KC Breed Standard

Darlington 15 Judge

WEST HIGHLAND WHITE DARLINGTON 15

Judge: Mr W R Irving

BEST OF BREED : 1418 BURNS, Miss M & BURNS Mrs A Burneze Geordie Girl
Dog CC : 1463 WEST, Mr I & Mrs F & WEST Mr T Ch Tomlyndon Eager Ernest JW
Res Dog CC : 1431 FOSTER, Mrs L M & FOSTER Miss N Hillsted Masquerade At Thozow
Bitch CC : 1418 BURNS, Miss M & BURNS Mrs A Burneze Geordie Girl
Res Bitch CC : 1459 STEEMSON Ms J Roxholm Reign Dance By Bocans
Best Puppy : 1431 FOSTER, Mrs L M & FOSTER Miss N Hillsted Masquerade At Thozow
Best Veteran : 1462 TULLIS, Mr G A & Mrs I I & TULLIS Miss E Drumsheugh True Grit Sh.CM

WEST HIGHLAND WHITE JUDGE DARLINGTON 15

West Highland White Terriers

It has been some years since I awarded CCs to the breed in the UK & the entry of 51 was quite good by present day standards. I was worried by fronts & not all that many had really good shoulders & front action. By & large I thought that coats were not bad & heads too seemed pretty good. The dogs were pretty good for colour & there was not too much chalk flying around except on a couple of exhibits.

VD (3)

1 Tullis’ Drumsheugh True Grit, very pleasing in head & expression, tail could be better but good in neck & body without being overdone there. Moved better in front than2. Good compact body & OK in coat texture & length. Stood up well & gave of his best;

2 Claridge’s Hamish Ivory at Sunniwhite, another with a good compact appearance but shown a shade heavy at the moment & could be cleaner over the shoulder. Good in head & with the right stop which is where he scored over 3. Good in hind movement & was well muscled in hindquarters;

3 McLoughlin’s Ley Hey Living Legend.

MPD (0).

PD (7,2a)

1 Foster’s Hillsted Masquerade at Thozow, good in head & expression, could be better in tail but good tailset. Was good in neck & topline & pleasing hindquarters. Moved better in front than 2 & went on to be BP & win the RCC;

2 Gaydon’s Hopecharm Tony One, not so good in shoulder & could do with a bit more neck. Good head & correct compactness of body & good loin. Enough rib & good hindquarters & shown in good coat;

3 Clements’ Roxholm High Lander.

JD (1)

1 Dunne’s Charosmack Codron Flite One, a youngster with a very good harsh coat texture. OK in head & expression & could be presented better there. Could be a bit straighter in front & more compact in body. Not terribly well behaved at times & needs more ring training. Good tailset & moved out well behind.

PGD (5)

The first two stood away here I thought.

1 Gillott & Carlin’s Lizandycris Line Me Up, very pleasing in head, skull & expression. Good size & correct set on of tail. Pretty good in coat & enough length of neck without being overdone. Moved better behind than in front;

2 Johnson’s Roxholm Ready To Rumble with Salmark, another one, pleasing for coat & good in tail length but could be carried better. Not so good in hind movement. Well presented & good in head & skull;

3 Windram’s Leonardo Ventura.

LD (4)

Not a good class for fronts.

1 Purchon’s Lindenka Chesterman, good in head, eye & skull with good small ears. Could be a shade better in topline at times when standing. Very good in tail. Could be better in shoulder but moved out well behind. Good rib & correct coat texture;

2 Noyce’s Armadales Son Of A Gun at Maxula, very good in coat & really compact in body. Could be better in front but very good in head & ears. Pretty good in hindquarters & OK for rib & loin;

3 Corri’s Inverglen Lowe N Behold.

OD (5,1)

1 West’s Ch Tomlyndon Eager Ernest, stood out in this class. Good in head with the right skull, stop & good muzzle proportions which all went to give a good expression. Moved well behind & OK in front. Well presented & good neck flowing into typical topline with enough compactness & good loin. Good bone & tail OK for length & carriage. Went on to win the CC;

2 Steemson’s Serb Ch Bogarhazi Zuckini, another compact dog which is where he scored over 3. Not quite the movement of 1 but he too was good in head & expression. Good neck & correct stifles;

3 Strand’s Ch Crinan Code Name Westlake.

VB (2)

1 Smith’s Lingbeck Leading Lady, better in topline than 2. OK in head & ears & moved better behind than in front. Good black nose compared to 2. Well bodied up but not so good in front movement;

2 Windram’s Cochansa Dales Pride, moved well behind but didn’t really hold her topline well when seen in profile moving around the ring. Coat not at its best.

MPB (4,1)

1 Squire’s Kimgarwyn Thistle, quite immature & needs to do a lot of finishing in coat but what I liked about her very much was her front where she moved really well. Needs time to mature in head but was very good in outline & also moved well behind. BPB;

2 Smith’s Highcross Precious Charm to Lingbeck, good in head & further on in maturity & coat development. Moved OK behind but not so positively in front. Good underline & good tail & tailset & well developed for bone;

3 Jenkinson’s Highcross Crystal Charm.

PB (4,2)

1 Purchon’s Lindenka Apple Krumble, a shade shorter in leg & not quite the head of 2 but moved better than 2 & could do with a bit more coat texture. OK behind & good in rib & loin. Needs to develop a bit in head & muzzle;

2 Gillott & Carlin’s Lizandycris Thistle Dew Nicely, standing looked very good & looked like the winner & was very pleasing in head, neck & topline but just wouldn’t be handled on the table & didn’t have enough confidence which is a pity. She moved out reasonably well & had good maturity for her age.

JB (4)

1 Burns’ Burneze Geordie Girl, a young bitch which was very pleasing in outline & obviously had a great deal of quality about her, catching my eye even on the first tour of this class around the ring. She holds her shape well. Good in neck, topline & tailset. Good in head & quite good in ears. Scored in front over 2. Good hindquarters standing with rather well bent stifles. Has a great deal of breed type & is good in proportions & pretty good in coat & presentation. Went on to win the CC, BOB;

2 Gaydon’s Gilbri Dream Maker, another pleasing one for breed type & excellent in head & expression. Doesn’t have quite such a good shoulder & front as 1 but moved very well behind. Good topline & tailset;

3 Strand & Hands’ Crinan Carousel.

PGB (2,1)

1 McLoughlin’s Llovall Look Here Ley Hey, stood alone but was quite sound in front & OK behind as well. Not in the best of coats but good head & skull, correct eye & good small ears. Well proportioned in body but coat not quite at its best.

LB (4)

A close run thing in this class between the first two, both of which had many good virtues.

1 Gaydon’s Gilbri Bright Star, just slightly more compact than 2 & was very good in head, skull, eye & expression. Moved out slightly better in front than 2. OK behind. Good in topline & tailset & correct in rib & loin;

2 Jenkinson’s Highcross Charmer, another also with a good head & expression & she was particularly good in coat texture, probably better there than 1. Excellent body outline & topline. Good hindquarters. As stated, a very close run thing in this class & the decision could be different on a different day;

3 Smith’s Lingbeck Playing The Lady.

OB (7,2)

1 Steemson’s Roxholm Reign Dance by Bocans, very good for compactness of body. Good typical head & expression. Scored in topline over 2 & was really very good in coat length & texture. Good rib & depth. Moved better behind than in front. Went in to win the RCC;

2 Hands’ Crinan Calista, another with a good typical head & expression with the right stop, ears & eye. Not quite the topline of the winner but good in hindquarters & OK in bone;

3 Foster’s Thozow Forget Me Not.

RONNIE IRVING

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