Petz Life

AIRSHIP #1 - ORIENTAL

GROUP
G1: Folklore Pretty Girl
G2: Cargo's Party Like It's 1999

Comments: REALLY tough group ring - every cat was posed perfectly and were great examples of their standard. could not get the cornish rex off my mind - the coat texture is really clear, and the pose is super clean and the overall look is very sleek. the siamese also has a beautifully clean pose, the point pattern is clear and the eyes are super striking

Balinese (11)
BOB: Blizzard Caffeine Addict
BOS: Raposa Sugar and Spice
AOM: Cargo's Oh Lord, Heal This Bike

Comments: already off to a strong start! lots of nice catz. for the SN files i'm looking for no ball rolls - common ones are the toes, ear insides and chin - and for the petzy files i'm looking for a neat front leg alignment as well as a nice curve to the tail

Cornish Rex (14)
BOB: Folklore Pretty Girl
BOS: Folklore Driven from Your Fears
AOM: SECHE HorrorStory

Comments: wow three wildly different files being shown in this ring! looking for catz with a really clear, curly/wiry fur texture. lots of lovely female catz

Oriental Longhair (10)
BOB: Raposa Pull Me Back to Shore
BOS: Glitterfeet's Bastion Booger
AOM: Glitterfeet's The Fabulous Moolah

Comments: all SN v2, so looking out for the usual ball rolls. also looking for over 25% white in the catz that show white spotting. BOB is very gorgeous - love the white spotting on the ears and how the choices of nose and ear inside colour matches the surrounding coat so well

Oriental Shorthair (9)
BOB: Raposa Spinner of Webs
BOS: Taremu Chocolate CHOCOLATE

Comments: there's two distinct alignment with the SN v2 oriental files (i've noticed) - i prefer the one with the fuller front leg and the rounder bottom of the foot, as the other alignment gives me the illusion of the back of the front leg being concave? and the face looks more central to me - this is just my opinion though! anyway. same as usual for SN V2 files, and when it comes to petzy/PFM files of the oriental breeds, i always prefer angry eyelids. 25% white in white spotted cats again is a feature i am looking for

Peterbald (11)
BOB: Glitterfeet's Badgering Around
BOS: Glitterfeet's Hobgoblin
AOM: Raposa Foreign Physics

Missing gender alert: Raposa Foreign Physics - gender is missing (unknown)

Comments: this is not a file i have ever posed or even hexed, but once again i'm noticing two different alignment choices; neither 'wrong', but i prefer the one where the back of the front leg is straight and the far front leg isn't peeking out the back. really love how the smoke is done on the BOB cat - there's a clear contrast between the different fur textures on the cat

Seychellois (14)
BOB: Raposa Like the Sun
BOS: Cargo's Only the Good Stuff
AOM: Cargo's At Least a C+

Missing gender alert: Aftermath Break the Spell, Taremu The Dusk Falls
DQ: Taremu The Dusk Falls - no texture on the feet/toes/muzzle

Comments: looking out for the usuals (mentioned above) with the SN V2s! only one cat in my preferred alignment for that file in this ring. must have the 25% white this time.

Siamese (14)
BOB: Cargo's Party Like It's 1999
BOS: Cargo's Raspberry Beret
AOM: Raposa Vital Force

Comments: same again with the SN V2 file, i'm trying not to sound like a broken record! really like the PFM file offerings here - some lovely angry-eyed poses - BOB in particular has such a clean-looking muzzle.

AIRSHIP #1 - FOREIGN

GROUP
G1: Glitterfeet's Snakes and Ladders
G2: Mirror Blue's Spine Jolt

Comments: another hard group ring to just pick two catz from. i love how striking and clear the sepia agouti pattern is on the singapura - it's really beautifully done. the savannah is extremely striking, i love the clear light markings

Abyssinian (7)
BOB: Glitterfeet's Swat A Moth
BOS: Glitterfeet's Spiteful Thing

Comments: all gorgeous catz that meet the standard and all of it's finnicky markings perfectly. i realised yesterday when posing that this file is prone to a ball roll on one of the ear linings, so i'm looking for poses without that roll!

Chausie (8)
BOB: Folklore One Day at a Time
BOS: Folklore Out of My Mind on Sunday

Comments: definitely prefer the black ear insides over flesh in the solid black & black grizzle catz here. also like how when the tabby barring is below the knee, the body pattern looks more 'blended' with the barring

Japanese Bobtail (8)
BOB: Arrow's Blockhead Grande
BOS: Glitterfeet's Lone Survivor

Comments: wow there is some lovely PFM jbobs in this ring, their chin balls like to roll though! both BOB and BOS have lovely poses for their respective files

Khao Manee (12)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Starlight Serenade
BOS: Nightwish Kuparr
AOM: Glitterfeet's Pub Snack

Comments: okay all white cats. seems to be two distinct alignments which lead to different eye positions - i prefer the one where the eyes are further apart, it looks more even to me, and the nose shape is nicer. looking for saturated colours for the eyes - the green of the BOB cat was ultimately my favourite

Lykoi (7)
BOB: Cryptid In the Shadows
BOS: Cryptid Caught on Camera

Comments: black roan and mixed levels of hairlessness preferred - i really like the rich colours of the BOB cat.

Nebelung (11)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Say It Again
BOS: Mirror Blue's Glass Dance
AOM: Epica Hide From the Light

Comments: more monotone cats. vivid green eyes are preferred, however there's a few misaligned catz and catz with ball rolls on the chin here. pose is definitely very important to me in breeds where the catz/dogz only come in one or two colours

Russian Blue (11)
BOB: Mockingbird's Lighthouse By The Sea
BOS: Taremu Blue Sapphire
AOM: Mirror Blue's Espirt de Corps

Comments: MORE monotone cats! all PFM, so i'm looking for a perfect tail curve, as clean as possible front legs, and vivid green eyes again

Savannah (13)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Spine Jolt
BOS: Blizzard Fearless Traveler
AOM: Blizzard Forbidden Prayers

Comments: rosetted leopard is sadly a fault which is a shame. i really like when light markings are present on the face, as well as the minimum areas of the throat. i prefer the alignment with the flat-bottomed front feet - it looks the cleanest to me

Singapura (5)
BOB: Glitterfeet's Snakes and Ladders
BOS: Glitterfeet's Pony Club Ball

Comments: heavy preference for catz that are hexed to follow the sepia agouti pattern in the breed standard, rather than those that use the blurry-looking textures - the markings are just so much clearer. BOB cat is absolutely lovely!

Sokoke (2)
HM: Mirror Blue's Out in Droves

Comments: underrated file & breed. prefer the cream light markings alongside the tabby with a tan base, over the tabby with the grey base

Somali (3)
HM: Fauvelle's Majesty Snowbird

Comments: close competition between the two blue catz, HM went to the one without the ear inside ball roll!

Thai (4)
HM: TWM's Up In The Exosphere

Comments: adorable file and catz. 3 different leg alignments - i prefer the one of the HM placed cat the best - it looks nice and sturdy. HM cat has lovely bright blue eyes

Turkish Angora (5)
BOB: Macavity Eobard Thawne
BOS: Fauvelle's Touch of Whimsy

Comments: really like that tabby colour combo for black golden tabby. i really like the solid white cat and would place it BOB but both him and the current BOB cat are males!

AIRSHIP #1 - SEMI-FOREIGN
Breeds without entries: Mandalay

GROUP
G1: Macavity's Smoked Oyster
G2: The Mob's Nudist

Comments: two very stunning and striking catz - both from breeds and files that i'm very familiar with so tend to be more picky about! the burmese grex is just stunning, and the don sphynx has really carefully chosen colours when it comes to the wrinkles and nose/ear insides

Alley Cat (15)
BOB: Cymophane Plaza de la Constitución
BOS: Arrow's Eminence
AOM: Cymophane Filbert Street Steps

Missing gender alert: Spektor's Stop Running - gender is missing (unknown)

Comments: lots of very pretty catz in this ring. i like my alley cats angry with legs as clean as possible, i prefer the slight peek through of the far front front at the back of the close front leg, rather than any peek through at the front

American Curl (5)
BOB: Fauvelle's Dove of Hope
No BOS - all entries are female

Comments: all girls! couple of alignments, i prefer the one that hasn't got a flat front foot (the face is less even in that alignment i think). solid cat is my favourite - i'm not the biggest fan of those tortie textures as they look very 'regular' for a tortie cat

American Havana Brown (4)
HM: Nightwish Tumbling Water

Comments: both of these files are super cute, BOB has lovely bright green eyes

Burmilla (2)
HM: Fire's Heart Of A Champion

Comments: other cat in the ring is not aligned well, though the HM cat is a lovely display of the burmese shaded pattern

Devon Rex (7)
BOB: Mirror Blue's That Glow
BOS: Starling Screaming Colour

Comments: wow, lots of files being shown! looking for a clearly wiry coat here

Don Sphynx (11)
BOB: The Mob's Nudist
BOS: The Mob's Persuasion Tactics
AOM: Cymophane Fulfillment and Favor

Comments: god i love hairless catz. this file has a toe ball roll and an ear inside ball roll to look out for. there's two common alignments and both look nice to me - one causes the eyes to be further apart which makes the face more even to me, but the other doesn't have any of the back leg poking through, so the pros and cons are even to me. i do like the wrinkles to be of a 'matching' and coordinating colour to the rest of the coat, and not be too dark compared to the colour of the coat/skin underneath

Egyptian Mau (1)
PICK: Sierpiński's Imperfections Persist at Cymophane

Comments: omg how is there only one mau being shown... they are cute! this cat is very nice

European Burmese (10)
BOB: Folklore Damaged Goods
BOS: Blizzard Golden Ceiling
AOM: Folklore Misbegotten

Comments: wow this is a strong ring. i really like a subtle but still noticeable visible point pattern in burmese patterned catz - i think it portrays nicely how the point pattern is often not super clear irl, unlike colourpoints and minks. one cat has a radiohead show name!

German Rex (18)
BOB: Macavity's Smoked Oyster
BOS: Remirys Southern Belle
AOM: Folklore Last Orders

Comments: my favourite breed!! an extremely strong ring too, wow. BOB goes to the gorgeous fawn burmese, he fits my preferred look for burmese catz to the T. really, really wish i could give out more placements, the quality is super super strong in this ring

Korat (11)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Last One Standing
BOS: Mirror Blue's Chromatics
AOM: Cymophane Trisulfur Radical Ion

Comments: more all grey/blue catz! some misaligned poses which helps narrow down my decision. really like the contrast of the darker ear insides on the BOB cat.

LaPerm (3)
HM: Pins'n'Needles' THE ONLY EXCEPTION

Comments: gosh i always forget this breed exists. lilac cat gets HM - it sadly has a chin ball roll but is the only cat in the correct alignment

Minskin (5)
BOB: Macabre's Twice Shy
BOS: Macabre's Once Bitten

Comments: this breed deserves more love!! all catz are nice examples of the hairless pattern

Munchkin (11)
BOB: Cargo's Jewel of Fëanor
BOS: Cargo's Lamented Love
AOM: Macabre's That's Not Guacamole

Comments: some very nicely presented catz here. really love the silver tabby BOB - the light markings and dorsal stripe are done beautifully. highly prefer even eyelids - it looks like a couple of files have SCPs that don't mean that they're always even

Ojos Azules (2)
HM: Nightwish Fast Love

Comments: shame there isn't more of these, the SN v1 file is very very cute. both nice cats - the black tortie has the perfect alignment though!

Sphynx (6)
BOB: Glitterfeet's Demon Headmaster
BOS: Glitterfeet's Poddington Peas

DQ: Glitterfeet's Queens Nose - tail is white; this is not allowed in non-solid white catz unless stated in the individual breed standards

Comments: more bald catz that i love. the lilac bicolour is particularly pretty, the paintball pattern is very nice. sadly one DQ for a white tail that slipped through regs, oops!

Tonkinese (1)
PICK: Nightwish Long Spring

Comments: poor lonely cat. faulted for having the wrong eyecolour (aqua eyes on a colourpoint). pose is lovely though!

Toybob (8)
BOB: Cymophane Circles in Disguise
BOS: Cymophane Discrete Reality

Comments: cute catz. a range of alignments and breathing points - both BOB and BOS are what i'd consider ideal for both for the file!

AIRSHIP #1 - SEMI-COBBY
Breeds without entry: European Shorthair

GROUP
G1: Outtumbll Breaking Waves
G2: Nightwish Dead To The World

Comments: the chocolate silver tabby is just stunning, the tabby pattern is clear and i love the detail given to the light markings and the etched nose. the american wirehair is a really lovely silver tabby too - i love how the colour is very muted as it often is in irl silver tabbies

American Shorthair (7)
BOB: Timeless Moments of Cafuné
BOS: Cafuné Shape of My Heart

Comments: a breed i used to show a lot of! love the red tabby and her etched nose. only a couple of male catz in this ring! lots of lovely poses though

American Wirehair (3)
HM: Nightwish Dead To The World

Comments: the SN v1 file is so so cute. all catz and poses look lovely here, the silver tabby is just stunning though

Bengal (12)
BOB: Loveshack The Third
BOS: Starling From The Dust
AOM: Blizzard Reincarnation

Comments: lots of variations in alignments here and a couple of ball rolls to look out for (ear insides and chin). BOB goes to the only cat in the right alignment and without any ball rolls :c correct alignment is always preferred over ball rolls for me

Bombay (6)
BOB: TWM's Spot of Tea, No Sugar
BOS: Mirror Blue's Late Night Blues

Comments: i prefer striking, bright eyes for bombay catz! sadly the catz with the brightest eyes have pose issues (one unaligned, one with a fuzzy petted chest)

Chartreux (2)
HM: Mirror Blue's Highly Overrated

Comments: prefer the alignment on the HM cat!

Chinese Li Hua (3)
HM: Folklore Little Dragon

Comments: two slightly different alignments and honestly... both look good. bit of far front leg at the front of one, and a bit of far front leg at the back of the other, so the playing field is quite even. i like the light markings on the eyebrows in this breed, and the overall richness of the colour in the HM cat!

Ocicat (5)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Unfortunate Events
BOS: Mirror Blue's Light and Day

Comments: only two catz in the correct alignment, i prefer how this shade of pink nose looks against the dusty base over how it looks against the grey base

Orange Shorthair (5)
BOB: Cargo's You Rock
BOS: Cargo's I Frew Up

Comments: every cat in this ring is posed very nicely and looks gorgeous! both BOB and BOS have lovely tabby patterns with really nice dorsal stripes, light markings and etched noses - i love the green eyes of the silver tabby a little bit more though!

Scottish Fold (7)
BOB: Taremu Let Me Down Easy
BOS: Taremu Strawberry Champagne

Comments: lots of variation in files and coat lengths! BOB tortie is very stunning with the bright green eyes, both place catz have the nicest alignment for that file in my opinion!

Scottish Straight (3)
HM: Fauvelle's Marzipan

Comments: this file seems to have a funny lil toe ball roll on the front foot... placement goes to the cat without the roll

Snowshoe (14)
BOB: Fauvelle's Mirror Image
BOS: Folklore The Red Path
AOM: Witz's Combustion Machine

Comments: wow, a REALLY strong ring. BOB cat is a really striking tortie. all placed catz have really clear markings, and noses and ear insides that compliment the rest of the cat really well

Tabby (10)
BOB: Outtumbll Breaking Waves
BOS: Cargo's Eviler Than Sugar
AOM: Outtumbll Coastal Paradise

Comments: another strong ring full of gorgeous catz. i'm really drawn to the chocolate silver - the tabby pattern on the forehead is really clear and nice. once again i'm wishing i had more placements to give

Toyger (3)
HM: Loveshack Nelly Furtado

Comments: prefer the look of the barring wrapping around the tail in this cat. not a big fan of the very light flesh ear insides on the black ears, but i believe this is just how the file comes out the AC sadly

AIRSHIP #1 - COBBY
Breeds without entry: Exotic

GROUP
G1: Monarch's Legacy
G2: Sakura's Formal Attire Required

Comments: G1 goes to the really pretty shaded BSH - it is just such a lovely representation of the pattern, in a perfect pose. G2 goes to the B&W Shorthair - i think it's a really lovely example of the classic B&W Shorthair colours and pattern

American Burmese
HM: Pins'n'Needles' BUBBLEGUM GIRL

Comments: more people should show this breed, there's a file for everyone whether you prefer showy or petzy! alignment is correct on the HM cat, but sadly the face is wonky - probably the wrong breathing point?

B&W Shorthair
BOB: Sakura's Formal Attire Required
BOS: Taremu Surrounded by Beauty
HM: Mirror Blue's Silence Is Golden

Comments: i knew this ring was going to be tough to judge... there is not one pose out of alignment! BOB cat is really, really clean looking and striking, i also love the BOS solid red/red tabby cat, it was tough to decide between the two

British Longhair (19)
BOB: Monarch's Lost Head
BOS: Monarch's Marriage Refusal
AOM: Monocle's Don't You Just Know It

Comments: wow these are more popular than i thought. there's two alignments that both look nice here, but i prefer the one where the eyes are more 'central' on the head - one alignment gives the eyes/head a slightly lopsided look. call be boring but i always love a rich black tuxedo cat, and the white chest flows really, really nicely on the BOB cat. my top three were all male, if only i had another placement to give

British Shorthair (17)
BOB: Monarch's Legacy
BOS: Rebel's The Uninvited Thirteenth at Nightwish
AOM: Monarch's Nine Day Rule

Comments: gosh another tough ring. the shaded cat BOB is really gorgeous though, the pattern is clear yet blended really well. some differing alignments with the sunhill file, but i like the alignment of the BOS cat the best, as well as it's soft expression.

Calico (6)
BOB: Cargo's In a Dream of Peace
BOS: Pendragon's Classic Catz

Comments: ooh, interesting that the large majority of catz are in the classic PFM calico pattern! the BOB cat overall is posed beautifully evenly - both BOB and BOS catz have very close-to-even eyelids, which I look for in calicoes.

Chinchilla Persian (6)
BOB: Cargo's Seafoam Pudding
BOS: Cargo's In the Frozen Earth

Comments: i'm so used to seeing mini ones of these that i forget that this is what the PFM file actually looks like lmao. i really like the soft eyelids and the centered eyes of the BOB cat, the other cat the same was also a female so I couldn't give her BOS! picked the male with the cleaniest looking muzzle (imo)

Manx
PICK: Mirror Blue's Waltzing Matilda

Comments: unfortunate ball rolls on the ear insides - i'm also not sure about the alignment here but looking at the file pics on the breed page i think this is possibly the most even it can do?

Persian (13)
BOB: Outtumbll Winter Wonderland
BOS: Cargo's Chocolate Drizzle
AOM: Taremu Kiss Me Nice

DQ: Elegant's Three Color Choice - tabby barring on the hip

Comments: lots of lovely catz here - BOB is a gorgeous silver tabby with a really nice curve to the tail, and is also my preferred alignment for the PFM file. really handsome chocolate tabby point in BOS, and a very pretty shaded cat in AOM - these patterns just really stood out to me here

Selkirk Rex (5)
BOB: Taremu Mingled Mistress
BOS: Taremu Dressed To Impress

Comments: really lovely looking mingled tabby in BOB! the selkirk ring does need some more love - the petzy paranoia file is absolutely adorable.

AIRSHIP #1 - SUBSTANTIAL
Breeds without entries: Birman, Desert Lynx, Highlander, Ragamuffin

GROUP
G1: Cargo's Dungeons Deep
G2: Vanilla's Patty Cake

Comments: the G1 smoke maine coon is simply gorgeous - i think the smoke pattern is displayed really well on this cat, and it makes me want PFM maine coons to show of my own! the G2 pixiebob i think is a really lovely representation of the breed, with rich colours, eyebrow light markings and piercing eyes

American Bobtail (5)
BOB: Blizzard Faithful One
BOS: withheld

DQ: Blizzard Head up in the clouds - unrealistic two-tone whiskers

Comments: well this is a file i'm familiar with given i hexed it! perfect pose on the BOB cat, a lovely heavy tabby. BOS withheld due to one female entry being DQ, and the other being misaligned

Honey Bear (6)
BOB: Taremu Fireworks N Dynamite
BOS: Taremu Pass the Potatoes

Comments: wow big chunky catz. lots of nice entries here - the chocolate torbie really caught my eye!

Kurilian Bobtail (6)
BOB: Beetlebum Downtown Alley
BOS: Kurilian Country's Permafrost

Comments: BOB goes to a really lovely tortie - i do prefer it in torties when the red area is striped, it's more realistic to me!

Maine Coon (19)
BOB: Cargo's Dungeons Deep
BOS: Cargo's More Fierce Than Fire
AOM: Aftermath Legends Never Die

Comments: oooh, a lot of nice catz here - nice strong competition in this ring. i really like all of the smokes in this ring - makes sense as i see a lot of smoke maine coons irl (well, on the internet lol), and the AOM blue tabby has a really nice, clear ticked tabby pattern. the PFM entries in this ring are really strong - i wish i had more placements to give (again!)

Norwegian Forest Cat (7)
BOB: Blizzard FOOL IN THE RAIN
BOS: Belleteyn Black Velvet

Comments: seems to be a couple of workable alignments with the SN file - i prefer the one that the BOB cat has. i prefer cat eye outlines to be black, but for dog eye outlines to match their pigment... i'm not sure how that came to be really

Pixiebob (13)
BOB: Vanilla's Patty Cake
BOS: Folklore Fearsome Fluffball
AOM: Folklore Miniature Wildcat

Comments: these cats are Big and Nasty so i really like them having the tabby light markings above their eyes to maximise that frown. BOB cat has a really rich brown base colour and bright eyes which makes it really stand out. i like the alignment where the front foot is flat the most!

Ragdoll (1)
PICK: Loveshack Chi-Chi

Comments: sadly a slightly misaligned pose on this one lonely kitty

Siberian (5)
BOB: Taremu Sprinkled Star Dust
BOS: Parody Floating Hopes

Comments: one of my favourite breeds! the paranoia file is also my favourite hehe. lovely red smoke in BOB - gorgeous even face, and this file does move about a lot in poses lmao. both BOB and BOS have my preferred alignment for this file!

Turkish Van (4)
HM: Starling Head To The Light

Comments: HM has my favourite pose of the bunch - sadly this file seems to have a wonky nose in the correct alignment? which is what it is but it is a shame

AIRSHIP #1 - WINNER'S CIRCLE

BIS: Monarch's Legacy (British Shorthair, Cobby)
BW: Glitterfeet's Snakes and Ladders (Singapura, Foreign)
RW: Macavity's Smoked Oyster (German Rex, Semi-Foreign)
W1: Cargo's Dungeons Deep (Maine Coon, Substantial)
W2: Outtumbll Breaking Waves (Tabby, Semi-Cobby)
W3: Folklore Pretty Girl (Cornish Rex, Oriental)

Comments: i'm really pleased with this winner's circle - every cat was perfectly posed and just overall gorgeous. the top three catz were particularly hard to choose between as i felt that they are all brilliant representations of their patterns. goes without saying that any cat that got to this stage had an absolutely perfect pose!

SHOW SUMMARY
Total entries: 524
# breeds represented: 68
# breeds without representation: 7
Largest breed ring: British Longhair (19) + Maine Coon (19)

OLFACTION #1 - GUNDOG
Breeds without entries: English Pointer, German Longhaired Pointer, Large Munsterlander, Old Danish Pointer, Picardy Spaniel, Portuguese Pointer, Small Munsterlander, Wetterhoun

GROUP
G1: Frogbowl Falling Fast
G2: Mirror Blue's Won't You Guide
G3: Blizzard BLACK HEARTED BEAST
G4: Energizing Online Classes

Comments: oooh a lot of gorgeous dogz in the group. G1 is the chessie, who i think has such a stunning dane pose for a petzy file, and the coat texture is really pronounced like i'd expect on a chessie. G2 to the gordon setter - this pose really stood out to me in an incredibly tough ring, and the dog looks very smart and proud with the level muzzle. G3 is to the labrador, which has a stunning pose and really draws attention to the thick and sturdy neck of the breed. G4 goes to the spinone, which i think has a gorgeous pose for this file, and the head and ear shape are really clean - overall a very balanced looking dog

American Cocker Spaniel (10)
BOB: Economic Times at Rosestone
BOS: Rosestone's Beginning Of the Tale
AOM: Weel's CZARNY JAK NOC

Comments: the lack of super distinguishable wrists here makes a couple of alignments look nice, the alignment of the BOB dog is my favourite though. a fair few nice straight heads - the FP file does look nice and proud with a high head

American Water Spaniel (5)
BOB: Geriatrix Kentucky Fried Duck
BOS: Geriatrix Stars And Stripes

Barbet (5)
BOB: Uplands Rich Man
BOS: Uplands Old-School Pop

Comments: couple of unplaced dogz with nice head alignments in this ring, however they are at low breathing points

Blue Picardy Spaniel (9)
BOB: Kimber's Dazzle 'Em Blue
BOS: Fólkvangr BLUE CURACAO

Bracco Italiano (3)
HM: Masanga Say the word

Comments: lovely pose on the winning dog

Braque du Bourbonnais (6)
BOB: Cansas' Start A Riot
BOS: Dragosani STAROŻYTNA WIEDZA

Brittany (6)
BOB: Rosestone's If It Walks Like It Talks
BOS: Evanescence Kirinbell

DQ: Cansas' Gummiberry Juice - 100% white around the eyes - issue resolved (balls rolling in face)

Comments: tricky white around the eye limits in this breed. roaning/ticking = white, even if it doesn't look like it, as they are patterns that only affect white. something to look out for!

Chesapeake Bay Retriever (5)
BOB: Frogbowl Falling Fast
BOS: Frogbowl One To Watch

Comments: oh that abno file is SO SWEET, it looks lovely in both dane and dali (and all of the poses of file in the ring are gorgeous). tough decision!

Clumber Spaniel (9)
BOB: Frogbowl Your Foot Or Mine
BOS: Frogbowl How Many Leafs

Curly Coated Retriever (8)
BOB: MORPHEE's Thoth
BOS: MORPHEE's Tamuz

English Cocker Spaniel (16)
BOB: Dalheaf Sloe and Steady
BOS: BFK's Elemental Berry Giver
AOM: Deithwen Have A Great Flight

Comments: wow, there are some gorgeous poses from multiple files in this ring. there's a couple more dogz i'd like to award. in the showy file (lime green flamingos), i do like to see full or mostly full liplines - sileas let me know that this file does in fact come with partial liplines, something i completely missed in the file notes! it hasn't changed my results for the breed ring - competition is really tough here

English Setter (10)
BOB: Spitfire's Kingston Town
BOS: withheld
AOM: SettFever Saturday Night

Comments: BOS withheld as all female dogz are misaligned. BOB has a lovely smart pose

English Springer Spaniel (8)
BOB: Energizing Sweet Sixteen
BOS: Maplewood's La De Da De Da De Da

Comments: oh wow the claws in the FP file look a lot like anchored pawpads makes a mental note

Field Spaniel (5)
BOB: Evanescence Cold Case
BOS: withheld

Comments: BOS withheld as all other dogz in the ring are misaligned. BOB also sadly seems to be at a bit of a low breathing point

Flat Coated Retriever (4)
HM: Evanescence Tame Impala

German Shorthaired Pointer (1)
PICK: Caraway Hijack My Heart

Comments: very nice pose on a particularly hard-to-pose file

German Wachtelhund (3)
HM: Tesla's Midnight Queen

Comments: nice alignment and head, but the breathing point is a touch low

German Wirehaired Pointer (6)
BOB: Damage Inc. NAVICULAR
BOS: Damage Inc. SUNFYRE

Comments: only two correctly aligned dogz, sadly the head is very even on either

Golden Retriever (10)
BOB: BFK's Slice of Delight
BOS: Sz's Zero Shadow Day
AOM: Geriatrix Couldn't Retrieve A Duck

Comments: all of the placed dogz here are in gorgeous poses for each of their files!

Gordon Setter (10)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Won't You Guide
BOS: Ebony and Ivory of Gunhill
AOM: Wolf's Cover Me In Diamond Rain

Comments: wow, there are some gorgeous poses in this ring. hard to choose! all of my favourites are male too which does not help

Hungarian Shorthaired Vizsla (1)
PICK: Mirror Blue's Duke of Disgrace

Comments: not quite the right alignment sadly. i'm sure these guys used to be more popular!

Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla (2)
HM: Mirror Blue's Old Soul Reprise

Irish Red and White Setter (5)
BOB: SettFever Yanda
BOS: withheld

Comments: BOS withheld due to their only being one dog with the correct alignment, and sadly the head isn't too great

Irish Setter (11)
BOB: Andervale's If Not Disappear
BOS: Evanescence River Flows In You
AOM: Cansas' Another Cup Of Coffee

Irish Water Spaniel (1)
PICK: Irish Water Spaniel (1)

Kooikerhondje (4)
HM: Evanescence Red Red Wine

Comments: couple of alignments here, both look nice on the file

Korthals Griffon (5)
BOB: Vento de Espero's Chocolate Covered Bullet
BOS: Oakley Palm Beach

Comments: couple of workable alignments with this file, BOS sadly at a low breathing point

Labrador Retriever (PFM Labrador) (32)
BOB: Blizzard BLACK HEARTED BEAST
BOS: Blizzard TOSCA
AOM: Cargo's Whipped Vanilla Cream
AOM: Cargo's Sun-Drenched Citrus
AOM: BFK's Wading Through Phases

Comments: the ring i feared judging! some stunning poses in the mira file and the PFM file. BOB is a perfect pose of that file for me, BOS also an amazing example of that file.

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (12)
BOB: Redum DARK DEVIL
BOS: Cansas' Feel My Fire
AOM: Cansas' Beyond the Flames

Comments: i prefer the pose on the AOM dog over the BOS, but sadly i can't have boy dogz for both BOB and BOS lol

Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer (9)
BOB: Dragosani GOOD WILL
BOS: Uplands Cutting a Path

Comments: really nice ring! lots of nice poses and dogz

Spinone Italiano (5)
BOB: Energizing Online Classes
BOS: Energizing Peppermint

Comments: another file with a couple of workable alignments! BOB is very nice

Sussex Spaniel (6)
BOB: Aura's Daughter of Teleutas
BOS: Geriatrix Cuppa Mocha

Weimaraner (12)
BOB: Dragosani ZNAJDĘ W SOBIE MOC
BOS: Blizzard Resilience
AOM: Dragosani CZY JUŻ WSZYSTKIE MASZ

Comments: yay i love this breed, there are some really lovely entries and poses here. strong ring!!

Welsh Springer Spaniel (3)
HM: Cansas' Six Feet Under

OLFACTION #1 - HOUND
Breeds without entries: Afghan Hound, American Foxhound, Black Norwegian Elkhound, Halden Hound, Harrier, Hungarian Greyhound, Segugio Italiano, Sloughi, Thai Ridgeback

GROUP
G1: Mirror Blue's Memory Has Won
G2: TrailHawk's Dipped in Mud
G3: Cargo's Jelly Bean Speckles
G4: Wolf Hollow's Kaarina

Comments: the quality of these group rings really is strong. G1 goes to the ibizan hound - i cannot get over how gorgeous both this pose and dog is, it looks so majestic and the dog is so rich in colour. G2 goes to the bavarian mountain hound, i think this dog looks so proud in the high-headed pose. G3 goes to the mini dachie, this is such a gorgeous pose for the PFM file, and the merling is really even. finally, G4 goes to the karelian bear dog! this pose looks very proud and alert, and the dark head is super pretty

American Leopard Hound (2)
HM: Nosewise Tree Climbing Terror

Azawakh (6)
BOB: Geriatrix Gangly Lad
BOS: Geriatrix Baby Giraffe

Comments: ooh this file looks tough to pose. i like the alignment on the placing dogz the best!

Basenji (1)
PICK: Cansas' RED'N'PEPPER

Comments: sadly slightly misaligned

Basset Fauve de Bretagne (3)
HM: Cansas' Beat the Rap

Basset Hound (8)
BOB: KUKU NA MUNIU Szajka Uchatych
BOS: Providence Solar Eclipse

Comments: BOB has a lovely clean pose, with a soft expression

Bavarian Mountain Hound (2)
HM: TrailHawk's Dipped in Mud

Comment: ooooh, this pose looks really nice. the high head is really flattering!

Beagle (6)
BOB: Blizzard Following Your Trace
BOS: withheld

Comments: only one dog in the right alignment (hence BOS being withheld), and sadly this dog has slightly mismatching pigment on the eyerim, which is faulted. a fault can still place for me with a perfect pose (like the BOB dog has); pose = physical structure of the dog in my eyes, and so takes importance over colouration

Black and Tan Coonhound (4)
HM: Oakley's Rockabilly Guy

Bloodhound (3)
HM: Dalheaf Sound The Bugle

Comments: ooh it's the lefties. placed dog has the perfect alignment and a very nice head carriage

Bluetick Coonhound (8)
BOB: Nosewise Crossfire
BOS: Pemberley Casino Royale

Comments: two really lovely poses - the ear alignments on both are fabulous

Borzoi (11)
BOB: Mirror Blue's Life and Fate
BOS: Dragosani SAMOTNOŚĆ
AOM: Expedition's Perfect Example

Comments: BOB dog has the correct alignment and a nice straight hock - the hock in the java file doesn't always seem to straighten up in the right alignment, which makes me think that it's likely something to do with the breathing point. BOB dog's leg alignment and hock is ideal for me.

Chart Polski (12)
BOB: Polka BLACKCURRANT
BOS: Polka Anioł Stróż
AOM: Polka PIERWSZY RAZ

Comments: oooh, there's some LOVELY poses in this ring. all placed dogs have gorgeous heads and very nice soft expressions.

Cirneco dell'Etna (2)
HM: Mirror Blue's The Cutting Edge

Deerhound (2)
HM: Ravenskeep Dashing Deer

Drever (1)
PICK: Cansas' Skylark Logan

Dunker (5)
BOB: Cansas' Scooby Doo Where Are You
BOS: withheld

Comments: BOS withheld, only one female dog in the ring at a very low breathing point

English Foxhound (1)
PICK: Sunbound's Identity Crisis

Galgo Español (2)
HM: Converse MIGHTY LITTLE MAN

Comments: i think the HM dog is at a slightly low breathing point, but i prefer this alignment out of the two dogs

Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen (5)
BOB: Cansas' THE RUGGED MAN
BOS: Hallasholm Hey Ma Look at Me

Greyhound (13)
BOB: Frogbowl Classic By Design
BOS: Frogbowl Classic Kindness
AOM: Cansas' Viva Las Vegas

DQ: Loveshack Get Over It, Loveshack I Wanna See Your Smile, Loveshack Jasna Strona, Loveshack Life Is Fun - texture issues: not sure if it's a problem with how the textures are showing up in game, or if they use brindle merle textures (or brindle with tipping??) (not accepted)

Comments: love the petzy file entries here, there's one really nicely posed cargo file dog too. some texture issues with some of the dogz - not sure if it's a problem with the textures (i presume it is), or whether the textures are actually intended for brindle merle dogz (merle is not accepted in greyhounds)

Hamiltonstovare (4)
HM: BFK's Oldie But Goldie

Comments: really lovely poses from dogz in the petzy file and one dog in the showy file, but the stunning dane head of the petzy file dog won me over

Ibizan Hound (4)
HM: Mirror Blue's Memory Has Won

Comments: absolutely stunning pose on the winning dog. wow

Irish Wolfhound (4)
HM: Benknota's Red Red Wine

Jämthund (1)
PICK: Starsearcher Rose Of Sharon

Comments: nice pose!!

Karelian Bear Dog (2)
HM: Wolf Hollow's Kaarina

Comments: crikey this was difficult, both poses are very, very nice and very, very similar! love the dark head of the winning dog, that is what swayed me in the end

Miniature Dachshund (PFM Dachshund) (23)
BOB: Cargo's Jelly Bean Speckles
BOS: Nosewise Dachs Krieger
AOM: Cansas' Be My Mistake
AOM: Nosewise More Merle Please!

Comments: wow lots of sausage. really love the pose of the BOB dog - nice soft eyelids and not too much of the far eye showing (though being able to see the far eye is expected for PFM dachies). nice 50/50 split of the merling as well. the general quality of the poses in the PFM dogs is really high, and better than the general quality of poses seen in the SN/filigree dogz.

Norrbottenspets (5)
BOB: Blizzard Howling around my happy place
BOS: Blizzard Climate Change

Norwegian Elkhound (3)
HM: Koiyaki Fade Into Darkness

Otterhound
PICK: Cansas' I Want It Now!

Comments: nice dog and nice pose!

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen (6)
BOB: Cansas' Soif De Vivre
BOS: Energizing Why Not

Comments: i think i prefer this alignment to the one that's turned farther forwards... not sure if it's the ideal though or if an inbetween is possible in the file

Pharaoh Hound (6)
BOB: Mirror Blue's In Love With the Dream
BOS: Cansas' Niju Araur

Plott (4)
HM: TrailHawk's The Star Room

Comments: lovely pose on this dog!

Portuguese Podengo (3)
HM: Nosewise Terror of Tiny Town

Comments: another lovely pose here!

Rabbit Dachshund (7)
BOB: Cansas' Freaking Me Out
BOS: Cansas' Mojo Boogie

Redbone Coonhound (1)
PICK: Mirror Blue's By the Mark

Rhodesian Ridgeback (10)
BOB: Blizzard WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
BOS: Blizzard DANCING WITH LIONS
AOM: Filigree's SHAR'DAMA KA

Comments: some REALLY nice poses in this ring. BOB dog looks particularly elegant and smooth!

Saluki (3)
HM: Ravenskeep Light of the Moon

Comments: alignment is right, but the head is slightly off

Standard Dachshund (8)
BOB: Cansas' Jocelyn Flores
BOS: Cansas' Wishing Well

Treeing Walker Coonhound (1)
PICK: Pemberley Play Pretend

West Siberian Laika (1)
PICK: Aragorn's AMORE MIO

Whippet
BOB: Cansas' Last Request
BOS: Dragosani ŁAPY W WHISKEY
AOM: Dragosani Z KWIATKA NA KWIATEK

DQ: Ethereal Flag all Unfurled - fur textured nose & liplines

Comments: the best breed in the world imo. some lovely poses here! in the perfect alignment, the far legs of this file shift slightly between the two highest breathing point frames - i judge both frames as equal, as the technical 'higher' of the two is the one that makes the far front leg poke through out the back of the near front leg, so the technical 'lower' of the two looks a bit cleaner. pros and cons are equal again.