KC Breed Standard

Birmingham National 12 Judge

SOFT COATED WHEATEN BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 12

Judge(s) MRS MARGARET HOUSE

DCC SNOWMEADOW NUMINOUS NIILO SHCM (MRS B & MR G LAWRENCE)
RDCC INT/IR CH HOBEL JOE O'BRIEN - AN CH 08 (MRS D V EVANS-BARRY)
BCC AMBERSTAR EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (MISS M TAYLOR)
RBCC KANJULEY KATIE SCARLETT ( MRS G FORD)
BOB SNOWMEADOW NUMINOUS NIILO SHCM (MRS B & MR G LAWRENCE)
BP CHEKHINA STREAMING SORAKA (MR S & MRS H & MISS A O'SULLIVAN & HARDING)
Best Breeder Mr & Mrs Munn

SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL 12

Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers

I would like to thank the exhibitors for their support and the Show Society for their hospitality. Just a few observations for handlers. please ensure your dog is standing correctly, it makes all the difference at decision time in the line up.

Pay special attention to the front legs and feet as well as the hind legs. From side view they should be straight and perpendicular to the floor, immediately under the shoulder. Having been out of the show ring for a year I have noticed at several shows recently that some have their front feet too far forward and the legs looks curved, do check your trimming it could be that too much hair is removed from the front of the front leg.

Heads: Ear sets are improving but too many have little or no stop which detracts from the correct expression. Unfortunately, being 2nd in the ring, the start of judging was delayed and some of the dogs in later classes lost their sparkle. I did penalise bad bites (a perennial cry I know!) although the majority were good, also size varies considerably, those of correct height are looking small against some of their competition.

Puppy Dog 2 entered Abs 0

1.Patterson’s Standoric Herakles Con Gavleash: A well constructed puppy, typical head, good bite and pigmentation, well placed shoulders and good angulation, deep chest, short coupled. Coat good colour and texture.
Moved with reach and drive but unfortunately carried his tail at half mast. This was a difficult decision but I can forgive this in a puppy, hopefully he will overcome it.

2.Omitogun & Matti’s Frontline Mr Feelgood: An attractive puppy, Good bite and pigmentation, balanced outline, level topline, good quality coat texture and colour, up to size, preferred shoulder placement of 1, this was a deciding factor.

Junior Dog 1.

1.Hall’s Hobel Twelfth of Never: Maturing nicely, masculine head, good pigmentation, level topline, short coupled, well muscled, up to size, moved well. Coat lovely texture, do hope colour develops a little, has time yet.

Post Graduate Dog 4. Abs 0

1. Atyeo’s Kanjuley Cormac: Lovely type, Well balanced head, level skull, good bite, well placed shoulders, short coupled, deep chest, Moved freely, straight fore and aft with drive, correct coat maturing nicely.

2. Maleary’s Saffini Teenage Sensation: Good head, dark colouring on head detracts from expression, hope it clears with maturity. Well angulated shoulders, deep chest and well sprung ribs. Good tailset. Moved well. Dense coat of good colour.

3. Francis’ Amaricy Buffalo Soldier.

Limit Dog 4. Abs 0

1. Fallon’s Janeyjimjams Jenson JW: Masculine dog balanced & of correct size, good head, compact body, level topline & good tailset, short coupled, coat correct texture and colour, moved freely.

2. Pascoe’s Middlebury Shooting Star: Of similar type to 1, just a size taller. masculine head, deep chest and well sprung ribs, moved with drive, good coat colour and texture.

3. Hanna’s Kinaelan Finlandia Finnian.

Open Dog 4. Abs 0

1. Lawrence’s Snowmeadow Numinous Niilo Sh/Cm: A good example of breed type and temperament, stands 4 square and alert. Has all the breed points. Correct size, balanced head, good bite. Correct angulation front and rear, compact, well sprung ribs, level topline & good tailset, coat correct colour and texture.
Moved effortlessly with drive. CC and BOB

2. Evans-Barry’s INT/IR Ch. Hobel Joe O’Brien AnCh 08: Masculine upstanding dog, at 7 years holding his own. Up to size, balanced, good angulation front and rear, well presented, lovely mature coat of correct texture, moved well. Res CC

3. Johnson’s SE UCH Seamrog Cactus Lime at Garsayno

Puppy Bitch 5 Abs 0

A lovely class of promising puppies.

1. O’Sullivan & Harding’s Chekhina Streaming Soraka: Feminine balanced puppy of nice size. Good head and expression. nice length of neck into well placed shoulders level topline, short coupled and well set tail. Coat nice texture, rich Wheaten colour which should clear a little with age. moved well, typical puppy, full of Wheaten character and promise. BP

2. Munn’s Snowmeadow Peggy Phurrari: Another promising puppy, with virtues similar to above. feminine head, correctly set ears which she uses well. Moved with reach and drive when settled.

3. Brooks’ Loofahsa Hip Hop

Junior Bitch 4. Abs 0

1.Taylor’s Sweetiweeti Toffee Poppet: Attractive bitch, scored in size. good bite, well placed shoulders. moved well in front, level topline and tailset , short coupled . coat nice colour and texture.

2. Moles & Williams’ Kinaelan Cachique: A size larger but balanced all through, good head proportions, well placed should and good rear angulation, coat lovely texture and colour, moved with drive.

3. Busby’s Calvenace Killer Queen at Zakby

Post Graduate Bitch 5 Abs 2

1. Wardle’s Saffini Yours Truly: Feminine bitch of nice size, good earset, and bite, would prefer more stop. Short coupled, well angulated front and rear moved well. Coat nice colour and texture.

2. Previs’ Garsayno Gold Gemma.
Size larger than 1, balanced head, good pigment and bite, shoulders well placed,compact body Coat good colour and texture. moved well in front but close behind.

3. Salisbury & Kehoe’s Killeshin Libaneire

Limit bitch 9 Abs 1

little to choose between the first 2.

1.O’Sullivan & Harding’s Chekhina Streaming Sarayu: Balanced,correct size, good head and bite, well set shoulders, and good rear angulation, level topline & tailset. Coat nice texture lacks colour but still has time to mature . Moved freely.

2. Lawrence’s Emalot Little Miss Star: Nice head, good bite and pigmentation. Well bodied, compact , good topline and tailset. Good coat colour and texture. Moved well.

3. Salisbury's Orliscwt Lillee the Pink

Open Bitch 9 Abs 1.

Best class of the day and winners could change places any day.

1. Taylor’s Amberstar Eight Days A Week: Femine girl of correct size, has all the breed attributes , balanced head, good pigment and bite. Correct shoulders,rear angulation, level topline and good tailset all giving free movement with reach and drive. Coat lovely colour. Bitch CC

2. Ford’s Kanjuley Katie Scarlett: Femine bitch of nice type and size. balanced head, good pigment and bite. shoulders well laid back, level topline and tailset, coat of lovely texture and colour. moved well but lacked enthusiasm. Res CC

3. Munn’s Snowmeadow Oolla O’Luna

Breeders Class

Both groups well presented and moved well. Just thought the winners were a little more uniform.

1. Munn

2. Hanna

Margaret House

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