Scottish Kennel Club Ch Show 2013

Smooth Haired Dachshunds

Judge(s): MRS R LOCKETT WALTERS

DACHSHUND - SMOOTH HAIRED

PD (4) 1. Mcnaughton's Cedavoch Sanquhar red, beautifully constructed puppy that  is all of a piece. Nice clean head good bite, good eye shape, clean reachy neck  going into well angulated shoulders. Sufficient pro-sternum and well let down  into the crook, good bone tight feet and nice tight elbows, excellent spring  and length of ribbing well angulated hindquarters which he uses to the full.  CC. & BP, 2. Gatherall-Graham's Pheland Star Double, lovely type, good  angles at front and rear moves soundly. A little apprehensive, felt he was a  touch too low to ground throughout 3.Bethel & Gaskin's Hampdach To Hot To  Hold.

LD (1) Gaskin's Hampdach Take It To The Limit With Dovestream,  well balanced shaded red, pleasing head and eye with sufficient length of neck,  shoulders have correct angels but a little forward placed which effects his  reach on the move, good well filled in front, good length of sternum and  ribbing.

OD (3) 1 Hunt's Vch Cwmdarhian Hogans Hero At Carpaccio.  B&T in excellent hard condition, good strong masculine head, good reach of  neck, a little forward placed in shoulder and would prefer more length of  ribbing. Good freeflowing movement and drives out well rcc. 2. Norton's Matzell  Man Of The Moment, red quality exhibit well balanced clean outline, not the  shoulder angles of the winner hence my placing. 3. Gaskin's Mal.Ch. Hacienda  Sunkissed Skipper At Dovestream.

PB (3) 1. Andison & Peels Rijobeau  Cookies & Cream, a quality puppy has all the essentials, lovely head and  expression, good reach of neck excellent shoulder and front, good bone and  feet, well ribbed, strong well angulated hindquarters which she used to the  full. Lovely outgoing temperament. Would just prefer her a shade smaller for a  bitch BPB.2.McNorton's Cedavoch Sornn beautifully constructed youngster that shows  great potential, not as mature as the winner or as free flowing in movement at  the moment. 3. Gatherall-Graham's Phaeland Shy N Demanding.

JB (1)  Andison & Peel's Rijobeau Carmel Crisp, red, good bone, a little down in  pastern which does nothing for her feet, sweet head, good eye shape, reachy  neck, sound shoulders and front, good rear angulation moves out well, again  would prefer her slightly smaller for a bitch. Excellent temperament,

PGB (1)  1. Dalgety's Thundergay Bebop A Lula b& t pleasing clean balanced outline,  sound movement, would have preferred a touch more bone and a little more rear  angulation.

LB (1) Dalgety's Thundergay Delta Dawn, a quality bitch,  lovely head and eye good reach of neck, exceptional shoulder and front assembly  good length of ribbing, again would have liked a touch more anuglation, in  excellent hard condition but carrying a little too much weight.

OB (8) A  really lovely class of quality bitches. I just wish I had had two challenge  certificates to award. I found this class really difficult to judge because of  the variation of type. 1. Norton's Ch Matzell Maid In Time, red a bitch of  excellent quality that fits the breed standard completely. Good height to  length ratio and moves out soundly with a good side gait and true coming and  going.CC & BOB 2. Dalgety's Thundergay Blue Bayou, I just fell in love with  this bitch just my type, lovely clean outline, excellent front and shoulder,  good length of ribbing and loin, and superb hindquarters, also moved well. She  is just a touch to low to fill the ratio criteria of the current breed standard  which is what swayed my decision 3. Hunt's Carpaccio Cognac Diamond. A choc of excellent quality, felt she was a little out of her depth on maturity in this class.  

     Ruth Lockett-Walters