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BORDER LEEDS 16 Judge: Mr Ken Bartlett BEST OF BREED : 1897 SPENCER Miss C Ploughdown Persephone BORDER JUDGE LEEDS 16 Border Terriers My thanks to the officers & committee for this appointment giving CCs in this breed for the first time, also the exhibitors for a lovely entry, also my two stewards who kept things running smoothly. MPD (2) 1 Broomhead’s Bardenfox A View To Kill, pleasing in head, good teeth, eyes dark, good coat, moved out well to win class; 2 Emmerson’s Keebank Moss Campion, not so outgoing as 1, good in neck & topline, bodying up nicely. PD (4,2a) 1 Wildey’s Shifty Fox Tried And Tested, 11 months & nice to go over, otter head, strong jaw with big teeth, good topline & tailset, in good coat & spannable; 2 Watson & Kenna’s Cynetkoy’s Gameplan, not moving so well in front, hard coat, good topline & tailset & for bone, showed OK. JD (12) A very interesting class. 1 Johnson’s Karison Kosta, a smart dog with a typical head, he has a strong jaw with correct dentition, neck flows into correct shoulders, a good coat & pelt & spannable, looks promising; 2 Baxter’s Mysulan Going Solo, lovely head, dark eyes, neat ears, narrow front, good bone & body & in hindquarters, coat correct & spannable; 3 Haughton’s Chorbeck Chatty Man. PGD (16,2) 1 Wright’s Manorcroft Kings Theatre, liked his shape & size with a good shaped head, eyes & earset correct, good in front & rear angulation, harsh coat, thick pelt, very good on the move; 2 Fawcett’s Carrock Carnegie, liked his head & expression, correct bite, good in neck & topline, tail well set, well ribbed & easily spanned, best of coats & moved true; 3 Brewster & Green’s Stowthorney Mr Tickle. LD (13) 1 Irving’s Dandyhow Galloping Gourmet, I liked this young dog very much, so outgoing, moving & showing so well, a lovely head, good front, level topline & tailset, bodying up nicely, harsh coat, spannable, standing on good feet, seriously considered for CC but today RCC; 2 Hollingsbee’s Otterwood Calus, not moving like 1, but a nice one, good in head, neck, shoulders & topline, good ribbing, harsh coat, easily spanned; 3 Dogwra’s Bandicoot Doc Martin. OD (7) 1 Hall & Ellis’ Ch Brackenfell Bok To Bach, a well made dog with good bone, good head & expression, double coated, thick pelt, moved & showed well to get CC; 2 James & Dickinson’s Ch Badgerholme Epsom Jet, another typical Border with a good head, correct dentition, shoulders well laid, narrow front, well ribbed, level topline, tailset & carried correct, pleasing on the move; 3 Holmes’ Barnby Caramel Wafer at Bimandi. VD (2) 1 South’s Borderella Day Tripper, 8 years & in good condition & coat harsh, moved & showed well to get BV & watch him get VG4; 2 Lorraine’s Stbedehounds Frank In Sense of Raleniro, not moving so well today but it is nice to see the old ones out & about. MPB (5,1) 1 Keeffe’s Keebank Rose Campion, 6½ months, nicely put together, feminine head, good teeth & earset, level topline, she has a harsh coat, moved really well both ways; 2 Wildey’s Shiftyfox Rock The World, another nice one, lovely head & expression, neat well placed ears, shoulders well laid, good topline & double coat, standing on good feet, just needs more confidence when on the move; 3 Hardman’s Royday Thats Hot at Bonosue. PB (9) A lovely class of bitches. 1 Illingworth’s Witch Way to Thornyhurst, liked this one very much, lovely feminine head with strong jaw, correct dentition, nice neck into level topline, in good coat, easily spanned, moved & showed well to get BP; 2 Hudson’s Shiftyfox Fairydust of Glenoak, another promising one, nice dark eyes, neat ears, good for bone & coat, moved well; 3 Alpe’s Cedarhill Shooting Star. JB (16,2) 1 Coleman’s Hartswelin She’s The One, a very neat bitch with a lovely head, neck & shoulders, bodying up nicely, spannable, in harsh coat, pleasing on the move; 2 Theobald’s Bimandi’s Bananarama, a nice type of bitch with neat ears, dark eyes, good teeth, thick pelt, spannable, harsh double coat, pleasing on the move; 3 Pickering’s Picer Flora Mcivor. PGB (14,1) A strong class. 1 Sansom’s Tarkaswell Doctor’s Orders, otter head, ears well set, good teeth & neck into well laid shoulders, level topline to well set & carried tail, in very good coat, good on the move; 2 Hollingsbee’s Otterwood Domina Candesco, a nice bitch for size, liked her head with correct bite, neck & body, level topline, good tailset, harsh coat & spannable, moved well both ways; 3 Hayes’ Lexmar Mercury Midas Touch. LB (15,2) Another very good class. 1 Spencer’s Ploughdown Persephone, a lovely bitch for shape & size, she has a lovely head with neat ears, correct bite, nice reach of neck, good in body & bone, in good coat, moved out well, pleased to give her the CC & BOB; 2 Baxter’s Sulan Strictly Blues Dancin, liked this bitch as well, pleasing in head, neck & shoulders, narrow front, good in body & coat, well presented, moving out well to get the RCC; 3 Gilpin’s Otterbobs Xolana. OB (15,2) 1 Dean’s Cedarhill Wish Upon A Star, another nice size bitch, good head & mouth, nice reach of neck, good topline & tailset, well ribbed, good for bone, easily spanned, pleasing on the move; 2 Pickering’s Picer Aimee Vilbert, otter head, dark eyes giving a nice expression, strong jaw, nice neck & topline, neat feet, good coat texture, moved out well; 3 Brannan & Kelly’s Ch Cedarhill Rising Star at Brawkell. VB (1) 1 Baxter’s Am/Can/Int Ch Sulan Fancy That, 9 years & still in correct coat, pleasing in head & neck, moved well. KEN BARTLETT
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