First Place
MS's Skywalker
Owner: Katie Johnson
Red Eyed Schimmel Male
6 months
Judges Comments:
Well built male with masculine build and broad head, nice ears & eyes and beautiful whisker fan. Nice soft, clean coat. The body color is excellent, he has a nice mask and the color of his tail is a lovely orange while the coat is light. A beautiful tail, straight, correct length, and well proportioned (good thickness with no taper). Handsome gerbil!
Best Opposite Sex
ABC's Starburst
Owner: Donna Anastasi
Schimmel Female
8 months
Judges Comments:
Very pretty female shape, looks like an athletic little body and a great short head. Lovely eyes and glorious whiskers! Tail straight as an arrow with a pretty little tuft. Looks like a touch of peachy color on the back foot (feet matching the colorpoint color are considered highly desirable) and she has a very light body color which is great and a dark schimmel tail.
Second Place
MS's Renegade Angel
Owner: Katie Johnson
Honey Cream Male
6 months
Judges Comments:
Here's a very handsome boy with a solid body and neck set. He could use a bit more bulk, might get that as he matures. Really like the pretty eye shape and nice dark eyes. Tail starts off a good thickness, but has some kinks or just isn't held entirely straight in photo. For the honey cream coat, standard calls for a "peaches and cream" effect with mottling of white/orange on the back, so this boy might do better in a Pied class, since he doesn't seem to have that mottled look for honey cream.
Third Place
ABC's Twinkle
Owner: Donna Anastasi
Silver Point Female
4 months
Judges Comments:
A lovely young female! A bit of beefing up/touch more weight would aid her for show classes. Her build shows promise with a good neck set and nice short broad head. Ears are a good shape. Correct almond shaped eyes. Fantastic silverpoint color with neutral nails and silver nose/tail. Love that she has point color on her ears! Her feet lack any point color (which is a slight flaw). A lovely tuft and thickness of tail!
Schimmel Female
Judges Comments:
I adore this girl's short head and gorgeous eyes! Her body is very streamlined but could use more maturity and fullness. Seeing a rather weak rear, and the tail has some kinks. Cute tiny brush tuft at the tail tip. Her body color is still very peachy, schimmels for show should have a lighter body color, but her points are nice and dark.
Silver Point Female
Judges Comments:
This girl has a nicely set head with wide, balanced face. Good straight tail! Her build is a bit too compact, females should be streamlined in shape. The color is very pretty, though gets some points off for show, since standard calls for clear nails and silvery points and I see dark nails plus some brown hues on her nose. Nonetheless, a very healthy looking, bright-eyed girl!