Dachshund Club of Wales 2013

Judge: Sheila Shuker

Best in Show

My thanks to the officers and committee for their warm welcome and hospitality at the new venue in Bridgend. I had decided sometime ago to make this my last judging appointment while I could still be considered 'fit for purpose' and it seemed apt for it to be at the Dachshund Club of Wales as my first B.I.S.was also for this society in May 1984. Then I gave the award to a wire dog belonging to the late Mollie Owen that later became Ch. Quitruetec Homeward Bound. This time the B.O.B.mini-smooth and Best Puppy in smooth and mini-smooth owned by Sue and Jason Hunt were sportingly withdrawn and took a well deserved lap of honour, leaving a line up of worthy B.O.B.winners and four promising puppies. My B.I.S. was a mini-long bitch Tanmere Just Elegant, owned by Mrs Holmes and handled by Janet Welton, beautifully constructed with sound true movement, lovely head and eye, excellent shoulder placement and length of upper arm, tight elbows, good ribbing, topline, hindquarters and well presented R.B.I.S. went to Higgin's smooth Loveliss What She Said, elegant bitch with lovely head, eye and neck, topline nice tight elbows and excellent bunchy feet. Presented an attractive profile in stance and on the move. Some of the puppies still needed more time so Best Puppy went to Thorn-Andrew's mini-wire Drakesleat Scent Sybill, a very smart bitch with great confidence,good outline and movement, lengthy neck and correct shoulder,tight elbows and strong well muscled hindquarters. Her tight bunchy feet just gave her the edge over the mini-long Boyle's Doujak Erin at Zarcrest, one I liked very much with the sweetest of heads, lovely balanced outline and movement. It was a very close decision. Best Veteran went to another mini-long, Sainsbury's Boscolla The Lady Isabella, a delightful bitch who belied her 12 years, well constructed and moved beautifully. In excellent coat and condition and a real credit to her owner and to the breed.
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