My first time awarding CC’s in this variety. May I thank the Miniature Club for their invitation to judge and the exhibitors for bringing an excellent entry of high quality dogs for me to judge, I had some difficult decisions particularly in the bitch classes.

Veteran Dog or Bitch  [3] .

1^st.Black’sCh Bassodon Bilibie. Well balanced dog with well shaped head. Moved out well showing good rear extension. A credit to his owners. Best veteran in Breed.

2^nd Hayward’s Foxearth Foto Copy. Well-made champion and different in type to first, moved out well but just showing her age on the move today.

3^rd. Kirkwood’s Ubu Isla at Helydon.

Minor Puppy Dog [3]

Two attractive puppies that have much to offer the breed.

1^st.Russells Russteck Wyre in the Blood. Lovely type presenting a good overall picture slightly taller on the leg with good sturdy bones and neat feet, Correct ratios of height to length with good fore chest and length of ribbing giving correct top line and underline. Good harsh coat texture, confident mover with pleasing side profile.

2nd Jone's Bimini Hot Chocolate, Good head with lovely expression, with dark eyes and correct pigmentation for his

colour. Well arched neck leading to well laid shoulders and good forechest.Longer in body than first but maintains his

top line on the move, well developed hind quarters which he uses well on the move.

3rd Garrity’s Russteck Wyred For Sound.

Puppy Dog (3) 1 Abs

1st Thorn Andrew's Drakesleat The Real Thing, Good Overall Balance and shape. Well placed shoulders and prosternum

leading to good length of keel and length of ribbing. Held a correct top line and underline on the move. Presented a

lovely profile on the move. Best Puppy Dog

2nd Russells Russteck Wyre in the Blood, 1st in previous class, Preferred overall type of first in this class

2nd Howells, Fallowmill Sydney, Well grown young dog not long out of puppy. Good head and expression carried on good neck and strong shoulders leading to good front construction and length of ribbing and good hindquarters. Moved out well coming and going just tending to rise at the rear on the move and not as one with his handler as I have seen him.

3rd  Rigby's Waldmeister George
 

Post Graduate Dog (2)

1st Howells, Fallowmill Sydney, Second in previous class, and more co-operative and settled in this class.

2nd Smith's Alpheratz Ulises. (Imp Esp) Lovely head and expression ,carried proudly on a good length of neck, not the angulation of first and lacking in prosternum. Good length of ribbing and hard body condition, taller on the leg and movement not as positive as first.

Limit Dog (3)

1st Thorn Andrews, Drakesleat JP Onice in a Blue Moon, Nothing exaggerated about this young man who just exudes the breed standard and type. Lovely expressive head with dark eyes and correct muzzle to skull ratios. Good neck length flowing into well laid shoulders with good prosternum and oval front. Correct top line maintained when moving, complimented by correct underline. Moved around the ring with free flowing strides projecting a lovely outline coming and going as well as in profile. A very exciting prospect for the future. RCC

2nd Shone's Strax Gogol (Imp Swe) Dark Brindle just out of junior with good head and expression. Good length of neck and correct fore quarters and length of ribbing which helps maintain his correct top line. Hindquarters not as good as the fore and although he moves freely tends to move wide behind.  Good harsh Coat.

3rd Smith's Bingobongo Gregory
 

Open Dog (4)

1st Hayward's Foxearth Fiddler on the Roof, Red Dog with superb harsh red coat. Good head with correct ratios and typical wire expression. Well arched long neck that flows into correctly laid shoulders with excellent forechest and length of ribbing. Good top and underline held on the move lead into well formed and muscled hindquarters which power him along. Perfectly true coming and going ,his profile movement shows his reach of stride front and rear extension. He is truly a workmanlike mini wirehaired dachshund. A pleasure to award him the CC.

2nd Rose's Ch Ridanflight Ricardo, Well constructed dog with many good virtues, well shaped head and neck leading to well constructed shoulders and front assembly. Good length of ribbing and short loins connected to strong hindquarters. Not as positive on the move going away and in profile as first.

3rd Fulton's Ch Bothlyn Brigadoon

Minor Puppy Bitch (6) 1 Abs

1st Billinghurst's Drakesleat Never say Die, Attractive baby with well shaped head and dark eye giving a lovely expression, good length of neck and well shaped forequarters. Good body and hindquarters which she uses well on the move for a youngster. A promising baby.

2nd Jone's Bimini Cantell a Faberge, Lower to the ground than first with an attractive head and expression. Good shoulders leading to good length of ribbing and sound hindquarters. Not so positive on the move as first.

3rd Meredith's Deepdax Let's Dance
 

Puppy Bitch (12) 3 Abs

1st Thorn Andrews, Drakesleat Stitch in Time, Beautiful puppy of excellent quality. Correct head ratios with truly feminine expression. Well arched neck leading to correctly laid shoulders and front assembly. Good ribbing and short coupled loins with firm hindquarters which she used so well when moving both in profile and coming and going away. Best Puppy in Breed.

2nd Rose's Ridanflight Rockin Rita, Another puppy with a good head ratios and typical wire expression, good length of neck and well place shoulders, good ribbing with correct top and underline. Lower to the ground than first and not so positive on the move today.

3rd Flower's & Smith's Bingobongo's Short and Sweet

Junior Bitch (5)

1st Russell's Russteck So Fair a Dream, A lovely compact girl with good head proportions well made shoulders and front assembley,well formed hindquarters that she used to advantage on the move moved true coming and going making a good outline in profile.

2nd Fulton's

Bothlyn Dancing Queen, Pleasing chocolate and tan with a super harsh coat. Good fore and hindquarters which she used to advantage on the move.

3rd Blackburn's Stargang Liberty Bell

Yearling Bitch (6) 2 Abs

1st Russell's Russteck So Fair a Dream, First in previous Class
 

2nd Morris, Pennywave Uptown Girl, Attractive dark brindle bitch with good head and expression. Well formed shoulders and hindquarters which she used to advantage on the move. Parallel coming and going away just lost her top line slightly on the move today.

3rd Week's Ridanflight Raindrop

Post Graduate Bitch (7) 1 Abs

1st Morris, Pennywave Top Totti JW, Compact bitch with pleasing breed type. Well laid shoulders and front construction leading to correct body proportions and well developed hindquarters. Moved out well keeping topline on the move at all times.

2nd Blackburn's Stargang Compania Faberge, Similar in type to first but longer cast. Good fore and hind quarters, moved out well but just losing outline on the move.

3rd Chugg's Templestowe Snooze U Lose

Limit Bitch [10] 2Abs.

Class of high quality in depth

1st Thorn Andrews, Drakesleat Win Da Mere, Outstanding quality feminine bitch free from exaggeration. Lovely head with correct muzzle to head ratios carried on a well arched length of neck. Correctly shaped shoulders laid back at correct angle, tight elbows with good feet and legs. Good length of ribbing and short loin, strong hindquarters complete the overall picture. Moved so truly coming and going with a beautiful outline in profile. No hesitation in awarding her BCC and BOB.

2nd Jone's Bimini from Russia with Love, Another good quality bitch,very elegant throughout and longer cast than first, but still in proportion. Good head and expression acarried on good length of neck. Well constructed fore and hind quarters. Good reach and rear extension in profile but not so precise coming and going.

3rd Black's Bassodon Pixielated

Open Bitch (9) 3 Abs

1st Russell's Russteck I Dreamed a Dream, quality bitch with lovely outline stacked and moving. Good front construction flowing into good length of ribbing with short loin and strong hindquarters with short parallel hocks. Moved well showing a lovely profile and correct parallel movement coming and going. A correct harsh coat completed the picture.  I'm sure her third isnt far away RCC
 

2nd Daykin's Ch Barratini Hot Gossip JW Well Shaped head with lovely expression. Good front assembly and correctly angled shoulders leading to good length of ribbing and short loin, good hindquarters and short hocks. Kept a correct top line and underline stacked and on the move. Presented a good outline in profile but not so precise coming towards me

3rd Blackburn Bennetts, Stargang Walking on Sunshine