Great Joint Dachshund Ass Championship Show 2015 Dachshund ( Wire Haired) Judge: Lesley Patton (Lesandnic)
BEST OF BREED : MCCALMONT Ch Silvae Solar Best Veteran : MCCALMONT Silvae Mystic
Minor Puppy Dog (2 Entries) Puppy Dog (1 Entry) Yearling Dog (3
Entries) Post Graduate Dog (1
Entry) Veteran Dog or Bitch
(3 Entries) Minor Puppy Bitch ( 5
Enties)
Junior Bitch (6
Entries)
Veteran Bitch (4
Entries)
Thank you all for supporting the Great
Joint with a lovely entry which I really enjoyed judging, and thank you to
my two excellent stewards who made my day so easy. I had deliberately stayed
away from GB shows for the last 6 months so that the dogs would be new to
me. My overall impression is that size has greatly improved. However, there
are some far too deep ribcages, which completely spoil the overall balance,
and I also noticed a tendency for some, especially bitches, to "drive their
fronts into the floor" with a wheelbarrow like effect when moving. I am
worried about missing premolars (either PM1 or PM3), this was so common that
it had little effect on my placings, as was fused tail vertebrae, especially
towards the tip, with two exhibits having obvious kinks. As ever upper arms
are shorter than one would wish as is ribbing, and I was surprised to find
some dogs moving towards me with no width at all in front! By far the
biggest problem is over angulated rears which might give the desired picture
on the stack (but not if you look at the ideal in Sayers) but certainly do
not lead to sound hind movement. My placings had to reflect the dogs on the
day. Many dogs I arrived expecting to like just did not move on this floor
and as always placings might well have differed in a large grass ring. I do
not expect any dog to enjoy moving towards a brick wall and so was as
sympathetic as possible with this. My biggest surprise was presentation. As
ever, there were teeth which could have been cleaner, but much more
importantly, a wire coat should be hand stripped! Many coats had been knifed
and were not the required texture - these are WIRE haired dachshunds and I
would rather see a full wire coat than a dog presenting a beautiful picture
from afar but whose coat is like cotton wool when you get your hands on it.
Ears should not have fringes and neither should feet - especially if your
dog does not move true behind! Please ask Kim, Halcyon and Nina for advice
as their presentation was top class. MPD (2,1) 1 Sorenson's Time After Time
BPD, RCC, BPIB, super puppy to start my day, excellent red brindle coat,
masculine head, good bone, very free mover and so sound for his age - still
only 6 months old so of course he needs to firm up but did enough to win the
RCC today, which he won on his coat and positive hind movement, would not
like him to grow much more though! PD (1) 1 Bellamys' Veenen Onyx Resetin
Gold at Garjay, completely different type, squarer behind, not as positive
on the move but lovely head and eye, slight tendency to lose topline on the
move. JD (2) 1 Wharton & Pughe's Derochaise Black Tarquin. 2 Vine's
Derochaise Justified for Cishelvine, two litter brothers with a lot to like,
very pleasing for size and bone, preferred 2nd's more masculine head, body
length and wire coat, but 1 moved more soundly on his floor and just had the
edge overall, close up for RCC. YD (3) 1 Langridge's Tendrow Elberta. 2
Baldwins' Aventine Scotts Bluff. 3 Smiths' Jethard Two To Tango at Salixian.
A difficult class as all 3 were completely different types. 1 scored in
front, ribbing, and hind movement, 2 on profile movement and 3 on size. PGD
(2,1) 1 Langridge's Tendrow Elberta. LD (8,2) 1 Dible's Cishelvine Storm At
Sea at Liebling. 2 Paskins' Tendrow Replays The Red Guy at Kindeace ShCM. 3
Sorenson's Jethard Just Jive. Looked like a very good class but the floor
played a big part as one of my favourite dogs just crabbed his way around on
it, and another I liked a lot on the table did not stride out at all. The
winner is a very tidy dog who moved very well keeping the same profile he
had when standing, good coat, bone and best ribbing in class but he was
closely challenged by the 2nd who just failed to him in length of upper arm,
while the 3rd who scored in length was too deep in ribbing. OD (10,1) 1
Moore & Coverleys' Ch & Ir Ch Ex Sentia I'm Bond James Bond, not at all
flashy but won by a mile on size, type, balance, coat and sound movement,
correct hind angulation and knows how to use it, I have liked this dog since
he came out at the WHDC as a junior and was delighted to get the opportunity
to go over him. Very typical head, lovely eye and expression, better ribbing
than most. The more they moved, the better he went, may not have as much
front as some but came towards me better than most, and has stamped his
sound hind movement on his progeny. A credit to his owners that he is still
beating all comers at 7 years old. In the challenge he just stood out for
balance and soundness and easily won the CC. 2 McPherson & Paterson's Ch
Fransin Brasilian TP Panettone ShCM, was very surprised at how big this dog
looked in this ring, very good head and front and an excellent mover in
profile with super top line but very loose going away from me on this floor.
3 Moore's Metewand Bogen By The Sea, very sound free moving dog just a
little larger than I prefer, slightly out of coat today but what he had was
harsh, v close decision between 2 and 3, just lost in topline today, but
moves so well behind. VD (3) 1 Bates & Maes-Jones' Derochaise Mutineer,
beautifully presented dark brindle who moved very soundly and held his
profile on the move. 2 Kent & Dible's Monisi On the Town, lovely shape to
this dog standing and in profile but a little loose in front now. 3 Vine's
Cishelvine Sea Swell, very sadly, he hated the floor. MPB (5,2) 1 Seath's
Sunsong Wish Me Luck, lovely puppy, just right for age, won on type,
balance, size, coat and movement. 2 Wharton's Lady Giselle of Greyhayne,
nice type, but longer cast and not the coat of winner, but harsher coat and
better boned than 3, Newman's Barembak Dellamarie. PB (4,2) 1 Bubb's Rocinda
Dora for Wyeknot BPB, slightly more mature than MPB, and when deciding BP
she held her topline better, preferred her balance and proportions to 2,
Rowes' Boloria's Tiger Lily. JB (7,1) 1 Dean's Brontillow Lady Dane, won on
balance and movement, very nice type with harsh coat and a lovely size. 2
Pughe & Fraser's Bystock Extra Virgin, beautifully presented bitch with a
lovely shape standing but rather deep in front on the move, held better
topline than. 3 Gibson's Allfreys Rosabaya. YB (5) A very even class where
the floor again took its toll, again a bitch I really liked crabbed around
the ring as if she was on a skating rink without skates. 1 Greyahayne Lotty
Merry, very well balanced and a lovely size, good ground clearance and
strong driving hind action. 2 Brontillow Lady Dane, close decision, just
beaten on hind action in this class, but moved much more freely than 3,
McPherson & Paterson's Brumberhill Bellezza. PGB (2) 1 Kent's Lieblings
Blarney Stone. 2 Vine's Gravetye Kiss Me Kate Cishelvine Two correct sized
red bitches, excellent for make shape and soundness, 1 scored in balance of
length to height, and in length of upper arm, and she was a serious
contender for top honours, surprised to find these 2 in this class! LB
(10,2) 1 McCalmonts' Silvae Solar CC, BOB, BIS, filled my eye completely,
lovely head and eye, tail wagging all the time with typical wire
temperament, correct size and coat, beautifully balanced and sound free
mover, congratulations, won BOB on her exuberance, I do like a "live" wire!
2 Seath's Sunsong Pine Nut, another well balanced bitch with an easy free
action once she realised the wall was not a threat, preferred her front
movement today to. 3 Davies' Tendrow Joie De Vivre by Atahira, but another
close decision. OB (9, 2) 1 McCalmonts' Ch Silva Solo, easy to see why she
has carried all before her as she has super structure under the crispest of
coats but her temperament can let her down, this and her length meant she
had to give way to her better balanced sister and mother in the challenge. 2
Patersons' Ambiesque Allure, very sound, larger bitch but rather deep in
ribbing which detracted from overall picture when stacked, easy free
movement fore and aft won her this place over the lovely sized. 3 Pughe &
Fraser's Ch Bystock Pussy Galore. VB (4,1) 1 McCalmonts' Ch Silvae Mystic
RCC, BV, BVIS its no secret that I love this bitch and I was almost in tears
seeing her look so well at 9 years old, still beautifully made, so good for
size type and balance and coat and still moving like a dream, came very
close to winning the CC but gave way to her daughter's youthful exuberance,
won RBOB in a close contest on front construction and so pleased to see her
win BVIS. 2 Gibson's Ch Allfreys Grace Kelly, lovely bitch in excellent
condition and moving very well, really was unlucky to meet 1. 3 Coverley's
Romanchi Tigua at Aventine
Lesley Patton
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