I would like to thank the Committee for inviting me to judge their Open Show at Stonehouse & to the exhibitors for allowing me to go over their stock.

Movement has been mentioned many times & I'm not sure where we go to improve on it.  Coats were mixed which is to be expected at this time of year.  Bitches as usual were superior to males & I was disappointed to find a number of poor mouths.

Having said that I was pleased with my overall winners.

 

MPD

1.  Weedall's Clairevona Vibrant Knight. Red with pleasing head & expression.  Good mouth,eye & stop.  Moved & showed well for his handler.  Hope he grows on.

2.  Parker-Tucker's Uniquecottage Gold Raider NAF.  Red in profuse coat.  Good for size.  Good head & mouth.  Moved well when settled - just needs to tighten up.

3.  Ehrenberg's Carradine Master Tigger.

 

PD

1.  Thomas & Ward's Vanajam Three Wishes for Tycadno.  Wheaten brindle with new coat of good texture.  Pleasing head with correct bite. Clean neck & shoulders. Level topline & good tailset.  Very showy when standing.

2.  Parker-Tucker's Uniquecottage Chipmunk.  Wheaten brindle with the best of heads. In need of a new jacket & needs to concentrate on the job in hand.  Moves well when he puts his mind to it.

 

JUNIOR DOG

1.  Shopland's Cherrycrack Fools Gold.  Best mover in this class.  Red in good jacket.  Good head & expression.  Nice eye & ear placement.  Good length of back & leg.  Promising.

2.  Bambridge's Carradine Master Guy for Luvemal.  Grey brindle with lovely outline.  Good head.  Level topline.  Needs to tighten in front movement.

3.  Peers's Tweedisle Time Traveller.

 

MAIDEN DOG

1.  Weedall's Clairevona Vibrant Knight.  
2.   Parker-Tucker's Uniquecottage Gold Raider NAF.

3.  Norton's Daddie's Hero.

 

NOVICE DOG

1.  Goldfinch's Kanawha Itsmyturnnow. 10 month red brindle. Well grown with firm body & hindquarters.  Short of coat.  Moves well.

2.  Parker-Tucker's Uniquecottage Chipmunk.

 

GRADUATE DOG

1.  West's Junetta Ludycous.  Wheaten in full coat.  Nice head,eye & ears.  Good front & firm hindquarters.  Well set tail.  Moved well. 

2.  Peers's  Tweedisle Chasing Vikings.  Wheaten of larger pattern than 1.  Coat past its best & moving a little close behind today.

3.  Waites Seveek Country Rambler to Svendalens.

 

LIMIT DOG

1.  Thompson's Castleline Prince Harry.  Grey brindle in new coat of good texture.  Soundly made with excellent mouth.  Doesn't show to his best advantage & paid the price in the challenge.

2.  Ward's Vanajam Halloween.  Typical of this kennel.  Very stylish when standing.  Shown in short coat of correct texture.  Lovely dark mask.

3.  Cadogan's Dogan Jamesy Cotter.

 

OPEN DOG

1.  Harrison & Formosa's Hyde Castle Flic Flac for Carradine (imp).  Red with good head,dark eye, good mouth & ears.  Mature for age. New coat has improved his overall picture.  Well muscled with level topline held on the move.  Good hind movement-covers the ground well.  Just hope he gets used to the applause from ringside. BD & RES BIS.

 

VET.DOG OR BITCH

1.  Moseley's Ch. Spawyche Elizabethan Cameo.  A favourite of mine.  Grey brindle who is full of herself & doesn't give her handler a moments rest.  Shown in harsh coat with pleasing expression.  Moved well when settled.

 

BEGINNERS DOG OR BITCH

1.  Ehrenberg's Carradine Master Tigger.

2.  Waite's Seveek Country Rambler to Svendalens.

 

MPB

1.  Osborn's Tweslam Kalamazoo.  Red with nice head & expression.  Nice dark eye & good stop.  Correct scissor bite.  Good front,neck & shoulders.  Level topline held on the move.  Promising.

Responded well to her handler on the day.

2.  Ward's Vanajam Hokcus Pokcus.  First time out for this showy wheaten.  Full of confidence.  Feminine expression with dark eye & wicked glint.  Different pattern to 1 but another promising baby.

3. Harrison & Formosa's Carradine Cinnamon.

 

PB

1.  Parker-Tucker's Uniquecottage Glengettie.  Nicely balanced red brindle with beautiful head & expression.  Good stop,dark eye.  Good mouth with large teeth.  Adequate bone.  Good coat.  Once settled moved well.  Very promising.  Would have taken her home with me. BPIS.

2.  Radford's Skimmerton Silver Touch.  Another nice grey brindle puppy.  Nice outline when standing.  Good head with dark eye.  Good neck & shoulders.  Straight front.  Showed well.

3.  Weedall's Clairevona Astranomical.

 

JUNIOR BITCH

1.  Shopland's Cherrycrack Chasing Aimee.  Rangy grey brindle with feminine expression.  Good neck & shoulders.  Straight front,level topline & good angulation.  New coat coming.  Moved well.

2.  Smee's Ring that Belle for Malmay.  Wheaten with lovely head & dark points.  Nicely constructed.  In good coat.  Would just like her a shade bigger.

3.  Buttress's Carradine Miss Embers

 

MAIDEN BITCH

1.  Dolan's Glenrood Magic Solitaire.  Admired this grey brindle as a puppy.  Coming into new coat of harsh texture.  Nicely furnished head with good stop.  Good neck & shoulders. Nicely balanced with steady movement.

2.  Weedall's Clairevona Astranomical.  Dark brindle still in puppy.  Very much a baby with good coat.  Pleasing expression.  Would like a little more of her.  Responds to handler well.

3.  Peers's Tweedisle Catch a Dream.

 

NOVICE BITCH

1.  Radford's Skimmerton Silver Sequel.  Litter sister to 2nd in Puppy-similar comments apply.

 

GRADUATE BITCH

1.  Smee's Oudenarde Belle Amour.  Another lovely headed bitch in good coat.  Good mouth.  Clean neck & shoulders.  Lovely clean outline when standing but can be difficult for her handler to control on the move.  Unfortunate to meet some other lovely bitches in the challenge.

2.  Thomas's Tycadno Memphis Belle.  Different type to 1 but another quality bitch.  Nicely balanced with dense coat. Good head,neck & shoulders.  Level topline.  Moved & showed well.

3.  Ward's Vanajam Piewacket.

 

LIMIT BITCH

1. Moseley's Spawyche Elizabethan Pearl.  Quality bitch with good head & melting expression with a hint of mischief.  Correct mouth.  Good front,neck & shoulders,level topline with well set tail.  Beautifully presented in full coat.  Moved & showed well.  Delighted to award her BIS.

2.  Dolan's Glenrood Forever Beauty.  Another quality bitch who was unfortunate to meet 1.  Cream in good coat.  Nicely presented as always from this kennel.  Good head,stop,dark eye & correct mouth.  Slightly shorter in back than 1.  Moved well.

3.  Weedall's Clairevona Victorian Ice.

 

OPEN BITCH

1.  Ward's Vanajam Trick a Treat.  Showy wheaten brindle with dark points.  Neat ears,dark eye, correct mouth.  Coat of correct texture.

2.  Dolan's  Glenrood Magic Berry.  Grey brindle of good overall construction.  Very typey.  Moved & showed well.

3.  Harrison & Formosa's Spawyche Forever Amber at Carradine

 

Carol Confue