MINIATURE SMOOTH HAIRED

My thanks to all exhibitors for a wonderful entry, with many lovely animals having to good cardless. There were a few in need of a good manicure - long nails detract from a well shaped foot and lead to flat feet, so get those clippers working. I was also concerned at the number which were strung up like terriers - please - these are small hounds and should be shown on a loose lead. Temperaments were excellent and bar three, mouths were correct with strong white teeth.

MPD (5). 1 Jones’ Radcliffe Numenius. Strong b/t, good outline with plenty of substance, moved well, keeping his top line; 2 Hartley’s Truthful Titan at Lyrosh. Another good bone, well boned, strong head, he covered the ground well; 3 Evan’s Radcliffe Neophron.

PD (3). 1 Hartley’s T T ay Lyrosh; 2 Gaskin’s Glorran Petulengio at Dovestream. Neat b/t well balanced body, good head, moved correctly; 3 Barber’s Melriding Meruisti.

JD (9). 1 Baldwin’s Lauralee One For The Road to Beckel. Handsome clear red, strong head, good neck and shoulder placement, pronounced fore chest, good length of ribbing, good hindquarters which he used to advantage with his free movement round the ring RCC; 2 Punter’s Welcumen Mr Cool. Lovely b/t, good head neck and shoulder, moved well and true, just preferred the length of 1; 3 Shutt’s Donnadoon Duke Of Darkness.

SpBD (3). 1 Rishworth’s Flarepath Red Baron. Strong red d, good head, neck and shoulder, level top line on the move, shown well; 2 Houses’ Choefait Just Monty. Small b/t, nice construction lost it on the move.

PGD (7). 1 Jones’ Radcliffe Melanocorypha. A really lovely sh/r d, correct construction, with good bone, nice feet, pleasing head, lovely neck and shoulder placement, good length of ribbing, correct hind angulation, moved smartly round the ring, keeping his top line CC and BOB; 2 Sharkey’s Shardagang Tornado. Pleasing b/t with all the essentials, well construced front, level top line, moved well; 3 Mendes’ Scharmein Khan.

LD (9). 1 Shutt’s Donnadoon Prince’s Passion. Small b/t with lovely outline, good head, neck and shoulder, correct hindquarters, moved well; 2 Gorman’s Merehill Newz Encounter. Similar to 1 in construction, top line not as good on the move; 3 Parish’s Artolach Motivation.

OD (7). 1 Blackburn’s Bardach Santa Cruz to Stargang. Strong d with lovely outline, attractive head and expression, nice shoulder, good length of ribbing, true mover; 2 Coxon’s Ch D’Arisca Supernatural. Smart b/t lovely outline standing, good bone, attractive head, nice shoulder assembly, good ribbing, his hind movement let him down; 3 Callow’s Garthorn Man In Black.

SpV (1). 1 Ergis’ Ch Siouxline Angelina. Lovely little b/t b, nice head, neck and shoulder, good ribbing and hindquarters deserved her first place.

MPB (6). 1 Worswick’s Willowheath Trendie Music to Dolyharp. Lovely b/t baby, correct construction, good front, rib cage and hindquarters, moved with confidence; 2 Young’s Willowheath Wendy. Another good one, same applies I note she is litter sister to 1; 3 Coxon’s D’Arisca Lorna Doone.

PB (10). 1 Mayger’s Woolsocks Black Satin. Beautiful little b/t, everything in the right place, feminine expression, good head, neck and shoulder, well angulated hindquarters, good top line moved well BP and RCC; 2 Jones’ Woolsocks Chocolate Fudge. Red b another wee smasher, same applies, litter sister to 1; 3 Blackburn-Bennet’s Shardagang Illustrious.

JB (20). 1 Yeoman’s Yewlitt Trudi of Webbers. Small b/t, nice head, good neck and shoulder, good length of ribbing, well angulated hindquarters, level top line, true mover; 2 Humes’ Mowbray Music Maker. Neat red similar to 1, two v nice bitches; 3 Coxon’s D’Arisca Divine Design.

SpBB (4). 1 Yeoman’s Velvet Vienna. Well boned chocolate b, well constructed, moved true; 2 MacDonald’s Bensarka Miss Pepperpot. Nice b/t, moved and showed well; 3 Walker’s Nordach Sarlight Express.

PGB (13). 1 Ergris’ Bronia Stunning Sophia for Siouxline. Lovely red b, good head with feminine expression, good neck and shoulders, level top line, well angulated hindquarters true mover; 2 Crawley’s Donnadoon Elousie at Doujac. Another good one, b/t v similar to 1, same applies; 3 Jones’ Radcliffe Mouticola.

LB (9). 1 McAlister’s Lochfyne Limelight. Admired this small sh/r at 6 mths, and she certainly didn’t disappoint. Lovely feminine head, good neck and shoulder placement, good length with correct ribbing, well angulated hindquarters, lovely free movement with drive, kept her top line CC; 2 Spencer’s Chelridge Apple Brown Betty. Smart clear red, good construction throughout, good mover; 3 Callow’s Garthorne Lady In Black.

OB (10). 1 Hunt’s Ch Carpaccio Shopaholic. Eyecatching b/t, good outline, well boned, correct front and rear, showed well; 2 Bursey’s Berrycourt Dancing Queen at Hartlake. Another good one, slightly finer than one but everything in the right place, showed and moved well; 3 Blackburn-Bennet’s Shardagang Pavlova. Three lovely bitches. My thanks go to my two stalwart stewards who kept everything running smoothly despite the heat.

Veronica V Bourhill