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Southern Cairn Terrier Club Open Show

Saturday 20 September 2003, Holyport Memorial Hall, Holyport, Maidenhead

 

It was an honour to be invited to judge this show, my first breed club appointment, and I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for their kind hospitality.  The overall quality of the exhibits was good, particularly in the bitches, and in some cases I had some very difficult decisions to make.

 

Minor Puppy Dog (6, 2abs).  1. Kinton’s Woodthorpe The Gambling Man.  Dark red brindle with good quality coat.  Well-shaped head, though needs to develop in foreface, good earset, dark eye, nice length of neck, level topline, good angulation.  Best mover in this class.  2. Peers’ Tweedisle Time Traveller.  Well-grown red brindle, in good coat, head well-furnished.  Good topline and tailset, nice angulation.  3. Confue’s Anjofra Golf Bravo.

 

Puppy Dog (3)  Birch’s Kinkim Banuk.  Grey brindle, well up on the leg.  Pleasing head, good mouth.  Well-placed shoulders, deep ribs, level topline and correct tailset.  Needs to tighten in front.  Showed well.  2. Fairweather’s Ock Ross I’m The Boss.  Wh/gr brindle, full of himself.  Nice broad skull, keen expression, good rear angulation but would prefer more length of leg.  Coat on the blow.  3. Laker’s Wizoz Rory.

 

Junior Dog (2,1)  1. Smith’s Dorquette Epic.  Red, not a large dog but all in proportion.  Good topline and rear angulation.  A little overawed at first, but showed when settled.

 

Maiden Dog (1).  1. Dorquette Epic.

 

Novice Dog (1).  1. Tweedisle Time Traveller.

 

Undergraduate Dog (2).  1. Confue’s Anjofra Bang On The Door.  Smart red in good coat.  Broad skull with neat ears, good neck and shoulders, level topline and correct tailset.  Moved a touch wide in front.  RBD.  2. Woodward’s Anjofra Desert Trouper.  Light red, good coat coming through.  Well-shaped head, good neck, shoulders and ribs.  Level topline and firm loin, good bend of stifle, moved well.

 

Minor Limit Dog (2,1)  1. Ward’s Vanajam Halloween.  Outstanding wheaten brindle, attractive dark points, profuse double coat.  Sound and well-balanced with beautiful head and alert expression, correct hazel eye, good mouth.  Beautiful neck flowing into well-laid shoulders.  Moved with purpose and drive and showed well.  BD/BOS.

 

Open Dog  (4, 1)  1. Kinton’s Woodthorpe Just Bedazzled.  Light red, dark points.  Well-balanced with nicely-shaped head, hazel eye, good neck and topline which he held on the move.  Best mover in this class.  2. Confue’s Golf Papa Lima.  Smart wheaten in good coat and excellent condition.  Head of correct proportions, good neck and clean shoulders.  Level topline, correct tailset and good bend of stifle.  3. Matthews’ Dorquette Cracker.

 

Special Beginners Dog  (2)  1. Anjofra Desert Trouper.  2. Wizoz Rory.  Wheaten, pleasing head and expression, but unfortunately wouldn’t settle and needs to lose some weight.

 

Veteran Dog or Bitch (6,3)  1. Dolan’s Glenrood Snow Pipit.  Such a showgirl, tail never stopped wagging and she clearly enjoyed her day out.  Well-proportioned though not large, most attractive head and expression.  2. Frost’s Penticharm Jasper Rocket.  Wheaten with dark points, in good condition for his age.  Very pleasing head and expression, moved well and used his tail well when he felt like it.  3. Castrey’s Casmhor Sweet Shona McLee.

 

Minor Puppy Bitch (8) A lovely class with many promising youngsters.  1. Kinton’s Luck Be A Lady.  Most attractive rich copper brindle, mischievous expression.  Head, neck, shoulders and topline all as they should be, altogether a good outline.  Moved a touch close behind, but a lovely puppy.  2. Radford’s Skimmerton Silver Sequel.  Gr/wh brindle, another very pretty bitch.  Attractive head and expression, good mouth, nice length of neck, well-placed shoulders.  Moved and showed well.  3. Confue’s Anjofra Golf Sierra Quebec.

 

Puppy Bitch (10,2)  Another promising class.  1. Dolan’s Glenrood Magic Solitaire.  A puppy with real attitude!  Grey brindle, just full of herself, obviously loved being in the ring.  Most appealing head and expression with well-defined stop, good mouth, plenty of bone, well-shaped ribs, lovely neck, shoulders and topline.  New jacket will complete the picture.  A born showgirl.  2. Poile’s Kedvaiy Pascali.  Rich red in superb coat, with attractive, well-proportioned head.  Good topline, firm loin, correct tailset, nice angulation, moved and showed well.  3. Carter’s Tarcret Silver Star.

 

Junior Bitch (6,1)  1. Grainger’s Oudenarde Buffy’s Angel.  Quality dark grey brindle in lovely bloom with most attractive head and wicked, not to say defiant, expression.  Good stop, length of neck, nicely sloping shoulders, good front, moved soundly when settled.  Full of personality and showed with sparkle.  RBB  2. Smee’s Oudenarde Belle Amour, silver brindle, litter sister to 1 and very similar in type.  Another lovely bitch, full of zest, splitting hairs, but just preferred expression of 1.  3. Dolan’s Glenrood Dream Pipit.

 

Maiden Bitch (1,1)

 

Novice Bitch (3,1)  1. Carter’s Tarcret Look At Me Now.  Gr/wh brindle in good double coat.  Pleasing head, neck and topline, moved well.  2.  Hewitt’s Vanajam Touch Of Gold At Littleacorn.  Wheaten brindle with god front, neck and shoulders.  Firm loin, moved a little close behind.

 

Undergraduate Bitch (10,2)  1. Ward’s Vanajam Piewaket.  Litter sister to BOS.  Took my eye immediately.  Most disarming and appealing quality grey brindle, well-shaped head, well defined stop, good mouth, keenest of expressions.  Lovely neck flowing into well-placed shoulders, level topline, firm loin, moved soundly and showed beautifully.  Everything in harmony.  BB/BIS.  2. Confue’s Anjofra Nutty Tart.  Well-balanced light red with very attractive and well-proportioned head.  Good topline, firm loin, and good angulation.  Moved a shade close behind.  3. Brown’s Bencana Magic Moment.

 

Minor Limit Bitch (3,1)  1. Dolan’s Glenrood Forever Beauty.  Pretty wheaten bitch in good coat.  Attractive head with keen expression, very showy, front movement a little wayward today.  2. Castrey’s Skimmerton Symphony of Casmhor.  Grey brindle, larger type than 1 but well-balanced and well put-together.  Moved OK, but not in the mood for showing today.

 

Open Bitch (5,1)  1. Ward’s Vanajam Trick-A-Treat.  Another top quality Cairn from this kennel and litter sister to BIS and BOS.  Wheaten brindle enhanced by dark points.  Very attractive head and expression, excellent mouth, most elegant neck, good shoulder placement and straight front.  Moved parallel front and rear and showed well.  2. Dolan’s Glenrood Magic Berry.  Attractive dark red brindle in good coat, sound and well-constructed, keen expression, good mouth.  Very happy in the ring and showed with enthusiasm.  3. Kinton’s Woodthorpe Just The Girl.

 

Special Beginners Bitch (4)  1. Tarcret Look At Me Now.  2. Skimmerton Symphony Of Casmhor.  3. Purvis’s Wilsummer Sea Lavender.

 

 

Catherine J Butterfield (Judge)