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). |
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. |
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. |
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! |
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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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. |
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. |