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BORDER DRIFFIELD 22 Judge: Anne Heathcote BORDER JUDGE DRIFFIELD 22 I would like to thank you all for allowing me to go over your dogs and also our Stewards John and Marvin for keeping everything running smoothly enabling me to finish in good time. I have to say that I found movement in a number of classes worrying. Although most dogs looked ok in profile when viewed from the front and rear there were too many moving closely and a few flicking wrists. This was reflected in my placings with the soundest being placed highest. Mouths were good with just one level bite but there were both dogs and bitches which I could not span. Coats were, on the whole, pretty good. 1 Baxter’s Mysulan Going Solo. 7yrs b/t with a lovely outline. He has a good head and expression, nice reach of neck into a level topline which he held on the move. His jacket was harsh with a good pelt and he moved out well . Best Veteran. 2 Metcalfe’s Dandyhow Friendly Fire at Chevinor Shcm Shcex. 8.5 yrs gr with a masculine head of correct proportions, good front angulation, level topline, good tailset and hard jacket with thick pelt. 3 Kelly’s Brumberhill Breitling 1 Fraser & Butler’s Ycart Just to Ground. Racy 8m b/t. His head needs to come but he has time, he has a lovely straight narrow front, good reach of neck flowing into a level topline, good tailset and carriage and bend of stifle. Moved with reach and drive. 2 Guvercin’s Glebeheath Oh Boy 7m g/t with a good head and mouth with large teeth. He too had a straight front excellent topline and tailset but was not as narrow and racy and I just preferred the bend of stifle of 1 although he did push 1 hard. 3 Johnson’s Hightarn Nightfall at Roseghyll. 1 Horner Stineval Lambert. Quality g/t with good head properties. Keen expression and big teeth, well laid shoulders, level topline and nice underline topped off with a hard jacket and good pelt. Moved out well with reach and drive. Pushed hard for top honours. 2 Grace Hunter Harry’s Son. A promising g/t with a masculine head , strong underjaw and big teeth. He had a good layback of shoulder ,reach of neck and topline and moved out well. 3 Stevens Cobstoneway Stand By Me. 1 Grace Hunter Harry’s Son. 2 Davies Glenorchy Rooney. Well constructed b/t with a lovely otter head, straight narrow front, level topline and good rear angulation topped off with a hard jacket.He didn’t make the best of himself but moved ok. 3 Hayden Earthtaw Never a Dull Moment. 1 Hunter Harry’s Son. 2nd in Junior , 1st in Yearling and 2nd in the Special Beginners Group. Well done. Two differing types of dog with much to like about both of them. 1 Bailey Brankell Big Break to Grindelvald. Dark gr with a strong head, varminty expression and large teeth. Good front angulation, topline and bend of stifle. He had a tight hard jacket, thick pelt and moved well on neat feet. 2 Fraser and Butler Ycart In With Hounds A rangy red dog. I liked his head and expression, good dentition, topline and underline. Another correct jacket, good hind angulation and looked as if he could work all day. 3 Hall Mysulan Easy Street. This was a class full of quality with some close decisions. 1 Bullen The Joker Lets Rock and Roll to Fevstone. A lovely headed gr dog with a good reach of neck into well laid shoulders, ribs carried well back, good front and rear angulation finished off with a tight harsh jacket. He moved soundly coming and going and in profile. I was pleased to award him the RCC. 2 Price Oxcroft Loganberry. B/t with the classic head and gentle expression this kennel produces. He had a straight narrow front. Good reach of neck into a level topline, a decent bend of stifle and good jacket. He also moved well. 3 Sneddon GlenMara Oh Viedo at Kersfell (Imp) Fr JW. Another lovely class where I was splitting hairs on some placings. 1 Gilpin Ch Otterbobs Tolson. Top quality gr who is at one with his handler and shows to perfection. To me he presented the complete picture with excellent breed points and construction.His movement was accurate coming and going and with reach and drive in profile. Delighted to award him the CC and BOB. 2 Dean Cedarhill Melt in the Mouth. Another lovely dog built on slightly heavier lines but with a masculine head, straight front and good angulation front and rear, lovely reach of neck, topline and tailset and moved well all ways. 3 McKay Ch Achouffe McKays Fable of Redesholt. 1 Swain Westar Loan Ranger at Ardenholm. B/t with a good head and dentition, straight front, fair reach of neck into a level topline, good bend of stifle and he had a tight harsh jacket. 2 Blakey Kentwone Monstro Heavier built gr, well off for bone with a decent topline, good hind angulation and harsh jacket. 1 Gilpin Ch Otterbobs Xolana. 9 yrs b/t who was the best mover in the class, her construction was good all through right to her well set carrot tail and she had plenty of coat of the correct texture. 2 Johnson Crosby Dark Duchess at Roseghyll. Another good mover. This 10 year old had a good head, well laid shoulders, level topline and good angulation front and rear. 3 Stevens Ch Cobstoneway Love Song. 1 Pickering Picer Mirabel Ostler. A very sound 8mth b/t. She had a straight front, feminine head with large teeth, a nice lay of shoulder into a level topline which she held on the move, well ribbed back and good hind angulation. Finished with a hard jacket and thick pelt. BPB and Best Puppy in Breed. 2 Higham Nurisha Run for Home to Comberdown. Pretty gr bitch with a feminine head but with a strong jaw . She was well angulated front and rear enabling her to move well driving from the rear. Her good jacket and pelt finished the picture. 3 Baxter Mysulan Free and Easy. 1 Illingworth Northborders Pinot to Thorneyhurst. Racy gr with a lovely head, good dentition, straight front, well laid shoulders. Good topline and rear angulation, a tight hard jacket and decent pelt. She moved soundly round the ring. 2 Baxter Mysulan Rhapsody in Blue. Another with a good feminine head, reach of neck and shoulders. Good hind angulation and harsh b/t/jacket. She also moved well. 3 Southam Oatberry Pandora at Southash. 1 Girling Benattivo Silver Flame. 18m b/t well balanced girl with a straight front, lovely head and dark eye, good reach of neck into well laid shoulder, level topline held on the move, good rear angulation and harsh jacket with a thick pelt. Moved soundly. Pleased to award her the RCC. 2 Sansom Tarkaswell Highland Fling. Slightly finer built gr with a feminine head and like the winner, well constructed and shown in good coat. Another sound mover. 3 Oatberry Pandora at Southash. Two very different bitches. 1 Taylor Hightarn Nightingale at Nottorg. A racy gr with a good jacket, head, reach of neck, topline and tailset. She had a good bend of stifle enabling her to cover the ground with reach and drive. 2 Roseghyll Lady Solitaire. Smaller r bitch with a pretty head, good topline and bend of stifle and a tight hard jacket. 1 Thorburn Sweet Olives Girl. A well constructed red bitch with a lovely feminine head and good reach of neck, straight front, good shoulders and bend of stifle, tight harsh jacket. Moved soundly, the best mover in this class. 2 Clements Howthwaite Times Gone By. Racy b/t with a straight front, good head, level topline, good tailset and jacket. Just preferred the hind angulation of 1. 3 Potts Kadaredhills Hanley Star. 1 Sansom Tarkaswell High Fidelity. Lovely size gr bitch who was easy to span with a feminine hesd of correct proportions, good reach of neck into well laid shoulders, level topline standing and on the move and good hind angulation. She was very fit and sound and carried a lovely tight jacket. She was certainly fit for purpose. Delighted to award her the CC. 2 McKay Emblehope Lets Dance at Redesholt. Very attractive b/t with a straight front, good feminine head with excellent dentition, not the topline of 1 but had a good tailset and hind angulation, sporting a tight jacket and thick pelt, she also moved soundly. 3 Tuffin Southash Lavender Blue at Oatberry. 1 Guvercin Ch Glebeheath Button It (AI) Well balanced gr with a lovely head and expression, good reach of neck into a level topline, good tailset and hind angulation and as usual with this kennel put down to perfection and handled expertly. Sound mover. 2 Pickering Picer Isabel Derby. Dark gr with a stronger head than 1, good in reach of neck, lay of shoulder, hind angulation and jacket and pelt. Moved with drive but just preferred the hind movement of one. 3 Lee Ch Wintergarden Bluestocking at Tythrop. 1 Blakey Arjaybe Another Choice Gr with a dense jacket, straight but slighty wide front, good topline and bend of stifle. Moved ok.
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