# 157
Cinnamon Banded
Long Hair
Color/Markings - 21
Type - 19
Fur - 7
Size - 9
Condition - 8+
Eyes/ears - 4
Total - 68+
Place - 2
Comments -The color quality of the cinnamon is very hard to assess given
these photos. I can't see the cheekflashes or crescents, and the lighting
doesn't make the cinnamon particularly easy to see either. The band is
narrow toward the dorsal line and too wide along the sides making the margins not particularly close to parallel. Coat length is a weakness although the hamster seems to have a relatively broad body. The head is a bit longer than it should be but not too bad. The coat does not look as dense as most of the others entered, but actually feeling it would make the assessment easier. This hamster also appears to be an odd-eye with one eye darker than the other. I am ignoring that in the judging but will ask how that is typically dealt with. I personally have never judged an odd eyed hamster.
# 125
Black Banded
Long Hair
Color/Markings -20
Type - 19
Fur - 7+
Size - 9-
Condition - 9
Eyes/ears - 4
Total - 68
Place - 3
Comments - Although his pattern is attractive, it is not close to the standard for the banded gene. Coat length is weak as are most other long
haired males entered. The black color is quite good.
# 170
Golden Dominant Spot
Longhair
Color/Markings - 23
Type - 21-
Fur - 8
Size - 8+
Condition - 9
Eyes/ears - 4
Total - 73
Place - 1
Comments - His pattern lacks sufficient white for the dominant spot standard with a bit of unevenness in the pattern. His type is strong, but his size (length) is a bit weak. This is a nice breeding animal particularly because it's his pattern that has cost him the most, and the quality of the pattern will not transfer to offspring. They can range from better marked than he is
to worse marked.
