Birmingham National 2012

Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)

Judge : HERR HORST KLIEBENSTEIN

It was a  pleasure to judge the Mniature Longhairs at this prestigious show, and I was  delighted about th excellent entry. In general I found heads typical and most  exhibits had good toplines. Unfortunately I was concerned to find a high  percentage of dogs with completely wrong front assembly. Many were much too  short in front with weak pasterns and open feet, completely lacking stamina in  front.

MPD(5, 3) 1 Roper's Idirsholas Jazz's Gift. Correct coat, very  good type and mature for age, excellent angulation and good drive from behind,  front not his best point. 2 McCarthy's Nagshall Walking In The Sun. Light red,  excellent head and reach of neck, sufficiently strong back for age, a touch  weak in pastern, a bit narrow in front.

PD(5, 1) 1 Brooks' Lyndarlea  Rustic. Red, ok in coat for age, very good head and skull, firm, straight back,  good ribcage, very good angulation and movement. BP. 2 Oxley's Willott Gentle  Breeze. B/t, correct type, long head and good reach of neck, could be straighter  in topline, ok behind.

JD(5) 1 Oxley's Dinkidax Donnovan. B/t, good  markings and excellent coat texture, long head, good reach of neck, firm back,  good angulations, tight feet. 2 Broad's Neertanauf Sea Magic. Light red, good  size and substance, very good head and neck, firm back, well set tail, open  feet. 3 Brown's Garbosa Garfield.

PGD(12, 1) 1 Renton &Brown's  Garbosa Catcha Moonbeam. Red, very good overall type, good coat, good topline,  weak pasterns. 2 Cawley &King's Summerview Make Way For Roo. Deep red, very  good head and neck, firm short back, good angulation, loose feet spoilt  movement. 3 Brooks' Lyndarlea Latte.

LD(5, 1) 1 Wilson's Dinkidax Wild  Thing Of Willott. B/t, a touch too low to the ground, long foreface, nice neck,  firm back, a touch weak in pasterns, would like more stride and drive. 2  Poole's Findowrie Mr McDuff. Slightly smutty red, ok in head and expression,  dark almond shaped eyes, good depth of ribcage, weak pasterns. 3 Barnsdale  &Hayward-Barnsdale's Chriskims Blaze Of Light.

OD(8, 2) 1 Holden's  Ch Sengepabu Saint Valentine. Red, excellent head and expression, medium length  of neck, firm back, good angulations, very good movement coming and going. CC.  2 Holmes' Tammera Touch Of Class. Red, typical head with dark eyes, long neck, firm  topline, deep ribcage but not extreme, a touch weak in front. RCC. 3 Mee's  Barlaines Golden Striker.

MPB(5, 2) 1 Young's Nagshall Ivory Addition  With Willowheath. Creme, head and expression ok for age, slightly low set ears,  a touch short in neck, good correct  angulation but weak in pasterns. 2 McCarthy's Nagshall The Power Of Love.  Pleasing long head, good neck, slightly raising towards the loin and slightly  locking hind angulation, good depth of ribcage, weak in pasterns. 3 Rees'  Yumares Victoria Jane.

PB(8) 1 Brooks' Lyndarlea Choc Dolly. Red/dapple,  correct head and eye, excellent ears, good neck, good angulation and good  mover. BP and RCC. 2 Wilson's Willott Dancing Diva. B/dapple, excellent head  type, good reach of neck, firm topline, again rather weak in pastern and open  feet. 3 McCarthy's Nagshall The Power Of Love.

JB(13, 4) 1 Halsall's  Kiddles Psalm. Chocolate/tan, typical head and size, well carried neck, a touch  soft in back, good front and excellent angulation. 2 Cawley &King's Little  Miss Honeybun For Summerview. Red, a bit out of coat today, long lean head, a  touch low set ears, good reach of neck and firm back, excellent front, but  rather close in hocks. 3 Poole's Findowries Flirtation.

PGB(18, 3) 1  Murphy's Classidax Follow The Dream. B/t, excellent head and expression, good  neck, firm back and deep ribcage, sound movement, super angulation, compared  with most in this entry, good feet, in full coat, well presented. CC and BOB. 2  Holmes' Tammera Just Elegant. Red, long head, sufficient length of hock,  straight back, good depth of chest, excellent hind angulation, moved with  drive, let down by bad front. 3 Duke's Chriskims Truly Yours.

LB(11, 3)  1 Bell's Tolberg Holly's Little Tilly. B/t, a touch heavier in head, ok in  reach of neck and topline, sufficient drive from behind a touch open feet. 2  Burr &Abbott's Burrdach Any Dream Will Do. Red, a touch open coat, a touch  short in foreface, excellent neck and topline, a touch weak in pasterns, moved  with sufficient drive. 3 McCarthy's Nagshall Puppet On A String JW.

OB(8,  2) 1 Leach's Willowheath Lady Sophia At Miriadachs. B/t with excellent  markings, typical head and lean neck, firm topline, deep chested without  exaggeration, rather weak in pasterns, good rear end. 2 Clewes' Torwood  Declaration At Shardbeck. Red, on the smaller side, pleasing head with good  eye, straight back, a bit weak in pasterns, could be straighter. 3 Brown's Ch  Garbosa Chocolate Vogue.

Horst Kliebenstein