CLASSIC SPOT CLASS
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SP01 - Female Spotted Silver Nutmeg
Blizzard, owned by Fabian Hopstaken, Gerbil Hub
Blizzard, owned by Fabian Hopstaken, Gerbil Hub
This girl has a nice silver coloring on the front pose but the side shots make her look brownish (poor lighting?) I like her body shape and she has a nice head spot. Hard to see the neck spot though.
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SP02 - Female Spotted Blue
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1st Place Miss Snowy, owned by Kirsten Vroombout, Gerbil Hub Pretty female with a good size, lovely build, nice head set and eye shape. Nice large nose, head, and neck spot. Even with spotting retains a deep blue coloring, without stray white hairs in the coat and tail. |
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SP03 - Female Spotted Burmese
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2nd Place GDG Marlowe, owned by Jamie Thurlow, Gerbera Daisy Gerbils What a beautiful gerbil. She has a nice body shape, thick coat, and gorgeous tail. So dark without a speck on white hairs in it. Also has a beautiful face make and the spotting looks attractive on it. The classic spot pattern (nose, head, neck looks like the standard in the top view, but in the side view you can see some white on the side of the neck (tending toward pied). |
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SP04 - Male Spotted Burmese
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BOS GDG Alder, owned by Jamie Thurlow, Gerbera Daisy Gerbils This male has a solid, strong male bulk without being fat (note the straight topline and belly line – with not bulge on either). Nice head and eye. He has a beautiful mask and dark tail with no stray white. Ideally the neck spot would be “cleaner” without the white along the side of the neck. |
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SP05 - Male Spotted Black
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3rd Place RC's ABC's Casper, owned by Sarah Skutt, River City Gerbils Very nice looking male. Good male bulk, Nice head set and eye shape. He looks relaxed and friendly. This boy has all the right spots in all the right places. One the side view he appears to have a lot of stray white hairs in the tail; this is a challenge for a spotted black gerbil. |
PIED & MOTTLED CLASS (PIEDS)
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PIED01 - Male Pied Black
RC's Baxter, owned by Sarah Skutt, River City Gerbils
RC's Baxter, owned by Sarah Skutt, River City Gerbils
Very little white on back, nice. Collar is a bit broken on both sides. Nice blaze with handsome star shape. Could use more size but nice head shape & set. Head a bit long and narrow muzzle. Tail is straight, thick & well tufted. Some stray white hairs. Eye a bit round. Lovely black and white whisker fan. Coat very soft & even.
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PIED02 - Male Pied Agouti
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3rd Place
Alvanno d’Amour, owned by Mélanie L’huillier, Les Gerbilles d’Amour (France) A few molt lines. Big bulky male, maybe a smidgen overweight Great head shape and set. Nice large almond eye. Pied collar is narrow and has some breakage. Top-down shot should be taken from straight overhead so I could see his markings and his back better. Appears to be little white on back. Tail is straight, thick, with good tuft. Nice dark base color. Beautiful male! |
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PIED03 - Male Pied Agouti
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1st Place
Clan Waterfield's Dejlig, owned by Rumiko Küllsen, Clan Waterfield Wow, what a gorgeous big collar on this male. He does have a fair amount of white on his back but not more than allowed by the standard. Tail is thick, straight and has an excellent tuft. No stray white in the tail. Excellent big male, good bulk, don't let him get any bigger. Excellent head shape: broad and short with a deep jowl. Nice eye and ear shape. Coat is smooth, one molt line. Lovely black & white whisker fan. Oops, he's in my pocket, how did that happen. |
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PIED04 - Female Pied Agouti
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BOS
GDG Evette, owned by Jamie Thurlow, Gerbera Daisy Gerbils Wow, dutch bunny pied! Great feminine shape on this female, especially in the top down view. Head is broad and well set. Has a lovely full pied collar that appears nearly unbroken. Almost no white on the back nor stray white in tail. Tail is thick, straight and well tufted, but I wish I could see the whole tail in the top view. Eye shape is okay, perhaps a bit too convex. Her coat could have done with a sand bath to highlight her lovely rich coat. Maybe a stray molt line or two but this is a gorgeous gerbil. PIED-04, meet PIED-03. |
PIED & MOTTLED CLASS (MOTTLED)
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MOT01 - Female Mottled Black
HHG's ABC Seeing Spot, owned by Diane Nott, Heavenly Heart Gerbilry
HHG's ABC Seeing Spot, owned by Diane Nott, Heavenly Heart Gerbilry
Nice heavy mottling. Side and 3/4 photos are a bit blurry and she's on the move in profile so it's a little harder to assess her shape, but the from-the-back shot was a creative way to catch her, and from there her size and shape look good. Tail appears to be long, straight and well-tufted. Base color is a bit light.
She's a pretty girl, I wish she would've held still!
She's a pretty girl, I wish she would've held still!
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MOT02 - Male Mottled Black
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2nd Place ABC's Cobblestone, owned by Donna Anastasi, ABC Gerbils Wow, this is a lovely big male, although getting a bit too large, given the amount of bulk around his neck. Mottling is delightful, highly variegated. Coat is clean and soft, no visible molt lines. Can't judge eye shape well. Lovely black and white whisker fan. |