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Presented with a numerically good entry, I had my reservations leading up to the show that some of the dogs I have seen from ringside recently have looked exaggerated. I was pleasantly surprised with the general quality of the entry, however I must remind people that this is a prestigious show where you should expect the competition to be of a high standard – presenting dogs with dirty teeth, especially in the younger classes, or without any muscletone indicates that you, as the handler, were not prepared to put in the work necessary to win. In the main mouths were OK, other than a couple of misplaced canines I found, none bad enough to be penalised heavily, although occasionally dentition was untidy or an odd broken tooth in the older dogs, but they are Staffords after all. Competition was exceptionally strong in the Minor Puppy, Limit & Open classes, I had no problem at all in these classes finding five dogs worthy of placings & there will have been dogs that didn’t get placed that still left a good impression. MinorPuppy (20,2a) This was an extremely good quality class & although it sounds like an old chestnut I do truly mean it when I say that a number of good specimens went cardless. I could have easily kept back eight or nine lovely young pups to make my final selection from, but as it had been a large class anyway I was all too aware that asking them to ‘go again’ may have been too much for such babies. At this stage of the game it is important to ensure that puppies enjoy their outing. With this in mind I made a very conscious decision not to do this & just made my choice of five. I will be delighted to see a good few of these young ones do very well in their showing careers. 1 Byrne’s Trufflestaff Baru, b/br lad of extremely good make & shape for 8 months, just about right for a Minor Puppy, lovely expression, looking straight at me with jet black eyes & carrying his ears well, head proportions very balanced with great width & depth of muzzle, good development of brisket for age & excellent weight of bone, nicely angulated at the rear, presented well by his handler, they made a good team & should be very pleased with a win in this strong class, secured pole position in a close battle by virtue of his style; 2 Taylor & Moss’ Mosstaff Ramon, puppy of quite similar proportions, b/br chap perhaps a touch shorter in back than 1, great overall balance displaying level topline & good bend of stifle, handled sympathetically by his owner, exactly what a baby should look like at this stage. I’m sure he will go on to make his mark; 3 Stanway’s Waystaff Strikes Back. Puppy (13,1) 1 Rogers’ Berrystock Devil’s Advocate, b/br dog of 11 months displaying a clean outline & real honest expression complemented by neat ear carriage & enough depth to muzzle. I would expect his brisket to develop given time & was impressed with his level topline, short coupling & ideal rear angulation, when he moved out with his handler there was good drive & width at the rear, scored his place on maturity over a much younger pup, placed 3rd in a strong minor puppy class. In the challenge for BP his maturity again took him through to the top slot; 2 Stanway’s Waystaff Strikes Back, very smart pied puppy, very well pigmented, standing on good bone with neat feet, short back & sufficiently developed backend to enable him to move out well, real sweetheart with excellent coat condition, I favoured his front movement over the 3; Woollett’s Ashstock Red Miller. Junior (19,5) 1 Russell’s Russtaff Clyde’s Pride, really attractive Standard sized brindle dog with flashy white markings in smashing condition, shapely body with good spring of rib & short coupling, very well muscled, this showed in his strong backend when he powered across the ring & back, I particularly liked his balance, neat ratio of head to body & length of leg, young male who certainly looks the part & came very close up in the final reckoning; 2 Stone’s Ashbull O’Shea, there is a little more length of leg to this chap, in immaculate coat condition & muscletone, someone has been working very hard, striking expression, I was impressed with how his head & neck flowed into his body in pleasing balance. Will drop in brisket slightly with maturity, perhaps a touch longer in back than 1 but had neater feet. Handled to advantage & his ring presence won his place over a very attractive pied dog; 3 Streeter’s Vale of Bryn Rhys. Yearling (15,2) 1 Westeby’s Xavier Faransimo Bohemia, this b/br dog has everything in order & presents a very pleasing picture, one I feel that could be overlooked, he has no exaggerations, just an honest Stafford with everything in balance, decent depth to brisket & developing nicely. Won over 2 by virtue of a slightly better length of leg; 2 Stanway’s Waystaff Dutch Dictator, what an eyecatching dog, brindle fellow with flashy white chest, typical head shape, smashing dark eyes & near ears, albeit I would prefer slightly cleaner lips, a bit deeper through brisket than 1 & closer coupled. I always enjoy seeing this handler get the best from his charges & when he moved across the ring it was with verve & power. Preferred this dog’s head & expression, although 3 was a very true mover with an attractive body shape; 3 Barden & Pitt’s Rotherstaff Max Graf. Novice (8,2) 1 Russell’s Russtaff Clyde’s Pride, having moved these dogs again, this fellow showed why he won a good Junior class, he has extremely good musculature & held his topline beautifully on the move; 2 Russell’s Mr Jack Obee Boy, having gained VHC in Puppy, this b/br has a nice clean outline, showing a strong topline. Couldn’t compete in movement with 1 but scored here by virtue of his bone strength, clean lips & neat whip tail; 3 Burch’s Lamicheva Man Of The Moment. Graduate (8,2) This class was a bit of an enigma, although it was small numerically & only of average quality, all the dogs on display moved exceptionally soundly. 1 Rhodes & Foxall’s Teracota Hell’s Angel, dark brindle, bang on Standard size with plenty of rib & power in backend, shape all the better for his short coupling & good weight of bone, has a proper Stafford expression with smashing ear carriage & eye colour commensurate with his coat, stood up well & appears to be a most happy fellow; 2 Coffey’s Aboriginal Tara’s Tinker, smaller brindle lad with defined head shape & scrumptious expression. Heavier in shoulders than 1 & would’ve liked to see better pigmentation in his nails, but he had cleaner lips than 1 & a great depth to his skull. Good rib development & depth to brisket if a little straight behind; 3 Cole’s Star Of Kia. Post Graduate (18,5) Class of decent moving dogs, who says Stafford movement is poor? 1 Rollin’s Jagsstaff St Elmos Fire, this red lad doesn’t have the head shape or expression that I would normally consider my ideal, however I couldn’t deny him his place on performance & body properties, handled to absolute advantage by his lady handler, kept his eyes on me the whole time, I admired the width to his forechest & his short coupling, along with an attractive bend of stifle, another that on the move displayed a dead on topline & strong drive from a well muscled rear; 2 Craddock’s Bullstake Bomber at Craddogz, a lot of my comments on 1 apply here, although clean in lip this guy had more wrinkle to his head & a slightly narrower front assembly. Nevertheless he is a typy animal with solid round bone & excellent pigmentation, keeping his topline on the move. Just preferred his overall substance to 3; 3 Page’s Benjerries Blusters. Limit (22,3) This was a very hard class to judge with worthy stock on display, some of which gave me cause for a rethink of what I have viewed from ringside in the past, all going to show it is impossible to judge without having the dogs in front of you. There was a divergence of type, some showing infinitely more substance than others, but quality couldn’t be denied. 1 Waltham’s Dringshaw Valentino, I couldn’t fail to be attracted by this handsome white dog with his flashy red markings, demanding my attention with his coal black eyes, using his ears to advantage, his pigmentation is superb, very well off for bone, clean outline, balance & substance spot on, very shapely body with decent spring of rib & good feet, worked extremely well with his handler & moved across the ring with ease & style. In the final challenge it was a really close shave between him & both the CC & RCC winner – thank you for the privilege of assessing your lovely dog; 2 Coats & Greenwood’s Bellerophon Bevin Boy, for me this dog was probably the surprise of the day, on close examination he is a fabulous dog. Would probably like to see a cleaner head but his quality is impossible to deny. Strong neck, perfectly placed shoulders & a body that is put together in such a way that he can’t fail to move correctly. His performance in the ring was a pleasure to watch, panache is a word that springs to mind; 3 Edward’s Welshstaff Pearly Jack. Open (16,4) Another class full of quality. 1 De Coverley’s Aus Gr Ch Koendidda Umrum, when I saw the dog up close & noted the condition of him I said a little prayer of thanks. I have judged him previously across the other side of the world & on that day awarded him CC & BOB, he was in stunning condition. Having seen him from ringside here over the last year I have never seen that condition replicated until recently & what a difference it makes. Handled to perfection, a difficult job at the best of times with a male Stafford in his prime, but especially with a dog so ‘up for it’. He could be criticised for maybe needing a slightly better bend of stifle but his movement is true & he powered across the ring. Strong, deep chiselled head with fabulous pigmentation, staring right at you with the blackest of eyes & a superb texture to his stunning white coat, true fronted, presents a lovely picture, perfect drop of brisket & strong neck that flows into correctly placed shoulders, has everything I was looking for in a dog, including the fire & enthusiasm. In the BIS ring he gave a faultless performance, getting the loudest roar from the spectators, he made it through to the last nine to be considered & represented our wonderful breed with aplomb. CC &, with my co-judge’s agreement, BOB; 2 Weir’s Ir Ch Kilvara Coast To Coast, dog that I have watched grow & mature into a fine typical specimen, b/br with strong defined head shape, broad, deep through skull, plenty of underjaw & clean lips, alert expression enhanced by neat ear carriage, round eyes, set perfectly & good developed cheek muscles, clean fronted, powerful spring of rib & deep brisket, excellent bend of stifle & correct tail carriage. Made his handler work hard & needed to settle on the move but when he did he moved in keeping with the old fashioned phrase ‘economy of effort’, a pleasure to see. Needed to put in a great performance to beat strong competition & just pipped the Limit dog winner for the RCC by virtue of an expression that to me just so typifies Stafford. RCC, very pleased to have had the opportunity to make the comparisons; 3 Burton’s Hallastaff Young Arthur. LESLEY MCFADYEN Go To Top Of Page

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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Judge Lesley McFadyen (Araidgh) (Dogs)

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Dog CC : DE COVERLEY'S AUST GR CH KOENDIDDA UMRUM
Res Dog CC WEIR & WINROW'S IR CH KILVARA COAST TO COAST
Bitch CC: FERGUSON'S CH CHALLIMERS MOLLY MALONE AT FERGUSTAFF JW ShCM
Res Bitch CC: STANWAY'S CH WAYSTAFF STRIKES AGAIN
Best Puppy: BASSFORD-LANE'S JOJALANE DIAMOND BLUSH
BEST OF BREED: DE COVERLEY'S AUST GR CH KOENDIDDA UMRUM

Judge Lesley McFadyen (Araidgh) (Dogs)
NATIONAL TERRIER CH SHOW 2008

Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs

The National Terrier Club is a show that as an exhibitor I have always wanted to be placed at – to have the opportunity to judge at it is a thrill.
Presented with a numerically good entry, I had my reservations leading up to the show that some of the dogs I have seen from ringside recently have looked exaggerated. I was pleasantly surprised with the general quality of the entry, however I must remind people that this is a prestigious show where you should expect the competition to be of a high standard – presenting dogs with dirty teeth, especially in the younger classes, or without any muscletone indicates that you, as the handler, were not prepared to put in the work necessary to win.
In the main mouths were OK, other than a couple of misplaced canines I found, none bad enough to be penalised heavily, although occasionally dentition was untidy or an odd broken tooth in the older dogs, but they are Staffords after all.
Competition was exceptionally strong in the Minor Puppy, Limit & Open classes, I had no problem at all in these classes finding five dogs worthy of placings & there will have been dogs that didn’t get placed that still left a good impression.

MinorPuppy (20,2a)

This was an extremely good quality class & although it sounds like an old chestnut I do truly mean it when I say that a number of good specimens went cardless. I could have easily kept back eight or nine lovely young pups to make my final selection from, but as it had been a large class anyway I was all too aware that asking them to ‘go again’ may have been too much for such babies. At this stage of the game it is important to ensure that puppies enjoy their outing. With this in mind I made a very conscious decision not to do this & just made my choice of five. I will be delighted to see a good few of these young ones do very well in their showing careers.

1 Byrne’s Trufflestaff Baru, b/br lad of extremely good make & shape for 8 months, just about right for a Minor Puppy, lovely expression, looking straight at me with jet black eyes & carrying his ears well, head proportions very balanced with great width & depth of muzzle, good development of brisket for age & excellent weight of bone, nicely angulated at the rear, presented well by his handler, they made a good team & should be very pleased with a win in this strong class, secured pole position in a close battle by virtue of his style;

2 Taylor & Moss’ Mosstaff Ramon, puppy of quite similar proportions, b/br chap perhaps a touch shorter in back than 1, great overall balance displaying level topline & good bend of stifle, handled sympathetically by his owner, exactly what a baby should look like at this stage. I’m sure he will go on to make his mark;

3 Stanway’s Waystaff Strikes Back.

Puppy (13,1)

1 Rogers’ Berrystock Devil’s Advocate, b/br dog of 11 months displaying a clean outline & real honest expression complemented by neat ear carriage & enough depth to muzzle. I would expect his brisket to develop given time & was impressed with his level topline, short coupling & ideal rear angulation, when he moved out with his handler there was good drive & width at the rear, scored his place on maturity over a much younger pup, placed 3rd in a strong minor puppy class. In the challenge for BP his maturity again took him through to the top slot;

2 Stanway’s Waystaff Strikes Back, very smart pied puppy, very well pigmented, standing on good bone with neat feet, short back & sufficiently developed backend to enable him to move out well, real sweetheart with excellent coat condition, I favoured his front movement over the

3; Woollett’s Ashstock Red Miller.

Junior (19,5)

1 Russell’s Russtaff Clyde’s Pride, really attractive Standard sized brindle dog with flashy white markings in smashing condition, shapely body with good spring of rib & short coupling, very well muscled, this showed in his strong backend when he powered across the ring & back, I particularly liked his balance, neat ratio of head to body & length of leg, young male who certainly looks the part & came very close up in the final reckoning;

2 Stone’s Ashbull O’Shea, there is a little more length of leg to this chap, in immaculate coat condition & muscletone, someone has been working very hard, striking expression, I was impressed with how his head & neck flowed into his body in pleasing balance. Will drop in brisket slightly with maturity, perhaps a touch longer in back than 1 but had neater feet. Handled to advantage & his ring presence won his place over a very attractive pied dog;

3 Streeter’s Vale of Bryn Rhys.

Yearling (15,2)

1 Westeby’s Xavier Faransimo Bohemia, this b/br dog has everything in order & presents a very pleasing picture, one I feel that could be overlooked, he has no exaggerations, just an honest Stafford with everything in balance, decent depth to brisket & developing nicely. Won over 2 by virtue of a slightly better length of leg;

2 Stanway’s Waystaff Dutch Dictator, what an eyecatching dog, brindle fellow with flashy white chest, typical head shape, smashing dark eyes & near ears, albeit I would prefer slightly cleaner lips, a bit deeper through brisket than 1 & closer coupled. I always enjoy seeing this handler get the best from his charges & when he moved across the ring it was with verve & power. Preferred this dog’s head & expression, although 3 was a very true mover with an attractive body shape;

3 Barden & Pitt’s Rotherstaff Max Graf.

Novice (8,2)

1 Russell’s Russtaff Clyde’s Pride, having moved these dogs again, this fellow showed why he won a good Junior class, he has extremely good musculature & held his topline beautifully on the move;

2 Russell’s Mr Jack Obee Boy, having gained VHC in Puppy, this b/br has a nice clean outline, showing a strong topline. Couldn’t compete in movement with 1 but scored here by virtue of his bone strength, clean lips & neat whip tail;

3 Burch’s Lamicheva Man Of The Moment.

Graduate (8,2)

This class was a bit of an enigma, although it was small numerically & only of average quality, all the dogs on display moved exceptionally soundly.

1 Rhodes & Foxall’s Teracota Hell’s Angel, dark brindle, bang on Standard size with plenty of rib & power in backend, shape all the better for his short coupling & good weight of bone, has a proper Stafford expression with smashing ear carriage & eye colour commensurate with his coat, stood up well & appears to be a most happy fellow;

2 Coffey’s Aboriginal Tara’s Tinker, smaller brindle lad with defined head shape & scrumptious expression. Heavier in shoulders than 1 & would’ve liked to see better pigmentation in his nails, but he had cleaner lips than 1 & a great depth to his skull. Good rib development & depth to brisket if a little straight behind;

3 Cole’s Star Of Kia.

Post Graduate (18,5)

Class of decent moving dogs, who says Stafford movement is poor?

1 Rollin’s Jagsstaff St Elmos Fire, this red lad doesn’t have the head shape or expression that I would normally consider my ideal, however I couldn’t deny him his place on performance & body properties, handled to absolute advantage by his lady handler, kept his eyes on me the whole time, I admired the width to his forechest & his short coupling, along with an attractive bend of stifle, another that on the move displayed a dead on topline & strong drive from a well muscled rear;

2 Craddock’s Bullstake Bomber at Craddogz, a lot of my comments on 1 apply here, although clean in lip this guy had more wrinkle to his head & a slightly narrower front assembly. Nevertheless he is a typy animal with solid round bone & excellent pigmentation, keeping his topline on the move. Just preferred his overall substance to 3;

3 Page’s Benjerries Blusters.

Limit (22,3)

This was a very hard class to judge with worthy stock on display, some of which gave me cause for a rethink of what I have viewed from ringside in the past, all going to show it is impossible to judge without having the dogs in front of you. There was a divergence of type, some showing infinitely more substance than others, but quality couldn’t be denied.

1 Waltham’s Dringshaw Valentino, I couldn’t fail to be attracted by this handsome white dog with his flashy red markings, demanding my attention with his coal black eyes, using his ears to advantage, his pigmentation is superb, very well off for bone, clean outline, balance & substance spot on, very shapely body with decent spring of rib & good feet, worked extremely well with his handler & moved across the ring with ease & style. In the final challenge it was a really close shave between him & both the CC & RCC winner – thank you for the privilege of assessing your lovely dog;

2 Coats & Greenwood’s Bellerophon Bevin Boy, for me this dog was probably the surprise of the day, on close examination he is a fabulous dog. Would probably like to see a cleaner head but his quality is impossible to deny. Strong neck, perfectly placed shoulders & a body that is put together in such a way that he can’t fail to move correctly. His performance in the ring was a pleasure to watch, panache is a word that springs to mind;

3 Edward’s Welshstaff Pearly Jack.

Open (16,4)

Another class full of quality.

1 De Coverley’s Aus Gr Ch Koendidda Umrum, when I saw the dog up close & noted the condition of him I said a little prayer of thanks. I have judged him previously across the other side of the world & on that day awarded him CC & BOB, he was in stunning condition. Having seen him from ringside here over the last year I have never seen that condition replicated until recently & what a difference it makes. Handled to perfection, a difficult job at the best of times with a male Stafford in his prime, but especially with a dog so ‘up for it’. He could be criticised for maybe needing a slightly better bend of stifle but his movement is true & he powered across the ring. Strong, deep chiselled head with fabulous pigmentation, staring right at you with the blackest of eyes & a superb texture to his stunning white coat, true fronted, presents a lovely picture, perfect drop of brisket & strong neck that flows into correctly placed shoulders, has everything I was looking for in a dog, including the fire & enthusiasm. In the BIS ring he gave a faultless performance, getting the loudest roar from the spectators, he made it through to the last nine to be considered & represented our wonderful breed with aplomb. CC &, with my co-judge’s agreement, BOB;

2 Weir’s Ir Ch Kilvara Coast To Coast, dog that I have watched grow & mature into a fine typical specimen, b/br with strong defined head shape, broad, deep through skull, plenty of underjaw & clean lips, alert expression enhanced by neat ear carriage, round eyes, set perfectly & good developed cheek muscles, clean fronted, powerful spring of rib & deep brisket, excellent bend of stifle & correct tail carriage. Made his handler work hard & needed to settle on the move but when he did he moved in keeping with the old fashioned phrase ‘economy of effort’, a pleasure to see. Needed to put in a great performance to beat strong competition & just pipped the Limit dog winner for the RCC by virtue of an expression that to me just so typifies Stafford. RCC, very pleased to have had the opportunity to make the comparisons;

3 Burton’s Hallastaff Young Arthur.

LESLEY MCFADYEN

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