Judge: [log in to see names] Selfs, Satins,
General Comments
Thanks to [log in to see names] for the invite, [log in to see names] and [log in to see names] for stewarding [log in to see names] for running the kitchen and of course all those who entered. Judging alongside [log in to see names] was enjoyable and the new venue was nicely refurbished with good big windows. Mixed bag of stock with some good mice held back by minor faults, nicks in ears, moult on bellies, small ears. The winners reflected the breeders pride in their animals. Well done to all of you.
Selfs
White (pink eye) Ad – 3
1st [log in to see names] D Good for size, type, ear and eye. Best under which decided placement.
2nd [log in to see names] D Good head, ear, eye, decent type. Poor under.
3rd [log in to see names] D Fair all round, ears were good, poor under.
White (pink eye) U8 – 1
1st [log in to see names] B Good ear, eye, type and condition. Head a bit feminine but that might change. Moulty belly. A nice mouse.
Cream Ad – 3
1st [log in to see names] D Good ear, eye, type and colour. Excellent condition. Better under than the buck. Small chip in ear marred an otherwise nice mouse.
2nd [log in to see names] B Good ear, eye and colour. Excellent tail set. Under moulty which decided placement. A nice mouse.
Cream U8 – 10
A good class.
1st [log in to see names] B Good head, ear, eye and type. Excellent condition. Under to come. Best for colour which decided placement.
2nd [log in to see names] D Another good mouse, darker colour.
3rd [log in to see names] D As second place for top. Line under decides position.
Black Ad – 3
1st [log in to see names] D Best depth of colour pigment. More substance and a better eye than the other two. Well furred belly. A trifle moulty.
2nd [log in to see names] D Excellent condition. Behind on belly to first place.
3rd [log in to see names] D Good colour. Narrow head with small eyes and creased ears, a variety trait.
Black U8 – 3
Red/Fawn Ad – 5
1st [log in to see names] B This mouse was between the colours of the other two. Excellent well furred belly. Creased ears.
2nd [log in to see names] B Excellent condition, slight line under but another well furred belly. Colour best matched the standard. Small chip in ear marred.
3rd [log in to see names] B Similar comments as for the second place but a lighter colour decided placement.
Red/Fawn U8 – 2
1st [log in to see names] B Excellent condition. Good ear, eye and tail for variety. Lovely mouse.
2nd [log in to see names] B Similar to first but comparatively behind on substance.
Blue Ad – 0
Blue U8 – 5
1st [log in to see names] B Good condition and colour. Good eye and under. Some light hairs round vent. Easily wins class.
2nd [log in to see names] D Best of the rest for colour and condition. Work needed.
3rd [log in to see names] D Behind on colour and condition. A work in progress.
AOC Self Ad – 2
1st [log in to see names] D Good size, ears, type and condition but a little past best due to ageing.
AOC Self U8 – 4
1st [log in to see names] B Good colour, head, ear and eye. Best under.
2nd [log in to see names] B Good colour, eye and ear. Chopped rough under spoils.
3rd [log in to see names] D As second but with a rougher under which spoils any chance of going further.
SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 16
SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 25
Satins
Ivory Satin Ad – 6
1st [log in to see names] B Good size, condition, ear and eye. Well furred under for variety.
2nd [log in to see names] B Good size, ear, eye and condition. Bite on back and a small line under. Past best really.
3rd [log in to see names] B Good colour. Could be a good mouse but lacking condition.
Ivory Satin U8 – 0
AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 1
AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 2
1st [log in to see names] B Decent colour, smallish eye. Another rough under, chopped.
2nd [log in to see names] D Colour between dove and cham. A pet quality mouse.
BE Self Satin Ad – 1
1st [log in to see names] D Very young with some growing still to do and under to come. Good colour, excellent condition. A very nice mouse.
BE Self Satin U8 – 3
1st [log in to see names] B Good ear, eye, head and colour. Slightest of line under which may get worse with age but overall a good mouse.
2nd [log in to see names] B Good ear, eye and condition. I would be interested to look at again as an adult to see if the colour intensifies much after moulting into adult coat.
3rd [log in to see names] D Nice ear, eye and condition. Belly fur a bit thin. Lighter than the buck, same comments apply re adult coat colour. I think they could be a stronger colour at this age.
AOV Satin Ad – 6
1st [log in to see names] B Good ear, eye and condition. Undercoat more black than blue. Overall an improvement for size, type and eye compared to recent argentes. A step forward, they used to be a top variety so well done.
2nd [log in to see names] D Lovely top. One eye darker than other. Points spoil.
3rd [log in to see names] D Not a high sheen and pink feet. Much work needed.
AOV Satin U8 – 1
1st [log in to see names] D Fair top. Solid blocky markings under. Points need breeding out.
SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 14
SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 6
Judge: [log in to see names] Tans, Marked, AOVs,
General Comments
Many thanks to [log in to see names] for the invite to judge at his new venue along side [log in to see names] which was a pleasure no problem deciding the major awards. Congratulations to [log in to see names] BIS and [log in to see names] BOA winners in my sections, a super little Blue Dutch from [log in to see names], a top class Black Tan from [log in to see names] and an outstanding Cinnamon from [log in to see names]. Many thanks to my excellent steward [log in to see names] for a great job all day.
Tans
Black Tan Ad – 3
1st [log in to see names] B Excellent all round top colour tan and feet.
2nd [log in to see names] B Another good mouse not the tan of winner.
3rd [log in to see names] B Not the feet of 1st two, good top and tan though.
Black Tan U8 – 3
1st [log in to see names] B Good all round tan excellent feet for a youngster.
2nd [log in to see names] B As 1st not just the tan, yet to come.
3rd [log in to see names] B Not the feet or tan of the 1st two.
Chocolate Tan Ad – 2
1st [log in to see names] B Excellent top colour and tan.
2nd [log in to see names] B Just behind 1st on tan.
Chocolate Tan U8 – 3
1st [log in to see names] B Excellent all round tan.
2nd [log in to see names] B As 1st just behind on tan
3rd [log in to see names] B Lovely mouse just not the tan of 1st two.
Cham/Silver Tan Ad – 2
1st [log in to see names] B Top colour level good feet and level tan.
Cham/Silver Tan U8 – 0
AOC Tan Ad – 0
AOC Tan U8 – 1
1st [log in to see names] B Blue, correct top colour no throat spot and a decent tan, very good effort keep up the good work.
TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 7
TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 7
Marked
Dutch Ad – 2
1st [log in to see names] B Cinnamon fails saddle and colour.
Dutch U8 – 4
1st [log in to see names] B Super little Blue, to be critical a tad wavy under and the right ear lighter colour than the left, but that said outstanding mouse.
2nd [log in to see names] B Cinnamon, saddle ragged and as with the adult colour.
3rd [log in to see names] D Nicely marked mouse far too young/small to be shown.
Broken Marked Ad – 7
1st [log in to see names] D Choc 8-spot very well marked, just starting to go might be time for the breeding pen.
2nd [log in to see names] B Black 8-spot well marked but not the placement of 1st.
3rd [log in to see names] B Black 6-spot, fails placement and markings nice fit mouse.
Broken Marked U8 – 10
1st [log in to see names] D Black 7-spot best distribution of good sized spots.
2nd [log in to see names] D Black 7-spot just not the spots of winner.
3rd [log in to see names] B Black 9-spot, spots a bit clumped.
AOV Marked Ad – 0
AOV Marked U8 – 5
1st [log in to see names] B Tricolour nice patched very similar in colour but well defined.
2nd [log in to see names] B Tricolour a bit bland back end.
3rd [log in to see names] B Tricolour not the patch placement of 1st two.
MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 9
MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 19
AOVs
Agouti/Cinn Ad – 8
1st [log in to see names] D Cinnamon excellent colour level ticking and nice bright colour.
2nd [log in to see names] B Agouti very nice colour and ticking just a little bit dark down its spine, best Agouti I’ve seen for a long time.
3rd [log in to see names] B Agouti as 2nd not just as bright colour.
Agouti/Cinn U8 – 0
Chin/Fox Ad – 0
Chin/Fox U8 – 0
SP/BP Siamese Ad – 3
1st [log in to see names] B Seal point excellent colour and shading top and under very fit.
2nd [log in to see names] B Blue point lacks shading but a very fit mouse.
SP/BP Siamese U8 – 0
Argente Ad – 7
1st [log in to see names] D Excels all round colour/silvering and under colour, good under.
2nd [log in to see names] D Chip or crease in right ear not the quality of 1st.
3rd [log in to see names] D Not the under of 1st two.
Argente U8 – 12
1st [log in to see names] D Level top colour nice silvering and under colour, under just out.
2nd [log in to see names] D Very close to 1st again under just out.
3rd [log in to see names] B Slight line under, but very nice mouse.
AOV Ad – 1
1st [log in to see names] B Top nicely splashed under not as good, colour Blue? Pink eyes?
AOV U8 – 3
1st [log in to see names] D Black Roan nice top under lighter colour nicely intermingling.
2nd [log in to see names] B Splash nicely splashed top fails under for me.
3rd [log in to see names] D Black Roan colour well intermingled dark patch on its top.