Hitchin &DCS
6th October 2013
Judge : Danny Meara
Breed : Staffordshire Bull Terrier
1st Post Grad (6 entries)
Critique
HAMMYSTAFF HEAVEN KNOWS. 04/04/12.
Red with white front patched bitch with white markings extending from complete front into neck, & patched onto left/mid of head and foreface. 1 year 6 months old. Top end of standard in height & nice correctly related weight. Nice deep pigment. Deep brisket a touch below elbow. Long sternum leading to good, prominent forechest. Square, sound front with strong shoulder/elbow assembly. Strong, correctly angulated pasterns with feet turning out a little. Feet tight, although held a shade splayed at times but negligible. White nails matching coat colour on feet. 2:1 head ratio with balanced, broad, deep through skull. Pronounced, strong cheek muscles. Tight lipped, clean foreface. Deep distinct stop. Nice indentation between the eyes leading into top skull. Black nose, placed perfectly beneath and in relation to eyes. Eyes and rims dark, round, - & set correctly & straight ahead. Neat, light, rose ears, perfectly placed. Nice strength of underjaw, perfect bite. Well laid shoulders with a nice lateral slope from a strong short neck when viewed from above. Shoulder blade and upper arm of correct, comparable length. Load bearing forefoot pad held directly under the centre of the shoulder blade. Nicely conditioned, short, close coat. Good spring of rib although could be a shade more. Taper could be a shade better over body length but ok. A smidge longer in coupling, - light, firm in the loin. Correct pelvic angulation & set on of tail. Good length of tail to hock, - tidy. Hocks well let down with correct rear angulation, with rear pasterns & hind foot directly behind a vertical plane from the furthest point of the buttocks, with pasterns perpendicular to the ground. Nicely muscled rear end in keeping with overall condition. Level topline both stationary and on the move. Correct low carried tail. Free, powerful, agile mover. Nice rear drive & good forward reach with minimum forearm turnout from elbow. In good, slight, muscular, well defined condition. Light on her feet yet strong. Would love to see her pushed further in condition as she matures. - Nice bitch.