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Midland Counties 12 Judge

SOFT COATED WHEATEN MIDLAND COUNTIES 12

Judge(s): GRAHAM DOWDY

DCC CH CHLOEANCO HUNNI DREAM SHCM (MISS Z CARTER)
RDCC FRONTLINE MR FEELGOOD (MS A & MS L OMITOGUN & MATTI)
BCC SILKCROFT LIGHT FANTASTIC (MRS D & MISS H ESCOTT)
RBCC CH FANTASA BLONDE LILLEY (MS S WITHINGTON)
BOB SILKCROFT LIGHT FANTASTIC (MRS D & MISS H ESCOTT)
BP DANNEBRIEL CIRQUE SURREAL (MRS GRANT)

Best Breeder S BARRET Breed: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE MIDLAND COUNTIES 12

I would like to thank the Show Committee for inviting me to judge at this well run show and also for their kind hospitality over the weekend. I would also like to thank the exhibitors for their entries and the sporting way in which they accepted my decisions. A few notes on the breed in general. I found Temperaments to be excellent, without exception. Bites were correct in the majority of exhibits. I would however like to see more coats of a true, clear “wheaten” colour as a large number of dogs present today lacked this virtue. Please take care when handling your dogs as some exhibitors are failing their exhibits.

JD (1)

1. Omitogun & Matti’s Frontline Mr Feelgood. Lovely head with strong bite & large teeth. Dark eye. Good reach of neck into correct shoulder placement. Chest down to elbow & level topline. Coat of good texture and maturing in colour. Moved well, should have a bright future RDCC.

LD (8:1a)

Difficult decision between 1 & 2 as both have many virtues

1. Howes Daisymaes Desmond Decker. Excellent head properties, correct bite. Lovely reach of neck & very good shoulders. Deep chest & well boned. Square & balanced, good rear angulation. Handled well pushed hard for top honours.

2. Pascoe’s Middlebury Shooting Star. Correct bite, dark eye & pigmentation. Flat skull with good ear set. Slightly shorter in neck than one but has good shoulder placement. Deep chest level topline. Preferred his coat colour to one. Moved with drive.

3. Dunhill-Hall’s Fantasa Blonde Neville

OD (7)

1. Carter’s Ch Chloeanco Hunni Dream ShCM I judged this dog as a youngster & liked him very much - now in his prime. Very masculine head, correct bite. Excellent reach of neck & shoulder placement. Deep chest, level topline, very good tailset. Wonderful coat for colour & texture. Pleased to award him DCC

2. Fallon’s Janeyjimjams Jenson Jw ShCM. Lovely head properties, correct bite. Dark eye & pigmentation. Another with excellent shoulders & good depth of chest, level topline & good rear angulation. Coat of good colour & texture, moved ok but have seen him move with more enthusiasm than he did today.

3. Clarke’s Loofahsa Scaramouche ShCM

PB (5)

1. Grant’s Dannebriel Cirque Surreal. 6m & mature for age, with lovely expression & good head properties. Correct bite & excellent shoulder placement. Deep chest & level topline. Enough bend of stifle. Square & balanced. Coat of good colour. Moved straight fore & aft must have a promising future.

2. Wardle’s Saffini One And Only. 6m Correct bite & lovely pigmentation. Straight front & excellent shoulder placement. Deep chest & level topline, which she held on the move. Slightly longer cast than one. Moved out well.

3. Naylor’s Amaricy I Won't Back Down.

JB (3)

1. Hammond & Evans’ Calvenace Connemara. Correct bite, dark eye, good stop & correct earset. Enough neck, good shoulder placement. Deep chest & good spring of rib. Square & balanced, more straight fore & aft.

2. Smith’s Amaricy She's My Baby. Sweet expression & good head properties. Preferred her reach of neck to 1. Deep chest. Good rear angulation. Coat colour needs to clear but she has time on her side. Moved & handled well.

3. Witheyman’s Cameron Because.

PG (9:2a)

1. Moles & Williams Kinaelan Cachique. Lovely expression, dark eye & excellent pigmentation. Elegant neck & correct shoulder placement, deep chest level topline. Excellent tailset & good rear angulation. Pushed top winners in challenge very hard will have her day.

2. Clarke’s Calvenace Fat Bottomed Girl For Flaxela. Correct bite & lovely pigmentation however not the strength of head as 1. Plenty of neck and correct shoulder placement. Deep chest and strong topline. Good rear angulation & moved with drive. Coat maturing nicely for age.

3. Connor’s Fantasa Blonde Nell

LB (10:2a)

1. Escott’s Silkcroft Light Fantastic. Excellent head, dark eye & pigmentation. Large teeth with correct bite. Enough reach of neck leading to excellent shoulder placement. Deep chest and well sprung ribs. Excellent topline & tailset. Lovely rear angulation. Coat of good colour. Moved with reach & drive. Could not deny her the BCC & BOB on the day (congratulations her 3rd!)

2. Wardle’s Saffini Yours Truly. Square & balanced. Lovely expression, dark eyes & correct scissor bite. Preferred her reach of neck to 1 & has very good shoulder placement. Deep chest. Level topline & good rear angulation. Lovely coat of correct wheaten colour.

3. Naylor’s Amaricy Femme Fatal.

OB (6:1a)

1. Withington’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Lilley. Feminine expression, good head properties. Good reach of neck, correct shoulder placement. Deep chest. Level topline & excellent rear angulation. Coat of good colour and has desired loose wave. Moved with reach & drive & well handled RBCC

2. Omitogun & Matti’s Loofahsa Bohemia In Frontline. Excellent pigmentation & correct scissor bite. Good reach of neck flowing into very good shoulders. Deep chest, well boned and strong in pasterns. Good rear angulation. Overall a well balanced bitch. Would like to see a little more terrier spirit on the move.

3. Howes Daisymaes Arrabella Best Breeder: Mr N & Mrs S Barrett – presented four exhibits of uniformed type. Excelled in head properties and coats. Moved out well as a group.

Graham Dowdy

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