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AIREDALE CRUFTS 2010 BEST OF BREED STARGUS BLACK LACE Bitch Owner: MRS L LEE Airedale Terriers I was flattered to receive an entry of so many great dogs from several countries & many of them champions in their own & other countries (18!). There were some differences in size & type, the biggest difference being the tails. About ten years ago when the question of docking first came up in England, I wrote an article on the subject in DOG WORLD & the editor at the time gave it the headline ‘Judge Says Forget Tails’. When I saw the first class of mixed docked & undocked tails coming into the ring I decided to follow my own advice & take little notice of the tails in order to judge each dog on the same level playing field. VD (5) 1 Stuart’s Garland Foreign Affair, correctly built dog in good condition for his age, good head & expression, good topline, short coupling, good angulations, smart mover; 2 Martin’s Saredon Fire Warrior at Tobadale, good head & expression, good shoulder & topline, good coat & colour, good mover; 3 Peel’s Ch Collcurr Adventurer. PD (4,1a) 1 Hampton & Hall’s Muliebrity Grandioso, nice size for his age, well ribbed up & great reach & topline, very good presentation, good coat & colour. Movement not yet stable but should improve in a few months time. Excellent head & expression. BP; 2 Morris’ Nedella A Kind of Magic, good dog when standing, good coat & colour. Movement a bit sloppy. Topline could be firmer. JD (3) 1 Toulston’s Toulsyork Combat Cooper, correctly built dog, well presented but a bit reserved, good head & expression, good topline on the move; 2 Collins & Curran’s Collcur The Emperor, a pleasing dog looking happy in the ring, good front, shoulder & topline, smart mover; 3 Gray’s Grayaire Lord Oberon. PGD (11,2) 1 Lee’s Stargus The Alchemist, a very well built dog with plenty of substance, excellent spring of rib, superb head & expression, excellent reach, shoulder & topline. Plenty of drive on the move. Excellent preparation & handling; 2 Roux’s Alagesia Diabolo Menth, well balanced dog, good head & expression, good shoulder & topline. Correct movement once he found the right speed; 3 Eastall & Davey’s Daedale High Mister. LD (6,1) 1 Edwards’ Lytchdale Maestro, very pleasing dog shown in excellent condition, excellent head & expression, super reach & topline, good rear angulation, a very steady mover with plenty of drive. CC; 2 Pickering’s Jolliver Funkey Monkey, lighter dog who could have a bit more substance. Well prepared & handled. Good head & expression, good shoulder & angulations, steady topline on the move; 3 Turner’s Crillee Cool As Jack. OD (15,1) 1 Iwahashi’s Rockridge JP Black Shadow, a powerful dog with just the right amount of substance. Excellent head & expression, excellent reach, shoulder & topline, excellent coat & colour, powerful movement. RCC; 2 Surfus & Bouma’s Danbywoods Brand New Day, excellent quality overall, good coat & colour, excellent shoulder, reach & good firm topline, very well trimmed & handled to show his excellent movement; 3 Jackson & Swash’s Jokyl Captain Scarlet, an excellent all round quality dog, excellent head & expression, good topline, very smooth in movement. Surprisingly for this bitch, the rear furnishings should have been tidier. GCD (2) 1 Fraser’s Awbeck Painted Moon, quite a nice dog, good coat, good head & expression, correct movement; 2 Wendelberger’s Saffron Stars Stargazer, correctly built dog with good head & expression. Lacks a bit of presence in the ring. VB (8,3) 1 Johnstone’s Jecadie Very Spicy, nicely balanced bitch showing her age, good coat & colour, good angulations, correct movement; 2 Keay’s Jaymich Kristina of Palmer, nicely balanced bitch similar to the 1 but ears flying; 3 Popov’s Terrier Band Curious Fidget. PB (4) 1 Hampton & Hall’s Muliebrity True Spirit, quite a nice bitch, short back. Lacks a bit of angulation. Trimming could be smarter. Correct movement; 2 Mikheeva’s Sher Kori Rus Star, compact bitch, a bit longer than 1. A little straight in the shoulder. Good movement; 3 Turner’s Crillee Catch A Star. JB (7,1) 1 Hacker & Jenkins’ Sherifs Winter Jasmine, nice compact bitch, just the right size & proportions, lovely topline & tailset, very good rear angulations, very good coat & colour, correct movement; 2 Hacker & Jenkins’ Sherif’s Winter Dawn, very similar type to 1 but a shade bigger. Correct angulations, pleasing movement, very good coat & colour; 3 Toulson’s Toulsyork Chapter Three. PGB (11,1) 1 Oates’ Stabucks Primrose, nice compact bitch shown in excellent condition, good topline & tailset, good rear angulations, good coat & colour, very steady on the move; 2 Miller’s Lakeaire Lily The Pink, a smaller bitch, very good topline & tailset. A bit straight in the shoulder. Movement not quite as good as 1; 3 Ball’s Saundaire String Of Pearls. LB (11,2) 1 Lee’s Stargus Black Lace, beautifully built bitch, up to size, excellent coat & colour, excellent head & expression, excellent topline & set-on, excellent movement. CC & BOB; 2 Johnstone’s Jecadie Hot And Spicy, very nice compact bitch, well balanced, good coat & colour, shown in excellent condition, very steady movement; 3 Felstead’s Minnisoda Calender Girl. OB (9,3) 1 Nikuliny & Soldatova’s Rus Ch Kornels Stolnichnaya Krasavista, lovely bitch shown in excellent condition, nice size, good coat & colour, good head & expression, excellent angulations, very steady mover with plenty of power. RCC; 2 Gregg’s Bambusa Roll Model, nice compact bitch. Could have a bit more angulation. Very good coat & colour, good topline & tailset; 3 Bléhaut’s Beautiful South of Utley. GCB (4,1) 1 Haley’s Vivavick Queen Of The Desert, well proportioned bitch, good head & expression, good topline & angulations. Needs a bit more practice in the ring; 2 Warden & Watt’s Sherifs Ruby Tuesday, correctly proportioned bitch, good head & expression, good shoulder & topline, good coat & colour. Movement correct; 3 Sallows’ Willowaire Lexicon Of Love.
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