City of Birmingham Championship Show
4th September 2015
Judge : Lindsey Barnes
Breed : Rhodesian Ridgeback
1st CC BV Veteran Dog
Dave's 2nd CC & from veteran!
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CH SHOW, 04/09/15 - Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
I was very pleased to be asked to judge the City of Birmingham but was disappointed with the ring which was not very big & quite dark. I am sure that with more space that some of the places could have changed. I was pleased with my entry with some very strong classes in the younger classes which is good for the breed.
VD (1) 1 Hicks' Nuthouse, very strong hound but in no way coarse. Good strong jaw with good depth & width of between nasal bones, flat planes to head with correct step of stop. Strong topline with good length of neck. Well sprung ribs that are carried well back to strong loin, correct height to length. Good feet & bone with correct slope of pastern. Well angulated hindquarters which have strong hocks & are well let down. Moved free & low in profile & tracked up well coming & going. A good honest hound that could do its job of the type seen in the show rings 20+ years ago. CC, it was a shame that he went slightly lame in the run off for BOB due to a split toe nail.
LINDSEY BARNES