BEST OF BREED :
JENNINGS Clentry Sweet Melody
Best Dog : JENNINGS Marvale's Manifesto at Jenivon
Res Best Dog :
Best Bitch :
JENNINGS Clentry Sweet Melody
Res Best Bitch : TOMLINSON Melisdax Magnolia in May
Best Puppy : JENNINGS Marvale's Manifesto at Jenivon
Best Junior :
JENNINGS Marvale's Manifesto at Jenivon
Junior Dog
(1)
1st: JENNINGS Marvale's Manifesto at Jenivon
Yearling Dog - NO ENTRIES
Post Graduate Dog - NO ENTRIES
Open Dog - NO ENTRIES
Veteran Dog - NO ENTRIES
Junior Bitch
(3,1)
1st: TOMLINSON Melisdax Memories of May
2nd: BALFOUR Clentry Mango Passion
Yearling Bitch
(1)
1st: TOMLINSON Melisdax Magnolia in May
Post Graduate Bitch
- NO ENTRIES
Open Bitch
(2)
1st: JENNINGS Clentry Sweet Melody
2nd: BALFOUR Clentry Mickey Mickey Mania
I am grateful to the committee for giving me this opportunity to judge at a general championship show, albeit non-CC classes. It was no sinecure, six hours in the ring in hot, sunny and windy conditions, with one short comfort break! I was pleased with the entry, especially the two miniature breeds with as many exhibits as in some CC classes and I was very happy to have a very helpful and experienced steward in Karen Rimmer: thank you, Karen! The grass was a little long for some of the miniature exhibits. I am constantly amazed at the number of dogs with tartar and those with totally clean teeth were very much in the minority. No scales for the non-CC miniature breeds, sadly.
Smooth-Haired Dachshunds
Limited entry so difficult to draw too many conclusions but the breed does seem a little on the heavy side and I wonder how many could do a real day’s work. Heads and teeth are good, shoulders and length of ribbing not always so
JD: (1,0) 1. Jennings’ Marvale’s Manifesto at Jenivon, well developed 11 month old B&T, masculine head, good eye, strong front, clearance on the limit, good shoulders and level topline, good hindquarters with no exaggeration, moved well, not terribly parallel but will hopefully strengthen and improve BPD BJ BD & BP
YD: (1,0) Coupland’s Retrohound Hermes, 13 month old who sadly had to withdraw having gone lame
PG: (0,0)
OD: (0,0)
VD: (0,0)
JB: (3,1) 1. Tomlinson’s Melisdax Memories of May, 13 month old B&T, pleasing outlines, good ratio, feminine head, good eye, strong prosternum, sufficient clearance, decent length of neck, moved out well 2. Balfour’s Clentry Mango Passion, 16 month old red, well covered, good head and eye, level topline, a little short in upper arm and ribbing, and movement not that of class winner
YB: (1,0) 1. Tomlinson’s Melisdax Magnolia in May, 13 month old red, pleasing head and expression, good eye, decent neck flowing into level topline with good shoulders, perhaps a little short in ribbing, moved out well RBB
PG: (0,0)
OB: (2,0) 1. Jennings’ Clentry Sweet Melody, 2 year old red, nicely sized, feminine head, good front and shoulders, level topline, sufficient clearance, well constructed rear with no exaggeration, moved well though better at rear than front BB BoB 2. Balfour’s Clentry Mickey Mania, 4 year old red, well covered, powerful front, decent clearance, good head and eye, level topline, a tad short in upper arm, moved out strongly
VB: (0,0)