| Parson Russell | Crufts 2009 Judge's Critique |
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Crufts 09 Judge |
PARSON CRUFTS 09 PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER Judge(s): Ms C Samways Parson Russell Terriers While I was very pleased with my winning dogs I was concerned to find some of the old faults still persisting & a few new ones creeping in. The PRT head should be wedge shaped with a moderately broad skull as described in the Standard but I found some heads were exaggerated to the point of coarseness. The Standard calls for a workmanlike & agile terrier not a smart, short coupled terrier with an over long second thigh who would struggle to work effectively below ground. March may be a difficult time of year to present a terrier in good coat but I felt that some exhibitors had not sorted out the ideal time needed to prepare their dog’s coat for show & some coats were blown or too recently prepared & rather sparse. I was pleased to see that the numbers of dogs with an uneconomic short stride were fewer but poor movement is still very much in evidence with plaiting, paddling & a general lack of co-ordination readily seen in particular when the exhibit was coming & going. As required by the Standard the majority of dogs were bold & friendly & perfectly happy to be spanned & handled. There were, however, three dogs who were so fazed it was impossible to assess them. This level of apprehension is a major fault when so many PRTs find their way into a family situation where a good temperament is vital. All terriers were spannable with one exception only. VD (10,2a) 1 Rimmer’s Ch/Ir/Int Kylini Celtic Wizzard, alert, friendly & very fit with no concession to his age, well laid back shoulders, spring of rib & strong & powerful loins, moved well with straight action & drive, sound & workmanlike terrier. CC; 2 Milne’s Ch Glenholm Dylan, old type with lovely head & dark eyes, good substance, straight front & neat well cushioned feet, quality double coat, thick pelt & leathers, moved soundly with drive & carried his years with ease. RCC; 3 Bigland’s Ch Heythrop Toastmaster, well balanced, good coat & pelt, moved well. PD (7) 1 Farrow’s Glenholm Happy Go Lucky, lovely old type with quality wedge shaped head, correct double coat. Rather raw but a friendly young dog with a kind expression & lovely dark eyes. Well balanced, moved out strongly. BP; 2 Davies & Frost-Copping’s Goldfern Grand Lad, qualities as 1. Could change places next time they meet; 3 Baker’s Pacolito Picture Perfect, true straight front, well developed loin & good tailset. JD (10) 1 Sollis’ Mister Bonamonty, splendid coat, well balanced with a good reach of neck, pPleasing head & coat, moved well & straight on a loose lead; 2 Coelho’s Gambler Da Roseira Brava, good type, attractive wedge shaped head with dark almond shaped eyes, moved correctly. Cobbier in appearance compared with 1; 3 Denby-Gardner’s Ammanday Augury, well balanced & muscled white terrier with a good narrow front. YD (5) 1 Chapman’s Foxwarren Mason, workmanlike smooth terrier with pleasing, clean outline, quality coat, pelt & pads, strong teeth & jaws, moved with drive; 2 Fossli’s Hagakollen's Birk, good head but deeper in body than most. Brief glimpses of correct movement but did not help his handler; 3 Burnhill’s Avonwylde Stormer, smooth dog with a dense quality coat & pelt, strong jaw, moved OK. PGD (9,1) 1 Dockx’s Finley of Lovealoch, the best dog in a disappointing class. Tri with a pleasing head & balanced outline, moved well enough to earn 1st place; 2 Smith’s Pacolito Pretender, good straight front, neat feet, correct double coat; 3 Collis’ Riplington Wicket, very nice type but most unsettled hence his placing. LD (15,1) 1 Dyne’s Moonreapers Spectre of Boldrunner, masculine & workmanlike, well balanced, muscular dog with rise over loin, moved truly & with drive, correct coat distribution; 2 Doyle’s Alne Master Piece of Ilexquercus, nicely balanced & spannable, correct coat, in very good order, accurate movement, good dark eye; 3 Bygate’s Windynook Jeckyl Or Hide, dense coat & thick pelt & leathers, dark eye, moved well. OD (9,2) 1 Brown & Grange’s Ch Afinlea Road Side Skipper, well balanced dog of ideal size, attractive head, benign manner & kind eyes, very well presented, well co-ordinated true movement; 2 Denby-Gardner’s Olesenstar Vesper Bell at Ammanday, smart, attractive & well presented dog, well balanced with good length of loin, moved well & substance good but a bit lean; 3 Chapman & Ferguson’s Foxwarren Tomass, outgoing smooth dog, moved truly. GCD (3) 1 A Master Piece of I; 2 G Happy Go Lucky; 3 Kannangara’s Lenacourt Lunar Eclipse, up to size but nice type, moved well, quality coat. VB (11,3) 1 Moore’s Moonreapers Matilda, long standing favourite for type, carries her years lightly, well balanced with rise over loin & positive accurate movement, pleasing head shape & close, dense coat. RCC; 2 Bigland’s Ch Heythrop Tenko, great favourite of mine, now with a few grey hairs but still a lovely feminine type; 3 Hughes Heythrop Topsy, a further favourite of mine, also with a few grey hairs but still a lovely feminine type. PB (6) 1 Frostcopping’s Goldfern Glory, attractive head type with good dark eye. Occasionally carrying her ears a little high but these settled in place on the move. Well balanced in profile, well laid shoulder, moved out well; 2 Walker & Barrell Ammanday Apple, good head, pleasing earset but rather light eyes. Well balanced in profile, correct movement; 3 Baker’s Pacolito Picture Image, well balanced terrier with positive movement for age. Not in good coat. JB (12) 1 Bigland’s Heythrop Tiadrop, neat, feminine & just the right size, pleasing type, muscled to fitness but not overdone, well prepared double coat, true ground covering gait; 2 Doyle’s Ilexquercus Rosy Rustic, of good type, pleasing head & expression, well prepared double coat, lovely free movement; 3 Hadley’s Heythrop Tiastorm, full sister to 1. Same comments apply except for her movement which was less consistent. YB (10) 1 Roberts & Murray’s Netherbank Serena at Mindlen, well muscled & balanced bitch of correct size, good bone & purposeful movement, correct double coat; 2 Rimmer’s Kylini Mythnmyst, of correct size, well presented double coat, true straight front, moved freely; 3 Baker’s Pacolito Phirstclass, took this place on quality of movement. PGB (20,3) 1 Brown & Grange’s Ardencote Tammany, smooth bitch with narrow front & good tail carriage, pleasing expression, moved freely & with purpose; 2 White & Bailey’s Rutaaro White Witch, took this place on quality of movement; 3 Hooley’s Mindlen Blue Bottle at Hoolmark, shorter coupled than 1 & 2 but also moved well with purpose. Nice eyes & pleasing expression. In much better coat than many. LB (11,1) 1 Sollis’ Amagical Dream, traditional type with good straight front, very pleasing feminine head , lovely dark eye, neat but positive movement; 2 Denby-Gardner’s Ammanday Apparition, smart well presented bitch with a straight front, fit with balanced outline & rise over the loin, strode out well; 3 Lightfoot’s Middlemoss The Only One, very pretty bitch with a good, dense double coat, good bone & moved with drive OB (15,4) 1 Fooy-van Roosbroeck Ch/Lux/Int Encore of Lovealoch, workmanlike & totally without exaggeration, typical feminine head, well set on neck flowing into well laid shoulders, good straight front, well sprung ribs, a well spaced loin & strong hindquarters with sufficient angulation, moved truly with ground covering & effortless drive, beautifully balanced, well presented & handled, a worthy winner. CC & BOB; 2 Collis’ Ch Alncroft Tribute to Riplington, lovely type, pleasing head with very dark almond shaped eyes, well laid shoulders & a strong backend, moved truly with drive; 3 Bygate’s Ch Cragrats Secret Rock, quality, well prepared double coat, fit & well balanced mature bitch with good straight front & rise over loin. GCB (4) 1 I Rosy Rustic; 2 R White Witch; 3 Farrow’s Halshimoor Final Fling, nice old type with a quality double coat, moved more purposefully this time than in previous class. CASS SAMWAYS
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