Smooth Judge HARRY O’DONOGHUE - BIS JUDGE JENNY THORNTON (Below Smooth Critique)

SFT – My thanks to the Fox Terrier Club for inviting me to judge this prestigious show held in a lovely venue & beautifully set out. Thanks also must go to my capable stewards & to the exhibitors for giving me such a nice entry.

To be a little critical I would have to say that the most prominent fault I encountered was ears. Many were too large & had little lift to them which spoiled their expression.

MPD (2)

1 Brookes’ Zetamaz Black Shadow, decent head, average neck & shoulders, good coat, needs to fill out, eventually settled & moved OK;

2 Griffiths’ Yoxella Wrecking Ball, long foreface but I prefer a better top skull. Nice neck & shoulders, good bone & substance. Moves OK behind, up to size. I prefer better ears.

PD (2)

1 Morris’ Sanamaris Strange Magic, nice type, good head, neck & shoulders, nice coat, nice condition, nice free mover front & rear. Stands well & shows well. Has a future. BP & BPIS;

2 Hannar’s Tamedale Suarez at Borovale, reasonable head & neck. A little upright in shoulder & dips in topline. I prefer a better bend of stifle & better front movement.

JD (3)

1 Brookes’ Zetamaz Gerard Depardieu, reasonable head, neck & shoulders, short, good tailset, big hindquarters, nice depth, shows well, moves well, nicely presented;

2 Mitnyan’s Texforrier Who’s Laughing Now, long punishing head but I didn’t like his ears. Very light in body & not moving good front or rear. Too big for me;

3 Nichols’ Zetamaz Jules Verne at Chantalle.

BD (2)

1 Parsons’ Tamedale Caesar on Wistowhill, up to size with average head, good neck & shoulders, good bone & substance, nice coat & condition, good hindquarters, a little straight in stifle & loose at elbows. Moved OK. I prefer a longer foreface;

2 Z Jules Verne at C, reasonable head & expression, in nice coat & body condition. Not moving accurately.

PGD (4)

1 Saunders’ Galleyshine Black Emperor, nice head & expression, nice neck & shoulders, nice coat & body condition, short back, good tailset, nice hindquarters, nice depth, shows well, moves well;

2 Ketley & Gash’s Enjakay Split Second, similar in many ways to 1 but a little longer. Nicely presented in good coat & condition, misbehaved quite a bit but moved OK eventually;

3 T Caesar on W.

LD (8)

1 Jones’ Darlaur Dakota, very nice, very showy. Good head, neck & shoulders. Good coat & condition. Big hindquarters, moves good front & rear, well presented, well handled, very sensible showdog. RCC;

2 Broom & Crouch’s Oaxaca Del Boy with Roxway, very nice type, short back, excellent coat & condition, nice substance, well presented, moved freely;

3 Mitnyan’s Mercuryfox Wigo.

OD (5)

1 Smith & Schoneberg’s Ch/Am Ch Absolutely Superstitious, very nice type, short, nice tailset, nice head & ears, nice neck & shoulders, well presented in good coat & condition. Shows very well, moves good behind but not so accurate in front. CC, BOB & RBIS;

2 Brookes’ Zetamaz Frostbite, another nice dog in good condition, big hindquarters, good tailset, good depth, not showing good & not using his ears to advantage;

3 Delaney’s Gosel White Moonlight.

V (3)

1 Darby’s Ch Star Pride Devil In Disguise, presented in lovely coat & condition. Very lively, moves freely. Shows very well. BV & BVIS;

2 Horlock’s Ranlock Portman, a bigger & longer dog than 1. In great condition. Well handled & presented;

3 Clifford’s Migley Brown Sugar.

MPB (0).

PB (4)

1 Morris’ Sanamaris Step Lively, litter sister to puppy dog winner. Nice type. Nice head, neck & shoulders. Short back & good tailset. Excellent coat & condition. Performed really well, moves freely but a little close behind;

2 Hannar’s Tamedale Shakira at Borovale, another nice puppy with many attributes. Not as short as 1 & not as good a tailset. Active, alert & well presented;

3 Mullan’s Tamodan First Verse.

JB (3)

1 Mohrke’s Fly vd Bismarckquelle, nice outline, nice head, lovely neck & shoulders, short back, nice coat & presentation. Moves freely front & rear, well handled;

2 Nichols’ Chantalle’s Penny Lane, in good body condition, deep brisket, nice hindquarters, good tailset, moves freely. I prefer a better head with better lift to her ears; 3 Brookes’ Zetamaz French Connection.

BB(2)

1 Nichols’ Zetamaz She’s Snow Angel at Chantalle, feminine head, nice neck & shoulders, short, good coat & condition, move freely. Dips a little in topline & a little short in leg;

2 Bluff’s Gosel Spanish Dancer, a big bitch with a fair head, a little short in neck & upright in shoulder. Good coat & condition, not performing well.

PGB (9)

1 Renshaw’s Saredon Portrait Of Jenny with Westbank, lovely type, never stops showing. Nice head & neck. Good set on, good coat & condition. Moved good front & rear. Very well presented & handled. Just needs a little more time to mature;

2 Venard’s Belfox Nina, very good bitch with a lovely head, long neck & good shoulders. Nicely presented. Moves good both ways. Not as short as 1. I prefer a smaller ear with a better lift. Still a good one;

3 Dams’ Tamedale Ballerina.

LB (8)

1 Mullan’s Nisyros Climate Control at Tamodan, lovely bitch, good head, good neck & shoulders. Good coat & condition. Nice depth of brisket. Great show lady. Very well handled & presented, nice free mover. I prefer a better lift to her ears. RCC;

2 Anderson & Watt’s Nisyros Remote Control, very attractive, excellent type. Nice head, short back, good tailset, good hindquarters. Good coat & condition. Super show lady. Best mover front & rear today. Just lost out on the longer neck of 1;

3 Crouch, Murray & Horspool’s Oaxaca Racquel.

OB (3,1a)

1 Mohrke’s Ger Ch Prada vd Bismarckquelle, nice feminine head with good neck & shoulder, nice front, very well presented. Shows well, moves freely but a little close behind. CC;

2 Breton’s Fr Ch Indian Spirit Du Manoir Saint Adrien, nice length of head, decent neck & shoulders, nice tailset, nice bone & substance, nice free mover. I prefer better ear carriage.

HARRY O’DONOGHUE

BIS JUDGE JENNY THORNTON

Thank you to the officers & committee of the Fox Terrier Club for the honour of judging Best in Show at the 129th championship show & for the excellent hospitality all day at this lovely new venue.

The two BOB winners De-Munter, Uiterwijk & Malzoni’s Ch Kingarthur Van Foliny Home & Smith & Schoneberg’s Ch/Am Ch Absolutely Superstitious need no introduction from me both having had stellar careers on the international stage. Both are excellent examples of their respective coats.

BIS was the Wire who is so well balanced & has the most beautiful head, ears & expression, good length of neck into well laid shoulders, short back with tail on top & well angulated quarters. At one with his handler on the move. All this & the ultimate showman as well.

RBIS was the Smooth who presents a lovely picture with his b/w markings. He is of the correct size, has good head & ears, short back, level topline & good tailset. He moved well fore & aft. I just felt the Wire had the edge in neck & shoulder.

The two BPs were Morris’ Sanamaris Strange Magic & Calais-Adriansen’s Jubile D’hondrecoutre, again two lovely youngsters & I am sure both will go on to do very well in their respective careers.

BP was the 10 month old Smooth, well grown lightly marked b/w with lovely head & ears, good neck & shoulders, level topline, enough angulation, moved & showed well for one so young. Presented in tip top form. Well done to his sporting owner.

RBP was the lovely young Wire. Very pretty & feminine, 9 months old, good head with split face markings, good neck & shoulders, short back, well angulated, well prepared & handled. The Smooth was just a little more settled on the move on the day but nevertheless the Wire put on a good performance.

JUN HANDLING – 6-11 years

1 Lana Westwood handling a Wire;

2 Holly Westwood also handling a Wire. Both the girls handled really well & concentrated on their respective dogs doing all I asked of them. Both looked extremely smart in appearance too. I just felt that Lana managed to get her dog moving more steadily though there was very little in it. Just one point the girls need to note is to watch the position of the judge.

12-18

All three of these youngsters were very professional in appearance & it was an occasion when three first prizes were needed. They were attentive to their charges and to the judge at all times.

1 Ole Rosch handling a Smooth. Extremely well done to this young man who handled his SFT as it should be, without propping or topping;

2 Paris Harding handling a Wire, & an excellent job she did too;

3 Connor Harding, again a wire & very well handled. Well done.

JENNY THORNTON

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