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CAIRN BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 21 Judge: Ann Waugh STKCA CAIRN JUDGE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 21 I was not really looking forward to judging but found that the breed is in a better place exhibit-wise than I had anticipated. The same cannot be true about our falling number of exhibitors which is most worrying. A proportion of the entry had poor heads. Too narrow in upper skull and lacking in a good stop with eyes too closely set. Body balance varied too. This means that the depth of body should not be deeper than the length of leg. A Cairn should never be described as compact or cobby or appear low to ground and long in body. There should be some daylight under this dog. It should appear agile with a balance between body length, height at the shoulder and leg length. Moderate is the best word to describe a Cairn. 1 Shannon, Storr & Middlehurst’s Brenndarcy It’s Magic. A delightful 6 mth wheaten, with a good head, well constructed body, true and confident on the move. Promising. Reminded me of his sire whom I judged as a puppy in 2004. 1 Hogarty’s Cadagio Super Trouper. 11 mth red br., well grown, excellent head and expression, soundly made body in good condition, strong propulsion from rear when viewed in side action. An exciting prospect. Best Puppy. 1 Thomas’ Tom Tricks Jocan Ty Cadno (Swed Imp). Here I compare the two dogs. Both moved well and true. Both showed equally well and were presented in good condition. My deciding factor here was on heads. Jocan had a better formed skull and a more typical expression. 2 Munday’s Lentrica Mystic Warrior. 1 Keeves’ Seveek Carry On The Dream. Pleasing correctly formed head with typical cheeky expression. In short coat of correct texture. Moved well if a bit too exhuberant at times. 2 Peers’ Tweedisle Charismatic Guy. Immature in head. Growing a new coat but very short at present. Carried his topline well on the move which gave him the advantage over the third dog. 3 Saich’s Lindcoly Marvellous Trevour. 1 Peers’ Tweedisle Jaunty Lad. Gr Br. Well formed head, good mouth and eye, correct in colour position and shape. Balanced well constructed body in good coat and condition. Moved well all ways. 1 Weinberger’s Cruzo Chorister With Correnie. Gr. Br. Correct head with very good stop, mouth and eye, on the tall side but with excellent body balance, level topline held well, correct ribcage, pleasing hind quarters. True movement. 2 Dennis, Goddard & Waite’s Good Times Ahead With Oudenarde. Red Br. Nicely constructed head and expression, well placed eyes and good mouth. Strong outline, moved well. I was splitting hairs here as both dogs were equally good. The deciding factor was the keener expression of the first but I could see them changing places another day. 3 Inett & Harrison’s Carradine In ‘N Out Mr Sprout. 1 Firth’s Ch Cairngold Chico JW. Very smart red, attractive head, dk eye and good expression, sufficient bone, correct front, good reach of neck with the length of leg I like to see. Clean outline held well at all times. Today moved with good drive, ex showman. CC. 2 Felters & Rumens’ Landbuck Kingsman. Dk Br. Masculine in outlook, good head with correct eye and good mouth, presented in good coat, balanced body, slightly smaller than first.Flowed around the ring with freedom. RCC. 3 Weinberger’s Cruzo Copper Coin For Correnie. 1 McIntyre’s Cannwood Celtic Charm. Cr Dk Pts. Lovely typical head and expression, in good coat, moved well both ways. 2 Hiam’s Carradine Dottie. Head not quite as pleasing as first and smaller in stature. In good body condition, very free in movement. 3 Metcalf-Sault’s Cannwood Quiet Reflections. 1 Bubb’s Wandris Strike A Light. Gr. Br. with a pleasing head construction, good mouth and eyes. level topline held well, moved better in front than behind. 1 Keeves’ Seveek License To Dream. Red Br. 11 mths at the leggy stage but balanced, immature body, level topline and good tailset. Head proportions all correct if short of furnishings, short coat of good quality, true mover but a bit of a handful to show. BPB. 2 Osborn’s Tweslam Be Gin The Magic (AI). 9 mth Red Wh. Very pretty feminine head of typical proportions, mouth and eye also good, small ears well positioned, in good correct coat. She also was a handful as she was not always as one with her handler. Moved better in front than behind and not the topline of first. 1 Soper’s Elitecharm Showgirl. Wh. Br. Aptly named showing well at all times. Pleasing head, not a big bitch but has a well balanced body, short of coat at present. Strode out well in tune with her handler. 2 Shannon’s Doonrae Rebel Rebel Among Brenndarcy. Again aptly named for a different reason from first. Red Br. with a truly lovely head and expression in excellent coat, does not have quite the scope of first but in many ways typical of the breed. Movement ok. 3 Saich’s Lindcoly Ocean Dream. 1 Petts’ Rasken’s Joan Jett For Doonrae (Swed Imp). Red Wh. Feminine head of good proportions and construction, well made balanced body with excellent angulations and well developed second thigh enabling her to move true and with great ease and this was my deciding factor in giving her the RCC. 2 Osborn’s Tweslam Days Of Magic. Red Dk Pts, upstanding bitch with clean balanced outline, well formed head, mouth, eye colour, coat and body all correct. Moved well enough to gain this position in a good competitive class. 3 Keeves’ Seveek Everlasting Dream. I found this class difficult to judge for varying reasons. 1 Bubb’s Hjohoo’s How Easy Hjo Please Me (Swed Imp). Dk Br. Feminine bitch with a well made head, good stop, eye colour and mouth. Presented in good coat and body condition, moved with freedom in side gait and showed well. 2 Bateman & Ravenhill’s Carradine Mon Mon Sherry. Pleasing head, in good coat. Did not always carry her topline well on the move.This also applied to the third in this class. 3 Metcalf-Sault’s Cannwood Call Me Aggie. 1 Clarke’s Cairngold Chakira By Lentrica. Cream,with a pretty and feminine head of good construction, everything correct, balanced body of excellent proportions, strong clean outline, presented in peak condition in both body and coat, moved around the ring showing her excellent topline and true quality. BCC, BOB and G1 in the Terrier Group. Well done! 2 Firth’s Cairngold Chiquitita. Red Dk Pts. So like her litter sister and so unlucky to meet her on a day she was on top form. Everything correct from nose to tail, gd. balanced body and excellent movement but unlike her sister she was distracted by the posters on the walls and therefore did not give the performance of her sister. A lovely bitch nevertheless. 3 Bateman’s Carradine Fizz Bomb. 1 Thomas’ Tycadno Yours Truly. Br. So lovely and difficult to fault, a slightly heavier type than I usually prefer but here she could not be denied this placing. Her head is gorgeous and so typical in expression. She handles so well on the table with everything correct. Her bearing and movement was faultless so true and powerful as she moved around the ring. She also showed well to win this excellent class. 2 Yates-Johnson’s Pendley Dinah. Gr Br. A lighter built bitch with a typical and correct head and expression, well made body of good proportion. Presented well, level topline, good tailset. Moved very well in profile but made a few erratic movements fore and aft - so was not as consistent here as the first but has so many good qualities. 3 Inett, Clayton & Harrison’s Carradine Jo.
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