Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show
January 2009 – Cairn Terrier
Anthony
Osborn (Tweslam)
DCC &
BOB; Pollock’s Ch. Larchlea Licence To Thrill At Stanedykes
RDCC; Inett
& Harrison’s Noncom Inett Tu Winnit With Carradine JW
BCC; Shaw’s
Honeyhall Hide N Seek
RBCC;
Inett, Harrison & Clay’s Carradine Magic Star
BP; Templeton’s Larchlea Can't Remember
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Iain Shaw, BCC Honeyhall Hide N’Seek, judge Anthony Osborn, Jim Pollock DCC & BOB Ch Larchlea Licence To Thrill At Stanedykes |
Carole
Templeton, BPB & BPIB Larchlea Can’t Remember,
Anthony Osborn , Ann Wall, BPD Cloverbrook
Ray Of Sunshine Over Shearwater |
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DCC & RDCC |
BCC & RBCC |
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PD |
JD |
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PGD |
LD |
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OD |
AWARDING
DCC |
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PB |
JB |
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PGB |
LB |
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OB |
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AWARDING
BCC |
AWARDING
BEST PUPPY |
AWARDING BOB |
The Scottish Kennel Club
Championship Show
16 May 2009
CAIRN TERRIERS
It was an honour to be invited to judge Cairns at Ingliston and although numerically the numbers were not large, the quality in general was of a high standard. In many classes the decisions were very close and I’d wished that I had more C C’s and red cards as many of the exhibits were worthy of being Champions.
Since
I last judged the breed I felt conformation and movement had generally
improved. Of course, you always get the occasional example of poor movement,
weak head, lack of coat and upright shoulders and rear ends. The standard is
not prescriptive and allows one to select a Cairn that is a workmanlike example
and a quality specimen.
PD. (3,0): 1. Wall’s
Cloverbrook Ray of Sunshine over Shearwater. A well-balanced dog presenting a
smart outline. A lovely head and expression with good length of neck running
into well placed shoulders. Level topline and good tailset. Moved well both
fore and aft and should improve even further as he matures. 2. Shannon and
Storr’s Brenndarcy Trouble at Mill, a wheaten brindle with equally good
conformation as 1, level topline, good tailset and nice front and shoulders.
Moved well but preferred 1 on the day. 3. Miller’s Birselaw Badger’s Dream for
Cornton.
JD. (4,0): A high quality
class. 1. Downie and Tate’s Jaeva Face the Music. A lovely dark masked face
giving a typical varmity cairn expression. Good neck and shoulders, level
topline and correct tailset. Well presented with good quality coat, moved well
with drive. 2. Catto’s Birselaw Follow Your Dream. Another good example of a
typical cairn in expression and outline. A strong head, level topline both
static and on the move. Moved and showed well. 3. Firth and Jones’s Cairngold
Spin of the Wheel.
PGD. (8,3): 1 and RDCC. Inett
and Harrison’s Noncom Inett Tu Winnit with Carradine. Have liked this dog for a
little while particularly his conformation and movement. A good masculine head,
good length of neck and nice layback of shoulders. Level top, correct tailset.
He just flows around the ring with purpose and drive.
2.
Smith’s Rocasovale Razzle Dazzle. Darker and slightly larger than 1, but still
a well-balanced quality dog. Has a super head with good stop and width of of
skull and neat ears. Shows an excellent outline, level top and good bend of
stifle. A good mover, but not quite as flowing as 1. 3. Felter’s and Rumen’s
Landbuck Colour Code.
LD.
(2,0): 1.
Templeton’s Time to Entertain. A top quality dog of typical type and excellent
balance. Has a good head and expression with correctly shaped dark eyes. Good
length of neck, level topline and correct tailset. Moved well with impressive
drive. 2. King and Leighton’s Carradine Maybe the Moon at Harkinleigh. Lighter
in colour than 1 with dark points and slightly shorter in leg. Well presented,
with a good outline from head to tail, but needs a better coat to gain top
honours. Moved and showed well.
OD.
(3,0): A class of quality. 1. DCC and BOB.
Pollock’s Larchlea Licence To Thrill at Stanedykes. A wonderful example of the breed.
A good size for a male with a strong head, broad muzzle, good stop, lovely dark
well-shaped eyes and correct ear placement. Good length of neck, nice shoulders
and firm rib cage. Carries a level topline with good tailset and nice bend of
stifle. All this provides a flowing movement with plenty of drive deserving his
top award. 2. Cameron’s Stryveling Robb Ruadh. A lovely red dog with dark
points. A firm all-round build and size. He has all the good points of
conformation in head, body and legs and gave 1 a run for his money, but lost
out on showmanship. 3. King and Leighton’s Carradine Night Listener at
Harkinleigh.
PB. (5,1): 1 and BP Templeton’s
Larchlea Can’t Remember. A lovely dark brindle bitch with a wonderful dark
cheeky facial expression. A good feminine head with perfect mouth and stop.
Good length of neck, correct shoulder placement and well shaped rib cage. Level
topline and good tailset presenting a well-balanced outline. Moved and showed
well, although strongly challenged by the dog for best puppy. 2. Downie’s
Larchlea Come Away With Me. A very similar type to 1, but not so strong in head
and body. A well proportioned bitch who moved and showed well and has time to
mature and develop. 3. Berrecloth’s Sybster Sonja.
JB.
(7,0): This
was a strong quality class and a pleasure to judge. 1. Catto’s Birselaw
Bewitched. A beautifully balanced bitch with a lovely head and expression. A
good length of neck running into a perfect topline. She had a well proportioned
body set on a nice straight front and correctly angled rear legs giving a
stunning outline. She could have done better in her performance if she had
behaved herself on the move. 2. Shannon and Storr’s Brenndarcy Button It.
Another quality specimen with a very pleasing outline. A lovely feminine head
with good strong teeth and nice ear placement. A little broader and shorter
than 1 but moved and showed well. 3.Bradshaw’s Newfield Dawn Spirit.
GB.
(5,2): 1 Felter’s and Rumen’s Landbuck Jazz
Hands. This was a bitch with a particularly feminine type all round both in
head and body. A pretty head with dark points. Good length of neck, straight
front, level topline and correct tailset. She was handled well and excelled on
the move. 2. Cameron’s Pinetop Game Set n’ Match at Stryveling. A well proportioned
red bitch with good head and typical expression. Presented a pleasant outline
with level top and good bend of stifle. Not quite so expressive as 1 on the
move which detracted from her performance. 3. Bradshaw’s Newfield Heather
Magic.
LB.
(3,0): 1 and
BCC Shaw’s Honeyhall Hide n’Seek. A wonderful feminine example of the breed,
especially her head. A neck to die for and a level topline set on legs that are
correctly angled to provide excellent movement and drive. Immaculately turned
out and shows all out for her handler giving her the well deserved third CC. 2.
Wrenn’s Larchlea Light My Fire. A very pleasing bitch with a well-balanced
outline. A good head, body and legs, which I very much liked. However, she just
didn’t move as well as 1. 3. Dawson’s Sybster Summer Nights.
OB.
(3,0): A quality class of bitches. 1 and RBCC
Inett, Harrison and Clayton’s Carradine Magic Star. I liked this bitch very
much because she was well presented and put on a good performance. A lovely
strong broad muzzled head with good stop, nice dark eyes and neat ears. A
beautiful neck leading into correctly laid back shoulders and level topline. A
good tailset and bend of stifle, which helped her, flow round the ring with
drive. 2. Munday’s Ch. Birselaw Firebird of Stradivarius. Another lovely bitch
with good feminine head and a pleasing outline. Gave 1 a close run fight for
first place, but lost out on movement and showmanship. 3. Firth and Jones’s
Cairngold Candlelight.
Judge
:- Anthony Osborn (Tweslam)