SOFT-COATED WHEATEN TERRIER CLUB OF GB
OPEN SHOW SOUTH Date 25/3/18
Judge: Denise Pascoe (Middlebury)
Best in Show: Dowdy’s CH GREENTREE GOLD MOMBO TO DENZILLY (Imp USA)
Reserve Best in Show: Johnstone’s LOOFAHSA FIAMMA ROUXBOOS
Best Opposite Sex: Johnstone’s LOOFAHSA FIAMMA ROUXBOOS
Best Dog: Dowdy’s CH GREENTREE GOLD MOMBO TO DENZILLY (Imp USA)
Reserve Best Dog: Watkins’ ZARASLAKE LUCKY SEVEN
Best Bitch: Johnstone’s LOOFAHSA FIAMMA ROUXBOOS
Reserve Best Bitch: Shrive’s EMALOT SANTA MARIA
Best Puppy in Show: Wardle’s DENZILLY HE’S GOT THE LOOK
Reserve Best Puppy in Show: Gleeson’s GLENDOWAN GOLDEN BRANDY
Best Veteran in Show: Howes’ CH DAISYMAES DESMOND DECKER
Reserve Best Veteran in Show: Tilley’s STARZAK SOLID GOLD EZ ACTION JW SHCM
Best Junior Handler: ALICE HILL
My thanks to the SCWT Club of GB for asking me to judge our beautiful breed at our Club’s own Open Show South. Thanks also to the amazing stewards, Claire and Spencer, for keeping things moving so well throughout the day; and of course, my thanks to the exhibitors for a fantastic entry. One comment I will make is that we need to be careful with bites – too many are becoming level, rather than scissor. Overall though, I was delighted with the quality of the dogs entered on the day.
Veteran Dog (1:0)
1 Howes’ CH DAISYMAES DESMOND DECKER. A younger veteran at 7 years. Correct for size. Well balanced male. Coat of good colour and texture. Masculine head, small well-set ears. Straight front. Excellent length of neck and good shoulder placement. Strong topline and well angulated rear with good bend of stifle. Lovely free movement with plenty reach and drive. Pleased to award him BVIS.
Puppy Dog (3:1)
1 Wardle’s DENZILLY HE’S GOT THE LOOK. Giving his handler a bit of a hard time today, but when he stood still long enough was a pleasure to go over. Neat and compact young male. Coat coming on well. Nice mouth, big black nose, dark eye and neat ears. Front assembly well put together. Good rear angulation. Level topline which he held on the move. Moved well. BPIB
2 Page-Gynnelly’s GLENDOWAN EXTRA SPECIAL. Younger Irish-coated male. Nice coat for a youngster. Good strong masculine head with a very neat small ear. Longer cast than 1 and lower tailset. Moved ok, but a little nervous about being in the ring – needs more practise.
Junior Dog (3:1)
1 Watkin & Snyder’s CALVENACE DIZZY COPPERTOP. Up to size. Heavy coat of good colour and texture. Good strong muzzle. Medium size ears. Prefer a little more length of neck. Straight front and good depth of chest. Strong topline and ok tailset. Liked the rear angulation. Moved ok but was a little close behind.
2 Springfield’s KEEVASDREAM RED ADAIR. Pleasing Irish coated male. Coat coming on nicely. Lovely strong masculine head and good length of neck. Unfortunately, he was not happy about being gone over beyond that, so that is as far as I got. Moved ok.
Yearling Dog – No entries
Maiden Dog – No entries
Novice Dog – No entries
Graduate Dog (2:0)
Plenty to like about both these boys – they could easily have swapped places on the day.
1 Cooper’s JANEYJIMJAMS JUBILEE JUKE. Lovely correct coat, with enough colour. Pleasing head, good earset, though bite more level than I would prefer. Good length of neck, well placed shoulders and level topline. Nice rear angulation. Moved well – straight behind. Preferred the overall outline and balance that this boy presented on the day.
2 Barrett’s SAFFINI SHINING STAR. Pleasing coat texture and colour. Smart head, neat ears and a strong scissor bite. Good length of neck and shoulder placement. Straight front and good depth of chest. Strong topline and tail well set on. A little close behind when on the move.
Special Beginners Dog – No entries
Limit Dog (4:0)
1 and 2 are another pair that could easily have swapped places in the class.
1 Watkins’ ZARASLAKE LUCKY SEVEN. Compact, neat and well-balanced male. Very happy chap! Lovely coat with good texture and colour. Good bite. Pleasing masculine head, with a good dark eye and neat ears. Excellent length of neck, good shoulders and straight front making a good front assembly. Strong topline. Tail well set on. Good straight movement out and back, with enough reach and drive. Pleased to award him RBD.
2 Tilley’s JANEYJIMJAMS JUBILEE STAR AT STARZAK SHCM. Love the colour and texture of this boy’s coat. Lovely strong masculine head, but not over the top. Good front assembly and excellent depth of chest. Strong topline, especially on the move. Liked his rear angulation. Slightly longer cast than 1.
3 Hammond & Evans’ CALVENACE THOR. Masculine dog with a beautiful head. Up to size. Lovely soft and silky coat. Strong construction throughout, well-muscled and well balanced. Great length of neck and well-placed shoulder. Another with a good depth of chest. Good strong thighs. Moved well and kept topline on the move.
Open Dog (7:1)
1 Dowdy’s CH GREENTREE GOLD MOMBO TO DENZILLY (Imp USA). This boy just owned the ring. Eye catching, yet easy fluid movement with excellent reach and drive. Presents as a neat, compact, masculine dog. Good coat texture and colour. Strong head, with neat small ears, good mouth and bite, dark eye and big black nose. Great front assembly, plenty length of neck and best shoulder placement of the day. Strong level topline and good tail set. Beautiful rear angulation. Very pleased to award him BD and BIS.
2 Johnstone’s CH WHITEVALE MOTORWAY MADNESS AT ROUXBOOS. Larger dog overall than 1. Another with a beautiful coat in terms of colour and texture. Very strong head, though nothing overly exaggerated. Good mouth and bite. Straight front, ok for depth of chest. Would prefer a little more length of neck. Level topline and nice rear angulation. Another with good easy movement, showing plenty reach and drive. Pushed hard in the challenge for Reserve BD.
3 Blandford’s JANEYJIMJAMS JOSHUA. Smart masculine dog. Balanced outline. Good coat texture and colour. Good front assembly and depth of chest. Strong topline. Great rear angulation. Moved ok, but he lacked a little enthusiasm today.
Veteran Bitch (7:2)
What a beautiful class of mature and feminine ladies.
1 Tilley’s STARZAK SOLID GOLD EZ ACTION JW SHCM. Nice size and well-balanced bitch, with a lovely flowing coat. Very feminine head – lovely dark eye. Good mouth and bite. Good length of neck and shoulder placement. Excellent depth of chest. Level topline standing and on the move. Rear angulation is good – but be careful not to over-stretch her and exaggerate this. Moved well and with great enthusiasm. RBVIS
2 Williams’ CH BRYNHIR ROCHELLE LIL ROCK. Another with a good coat in both texture and colour. Slightly longer cast than 1, but still balanced in outline. Pretty head with dark eye and small neat ears. Good front assembly. Topline better on the move than in standing profile today. Good rear angulation. Moved well.
3 Charleton’s CH JANEYJIMJAMS JEMIMA. Bitch with a coat of good colour. Feminine head with dark eyes, small ears and a good mouth. Good length of neck into good lay of shoulder. Nice straight front and good depth of chest. Level topline. Would prefer slightly more bend of stifle. Moved easily with reach and drive but did lose a little topline on the move today.
Puppy Bitch (4:2)
1 Gleeson’s GLENDOWAN GOLDEN BRANDY. What a delightful young 8-month old bitch. Although still at the Irish ragamuffin stage, the coat already shows great promise. Nice size and balance. Pretty head, nice earset with neat small ears. Excellent length of neck into nicely placed shoulder. Great depth of chest. Good topline and tail well set on. Liked her rear angulation. Moved well in the class, but not as well in the puppy challenge. RBPIS
2 Shrive’s EMALOT SWEET CHILD’O’MINE. Lovely heavy coat on this young lady. Slightly longer cast than 1, but still well balanced. Feminine head with nice mouth, dark eye and good earset. Good length of neck but slightly upright in the shoulder for me. Level topline and good tailset. Another with plenty rear angulation. Move ok but a little unsettled today.
Junior Bitch (3:0)
1 Watkins’ ZARASLAKE TINIE TEMPAH. A neat, compact and feminine young bitch, with plenty attitude. Coat maturing well. Good mouth. Fine head with small, neat well-set ears. Nice dark eye. Good length of neck. Well placed shoulder. Straight front and deep chest. Liked her rear angulation. Well put together. Moved well, and enthusiastically. BJIS.
2 Munn’s SNOWMEADOW SUZY SIXPENCE. A very different type to 1. Nice size and balance. Strong head yet still feminine. Lovely mouth and bite. Dark eye. Medium ears. Straight front and good depth of chest. Good topline and one of the best tailsets of the day. Good bend of stifle. Moved well.
3 Herbert’s JULIBIDD MAYBE I’M AMAZED. A lovely coat on this young lady. Feminine head with dark eye, good pigmentation. Good straight front. Would prefer a little more length of neck. Level topline and good rear angulation. Moved ok, but seemed a little unsettled.
Yearling Bitch (1:0)
1 Munn’s SNOWMEADOW SUZY SIXPENCE. As above. If anything, she moved a little better in this class.
Maiden Bitch – No entries
Novice Bitch (1:0)
1 Godwin’s LINATINA JAMAICA ME CRAZY. This girl stood alone in both her classes, but she was my pleasant surprise of the day and deserved her 1st places. Totally unexaggerated in appearance and movement. Very feminine head. Lovely dark eye. Good mouth. Medium sized ears with good earset. Excellent length of neck and great shoulders. Good depth of chest. Level topline and tail well set one. Even stood naturally, rather than being stacked, she showed lovely rear angulation. Moved easily with plenty reach and drive in her class. She pushed hard for the Res Bitch in the challenge but didn’t move as well then as she did in her class.
Graduate Bitch (3:1)
These two girls were as different as chalk and cheese! But both good in their own ways.
1 Cooper’s KANJULEY SCARLET RIBBONS. Coat of amazing colour, though I wouldn’t want to see it any darker. Larger of the two bitches in this class but still in balance and still feminine. Ok mouth, good eye colour and small well-set ears. Straight front and excellent depth of chest. Would have liked a little more length of neck. Good shoulders. Topline ok and good tailset. Liked her rear angulation. She moved well, with an easy pace and good reach and drive.
2 Hammond & Evans’ CALVENACE COME ON EILEEN. A neat and compact bitch. All in proportion. Giving her handler a bit of a hard time today. Small and very feminine head with very neat ears. Good length of neck. Ok shoulders. Shorter in the back than 1, with a good level topline and very good tailset. Like her rear angulation. Moved ok but preferred the movement of 1 today.
Special Beginners Bitch (1:0)
1 Godwin’s LINATINA JAMAICA ME CRAZY. As above.
Limit Bitch (3:2)
1 Shrive’s EMALOT SANTA MARIA. Stood alone in her class but still deserved her 1st place. Compact, neat and feminine. Another who fits the breed standard of unexaggerated appearance. Great coat colour - definitely ripening wheat. Pleasing head with small neat ears and lovely earset. Good mouth and bite. Dark eye. Good straight front, and depth of chest. Great length of neck and good shoulders. Topline was ok standing, but much better on the move. Good bend of stifle. Moved well with reach and drive. RBB
Open Bitch (10:2)
1 Johnstone’s LOOFAHSA FIAMMA ROUXBOOS. A very feminine and compact bitch. Well balanced when standing and on the move. Coat of good texture and colour. Pretty head with neat well-set ears. Mouth ok. Dark eye and good pigmentation. Good length of neck and good shoulders. Nice front and deep chest. Level topline standing and on the move. Tailset spot on. Good rear angulation. Nothing over exaggerated. Moved easily around the ring with plenty reach and drive. She deserved her BB, BOS and RBIS awards.
2 Barrett’s SAFFINI SUGAR AND SPICE. Another well balanced compact bitch with a greater depth of colour to her coat, but still not too dark. Very feminine head. Good length of neck, and good depth of chest. Solid topline and great tailset. Lovely bend of stifle. Moved well but didn’t quite have the reach of 1 for me.
3 Atyeo’s KANJULEY SCARLET O’HARA. Longer cast bitch than both 1 & 2. Beautiful coat of good colour, and which flows on the move. Strong but still feminine head and a lovely eye. Well placed shoulders. Good deep chest. Great topline and tail well set on. Liked her rear angulation. Moved freely around the ring.
Progeny – No entries
Brace (4:1)
1 SHRIVE. A well matched and balanced pair of bitches. Both very feminine and of very similar size, coat type and colour, and appearance. The handler had them moving together well, and both were in unison for most of the time on the move. Lovely to watch.
2 WATKINS. Another well matched pair, but this time a dog and bitch combination. (I understand they are brother and sister from different litters.) Again, of similar size, coat type and appearance. Not quite the unified consistency of movement of 1, but when they were together they moved well. Well handled.
3 JOHNSTONE. Not quite the match you would expect in the brace. Colour, size and appearance were very different. Despite being a larger masculine dog and a small feminine bitch, this combination was well handled, and managed to move well together and in unison, at times.
Junior Handling A – 6-11 years (1:0)
1 ALICE HILL. Very impressive and confident young handler, who got the best out of her dog both standing and on the move. She was very aware of where the judge was and what they were doing, at all times; never interfering with what the judge was doing or getting between the judge and the dog when on the move. When moving she used the ring size to best advantage and made sure the dog was always on the mats, rather than herself. (Adult handlers take note please!) Whilst the only Junior Handler on the day, the award of Best Junior Handler was very well deserved. This young lady has a very promising future as a handler.
Judge: Denise Pascoe (Middlebury)
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