Birmingham National Championship Show 2014

Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)

DCC - Broad's Neertanauf Sea Magic JW ShCM, shaded red of ideal size who has it all together, quality head and attractive expression, sound front and prominent keel, neckline blends into shoulders, well padded feet, correct ground clearance, good topline and underline and moves round the ring with drive. Should make the grade. RDCC - Oxley's Dinkidax Justin Credible. Shaded red, an honest unexaggerated little hound, attractive head and expression, sound front assembly and well placed shoulders, good topline standing and on the move, balanced height to length ratio and looked the part moving round the ring. BCC&BOB - Lockett-Walters' & Walters' Ch Ralines Diamond Cluster. Gorgeous black and cream bitch who stood out for her quality and lovely breed type, sweetest of heads and expression, elegant neckline blending in to textbook shoulders, soundest of fronts and well padded feet, commendable ribcage extending well back. Her length to height ratio is spot on as are her topline and underline, ground clearance is fine and she flowed round the ring with style. A little charmer. RBCC - Johnson's Charpurdy Just Willow. Beautiful black and tan bitch who I just fell for, attractive head and expression, best of fronts and thickly padded feet, elegant neck, well angled forequarters, sound smooth ribcage, scores in height to length proportions and has adequate ground clearance, topline ideal and moved really well. BP - Lockett-Walters' & Walters' Ralines One Of Those. Confident 8 month quality cream boy with a particularly good front and sound well padded feet, masculine head, sound shoulder placement, topline correct, really comes into his own on the move. Should make the grade.

MPD(4, 2) 1 Ralines O Of Those. 2 Norton's Halunke Going Dutch. Very respectable 8 month red who was not at all disgraced here, typy head and eye, adequate forechest, ribbing carried well back, good topline and moved well. Just preferred feet and pasterns of the one above.

PD(3, 2) 1 Passey's Cagebrook Hair Spray. 9 month black and tan from a larger mould, attractive head, good topline and moved well. Could be a little stronger in pasterns. JD(2) D J Credible.

UGD(5) 1 D J Credible. 2 Chambers' Follyfied Francisco. Black and tan boy with an attractive outline, ok for height to length ratio, would prefer more length of neck and stronger pasterns. 3 Cooper's Jumanda's Renaissance.

PGD(5) 1 Wharton's Whartona Huckleberry Finn. Attractive little cream boy of sound overall construction, nice head, keel good, movement won him the class. Ribbing could extend further back to advantage. 2 Earley's Yelva King Of The Road. Black and tan with an attractive overall appearance, ribbing and topline are ok, showed well but feet could be tighter. 3 Woodall's Half Century At Rarewood.

LD(4, 1) 1 Brown's Garbosa Raising Cain. Typy chocolate boy who is soundly constructed and scores for his well extended and smooth ribbing, elegant neckline, sound shoulders, well padded feet, prominent keel, topline and underline ideal and moves soundly. For me a little strong in head but his qualities should earn him his title. 2 Dickenson's Dinkidax Broxa Boy At Ribblesmere. Larger boy of adequate breed type, sound feet, moved well, a little short in neck. 3 Johnson's Charpurdy's Gold Mcnugget.

OD(6, 2) 1 N S Magic JW ShCM. 2 Brooks' Ralines Romeo At Lyndarlea JW. Quality eyecatching cream boy from a longer mould who was close up to first, typical conical head properties, attractive expression, sound front and feet, topline and underlines are fine and moved round the ring with drive. Would prefer a little more length of neck but having said that, he should make the grade. 3 McCarthy's Nagshall Olkahoma Sunrise JW.

MPB(5) 1 McCarthy's Nagshall Lauralei. Light red baby, a lovely wee hound, sweet heat, good front and well padded feet, prominent forechest, smooth ribbing, good topline and sound in movement. 2 Brooks' Lyndarlea Little Pearl. Another sweet bitch of sound construction, close up to first, pretty head and eye, prominent keel, movement fine, just preferred the neckline of the one above. 3 Rees' Yumares Wynnona.

PB(5, 1) 1 Rees' Yumares Xandra. Sweet black and tan with the best ribbing in the class, lovely head and eye, good keel, tight feet, ideal topline, I liked her balance and ground clearance and moved well. 2 McCarthy's Nagshall Love Actually. Cream baby close up to first, longer caste, her head is attractive, keel fine, ribbing good enough, forequarters and hindquarters are in order and she moved correctly. Would prefer a little more ground clearance. 3 Pitfield's Follyfield Filamena.

JB(9, 1) 1 C J Willow. 2 Edwards' Barok Honey Bea. Shaded red, sweet head and attractive expression, sound front and feet, good height to length ratio and adequate ground clearance, moved well, would look ever better with more body. 3 N L Actually.

UGB(3) 1 Clewes' Shardbeck Cinnamon Spice. Dark cream bitch, nothing much wrong here, sweet head, tight feet, length to height ration fine, correct hind angulation, moved well. 2 McCarthy's Nagshall Sweet Molly Malone. Nice black and tan withy most of the attributes of the one above, nice ribbing, just preferred the more accurate movement of the one above. 3 Cooper's Jumanda's Silver Ribbon.

PGB(10) 1 Johnson's Charpurdy Just Ification. Very sweet black and tan bitch, litter sister to Just Willow, the winner of the Res CC. This bitch is very similar to her sister and equally good in most departments and has lovely flowing movement. I am sure these two sisters will fight it out but just preferred the neckline of Just Willow. 2 Palin's Sanmik Saucy Sarah. Clear red and another nice bitch, pretty head and becoming expression, prominent forechest, smooth long ribcage, commendable topline and underline and sound movement. 3 Poole's Findowries Fascination.

LB(12, 3) 1 Poole's Findowrie Darcia Rose. Very pretty shaded red, feminine head and attractive expression, correct front assembly and strong feet, correct topline both standing and on the move, ribbing could carry a shade further back but most respectable. 2 Johnson's Dandydayo Silent Nite At Charpurdy. Another attractive red bitch and close up to the one above, she also has good overall make and shape and a certain amount of style, just preferred the ground clearance of the one above. 3 Welton's Chelane Chrissell.

OB(12, 1) 1 Ch R D Cluster. 2 Holmes' Tammera Just Elegant. Charming shaded red bitch of elegance and quality, lovely head and eye, correct front assembly and strong feet, reachy neck flowing into the shoulders, smooth ribbing carried well back, nicely angled hindquarters, ideal ground clearance and good height/length ratio and knows how to move round the ring. 3 Poole's Findowrie Rings 'n' Roses.

Colin S Y Gillanders