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Breed Standards W.E.L.K.S.2008 The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Southern Counties 2008 Three Counties 2008 Border Union 2008 Blackpool 2008 Windsor 2008 South Wales 2008 Paignton 2008 Bournemouth 2008 Welsh KC 2008 SKC August 2008 City Of Birmingham 2008 Darlington 2008 |
Border Terrier Not a large entry but no shortage of quality. All males were entire & the worst mouth fault I found was a few teeth out of line in one exhibit, & two or three with level mouths. I did, however, find a number of exhibits with short upper arms & steep shoulders – inevitably leading to an inability to stride long enough to allow any drive from the rear to be usefully employed. Bizarrely, several of these were – very skilfully – groomed to appear even more upright than they were, achieving an outline more correct for a Lakeland or Fox T than a Border. However, as I was judging to the Border Standard, essentially a working terrier… capable of following a horse, combining activity with gameness’ & not judging a grooming competition, I discounted such misguided practices, & concentrated on actual conformation & movement. A Border Terrier’s coat is for protection against the elements, not for adornment. MPD (8) 1 Rumsan’s Jenabeck Soloist, just 6 months, small neat dog in plenty of good quality coat, correct angulation, head promises strength, nice short tail, movement strong but needs to steady & mature; 2 Regan’s Digmoor Ace’s High, 8 months, bigger & more mature than 1, more upstanding, moving OK; 3 Norris’ Brookbank Could Be Magic. PD (5) 1 Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Bobby Owl, strong upstanding b/t pup, 10 months, strong head, quality well managed coat, in excellent condition, well muscled & well schooled. BPD; 2 Dickinson’s Blackmine Rossington to Badgerholme, well proportioned, sound moving dog. Unfortunately coatless today; 3 Iddon’s Murphs Rutland Rascal. JD (5) 1 Guvercin’s Glebeheath Johnny The One, strong, upstanding dog with good length of back & well angulated hindquarters, shown fit & in good, dense coat & good pelt; 2 Baird’s Dowgri Daredevil, smaller, neater type, shorter in back, moving well though rather enthusiastically; 3 Vasey’s Ruelata Boulder. PGD (10) 1 Peacock’s Ragatam Harris, good head, excellent coat & pelt, correct angulation, movement OK but needs to steady up in front, good for size & balance; 2 Anscombe’s Tufterslodge Walnut, neat, well balanced little dog, moving soundly both ways & driving out well. Short of coat on the day & couldn’t match 1 for head; 3 Jackson’s Clipstone Tailor. LD (10,1a) 1 Girling’s Benattivo Rock Robin, smart, well balanced gr/t dog, moving soundly both ways but could not match OD for front movement in the challenge; 2 Harrison’s Iacheslei Torus, more solidly made, angulated well both ends & moving OK, well presented in good coat; 3 Barnett’s Brockfox Buckshot. OD (8,1) 1 Reeves’ Baywillow Racing Blue, well proportioned & balanced body lines with properly angulated shoulder, ribs carried well back, good hindquarters, strong head & jaw, coat excellent for quality & depth, moved soundly. CC on overall balance, maturity & movement; 2 Dean’s Ch Stineval Acerola with Tyrian, a quality dog, shorter in body & less convincing in front than 1. In fit condition, good quality, well presented coat, sound mover. RCC; 3 Hollingsbee’s Ch Otterwood Amex. MPB (8,2) 1 Stockley’s Jenabeck Rose over Foxthorn, just 6 months, litter sister to first in MPD, neatly made, well angulated, moved soundly & very steadily for one so young, good head, would like to see this one again in a few months as she was shown short of coat today; 2 Newsome’s Kighill Ellie Ellie, 12 months bitch, bigger & more mature than 1, plenty of coat here, of good quality, well balanced angulations. Would like to see steadier front movement, hope she doesn’t grow on; 3 Wilson’s Lorrivale Lerryn of Olderhill. PB (11,2) Very hard to split 1 & 2 – two high class, promising puppies of different types, could change places another day. 1 Stockley’s Rhozzum Keynote with Foxfactor, b/t bitch, lots of scope, well laid shoulder, good rear angulation, ribs carried well back & strong loin, good head, moving well, coat harsh & dense though not as tidy as some. BP; 2 Hibberd’s Speck Of Gold Dust at Biddestone, smaller, more compact type, good head & expression with the best ears of the day, well constructed throughout, moved perfectly both ways with drive, good coat; 3 Dean’s Yeomeadow Heather for Tyrian. J B (5,1) 1 Roslin-Williams’ Mansergh Ditty, small, well constructed & balanced b/t bitch, easily the best mover in the class, sound & positive both ways & driving powerfully, coat & pelt could not be faulted, lots of both & quality too, was close up in the challenge & should further improve with maturity. RCC; 2 Morgan’s Glebeheath Minnie The Motor at Blewecourt, larger, more mature looking upstanding bitch, good coat, well presented & handled, up to size; 3 Scott & Griffiths’ Clipstone Terra. PGB (12,1) 1 Pickering’s Picer Polyanthus, nice sized b/t bitch, showing a good balanced outline with pleasing rear angulation. Perhaps a shade narrow in front. Moved accurately both ends, in good coat & condition, strong & typical head; 2 Peacock’s Mickleheath Crystal by Ragatam, a well balanced bitch, straight front, moved OK, good coat & pelt, pleasingly short tail; 3 Parsons’ Kyscafter Nimue. LB (12,4) 1 Barnett’s Brockfox Beretta, cracking bitch, well laid shoulder, good rib carried well back, strong loin & correct hindquarters, overall a well balanced outline, moved accurately & with drive, occasionally letting her exuberance overcome her discipline. Very pleasing head & expression, in full coat of good quality & depth, nice shaped tail. CC & BOB; 2 Harris’ Penlumeg Pendant, ideal proportions, competent movement, no exaggerations, showing understated quality in all departments, quality coat in good condition, a proper, no-nonsense, real Border T; 3 Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Purdi. OB (7,2) Only five bitches present, five different types but all worth a place in this, or any other class. 1 Newsome’s Kighill Millymoo, well laid shoulder, rib carried well back, strong loin, well constructed hindquarters, all the right ingredients for quality movement & did not disappoint, an excellent mover from both ends & particularly in profile, strong skull, good coat; 2 Hollingsbee’s Otterwood Ilex, better for size, well made, well balanced & moving accurately but without conviction, good head & expression, quality well presented coat; 3 Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Fantacy.
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