Westminster Breed Judging And Video

[seaspot_run]

The 2009 Westminster breed judging took place yesterday and I was there!

BOB went to Ch. Sporting Fields Glory Bound.

If you would like to see the video of breed judging, it can be found HERE

I am the handler with the golden fawn dog in the golden suit (2nd from the beginning). We had a good trip and made a lot of cuts with our SBIS Ch. Surrey Hill's Golden Boy.

Karen

 

[GotWhippet?]

yay I've been waiting for this. It wasn't up yesterday.

 

[GotWhippet?]

That was great. My fav was the brindle parti :wub: , Lady had a white/ivory jacket with black buttons and black skirt. Do you know which dog that was?

Thanks for the link

 

[seaspot_run]

That was great. My fav was the brindle parti :wub: , Lady had a white/ivory jacket with black buttons and black skirt. Do you know which dog that was?
Thanks for the link

Well, Brindle parti doesn't narrow it down much as that was most of them, but I think you must be talking about Ch. Starline's Chanel, who flew in from California. That matches the description of the handler's outfit.

Glad you enjoyed the video!

Karen

 

[GotWhippet?]

It could have been worse.

I could have said "I like the brindle parti on the left".

 

[Seraphina]

Thanks for that . Lot of lovely dogs. Funny I have been looking at some US dogs few days ago and Sporting Fields Glory Bound and Surrey Hill's Golden Boy were among the handful we were very impressed by.

There certainly were few more in this lineup I would not mind to take home.

 

[petrezselyem]

Nice vid, and very nice dogs.

I am still a fan of Ch Shamasan HNDHill Body&Soul, and my new favorite is Ch Sportingfield Little Black Dress....but there were some more really lovely dogs!

 

[Seraphina]

Nice vid, and very nice dogs.
I am still a fan of Ch Shamasan HNDHill Body&Soul, and my new favorite is Ch Sportingfield Little Black Dress....but there were some more really lovely dogs!

i am sure Little Black Dress was the2nd black&white in that line up. She is very nice, but for me it would be Glory Bound anytime.

 

[quintessence]

Many thanks Karen that was great to watch. Will there be any opportunity to read a critique of the placings made? What is the criteria for showing at Westminster? I have a favourite but I'm going to watch it again later to have another look.

Jenny

 

[dragonfly]

Thanks for putting that up Karen I have just posted it on the forum and thought I'd pop it on here too, but you beat me to it. You and Butters look fabulous. :thumbsup:

Cathie

. Here are the results in full.

BEST OF BREED

10 Ch Sporting Fields Glory Bound

Breed: Whippet

Sex: Bitch

AKC: HP 16346402

Date of Birth: May 16, 2005

Breeder: D Black & D Butt & A Giles

Sire: Ch Sportingfield's Hot Topic

Dam: Ch Sportingfield's Paris N River Chase

Owner: Anna Stromberg & Ben Franzoso & Melanie Kimball

Photos: Breed judging

BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX

16 Ch Oxford N Starseeker's Guiding Light

Breed: Whippet

Sex: Dog

AKC: HP 20689001

Date of Birth: May 05, 2006

Breeder: Diane Bowen & Richard McNulty

Sire: Ch Sunbeam Rembrandt Of Endeavor JC

Dam: Ch Oxford Tobel Whatsinitforme

Owner: Diane Bowen

Photos: Breed judging

AWARD OF MERIT

20 Ch Shamasan Houndhill Body & Soul JC

Breed: Whippet

Sex: Dog

AKC: HP 13352001

Date of Birth: November 26, 2004

Breeder: Phoebe Booth & Joan Fisher & Cora N Miller

Sire: Ch Hound Hill Classical Rag CD JC

Dam: Ch Shamasan Flame 'N Queen JC

Owner: Cora N Miller & Phoebe J Booth

28 Ch Tattershall Ticket To Fly

Breed: Whippet

Sex: Bitch

AKC: HP 12775901

Date of Birth: August 01, 2004

Breeder: Patricia A Richey & Dionne Butt

Sire: Ch Sportingfield Hot Topic

Dam: Ch Tattershall That's My Style

Owner: Paticia A Richey & Dionne Butt

17 Ch Starline's Chanel

Breed: Whippet

Sex: Bitch

AKC: HP 28854802

Date of Birth: December 13, 2007

Breeder: Lori & Carey Lawrence & Dianne Bowen

Sire: Ch Sumbeam Rembrandt Of Endeavor

Dam: Ch Starline's Dream Date

Owner: Lori & Carey Lawrence

 

[05whippet]

Thanks for that Karen,Butters looked beautful as ever! I must say I am very taken with the BOS...lovely dog all thru.

Pamela.

 

[seaspot_run]

Many thanks Karen that was great to watch. Will there be any opportunity to read a critique of the placings made? What is the criteria for showing at Westminster? I have a favourite but I'm going to watch it again later to have another look.
Jenny

Critiques are not normally done for Westminster.

 

[liza]

i realy liked the black bitch who won i picked her out in the line up she is so sound and very femine

 

[seaspot_run]

Thanks for that . Lot of lovely dogs. Funny I have been looking at some US dogs few days ago and Sporting Fields Glory Bound and Surrey Hill's Golden Boy were among the handful we were very impressed by.
There certainly were few more in this lineup I would not mind to take home.

Thanks--I am happy you liked Golden Boy. He's a young dog and we do show him in fit running condition. Not everyone likes that about him, but he is what he is...a teenager who is hard to keep in weight right now because he's so active and he just burns food right off. He came very close to a top prize, but the judge said he just ran out of awards one dog too soon. We will be back in a year or so when he is more mature.

I think we all tend to be much harder on our own dogs we see all the time. I didn't know how this entry would come across to the folks overseas. I enjoy seeing video and photos of winners from countries I don't show in, and always find much to admire despite some of the differences.

Karen

 

[petrezselyem]

Thanks--I am happy you liked Golden Boy. He's a young dog and we do show him in fit running condition. Not everyone likes that about him, but he is what he is...a teenager who is hard to keep in weight right now because he's so active and he just burns food right off. He came very close to a top prize, but the judge said he just ran out of awards one dog too soon. We will be back in a year or so when he is more mature.

I think that he is in excellent condition according to his age. You must be so proud....my eyes are always on blacks :b , but have to say that Golden Boy is a stunner :thumbsup: .

It is so interesting for me how hard to find and keep the best condition, especially by young dogs, or active (field/track) dogs. Here we have some judges who prefer the well musculated, fatless condition, and there are some who like to see Whippets with a bit overconditioned look. Not easy to decide what will be preferred on the next show. I like to see them in sporty but good condition, but any plus weight can be a disadvantage on the racing track/coursing field. So not easy to decide where to go; a show year is a show year, and a sporty year is a sporty year without any show condition. So not easy at all.

I think we all tend to be much harder on our own dogs we see all the time. I didn't know how this entry would come across to the folks overseas. I enjoy seeing video and photos of winners from countries I don't show in, and always find much to admire despite some of the differences.

Absolutely agree.

 

[marier05]

That was great. My fav was the brindle parti :wub: , Lady had a white/ivory jacket with black buttons and black skirt. Do you know which dog that was?
Thanks for the link

That one was my fav too Thanks for the video i really enjoyed it, really beautiful dogs there.

 

[Sachiko]

Nice vid, and very nice dogs.
I am still a fan of Ch Shamasan HNDHill Body&Soul, and my new favorite is Ch Sportingfield Little Black Dress....but there were some more really lovely dogs!

I just love Body&Soul too. I was really disapointed last summer for not being able to go to WW-08, when I realized that "Handy" had been there. I would have loved to see him.

I never seem to get enough of these Westminster -videos, I'll have to look this one again and really see who the Golden Boy was. He looks so stunning in photos!

I just hope I would have been there: so many beautiful whippets!

 

[seaspot_run]

Shameless plug--we got a nice series of photos of our dog from a friend who was one of the official photographers there.

Butters photos from the Garden

Photography and film is very controlled on the exhibition floor at Westminster. You have to be approved and have a special media tag to be taking photos down there. So, we couldn't take our own but this nice photographer who also has Whippets did take a lot of our dog. We will certainly be buying some of these.

It's been a week and it seems like yesterday! What a thrill to exhibit there.

Karen Lee

 

[petrezselyem]

Shameless plug--we got a nice series of photos of our dog from a friend who was one of the official photographers there.
Butters photos from the Garden

Photography and film is very controlled on the exhibition floor at Westminster. You have to be approved and have a special media tag to be taking photos down there. So, we couldn't take our own but this nice photographer who also has Whippets did take a lot of our dog. We will certainly be buying some of these.

It's been a week and it seems like yesterday! What a thrill to exhibit there.

Karen Lee

Thank You for sharing these, there are some excellent shots of him. I think that showing such wonderful ownbred dog like Butters is has to be an incomparable feling....You must be very proud, he is very handsome and masculine, and still a young boy. Congratulations!