. Beautiful breed type in the head with
large, round, dark eye, long, elegant neck, well laid back
shoulders and nice bend of pastern. Good depth of body with a
beautiful, curvy underline. His was dead sound coming and going
and had very correct, open, effortless side gait that was perfectly
Photo by Angie Diehl
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Open Dogs ~ Continued
2nd. Lost Creek Bzantium Galewind. Fawn and White. Great long body with nice depth, good pasterns and really
pushed the 1st place dog. I know this dog could have moved out better but just didn’t want to do it on the day. The
handler thought it was her fault but he had that look in his eye like “nope, not gonna do it”.
3rd. Coreymore Tuscany of Chelsea. Red and white. Well balanced dog with good bone and moderate angulation
front and rear.
4th. Maverick Silver Tongued Devil. Red and White. This dog was in excellent condition. Very pretty head nice
underline and moderate all over.
Puppy Bitches 6-9
My Lord this class was hard!! I always thought it was a cliché
when judges said that many walked out of the class that would win
in a smaller entry. It’s true. The quality throughout was amazing.
1st Place Tangens Maverick Destination Moon. Irish
Marked Red Brindle. Like her brother (RWD), this little beauty
showed her heart out and had a gorgeous headpiece, lovely neck
with nice underline, very correct shoulders and moderate rear
angulation. Side gait with lots of reach and drive for such a young
lady. She pushed the RWB to the limit.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Ableaim Making Memories Fawn and white. Long bodied bitch with beautiful eye, long neck and effortless gait.
3rd Lost Creek Dolce. Fawn and white. If this girl had an upbeat attitude she would be hard to beat. Moderate all
over and great little mover.
4th Andauer Eat My Dust! Red brindle parti. Good mover, not quite as refined as the other three but has nice
moderation in angles fore and aft and very sound coming and going.
Puppy Bitches 9-12
1st Snow Hill Calliope. Black with white trim. My, this is a
beautiful little girl. All her curves are in the right place. Beautiful arch
to her neck, great underjaw, nice depth of body for this age and a
nice short hock. Side gait was outstanding. This is one to watch.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Summit Ironwood Crème Brulee. Fawn and White. Long bodied bitch with good depth of chest, very pretty
head and neck.
3rd Summit Ironwood Orange Marmalade. Red and white. Sister to second place.
No quite as long as her sister but very balanced, again with a lovely head and neck. Nice underline.
4th Summit Ironwood Just Ducky. Red and White. Sister to second and third. Longer in body than 3rd with nice
underline and rear angulation. Not as smooth over the shoulder as her sisters before her.
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12-18 Bitches
1st Winway Redford With a Splash. Red brindle parti. Beautiful
young lady in a compact, sound package. She’s not overdone
anywhere. Lovely topline and underline,
Long neck with pretty head and good underjaw. Moved flawlessly.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Talisman Olivia. Fawn and White. Longer than 1 place with nice rear angles and underline. Nice forechest,
sound coming and going. Very pretty expression.
3rd Nysa Trio Venti Endeavor. Black brindle parti. This girl has some growing up to do but her outline, underline
and depth of brisket were outstanding. When she fills out in front she will be one to be reckoned with. When I first
looked at her she screamed Morshor!!
4th Kimera Karma de Kotan. Fawn and White. Longer and slightly larger than the other three. Nice neck blend into
shoulders and side gait was balanced.
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Novice Bitch
1st Kentfield Wheatland Topogigio. Solid blue. She did not want to be in the ring! She made a go of it and was
incredibly well conditioned.
Bred By Exhibitor Bitch
1st Sporting Field’s Little Black Dress. Black and White. Boy,
for 16 months old, this girl is amazing. Her face was to die for and
she had a long, arched neck which blended seamlessly into a correct
shoulder. Correct topline and plenty of brisket for this age. Her side
gait was effortless and open and when you put the whole picture
together she was hard to deny. She was my RWB.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Maverick Lightning In A Bottle. Fawn. This one pushed 1st place. Excellent depth of chest with beautiful curve
up to a small waist and very nice, muscled second thigh. Lovely head and eye and balanced side gait.
3rd Ableaim Kiss Me Kate. Fawn and White. Another long bodied bitch with nice underline, long neck, big dark
eye. Could be a little more up on leg to match length of body.
4th Andauer It Started With A Whisper. Irish marked fawn brindle. Very feminine with a beautiful outline and
adequate movement.
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American Bred Bitch
1st Adagio Jilzan Red Eden. Red and White. Very striking bitch with a beautiful eye and underjaw. Good shoulders,
nice length of body and smooth, easy going gait.
2nd Ch. Vivace A Little Rumba Numba . Solid red brindle. A little shorter coupled than first place but a nice depth
of brisket, and well laid back shoulder.
3rd Camelot’s Summit Sweet Dreams. Fawn and White. Well balanced, sufficient rear angulation and nice on the
side.
4th Tru-Luv’s Show Me The Stash. Brindle parti. Very sound in excellent condition but wasn’t thrilled to be in the
Open Bitch
1st Tivio’s Falling Into Place. Red and White. Substantial bitch
that absolutely took my breath away when she moved. Beautiful
balance and blending of body parts with a huge, round, dark eye,
long elegant neck into perfect shoulders and topline. Side gait was
easy flowing with great reach and drive.
She was easily my Winners bitch and I gave her a Select
because she demanded it with her breed type and movement.
Photo by Angie Diehl
2nd Brushwoods She B Smokin’. Red brindle parti. Amazing head and neck on this bitch flowing into great
shoulders. Nice bend of pastern, good width of second thigh.
I moved 1st and second together many times and, on the move, this bitch dropped off a little too much in the rear.
3rd Ch. Counterpoint Genuine Risk. Solid Red Brindle- This bitch has classic breed type.
Gorgeous arch of neck and depth of body. I would like to see just a little more length of loin as in the bitches placed
above her.
4th Andauer Joy To Behold. Black brindle parti. Sound, nice moving bitch with nothing out of place. Wonderful
front fill with good shoulders and upper arm.
Veteran Dogs 7 years & under 10 years
1st Ch. Lost Creek Malted Mil Whimsy. White. This guy blew me away for 9 years old.
His expression was priceless with a huge dark eye and chisled face. Long neck into proper shoulders and upper arm.
Deep, deep brisket to a nice tuckup for a male. He is absolutely dead sound coming and going and amazing open side
gait that never faltered.
He could move like this all day. He was easily my Best of Opposite and stood out from all other males.
2nd DC Chelsea Long Kiss Goodnight.White with red brindle. I had never had my hands on this dog. Very smooth
over the shoulders with great front fill and curvy underline. A shorter in body than first place but handled himself nicely
on the move.
3rd Ch. Morlais Sergeant Pepper.Fawn brindle parti. Well balanced dog front and rear. Good side gait not as
clean as the others going away.
4th Ch. Castlecrest’s In Your Dreams. Pale fawn and white. Very nice side gait and pretty head and expression.
Could have used 2-3 pounds but placed on movement.
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Veteran Dogs 10 years and Under 12 years
1st DC Summit Autumn Gabardine Martin CD. Pale fawn and
white. I’ve never judged this dog and was glad to see him in my ring.
Losing a little of his underline but still dead sound coming and going
with well balanced side gait.
2nd Ch. Whimsy’s Speedwell. Red and White. Pretty, pretty face and a very masculine dog. Still has nice tuck up
and moved soundly around the ring.
3rd Ch. Windstar’s Betelgeuse. Brindle and white parti. Nice front fill on this guy with a good eye and underjaw.
Adequate mover.
4th Allrei’s Ennisberry. Brindle and white parti. Wasn’t thrilled about being there but moved ok down and back and
Veteran Dogs 12 years & Older
1st. Ch. Whimsy’s On a Wing ‘N A Prayer. Red and white. I was thrilled to see this dog.
I remember him as a youngster taking RWD at the 97’ National in Atlanta. For 12 ½ he is still sound on the down and
back and nice easy flowing side gait.
Veteran Bitches 7 years 7 Under 10 years
1st Ch. Chelsea Melt Everyone JC. Red fawn and white. Beautiful
mover and very smooth over the shoulders. Nice fill in front, soft
expression and big black eyes.
2nd Ch. Shamasan Flame ‘N Queen JC. Blue. One of my favorites. Excellent breed type with great depth of body
and still in hard condition. On the day, she was out moved by first place.
3rd Ch. Morlais Ticket To Ride. Fawn brindle and white. Lovely outline on this bitch with good tuck up
underneath. Balanced body and moved nicely.
4th Ch. Windsheen Dashing Shelbee. Red and White. Pretty curves on this bitch with good depth, nice bend of
pastern good condition.
Veteran Bitches 10 years & Under 12 years .
1st Ch. Bohem All About Eve. Brindle and white parti. I’ve
admired this bitch since she was little but never judged her until
now. She’s losing a bit of her topline but still has beautiful side gait
with lots of reach and drive while being sound down and back.
2nd Ch. Tivio’s Exotic Wood, JC. Fawn and white bitch with nice curves and nice depth of body. Beautiful neck on
this girl.
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Lure Coursing Dogs
1st Ch.. Surrey Hill’s Galafrey. Red brindle and white.
Handsome dog with excellent musculature and nice depth of body.
2nd Ch. Summit Gingerbread Man MC. Very similar to first and could have taken it but was a wee bit pudgy in the
middle for a coursing dog.
3rd Serendipity Nighthawk. Black and White. Beautiful shiny coat with long flat muscles front and rear.
4th FC Cypress Spirit Of the Game. Orange brindle parti. Long body good bend of pastern and nicely muscled in
the rear.
Lure Coursing Bitches
1st DC Summit Scantily Clad. Mostly white with some brindle
spots. Long, lean bitch with beautiful curves and gorgeous head
and neck. Good on the down and back and beautiful on the go
around. Exceptional depth of body.
2nd DC Adagio Jilzan Vibrant Velvet. Red and white. Again nice length. Free moving. Not as much depth of
chest as 1st.
3rd Ch. Vivace Veni Vidi, Vici—Red and White. Curvy bitch in excellent condition.
Nice bend of pastern for running and long, flat rear muscles.
4th DC Avita Moet & Chandon SC TD CD. Fawn and white. Lean bitch with nice underline up to a small waist.
Not as good on the go around as 3rd.
Racing Class Dogs
1st Finghin’s Timeless Cogshall. Red with white trim. Big boy
in amazing condition for early Spring. He just looks like he’s built
to run. Beautiful head neck and eye with nice depth of body.
Down and back was flawless and the go around was balanced
and effortless. The owner told me he only needed one point to
finish his Ch.
2nd. FC Mr. Darcy of Wyndsor MC. Red brindle. Pretty black face, nice depth of body but a little on the thin side.
3rd . FC Aragon Aus Dem Gnomenhain SC. Fawn. Long body, nice bend of pastern.
Racing Class Bitches
1st Ch. Marial’s Shamasan Taboo. Blue brindle parti.
Amazing depth of body up to a small waist. Good pasterns and
nicely muscled. Very nice side gait.
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Best of Breed
Ch. Oxford Tobell Fire and Ice. Fawn and white bitch. Stunning.
She is as close to perfect as you can get in my mind. Perfectly
balanced front and rear, dead sound with easy free moving side gait.
Jaw dropping gait. The more I moved her, the better she got.
Wonderful chiseled head with big black eyes and a soft expression.
Long, arched neck into perfectly placed shoulders with great front
fill.. Gentle “s” curves with depth of brisket, and excellent rear
angulation. After examining her and watching her move I knew she
was the one to beat and she didn’t disappoint.
BW See WB
BOS See Veteran Dog 7-9
Selects
Ch. Leyenda’s Saturday Night Live. Black/ fawn brindle. She really pushed for Best of Breed. A beautifully build,
upstanding bitch in a small package.The outline on this bitch is outstanding with beautiful depth of body and a
powerful gait.
Ch. Brushwoods Moxi of Endeavor. Deep red/mahogany brindle parti. I have never judged this bitch and had
never had my hands on her until the National. What a beauty. She is so well put together with lots of curves and a
head and neck to die for. Deep brisket up to a small waist which is where those lovely curves come from. Did not
move out like I’ve seen her do.
Ch. Brushwood’s Timeless Epic. Red brindle parti bitch. Her mother can be proud! This is a feminine, curvy bitch
with smooth side gait and is in perfect unison with her handler.
Finghin’s Timeless Cogshall See Racing dog.
Ch. Oxford’s Kamio In The Sunbeam. Fawn and White male. Long, well balanced, on the small side male. Like
his half sister, the breed winner, his gait is effortless.
Ch. Shamasan Hound Hill Body and Soul. Black male. Absolutely beautiful conditioning on this dog. Years ago
you couldn’t find a black that had adequate bone and still have some elegance. This guy has all that and more.
Balanced from head to toe with good, sound movement.
Ch. Kimera’s Sunset Limited. Red bitch. This is a lovely bitch that I haven’t seen for a couple of years. I was
delighted to see that she finished and was in my specials ring.
She has classic type with a long, curvy body powerful movement and outstanding on the side gait.
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Selects ~ Continued
Ch. Moongaze Jomyr Some Splainin’ To Do. Predominantly white bitch with beautiful long body and gentle
curves. Arch of neck with a beautiful eye. Great mover. She and her handler were in perfect sync.
Ch. Bohem All About Eve See Veteran bitch
Winners Bitch and New Ch. Tivio’s Falling Into Place
I was impressed with some youngsters that I think are ones to watch in the future.
Tangens The Maverick Cosmonaut
Maverick Moonshine For Tangens of GP
Surrey Hill’s Golden Boy
Snow Hill Calliope
Winway Redford With a Splash
To sum it up, it was an awesome week for me and the thrill of a lifetime. I looked forward to it for months and
couldn’t have asked for more.
From my heart, thank you all for entering your Wonderful Whippets!
Cindy
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