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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 THREE COUNTIES 08
Judge/s:Miss S A Leslie Dog CC : LEE'S CH TYTHROP TAPAS Judge/s:Miss S A Leslie I thank exhibitors & exhibits for putting up with my coughing & wheezing when the cold remedy stopped having an effect. I think my views on what constitutes a correct coat are pretty well known but I just want to add that regardless of the state of the coat our Borders should still be trimmed neatly & carefully for a natural look. Once there was debate over the lack of the double coat required by the Standard – & there are still plenty of exhibits where all the undercoat has been dragged out & others with very little harsh top coat either – but now coat in general is not being prepared with finesse – are we not finding time for our dogs? It seems that much less care is being taken, exhibits were trimmed leaving hard edges & in some cases making very strange shapes with long fringes left under the chest & brisket while trimming back to the skin under the loin so that some looked really tucked up which is very undesirable & not the same thing at all as being racy. Some felt really greasy & as if they had been rolled in grit. There were some strange rear assemblies with horrible shapes over the croup, very low tail sets, exaggeratedly angulated quarters some with very long back legs giving rise to peculiar rear pasterns. Fewer & fewer dogs feel right with the correct amount of flesh & muscle. Form follows function & even if our special breed does not do the job they were originally bred for they still need to be built for that life style & indeed be fit for life. MPD (7) 1 BP & PG1, Irving’s Dandyhow Masterpiece, headed a row of pleasing dog puppies with promising futures, this agile narrow youngster has good height to length ratios, carries his head nicely on a well formed neck set into a correct shoulder & upper arm, good bone without being over done, flowing topline, good ribbing, loin & rearquarters right for his age, tail set on well & moved with enthusiasm; 2 James’ Blackmine Rossington, has so much to like & must finish well with a good following wind, didn’t move quite so easily as 1 but as he grows up will mature here, presents good outline because well made & typical; 3 Matthews’ Rhozzum Kingpin. PD (2,1a) 1 Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Bobby Owl, reserve in MPD, felt he lacked the balance of the leaders being overly deep through his body in proportion to his bone & overall height & more puppyish in forehand construction, however not disgraced by any means with a really appealing head & typical expression. JD (8) I liked my card winners which as placed were the better movers & exhibited fitness & activity. 1 Guvercin’s Glebeheath Johnny The One, typy juvenile who moved soundly & economically, lovely expression with smashing eye, good skull & head well proportioned, stands well over his feet, & free from exaggeration, handy sort; 2 Johnson & Williams’ Quarryway Dill, very nice type, needs to grow a jacket & moving a tad close behind but came towards me well, built on right lines with pleasing underline & good head pattern; 3 Fryer’s Irton Up Helly. PGD (13,5) 1 Wallace’s Hobholt Harrier, one of those slightly dour ones who does not waste energy bouncing around but instead travels well over the ground & looks as if a days work would be accomplished easily, stood away with his excellent coat & pelt, beautifully made & presented, a true Border with a really good skull & foreface framed by close fitting ears of good size, maturing well; 2 Jackson’s Clipstone Tailor, appealing exhibit of quality with lovely legs & feet, great outlook & correct size, good topline & tailset; 3 Spencer’s Caznray Double Trouble. LD (11,3) 1 Harrison’s Iacheslei Torus, an agreeable class to examine with 1 doing everything right, pleases for his firm, toned body which still feels supple & flexible, moved in a positive, ground covering fashion & while he could be even more satisfying with a denser jacket as per the Standard I found the texture I wanted. I would have liked neater ears but his head was otherwise excellent & especially pleasing in profile & when he looked at me it was good. RCC; 2 Bean’s Brumberhill Battlecry, another youngster with that touch of class. Not as forward as 1 but shapely individual, well ribbed back & good in loin, spannable, first rate coat & pelt. Not moving quite as freely as the eventual winner but nevertheless one to watch; 3 Poulding’s Tufterslodge Whiz of Menavaur. OD (13,5) 1 Lee’s Ch Tythrop Tapas, beautifully proportioned dog who cannot fail to stand balanced as everything is in the right place, completely free from exaggeration he presented in tip-top condition for weight, muscletone & coat, hard to fault construction-wise he moved like a ch, handling the undulations of the ring with ease & has fulfilled his early promise in spades, typical in head with keen expression, this is a Border that is all Border & I would gladly tuck him under my arm. CC & BOB; 2 Singh’s Vandamere’s Secret Agent, slightly less racy than 1 but in wonderful nick with correct coat, lovely head & very typical expression. Moving soundly although a little lukewarmly, was nevertheless not discounted in the challenge; 3 Sneddon’s Kersfell Comet. MPB (10,2) 1 Johns’ Alardyn Candle In The Wind, some lovely puppies here headed by this youngster, could be a little more ribbed back but otherwise a feminine puppy with a very shapely outline. Really good type of individual with flowing topline & correct underline, good angulation & very pretty head with a smashing expression. Will need to mature in front but a promising start; 2 Fryer’s Irton Polka, close decision, really fit & active sort who had more finish than 1 but I just preferred the tailset of 1; 3 Hopper’s Terracao’s Nell Gywn at Esyntona. PB (7,2) Difficult class as quality was patchy. 1 Barber’s Alcumlow Spanish Steps, scopy individual who was the soundest here with a good neckline running into excellent shoulders, a shade better in front than 2 & moving more keenly. Would not want any more of her; 2 Hibberd’s Speck Of Gold at Biddestone, smaller type but all in proportion bodywise; 3 Ricks’ Farnes Grace at Leysh. JB (6,1) 1 Johnson & Williams’ Quarryway Sorrel, feminine exhibit with pretty head of good pattern & lovely expression, good make & shape, produced in satisfactory coat & well conditioned, could stand narrower in front but straight in bone & with good feet & like 2 demonstrating all the charms that a Border bitch can; 2 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Ditty, excels on the move using her whole body to propel herself forward from driving quarters & with her tail carried beautifully, athletic & of good size, preferred her in shoulder to 1; 3 Barrett’s Irton Strawberry Fair. PGB (13,2) Both 1 & 2 well conditioned & in good coat; 1 Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Purdi, lots to like in this quality individual, moved soundly, good in head with typical expression & showing herself to advantage throughout, good loin & tail well set on; 2 Lee’s Tythrop Traviata, really good specimen of ideal size & of workmanlike proportions put down beautifully & free from exaggeration. Could be a tad more shapely at stifle & hock when stacked but carries herself well moving; 3 Smith & Watts’ Markrich My Moti. LB (18,4) A smashing class, my line-up really pleased me. 1 Roberts’ Baywillow Canape at Smalesmouth, narrow feminine, exuding quality & really good to handle being toned & exhibited in perfect double coat, good legs & feet with bone just right, lovely neck & shoulders, moved out smartly using her quarters well, I really liked her head & correct expression RCC; 2 Girling’s Benattivo Mulberry, pleasing head & expression, strong muzzle, sound as a bell & not overdone in any department with good angulation all through & like 1 exhibiting a good tailset; 3 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Miss Otis. OB (12,5) 1 McPherson’s Brumberhill Belle De Jour Feminine throughout with best of neck & shoulders, legs & feet, a real class act, I loved the way her head fell into my hands with a beautifully moulded skull with correct foreface, jaw & all the essentials for the desired otter appearance. To be critical would just prefer a neater ear. Excels in both topline & underline with good rear assembly & moves like she should. Worthy CC; 2 Jordan’s Rubicon Reward comes to hand well albeit of different type, honest & feminine, nicely constructed with good front & rear assemblies. Would prefer the rib to be carried back further but satisfactory in loin & every part well connected; 3 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Daisytoats.
SALLY LESLIE (Judge)
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