The Scottish Kennel Club 2011

DACHSHUND - WIRE HAIRED

PD (2) 1 Vine's Allfreys To Catch A Thief At Cishelvine. BP. 6 months br boy at his first show. Lovely head and expression, good bone and substance, good construction and balance, well filled front, lengthy ribbing, firm topline, good coat, moved out with reach and drive, at times very puppyish and uncollected, showing lots of promise. 2 Lerego's Teckelgarth Hansel. 11 month d/br with harsh jacket, lovely front, not quite the balance of first, was not relaxed, which spoilt his topline, would like to see more drive from hindquarters.

JD(3) 1 Patton's Lesandnic Sea The Stars. CC and BOB. Handsome br young man of just 12 months, immediately catches the eye, is obviously masculine but also has a certain elegance, in firm condition with good jacket, projects a super balanced outline, masculine head, dark eye, loved his front assembly, lengthy ribbing and well angulated hindquarters with short hocks, moved out really well in profile and was so true away and back, pleased to award him his first CC. 2 Lewis-Crooks' Barmaud Rufus. RCC. 13 month red out of a slightly larger mould, soundly made with well filled oval thorax, good bone/feet, reachy neck, well sprung lengthy ribbing, well muscled 'hammy' quarters, moved out very freely and obviously enjoyed himself. A close decision, just preferred the overall outline of first, pleased to award him the RCC, which I am told was his second from two shows. 3 Carruthers &Marston-Pollock's Ambiesque Adventure.

PGD(3) 1 O'Neil's Somercloud Explorer. 2 year d/br who presents a smart balanced outline, pleasing headpiece, reachy neck, good bone/feet, would like to see more forechest, moved out freely, has a super harsh jacket. 2 Paskin's Sonic Foot Loose At Kindeace. 3 year d/br, another with excellent jacket, masculine headpiece and more length in body, but without the balance, angulation and carriage of first. 3 Mankin's Birchman Black Bart.

OD(3, 1) 1 Vine's Cishelvine Sea Swell. 5 year br who presents a pleasing balanced outline, masculine in headpiece, reachy neck, good angulation front and rear, pleased in top and underline, good honest sort that carried himself better on the move than second. 2 Patton's Ir Ch Lesandnic Larsson. 3 year d/br with pin wire coat of pleasing size, attractive head, reachy neck and pleased in top and underline, would be better with more forechest and does not carry himself so well as first.

PB(1) 1 Lerego's Teckelarth Gretel. Lots to like about this 11 month d/br with good jacket, pleased in most aspects, loved her front, size, is well put together, feminine head and good ribbing, however, like her brother, she was not relaxed, and this spoilt her performance, thought that she moved soundly away and back but tended to 'tummy tap' in profile.

JB(3) 1 Patton's Lesandnic Sariska. RCC. 12 month litter sister to DCC. What a lovely litter it must have been, pepper/sale with lovely outline, well filled oval thorax, good bone/feet, arched neck and good ribbing, pleased in top and underline, free and easy mover, should get even better with maturity. 2 Duncan &Ritchie's Roteleitungs Black Pearl. 18 month d/br in excellent jacket, projects a smart outline at the stack, pleased in most aspects, excellent head and jaw, dark eyes, forechest, ribbing, topline, however, would benefit from more angulation behind, did not move out with the same carriage as first. 3 McPherson's Ambiesque Advent For Brumberhill.

PGB(4) 1 Vine's Cishelvine Dream Of The Sea. 20 month br of lovely size, pleases in outline at the stack and on the move, holds herself well, liked her ribbing, top and underline, would benefit from more length of leg and better return of upper arm. 2 Paskin's Kindeace See Emily Play. 2 year d/br in harsh jacket that projects a smart outline at the stance, more houndy head than first, good forechest, firm in topline, and has balanced angulation, rather disappoints on the move, losing her outline. 3 Mankin's Birchman Dark Booty.

LB(2, 1) 1 Paskin's Sonic Fancy Free At Kindeace. 3 year litter sister to second in post grad dog, with excellent jacket, holds a smart outline at the stance and is a free and easy mover on the go around, good head carriage, good forechest with sound movement coming on, not so sound moving away.

OB(2) 1 Davies' Ch Atahira Centissima. CC. 2 year d/br with lots to like, is in fit and hard condition, harsh jacket, so firm in outline, excellent head carriage, strong bone, really good well filled front, good ribbing, short coupled, hammy quarters, holds herself really well on the go around, with free and easy action, lots of animation, could be more positive in action moving away. 2 Patton's Ir Ch Lesandnic Strike Up The Band. Lighter framed 3 year br, very feminine head, looks a picture on the stack, pleased in most aspects, is a very neat package, not the front construction of first, moves out with more positive rear action than first, however, cannot match the front action or the easy free flowing profile action of winner.

Mike Caple