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Breed Standards Birmingham National 200 The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Three Counties 2008 Border Union 2008 South Wales 2008 East Of England 2008 Paignton 2008 Bournemouth 2008 Welsh KC 2008 SKC August 2008 City Of Birmingham 2008 Richmond 2008 Darlington 2008 Driffield 2008 |
SOFT COATED WHEATEN DARLINGTON 08 Judge: Mrs Sue Munn
SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE DARLINGTON 08 Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers The weather was OK, we had a nice ring outside, although everything else was a sea of mud, very difficult to keep Wheaten feet clean & dry. PD (1) 1 Noble’s Pippajam One And Only, nice head, good bite, neck & shoulders, topline OK. Tailset could be higher. Moved OK. No wave or curl to coat as yet but only 11 months. PGD (1) 1 Glew’s Wentloog Mozambique, strong head, very good stop, good pigmentation, level bite, nice neck & shoulder. Tailset a bit low, moved OK. Up to size, Irish type coat. LD (2) 1 MacKenzie’s Linatina Truly Ruly, nice head, good pigmentation & bite, small ears, nice earset, topline OK, nice Irish coat maturing nicely, good front & hindquarters, well muscled, not exaggerated, moved well & steady; 2 Axon’s Tinjoby Running Bear, bigger size than 1, nice coat, although still dark shading on the head. Nice head, good neck & shoulders, moved well. OD (5,1a) 1 CC & BOB, Thompson’s Linatina Great Gus, lovely masculine head & expression, nice earset, good bite & pigmentation, good neck & shoulders, deep chest, level topline, good tailset & angulation, lovely soft coat with waves, well presented, moved very well, good drive; 2 RCC, Tswei’s Ellora The Evangelist, lovely head & expression, using his ears well, good neck & shoulder, good topline & tailset, beautiful Irish coat, good colour & wave, well muscled; 3 Herbert’s Caidantes That’s Ma Boy. VB (1) 1 VG4, Herbert’s Juliberrie Droicheada, nice head, good pigmentation, nice size, good topline, pretty coat. Carrying a bit of weight, 9 years & really enjoying her day out. MPB (1) 1 Atyeo’s Glendowan Guiding Star to Kanjuley, good bite & pigmentation, nice head & earset, good neck & shoulders, short coupled, lovely coat. Just a little bit unsettled, only a baby just 8 months. PB (4) 1 BP & PG2, Tilley’s Starzak Solid Gold E-Z Action, good head & expression, very good bite, good pigmentation, stop & earset, good neck & shoulder, level topline, good tailset, nice coat, colour coming, moved very well; 2 Howe’s Daisymaes Arabella, similar to 1, nice head & expression, good earset, neck & shoulders. Bit longer than 1. Lovely coat, moved well; 3 Bristow’s Kellynack Viva La Passione for Avard. JB (3) 1 Oxlade’s Gavleash Connemara for Furla, nice head, good bite, pigmentation & stop, nice neck & shoulders, good topline & tailset, nice size, very feminine, lovely coat, moved very well; 2 Dowdy’s Denzilly Toot Sweet, nice neck & shoulders, good topline & tailset, lovely coat & texture, moved well. Just a bit bigger than 1; 3 Paterson’s Kellynack Viva La Luna. PGB (5,1) 1 Hanney’s Lilwaukee Veni Vidi Vici, good head & expression, very good bite, good pigmentation, neck & shoulders, level topline, moved very well, lovely size. Nice coat & texture but a bit less trimming please; 2 House’s Glendowan Muffin Mclay, lovely head & expression, good neck, shoulders, topline & tailset, lovely Irish coat, silky & soft, good all round. Both 1 & 2 very feminine, just preferred 1; 3 Ford & McMurray’s Kanjuley Katie Scarlett. LB (5) 1 CC, Noble’s Pippajam Gold Leaf, lovely head & expression, good bite, neck & shoulder, nice topline, good tailset, very feminine, nice size, good coat, moved very well; 2 Hanna’s Kinaelen Quietly Confident, good head, expression & bite, nice neck & shoulders, good topline. Longer cast than 1. Nice Irish coat, like her size, moved well; 3 Axon’s Keridown Breakthrough for Noxa. OB (5) 1 RCC, House’s Glendowan Polly Flinders, lovely head & expression, very good bite & pigmentation, good neck & shoulders, level topline, good tailset, lovely Irish coat, very feminine, moved well. Pushed the Limit winner hard for the CC; 2 O’Sullivan’s Wintrypark Miss Moneypenny for Checkhina, good head & expression, nice ears, good shoulders & topline, tailset OK, nice coat, short coupled, moved well; 3 Howes’ Ch Emalot English Rose. SUE MUNN |