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Breed Notes - Constant Update W.E.L.K.S. 2008 Birmingham National 200 The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Three Counties 2008 Blackpool 2008 Windsor 2008 South Wales 2008 Paignton 2008 Bournemouth 2008 Welsh Kennel Club 2008 City Of Birmingham 2008 Richmond 2008 Darlington 2008 |
MANCHESTER CITY OF BIRMINGHAM 08 Judge: Mrs Carol Dunford MANCHESTER JUDGE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM 08 Manchester Terriers I was disappointed that some of my favourites did not perform & seemed jaded & tired, & one with a most beautiful head did not move out correctly & paced, skipped & hopped & had to pay the price. Faults creeping in are: the big round cat foot, the roach half way down the back which then slopes down to the tail, gay tails, & very low set ears which stick out like cab doors, it spoils the alert terrier expression & if the eye is a lighter shade it does not say MT to me. Straight movement with drive was hard to find. Plus points are: teeth are excellent & so is temperament, they all looked fit & well & most enjoyed their day, coats are better only a few thin on the chest, markings are fine. PD (4,1a) 1 Leigh’s Sophyla Sorcerer of Mansiya, at 6 months he looks very promising, moves out well, good length of head, dark eye with a good mouth, ears still a bit wayward, correct short tail on a compact body with good bone, excellent temperament. BP, one to watch. Sadly he missed the group; 2 Dale’s Megellan Rumble in Rattustrap, 6 months of correct size but not as much bone as 1 or quite the length of head, not moving as steady & his markings are darker but another promising happy pup with a very good temperament; 3 Wood’s Westwych Zodiac Zoom. JD (2,1) 1 Mercer’s Faolan Sirius, good type, nice size, good dark eye & a short tail but his tan is muddy, to show off his finer points he needs some more ring training. He rarely moved properly & insisted in pacing at all speeds. PGD (4) 1 Colelough’s Digelsa Dark Druid, good for size, compact with enough bone, good tan & a nice head. Would have liked a higher earset. Moved well, nice outline; 2 St Clair’s Mimbre First Mate, nice type, compact, but not as much bone as 1. Had better earset. Nice short tail. Did not move as well 1; 3 Wallace’s Amyandas Anchor Man. LD (4,1) 1 Braybrook’s Gloryline Sir Thomas More, mature dog of good type, good outline with bone without being coarse & has the semi-hare foot, very strong wedge head, dark eyes, good earset & length of neck, compact body with deep chest, slight rise over loins to a well placed tail, correctly held & very well muscled on the backend, moved out with style & strength & never flagged, he looked all dog & has a super temperament, I was more than happy to award him his third CC & BOB; 2 Pyne’s Newtonian Black Rod, very good for type, size & balance with good tan, good head & outline with correct rise over the loins & good tuck-up, he moved well but was carrying his tail too proudly & stood he was down on his pasterns, but overall a very nice dog with lots to like; 3 Boggis’ Eaglespur Primetime at Laurenbill. OD (7) 1 Norris’ Ch Brookstream Marcus Banks, very good type & elegant, good size & colour, lovely outline, classic wedge head with dark eyes & super mouth, neck flows into a compact body with good tailset correctly carried, moved & showed well in this class but just faded in the challenge. RCC, a worthy ch; 2 Green’s Newtonian Slim Shady, a very close decision, this is all dog, he is bigger & stronger than 1 but is all quality, cracking head with the best dark almond eyes in MTs, super correct earset. To separate them was splitting hairs, I preferred 1’s tailset & better tan; 3 Broxup’s Ch Digelsa Dig Deep at Brockenella. VB (1) A PB (7,1) 1 Norris’ Brookstream Brooklyn, 11 month, strong mature pup of good type with plenty of bone & good tan, strong classic head, well set ears & a dark eye, good length of neck & slight rise over loins ending in good tail set, nice tuck-up, moved out strongly here but did not go so well for BP; 2 O’Neill’s Megellan Thunder Bird, 6 months, very much a baby of a smaller type but promising, moved out well & is compact & elegant, well set ears on a sweet head, just enough bone at this stage, will watch to see how she matures; 3 Thurlow’s Brenandi Genteel Gypsy at Erkenwyne. JB 1 Knight’s Talanors Tomorrows Dreams, very nice type, good outline, bone & tan, good wedge head with dark eyes, ears can be wayward but are well set, moved out well, is a size larger, & won this class on her quality; 2 Brown’s Tyburn Lara, correct size, of very nice compact type, has enough bone & a super short tail, her markings are muddy, but her outline is good & overall a nice bitch; 3 De Lavis’ Trafford Tyburn Lotis. PGB (1) 1 Forshaw’s Gloryline Lady Jane Grey, nice type with good tan & markings & enough bone. A little long in the back. Good tuck-up, lovely long head & dark eye, nice length of neck, a very nice bitch. Her gay tail on the move just spoilt her. LB (7,1) 1 Heard & McIntrye’s Calot Ozara, very nice type, not flashy, of correct size, compact with enough bone, good short well set tail, good tan & markings, nice wedge head with good earset, neck flows to a slight rise over loins & she moved really well to win here. In the challenge she did not move out as well as she had, & did show herself off. I hope her day will come, this is my type of bitch; 2 Palmer’s Egloshayle Lady Mauser, slightly smaller than 1 but has a good outline & enough bone & moves well, she is compact, has a nice tuck-up with a good short tail well set, feminine head with a good dark eye. Ear carriage not as high as 1; 3 Clifton’s Gloryline Catherine Aragon. OB (7,1) 1 Oxley’s Ch Digelsa Double Entendre, just a bit over size but so elegant & still compact, super tan & markings & is a quality bitch to go over, lovely head, dark eyes & good earset & carriage, neck flows into a slight rise over loins, good short tail & set, nice tuck-up, deep chest. CC, her 10th, & I was told the Oxley’s 50th CC; 2 Palmer’s Ch Egloshayle Black Samphire, good quality bitch nice size, good tan & markings, moved well & steadily, nice outline, stood & moving, good length of head, dark eyes & well set ears but not held as well as 1. Nice front & tuck-up, good backend & tailset; 3 Knight’s Ch Talanors Trick N Treat. C DUNFORD |
