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Breed Standards National Terrier 2008 Birmingham National 200 The Scottish Kennel Club 2008 Border Union 2008 |
PD 1 Clifford’s Migley Jack The Lad, a little too tall with ears too high. Good topline, nice neck & shoulders. Body needs to fill for balance; 2 Marston’s Chipstead River Patrol, head too strong. Good body shape, moved OK but too heavy in type. JD (0). PGD 1 Thornton & Bebbington’s Glendraterra Rising Sun, excellent eye with nice head, excellent overall body shape & tailset, showed well but too stilted in movement. RCC; 2 Darby & Marsden’s Chipstead Gulliver of Classicway, nice alert expression with balanced head. Too heavy in shoulder. Nice level topline, moved well; 3 Crouch’s Ranksboro Starbeam among Oaxaca. LD 1 Laws’ Sufredon Band Leader, excellent head with long strong foreface giving typical expression. Too long in loin. Well made hindquarters & a good mover; 2 Lewis’ Dobelands Touch Of Frost, too heavy in skull, would like more foreface. Excellent body shape. Too heavy in shoulder & inclined to pin in front; 3 Chalker’s Cario Dixi May. OD 1 Broom’s Ch Leconbridge Joy Rider with Roxway, dog with good ring presence & excellent outline. Would like a better foreface. Nice short well filled body with good rib & excellent tailset. Front legs inclined to turn in. CC; 2 Darby’s Roxway Fair Exchange with Classicway, excellent head with good eye. A little too high in shoulder & long in back, needs to settle on the move; 3 Thornton & Bebbington’s Glendraterra Sunset Strip. PB 1 Hughes’ Forgevale Fourstar, would like the ears sharper. Excellent head, neck & front, short compact body & moved well. A little too straight behind. BP; 2 Broom’s Chipstead Monsoon with Roxway, nice expression with good head shape. Too long in loin but well made hindquarters, unsettled on the move; 3 Davies & Clifford’s Migley Crackerjack. JB 1 Hannar’s Tamedale Jasmin, good alert expression, good shoulders but too long in the loin, topline a bit soft. Good hindquarters, moved & showed well. RCC. PGB 1 Marsden’s Chipstead Gemstone, excellent proportions between skull & foreface, good front, correct body shape, moved OK. Coat too cotton like; 2 Harris’ Gavingale Airs N Graces, just not ‘at the races’ today, very loose in topline with no real animation in her movement. LB 1 Clifford’s Migley Brown Sugar, excellent head, neck & shoulders, good topline & tailset. Too long in loin & rolling a little in front when moving; 2 Jones & Griffiths’ Darlur Delores with Yoxella, too strong in skull. Nice short back & tailset with nice ribcage. A little low in leg. Moved OK; 3 Chalker’s Rio’s Sparkling Snowflake. OB 1 Hall’s Migley Domino with Gosel, would like more white. Excellent head with long strong foreface, nice alert ears & eyes, nice front & shoulders, correct angles throughout, moved sound with shape maintained when moving. CC & BOB; 2 Lewis’ Dobelands Sonador, too round in skull, excellent body shape, excellent topline & tailset, moved well; 3 Hughes’ Belfox Bestar.
SEAN DELMAR (Judge)
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