East of England

Dachshund (Smooth Haired)

PD (1) 1 Smith and Connor's Conchur Silver Sword. A 7 month baby presented in good condition. Pleasing head and expression, nicely ribbed body with good bone, although topline needs to settle. Nicely muscled rear with decent angulation but needs to firm up in hock. He showed well and moved OK. 

JD (1)  1 Hunt's Lauralee Huckleberry Finn At Carpaccio. A typey, nicely balanced d, with a good, clean head, pleasing expression and neat ears. Well constructed forehand with a lovely flow of neck into a nicely ribbed body with a good topline. I would have preferred his hocks a shade firmer, he showed well and moved OK. 

PGD (2,1)  1  Seago and Gibbard's Amlida Aston. Good for type, with a pleasing head but a shade round in eye. Pleasing neckline and topline, with good body and bone, although his feet could have been a little tighter. Nicely angulated, with good quarters, he moved true out and back and with good reach on the 'go round' although he could perhaps driven a little more in rear. 

LD (1) 1 Balazs-Hirt's Colocensis Rex Mister At Gravelous (Imp Hun). Good for type and presented in good condition, he has an acceptable head and expression, good for body and bone, with a pleasing neckline and topline. Not quite the out and back movement I was looking for, he looked his best on the move in profile. 

OD (2) 1 Seago and Gibbard's Amlida Spirit. A nicely balanced d of good type with a lovely head and good oval eye. Lovely body and bone, with a good flow of neck into a correct topline. With a good rear angulation and well developed quarters and firm hocks, he moved soundly and showed very well. I liked him a lot but in the challenge just preferred the veteran. RBD. 2 Balazs-Hirt's Colocensis Rex Mister At Gravelous (Imp Hun) 

Vet D (1) 1 Hunt's Ch Cwmdarhian Hogan's Hero At Carpaccio JW. Although greying a little at the muzzle, this one jumped out at me for his sheer quality. Superbly balanced in outline and moving soundly when viewed from all angles.  Good head and expression with correctly set ears, Nicely arched neck that flowed into a good topline and well ribbed up body with a good, broad rump. Pleasing bone and very good feet, with nicely arched toes. His superb showmanship was the icing on the cake. BD, BOB and I was delighted to see him win the veteran group and go on to RBVIS. 

PB (1) 1 Balazs-Hirt's Gravelous Rogue One. A raw baby, full of breed type and attitude. Prettiest of heads with a nice body with a good keel, pleasing neckline and topline, with nice angulation, neat hocks and good feet. She moved & showed well. BP 

JB (1) 1 Hunt's Carpaccio Silent Siren. A typey b doing nothing to help her handler today. Lovely feminine head with a good eye and ears. Deep, well ribbed body with a pleasing neckline and topline. Nicely angulated rear but I would have preferred firmer hocks. She moved OK 

PGB (2) 1 Hall's Bensarka Little White Dove. A nicely balanced b presented in good condition. Feminine head, nicely ribbed body and OK for bone. Pleasing angulation  with well developed quarters and well let down hocks. She moved well. RBB. 2 Heel's Rijobeau Ravishing Rita. A well bodied bitch with a nice strong loin although could perhaps show a shade more daylight under her body.. Pleasing head and expression and a nicely constructed front. Nicely angulated rear although I would have preferred her firmer in hock. She moved well in front but not so good behind. 

OB (1) 1 Mcnaughton's Cedavoch Rainstorm. A free moving b making a lovely balanced outline. Lovely head and expression with well placed ears. Nicely constructed forehand with a good keel. Lovely flow of neck into a good topline, with a well ribbed body of good depth. A nicely angulated, well muscled rear completed the picture. I liked her a lot. BB.