MIDLAND
CAIRN TERRIER CLUB OPEN SHOW
The MCTC held an Open
Show at Shirland Village Hall. A very
nice entry. I enjoyed going over so
many lovely dogs and in some classes decisions were close. I found mouths and coats to be good with
only a few exceptions. Movement in some
cases was not very good and I felt that front movement in particular spoiled
some otherwise nice exhibits.
BIS was Harrison & Formosa Carradine Toblerone, RBIS/BOS was Waugh’s Andrum Carlotta and BP Chambers’ Carocairn Too Good to Miss.
Veteran
Dog/Bitch (5, 1a)
1. Dolan’s Glenrood Snow
Pipit. Lively, feminine, 8 year old red. Coat short but good and in good condition. Nice head and
expression. Moved well.
2. Jenning’s Doonrae Prudence. Dark brindle in excellent coat. Positive mover for her 9 years. Thought she didn’t quite have the overall
balance of 1.
Minor
Puppy Dog (3, 1a)
1. Roberts’ Cannwood Augury. Very lively, well proportioned wheaten with
super coat and good dark eye. Good neck
and shoulders. Level topline. Strong hind quarters. Moved OK.
2. Short’s
Glenchess Suitable Boy. Well grown
extrovert red. Good coat. Alert expression. Didn’t co-operate with his handler which made his movement
difficult to assess. Didn’t feel he was
as well proportioned as 1.
Puppy
Dog (2)
1. Felters & Rumens Landbuck Bright
Colours. Dark grey brindle with
excellent harsh coat. Well-angulated
rear. Moved well behind.
2. Ramsden’s Cairngold Sparticus. Nice head and expression. Good coat.
Felt he needed to body up a little but still time for that. Not very cooperative with his handler so his
movement was a little erratic.
Junior
Dog (5, 4a)
1. Shannon & Storr’s Brenndarcy Bill
Badger. Well balanced red with good
harsh coat. Dark eye. Moved well in front but needs to strengthen
behind.
Maiden
Dog (2)
1. Landbuck Bright Colours.
2. Barrett’s Kiataia Kristopher. Light red with good head and dark eye.
Profuse harsh coat. Moved OK but a
little lacking in enthusiasm.
Novice
Dog (3)
1. Gibson’s Glenmear Tempus Fugit. Eye-catching wheaten brindle with lovely
head and expression. In good profuse
coat. Movement OK.
2. Brown’s Cloverbrook Talk of the Town. Close decision. Another lovely head with typical expression. Just felt the movement of 1. especially in
front was more positive.
Post
Graduate Dog (11, 5a)
1. Harrison & Formosa’s Carradine
Toblerone. Very attractive red
brindle. Lovely head and expression. Good neck and shoulders, topline and
tailset. Profuse harsh coat. Moved positively both front and rear. Showy.
Just asked to be noticed. BIS.
2. Jenning’s Doonrae Virtuoso. Nicely balanced dark brindle. Liked his typical Cairn expression and sound
movement. Just lacked a little
animation. Very nice Cairn.
Mid
Limit Dog (3)
1. Shorter & Nuttall’s Spawyche Elizabethan
Jet. A very nice dog. Lovely harsh dark grey brindle coat. Beautiful head and expression. Good topline and tailset. Moved with drive behind. Loved his personality. RBD
2. Stephinson’s Twohoots Advent Oberon. Light red.
Good head and expression. Good
coat.. Front movement could have been
more positive.
Open
Dog (6,4a)
1. Spawyche Elizabethan Jet
2. Short’s Glenchess Fancy Dresser. Very nicely proportioned red brindle. In excellent coat and condition. Good topline and tailset. Moved well but just preferred expression and
drive of 1.
Special
Beginners Dog (6,1a)
1. Brown’s
Cloverbrook Man of Steel. Grey
brindle with good outgoing attitude.
Excellent coat. Movement could
be more positive.
2. Butterfield’s
Camasmor Qui Vive. Well built red
brindle. Good coat texture. Nice head and expression. Lacking enthusiasm which may have affected
his movement.
3. Brough’s
Bincairn Zechariah
Minor
Puppy Bitch (9)
Very nice class of
babies.
1. Chambers’
Carocairn Too Good to Miss. Very
nicely balanced 6 month old bitch in good profuse coat. Lovely head, good mouth. Good topline and tailset. Strong quarters. Moved well. Loved her
outgoing personality and overall typical attitude. BPIS
2. Jeffrey’s
Sandaig Suilean Dubh. Another
promising youngster. Well balanced
wheaten brindle. Very good neck and
shoulders. Well constructed hindquarters,
good textured coat. Sadly she would not
cooperate with her handler so her movement was difficult to assess. I think with maturity and experience she
should do well.
3. Dolan’s
Rossarden Enchantress
Puppy
Bitch (6,3a)
1. Slade’s
Carradine Uptown Girl from Cherrypit.
Dark grey brindle. Good dark
eye, but could use her ears better.
Moved with drive.
2. Mears’
Stanedykes Mirren. Dark grey
brindle, well up to size. Another who
could use her ears better. Good
mouth. Moved OK in front.
3. Jeffrey’s Sandaig Skye Song
Junior Bitch (7, 2a)
1. Fyfe’s
Andrum Lady Penelope. Loved this
beautiful grey brindle. Well balanced,
lovely head and expression. Good
neck and shoulders. Well muscled rear quarters. In good coat. Moved very well. Was a
contender for BB but stopped showing in the challenge.
2. Braybrook’s
Cloverbrook Here to Stay. Beautiful
feminine head and expression. Outgoing
personality. In excellent coat and
condition. Just didn’t move as well as
1. today.
3. Harrison & Formosa’s Carradine Annabella
Maiden
Bitch (7,2a)
1. Buttery’s Cloverbrook Coppelia.
Well balanced wheaten in good coat.
Good front. Good length of neck
and lay back of shoulders. Best mover
in the class, especially in front.
2. Dolan’s
Glenrood Magic Berry, Attractive red brindle. Lovely head. Good topline
and tailset. Very nice outline but just
a little disappointing in front movement.
3. Purvis’s Wilsummer Sea Lavender.
Novice
Bitch (6, 1a)
1. Braybrook’s
Cloverbrook Take a Look. Very
outgoing, well balanced wheaten brindle in excellent coat and condition. Good reach of neck, well laid back
shoulders. Well muscled hind
quarters. Moved and showed well.
2. Dolan’s Glenrood Forever
Beauty. Cream, longer in leg than
1. Very nice outline. Good length of neck and well laid back
shoulders. Didn’t behave very well on
the move but she is still young and I think is one to watch for the future.
3. Pearson’s Cloverbrook Cue the Music
Post Graduate Bitch (12, 2a) Lovely class
1. Moseley’s
Spawyche Elizabethan Jade.
Beautifully balanced silver brindle.
Lovely head - feminine but still with that mischievous expression. Good neck and shoulders, level topline and
correct tailset. Good textured strong
coat. Moved best in the class. RBB
2. Crosby’s
Tribannon Angeline at Tolimaura.
Another very nice feminine bitch.
Liked her overall balance and attractive head and expression. Just didn’t stride out quite as well as 1.
3. Jennings’ Doonrae Youthfulness
Mid
Limit Bitch (10, 3a)
1. Waugh’s
Andrum Carlotta. Quality bitch who
caught my eye whenever she came into the ring.
Good head, small ears. typical expression, correct mouth. Good length of neck flowing into well laid
back shoulders. Nice length of back,
level topline, correct tailset. Well
muscled and angulated rear. In good
profuse coat. Moved well front and
rear. BB. Was a worthy contender for BIS but just couldn’t summon up enough
sparkle at the end.
2. Moseley’s
Spawyche Elizabethan Anna. Another
lovely bitch in excellent coat and condition with beautiful expression, good
mouth, neck and shoulders, level topline
- another which filled the
eye. On the move, however, just not as
positive as 1. today.
3. Jeffrey’s skye Jaunt to Sandaig
Open
Bitch (7, 2a)
1. Dolan’s
Glenrood Forever Megan. Well
proportioned wheaten brindle with nice head and expression. Movement OK.
2. Short’s
Glenchess Wild Echo. Dark red
brindle with good head and expression and excellent mouth. Good coat, very well presented. Thought her movement let her down a little today.
3. Buttress’s uniquecottage Gold Tilly
Special Beginners Bitch (7)
1. Butterfield’s
Camasmor Quicksilver. Wheaten
brindle with nice head and expression.
Full harsh coat. Moved OK but
seemed a little unenthusiastic.
2. Pearson’s
Cloverbrook Corona Cracker.
Attractive light red. Good head
and expression. Lovely dark eye. Harsh profuse coat. Moved OK.
3. Purvis’s Wilsummer Sea Lavender
Fiona
Cameron
Judge