Aust Ch Mirribandi Morgannah "Marnie"

Show Highlights & Critiques so far include -

Illawarra & South Eastern Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales Champ Show 28th Nov 2006 - Judge: Mr Benoit Thevenon (Frn)
Open Bitch Class
Complete scissor bite, very good proportions. Very good skull, excellent stop and muzzle. Very good parallelism, excellent eyes, very good ears, a little wide in carriage. Body - Very good proportions, excellent topline, croup a little sloping. Excellent chest, very good forequarters and hindquarters. Very good movement - could be more dynamic and the topline could be more straight in action. EXCELLENT

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Vic Champ Show 29th Oct 2005 - Judge: M Vermeire (Belgium)
2nd Open Bitch Class
6 years. Complete scissor bite, slight loss of pigmentation, muzzle a bit snipey. Flat skull, dark eyes a bit round. Small well placed ears. Could have more neck. Short straight back, croup a bit sloping, chest should be broader. Enough angulation in front, well angulated in rear. Good coat texture but missing undercoat. In the movement - very narrow in rear, a bit loose in front. Good tail. EXCELLENT

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of NSW Champ Show 30th July 2005 - Judge: Mr E Desschans (Belgium)
Bitch CC - BEST OF BREED - Best Open Groenendael
1st Open Bitch Class
61/2 years. Excellent general construction. Good back, slightly sloping croup, good angulation. Chest must be a little deeper, enough neck, good bone, well chiselled head with nice eyes and beautiful small ears, well set on. Good expression. Nice coat, excellent temperament, flat stop. Excellent pigmentation. Moves very well with excellent ground covering. EXCELLENT.

Illawarra & South Eastern Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales Champ Show. 26th March 2005. Judge: Mr J Luscott (UK)
Aust Bred Bitch Class
Good overall shape. Little shorter in head in balance to the body. Good ear set, nice eye. Strong through neck. Nice shoulder, length of rib, topline and underline. Coat on the turn but still covering well. Narrow through front. Nicely balanced in quarters Close at rear, good in front, nice action on side gait. EXCELLENT.

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria Champ Show. Nov 1st 2002 - Judge: Dr G Schaffner (France)
2nd Aust Bred Bitch Class
Scissor bite, complete dentition. Good size, good fur. Good typical expression. Medium size head. Excellent eyes, excellent small ears. Excellent reach of neck. Good medium build. Very good shoulder angulation and hindquarter angulation. Excellent bone. Excellent stance at the front. Feet slightly open at the back. Very good ground covering movement. EXCELLENT

Illawarra & South Eastern Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales Champ Show. 25-26th Oct 2002 - Judge: Marie-France Varlet (France)
2nd Aust Bred Bitch Class
Scissor complete dentition, good coat, medium size, expressive head, chiselled, skull slightly plunging, straight muzzle, lacking in underjaw, good ears medium, triangular pointed. Good dark eye, good pigmentation, sufficient sweep of neck, straight back, good croup, angulation correct, good bone, movement close in front and behind, good movement, the back rolls very slightly on move, good tail, good temperament. EXCELLENT

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria Champ Show 2nd November 2002 - Judge: Mme A Barbe (Ndl)
1st Aust Bred Bitch Class
Res CC Bitch
Best Aust Bred Groenendael
Complete scissor bite. Of good size, excellent typy female of 3.5 years. Medium long well chiselled head, good stop, nice dark almond eye, well set ears, good top line, very good chest. Good angulation in the front, just enough in the rear, nice coat, good bone. Movement – good in the front, could have more drive in the back, nice tail carriage. EXCELLENT

Illawarra & South Eastern Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales Champ Show. 20th Oct 2002 - Judge: Ms A McLaren (UK)
1st Aust Bred Bitch Class & Res CC Bitch
4yrs Complete scissor bite, typical bitch.  Good size, shown in good coat condition of good texture.  Medium length head, chiselled under eye.  Good flat skull, stop & parallels.  Dark eye of good shape, expressive medium ears of good triangular shape, well set and used constantly, a touch wide at base.  Good reach of neck, good withers, firm back of medium length, well developed chest, nicely defined underline, correctly angled front & rear. Calm presentation, good tail carriage, good steady side gait holding topline well. EXCELLENT

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of New South Wales Champ Show. 4th Aug 2001. Judge: Mme Heraly (Blg)
1st Intermediate Bitch Class
Complete dentition. Medium size. Medial line head with fairly good ears, good eyes, good pigmentation. Good in front, good feet. Angulation in front and back good. Very good coat. Good body. Movement good. EXCELLENT

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria Open Show 10th June 2001 - Miss J Cook (Vic) 
1st Intermediate Bitch
(No critique's at this show)

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of Victoria Champ Show. 4th Nov 2000 - Mme. M. Berton-Sarlat (France)
1st Intermediate Bitch
Eighteen months. Full scissor bite. Medium size, good condition, medium size head, just chiselled, nice female altogether, medium size ear, well carried, good dark eyes, flat skull, slight stop, head planes spoiled by the nostrils being a bit too high. Good neck line, on a medium size body, good strength, harmonious, slightly sloping croup, good depth of chest, good underline, shoulder limit, good rear angulation, good bone, good stance, very good presentation. Correct tail but too high, cow-hocked and open elbows. When moving well carried tail. EXCELLENT.

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of NSW Champ Show April 2000 - Judge: Mr F Aertgeerts (Blg)
1st Junior Bitch Class
12 month old bitch. Complete scissor bite. Nice chiselled.head. Good parallelism and stop. Little ears well set. Nice dark almond eyes. Very good pigmentation. Good back, little sloping croup. Good angulation front and rear. Good bone structure. Good developed chest. Good cat feet. Good presentation. Excellent movement. Grade: EXCELLENT.

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of NSW Champ Show April 2000 - Judge: Ms M Vermeire (Blg)
Best Junior Groenendael
1st Junior Bitch Class
12 months. Complete scissor bite, good pigmentation, good head but no stop, Dark eye but round. Small ears, could be a bit higher placed on head, good neck, dip in back, body a bit long, croup falling and good tail. Chest should be more developed. Well angulated, good feet, pasterns a bit weak, good top coat, should have more undercoat, good presentation, good character. Movement - loose in front, slightly crosses over in behind. Grade: VERY GOOD.

Belgian Shepherd Dog Club of NSW Champ Show 31st July 1999 - Judge: Mr E Desschans (Belgium)
1st Baby Puppy Bitch & Best Baby Puppy In Show
3.5 months, correct bite, good general construction, good coat, good expression, good angulations, the head is well chiselled, good ears well set on. Good temperament, moves well for her age, tail set on a little too high. VERY PROMISING.