Crufts  March 2005

 Cairn Terrier Judge –Liz Hooton (Penticharm)

 

DCC & BOB Karlsen’s Kramer’s Night Rider JW

RDCC Horgarty’s Ch & Ir Ch. Cadagio As Good as It Gets

BCC Poile’s Kedvaiy Pascali

RBCC Shaw’s Ch Honeyhall Hijinx

BP Catto’s Birselaw It’s My Moment

 

 

 

More Pictures after Results

Critique after pictures

 

 

Pictures by Alan Firth

 

CRUFTS CAIRN TERRIERS 10/03/05

 

It was a great honour to be asked to judge at CRUFTS, I would like to thank the exhibitors that entered under me and the sporting way that they accepted my decisions. Although not the largest of entries it is the quality that counts not quantity and the quality was superb, making it a very difficult in some classes, especially having to see beautiful cairns going home with no award.

 

I agree with last years judge who touched on the subject of grading systems as in Europe. I feel this is a much better system of judging, enabling some excellent cairns that were unplaced to at least go home with a certificate of excellence. We pay a lot of money to enter our dogs at a show and sometimes come away wondering why did that judge not like my dog, at least if we had a report to take home we would know. We might not always agree with the judges remarks, although, if we were consistently getting the same remarks from different judges we would have to wonder. I also believe that this would help maintain a good standard of judging, making judges more accountable for their actions.

 

 

VETERAN DOG. 2(1)

 

1^st. Goud’s Davmar VIKING ARROW, Very fit 12 & 3/4 years young, lovely head and expression, well balanced and good size, very good neck and correct layback of shoulders, very good topline and hindquarters, very sound mover with plenty of drive, excellent coat and condition.

 

SPECIAL PUPPY 7(1)

 

1^st. Poile’s KEDVAIY HARLIQUIN, full brother to BCC winner and so like her, gorgeous head and expression, beautifully constructed everything in the right place moved with drive behind and steadily in front very good coat and presentation one to watch for the future.

 

2^nd. Thompson’s CASTLELINE JACKARD, another quality exhibit with lovely head good size, straight front, very good neck and shoulders, good topline moved OK showed well.

 

3^rd. Kelleher’s  SUNDANCE, wheaten with good head very good in outline, good front and hindquarters moved and showed well.

 

SPECIAL JUNIOR 4

 

1^st. Harrison and Inett’s CARRADINE PERCY PICKLE, very showy red brindle with pleasing head, good for size, nice outline with good topline moved OK when settled.

 

2^nd. Chambers and Thomas’s CAIRNGROVE RED RASCAL,well balanced red with good coat, lovely head good topline, moved well behind, but needs to settle in front, showed well.

 

3^rd. Roberts’s CANNWOOD RED COMET, another red with lovely head and expression, nice outline with good topline, moved well behind

 

SPECIAL YEARLING DOG 15(2)

 

1^st. Hogarty’s IR CH. CADAGIO AS GOOD AS IT GETS, I saw this dog briefly from the ringside some months ago and thought what a lovely looking dog and now I have had the pleasure to go over him, he certainly did not disappoint Dark brindle of true cairn type with gorgeous head and excellent outline, very good front, excellent neck with well laid back clean shoulders, well sprung ribs, level topline and strong correctly angled  hindquarters, very sound in movement with plenty of drive,very good showman. RCC.

 

2^nd. Shaw’s HONEYHALL HELLUVAGUY, well balanced wheaten brindle of excellent quality, and good size, with lovely head and expression straight front, good neck and shoulders, level topline, correct angulation behind enabling him to move with drive, close up to 1.

3^rd. Middlehurst’s CANNWOOD AS IF BY MAGIC, another one that I have admired from the ringside, red brindle of good size, very typey, pleasing head, and very good outline, not moving as well today as I have seen in the past.

 

POST GRADUATE DOG 9

 

1^st Evans’ BIRSELAW BILLY THE KID AT KAPPLEGILL, well balanced wheaten brindle of nice size, lovely head and expression, as you would expect from this affix good front, very good neck and shoulders, level topline, good hindquarters, sound mover and showed well.

 

2^nd. Waites’ SEVEEK COUNTRY RAMBLER TO SVENDALENS, grey brindle with very nice outline, very good head, good topline and hindquarters moved well behind.

 

3^rd. Fairweather’s OCK I’M THE BOSS, Grey brindle with lovely head and expression, nice size, good neck and shoulders, good hindquarters very sound mover.

 

LIMIT DOG 9

 

1^st. Ward’s VANAJAM HALLOWEN, grey Brindle of quality, with lovely head, straight front, very good neck and shoulders, level topline, strong hindquarters, very good mover who showed well.

 

2^nd. Thompson’s CASTLELINE PRINCE HARRY, similar in type to 1, with very good head, excellent outline, and very sound in movement, a close decision and just lost out on showmanship.

 

3^rd. Harrison and Inett’s , HYDECASTLE FLIC FLAC FOR CARRADINE, Red with good front, very good neck and layback of shoulder, good topline, strong hindquarters, moved well when settled.

 

 

OPEN DOG 13 (1)

 

The best class of the day.

 

1^st,C.C. & B.O.B. Karlson’s CH. KRAMER’S KNIGHT RIDER, where do I start? I had the privilege to judge this dog some 18 months ago in Finland and he impressed me then with his breed type, soundness and lack of exaggeration in any way especially his hindquarters, in a country, amongst others in Scandinavia where in my opinion some breeders are ruining our lovely breed by breeding dogs with excessively angulated hindquarters. He was a young dog then and 18 Months on has matured into a truly wonderful dog, I find this dog hard to fault, he has a head to die for, so well balanced, and watching him move around the ring brings tears to my eyes, I WISH HE WERE MINE!

 

2^nd. Lindborg and Nordstrand’s, CH. RASKENS ROYAL TRADE MARK, another dog of exceptional quality, well balanced dark brindle with very good head and expression, excellent neck and layback of shoulder, level topline, very strong well angulated hindquarters, very sound mover with plenty of drive.

 

3^rd. Hooper’s CH/AM CH BIRESLAW SUPERTROOPER, one I have admired all year, very nice head, good front, excellent neck and shoulders, good topline, strong correctly angulated hindquarters, ultra sound mover full of breed type,

 was not giving his best today.

 

GOOD CITIZEN DOG 2

 

1^st. Fairweather’s OCK I’M THE BOSS

2^nd. Walker’s WIZOZ RORY, well balanced red with good coat, nice head, moved OK.

 

VETERAN BITCH 3

 

Three lovely bitches, all in wonderful condition.

 

1^st Confue’s CH. ANJOFRA CHARLIE TANGO quality red of almost 12 years young with lovely head, good front, very good neck and clean well laid back shoulders, level topline, well angulated hindquarters, excellent mover who could show the young ones a thing or two.

 

2^nd. Thomas’ CH. TYCANDO COLUMBIA, 71/2 year old dark Brindle, good head, good front, excellent outline, strong hindquarters, very sound mover, showed well.

 

3^rd. Stephenson’s CLOVERBROOK NOELLA, Ultra feminine wheaten with dark points, looking great for 9 years, gorgeous head and expression, very good neck and shoulders, level topline, very good hindquarters, moved very well behind and showed her heart out.

 

SPECIAL PUPPY 11(2)

 

1^st. Catto’s BIRSELAW IT’S MY MOMENT, Wheaten brindle, very feminine with pretty head, good front, lovely outline, and good hindquarters, moved and showed well. BP

 

2^nd. Butterfield’s CAMASMOR CAILIN, very showy wheaten brindle, gorgeous head, very good neck and shoulders, level topline, moved OK.

 

3^rd Thompson’s CASTLELINE CALICO, another wheaten brindle with pretty head, straight front, very good in outline moved well in front, promising puppy that lost out on maturity.

 

SPECIAL JUNIOR 14(3)

 

1^st Moseley’s, SPAWYCHE ELIZABETHAN RUBY, extravert wheaten brindle of correct size, very feminine head, very good front, neck and shoulders, level topline, correctly angulated hindquarters, moved like a dream and never put a foot wrong.

 

2^nd Sharp and Petts’, CANNWOOD KASTA SPELL, feminine dark brindle of good size, with nice head, good topline and hindquarters, moved and showed very well.

 

3^rd Osborn’s TWESLAM IZZY WIZZY GET BIZZY, well presented red of larger proportions than first two, good head and outline, moved very well.

 

SPECIAL YEARLING BITCH 14(4)

 

Very Good Class

 

1^st Wards VANAJAM  HOKCUS POKCUS, Classy Cream with pretty head, Straight front, excellent neck and clean well laid back shoulders, level topline, very good hindquarters, very sound in movement with plenty of drive, excellent showgirl.

 

2^nd. Parker-tucker’s, UNIQUECOTTAGE GLENGETTIE, well presented and well balanced red brindle of quality, nice size, lovely head and expression, very good outline, sound in movement, showed well.

 

3^rd Harrison and inett’s, CURTISEY FOREIGN AFFAIR AT CARRADINE, wheaten with lovely head and expression, good front, very good neck and shoulders, good ribs level topline, very good hindquarters  moved and showed well.

 

POST GRADUATE BITCH 10 (3)

 

1^st Tutchings’ CROWNEAST SUGARBABE, feminine red of quality, with nice head, good front, excelled in outline, very good hindquarters moved and showed well.

 

2^nd  Shopland’s  CHERRYCRACK CHASING AIMEE, quality wheaten brindle of nice size with lovely head and expression, very good front, neck and shoulders, good ribs, very good hindquarters, and sound in movement.

 

3^rd Fyfe’s ANDRUM LOVE IN A MIST, cream with pretty head, good front neck and shoulders, good hindquarters, moved well.

 

LIMIT BITCH 9

 

Very Good Class

 

1^st & C.C. Poile’s KEDVAIY PASCALI, red bitch that just oozes quality, she has a beautiful head and expression, perfectly constructed, everything in the right place, which enables her to move so soundly with lots of drive, excellent presentation and very well handled, a joy to judge, she complemented my DCC winner beautifully they made a very handsome couple.

 

2^nd Ward’s VANAJAM PIEWACKET, well presented dark brindle of excellent type with lovely head and expression, excellent outline, very good front and hindquartsers, moved and showed well.

 

3^rd Catto’s BIRESLAW SPECIAL MOMENT, wheaten brindle with lovely head, good front, very good neck and shoulders, level topline, good hindquarters, moved and showed well.

 

 

OPEN BITCH 14(4)

 

EXCELLENT CLASS

 

1^st Shaw’s CH HONEYHALL HIJINX, I’ve judged this bitch before and made her my best puppy, she has certainly fulfilled her early promise, it is hard to fault her confirmation, with beautiful head and expression, and ultra sound movement she really is a very special bitch, handled and presented to perfection. RCC

 

2^nd Lindborg and nordstrand’s SUCH RASKENS ROYAL TARTAN, quality dark brindle with nice head, excellent outline, and steady mover, well presented and handled.

 

3^rd Theodorsson’s SUCH/DKUCH HJOHOO’S HJOUR LOVING KNOCK ME OFF, ultra smart red with dark points, lovely head, very good front, neck and shoulders, level topline and well angulated hindquarters, moved with purpose.

 

 

J. LIZ HOOTON (JUDGE)