Judge: Mr Reg Crossingham

Thank you for inviting me to judge your Championship Show, I thoroughly enjoyed my appointment.

It was nice to catch up with old friends and reminisce of Boxers from days gone by. The weather gods were kind to us with an overcast cool day which allowed the dogs to perform without any heat stress.

The overall quality of Boxers judged was very good, generally heads were very good with proper muzzle to skull ratios, clean cheeks and wide bites. Small things must not be overlooked like eye colour and lip placement with well padded muzzles. I would like to have seen more broad noses with larger nostrils, cleaner skulls with less wrinkle and for movement I would have liked more length of upper arm and second thigh which is essential for covering the ground with effortless stride.

#2 Tassan’s Phoenway Legend of Hercules

B/W. 5.5 months. Well proportioned head with good rise of skull, dark eye, square body with good bone. Would like a little more angulation front and rear.

#4 Carsten’s Redbush Mr Beau Jangles

B/W. 7.5 months. Very good moving young puppy. Good bone and well muscled. Nice head and expression with good rise of skull and flat cheeks. Nice wide bite

#7 Bryant’s Hogwartz Drakaris

Plain Red. 10 months. Black mask with strong head of good proportions, cobby strong boned and square young puppy, moved enthusiastically around the ring. Wide in front and upright shoulders.

#9 McArthurs CH Saxonee Forged By Fyre

B/W. 20 months. Well balanced dog, excellent type, well muscled, good bone and short back. Moved smartly with good drive.

#14 Kelly’s CH Kudirka Arsons Glow

R/W. 2 years. Elegant dog of perfect size with a head of good proportions and expression, I would have preferred a wider bite to lower jaw, strong elegant neck flowed into a short back, good croup and tailset, good brisket and forechest, excellent bone and feet, well balanced and moved smartly around the ring.

R/W. 3.5 years. Lovely red dog of good masculine size and a beautiful relation of substance and elegance. A strong head of correct proportions with good rise of skull and beautiful dark brown eyes. Well padded muzzle forming a very nice lip placement topped off with a nice broad nose and large nostrils with a strong bottom chin and a very wide bite with incisors in a straight line. The head was set on a strong elegant neck which flowed into a short back and good tailset. His good angulation with length of upper arm and second thigh contributed to his effortless ground covering stride, I sent him around the ring several times and he went better and better for each lap.

B/W. 5 years. Elegant dog with clean head and expres sion with a wide bite. His neck flows nicely into his shoulders and he moved well but lacked the stride and drive of the first placed dog

#19 Bryant’s Hogwartz Lady Of Winterfell.

R/W 4 months. Pretty expression with a good bite, her colour is quite nice with very nice short coat texture, moved well.

#21 Hobdays’ Chizack Di Pretty Lady (Imp. NZ)

B/W. 8 months. Nice clean skull with good rise, good bite, nice bone, rises over the topline on the move, long coupled.

#23 Smitheringale and Thomas’ Chelleason Causing Gossip

B/W. 10 months. Elegant Bitch, moved smartly around the ring with drive from her short hocks. Very nice head with excellent balance, good bite, nice dark brown eye. An elegant neck which flowed into

well laid shoulders and a short straight back. The rib cage was well sprung, extending far to the rear with a short coupling.

#25 Thompson and Hobdays’ CH Chizack Chika Cherry Cola (Imp NZ)

B/W. 15months. Elegant bitch with nicely baianced head, good bite and nice dark eye. She has beautiful colour with nice coat texture and well muscled. On the move she tended to sidewind due to too much angulation in the rear for her front.

#31 Campbell and Bastin’s CH Boxvale Encountering A Star

B/W. 3 years. Well balanced bitch with good length of upper arm, well sprung ribcage with short coupling and short hocked with good rear angulation. Eye colour could be a little darker.

#33 McArthur’s CH Keljamar Here’s The Verdict

B/W. 5 years. Well balanced elegant bitch. Nice head and expression. Well sprung ribcage extending far to the rear with short coupling and straight topline. Moved smartly around the ring with reach and drive