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Archive 08 City Of Birmingham 09 Judge
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SOFT COATED WHEATEN CITY OF BIRMINGHAM 09 Judge: Miss Lisa Thompson SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers VD 1 Whitehead’s Finchwood Special Style, 13 year old in excellent condition, beautiful coat of correct wave & colour, nice outline with good tailset, strong head with lovely expression & big black nose, moved well. PD 1 Clemons’ Daisymaes Banderos, well presented 10 months puppy, beautiful soft coat of correct colour, nice strong head with dark eye & correct bite, moved well. JD 1 Coulbert’s Janeyjimjams Jazzbo, well presented & very balanced with his size, lovely outline with excellently set & carried tail, well angulated, moved well; 2 Clarke’s Loofahsa Scaramouche, similar to 1, very balanced with nice outline & good coat. Preferred tail carriage & movement of 1; 3 Whitehead’s Shanghai Shoggoth. PGD 1 Mason’s Emalot Tommy Tango, level topline, good tailset carried well, strong head with correct bite & nice dark eye, well presented. Coat not at its best but coming through. Moved best of the class; 2 Shrive’s Starzak The Groover, very balanced with great substance, nice outline with good angulation. Coat a little pale but hopefully will come through, moved well when settled, very easily distracted; 3 Glew’s Wentloog Mozambique. LD Very close decision. 1 Kenneally’s Loofahsa Hakuna Matata, beautiful soft coat of lovely colour, well balanced, nice outline & well angulated, strong head with nice dark eye & good bite, moved well when settled. Made handler work very hard; 2 Cross’ Starcadia Willow Pickwick, very nicely balanced boy with good outline & angulation, strong head with nice dark eye & correct bite, moved well. Just lacked the sparkle of 1. OD 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Kaos, very well balanced dog of lovely size & substance, in excellent condition with correct coat of good colour, texture & wave, excellent reach of neck, level topline with well set & carried tail, well laid back shoulders, good angulation, very strong head, excellent bite & nice dark eye, moved with reach & drive. CC & BOB; 2 Thompson’s Ch Linatina Great Gus, very nice dog with same qualities as 1. Just lacked the sparkle & showmanship. RCC; 3 Johnson’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Fagin. PB 1 Satherley’s Tobamorrey Sitting Pretty at Silkcroft, adorable feminine puppy with gorgeous coat, perfectly balanced with a great outline, level topline with excellent tailset, correct bite, dark eye & melting expression, showed & presented to perfection. BP & RCC; 2 Morrey’s Tobamorreyaint I Precious, litter sister to 1 & of similar qualities, very feminine & well balanced with a lovely outline, looks a picture on the stand. Just needs to pull it together on the move; 3 Withington’s Fantasa Blonde Lilley. JB 1 Williams’ Brynhir Rochelle Lil Rock, very nice outline, level topline with excellent tailset well carried, nice straight front & good rear angulation. Coat a little pale but coming through. Settled down to move well; 2 Hammond & Evans’ Calvenace Toppa Totty, smaller size than 1 but possesses all the same qualities, just lacked sparkle. PGB 1 Thorburn’s Emalot Jilly Jitterbug to Northridge, well balanced feminine bitch with excellent angulation & level topline, lovely head with nice dark eye & correct bite. Coat a little pale but coming through. Moved very well; 2 Atyeo’s Glendowan Guiding Star to Kanjuley, lovely bitch with beautiful outline & gorgeous coat, very well angulated, looked a picture on the stand. Just lacked enthusiasm on the move; 3 Paterson’s Kellynack Viva La Luna. LB 1 Robins’ Purdingley Maid for Morira Exceptionally well balanced, lovely outline with level topline & good tailset. Coat of correct colour texture & wave. Very feminine head with correct bite, lovely dark eye & soft expression; 2 Boak’s Bacanti Busy Bee, very feminine with lovely outline & excellent coat, moved well. Just preferred balance of 1; 3 Mason’s Emalot Jean Genie. OB 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Krackers, very nicely balanced, in great condition, good reach of neck, level topline with well set & carried tail, very well angulated, feminine head with correct bite & dark eye, beautiful coat of lovely colour, texture & wave, very well presented, moved superbly. CC; 2 Howes’ Ch Emalot English Rose, very sound, well balanced, lovely outline, excellent topline, tailset & angulation, handled & moved well. Preferred coat of 1; 3 Munn’s Ch/Ir Ch Snowmeadow Jellybean Jilly. LISA THOMPSON |