Lovely class with some quality dogs, great competition but to say the least, a few that should never have been qualifiers for this show.  My co-judge, Wynand & I chose the same dog - Ch Navada Eye Bandit.  I last saw this white dog more than a year ago and could not believe how he has matured and developed in head and body. His front is good, body short and hind quarters very strong and well developed. His head is very strong and completely filled, strong under jaw with good profile. His near perfect dark wicked eye and good ear placement give him an absolutely outstanding expression. He has a perfect scissor bite with correctly placed canines. His body is not only short and compact but also shows the power and over all muscle tone. He has a lovely long neck flowing into well laid shoulders. His chest is broad and deep and in great over all superb hard show condition. He is also blessed with good powerful movement coming and going away. 

Other good dogs in this great class worthy to be mentioned, were Ch Bukavi Apache Nero, overall quality but he was in a soft condition, his ears are soft and set widely and therefore did spoil his expression. He has a reasonable good head, correct teeth and good movement - a quality dog to be used.

Ch Bukavi Diesel ‘n Dust on the other hand was in peak condition, very well handled and shown to perfection. Compared to Eye Bandit, Diesel has not got the head power and fill of Bandit. Diesel is also blessed with one completely wrongly placed canine, on moving he showed his loose elbow and also moved closer behind. Navada Eye Bandit with his stronger head, and powerful compact hard body and super powerful movement both ways plus that great expression against Diesel 'n Dust's softer ears and eye, for me, easily tipped the scale in Bandit’s favour. I have always loved Bukavi Titan - who is a well balanced quality dog with good movement but he was just not in show condition, did not show at all and compared small and soft against Bandit and Bandit’s overall size and substance. Congratulations to Bukavi – what an achievement to breed three such great competitors.

Last years Supreme Ch Panomar Klaas Oxsan was in peak hard show condition but he lacked in head finish and fill, very lippy and was also cripple at the back. 

This was my first opportunity to judge Ch Bullyview Leading Role to Navada, a beautiful brindle coloured dog. Leading Role is a strong well matured dog with good size and substance, great front with well angulated hind quarters.  His head is very well filled, long, strong and deep with a pleasing profile and a perfect bite with nice strong big teeth. Eyes are small and dark, ears nicely set on top. Although Leading Role is a little long cast, his back always stayed level on the move. His movement - with power and drive, is always parallel coming and going away.

My choice went straight to Ch Bullyview Leading Role to Navada with the great strong head and better movement, against Ch Panomar Klaas Oxsan's head and movement - as described above in the previous paragraph.

In this class, I think every one loved Piketberg Harry’s Snoozy of Niroux - who was in perfect condition, very well presented and handled to perfection – it was really close as this bitch has got more substance and better hind movement and stronger hindquarters than the class winner. She just lost in head finish, fill and overall balance of the class winner. Both her canines push hard against the side of her gums. Never less, a great bitch and a credit to the owner who showed her till the dead end.

Some of the other bitches to be mentioned were Bonwitt Legally Blond, a quality bitch with nice head and overall very well balanced, a good mover but just not in show condition at all.  The lovely young tri, Avonjul Unmasked Star of Bukavi showed and moved well, but needs time to compete against the more mature bitches.

Another great class!

My two co judges differed and I had the chance to judge for the winner. My choice went to Ch Stelron Iron Lady of Combolcias. A well balanced powerful tri coloured bitch with a strong head, very nice profile, good fill with level bite. She was in absolute peak hard condition, with good front and powerful well angulated hindquarters, with thighs and second thighs well muscled. Her movement both ways is parallel with power and that just made her the lucky winner of this great class.  

Ch Dajamani Dancing Carla, on the other hand, standing always looks great with her strong head, good mouth and nice neck and well laid shoulders, good front – but her terrible hindquarters and back action against a strong sound and good mover completely let her down.

From the side some of the other stronger bitches in this class had good movement but were completely out of condition after maternity duties. Most of the others were not near as strong in head quality as the two above mentioned.

I liked the young tri colour bitch Avonjul Unmasked Star of Bukavi, a lot - but the winner’s maturity and substance with great expression just tip the scale in Iron Lady’s favour. Some of the other competitors had stronger heads but were upright in shoulder and most of them also did not move well at all.

I also thought that the dog just had that more impressive substance against the bitch who tends more to the terrier type. Both excellent coloured bull terriers that can stand their ground against todays best whites.

There were quite a number of good movers in all the classes but there were just as many with bad movement mainly due to upright shoulders and straight stifles.

The only time my co-judge Wynand & I had a split decision. My choice went to the very strong headed brindle dog Ch Bullyview Leading Role at Navada whose head has more length, depth and fill against the smaller bitch Ch Rhinestone Rumour Has It of Malycwa, who I also originally nominated to compete for this best head class. Wynand’s choice went to the bitch who has for a bitch head, maybe just more profile, her head was also smoother with less hollows and indentations. The final decision was made by Joe and the winner was the big happy brindle boy, Ch Bullyview Leading Role at Navada.

My choice went straight to the day’s Supreme title holder, Ch Navada Eye Bandit.  This matured well balanced powerful dog with good movement both ways, great spirit and expression was for me an easy decision against the younger small bitch Ch Rhinestone Rumour Has It at Malycwase whose hind movement also let her down.

Once again Many Thanks to all - I really enjoy the judging on this super day for South African Bull Terrierdom.

Louw Brits (BRILOWS)