Thank you to the Midland Dachshund Club for inviting me to judge standard smooths for them a hot day indeed but judging was indoors, all exhibits were all presented in excellent condition and temperaments were superb. So glad to see my BOB go BIS. PD 1 Mills-Jones.Williams & Moes Cwmdarhian Gordon Ramsey Naf Taf, red dog of 9months of age pleasing in outline and balance, well shaped head, with dark eye and correct bite, long in neck leading into well laid shoulder. Deep in body with good ribbing carried well back. Strong in topline with good rear angles straight hocks moved out well sound in movement very nice youngster. JD 1 Binks & McNaughton’s Cedavoch Ocean Storm. Red dog of almost 13 months. Lovely outline and breed type good shape to head with dark eye and correct bite, strong in neck leading to good lay of shoulder, good return of upper arm giving him good reach in front on the move, good bone and tight feet, deep in body with good ribbing, carried well back, strong in topline, carried well at all times. Well off for rear angulation with straight hocks and correct tailset and carriage, sound in movement and covered the ground with ease a very nice dog with a right future I’m sure. ND 1 Hinwood’s Adnerb Sheer Nanagins At Longmel. Black & tan dog of almost 2 years old, pleasing in outline and shape with a good head eye and bite fair neck into good shoulder, deep body with fair ribbing, good topline, and sound mover. GD 1 Starkey’s Carpaccio Magnum Pi At Hamoura. Black & tan dog of 14 months, pleasing in outline and breed type with good head, eye and bite, long in neck with good lay of shoulder, good bone with tight feet, good body with firm topline, moved soundly coming and going. LD 1 Hels’s Daxanory Menacing Dennis, red dog of 3 years old. Good outline and balance, good shape to head with dark eye and correct bite, long neck leading into good lay of shoulder, good upper arm, good bone and tight feet, deep in body with good ribbing carried well back, good strong topline with good rear angulation, moved soundly coming and going. 2 Small’s Almaznyl Laretz Ershalaim at Devondax. Black & tan dog of almost 2 years, good outline and balance. Well shaped head with dark eye and good bite, long neck into fair front and shoulder, good topline and body sound but not as animated as 1 on the move. 3 Cox’s Dovestream Black Russian At Dachshinbull. OD 1 Ghauhan’s Ch Raajputs Blacky Returns. Black & tan dog of 2 years of age. Excellent in outline and balance, well defined head with dark eye and correct bite, long in neck leading into the best of shoulders, good upper arm giving great reach in front on the move, good bone with tight feet, good pro sternum and keel, deep in body with good ribbing carried well back, excellent topline carried well at all times, well off for rear angulation giving great drive from behind correct tail set and carriage, movement was clean sound and effortless covered the ground with ease a wonderful dog indeed BOB & BIS. 2 Kerry’s Kireton Beau Diddley. Black & tan dog of 7 years of age, belies his age pleasing in outline and type, with a well shaped head, dark eye and correct bite, long in neck with good lay of shoulder, deep in body with good bone and tight feet, good ribbing carried well back, good rear angulation, with correct tail set and carriage, moved soundly just not the animation of 1 on the move. MPB 1 Cox’s Bulldaxit Secret Love. Red girl of 9 months, lovely in outline & balance with well shaped head dark eye and good bite long in neck leading into well laid shoulder good upper arm, good bone and feet, deep in body with good ribbing carried well back, firm in topline well off for rear angulation moved out well covering the ground with ease sound in all departments. PB 1 Hanney Mitchell’s Bronia Solar Flare, red bitch of almost 1 year old ... pleasing in outline and overall balance, well shaped head with expressive dark eye and correct bite, long in neck, flowing into well laid shoulder, good upper arm giving her good reach in front on the move, good bone and tight feet, deep in body with good ribbing carried well back strong in topline with good rear angulation, correct tail set and carriage, moved out well sound in all departments BPIB. 2 Macdonald’s Bensarka Life’s Illusions, red bitch of almost 1 year old different in type to 1 being longer in body, good head shape with dark eye and good bite, long in neck with good shoulder, deep in body with good ribbing and topline, good rear angles, moved soundly coming and going. JB 1 Allen’s Zoraden Jemmima, puddle duck, black & tan girl of just over 1 year old lovely in outline and balance with good head shape, dark eye and good bite, long neck into well laid shoulder, deep in body with good ribbing, firm topline and good rear angles, sound in movement coming and going. 2 Stark’s Adnerbs Not On Your Nellie. Red girl of 13 months, good for overall shape and balance good head eye and bite, long neck into good lay of shoulder, deep body with good ribbing carried well back good topline and good rear angles, sound in movement just not the ground coverage of 1 on the move. NB 1 Hinwood’s Longmel Cococabana. Black & tan girl of 13 months old, pleasing outline with good head, eye and bite, good reach of neck into fair shoulders, deep body with good ribbing, good rear angulation, moved soundly. 2 Hinwood’s Longmel Rufflette Truffle, red girl of13 months old, good for breed type and balance, good head shape with good eye and bite, long neck into fair shoulders, ok for body and hind angulation, moved soundly. GB 1 Lockett-Walters Black & tan bitch of 2 years of age, pleasing in outline and balance with lovely head and expression, dark eye and correct bite, long neck into good lay of shoulder, good upper arm with good bone and tight feet, deep in body with good pro sternum and keel ribbing, carried well back, firm topline, well angulated rear moved soundly all around. 2 Cox’s Dovestream Skip The Favour At Bulldaxit, red girl of 4 years of age, good for overall shape, good head with dark eye and correct bite, good in neck and fair shoulder, deep body with good ribbing, firm topline and fair rear moved soundly. LB 1 Chauhan’s Adnerb Forever Charmed At Raajput. Red girl 2 years old wonderful in outline and balance with a well defined head, expressive dark eye and correct bite, long in neck leading into the best of shoulders, good upper arm, bone and tight feet, deep in body with excellent ribbing carried well back, strong topline carried well at all times lovely rear angulation, correct tail set and carriage, her movement was clean sound and ground covering. I nearly gave her BOB but the dog just had the edge on hind movement BB & RBOB. 2 Chapman-Reith’s Wunderhund Lets Celebrate for Heyvenhund. Black & tan girl of 4 years old, pleasing in outline and overall balance, good head eye and bite, long neck and good front assembly deep body with good ribbing, well off for hind angulation, moved soundly all around. 3 Macdonald’s Hampdach Alice Springs At Bensarka. OB 1 Chauhan’s Ch Adnerb Take A Chance On Me At Raajput. Black & tan girl of 4 years old, wonderful outline and balance with a well defined head shape, dark eye and correct bite, long in neck into the best of shoulders, good pro sternum and keel, deep in body with good ribbing carried well back strong in topline carried well at all times, good turn of stifle with correct tail set and carriage, another great mover sound and clean ground covering gait RBB. 2 Small’s Ulybka Fortuny Zlatovlaska at Devondax. Red girl of 2 years old lovely outline and balance, long neck into good lay of shoulder, good upper arm, bone and tight feet, deep body with good pro sternum and keel, good ribbing and topline, good rear angles moved soundly all around.

Alan Mease