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Archive 08 National Dog Show 2009 Judge
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SCOTTISH NAT DOG SHOW 09 Judge: Mr Dan Ericsson (Sweden) SCOTTISH JUDGE NAT DOG SHOW 09 Scottish Terriers Quite a varied collection of Scottish Terriers & overall coat presentation could improve, but also size. Some dogs are now too big & coarse instead of being strongly made. The perfect combination between bone & substance & overall quality seems very difficult to attain. PD (2) 1 Marshall’s Benartybrae Bugatti, promising brindle baby puppy with good bone & body, very deep & solid with masculine head & well set tail, moved well for one so young, very promising & presented in good coat & condition; 2 Marshall’s Benartybrae Rumba, also promising & almost the same age as his kennelmate, clean head, good outline, coat & movement, a little lighter all through & he needs to body up, very well behaved for one so young. JD (3,1a) 1 Boyce’s Trakside By The Loch, attractive light brindle dog in beautiful coat & condition, very hard coat, big body, good ribs, bone & topline, masculine head with very neat ears & dark eye, shows well & strode out really well, tail detracts a little from overall balance. RCC; 2 Bettis’ Glenheath Independent by Ornella, black, very deep bodied dog with excellent quarters & tailset, poor front & head could be longer, showed OK. PGD (5,2) 1 Rowland’s Berrybreeze Bo Diddley at Rabbonai, very masculine black dog, well up to size & I would like him shorter coupled, level top, very good quarters, hard coat, poor front, head could be cleaner but of good length, showed well; 2 Annan’s Lomondview Valentino, very short backed brindle with lovely head, eyes & ears, excellent neck & shoulders & very good body properties, tail set well & he has a good hard coat, was not happy in the ring; 3 Hill’s Bonnieanne Norman of Tahgmor. LD (4) 1 Montgomery’s Gaterin Brigadoon, very soundly constructed dark brindle who handles really well on the table, excellent head & eye, very good front, bone & body which is deep with level back, sound quarters & good tail. Coat could perhaps be harder & trimming needs to improve to enhance his many good points. Showed really well & was an easy winner in this class; 2 Barnett’s Barnwin Beam Me Up, big, black masculine dog who has thickened considerably since I judged him last time, head could be cleaner & he was not very co-operative on the move. Very deep body & plenty of bone; 3 Smith’s Killisport McNaught at Soarvale. OD (4) 1 Kenny’s Ch Millingford Northern Rock, very smart, showy black of correct size, moving & showing with great precision, long clean head with good eyes & ears, excellent front, outline & quarters. CC & BOB; 2 Dixon’s Ch Chatterdale Top Gun, very showy assertive dog presented in excellent coat & condition, but bigger than 1 & I would have liked him shorter in back, long head, good front & rear, well up to size. 3 Annan’s Lomondview Scrumpy Jack. PB (4) 1 Annan’s Lomondview Yours Truly, delightful showy brindle, full of self-confidence, very long head, good front & rear, excellent body & outline, tail bang on top & she moved & showed as if she owned the place. BP; 2 Rowland’s Rabbonai Cupcake, very solid black with good head & eyes & excellent body properties, hard coat coming through, needs to tighten in rear movement, very happy showgirl; 3 Marshall’s Benartybrae Charleston. JB (2) 1 Boyce’s Trakside Fairytale, smart feminine brindle with good body, clean head with good eyes & ears. Could do with a little more bone. Presented in excellent condition & she showed well; 2 Beckton’s Kentwella Karamel by Glengracie, big wheaten who handles well on the table but carrying too much weight & coat could have been presented in better order. Clean head of good length, excellent front & rear, very deep body. Rather heavy on the move. PGB (9,3) 1 Pagram’s Torcraig Fair Enough, quality wheaten with really good head & very keen expression, perfect front, deep body, level topline & excellent quarters, hard wheaten coat, moved well. CC; 2 Chapman’s Berrybreeze Supertramp, really good bitch with excellent overall proportions, head of good length, excellent front, body & rear, well set tail, very short of coat today & almost devoid of undercoat, excellent fluid movement; 3 Long & Kit’s Elfricia Black Number. LB (3) 1 Thomson’s Ashgate Royal Penny, lovely type & really lovely clean head of good length, excellent front, neck & shoulders, very good body & big quarters, shown in lovely coat & condition & she moved well. Tends to flatten out a little on the move but a bitch that I like very much. RCC; 2 Pagram's Torcraig Black Pearl JW OB (1) A. DAN ERICSSON (Sweden) |
