2025 SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
11 October 2025
JUDGE: MRS ANNE O’KEEFE (VIC)
‘Firstly I would like to sincerely thank the Committee & Members of THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA CLUB OF NEW SOUTH WALES for the privilege of judging your Sixty Fourth Championship Show. I totally enjoyed this appointment and even though numbers were low I was thrilled with the quality of exhibits and very happy to award my winners.
I would also like to thank you for the beautiful ‘Cocker Brooch’ and kind words in your card, both will remain very special to me and when I wear this gorgeous brooch I will remember your club warmly in my heart.
A huge congratulations must also go to your committee on such a well-run and organized show with an outstanding trophy table which I am sure the winners were very happy to win and proud to display at home. It is never easy to run a show with all the behind scenes work that is required to ensure the day goes on without any problems, you can all be very proud as you certainly succeeded along with the weather gods to ensure the day was perfect too.
Please find following my critiques as I found the exhibits, I was very pleased to award my winners as I felt they were excellent examples of the breed and extend my further congratulations to these owners/breeders on such high-quality examples of this wonderful breed.
I extend your club and members all the best for the future and continue enjoying your wonderful breed, they are truly delightful.
Warmest regards,
Ann O’Keefe, Glenayden Cockers, Victoria.’
1st – CIB JCh Graebrook Game Set N Match (Graebrook Kennels)
RUNNER-UP BEST EXHIBIT IN SHOW
Reserve Challenge Dog /Junior in Show
17mouth- old male with so much to admire, super type, noble, elegant, lean & dry, light footed on the move, in excellent coat, short, dense & hard to touch, gleaming condition, excellent muscle tone, hard & firm. This boy impressed on entry to the ring and did not disappoint hands on, head is correctly proportioned, blunt moist nose, lively expression, dark eye, clean throat, moderate strong neck into reasonably angle forequarters, straight good bone, into tight oval feet, depth is correct, well ribbed back, elegant underline, quarters are well muscled, he carried a firm top line and moved with purpose coming and going, a dog that would be able to work all day, most definitely a very versatile Gundog. Happy to award RU BEST IN SHOW
1st – Ch Sezura Fire Cracker (Macken/Cox)
Intermediate in Show
2.5-year-old dog, of reasonable type, in good overall condition, lean & dry hard, dense coat, not quite as elegant as required, head is pleasing with correct lively expression, dark eye, clean throat, moderate length of neck, ideally would prefer more layback. Good bone & oval tight feet, reasonable ribbing, balanced front to rear, pleasing disposition & moved okay needed more reach as required for this breed.
1st – Ch Lasair Erebus Eternus (Nardi)
Opposite Australian Bred in Show
1st – A20 Ch, CIE Sup Ch Graebrook Rebel Withouta Cause (Graebrook Kennels)
Challenge Dog / Open in Show
BEST EXHIBIT IN SHOW
4-year-old dog that is full of quality and so impressive standing and moving, this exhibit excels in so many qualities required for this breed, he is most definitely a very versatile gundog, noble, elegant, dry, lean & full of muscle ensuring he could work all day. This dog entered the ring with such presence, using the ring with power & drive ensuring you stopped to look, a lovely correctly proportioned head piece, blunt moist nose, lively expression, dark eye, clean throat, flowing into strong medium length of neck, well angled forequarters, good bone, tight slightly oval feet, correct depth of body, well ribbed back, slight tuck up, enhancing the underline and elegant appearance, strong, well-muscled powerful quarters, with a strong top line, he moved as required, light footed, far reaching animated gait with drive moving around the ring with ease, his coat was hard, dense & in glowing condition, expertly handled to the top award of which I was honored to award.
1st – Metropolis Noblesse Piper (Hanney)
Baby Puppy In Show
1st – Cals Love Will Find A Way (Kain)
Minor Puppy In Show
6 month old baby, another promising baby, good type, head is correct proportions, blunt nose, dark eye, clean throat, moderate neck, forequarters slightly more upright than ideal, good depth of body, reasonably ribbed back, slightly longer in loin, quarters quite well muscled for age, top line & tail set correct, happy baby who moved well, light on her feet with animation.
1st – Graebrook At Your Service (Grutzner/Adkins)
Puppy in Show
2nd – Sezura Queen Of Tarts (Cox)
Another very nice bitch, less mature than the winner, head is pleasing, blunt nose, dark eye, clean throat, medium length of neck, correctly made front assembly, good bone & feet, well ribbed back, quarters strong & muscular, top line correct, bit unsettled moving so not using herself as believe she could, coat hard & dense, in lovely overall condition.
3rd – Metropolis Marquise Mystique (Hanney)
This exhibit lacked the confidence on the day but did appreciate some of her other qualities, head was pleasing, blunt nose, correct shaped eyes, clean throat, reasonable forequarters that were balanced with her rear, good bone & feet, coat was correct hard & dense, movement would be better if the owner could convince her that showing was in fact fun, good luck with this one.
1st – Cals My Fair Lady (Kain)
Australian Bred In Show
This bitch makes quite a good shape overall, head piece is correct, blunt nose, lively dark eyes, clean throat, medium length of neck, forequarters more upright and slightly wider in front than ideal, body is just deep enough, reasonably ribbed back & okay tuck up, balanced front to rear, top line & tail set correct, light footed on the move, coat dense & hard and in very good muscled condition.
1st – A20 Ch, Gr Ch Graebrook Speed Of Light (Graebrook Kennels)
Challenge Bitch / Opposite Open in Show
A quality upstanding noble bitch, with lots of the breed characteristics to admire, head is balanced and feminine, lively expression, dark eye, blunt nose, moderate stop, clean throat, medium well-muscled strong neck, into well laid forequarters, long upper arm, prosternum, good bone & feet, well ribbed back, short strong loin, correct tuck up with elegant underline, strong muscled quarters, top line is strong, moved as required, light footed, far reaching animated gait, coat is dense & hard, in gleaming condition. Happy to award BITCH CC
2nd – Ch Hubertus Jewel Of A Deal (Blaik/Pali)
Reserve Challenge Bitch
Another lovely bitch with lots of qualities to admire, smaller bitch overall, just lacked the elegance of the winner, head is correct proportions, dry, blunt nose, lively dark eye, clean throat, strong well-muscled medium neck into well laid forequarters, good prosternum, quality bone & feet, depth of body correct, well ribbed back, short loin, reasonable tuck up, strong well-muscled quarters, top line strong, moved as required, light footed, animated with drive, in lovely condition, coat correct hard & dense.
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