South Wales Kennel Association- Pastoral Group – by AVERIL CAWTHERA-PURDY – 10/18

Very impressed with this young lad.  Nicely balanced throughout and just what I want an 8mth old male to be.  Excellent ears really thick and well furred, good eye with head and expression pleasing and already masculine but without coarseness.  Good neck, proud and strong, nicely angulated front and rear.  Movement a little unsettled at times but that’s just a puppy – sound and will have strength as he matures.  Excellent coat and presentation.

Good eye and ear but head and expression a little plain due to insufficient stop.  Body well balanced with good tail placement and carriage.  A little upright in shoulder and needs to strengthen behind on the move.

Smaller type but still well within the height and most certainly masculine.  Well bodied and muscled with a good turn of stifle and an excellent lay back of shoulder. Profile movement and front very strong at times a little close behind, but still moving freely and with drive.  Correct coat with good texture and strong guard hair.

Lots of quality in this lad.  Good head and expression.  Lovely feet, not seen as often as I would like these days.  Well constructed with correct angulation giving a lovely flowing action in profile.  Chest needs to develop and lacking condition in body and muscle today which affected his movement coming towards and going away.

Very much what I look for in a Samoyed male.  Gorgeous head and expression, no hint of harshness, lovely eye, so soft and expressive, then to cap it all a lovely Sammy smile, something else that is not seen anywhere near as often as it should be.  In excellent condition, beautifully balanced and moving strong and true.  Excellent quality coat, strong and harsh with good feathering.  Without hesitation my DCC & BOB so pleased to hear that he went on to PG2.

Another with so much to his credit.  Not quite the head piece of 1, but still extremely pleasing.  Beautifully angulated, really well balanced and so very honest.  I liked him as a youngster and like him as an adult.  Well deserved RCC.

Very impressed by this puppy who pushed hard all the way against the boy in the BP challenge.  Lovely head and expression, so very feminine but still with strength.  Well balanced. Excellent turn of stifle, still to fully develop in front but happy with her at this age.  Excellent coat.

Good eye but head expression is slightly plain due to insufficient stop.  Could wish for more bone and substance and a better coat.  Her strength is in her beautiful construction which gives sound correct movement.

Headed this class on her excellent construction and free flowing strong movement.  She already displays good reach and drive with accurate footfall and this will get better with maturity.  So feminine but with strength and purpose.  Excellent head and expression, coat of the correct texture already impressive and with so much still to come.

Sisters, I know realise and my notes say many of the above points apply just needs to concentrate on getting the flow on the move.

Lots to like about this young girl but she needs time to mature, which is common and correct for the breed. Like her head properties and lovely expression.  Shoulders and front good needs to develop in rear to match.  Excellent coat.

Another with plenty of quality and very classy in stance.  Movement needs to stenghten.

Upstanding but still feminine.  Excellent conformation and well balanced.  Strong in all respects and you really felt that this girl could work all day and not even notice it.  Consequently, not an easy handle and tried hard to throw it all away on her first movement.  Thankfully when I asked again, at the end of the class and in the challenge, settled to prove her worth.  Not in her full jacket but enough. RCC and well worthy.

Loved her for her femininity and she is so correct under the hands.  Excellent type and beautifully put together giving sound correct movement. Pushed hard but would just have liked a little more substance, which may well come as this kennel has proved before with its slow maturers.

Beautifully balanced in outline with a stunning head piece and mouth-watering expression.  Again one I liked as a youngster and she has mutured to her full potential.  Correctly angulated with a lovely ribcage.  Moving sound and true.  Presentation, as always from this kennel exceptional.  BCC, I was told later her 3^rd and so pleased to have finished her to a well-deserved Ch title.

Another with so much to her credit.  Totally out of coat but so right under my hands and so good on the move when her handler managed to control her exuberance.  Excellent type and balance.

One I’ve always liked and at 10 years she belies her age.  So soundly constructed and still able to move very well.

Another lovely lass. Good type and with good head and expression.  Not so positive as 1 on the move today.

Up to size and for me lacking a little substance, However, beautifully constructed and giving free and sound effortless movement with both drive and reach.