National Terrier 2009 Print

Staffordshire County Showground, 4th April. Judge: Paul Keevil (Yazga)

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"The introduction to a judge’s critique is usually an opportunity for a judge to offer his/her opinion as to the present state of the breed, with all sorts of well meaning & on occasion pretentious opinions based on their interpretation of the Standard. Well I absolutely adore this breed & everything about them. I have never enjoyed the element of judging where you have to pick winners & losers & in truth I loved all of the dogs who came under me, & I tried to give each one a special pat of thanks. But some have to be placed first, some second & some third.

"Thank you for entering your dogs under me, they were all a delight & please don’t feel bad if you didn’t get a red card because you get to take home a Dandie Dinmont anyway!"

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Dog CC & BOB

Reserve Dog CC

Bitch CC

Reserve Bitch CC

Best Puppy

France's Torbrae Dance 'n' Dazzle

Deacon's Am Ch. Pennywise Burning Ambition for Cassencarrie

Shore's Ch. Swanwillow Savannah

Green's Inzievar Rose Gold for Abbeywater

Tinsley's Cloverwood Razberry Ice

winners

Minor Puppy Dog No entries

Puppy Dog

1st: Butcher's Puddockswell Grey Granite for Daiszana

11 months pepper, what a happy little chap he is. Good pepper coat with definition coming between the colours, good rear drive on the move. Perhaps a little stern high for his age.

002

2nd: Culverhouse's Cassencarrie Gandalf at Lykath

Good mustard coat coming if a little short. Nice length of body, nice head, good reach of neck. Needs to relax more on the move.

005

Junior Dog

1st: Hulme & Hunter's Hendell Alphonse with Etsill

Lovely well balanced mustard, good head & expression, correct eye, coat & bite, nice bone, a dignified but earnest mover who carried his tail well.

010

2nd: Roslyn's Wazzly Atlas

Good old fashioned Dandie, in condition fit for a days work, weatherproof jacket. Perhaps colour needs to clear a little. Covered ground well.

014

Novice Dog

1st: Hulme's Vistca Vian of Hendell

Correctly held scimitar tail when on the move which can be quite rare these days. Beautifully presented mustard coat, profuse topknot & good little mover especially behind, well balanced outline. Will watch his progress with interest.

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2nd: Roslyn's Wazzly Atlas 014
3rd: Culverhouse's Cassencarrie Gandalf at Lykath 005

Postgraduate Dog

1st: France's Torbrae Dance 'n' Dazzle

Lovely correct sized mustard, loved his length, height, outline, coat, colour, head expression & personality. Indeed I found it difficult to take my eyes off him as I found him so striking. CC, his first, & BOB.

037
2nd: Hulme's Vistca Vian of Hendell 019
3rd: Cooper's Margham Feather Duster 029
Res: Osbourne's Puddockswell Amber Melody for Braego 026
VHC: Kelly & Hobson's Swanwillow Jackmanii 031

Limit Dog

1st: Carter's Cassencarrie James Blonde

Cracking mustard dog, a lot to like such as skull & mouth, balanced body shape, lovely mustard coat rounding off the picture, covered the ground well, great neck & shoulders, in tip top condition. Pushed hard for the RCC & on his day will trouble the best.

064

2nd: Tinsley & Macbeth's Hendell Tom Smart at Cloverwood

Really cracking little pepper, great jacket, really dignified mover, nice tight shoulders, good outline & in fit condition. A close call in this class.

051
3rd: Cadwallader's Bettymac Sun Samba 041
Res: Denham's Scottsbairn Duke Of Ross 058
VHC: Hamilton's Margham Moon Duster 043
Clark's Saredon Rainman 047
Fisher's Mosterlada Who Dares Wins at Gypsywish 062
Hughes's Margham Go For Gold with Maganbar 069
Rolland's Fernroyal Montegue at Dandiroyal 067
Corless 's Dengold Enterprise 054

Open Dog

1st: Deacon's Am Ch. Pennywise Burning Ambition for Cassencarrie

Quality Dandie, sadly a bit short of coat which cost him in the final challenge. Good size, covers ground well with drive & purpose, really great reach of neck, well laid shoulders, nice outline, without a doubt his day will come soon. RCC.

077

2nd: Hows & Winch's Mishahda Rhapsody In Blue

Lovely pepper coat, nice contrast between body coat & furnishings, great temperament, good honest Dandie.

075

Minor Puppy Bitch No entries

Puppy Bitch

1st: Tinsley's Cloverwood Razberry Ice

What a little stunner, the kind of puppy who instantly brings a smile to your face, ticks all the boxes in every department, so no need to list them here, tremendous poise for one so young, presenting a balanced package to the eye. BP.

092

2nd: Butcher's Puddockswell Blawearie for Daiszana

Real baby, full of puppy exuberance but still with her puppy coat. She needs time & I suspect will be a classic slow developer.

100
3rd: Allen's Penactiv Willow Tree with Clymarian 087
Res: Hughes's Maganbar Silver Geisha 095

Junior Bitch

1st: Motler's Wazzly Athena

Correct sized mustard, lovely coat & outline, thin ears, good pigment. Despite the fact that she played up her handler a little, her qualities shone through enough to win this class.

108

2nd: Osbourne's Pitfirrane Silver Lady of Braego

Loved this little pepper’s tan legs & feet, so much that I could forgive to total lack of any ear tassels. Very workmanlike, good length & lots of rear drive.

106
3rd: Milliner's Millerim Rubis Jeudi 110
Res: Hughes's Maganbar Silver Geisha 095

Novice Bitch

1st: Hissey's Schalulleke Dream Maker of Hellchuck

Shown with very little coat & a nose which was reluctant to leave the green carpet but obviously enjoying herself hugely.

116

Postgraduate Bitch   

1st: Denham's Dentgate Serendipity

Nice tight shoulders, good rear angulation, lovely correct pepper coat to finish the picture, strode out with purpose & kept outline well on the move while being shown on a loose lead.

129

2nd: Bromley's Mishahda Tempting Touch

Very pretty little lady, lovely pepper jacket, well domed forehead, dark eye, moved well.

123
3rd: Eves's Oaksleigh Minnehaha of Sylvanken 127
Res: Coleman's Schalulleke Izzydibble 133
VHC: Smith's Somercloud Starprize at Glendandy 135

Limit Bitch

1st: Green's Inzievar Rose Gold for Abbeywater

Well presented & handled, great little mover, great expression coming from good head & eye, balanced, lovely jacket, holding outline well on the move & pushed really hard in the final line-up which was so close. What a cracking little bitch this is, still very young, her day will come without a doubt. RCC.

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2nd: Heywood's Schalulleke Clara Jones

Very feminine little bitch, correct outline & tail carriage, moved out & back beautifully on a loose lead.

142
3rd: Deacon's Cassencarrie Red Ribbon 154
Res: Morris's Hendell Tassel at Pennywave 144
VHC: Milliner's Dengold Gypsy Moth at Millerim 146
Corless's Hendell Cassiopeia at Dengold 150

Open Bitch

1st: Shore's Ch. Swanwillow Savannah

Top quality Dandie, lovely length, tail set & coat, good length of neck, nice tight shoulders, feminine head, beautiful expression to finish off the picture. Presented me with my most difficult decision of the day in the final line-up but her slighter greater length just tipped the scales. In reality I would have liked to have given two sets of CCs. CC.

161

2nd: Kerrush's Ch. Inzievar Gold Ring

Quality Dandie & very unlucky to meet my two winners, worthy of the top honours. Quality coat immaculately presented, exceptional neck set on well laid shoulders, well handled which showed off her sound movement a treat.

163
3rd: Mannia's Ch. Wazzly Persephone at Kirskill 170
Res: Hughes's Maganbar Play Misty For Me 168