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BULL MINIATURE LEEDS 09 Judge: Mr G Hughes BULL MINIATURE JUDGE LEEDS 09 Miniature Bull Terriers The overall quality was of a very high standard & it was a pleasure to judge. PD (1) 1 Harrison’s Jenkir Thor, b/br/w with well shaped head, good ear carriage & expression, correct mouth, good bone & substance for age. Very immature & will need time to fill out his frame & for his chest to develop to complete the picture. Moved with drive behind. Choppy in front. JD (2,1a) 1 Monaghan, Dobbin & Van Eck’s Debully Enter Sandman, 10 months r/w, well developed puppy with excellent make & shape, good spring of rib & depth of chest, fine lay of shoulder, underpinned by lovely straight front, excellent bend of stifle which he translates into his movement with drive & purpose, nicely shaped head with good depth. To be critical would like more width in muzzle & turn to complete the picture which may come as he matures. PGD (0). LD (4,1) 1 Llewellyn’s Bullypins Kaimos, male who teems with virtues & faults, yes he has an incorrect mouth, yes he is on the big side, but looked the picture of what he is, a Bull Terrier ‘in miniature’, white with ear & eye markings, super head which exudes power, well set ears & wicked expression, fully rounded with great depth & width to muzzle to give a classical finish, straight front, on his toes throughout with good lay of shoulder & well sprung ribs leading into well muscled quarters & bend of stifle. Bit of a handful on the move until he got his act together & decided to cooperate with his handler. Covered ground with purpose & drive. A bit close behind. CC; 2 Peakin’s Byzantine Hurly Burly, well made balanced white of square construction, good length of neck leading into good lay of shoulder with level topline, straight front with well sprung ribs & excellent quarters, in overall hard muscular conditioning, good head with just enough down face, correct mouth. Critically he has perhaps too kind an expression. With his construction I was not disappointed as he moved well in tune with his handler; 3 Averis’ Otherton Look At You at Saredon. OD (5) 1 Vickers’ Duvessa Red Cloud, red dog I have admired since first saw as a puppy, head that fits the Standard with great depth & width, correct mouth. Well placed ears, although with his laid back attitude he does not use to his advantage. Filled up under the eye with sufficient arc & finish to complete the picture, good length of neck straight front & depth of chest. A shade upright in shoulder which leads to him being a shade long in back, would like a bit more bend of stifle for although moved well lacks drive behind which went against him in the challenge, also his coat although of right texture lacked lustre. RCC; 2 Phillips’ Baiseys Blanc Du Blanc of Bullyon, substantial white dog, very nice head with well placed ears, ideal eye placement giving excellent expression, nice rounded muzzle with depth & width, muscular neck with straight front, level topline & fully matured body, well muscled rear with good second thigh, well presented & moved well; 3 Clark’s Grandopera Carbon Neutral. PB (5,1) 1 Shaw’s Badlesmere Bitovalrite, b/br/w, in my notes I wrote ‘proper mini’, very good head with width & depth of muzzle, correct mouth, dark eye with devil may care expression, well developed body with clean lines. Not the best of shoulders & front but this hopefully will improve with age. When she decided to participate moved well. BP; 2 Whittaker’s Wengormick Petite Lady, substantial white bitch with long elegant head, correct mouth, good ears & expression, well constructed with good front. Little slab sided which hopefully will round with maturity, not the finished product & would like to see her when she is fully matured. Moved well with purpose; 3 Llewellyn’s Merkava Kleopatra by Bullypins. JB (3,1) Two very good bitches that highlight the variety within the breed. 1 Ensell’s Erendon Waltzing Matilda at Minimayhem, very feminine white with lovely flowing lines, head long & filled, nice length of neck with good lay of shoulder & level topline. Bit two dimensional & needs to mature & spring her ribs. Of nice size, moved well. Overall would have liked a bit more drive; 2 Chapman’s Grandopera Global Warming at Delektabul, r/w bitch, compared with 1 a heavy weight mature bitch who is bodily very well put together, very good head, nicely filled & turned, strong neck with good lay of shoulder & level topline, deep chest with well tucked in elbows. Did at times turn one of her feet out. Moved well. PGB (1) 1 Hopkins & Taylor’s Margins Move Over Darlin at Manduessedum, tall br/w, excellent bone & substance, lovely expression with well filled & turned head, correct mouth, stands foursquare with deep chest & spring of rib, moved well, alone in the class but a quality bitch who has much to offer. LB (5) 1 Wiles’ Adderswood Vyvyan for Arcazy, b/br/w, excellent bitch whose overall make, feminine but not overdone in any way, clean well filled head with excellent ear & eye placement, straight front with well tucked in elbows, level topline, good spring of rib, well developed second thigh & angulated stifles, moved extremely well with drive & purpose, well handled, shape & balance won her CC & BOB; 2 Hemstock’s Adderswood Catt of Jolihem, litter sister to 1, two peas in a pod, of equal quality but completely indifferent to showing despite all her handler’s encouragement, if she had the show presence of her sister it would have been an extremely difficult decision & the results could have been reversed; 3 Foster’s Badlesmere Buzzin About. OB (6,2) 1 McGregor’s Bullypins Millima of Merlindan, b/br/w bitch, bigger than I would like. Very pleasing to the eye, long filled shapely head with good eye & ear placement, full rounded muzzle, shapely neck with good lay of shoulder & level topline, well developed rear which gives drive to her away movement. Elbows are not tucked under her which leads to her pinning in when moving towards which went against her in the challenge. RCC; 2 Phillips’ Bullyon Maiden Measure, classy substantial white bitch, very good body, clean lines with nice front & deep chest, pleasing head with excellent expression. Regrettably her movement is not her fortune; 3 Cartwright’s Black Mountains Bow. GRAHAM A HUGHES
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