KC Breed Standard

Birmingham National 13 Judge

ENGLISH BULL BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 13

Judge(s): DR BRIAN HILL

DCC PADHEN HITMAN (MR I & MRS L I MCDERMID)
RDCC LOUKA GONE RACIN (MISS E PULLEN)
BCC BILBOEN XRATED (MISS S FOSTER)
RBCC BULLYON IMEASUREABULL NESS (MR M & MRS J PHILLIPS)
BOB BILBOEN XRATED (MISS S FOSTER)
BP RIGHTSTUFF REFLECT A BULL (MR C J & MRS J WRIGHT)

ENGLISH BULL JUDGE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 13

Bull Terriers

Exhibits had pleasingly good temperaments, the fundamental virtue of this breed. However, some worryingly common construction faults, particularly very short upper arms, marred several otherwise very good specimens; very short upper arms take away those ‘bay windows’ which are such a feature of well constructed dogs. We also seem to be losing the breadth & length of foreface, which, together with wide lower jaws are essential to good dentition. As ever, movements were less than inspiring but with a few pleasing exceptions: notably the main winners, particularly the two CC winners which moved very well, the better mover achieving BOB (& G3).

PD (2)

1 Wright’s Rightstuff Reflect A Bull, white with dark head mark, butterfly nose, nicely balanced dog with enough bone, good bodylines for age, nice profile, correct mouth, well placed eyes & ears, would like wider muzzle, straight front but a bit short in upper arm, correct tailset, moved well for age, immature but promising. BP.

JD (2)

1 Nelson’s Bilboen Yannis, well boned tri, nicely balanced though better tail carriage would improve. Powerful head with well placed eyes & fairly good ears, scissor bite but one canine tight. Straight front spoilt by turning toes out a little, good quarters, movement fairly good, a tad close behind.

PGD (2)

1 Grant, Parkes & Burridge’s Chardaice Dillinger, r/w fairly well marked, curved profile with correct bite, would like ears more on top, greater width of muzzle & fill under the eyes, moved fairly well though a bit close behind;

2 Quentin’s Vauddhu Des Pirates D’Orthog, nicely marked br/w, well boned, straight front & fairly good body lines, head has lovely profile with slanting eyes, ears fairly good. Needs better width of muzzle & lower jaw, lower left canine misplaced, straight front, movement fairly good.

LD (10)

1 Pullen’s Louka Gone Racin, b/br/w, nicely marked, powerful head with lovely profile & marked roman finish, well placed eyes, would like ears a bit more on top, scissor bite, stands foursquare with pleasing bodylines including well set tail, good movement both ways. Quality dog. RCC;

2 Newberry’s Ukusa Quagmire, short backed white dog, outline spoiled by tail carriage. Head with good profile & eyes, average ear placement, scissor bite, movement fairly good though rather close behind;

3 Williams & Hawksford’s Busell’s Red Knight.

OD (5)

1 McDermid’s Padhen Hitman, b/br/w, powerful well boned dog, well balanced, good bodylines & horizontal tail carriage, head has curved profile & well placed eyes giving pleasing expression, ears better than average but still not quite on top, scissor bite, very good movement with reach & drive. To be supercritical I would like more length & breadth of foreface, but all told this is a top class dog, easily taking CC;

2 Wannop & Crossan’s Son Of Legends, white, straight front & good bodylines spoilt by rather flat front feet & I would like more muscle in quarters. Good head with curved profile & lovely eyes giving pleasing expression marred by low set ears, slightly undershot, fairly good movement;

3 Lamonby’s Emred Devils Spy.

PB (1)

1 Morgan & Wilson’s Romagna Drama Queen, nicely marked br/w curved profile with good length of foreface & correct bite. Very reluctant to show or move, I was told she had just been sick before entering the ring & she was later withdrawn from further competition following more regurgitations of lumps of wood.

JB (7)

1 Phillips’ Bullyon Imeasureabull Ness, attractive white, nicely balanced construction with pleasing topline & well carried tail, quality head with curved profile small eyes & quite good ear carriage giving good expression, scissor bite. One of the better movers, flat feet spoil the picture a bit, but a quality bitch. RCC;

2 Grieves’ Teirwgwyn Miss Independant of Meilow, attractive & well presented tri, a well built elegant bitch, long arched neck, lovely topline & tail carriage but spoiled by a short upper arm. Lovely head with good eyes, ears, profile & scissor bite. The upper arm reduces her reach but otherwise good movement;

3 Redmond’s Warhorse Death Or Glory.

PGB (3)

1 Wilson & Stephens’ Alizarin Sugar Babe, white with brindle eye patch, straight front, good quarters & correct tail carriage. A smoother topline would improve. Nicely curved head, correct mouth, decent eyes & ears, moved with drive though a little close behind, nice bitch.

LB (7)

1 Foster’s Bilboen Xrated, nicely marked r/w pleasing bodylines & topline, well balanced, strong head gently turned & fairly good earset, scissor bite, reasonable length & breadth of muzzle, her good construction resulted in her demonstrating much the best movement of the day, parallel & with real reach & drive, a pleasure to watch. CC, BOB & G3;

2 Lhomme’s Goodbye To Helen Wheels at Kaiserbull, good head with nice profile, lovely eyes & good earset, correct bite, straight front with good quarters & tail set, moved fairly well both ways;

3 Binks’ Darling Treasure.

OB (2)

1 Ley & Broomfield’s Fortifer’s Flammeta, r/w, strong filled head with curved profile, good eyes, ears almost on top, good depth of muzzle but teeth slightly undershot, smooth topline, correct tailset, slightly short in upper arm & turns front toes out a little, average movement;

2 Brown’s Tulsadoom Terrys All Gold, white with brindle ear patch, substantial bitch, slightly upright in front largely due to short upper arm. Good quarters & tail carriage, head has pleasing expression, mouth just correct, lower jaw rather narrow, adequate movement.

Dr BRIAN E HILL

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