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CAIRN CRUFTS 15 Judge(s): MR A FELTERS
DO YOU WISH THAT THE KENNEL CLUB WOULD PUT IT'S OWN HOUSE IN ORDER? PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION ABOVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS USE AN ALTERNATIVE NAME. CAIRN JUDGE CRUFTS CRUFTS 15 Cairn Terriers I was honoured & privileged to judge this wonderful entry. I was pleased that there were so few absentees. My thanks to my stewards, Des & Rob, who were superb, everything ran smoothly. I found some plain heads lacking stop & with long forefaces. However, there were some excellent heads with everything I was looking for. There was great variation in coat quality & presentation. Some exhibits desperately needed to have dead hair removed to allow for a new coat to come through. There were dirty coats (unacceptable). Over presenting the Cairn may look pretty but spoils the overall look. I found some mouths with incorrect bite, missing teeth & dirty teeth. Having said that there was lots of quality in the ring today. The big ring enabled movement to be assessed easily & very few disappointed in this respect. It was noisy & there was a lot going on around the ring & I was so pleased most just got on with the show. Temperaments were excellent throughout & I didn’t find too many oversized dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed the day; thank you. Amused to see my title on the awards board "Mrs”! VD (7,1a) 1 King & Leighton’s Ch Carradine Night Listener at Harkinleigh, 7 year old dark gr/br. Lovely dog to start my day. Liked his shape, outline. Good head. Moved & showed well; 2 Parkin’s Rochadee Mystery Of The Full Moon, red, 8 years. Smaller than 1. Pleasing head. Showed well; 3 Inett & Harrison’s Ch Glenchess Gabriel over Carradine, red with dark points. 9 years. Showed OK. MPD (1) 1 Peers’ Performing The Dream for Tweedisle, only 8 months old, red. Entered the ring alert & happy. However was soon overawed by the venue & the occasion. Nice shape, dark eye. Difficult to assess movement. PD (8) 1 Inett, Harrison, King & Leighton’s Carradine George Flies with Harkinleigh, r/br. Really liked his head & expression. Good bite. Used his ears to advantage. Good length of neck. Level topline which he kept on the move. Moved & showed well. BP; 2 Thompson’s Casteline Barn Dance, wheaten. Pleasing head. Liked his shape. New coat coming through. Moved well once he settled; 3 Confue & Pavlova’s Anjofra Roulette Russe, r/br with dark points. Nice pup needing a new coat. Moved OK. JD (7,1) 1 Klasson’s Hjohoo’s Just Close Hjour Eyes, light red. Liked his shape. Moved & showed very well. Good head. Dark eye. Would like him a size bigger. A quality youngster; 2 Hogarty’s Cadagio Don’t Stop Me Now, copper brindle. Up to size. Good masculine head. Pleasing shape. Preferred movement of 1; 3 Catto’s Nordcairn’s Once Upon A Time at Birselaw, dark grey. Heavier build than first two. Good head & expression. Showed well. YD (7,2) 1 Parker-Tucker’s Uniquecottage Winsford, r/br. Good masculine head. Dark eye with good shape. Correct bite. Good length of neck. Level topline. Moved with drive & showed well; 2 Kinton’s Woodthorpe I Know The Code, light grey. Only 13 months & looked immature in this class. Up to size. Showed & moved well; 3 Miller’s Cornton Dark Corrie, very dark grey. Liked his head a lot. Neat ears. Good shape. Would like to have seen more drive. PGD (8,1) 1 Day’s Cherrycrack Ludo at Trekhilli, well made dark gr/br. Pleasing head & expression. Good outline. Level topline. Plenty of neck. Correct sloping shoulders; 2 Percy’s Winetta Sir Ivor, lighter built r/br. Quality head with neat dark ears. Liked his shape. Sound. Moved well both ways; 3 Roberts’ Cannwood Call Of Duty, gr/br. Good looking dog. Nice head but could use his ears better. Moved well. LD (11,2) 1 Waites’ Svendalens Snow Knight, masculine light gr/br. Pleased with his head & expression. Liked him for size. Good shape & balance. A steady mover keeping his level topline. Carried his tail well. A lot to like about this one & if he was just a little more on his toes would have been considered for higher honours; 2 Theodorosson’s Hjohoo’s Hjo’re My American Pie, a very dark dog. Well presented. Nice shaped head with stop. Very showy; 3 Inett & Engebretsen’s Carradine Dexter, well made copper brindle. Good head & expression. Good reach of neck. Good shoulders. Showed well. OD (19,2) What a fantastic class to judge! 1 Knutsson’s Sw Ch Hjohoo’s There’s A Spirit for Hjo, light red. Masculine. Impressed from the start with his exuberant personality. Has the best of heads with stop. Dark, well shaped eye. Good length of neck. Spirit level topline. Superb showman. Presented & handled so well. Moved with purpose & drive. Standing he was electric. Couldn’t take my eyes off him. CC & BOB; 2 Thomas’ Ch Tycadno I Spy, masculine r/br. Quality head with good expression. Dark eye. Good mouth. Balanced with good shape. Well presented with correct textured coat. Showed & handled well. Moved well both ways. RCC; 3 Percy’s Ch Winetta Stand And Deliver, dark r/br. Very well presented. Good shape & balance. Handled & showed well. Moved with drive. GCD (3) 1 R Mystery Of The Full Moon; 2 Morley’s Kedvaiy Locamotion, very dark masculine dog. Good quality coat. Liked his head & expression. Used his ears well; 3 Lamb & Saltmarsh’s Birselaw Fable of Macmoon, dark grey, up to size. In good coat. Carried tail well. Preferred movement of above. VB (6) 1 Thompson’s Ch Casteline Bonnie, light red. Lovely head & expression. Neat ears. Dark eye. Still has a lovely shape. Moved very well. I gave her her first RCC some years ago. Lovely to judge her again; 2 Clarke’s Ch Conunudrum Sweeter For Me for Lentrica, very dark feminine lady. Smart & showy. Very well presented. Animated mover; 3 King, Leighton, Harrison & Inett’s Curtisey Foreign Account with Carradine, very dark. Pleasing head & expression. Alert, neat ears used well. Level topline. Thoroughly enjoying her day. MPB (0). PB (5,1) 1 Day’s Trekhilli Pickled Peppa, very dark youngster. Good flowing outline. Attractive head & expression. Dark eye. Good outline. Carried her tail well; 2 Waites’ Specially Designed by Svendalens, light red. Good shape. Liked her topline. Showed OK but could do with more animation on the move; 3 Inett & Harrison’s Carradine Connies Kirsty, light r/br of lighter build. Pleasing head & expression. Good shape. JB (13,2) 1 Robinson’s Cruzo Capriole, exciting wheaten/br. Lovely head & expression. Good reach of neck. Good shoulders. Level topline. Coat a little short but of good texture. Showed all out & moved very well. A serious contender for RCC; 2 Dolan’s Glenrood Scheherazade, red. Very well presented. Quality coat. Balanced. Nice type. Showed & moved well; 3 Thomas’ Tycadno Miss Moneypenny, light r/br. Liked her head & expression. Good shape. Moved OK & happy show girl. YB (11) 1 Owens’ Caldwall Call The Shots, wheaten with the best of heads. Deep stop. Dark well shaped eye. Neat ears. Very good to go over. Good reach of neck. Level topline. Good ribs. Took a while to settle but did move well; 2 Thomas’ Tyhcadno Morning Star, well presented red. Attractive head & expression. I liked her shape & balance. Moved & showed well; 3 Waugh’s Tribannon Minuet, lively cream youngster. Good head & expression. Moved & showed well. She was enjoying herself & having fun. PGB (15,6) 1 Osterstrom’s Miketos Run For Success, attractive rich red. Lovely head. Liked her shape & outline. Very well presented. Never stopped showing. She has good front movement but is a little close behind. She did cover the ground well; 2 Owens’ Caldwall Carefree, light red. Liked her head & expression. Good outline. Lively & extrovert. Very pleasing Cairn. Would like her slightly bigger; 3 Marshall & Gavaghan’s Doonrae Million Dollar Baby, light r/br. Attractive dark mask. Good outline. Kept her tail up. Steady mover. LB (12,2) 1 Theodorsson Hjohoo’s All Hjo Ever Wanted, very attractive showy red. Lovely head & expression. Used her ears well. Balanced with lovely shape. Tail up all the time. Presented & handled so well. She loves showing & I loved her. RCC; 2 Dolan’s Glenrood Magic Spell, quality dark grey. Attractive head & expression. Good mouth. Lovely outline. Correct tailset. Moved & showed well; 3 Coates’ Penticharm Starlight, dark grey. Good outline. Up to size. Well presented. Showed well. OB (21,4) This class was a joy! I was sad so many top quality exhibits had to leave the ring cardless. 1 Osborn’s Tweslam Thistle Be Magic, a most attractive dark r/br. In fine fettle & looking great on the day. Lovely head & expression. Dark eye. Good bite. Very good shoulders. Good ribs. Moved with drive. Presented & handled well. Delighted to award her the CC; 2 Dolan’s Ch Glenrood Masquerade, lovely dark grey. As always from this kennel presentation top notch. Lovely head & expression. Smashing to go over. Moved & showed well; 3 Jarvinen’s Dan/Devdh/De/Int/Se/Cz/Lux/Bel Ch Cairnsters Dallas, smart very dark grey. Such a beautiful head with deep stop. Shining dark eyes. Showed & moved well. GCB (5,2) 1 Keeves’ Ch Seveek Living The Dream, clear red. Up to size. Lovely outline. Very short of coat but of good texture. Showed well. Moved around the ring with purpose; 2 Byrne’s Little Miss Tonka, red. Very pleasing to go over. Would have liked a bit more animation on the move; 3 Purvis’ Svendalens Memoire Cherie, r/br. Liked her head. Neat ears. Showed OK. ALAN FELTERS |
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