Sz’s EBW dog profile show #1 @ PL (with feedback) (JUDGED)

[Szmantha]

For Grand Exhibition month, I decided to open some shows that offer an opportunity to receive feedback! If you enter this show and include a * after your petz' call name, I'll leave my thoughts on your pose and why I placed it as I did.

Rules
-Right-facing dane or poodle profile poses — age 100, no clothing
-Please no transparent backgrounds (white only), no editing
-All breedz welcome as long as they are dog in appearance
-One entry per person. Show closes at 5 entries, everybody wins–style

Form
-Photo
-Show name
-Call name (with optional * if you'd like feedback)

[Commander]

Working for the Weekend at Powerhouse
Loverboy *

[mazzew]

AK/Mazzew's Learned the Hoop in 10 Years Flat and is So Kind
Zirande

[ECRose]

EC's The Might of Migraines
Darion *

[Nightwish]

Zan's Mix It Up at Wild Road
Myxie

[ShenzaiBird]

Shenzai's Imagine This Name On A Dog Like A Poodle
Broccolytus *

[Szmantha]

BIS: Zan's Mix It Up at Wild Road
1st: AK/Mazzew's Learned the Hoop in 10 Years Flat and is So Kind
2nd: Shenzai's Imagine This Name On A Dog Like A Poodle
3rd: EC's The Might of Migraines
HM: Working for the Weekend at Powerhouse

Thank you all so much for entering!

@Nightwish @mazzew

@ShenzaiBird - Strong poodle pose out of Broccolytus. Body (underside) alignment is great. My main critique is on a the nose balls - you can kind of see the right nose ball peaking in. It's possible that's just a matter of selecting a different frame in which the balls are behaving better. Something I also look for in posing poodles is the flatness/levelness of the snout. However, in working on a poodle pose guide (as of yet unpublished), I know this is not achievable for all poodles (seems to be easier for standard and mini poodles to achieve, and a bit harder for mid-sized poodles to achieve). I considered the fact that Broccolytus seems to be a mini poodle, but I ultimately did not fault the slight break in the snout line much.

@ECRose Perfect alignment. Compared to 1st and 2nd place, I think I would have liked to see Darion's left eyeball sitting just slightly further back. It's a personal preference for sure, but I tend to prefer an "eyeball stack" where the leg is behind the right. He's also got something going on with his left noseball, where it's buldging out beneath the bottom of the right noseball, which I also considered for tiebreaking purposes.

@Commander I have to admit, I've never judged this breed before. Initial thought was that Loverboy appears a bit too turned away from the camera. I then questioned the back feet and compared him to the other chow chows you have in pose on your crew site, as well as the breed pic on the PKC breed hosting site. I feel pretty confident making the call that this file can pose with even/back-left-one-pixel-behind feet. I think Loverboy's back left foot is several (like 5 or 6?) pixels back, so for those two main reasons, I awarded him HM.

[ECRose]

Thanks!

[Nightwish]

Thank you so much!

[Commander]

Thank you and thank you for the feedback!