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Archive 08 Midland Counties 09 Judge
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SOFT COATED WHEATEN MIDLAND COUNTIES 09 Judge(s) FERELITH SOMERFIELD DCC CH/CAN CH JONAIRE KATAXIN VAVA VOOM O'KELLYNACK SHCM (IMP) (MR D P & MRS S A WALKLIN) Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers PD (1) 1 Taylor & Youlden’s Pippajam Break On Through, pleasing puppy, full of exuberance & fun, good head & eyes, well laid shoulders, good topline, nice colour, moved out well. JD (4) 1 Whitehead’s Shanghai Shoggoth, standing looked good throughout & at the end I saw what I wanted on the move when he started to hold his head up & stride out in front. Good head, nice topline, well made hindquarters, coat coming well, nice size; 2 Paterson’s Kellynack The Fantastic Fox, richer wheaten, pleasing head & eyes, good width in thighs, well bodied, nice legs & feet. Not just as good in shoulders; 3 Hobson’s Abiqua Wild Knight Romance. PGD (3) 1 Coulbert’s Janeyjimjams Jazzbo, well balanced, good to go over, pleasing head, eye & ears, nice shape, sensible temperament, moved well; 2 Lawrence’s Snowmeadow Numinous Niilo, has a lot to like but needs training to make the most of it. Good head, nice body & bone, good well made hindquarters, nice colour; 3 Mason’s Emalot Tommy Tango. LD (6) 1 Clarke’s Loofahsa Scaramouche, nicely balanced, good forehand, well made hindquarters, nice topline, clear colour. Only just out of junior & needs a little more time for maturity; 2 Cross’ Starcadia Willow Pickwick, bigger dog & not yet quite as well coordinated on the move. Pleasing coat, good bone & feet, well handled; 3 Noble’s Pippajam One And Only. OD (8,2) 1 Walklin’s Ch/Can Ch Jonaire Kataxin Vava Voom O’Kellynack, grand dog of 6½, beautifully balanced, pleasing head, good front, legs & feet, nice bone, good firm hindquarters, moved soundly to take the CC; 2 Tilley’s Emalot Golden Delicious at Starzak, I also liked very much, good neck, shoulders, topline & tailset, nice width in hindquarters, good coat & colour. Looked the part but I just preferred the togetherness & assertiveness of 1. RCC; 3 Ford & McMurray’s Ch/Ir Ch Kanjuley Kygwenethan. PB (5,2) 1 Moyes’ Pippajam Midnight Rose, litter sister to the dog puppy & shows the same promise & character. Good for make, shape & balance, nice head, attractive even colour, good over the loin & haunches, moved & showed well. BP; 2 Cross’ Weatawaite Little Ms Muffet, not just as firm in topline & can strengthen a little in front & pasterns. Still very young & I loved her attitude, promising coat texture; 3 Munn’s Snowmeadow Oolla O’Luna. JB (6) 1 Salisbury’s Orliscwt Lillee The Pink, a proper SCWT, I wish she had a little more colour in her coat but pigment good & had the texture which the others lack at present. Nice terrier who showed with purpose & moved soundly, good neck, shoulders, topline & tail; 2 Williams’ Brynhir Rochelle Lil Rock, very fidgety & difficult to go over. Nicely constructed, moved well. Better body than 1. Good width in thighs; 3 Satherley’s Tobamorrey Sitting Pretty at Silkcroft. PGB (9,1) 1 Howes’ Daisymaes Arrabella, good free moving bitch, well made, good neck, shoulders, topline & tailset, good terrier attitude, making the best of herself standing & moving; 2 Walklin’s Buckwheat Jadis O’Kellynack, very good for balance, pleasing head, eyes & ears, well made. Coat texture good but needs more of it. Moved out well; 3 Smith’s Janeyjimjams Jasmina. LB (8) 1 Dowdy’s Denzilly Toot Sweet, big enough but everything is in balance & she moved extremely well, feminine, nice clear colour, well constructed, good topline & tailset; 2 Mason’s Emalot Jean Genie, big enough & not quite as feminine as 1. Good coat texture, very good outline & tailset. 1 had the edge in hind movement; 3 Howe’s Stevelyn Memphis To Vegas. OB (7,1) 1 Hanna’s Ch Kinaelan Quietly Confident, lovely bitch of pleasing balance, shape & size, good head, eyes & ears, nice neck, shoulders & front, good body & rib, nice strong hindquarters, good coat & condition, moved & showed well. CC & BOB; 2 Hanney’s Lilwaukee Veni Vidi Vici, well bodied, pleasing forehand, good neck, shoulders & topline, nice coat. 1 had the edge on the move but she went soundly. Could be a little better in eye; 3 O’Sullivan & Harding’s Wintrypark Miss Moneypenny for Chekhina. FERELITH SOMERFIELD |