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Breed Standards W.E.L.K.S.2008 The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Southern Counties 2008 Three Counties 2008 Border Union 2008 Blackpool 2008 Windsor 2008 South Wales 2008 Paignton 2008 Bournemouth 2008 Welsh KC 2008 SKC August 2008 City Of Birmingham 2008 Darlington 2008 |
Border Terrier
V (2,1a) 1 Hardman’s Bonosue Queen Of The Nile, 81/2 years bitch, in good condition & good coat, typical head & ears, good neck, lovely shoulders, easy to span, moved well, handled well. MPD (7,2) 1 Gill’s Foxcraig Magic Max at Tyneaster, very nice pup, best of coats, nice head, neck & shoulders, good mouth, lovely balance, good attitude. Needs to steady on the lead; 2 McKenzie’s Akenside Zadok The Priest, good head, neck & shoulders, big teeth, moved very well. Pity about the soft coat; 3 James’ Blackmine Rossington. PD (5,1) 1 Marr’s Redfox Robbie, good front which comes with good shoulders, moved with drive, nice head, good topline. Coat can only get better with age. Nice size, lovely big teeth. BP; 2 Iddon’s Murphs Rutland Rascal, like the bone on this one, in good coat, nice head, good ear placement, moved & showed very well; 3 Davis’ Hesslemere Hi Karate. JD (10,3) 1 Johnson & Williams’ Quarryway Dill, lovely dog, really good neck & shoulders, good mover, in smashing trim, nice head, good attitude. With maturity will trouble the best; 2 Haughton’s Chorbeck Moonlight Shadow, in good coat & condition, smashing mover, typical head & ears, good expression, good handler; 3 Houston’s Earthwise Wolfbane. GD (6,1) 1 Bate’s Finehaugh Fella at Kgills, good coated dog, moved very good, nice shoulders, typical head, easy to span; 2 Culley’s Joncroft Orcadian Scion, handy dog, very much like 1, will change places. Pity coat not at its best. Best mover in class; 3 Woolrich’s Mansergh Song Thrush. PGD (8,1) 1 Sugars’ Foxcraig Magician, in good coat & pelt, well balanced, good mover, excellent layback of shoulders, very nice head, good feet & thick pads; 2 J Orcadian Scion; 3 Golding’s Master Minstral. LD (12,2) 1 Culley’s Earthwise Deuteronomy, best mover in class, moved straight & true, lovely head, correct expression, good neck & shoulders; 2 Harrison’s Iacheslei Torus, another who moved correctly, good expression, good neck & shoulders, correct mouth, good head, very well handled; 3 Fryer’s Irton Up Helly Aa. OD (7) 1 Harrison’s Iacheslei Taum, upstanding dog, in good coat, thick padded feet, lovely head & expression, good neck & layback of shoulders, moved like a train. Beaten for BOB by a very good bitch. CC; 2 Hollingsbee’s Ch Otterwood Amex, lovely dog, smashing head & neck, best of movement, nice bone, good pads. Failed on coat. RCC; 3 Davis’ Hesslemere Thriller. MPB (9,1) 1 Hopper’s Terracaos Nell Gwynn at Esyntona, nice balanced pup, nice head & expression, nice ears, good shoulders, nicely balanced, excellent movement for age; 2 Fryer’s Iron Polka, failed to 1 in coat. Another I liked, well balanced, good expression, moved best in class. Should do well when in good coat; 3 Todd’s Foxcraig Magic Spell at Roxess. PB (5,1) 1 Hardman’s Spanwise Scarlatina, best mover in class, good coat for age, good neck & shoulders, lovely expression; 2 Davis’ Hesslemere Miss Lemon, failed to 1 on coat. Nice dog, good bone & thick pads, nice head & ears, good layback of shoulder, good mouth, moved well with handler; 3 Johns’ Aladryn Nikita. JB (6) 1 Pickering’s Picer Bright Idea, very good Border, has everything one should have in a Border, head & ears make her have a wonderful expression, wonderful shoulders, nice round bone & thick pads, in the best of condition, moved with handler as one, a credit to her owner/breeder, class act. CC & BOB; 2 Johnson’s Karison Kamellia, good mover, when they are made right they move right, in good coat, lovely neck & shoulders, nice bone, good mouth, classic one; 3 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Ditty. GB (12,1) 1 Pickering’s Picer Polyanthus, another from this clever owner/breeder, sister to previous class, first class coat with undercoat, movement correct, lovely head, good expression, correct neck & shoulder placement, very good coat; 2 Wanless’ Thorneyburn Minnie The Minx, the best of coats, it gleamed with health, nice type, good expression, nice attitude, nice head & shoulders, good mouth; 3 Speake & Tart’s Aurora’s Popcorn. PGB (14,2) 1 Harrison’s Iacheslei Montanus, nothing wrong with this one, first class coat, best of movers, good expression, nice big teeth, head & shoulders very good; 2 Longton’s Royday Wishing Dixie, good type, movement good, lovely head & shoulders, in very good coat & condition, good mouth with big teeth, good thick pads; 3 Fraser & Butler’s Wagtail Lass via Ycart. LB (21,3) 1 Dickinson & James’ Stoneygin Ripon Ruby by Badgerholme, lovely bitch but she was short of body coat & carried too much hair on her head which stole the correct expression from her. Lovely bitch, really knows how to move, has a good attitude to the show ring; 2 Moss’ Vallemoss Viola, good type, very good mover, in good coat, head, ears & shoulders all good, in good condition; 3 Fraser & Butler’s Blue Tutu via Ycart. OB (5) 1 Cuthbertson’s Ashbrae Trinnie, good balanced one, nice bone, big teeth, good head & foreface giving the correct expression, coat & condition the best, wonderful attitude, moved like a dream, lovely layback of shoulders, close decision. RCC; 2 McPherson’s Brumberhill Belle De Jour, put down by an expert, good head, neck & shoulders, in first class coat & condition. Failed to 1 on ear placement which gave false expression; 3 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Daisytoats.
BRIAN RODGERS (JUDGE)
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