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ADELAIDE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW & RESTRICTED TRIAL

Obedience Critique for the German Shepherd Dog Club of SA Inc.

Saturday June 9^th 2001
Judge: Keith Millington

Overview.

Thank you to the German Shepherd Dog Club of SA Inc. for inviting me to judge the obedience today. Heavy rain on previous days had ensured a fresh clean ring and the good drainage had cleared any excess water, leaving the grounds in excellent condition for the trial.

The Utility class was of a very high standard with two of the five dogs entered passing and one only failing a part of one exercise.

Open class was also of a very high standard in the individual exercises, but the group stays were disappointing with 2 dogs failing.

Novice class had the typical problems of new dogs that were easily distracted. While dogs were showing a good level of basic work, they were let down by losing attention and missing positions, due possibly to the activities, atmosphere and noise of the venue.

My stewards, John, Jeff and Josh kept the ring flowing smoothly, and I thank them for their assistance.

Utility Class

1^st Place

163. OC.INIFF STREET CREDIT AD

Exhibitor J Wilmot,

Seek Back	Directed Jump		Scent Discrimination			Signal Exercise	Optional	Group Exam	Stay	Total
26	19	19	14	13	14	27	18	10	25	185

A very good working dog that displayed much enthusiasm for the work to the extent that the enthusiasm was causing minor deductions. The handler and dog work well as a team with obvious enjoyment from both sides.

2^nd Place

164. CESTON BRIGITTA UD

Exhibitor GW Baker

Good basic work but was slow in some exercises and displayed a lack of confidence at times. The usual handler for this dog was unable to compete, but the handler of the day and dog did work well together.

Non Qualifying

160 SATAN CDX AD ET

Exhibitor M LLoyd

The dog displayed a keen disposition and had a good nose for the Seek Back, but was withdrawn after failing the Directed Jumping.

161. ALIMANDA LAST LEGEND AZ CDX

Exhibitor M&R Parkinson

Performed the Seek Back confidently but did not go to the box in the Directed Jumping. The Handler withdrew after the dog was slow in retrieving the first of the scent discrimination articles.

162 OC. SIEGSTAR KING KIEREN AZ

Exhibitor R English

A very keen working dog that was handled very well. This dog knocked off the bar in the Directed Jump exercise thus spoiling what would have been a very good performance.

Open Class

1^st Place

166 INIFF EXCALIBUR CDX

Exhibitor J Wlimot

Overall performance was of a very high standard but was spoiled with two lapses that incurred a significant loss of points. Teamwork was high with both dog and handler displaying pleasure in being in the ring.

2^nd Place

167 AMBALA CHEVIOT CD

Exhibitor G De Ridder

Good working dog that has the potential to achieve very high scores if the dog can maintain full attention to the handler. The distractions from the other activities clearly affected this dog, despite the efforts of the handler.

3^rd Place

165 ADELORA ORION CD

Exhibitor P&A O’Grady

Good basic work from the dog showing the dog has a good understanding of what he is required to do. However, the dog was not as brisk as he could be and consequently lost points.

Non Qualifying

168 SIEGSTAR KING KIEREN AZ

Exhibitor R English

In the individual exercises, this dog and handler performed excellently with only minor positional points being lost. There was a very high level of teamwork displayed and was by far the best individual performance of the day. I was very disappointed when the dog momentarily lifted and took its weight on its back feet during the Down Stay.

169 ALDAHOVEN MAGENTA AZ CD

Exhibitor A Rumble

Another dog with a very high potential but fell to the distractions of the day. An enthusiastic worker that clearly knew her stuff and was handled well. Unfortunately, the distractions from activities outside the ring were affecting the precision of the work and were a major contributor to the dog misjudging the high jump in the Retrieve Dumbell over Obstacle exercise.

164 CESTON BRIGITTA UD

Exhibitor GW Baker

This dog qualified in the individual exercises at a minimum level as the work quality was not as brisk or enthusiastic as it could be. Having qualified in Utility earlier and not having the usual handler for competition may have contributed to this result, but it became a moot point when the dog lay down in the Sit Stay.

Novice Class

1^st Place

176 SHEPOSE GAY GAMBIER

Exhibitor PK Baturin

A Novice dog with a Novice handler that managed to get their act together. Nerves were a significant factor for this team but were under control by the end of the test. Bad habits from the handler were not helping, but a good recall salvaged a respectable score.

2^nd Place

170 RHOSYN RHETT

Exhibitor C Bamford

This team showed a good level of work for most of the trial but missed positions took a severe toll on their points. Fixing this problem will put this dog and handler in the winners’ circle on a regular basis.

Non Qualifiers

171 ROVENE MOKS TODAN

K Banister

The distractions of the day, the nerves of the handler, and an inattentive dog combined to spoil the day for this team. There were a several times when their true potential was shown, but when dog did not come on the recall, it was all over. Next trial will be much better because of the experience from this one.

172 SAMPSON

Exhibitor K Burke

The exercises started well but the dog could not maintain concentration through the Heel Free. When working, the team looked good but they need to be able to keep it up for the full exercise.

174 RHOSYN JOSEPH

Exhibitor C Backman

Good work throughout the individual exercises with a few positional problems. However, the stays were not achieved. A team with a lot of potential, if the stays are fixed.

175 OBICAN ALLEGIANCE

Exhibitor N McClare

Unfortunately this dog never really got down to work and appeared overwhelmed by the excitement of the day. There were only a few moments when the dog and handler worked together which indicated that there is something there, but overall it was not a good day.

177 VONPETA NADINE AZ

Exhibitor W&J O’Loughlin

Overall this team worked well together. The major problems came on the Heel Free exercise when the dog missed too many positions. This team will be very competitive once this problem is fixed.

178 REGALSHEP GENEVIEVE

Exhibitor D Mitchell

This dog has typical problems of the novice dog. The basic underlying work is good, but the whole effect is spoiled by inattention and missed positions. Good potential for the future, provided the attention problem is fixed.

179 ARRISTAR ECHO BEACH AZ

Exhibitor J Urie

A very good working dog that was well handled. The team showed a high level of teamwork throughout the individual exercises until the Recall. A lapse in concentration by the dog resulted in two substantial deductions to produce a non-qualification in the last seconds of the last individual exercise, thereby snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!

Sunday June 10^th 2001
Judge: Jan Brabham

It was a pleasure to judge the Obedience Trial at the 2001 German Shepherd Dog Club of SA Inc Restricted Trial. Unfortunately, I was not informed until the Monday night AFTER THE TRIAL that I was expected to give a written critique on every dog I judged. Had I known before the Trial commenced, I would have been only too happy to provide critiques, but trying to do this so long after the event would be unfair to exhibitors.

I felt the overall standard of the dogs in all classes was very good which is very encouraging for the breed and a reflection of the quality of instruction provided at our Breed Clubs. Despite the distractions, the dogs worked well and the overall improvement in the heeling exercises was quite marked from when I judged at this event in 1998. There were some extended and prolonged hand signals used by a few exhibitors - this must be carefully watched. The usual mishaps prevented several good dogs from gaining passes on the day but I was delighted to be able to award the Excellent grading to three dogs – one in each of the Utility, Open and Novice classes. These dogs performed at a particularly high level and it was pleasing to watch handler and dog work so well as a team in each case. Congratulations to the following Exhibitors and their dogs on gaining Excellent medallions:-

UTILITY DOG OC SIEGSTER KING KIERAN R English

OPEN BITCH OC INIFF STREET CREDIT AD J Wilmot

NOVICE DOG *ALLINKA ULTIMATUM AZ F Farley

I would like to thank all the exhibitors for entering and wish them success in future trialing, and a very special "thank you" to my two Stewards on the day, for a job very well done.

The full results of dogs which qualified are as follows:-

UTILITY DOG: 1^st OC SIEGSTER KING KIERAN AZ 190 points
Owner: R English

OPEN DOG: 1^st ADELORA ORION C D 178 points
Owner: P & A O’Grady

OPEN BITCH: 1^st OC INIFF STREET CREDIT AZ 191 points
Owner J Wilmot

NOVICE DOG: 1^st *ALLINKA ULTIMATUM AZ 191 points
Owner F Farley

2^nd SHEPROSE GAY GAMBIER 181 points
Owner P K Baturin

NOVICE BITCH: 1^st *ARRISTAR ECHO BEACH AZ 188 points
Owner J Urie

2^nd *GRETELHEIM FANTA AZ ET 179 points
Owner Y Walker

3^rd REGALSHEP GENEVIEVE 178 points
Owner D Mitchell

4^th *VONPETA NADINE AZ 177 points
Owner W & J O’Loughlin

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