DCOW 2023 Miniature Wire Haired

BEST OF BREED : SMITH Alncroft Ida Zire
Dog CC : DANCE Emem Solar Power JW
Res Dog CC : THORN ANDREWS & BILLINGHURST Ch Drakesleat Kumquat May
Bitch CC : SMITH Alncroft Ida Zire
Res Bitch CC : THORN ANDREWS Ch Drakesleat Too Gud to be True
Best Puppy : THORN ANDREWS Drakesleat See No Evil
Best Veteran :

Minor Puppy Dog (1)
1st: BEACH & PARTRIDGE Caraxians Bambam Baby

Puppy Dog (1)
1st: HOWELLS Fallowmill Time Traveler

2nd: GILKES & STORTON Dereheath Shaken Not Stired at Birichino

Limit Dog - NO ENTRIES

Open Dog (2) Abs: 0
1st: DANCE Ch Emem Solar Power
2nd: THORN ANDREWS & BILLINGHURST Ch Drakesleat Kumquat May

Veteran Dog or Bitch NO ENTRIES

Minor Puppy Bitch (1)
1st: DANCE Emem Hazel Sunshine

2nd: HOWELLS Fallowmill Story Time

Junior Bitch - NO ENTRIES

Post Graduate Bitch (5)
1st: JONES Bimini To The Moon And Back
2nd: KIRKWOOD Helydon Quickstep Queeni

Limit Bitch (2)
1st: SMITH Alncroft Ida Zire
2nd: MILLS Middleton Hunt at Oniasid

Open Bitch (4)
1st: THORN ANDRWS Ch Drakesleat Too Gud to be True
2nd: DANCE Emem Letty Bee Sunshine JW
3rd: JONES Bimini Chasing Moonbeams

As a substitute Judge I found a small but overall tidy entry with some quality hounds, to which I was happy to award top honours. MPD (1) 1 Beach & Partridge’s Cardaxians Bambam Baby. Houndy, brindle of 6 months, still sorting his baby teeth out and raw, but presented a decent outline. Excels in head, coat in super order and well presented. Moved soundly and with purpose. Well up to size, hope he doesn’t grow much more. B.P.D. PD (1) 1 Howells’ Fallowmill Time Traveller. Smart Brindle dog, super head and eye. Correct bite. Needs to settle in topline and running up behind today. Well up to size. PGD (2) 1 Kirkwood’s Beetlejuice Vitoraz at Helydon (Imp Czech). Red dog who scores in head with plenty of foreface and super eye. A bit narrow in front and cuts up on the move somewhat, but he moved with drive and purpose. 2 Gilkes and Storton’s Dereheath Shaken Not Stirred At Birichino. Smaller and lower to ground than 1. Could have more upperarm and needing to settle in topline here. OD (2) 1 Dance’s Ch. Emem Solar Power J.W. Really smart and well presented brindle in rock hard condition, with super bone and substance. He has great reach of neck and well placed shoulders. Is well ribbed up and really used his powerful rear to drive round the ring with a firm topline. Pleased to award him the C.C. 2 Thorn Andrews & Billinghurst’s Ch. Drakesleat Kumquat May. Smart and houndy brindle dog of fab make and shape. My notes say ‘”neat and tidy all through” and he is. Super head, tidy front and well placed shoulders with correct length and depth of rib. Well made hind assembly which he could have used more here. Nevertheless, a super dog and pleased to award him the R.C.C. MPB (1) 1 Dance’s Emem Hazel Sunshine. Delightful, raw baby who has it all to come. Has yet to finish in head but is so well made all through and is brimming with promise. Moved with great enthusiasm and confidence keeping her topline, just needs to sort her brakes and steering! Once she does she’ll be hard to get past. PB (3,1) 1 Thorn Andrews Drakesleat See No Evil. Beautiful, dark brindle bitch of lovely type. Not overly long and nothing overdone. She is extremely correct and in hard condition. Super head, reach of neck and correct shoulders. Neat front with tight elbows, well ribbed and super hind assembly. Moved soundly and with drive, close up for R.C.C. Pleased to award her B.P. 2 Howells’ Fallowmill Story Time. Lighter brindle bitch, well presented and in super condition. Lower to ground than 1 but moved so well here. Losing her topline here, but gave a good account of herself. PGB (5) 1 Jones’ Bimini To the Moon & Back. Smart and neat brindle, typical of this kennel, who scored in movement here to win this class with a bit to spare. 2 Kirkwood’s Helydon Quickstep Queenie. Dark brindle of lovely type, well presented and so well made. She just would not move as I’m sure she can when in the mood. 3 Gilkes’ Dereheath Just the Tonic At Birichino. LB (2) 1 Smith’s Alncroft Ida Zire. What a find! Absolutely tip top brindle bitch of lovely type. Beautifully presented in hard condition with not a hair out of place – and handled so well by her young owner, who got every last ounce out of her unobtrusively and in an understated manner. Fabulous head with dark, almond, eye; super reach of neck and layback of shoulder. Correct front, ribbing and strong hindquarters which she used to cruise round the ring with ease, keeping her topline at all times. One to be proud of. No hesitation in awarding her the B.C.C. and later B.O.B. 2 Mills’ Middleton Hunt at Oniasidyy. Red bitch of different type but very smart nonetheless. Super mover and no disgrace to stand behind 1. OB (4) 1 Thorn Andrews’ Ch. Drakesleat Too Gud To Be True. Really classy brindle, typical of the type consistently produced by this clever breeder. Classic head & eye, neat front, well placed shoulders. Super length and spring of rib, strong loin and well angulated rear. Put down to the minute in hard condition, she moved soundly but lost out to 1 on her drive. Pleased to award her the R.B.C.C. 2 Dance’s Emem Letty Bee Sunshine J.W. Cracking brindle bitch, different type to 1 but a good one. Classy head, plenty of neck with well placed shoulders. Super ribbing and strong loin, preferred rear of 1. Moved soundly with drive. 3 Jones’ Bimini Chasing Moonbeams

DACHSHUND CLUB OF WALES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2023

DACHSHUND (MINIATURE WIRE-HAIRED)

Judge: Mike Turner