| Staffordshire | The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Judge's Critique |
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Breed Standards W.E.L.K.S.2008 Birmingham National 2008 Three Counties 2008 Border Union 2008 Three Counties 2008 Blackpool 2008 |
Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston, Edinburgh Judge Mrs L Lee DCC LEGER CARRION SHOWING (MRS L & MR A WRAY & HEDGES) I found the quality in both dogs & bitches to be equal & of high merit. MPD (5) 1 Callaghan’s Bourtie Wot A Boy, b/br, all the right essentials for a youngster liked his head, neat ears, good presentation, sure to do well in the future. BPD; 2 Tittley & Bosanko’s Willowstaff New Addition at Garwstaff, lovely dark brindle, very impressed with his clean lines preferred the rear movement on 1, other than that splitting hairs; 3 Blacker & Taylor’s Crossguns Richie High. PD (5) 1 Stanway’s Waystaff Strikes Back, f/w pied with a well shaped head, good ear carriage, good mouth, good hindquarters, moved well to win class; 2 Ewart’s Grangesstaff Razzmatazz, b/b carrying all virtues of 1. Preferred the stronger hindquarters of 1; 3 Byrne’s Trufflestaff Buru. JD (6,1a) 1 Gibbs’ Tillcarr Pyroteknic, impressive b/b, really impressed with this youngster’s overall balance, correct head good dark eye & placement with neat ears giving typical breed expression leading into good neck & shoulders, good body proportions, moved well both ways challenged all the way. I’m sure will have a bright future. RCC; 2 G Razzmatazz; 3 Russell’s Russtaff Clydes Pride. YD (7,2) 1 Young’s Spinellies Live Wire, upstanding b/b, little on edge but impressed with his clean lines & fitness, excellent head shape, not overdone, good mouth & clean lips, good front well ribbed, short coupled. Initially a little hesitant at start but soon settled & moved well both ways; 2 Irvine’s Rypark Flash Harry, d/b, another to be congratulated on condition of your dog, very little to choose between 1 & 2; 3 Buchanan’s Lodgepark Hooray Henry at Shargarry. ND (4,2) 1 Lewis’s Herodotus Light My Fire at Blazinstaff, f/w, Res in a strong junior class, f/w chest, strong head, round dark eye, front & hindquarters ok, moved well up & down; 2 Mason & Maycock’s Magellason Question Time, d/b, white chest, strong head good mouth, with good ear carriage, front Ok, well bodied, rearquarters Ok. Just carrying a little too much weight. PGD (6) 1 Hubery’s Nozac Izzy Keen, eyecatching b/b well balanced in weight to height, strong head, dark eye, correct ear & eye placement, good bite with strong teeth, good front & depth of brisket close coupled, well developed rearquarters, moved & presented in good form; 2 Moffett’s Rypark Mister T, b/b carrying no exaggerations, another who impressed with his clean lines, lovely head, good correct mouth with strong teeth, very little to separate with 1. Preferred the stronger hindquarters on 1; 3 Hopkin’s Trufflestaff Kid Gloves. LD (10) 1 McBride’s Spinellies Circuit Breaker, d/b, when he came into the ring caught my eye straightaway with his overall balance & type absolutely no exaggerations, strong head shape, dark round eye, neat tabs, clean neck, strong well placed shoulders, strong in foreleg, good amount of brisket, short coupled, strong topline, good hindquarters, liked him a lot to considered him very seriously in the challenge; 2 Edwards’ Welshstaff Pearly Jack, b/b on good form, pleasing head shape, good mouth with neat ears, straight front, well bodied, neat tail, moved well. Preferred the depth of brisket of 1; 3 Williamson’s Ladarna Lazy Boy. OD (11,1) 1 Wray & Hedges’ Leger Carrion Showing, b/b, absolutely spot on Standard, another dog who carries no exaggerations, gave me everything that I was looking for, everything in proportion, so balanced when viewed in profile, well chiseled head, good round dark eye, neat tabs set well onto his skull, correct front assembly, though this still needs to firm up, well up on his pasterns, well bodied, & good tuck-up with strong well developed hindquarters excellent topline both standing & moving, excellent presentation. CC & BOB; 2 Weir’s Ir Ch Kilvara Coast To Coast, b/b slightly heavier built than 1 but everything in proportion & has so much to commend, strong head, dark round eye, good ear carriage, correct mouth & bite, strong front, good angulations to hindquarters, overall a good balanced dog. Just preferred the overall balance of 1; 3 Patrick’s Beaustaff Paddys Pal. MPB (5) 1 Baxter’s Zakstaff Black Velvet, lovely quality bitch, loved her head shape with correct eye & ear placement, typical expression, good mouth, clean neck & shoulders, good body for a youngster, moved well, neat whip tail. Should have bright future. BP; 2 Day & Thompson’s Bourtie Out Of The Limelight At Bullred, b/b, slightly heavier built than 1 but still carrying many of the virtues of 1, preferred the cleaner lines of 1; 3 Robinson’s Boydslass Bevin Belle. PB (10,2) 1 Hopkin’s Trufflestaff Monifa Kanika, b/b youngster, very similar in type to MP winner, quality, well put together, pleasing head shape good eye & ears, good mouth presented & moved well; 2 Robinson & Hedges’ Leger Photo Finish for Ramblix, b/b possessing good head shape ears & mouth good, front OK, good rearquarters. Just needs time; 3 Beard’s Hasweth Geordie Dancer. JB (12,1) 1 Davies & Land’s Sebsonic Damarkos Pearl, d/b lots to like about her, in particular I liked her breed type, size & overall balance with good head & good expression & nothing extreme, well balanced construction, standing foursquare, went round the ring with ease, handled well. On today’s performance could not deny her the top honour. CC; 2 Johnson’s Tillcarr Black Betty, carrying many of the attributes of 1 so much to like about this young girl. Just preferred the performance of 1 on the move; 3 Johnston & Brown’s Tusselstaff Little Cracker. YB (12) 1 Wild’s Wildstaff Jo Black, quality b/b, lovely head, on this young bitch dark round eye, neat ears, good mouth, neck of good length set on well placed shoulders, strong front assembly, up to size bitch with a good tuck-up, good hindquarters. Would have liked to see a little more covering & a more positive rear movement, maybe with little more maturity this will be achieved, but let it be said maturity is not a fault, you have plenty of time. When finished will be chasing for top honours; 2 Lewis Blazinstaff Eternal Flame real eye catching f/w very impressive with her clean lines, & breed type upstanding bitch processing good head dark eyes ,good bite excelled in front, sound movement unfortunately there were only one red card; 3 O’Donnell’s Valglo En Vogue. NB (1) 1 Lewis’ Blazinstaff Blazin Destiny, f/w Res in strong YB, not as positive as her litter sister, stood alone. Nevertheless was worthy of her place. PGB (12) 1 Coffey’s Aboriginal Black Magic, caught my eye, bang on standard d/b, white flash on chest, beautiful head with dark eye giving good expression, good mouth with strong teeth, clean lips & neck flowing into correct shoulders, short coupled, good body proportions, sound movement, very impressed with this balanced bitch, sound as a pound, was under the spotlight, challenged very seriously; 2 Beard’s Hasweth Truly Scrumptious, d/b another who demands your attention. All the attributes & virtues apply here as to 1, really had to put on my thinking cap; 3 Lewis’ Cortijo Red Ember at Blazinstaff.
1 Cairn’s Dinalghi Touch Of Class, apt name for a b/b bitch with real class, beautiful head shape, round dark eye, well set ears, good mouth, good front, well ribbed & short coupled, well developed hindquarters, neat tail, presented & handled well, moved with good drive. Another who was in serious contention for the top honours; 2 Bruton’s Wise Words, b/b who attracts your attention, very similar in type to 1 & carrying many of 1’s virtues, moved well; 3 Hopkin’s Trufflestaff Toffee Truffle. OB (11,2) 1 Blacker & Wood’s Crossguns Sexy Thing at Bultery, b/b/w flashy bitch in excellent condition, nothing overdone or underdone, everything in balance, overall pleasing shape & balanced bitch, another who typifies the breed correctly, strong well shaped head good eye & ear set, good mouth, clean neck tapering onto well placed shoulders, well ribbed, short coupled & good tuck-up, well balanced throughout, sound mover. RCC; 2 Bullock’s Duchess Black Beauty, this lovely b/b bitch, needs to have an hands on to appreciate her virtues, another without exaggerations, beautifully balanced & as sound as they come, has all the attributes of 1; 3 Plant’s Subaron Sharrann.
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