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SOFT COATED WHEATEN CRUFTS 15 Judge(s): MR R ROSS SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE CRUFTS 15 Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers I very much enjoyed judging my breed at Crufts. Thanks to the exhibitors for the excellent entry & a special thanks to my hard working stewards, Ken & Shirley who ensured that everything ran smoothly. Overall I found my entry to be very pleasing with a selection of quality dogs from both home & abroad. I certainly agree with those voices from other breeds who believe that the inclusion of foreign exhibits at Crufts is improving the overall experience for everyone. Based on this big entry it was pleasing to find that in general bites were good & I found a visible improvement in movement which should appear straight fore & aft. I did find a few light eyes which are objectionable. Temperaments were, on the whole, excellent. VD (5) 1 Dunhill’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Kaos, excellent veteran. Good dentition, nice head, lovely neck pleasing textured coat with good colour. Well coordinated & free moving; 2 Menser’s Ger/Am Ch Wheatens Pride Buxx Bogart, nicely proportioned male with the look of a terrier. Good head with nice ears. Lovely texture & wave to his coat just would have preferred a touch more colour. Liked him a lot; 3 Hanna’s Ch Kinaelan Quietly Does It, strong head with good dentition. Good topline & angulation. Nice shine & wave to coat. Moved well. PD (6) 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Qiwi, compact youngster with promising coat texture & colour. Super dentition, in a strong head with lovely pigment. Good length of neck leading into well angulated shoulders nice spring of rib level topline, good rear angulation & best on the move, using his upper arm to get super extension. Showing well. BPD; 2 Mort’s Regalred Russian Prince, another nice puppy, again excellent mouth, head & topline, good spring to ribs. Bit paler than first & not as settled on the day; 3 Blandford’s Janeyjimjams Joshua, again a nice pup, good bite & expression however not quite the movement of 1st. JD (5,3) 1 Johnson’s Kinaelan Halsey, nice mover, good dentition, head & length of neck & level topline, well angled rear. Attractive maturing coat. Moved steadily; 2 Carter’s Zaraslake Indiana Twist from Chloeanco, very heavily coated male, level topline with good rear angulation, did not move as well as first. YD (4) 1 MacKenzie’s- Kirktonhill Rumour Has It, nicely proportioned dog with good dentition, head & expression. Nice shoulders, topline & rear angulation. Moved like a trooper; 2 Potuk’s Honeywheats Oncoming Storm, very well proportioned, good bite, head, nice ears. Just lacking a bit of colour at the moment but texture good. Not as steady on the move as 1st; 3 Porter’s Hobel A Matter of Moments, nice outline & bone. Good length to head with good pigment & teeth. Correct depth of chest. Coat of lovely texture & wave. PGD (5,1) 1 Griffiths’ Manawyddan I Got Rhythm, dog of nice proportions, nice head & expression, level topline with good front & rear angulation moving steadily. Lovely wave & sheen to his coat; 2 Revis’ Tiareko Niflheim’s Wizard, well balanced with well sprung ribs. Good head & expression. Very thick coat. Not moving as steadily as winner; 3 Salisbury’s Orliscwt Zebedee, good shoulder placement, short back, level topline, coat with good sheen just not moving as well as the other two. LD (11) 1 Y Avakyants’ Modny Style Only You, superior well coupled dog. Coat of rich colour with good shine & wave. Excellent head, pigment & dentition. Good front & rear angulation, with good ribs. Moved very well showing off to the girls; 2 Mapson’s Abiqua Wild Jack Of Hearts, another square, well proportioned dog. Good head, neck & shoulders with good topline. Just lacks the coat quality & colour of the winner. Moved well; 3 Thackray’s Abiqua Wild On An Acetrip, yet another well put together dog with nice coat texture just lacking a bit of colour to finish the picture. Nice head, expression. Good topline, tail could be looser. Moved out well. OD (17) 1 Kompaniets’ Int/Rus Ch Modny Style Euro Standart, standing something to behold. Lovely balanced, upstanding dog with excellent outline. Excellent head proportions, nice ears, pigment & bite. Great arched neck of good length. Front & rear angulation very good. Level topline, well coupled with very good tailset. Lovely coat texture, wave & colour. Well presented. Movement proud & aloof. A touch more weight will make him as good as it gets. CC & BOB; 2 Kreetz’s Ger Ch Mother’s Finest Furious Fox, another lovely well put together dog of the highest Standard. Good bite, head & expression, not quite the length of neck of the winner which for me just alters the perspective. Good front & rear angulation, level topline, well coupled. Moved & showed very well. RCC; 3 Dunhill-Hall’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Neville, yet another superior male standing proud. Dark pigment & good dentition, pleasing head, good length of neck, excellent topline & tailset, good coat colour & texture showed well by his highly proficient young handler. GCD (2,1) 1 Z Indiana Twist from C, second in JD. VB (7,1) 1 Erdman’s Int Ger/Dutch/Bel/Lux Ch Ballyhara’s Jewel of Tara, lovely, feminine lady with compact body of ideal square proportions. Excellent shine & wave to coat, good ribs, topline & tailset. Good pigment. Very attractive leg furnishings. Moved & presented very well. A contender in the challenge; 2 Griffiths’ Wintrypark Miss Goodnight with Manawyddan, again a compact lady very feminine. Good front & rear, moved well. Another with good shine & wave to coat; 3 Charleton’s- Snowmeadow Janeyjimjams with Showadiway, well presented & nicely handled by a young lady. Good angulation with strong ribs again moved well. MPB (2) 1 Gent & Lees’ Flaxella My Secret Love, nice puppy with a good head, pigment & excellent bite. Well balanced with a good front. Could have moved a little faster but only a baby; 2 Clarke’s Flaxella Everlasting Love, nicely balanced puppy. Good dentition & topline. Not so mature as first but has lots of time on her side. Irish coated pup so more time is needed for her coat to mature, but should be super when it does... be patient. PB (5) 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Queen Bee, lovely compact puppy with good front assembly & good rear angulation. Typy, pretty girl. Promising puppy coat. Bite, pigment, head all good, nice reach of neck leading into good topline. Good spring of rib for age. Moved out well. Took BP over her brother. BP; 2 Connor’s Regalred Russian Romance, another compact girl with good front & rear. Excellent dentition as the first. Again, promising puppy coat. Nice depth, width & spring of ribs. Good pigment, compact feet with thick pads & well muscled; 3 Hughlock’s Janeyjimjams Jolene, bitch of good proportions, good front with nice neck. Moved OK. JB (6) 1 Satherley’s Silkcroft Sky Full Of Stars, good length of neck with level topline. Not quite as compact as some. Promising puppy coat. Bit more substance would finish the picture, but still young; 2 Shrive’s Emalot Santa Maria, a well balanced bitch with nice front who moved well. Slightly high in the rear; 3 Williams’ Kellynack Joie de Vivre, compact girl who is lacking a little colour at this stage, but has time. Moved OK eventually. YB (8) 1 Moeller & Moeller-Sieber’s Wheaten Rebel’s U’re My Universe, nicely proportioned bitch with very good topline. Excellent neck, head, pigment & ears. Good dentition. Good in front & rear. Very upright & showy girl; 2 Escott’s Sidereal’s Essence Of Time, lovely length & arch of neck on this girl. Good topline & angulation. Just waiting on her colour coming through; 3 Buyle’s Miss Magic In Motion from Kizzys Paradise, nice bitch with level topline, good in front & rear. Movement OK. PGB (11,1) 1 Hill’s Janeyjimjams Jive Queen, nicely put together bitch with good head & neck, good shoulder & front & rear angulation. Attractive coat of good texture. Moved & presented well; 2 Wardle’s Saffini One And Only, compact bitch, not the reach of neck of one but good in front & rear angulation. Good topline, moved & shown well; 3 Moran’s Abiqua Wild She’s By Design, another compact bitch, lacking in colour against the others. Moved & shown well. LB (14,1) 1 Naylor’s Amaricy I Won’t Back Down, nice, compact girl with good front & rear angulation, good topline. Moved best in class; 2 Wardle’s Saffini Yours Truly, nice bitch, compact & level with a good neck. Moved well; 3 Revis’ Garsayno Gold Gemma, nice girl but just lacked the front of the first two but moved well. Nice coat & colour. OB (22,3) 1 Kreetz’s Int/Ger/B/Lux/Fr/H/Hr Ch Mother’s Finest Vanilla Funky, lovely, compact bitch with imposing personality. Good dentition with correctly proportioned head, good pigmentation, excellent front & rear angulation, level topline, good chest depth attractive silky coat with shine. Moved & presented well. CC; 2 Kompaniets’ Int Ch Modny Style O’Morning Star, another top quality girl with lots going for her – I just preferred the front of the winner but I’m splitting hairs – she’s a top bitch, lovely outline beautiful coat with colour & sheen. RCC; 3 Withington’s Ch Fantasa Blonde Lilley, three crackers, quality exhibit with good bite & correct head, great length of neck, good front & rear angulation, attractive coat texture with good colour, just slightly longer cast than 1 & 2. Moved & shown very well. GCB (4,2) 1 Jeffrries’ Cuddly Keira, compact with good colour to coat. Could do with a touch more reach of neck to finish; 2 Wassall’s Emalot Little Miss Magic, fails in dentition to the winner. R G ROSS |
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