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FTC Ch 15 Judge & BIS Judge

Wire Judge GERRARD MORRIS - BIS Judge JENNY THORNTON (Critique Below)

WFT – The Fox Terrier Club 129th championship show held at Alfreton Leisure Centre. This proved to be an excellent venue, good car park, a large & light hall that was well set out. The magnificent trophies of the club highlighted by the Gold Cups would have made the many old & famous names very proud indeed. So to the officers & committee of the club, let me thank & congratulate you all.

My sincere thanks to my stewards Dr Ruth Barbour & Rachel Leeson for making things run so smoothly, I do appreciate your efforts.

MPD (2)

1 Arnold’s Wragley Snow Man, a heavy marked quality puppy, good length of head with good eye & ear, good neck & shoulders, topline, tailset, good angulation, his movement will tighten up as he gets older, could have carried more coat to advantage;

2 Maughan’s Brocolitia Sort It Out, a lightly marked pup who stood up & showed well, good length of head, good neck & shoulders, like the winner will tighten into this front but is already good in his rear movement.

PD (2)

1 Maughan’s Brocolitia Sirius Prospect, a picture marked pup with very good body for his age, good topline, tailset & quarters, good head, would like a little more reach for my type but still a nice pup;

2 Harding’s Hardirosella Heartthrob, this puppy looked very raw, is full measure for size, has good length of head, very good in neck & shoulder, his young handler did a good job, will do better when this dog has more time on him.

JD (1)

1 De Munter-Uiterwijk’s Noble Knight van Foliny Home, a richly hound marked dog of ideal size, has a good head with good eye & ear, good neck & shoulder, short back, good quarters & tailset in good coat, moved & showed well.

BD (1)

1 W Snow Man, the winning minor puppy dog.

PGD (1)

1 Wurtzburg’s Blackdale Buccaner of Russmews, I liked this dog a lot, had he shown with a little more animation would have been my RCC winner. Hound marked dog of ideal size, good eye & ear, neck & shoulders, short back, level topline, good quarters & tailset, good bone, legs & feet, sound on the move.

LD (6)

1 Goodsell & Davies’ Livewyre Excalibur, long head, high set ears, good foreface, long neck into good layback of shoulders, short back with a level topline, big quarters & good tailset, covered with the best of jackets, every inch a stallion who moved soundly. RCC;

2 Hunt’s Dominus Draughtsman, a quality headed dog of ideal size, good neck & shoulders, short back, good quarters & tailset, showed & moved well in good form; 3 Arnold’s The Big Bopper of Wragley.

OD (3,2a)

1 De Munter Uiterwijk & Malzoni’s Ch Kingarthur van Foliny Home, I have judged this dog on two previous occasions. He won the terrier group under me at Crufts. The last year at Hatboro I gave him the breed & he went on to BIS. Today he is still unlowered winning CC, BOB & BIS. To my mind he is a great example of a Wire Fox Terrier, certainly one of the best males I’ve had my hands on. Always shown in great form & put down to the minute, he is schooled to perfection to put on a great show. My congratulations to all concerned. CC, BOB & BIS.

V (1) A.

MPB (1) A.

PB (4)

1 Calais-Adriansen’s Jubile D’Hondrecoutre, a quality puppy with half marked head of good length, good eye & ear, good neck & shoulders, level topline, good quarters, tailset & good angulation, showed & moved well. BP & RBPIS;

2 Everard’s Praenobilis Penny Lane at Stagwire, quality head of good length, good neck & shoulder, level topline, good quarters & tailset, moved soundly, coat not at it’s best today;

3 Maughan’s Brocolitia Solar Impulse.

JB (2,1)

1 Newitt’s Wyregait Tiger Lily, long lean quality head with good eye & ear, clean into her shoulder, level topline, good quarters & tailset, good angulation, good bone, legs & feet, moved & showed well.

BB (0).

PGB (8)

1 Frost’s Travella Secret Passion, a lightly marked bitch with quality head, good eye, at times was a little erratic with her ears. Good neck & shoulders, good spring of rib. Good topline, good quarters & tailset. Moved & showed well in good form. RCC;

2 Bambridge’s Nethertonion Sweet Chariot of Beckstone, a lovely bitch who was unlucky to meet the winner, ideal size, quality head with good expression, good neck & shoulders, good body, good bone, legs & feet, short back, big quarters with well set tail, moved & showed well;

3 Murphy’s Saredon Gone With The Wind.

LB (6) 1 Van Weersch’s Warnell’s Our Sweetest Thing, hound marked bitch of ideal size. Quality head with good expression, good neck & shoulder, short back, in good coat, level topline, good quarters & tailset, moved & showed well;

2 Westwood’s Nethertonion Pendant, quality head, good neck & shoulders, short back, excellent quarters & tailset, moved & showed well;

3 Calais-Adriansen’s Isetta D’Hondrecoutre.

OB (7)

1 Bradley’s Aman Royals, I loved this bitch from the minute she entered the ring teaming with quality right through, great head, long lean, good eye & ear, good neck & shoulder, level topline, good bone, legs & feet, good quarters & tailset, very good angulation & low hocks, for her first show I’m told did enough to win. When she learns the game I’m sure she’ll be a big winner. CC;

2 Van Weersch’s Dutch Ch Legra vd Bismarckquelle, a very sound richly hound marked bitch with good head & expression, good neck & shoulder, good body, bone, legs & feet, level topline, big quarters & good set-on, moved & showed well;

3 Wiggins’ Heart Beat at Nethertonion.

GERRARD MORRIS

Thank you to the officers & committee of the Fox Terrier Club for the honour of judging Best in Show at the 129th championship show & for the excellent hospitality all day at this lovely new venue.

The two BOB winners De-Munter, Uiterwijk & Malzoni’s Ch Kingarthur Van Foliny Home & Smith & Schoneberg’s Ch/Am Ch Absolutely Superstitious need no introduction from me both having had stellar careers on the international stage. Both are excellent examples of their respective coats.

BIS was the Wire who is so well balanced & has the most beautiful head, ears & expression, good length of neck into well laid shoulders, short back with tail on top & well angulated quarters. At one with his handler on the move. All this & the ultimate showman as well.

RBIS was the Smooth who presents a lovely picture with his b/w markings. He is of the correct size, has good head & ears, short back, level topline & good tailset. He moved well fore & aft. I just felt the Wire had the edge in neck & shoulder.

The two BPs were Morris’ Sanamaris Strange Magic & Calais-Adriansen’s Jubile D’hondrecoutre, again two lovely youngsters & I am sure both will go on to do very well in their respective careers.

BP was the 10 month old Smooth, well grown lightly marked b/w with lovely head & ears, good neck & shoulders, level topline, enough angulation, moved & showed well for one so young. Presented in tip top form. Well done to his sporting owner.

RBP was the lovely young Wire. Very pretty & feminine, 9 months old, good head with split face markings, good neck & shoulders, short back, well angulated, well prepared & handled. The Smooth was just a little more settled on the move on the day but nevertheless the Wire put on a good performance.

JUN HANDLING – 6-11 years

1 Lana Westwood handling a Wire;

2 Holly Westwood also handling a Wire. Both the girls handled really well & concentrated on their respective dogs doing all I asked of them. Both looked extremely smart in appearance too. I just felt that Lana managed to get her dog moving more steadily though there was very little in it. Just one point the girls need to note is to watch the position of the judge.

12-18

All three of these youngsters were very professional in appearance & it was an occasion when three first prizes were needed. They were attentive to their charges and to the judge at all times.

1 Ole Rosch handling a Smooth. Extremely well done to this young man who handled his SFT as it should be, without propping or topping;

2 Paris Harding handling a Wire, & an excellent job she did too;

3 Connor Harding, again a wire & very well handled. Well done.

JENNY THORNTON

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