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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. SCOTTISH CRUFTS 15 Judge(s): MR G CORISH
SCOTTISH JUDGE CRUFTS 15 Scottish Terriers My special thanks to Crufts committee for inviting me to judge one of my favourite breeds. In days gone by I used to own & handle many champion Scotties & for me it is sad to see numbers drop so much in the UK in the past few years. So to have an entry of this size was amazing & uplifting too. How often do you see OD with 17 & OB with 22, really a sight for sore eyes. Little did I think that when the day started that I would be sending my BOB all the way to BIS, so thrilling to watch & proudly too. I did have some concern in my entry. I have never found so many soft coats before, mostly in the blacks & toplines too were a problem as well. On the other hand I had some super heads with that true Scottie expression & with the correct eye placement. I thoroughly enjoyed my day & with the help of two super stewards everything went like clockwork. VD (4,1a) 1 Greenwood’s Petmon Light Of My Life, black dog who was in top form. Super head & expression, neat ears, good front, good coat texture, sound. Looks good for his age; 2 Lawrence’s Sweetgarret My Wee Geordie, brindle of good size, not as outgoing as 1 but I liked his head & expression very much. Good bone, good topline; 3 Cardy’s Blackthorpe Jet Ranger, black of smaller type. Not as good in head as 1 & 2 but for his age was in good coat. Well bodied & with a good topline. Could have put a bit more into moving. PD (4) 1 Beckton’s Glengracie Galileo, promising puppy, not the best head but is the right size & most compact in the class. Good coat, moved very well; 2 Marsalova’s Glengracie Golden Daze, wheaten of larger size, higher on leg to 1. Long clean head, good front, moves OK. Coat could be a little harder; 3 Bradley & Herd’s Brueik I Have A Dream, black dog & not really enjoying his day & could have lifted his tail more. Not a big dog. I liked his head & expression, neat ears, would like him shorter coupled. JD (6,2) Very difficult class where coat texture was a major problem. 1 Khenkina’s Gemma Stonehenge Tannin Vinshoten, this dog excels in head & expression, neat small ears, good front. Would like him a little more compact but on the move was by far the best; 2 Hovagimyan’s Verascott Jumpin Jack Flash, black dog who was very full of himself & spoiled himself by not settling. The best textured coat in the class & at times felt he could win; 3 G Golden Daze. PGD (9) 1 Hovagimyan’s Verascott Hurrican Run, black dog I liked a lot. Nice size, short & compact, well ribbed, masculine in head & expression, good front, soundest in this class; 2 Earl’s Eskwyre Tom Foolery at Rolanka, larger type brindle. Very smart. Little higher on leg to 1. Strong in head but not coarse. Excellent coat & presentation. Just let his owner down on the last run off; 3 Marcinekova’s Eshly Ir-It Scottish, wheaten dog, good coat & colour, good mover. Long clean head, nice small ears, good neck & shoulder, excellent topline, very nice on the move. LD (5,1) 1 Dixon’s Millingford Royal Eclipse at Chatterdale, black dog, quite stood out here, nice size, long clean head & expression, good front, excellent topline, very sound, looked really well both standing & moving. Should do really well. RCC; 2 Hill’s Samsevever Gold Amulet, wheaten & not quite as ready as 1 but still a nice type, right size, best head on the wheatens in this class; 3 E It-It Scottish. OD (17,5) Wow, what a class, so many lovely Scotties. 1 Popova’s Rus Ch Anstamm Demur Lone Star, as soon as I put my hands on him I liked him. A true Scottie. Short coupled, stocky, super coat, super head & expression, sound & free moving & with an excellent coat & presentation. CC; 2 Baranchikova’s Int Ch Scotline Star Man, also black & so similar in many ways. Same type. Also moved so well. Not quite the front of 1 but it counted when I had to decide. Also in excellent coat & presentation, super head & expression, nice small ears; 3 Juel Hansen’s Dan/No/Sw/Nor/Fin/Lux/Cz Ch Filisite Brash Kingly Step, maybe only 3rd but still a dog I liked very much. Not quite as free on the move as above but again a true Scottie with strength & quality. GCD (2,1) 1 P Light Of My Life. VB (6,1) Always a nice class to judge. 1 Mahmoudi’s Ch/Sw Ch Brio Inquizitive, black bitch, in great form. Looked so good for her 9 years. Super head & expression, nice small ears, good front, excellent coat & presented so well. Would not look out of place in the open class still; 2 Greenwood’s Petmon Miss Tiggywinkle, black again & so enjoying her day. 7½ years old & still looks good. Really moved well; 3 Corney’s Rilynson Island Princess, brindle, in great coat & body condition. OK in head type. Nice size, feminine, good neck & shoulders, good topline. Just didn’t move quite so well as those above. PB (4) 1 Coley’s Kingsview Just Freya, very nice young black bitch, excellent type with lots of substance, very sound on the move. Excellent coat texture, well presented, good front. BP; 2 Rutherford’s Carisco My Leading Lady, very similar in some ways to 1. Needs just a bit more time to settle but on the table very nice to go over & lots to like about her. Well handled; 3 Dixon’s Sweetgarret Star over Chatterdale, black but much finer than 1 & 2 & for me would like a little more strength. Moves & shows so well but she is still very young & so lots of time on her side. JB (6,1) 1 Hovagimyan’s Verascott Juicy Couture, black bitch, very nice to go over. Nearly spoilt her chances by being too full of herself; 2 Walker’s Beaureveur Cassia, brindle, nice honest bitch with a nice head & eye, neat ears, good topline & tailset; 3 Khenkina’s Gemma Stonehenge Tavel, slightly taller bitch. Good reach of neck. Not as compact as 1 & 2. In excellent coat, nice in head & expression, uses her ears all the time. PGB (14,5) 1 Hovagimyan’s Verascott Handle With Care, very nice black bitch, such a good mover. Feminine yet with strength, super head & ears; 2 Kelly’s Carseview Queen Of The Mey, caught my eye as she came in & so nice to go over. In super coat & condition, she is sound, good front, excellent bone. Would just like her a touch shorter coupled; 3 Strnad’s Izy Hannah Moravia, brindle with a lovely head, good neck & shoulder, good topline. Can really move well, in good coat. Would just like a little more of her but still a nice bitch. LB (14,3) Another super class. 1 Annan’s Lomondview Signature, smart little brindle, so together both standing & moving. Nice size, good front, excellent neck & shoulder, excellent topline, super texture coat. Moved so well both ways & also in profile. In the challenge put on a great show & was awarded the RCC; 2 Hovagimyan’s Gavotte De Champernoune, black bitch & so much to like about her. Super head & expression, so good to go over on the table, right size, well bodied, low slung, super coat & presentation. This exhibitor showed some very nice dogs to me today too; 3 Rowland & Rees’ Dottys Little Girl at Rabbonai, so close & took my eye & thought she would be in my top 3. No disgrace to be here, it was a tough class. I really liked her. OB (22,6) What an amazing class & a joy to behold. Can’t say I have ever seen so many lovely bitches all together at once. Sadly I had to leave out some lovely bitches, but with just 5 places it was so hard. 1 Khenkina’s Rus/Blr/Ukr/Cro/Lit/Lat/Est/Balt/Slo/Pl/Am Ch McVan’s To Russia With Love, wherever do you start to describe such a beautiful bitch who went all the way to BIS? On the table she was like a beautiful piece of porcelain. On going over her, well she was faultless. Her head is a classic, long, clean & with strength & then she looks at you with that true Scottie expression. Neatest of ears which she never stopped using. She is the right size & balance, excellent firm topline & ribs to go with it. Her tail was bang on top. Her coat just gleamed & was perfect & when I asked her to move she couldn’t be faulted. Her handler has to be congratulated on the whole package & performance. Obviously the group & BIS judge thought the same. I was very proud to have sent her forward & to do great things for the breed. CC, BOB, G1 & BIS; 2 Krizova’s Gemma Stonehenge Remuage, although beaten into second place this was a really nice bitch. Right for type, she is well balanced & was in perfect coat also. Her head is strong & clean, strong foreface, good bone & front, well ribbed, excellent topline & tailset. She also moved so well & with a lot of style; 3 Baranchikova’s Int Ch Skailain’s I My Me, I see also from Russia, like 1 & 2. Completed a trio of super bitches & no disgrace to be here. Believe me it was a very tough class & yet this was another I really liked. Similar in type to 1 & 2, in top form & showed her head off. Again in pristine condition & could not have looked better. GCB (3,2) 1 P Miss Tiggywinkle. GEOFF CORISH |
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