Irish Wolfhound Clubs
of NSW, SA & Qld

IWCNSW SPRING 2024 Specialty Judge’s Critique By Mr Glen Vernon (NSW)

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Class 1 - Baby Puppy Dog

1st No2  Wulfgar Aramis (AI)

Balanced well made youngster. Correct head and eye, silhouette, structure and movement. Loved him !

2nd No3 Callarpaws The Rookie

Another well made puppy in good condition. Moved well, correct type.

3rd No4 Wulfgar Apollo (AI)

Lovely boy, very much loved by with owner. A little more training required.

Class 2 Minor Puppy Dog

1st No5 Sandrack Odin (AI)

6mth old male, well made with correct body proportions' moved well. Very promising boy.

Class 4 Junior Dog

1st No6 Ch Wulfgar Strong Protector (AI)

Typical young male, great size and balance. Correct tail shape and carriage, moved well. Correct coat,

balanced head and eye.

2nd No7 Wulfgar Tadhg

Well made youngster in good condition. Correct overall shape, moved well, good feet, well arched toes and a

hard coat.

Class 5 Intermediate Dog

1st No10 Ch Tirowen Cimiterre (AI)

Balanced well-made dog in hard condition. Carriage and silhouette typical of the breed. Excellent head neck n

shoulders, good bone and feet well arched toes.

Covered ground with ease while moving. Impressive either while standing or on the move. Hard wiry quality

coat. Dog CC

2nd No9 Wulfgar Cuan At Clarionvale (AI)

Beautiful dog, excellent head and eye properties. Balanced throughout, well-made quarters. Correct hard wiry

coat, moved well. Just a little shy today. Res CC

3rd No11 Oscailte Keely Kennis (Imp Fin)

Another well balanced dog in good hard condition. Coat rough and hard. Lovely neck n shoulders, lovely breed

silhouette.

Class 10 Australian Bred Dog

1st No13 Mionlach Finn McCool

Well made dog in good condition. Moved with an easy gait. Balanced body proportions, shown well. Coat in

good condition.

2nd No18 Ch Lovellen Lord Grayson Manor

Impressive balanced dog of correct proportions. Lovely head n eye. Coat a little soft today.

3rd No14 Ornumflow Easy Ryder

5 year old male, stylish boy with correct proportions. Could move better behind.

Class 11 Open Dog

1st No20 Ch Wulfgar Tallow At Clarionvale

A dog of great size and substance. Excellent hard wiry coat. A 5 year old not moving as well as I would have

liked today.

2nd No22 Sup Ch A20 Ch Maclaomainn Derrys Dream

Balanced dog moved well. Presented in super hard condition. For me, I would like a little more substance.

Class No1A Baby Puppy Bitch

1st No25 Callarapaws The Chisels Ida (A()

5 month-old puppy, lovely type, shown well. Very promising at this stage, should have a great future.

Class 2A Minor Puppy Bitch

1st Sandrack Orfhlaith - Barrios

7 month old puppy, lovely head and eye properties. Moved well, correct hard wiry coat. She holds a lovely

silhouette. Very promising.

Class 4A Junior Bitch

1st No28 Tirowen Aurora

Super young bitch in excellent condition. Perfection when it comes to body proportions and silhouette. Lovely

neck into well-made shoulders, down strong well boned legs, to round feet with well arched toes. Long

slightly curved tail, moving with ease and purpose. Coat rough, hard and wiry. Loved this girl, sound and full of

quality. BIS

2nd No 27 Wulfgar Liadan

Pleasing type, moved well, correct head type, lacking chest at this stage.

Class 5A Intermediate Bitch

1st 31 Ch Maclaomainn Evie (AI)

Correct type, balanced, in super condition. Correct head proportions. Well-made shoulders, good legs and

feet, moved well. Hard wiry coat. Really liked this one.

2nd No30 Ch Wulfsidhe Alva

Another quality bitch of good type. Typical silhouette for the breed. Correct head and eye, moved well. Very

nice bitch.

Class 10A Australian Bred Bitch

1st No 36 Ch Tirowen Cynder

2.5 year old bitch, full of quality. Moved with ease showing off her correctly carried tail and its slight curve.

Excellent proportions and balance throughout. Correct rough, hard, wiry coat. Best front of the day. Loved

her. RUBIS

2nd No37 Ch Wulfgar Velma (AI)

Balanced bitch with a lovely silhouette and correct carriage. Lovely head and eye. Correct, hard coat. Very nice

bitch, quality.

3rd No33 Wulfgar Keona (AI)

Quality bitch balanced and of good type. Good legs n feet, moved well.

Class 11A Open Bitch

1st No 40 Ch Nuala Caer Dallben (Imp CZE)

Well made bitch, super outline while standing and on the move. Balanced head and eye, correct hard, rough

wiry coat. Good feet with well arched toes.

2nd No 39 Ornumflow Elizalady

Quality bitch of good type. Balanced well made, moved well. Out of coat today.

3rd No 41 Ch Mionlach Flidais (AI)

3 year old girl, balanced, correct proportions. Good coat, correctly shaped tail. Shown well.

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PRESIDENT'S SPEECH IN MEMORY OF FRANCIS MCEVOY

Vale Francis McEvoy

Irish Wolfhound Owner, Exhibitor, Breeder and Judge

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It is with sadness and compassion that we take a moment to remember the life of Francis McEvoy, who left this life , surrounded by his family in his last moments, a week ago on Saturday 28th September 2024.

Frances spent most of his lifetime being involved with dogs, particularly Irish Wolfhounds and he spent it more deeply involved than most other people achieve.

Francis kept learning about dogs throughout his life, and he applied that learning to his breeding of Irish Wolfhounds, where Anne and he exhibited and bred Irish Wolfhounds for over 40 years, selectively importing quality Irish Wolfhounds from his many contacts overseas.

Francis also became an All Breeds conformation judge and an accredited judge assessor, and was invited, amongst others, to judge Irish Wolfhound specialties around the world, where Francis was respected as a very knowledgeable dog judge.

Relevant to our show here today, a measure of Francis and Anne's breeding success is that of the 86 Irish Wolfhound Club of NSW championship shows run so far, their Tirowen prefix has won Best In Show 15 times, or roughly 20%.

Francis left behind his family and his dogs to carry on his legacy.

Given more preparation time , it is likely we would have renamed this show the Francis McEvoy Memorial Show in order to honour his commitment to , and achievements in , the breed here in Australia and around the world.

Rest in Peace Francis, hopefully with a dog by your side.