6th August 2016
Judge: Dr. C. Linde Forsberg (Sweden)
Entry shown: 75

© Photos by Cristina Fornasier

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I would like to thank the Beagle Club of Queensland for inviting me to judge at the 20th Championship Show in Brisbane, August 6th, 2016. I also wish to express my warm appreciation for the generous hospitality shown to me during this my first visit to beautiful Queensland. I thoroughly enjoyed this great opportunity to once more go over so many of your Beagles, and also after the show to meet with some old acquaintances. The showmanship and sportsmanship of the exhibitors, and the efficient help of my ring stewards made my day a very pleasant one.
I found the overall quality very good, but with a wide variation in type. Although it is the same breed the two Beagle standards, the British and the American, differ especially when it comes to height and body proportions. Both standards produce some excellent Beagles, and when judging one should have no problem to find worthy winners according to the standard at hand.
The Beagle is a working dog, bred to hunt, and this means that the functional details are of prime importance. For endurance it needs good running gear and plenty of heart and lung capacity. At the same time the correct Beagle head with the soft expression is what tells us this is not just any sound dog, but a Beagle. And the correct stern carriage is the icing on the cake.
I was very pleased with my winners and found both the dogs and the bitches of high quality. In heads there were some untypical too round eyes, and some pink haws which both spoil the expression. A few heads were also a bit on the short side. Toplines in general were strong, and the tailset and carriage correct. Most ribcages were of adequate length and depth. A few were a bit deep in brisket or had a slightly prominent forechest which tends to give an untypical silhouette. Bone in general was strong. I was pleasantly surprised to find so many Beagles with excellent shoulders and long upper arms. This is lacking in the breed in many countries, so you really have something to pride yourselves with here. Rear angulation in most of the dogs was fine, with strong quarters and well outlined second thighs. Movement seen from the side in general showed good ground coverage, but there was more than one entry that came towards me with some degree of paddling. A common fault in this breed. Rear action on the other hand was in most cases both parallel and with good drive.
The slides from my talks on canine reproduction and on Beagle health have been forwarded to the Club for the home page or other distribution to those of you who were unable to attend.

Catharina Linde Forsberg

c20bis BEST IN SHOW AND BITCH CC
Aust. Ch. Baldev Blonde Bombshell (Ison)
T/W. What a lovely and well constructed bitch from nose to tip of tail. Beautiful head and expression. Long well set on leathers. Excellent reach of neck with the nice crest. Super topline and tail set. Just the right amount of substance. Well angulated on strong bones. Excellent mover. 
c20rubis RUNNER UP BEST IN SHOW AND DOG CC
Aust. Ch. Tracjobea Black Hawk (Sweeney)
Beautiful head and expression. Lovely leathers. Strong topline. A little bit flat in croup. Perfect shoulders and long upper arms, so rare in this breed.  Excellent ribcage. Excellent bone. Strong quarters. Excellent, parallel mover.
c20rdcc RESERVE DOG CC
NZ & Aust. Ch. Kislev Piano Man (Bell)
Such a wonderful T/W gentleman in great condition.  Masculine head with the correct length and depth, and sweet expression. The correct body proportions. Strong topline and quarters. Excellent shoulder and bone. Lovely long ribcage. Great mover from the side, with just a slight paddle in front.		 c20rbcc RESERVE BITCH CC
Aust. Ch. Jancintine Bita Sweet Symphony (Hudson)
Another super quality bitch. I had a hard time here! Lovely head and expression. Excellent leathers, reach of neck and topline. Nice, long ribcage. Excellent shoulder and upper arm. Well angulated quarters. Excellent, parallel mover. Just a little thin condition today.
c20bpis BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Hounsley Howard Showers (Lalor/Hissey)
T/W. Very promising baby puppy. Excellent outline and balance. Nice head and expression. Good reach of neck. Excellent leathers. Strong bone.  Well angulated both ends, with muscular second thighs. Really covers the ground. Parallel mover. One I would like to take home with me.		 c20osbpis OPPOSITE SEX BABY IN SHOW
Hounsley Hey Ho Here She Goes (AI) (Lalor/Hissey)
Quite mature for age. Nice head and expression. Dark eye. Excellent bone and angulations. Well let down hocks. Good mover. 
c20mis MINOR PUPPY IN SHOW
Bimberi Beginners Luck (Roff)
Mature for age. Sweet head and expression. Excellent neck. Strong back. Excellent ribcage. Excellent shoulder and long upper arm. Excellent quarters. Good mover.		 c20osmis OPPOSITE SEX MINOR PUPPY IN SHOW
Bimberi Gamblers Deck (Roff)
Excellent proportions. Nice head. Would prefer less round eyes. Slight frown.  Well set, long leathers. Excellent reach of neck. Strong bone. Well angulated front and rear. Slight paddle but good stride.
c20pis PUPPY IN SHOW
Dandangadale Kiwi Spirit (IID) (Fraser)
Well balanced. Excellent head and sweet expression. Good substance in body and bone. Excellent shoulder and upper arm. Strong quarters. Good mover. 		 c20osbpis OPPOSITE SEX PUPPY IN SHOW
Johgra Campari (Grant)
T/W of good substance and bone. Would prefer more parallel planes in head. A bit too prominent in forechest. Straight in shoulder and short upper arm, but lovely strong quarters.
c20jis JUNIOR IN SHOW
Thornoughton Liquid Love (Eades)
Excellent head and expression. Good reach of neck. Plenty of substance. Long ribcage. Excellent shoulder. Well angulated front and aft. Excellent mover. 		 c20osjis OPPOSITE SEX JUNIOR IN SHOW
Aust. Ch. Langrigg All In The Name (Cook/Osmotherly)
Head with a prominent stop and round eyes. Good depth and length of ribcage. Average bone. A bit straight in shoulder and rear angulation. Good stride, but moves with a slight paddle.
c20iis INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW
Stmalo Lady Lucinda (Bell)
Well balanced and of the correct substance. Excellent head and expression. Neck of good length and with nice crest. Well angulated in front and rear. Good mover.		 c20osiis OPPOSITE SEX INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW
Baldev White Russian (Skinner)
Stylish T/W male. Nice head and lovely soft expression. Well set leathers. Good reach of neck with crest. Excellent ribcage. Lovely strong bone. Well angulated. Good mover but with a slight paddle.
c20abis AUST BRED IN SHOW
Aust. Ch. Baldev White Witch (Skinner)
Quality L/W with excellent dark pigment of nose and eyes. Nice neck with a crest. Strong topline. Excellent ribcage. Well angulated in front and rear. Excellent mover.		 c20osabis OPPOSITE SEX AUST BRED IN SHOW
Aust. Ch. Tamballa Total Attraction (Gray)
Masculine head of good length and depth.  An even bite. Lovely leathers. Strong topline. Excellent, long ribcage.  Strong bone. Good angulations. Would prefer more parallell movement in front and rear.  
c20bis OPEN IN SHOW
Aust. Ch. Baldev Blonde Bombshell (Ison)
T/W. What a lovely and well constructed bitch from nose to tip of tail. Beautiful head and expression. Long well set on leathers. Excellent reach of neck with the nice crest. Super topline and tail set. Just the right amount of substance. Well angulated on strong bones. Excellent mover.
c20rubis OPPOSITE SEX OPEN IN SHOW
Aust. Ch. Tracjobea Black Hawk (Sweeney)
Beautiful head and expression. Lovely leathers. Strong topline. A little bit flat in croup. Perfect shoulders and long upper arms, so rare in this breed.  Excellent ribcage. Excellent bone. Strong quarters. Excellent, parallel mover.
c20vis VETERAN IN SHOW
NZ & Aust. Ch. Kislev Piano Man (Bell)
Such a wonderful T/W gentleman in great condition.  Masculine head with the correct length and depth, and sweet expression. The correct body proportions. Strong topline and quarters. Excellent shoulder and bone. Lovely long ribcage. Great mover from the side, with just a slight paddle in front.
c20nis NEUTER IN SHOW AND NEUTER BITCH CHALLENGE
Neuter Ch. Harlika Kahlua Dream (Whittaker)
Sweet head and expression. Well balanced. Good reach of neck. Plenty of bone. Excellent shoulders. Sound mover.		 c20nris  RUNNER-UP NEUTER IN SHOW AND NEUTER DOG CHALLENGE
Aust. Ch. Beagelee Keep The Spirit (Ison/Duval)
Stylish male. Masculine head with a bit large and round eyes and pink haws. Level bite. Strong slightly sloping topline. Deep in chest. Good bone and angulation. Moving with a good stride but a bit wide in front and close behind.
c20nrd RESERVE NEUTER DOG
Aust. Ch. Culorgair Voyager (Souter)
Nice head and expression. Would prefer a longer and cleaner neck. Strong back. Excellent, long ribcage. Excellent bone. Excellent shoulders. Moves with good stride but close fore and aft.		  RESERVE NEUTER BITCH
Aust. Ch. Orobay Everlasting Soul (Tringham)
L/W with excellent pigment and a lovely soft expression.  Just a shade on the heavy side today. Would prefer a cleaner neck. Good bone and well angulated. Excellent mover.