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Archive 08 LKA 09 Judge
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SOFT COATED WHEATEN LKA 09 Judge: Mr M Phillips SOFT COATED WHEATEN JUDGE LKA Soft-coated Wheaten Terriers MPD (3) 1 Francis’ Sawheaten Twasn’t Me, 6 months & very raw at this age. Has got size, substance & shape. Liked his planes skull wise, good strength of muzzle, eye OK, good clean front. Just needs to settle behind but this will come in time. Nice coat texture; 2 Carter’s Chloeanco Hunni Dream, 8 months, liked his type, overall head & eye good, OK front & body for age. Needs to strengthen behind when on the move. Handled well; 3 Carter’s Chloeanco Hunni Twirls. PD (2) 1 C Hunni Dream; 2 C Hunni Twirls, 8 months, overall reasonable good shape for age, very well balanced, good behind & in front. Lighter in eye than 1 & needs more strength of muzzle. JD (5,1a) 1 Paterson’s Kellynack The Fantastic Fox, liked a lot for his good quality & coat texture, pleasing head, nice eye, overall strength of muzzle, neat ears, good strength of neck, well laid back shoulders, good front, tight feet, strong topline, well angulated & went well; 2 Hart’s Weatawaite Little Boy Blue, very nice male, nice body, head & eye OK, OK behind, went well; 3 Hobson’s Abiqua Wild Knight Romance. PGD (6) 1 Whitehead’s Shanghai Shoggoth, top quality male with lots to like, very good profile & balance, bone good for size, nice size eye & colour, correct planes to skull & muzzle, good neck & body for age, with all the right angles, strong quarters which he used, in good coat; 2 Coulbert’s Janeyjimjams Jazzbo, flashy dog, takes your eye for overall shape & balance, good in neck & shoulders, good brisket, deep front & well bodied. Would like more length of skull to muzzle. Well angulated, handled well; 3 Glew’s Wentloog Mozambique at Braelochyen. LD(11,1) Super class with some lovely dogs to go over. 1 Lawrence’s Snowmeadow Numinous Niilo, this young dog took my eye as soon as he came into the ring for his overall type & quality, all male with true Wheaten character, good head with correct length, correct stop, correct eye with good strength of jaw, correct bite, neat ears, good length of neck without losing strength, good layback of shoulder, good deep brisket, good front, nice bone for size, nice compact body, good strong topline, tailset good, well angulated with good firm muscle, really went well in nice coat texture, will really do well under judges for his overall type. RCC; 2 Carter’s Chloeanco Solar Infinity, good representative of the breed with all the right essentials, good body & front, short coupled with strong topline, tailset good, well angulated. Lost to 1 for his better shoulder placement; 3 Cross’ Starcadia Willow Pickwick. OD (11,3) Really strong class with a good quality of dog for me to sort. 1 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Kaos, male of top quality, won on his overall size, shape & true balance, not overdone in any way, shape or form, liked his head planes, good strength of muzzle, very good neck & shoulders, correct deep chest, good straight front, correct bone for size, good well sprung body with short loin, tailset bang on top with correct quarters & short hocks, in nice coat & condition, showed his way to win. CC & BOB; 2 Barrett’s Ch Loofahsa Teenage Dirtbag, 5 years male of good quality, very well off for bone, lovely head, good strength of body with correct body, nice & short in loin, tail bang on top, really went well; 3 Rogers’ Ch Kizzahla Pompey Royale. MPB (4) 1 Watkins’ Chloeanco Hunni Caress at Zaraslake, 8 months puppy bitch of lovely quality, good length of leg for age, very pleasing head, nice size eye & shape, lovely neck & shoulders, correct front. Just needs body which will come with age. Carrying her topline well when moving, very good side gait, handled well; 2 Griffith’s Manawyddan Brigid, quality puppy, overall head & neck good, very well boned for size. Just lost out on this class as I felt 1 moved better behind on the move, but overall two nice puppies; 3 Munn’s Snowmeadow Oolla O’Luna. PB (5) 1 Noyes’ Pippajam Midnight Rose, 11 months of correct size, overall balance good when stacked, correct body for age, liked her front & quarters, tailset bang on top, really went well, should have a bright future. BP; 2 Withington’s Fantasa Blonde Lilley, 10 months, pleasing shape, lots to like about her, well balanced, bone, brisket & nice behind. Just preferred the shape of eye of 1. Went well for her handler; 3 Griffith’s Manawyddan Brigid. JB (9) 1 P Midnight Rose; 2 Glew’s Calvenace Hazy Days at Braelochyen, liked this young bitch for her shape, well sprung ribs, deep brisket, nice short coupled, pleasing head. Preferred the quarters of 1, needs strength behind. Handled well, in good form; 3 Satherley’s Tobamorrey Sitting Pretty at Silkcroft. PGB (13,3) Super class of quality bitches, very pleasing to go over. 1 Howe’s Daisymaes Arrabella, this bitch took my eye as soon as she came in for her overall shape, size & presence, liked her for her flat skull & correct length of skull to muzzle, right shape of eye & colour, looked at me right, nice ear carriage & size which she used to give that expression, good strength of neck leading into good layback of shoulder, good forelegs with deep brisket, liked her for her bone, without being overdone, correct body shape with strong topline, tailset good, very well angulated quarters with short hocks which she used to drive with. Little careless with her front, which cost her in the challenge for BOB. CC; 2 Thoburn’s Emalot Jilly Jitterbug to Northridge, very pleasing bitch to go over, same attributes as 1, with all the right essentials to win the RCC in such good competition. Just not steady compared to 1, when it came to placements. Handled well; 3 Smith’s Janeyjimjams Jasmina. LB (13,2) Good strong class of bitches. 1 Dowdy’s Denzilly Toot Sweet, quality bitch all the way through, pleasing head, strong, but moderate, correct neck, good short loin, strong quarters, tailset OK, went well; 2 Brooks’ Loofahsa Hayzee Fantayzee, upstanding bitch, nice head, pleasing eye, neat ears, well fronted, good depth of chest, well coupled, moved OK, handled very well; 3 Pascoe’s Middlebury Silver Lady. OB (12,3) 1 Noble’s Ch Pippajam Gold Leaf, well worthy ch, lots to like about her, full of type, correct head shape & strength without coarseness, good neck, shoulders good, very good body with that nice short strong loin, tailset on top, well angulated quarters, well let down hocks, in nice coat & condition, headed a nice class of bitches, handled professionally; 2 Dunhill’s Fantasa Blonde Krackers, different type of bitch to 1, but couldn’t be denied a placement for overall balance. Loved her neck & body shape, very sound, in nice show form. Just preferred the head & eye of 1. Handled well; 3 Rogers’ Ch Kizzahla Katinka. MARTIN PHILLLIPS |