DACHSHUND - MINIATURE SMOOTH HAIRED

PD(2)1 Smith's Bronia Gregorio. Beautiful black and tan puppy of 10 months, lovely head with dark eye, good ear leathers, long neck into well laid shoulders, good keel and depth of chest, well ribbed back, level top line with strong loin, good angulation front and rear, moved soundly. Pleased to award him Best Puppy in Breed found out afterwards he had recently won a CC will follow his career with interest. 2 Kempton's Sir Percy. Chocolate just 9 months pleasing head, good keel, not the ribbing of the winner, level top line, could do with losing a bit of weight.

JD (2)1 Burton's Swingletrees Razzamatazz. Good head and expression, correct ear set and good leathers, strong neck into well laid shoulders, level top line and good keel and depth of chest well ribbed back strong loin good angulation front and rear moved soundly. 2 Booth's Elle's Boy Baxter. Tan not happy on the table nice expression level top line moved well.

PGD(4,1)1 Punter's Welcumen Guiness. Lovely black and tan nice head and expression good lay of shoulder good keel, level top line and well ribbed back good strong loin and good angulations front and rear moved soundly. Reserve Best Dog 2 Burton's Swingletrees Razzamatazz. I thank this exhibitor for his entries although he did not bring anymore of them into the ring. 3 Jones's Cwmdarhlan Super Trooper

OD (5,3)1 Ergis's Ch Siouxline Levi JW. Beautiful head with dark eye, good ear set long neck into well laid shoulders, correct keel and depth of chest and spring of rib which well back, level top line strong loin well muscled, correct front and rear angulation moved soundly, Please to award him Best Dog and Res bob, very close decision with the Open Bitch winner. 2 Mathias' Ch Siouxline Zebedee JW. Many of the same attributes as one I see they are both from the same breeder, lovely type unfortunate to meet one today, and a very worthy champion.

PB (3,2)1 Whitney's Arbennik Scatlett Fury. Sweet puppy of 10 months with a novice owner who would benefit from some ring classes.

JB (3,1)1 Hughes - Juldachs Jocasta . Just out of puppy lovely black and tan nice head with dark eye good keel and depth of chest well ribbed back strong loin, well muscled quarters moved soundly. 2 Mortlock - Hertsmerry Catch A Star. Would like to see her with a little less weight pleasing head good keel and depth of chest well ribbed back strong loin moved well.

pgb (4,1)1 Salisbury's Brocklewood Calypso JW . Lovely tan bitch good head with dark eye good ear set strong neck into well laid shoulders, good depth of chest and spring of rib, good keel well ribbed back into strong loin, level top line well muscled, challenged hard for best bitch pleased to award her Reserve Best Bitch. 2 West's Yewitt Dinah To Archidax. Black and Tan nice head with dark eye, would prefer a bit more keel, good depth of chest level top line well muscled carrying a bit too much weight for me but moved well. 3 Punter's Welcumen Kiss Me Kate.

OB (4,1) 1 Ergis, Melbourne, Holdsworth's Ch Sioux Alliance With Melriding JW. Beautiful black and Tan just oozes quality lovely head with darkest of eyes correct ear set, good neck into well laid shoulders very good keel and depth of chest level top line into strong short loin, very well ribbed back correct front and rear angulation which she uses well, on the move to cover the ground. Pleased to award her BOB and see her in the final cut in the group. Congratulations. 2 Hughes' Batendach Coppa Rose For Julidachs. Tan nice head and expression dark eye, good keel well ribbed back to strong loin moved soundly.

Linda Aldous