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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 |
Judge: Mrs B Hanna
SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE LEEDS 08 Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers A very hot sunny day, I hope you will forgive me for judging outside, there was a bit of a breeze which I thought would be cooler for the dogs. Handlers worked hard & the dogs moved well despite the heat. I was pleased with heads & mouths which were quite uniform. PD (1) 1 Bott’s Whitevale Prince of Thieves, excellent bite & eye colour, strong head, enough neck, good shoulders, topline & tailset. A little immature in body & coat at present. Good on the move with long low reaching strides & straight coming & going. Just needs to tighten up. JD (2,1a) 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Kaos, square & presents pleasing outline, well boned, lovely head, strength without coarseness, excellent length of neck running into well laid shoulders, good depth of chest & spring of rib, strong hindquarters & well angulated, soft coat, clear wheaten colour, sound mover covering the ground with ease. RBD. PGD (1) 1 Deemer’s Tayjen Barite, square dog, well bodied & short coupled, liked his terrier expression, very good eye pigment, coat harsh at present. Needs training to show off his best but moved better when settled. OD (1) 1 Johnson’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Fagin, 6 year old who sold himself to me today. Presented a square working Terrier outline, balanced with nothing overdone, dark hazel eye, black rims, scissor bite, good ear & expression, well muscled, moved soundly covering the ground in a workmanlike manner. Topped off with a fully mature coat with good colour, wave & sheen. BOB. PB (2) 1 Bott’s Whitevale Sunshine Straw, litter sister to PD winner & very much peas in a pod. Positive mover, good reach & drive, straight fore & aft, good coat colour & texture, wheaten expression. Hope she doesn’t grow any more. RBB & BP: 2 Johnson’s Garsayno Gold Echo, pretty bitch of good size, excellent bite & expression, nothing overdone, good coat colour, texture OK for age. Just needs time to body up. Moved with drive but not as positive & affected front reach. JB (3,1) My class of the day. Two very nice bitches who were very difficult to split. 1 Dowdy’s Denzilly Toot Sweet, typy square bitch, strong but feminine head, good ears & used them well, good eye colour & pigment, enough neck into well laid shoulders, good for bone, chest depth, spring of rib, short coupled, well bodied, balanced rear angulation & straight hind legs, fine gleaming coat, good colour & texture, moved sound & true without exaggeration. Just flagged in the challenge. BB; 2 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Kimberley, beautiful bitch, very sweet expression, no mistaking her for a girl. Most comments for 1 apply. Just not as mature in coat or body as 1. Moved soundly but handler must remember to move her dog to & from the judge in a straight line. Was called in for the challenge but had left the ring area. PGB (4,1) 1 Francis’ Tinjoby Catcher Of Dreams for Sawheaten, square & balanced, liked her expression & used her ears, strong head running into nice length of neck & well laid shoulder, good bone, body & topline, good coat colour but texture a little harsh. Covered the ground without exaggeration but did not move true towards me in the challenge; 2 Griffiths’ Wintrypark Miss Goodnight with Manawyddan, typy, terrier outlook & body, well muscled, alert & full of energy, good bite & big teeth, good front & rear angulation without exaggeration, excels in coat for texture & sheen but a bit pale. Covered ground well in profile but was crabbing badly fore & aft; 3 Elliott’s Kiltegan Rose Quartz. OB (4,2) 1 Wright’s Ch Abbeymead Hootenanny, 8 year mature young lady who I have admired in the past. Typy bitch, soundly constructed & gives balanced picture, bite OK, good pigment, strong head, enough neck, good angles, good bone, beautiful mature wavy coat with excellent colour & texture. A little portly. Moved with reach & drive. Thought this would be my winner but did not move true coming towards me; 2 Bott’s Whitevale Golden Honey, nice bitch, real Wheaten expression, used ears well, good pigment & eye colour, balanced angulation, strong hindquarters, parallel hind legs. A little lethargic on the move perhaps the heat got to her. Quite hairy. Good colour but texture a bit crisp. BEV HANNA
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