WELSH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2023
DACHSHUND (MINIATURE WIRE-HAIRED)
Judge: Colin Gillanders

BEST OF BREED : 
THORN ANDREWS Ch 
Drakesleat Too Gud to be True
Dog CC : KIRKWOOD-EMERY Ch Helydon Laird Loki JW
Res Dog CC : DANCE Emem Solar Power JW
Bitch CC : 
THORN ANDRWS Ch Drakesleat Too Gud to be True
Res Bitch CC : SMITH Alncroft Ida Zire
Best Puppy : 
DANCE Emem Hazel Sunshine
Best Veteran : 
Veteran  Dog NO ENTRIES
Minor
Puppy Dog (1) 
1st: BEACH & PARTRIDGE Caraxians Bambam Baby
Puppy Dog (2) 
1st: HOWELLS Fallowmill Time Traveler
2nd MOSS & ROWBERRY 
Griffingate I Have a Dream
Junior Dog 
NO ENTRIES
Post Graduate Dog 
(1)
1st: GILKES & 
STORTON Dereheath Shaken Not Stired at Birichino
Limit Dog -
NO ENTRIES
Open Dog 
(3 Entries) Abs: 0
1st:  KIRKWOOD-EMERY Ch Helydon Laird Loki JW
2nd: DANCE Ch 
Emem Solar Power
3rd: THORN 
ANDREWS & BILLINGHURST Ch Drakesleat Kumquat May
Res: ROSE & BLACKBURN 
Stargang Pot of Gold at Ridanflight (AI)
VHC: 
PAIN Ch Ravensbeech Buccleugh
Veteran Bitch 
NO ENTRIES
Minor Puppy Bitch (2) 
1st: DANCE Emem Hazel Sunshine
2nd: CHUGG 
Kimbleholme Barbu
Puppy Bitch (2,1) 
1st: HOWELLS Fallowmill Story Time
Junior Bitch 
(1) 
1st: MCKENNA Bargemon Platinum Jubilee at Tredreas
Post Graduate Bitch 
(6) 
1st: JONES Bimini To The Moon And Back
2nd: KIRKWOOD Helydon Quickstep Queeni
3rd: GILKES Dereheath 
Just the Tonic at Birichino
Res: ROSE Ridanflight 
Renata
VHC: 
MARSTON TEAL Lordscairnie 
Love to Dream
Limit Bitch 
(2) 
1st: SMITH Alncroft Ida Zire
2nd: MARSTON TEAL Lordscairnie Endless 
Love 
Open Bitch 
(4) 
1st: THORN 
ANDRWS Ch Drakesleat Too Gud to be True
2nd: JONES Bimini Chasing Moonbeams
3rd: DANCE Emem Letty Bee Sunshine JW 
Res: KIRKWOOD-EMERY Helydon Nifty Nairn JW
 
	Dog CC was Kirkwood-Emery’s Ch Helydon Laird 
	Loki JW, this 6 year old dog is of admirable breed type, was in top form and 
	well-presented, correct head properties, well-developed keel, topline and 
	underline in harmony, ideal ribbing, good hind angulation allowing for 
	driving hind action and to add to the picture has a good crisp jacket. Res 
	Dog CC was Dance’s Emem Solar Power JW, attractive dog rising 2 years and 
	unlucky to meet the winner today. This is another excellent typy Dachshund 
	of champion quality with much to admire, well-angled fore and aft, excellent 
	coat textures, correct ground clearance and moved truly. Bitch CC & BOB was 
	Thorn Andrews’ Ch Drakesleat Too Gud to be True, elegant 6 year old bitch 
	who is particularly well-constructed and of lovely breed type, she has a 
	sweet head, lovely neckline, prominent keel, sound legs and feet, 
	angulations are spot on, has good ground clearance, a correctly textured 
	jacket and moved well covering much ground. Res Bitch CC was Smith’s 
	Alncroft Ida Zire, gorgeous 2 year old bitch of beautiful breed type and of 
	champion quality, sweet yet houndy head, best of legs and feet, prominent 
	keel, ribbing extends well back and topline/underline in balance, adequate 
	ground clearance, harsh jacket and knows how to move. Best Puppy was Dance’s 
	Emem Hazel Sunshine, most promising 6 month bitch at her first show and full 
	of typical breed personality, she is beautifully put-together and of lovely 
	breed type, sweetly feminine yet a true hound, excellent coat and true 
	movement. This is a quality Dachshund. 
	MPD (1,0) 1 Beach & Partridge’s Cardaxians 
	BamBam Baby, 6.5 month old baby who gave a good account of himself, he has a 
	balanced outline, is soundly constructed, has correct ground clearance, a 
	good harsh jacket and showed well. 
	PD (2,0) 1 Howells’ Fallowmill Time Traveler, 
	9 months baby of sound construction who is maturing nicely, neckline and 
	body length give a well-balanced picture, good ground clearance, correct 
	topline and underline and moved truly. 2 Moss & Rowberry’s Griffingate I 
	Have A Dream, 12 months boy who was unlucky to meet the one above, a slower 
	developer, he just needs time to fill out and mature. 
	PGD (1,0) 1 Gilkes & Storton’s Dereheath 
	Shaken Not Stired At Birichino, 20 months dog of good overall breed type, 
	well ribbed, correct topline and adequate ground clearance, harsh jacket and 
	moved well. 
	OD (5,0) 1 Ch H L Loki JW. 2 E S Power JW. 3 
	Thorn Andrews & Billinghurst’s Ch Drakesleat Kumquat May. 
	MPB (2,0) 1 E H Sunshine. 2) Chugg’s 
	Kimbleholme Barbu, honest 7 months baby unlucky to meet the one above. She 
	just needs time to mature and develop. 
	PB (2,1) 1 Howells Fallowmill Story Time, 
	respectable 9 month baby who is developing at the correct rate, she has an 
	attractive head, well-balanced body properties, good ribbing and topline and 
	is soundly constructed. Time is on her side. 
	JB (1,0) 1 McKenna’s Bargemon Platinum Jubilee 
	at Tredreas, pretty 18 month old junior bitch who is soundly constructed, 
	has a prominent keel and a good harsh jacket and showed well. 
	PGB (6,0) This was a good class. 1 Jones’ 
	Bimini To The Moon And Back, 21 months and Kirkwood’s Helydon Quickstep 
	Queeni, 2 years 3 months. It was difficult to separate these two attractive 
	bitches as both have their qualities and a much to like. They have 
	well-balanced outlines and are of true breed type, are soundly made with 
	good angulation fore and aft, correct toplines and correct coats. The first 
	was a little more active in movement. 3 Gilkes’ Just The Tonic At 
	Birichino. 
	LB (2,0) 1 A I Zire. 2 Marston Teal’s 
	Lordscairnie Endless Love, attractive 21 month bitch of a similar style to 
	the one above and was unlucky to meet her today. She has lovely breed type, 
	is sweetly feminine with an elegant neck and well-developed keel, nicely 
	balanced topline and underline and moved truly. 
	OB (4,0) 1 Ch D T G to be True. 2 Jones’ 
	Bimini Chasing Moonbeams, lovely 4.5 year old bitch of style and quality, 
	sweet head and expression, good keel, best of legs and feet, ribs extend 
	well back, well-angled fore and hindquarters, correct topline and moved with 
	drive. Just preferred the neckline of the one above. 3 Dance’s Emem Letty 
	Bee Sunshine JW. 
	Colin S Y Gillanders