I would like to thank the 4 clubs that make up The Great Joint for inviting me to judge the Wire Haired Dachshunds and for the sporting exhibitors who turned out in such dreadful weather conditions to give me a fabulous entry both in quality and quantity. The show ran like clockwork and there was a great atmosphere. It’s not always possible to judge to type but today I was fortunate as my BCC and RBCC were sisters and my puppy dog and bitch were litter mates.

MPD (3) 1 Eldred’s Derdledash Naughty Neptune. Super quality puppy of excellent breed type, lovely outline, level topline which he kept on the move, loved his head and expression which came from correct eye and ears. Lovely bone and front, excellent quarters and neat hocks showed well and in good jacket. 2 Best’s Stanegate Set Em Up Joe For Bettina. Excellent coat, pleasing head, length of body, level topline with good bone and substance, not quite the balance of winner and needs more ring training.

PD (2) 1 Adams’s Sonham Paddington. 2 nice babies, Well developed puppy, super masculine head into clean neck and well laid shoulders, good return off upper arm. Ample bone and good forechest, super topline stacked and on the move, well developed quarters, good jacket and showed well. 2 Vine’s Kasalane Ostiriato Sea Over Cishelvine. Super puppy with lovely balanced body, good head and kind eye, enough bone neat feet, super neck and topline with well angulated quarters, straight hocks, just overawed and didn’t want to perform.

JD (8) 1 Effer’s Kasalane Rhapsody. 11mth puppy, super shape and size, balanced outline, masculine head and kind expressive eyes, well placed ears good forechest and bone for age, lovely length of neck and level topline ribbed well back with good bend of stifle. Still needs time to mature but sound free mover. 2 Dean’s Brontillow King Of Cups. Lovely dog for quality and breed type, preferred quarters and muscle tone on winner, lovely head with good forechest and bone, ample bone and strong neck, good topline set on of tail, shown in good jacket. 3 Ord and Ainsley’s Cloudside Sebastian Of Marnadee

YD (5) 1 Cloudside Sebastian Of Marnadee. Masculine dog, pleasing head and expression with good head furnishings, lovely forechest and return of upper arm, enough neck and good ribbing, correct length of body and strong quarters. A little unsettled. 2 Seath’s Sunsong Fire Opal. Super jacket, not as masculine as winner, well proportioned head and body, reachy neck set on well placed shoulders, would like a shade more spring of rib, good quarters moved well, still a young dog and has time to mature. 3 Hutchins and Price’s Collidach Percy Cute At Samlane

PGD (6) 1 Cloudside Sebastian Of Marnadee. 2 Horne’s Salixian Moroccan Mint. Lovely breed type, pleasing head and eye with well placed ears, lovely length of neck but preferred shoulders of winner, good topline and enough bone, moderate quarters, moved well, preferred coat on this dog, close decision. 3 Smith’s Salixian Russian Caravan

LD (8) 1 McPherson and Paterson’s Brumberhill Mr Wilks JW. Super breed type, nearly threw it away but best mover. Lovely head and expression, good front assembly with tight feet super neck and clean shoulders, level topline of good length and well ribbed back, super rear angulation, good harsh jacket. 2 Pughe and Fraser’s Bystock Big Bucks. Very close decision just not quite return of upper arm as winner. Lovely masculine head correct eye and ear placement, super well knit body of correct length and ribbing. Excellent topline and rear pasterns, shown in super coat. 3 Mathews’s Stanegate Billy The Kid At Sonham JW

OD (9) 1Carruthers’s Aikton Alexander At Stanegate. Super quality dog masculine without coarseness, lovely head and expression, super front and forechest, correct placed feet, ample bone lovely front and rear assembly with neat elbows and straight rear pasterns, excellent body proportions and good ribs, strong loin and correct tail set and carriage, super coat texture, showed and moved well. DCC. 2 Moore and Downes’s Ch Megline Aramis. another lovely breed type, super balanced conformation, lovely masculine head, excellent bone and substance, correct feet and lovely forechest super neck and shoulders, level topline and well muscled quarters, very sound not as good coat as winner, RCC. 3 Vine’s Cishelvine Caught Out

MPB (5) 1 Connell and Callon’s Sonorra Calamity Jane TAF. Very feminine, lovely shape and size, sweet head and expression, good front and forechest for age, super clean neck and level topline, lovely rear assembly with neat straight hocks, moved well, very promising. 2 Eldred’s Derdledash Shining Star 3 McPherson’s Lowcaster Returns To Brumberhill

PB (4) 1 Mathews’s Sonham Saucy Saffron. Super solid puppy who showed her head off, lovely shape and size, sweet head with well placed ears, super neck into well laid shoulders, good front and forechest for age, kept topline on the move, excellent quarters and rear pasterns. 2 Wills’s Kasalane Symphony. Not as settled as winner but sound when settled, shown in excellent coat and condition, pretty head and expression, balanced outline, lovely feet and good depth of body for age, good topline and strong rear pasterns. 3 Seath’s Glowing Topaz At Sunsong.

JB (12) 1 Sonham Saucy Saffron. 2 Gibson’s Allfreys Cordelia. Carrying top weight which slightly spoilt outline, super construction with lovely balanced head to body which was of correct length, excellent front and rear assembly. Reachy neck and level topline. Super jacket and sound, close decision. 3 Rowe’s Boloria Nice’n Spicy

YB (6) 1 Pughe and Fraser’s Bystock Tina Turner. super shape and size, good head with well placed ears, ample forechest, front legs could be a shade straighter, super neck into well placed shoulders, correct length of body with good ribs and level topline, pleasing quarters, sound, shown in good jacket. 2 Hutchings’s Collidach Brook Ling. super to go over, lovely head with dark expressive eyes, strong clean neck, ribs well back with level topline and strong loin, excellent muscled quarters with correct tail carriage, showed well, would have liked tighter feet. 3 Nichols’s Collidach Paige Turner

PGB (15) 1 McPherson and Paterson’s Brumberhill Biscotti (AI). Needs to settle but makes a lovely shape, pretty head with lovely eye and ears, ample forechest with neat front and tight feet, super neck and clean shoulders, level topline, excellent hindquarters and rear pasterns, super harsh jacket, considered her for top honours. 2 Mathews’s Wyeknot Come Fly With Me Over Sonham. Lovely breed type but preferred coat and quarters of winner, lovely feminine head and expression, super forechest and neat feet, reachy neck and good ribbing, correct topline and tail set, sound free mover. 3 Elderkine Rumours

LB (5) 1 McCalmont Silvae Sky Dancer. Super bitch who stood out in this class, loved her head and expression, excellent balanced outline, correct front and rear assembly, lovely feet and bone, super topline and ribs, correct tail carriage, excellent coat and very sound. RCC but really pushed her sister hard for CC. 2 Clayton-Smith’s Cairparavel Kiss From A Rose JW. Not coat or feet of winner but still a lovely example of the breed, sweet head correct eye and ears, good width of forechest, super clean neck and neat elbows, kept topline on the move, good quarters, showed and moved well. 3 Rowe’s Boloria’s Miss Dior

OB (7) 1 McCalmont’s Ch Silvae Fan Dancer. Just adored this bitch, so full of quality, the most appealing head, lovely expressive eyes and well placed ears, excellent front assembly with ample forechest and bone, tight feet, correct set on of neck into clean shoulders and neat elbows, lovely substance and condition giving correct ribbing and topline, well developed rear with strong pasterns. Shown in excellent coat and so sound. BCC and BOB. 2 Moore and Downes’s Megline Bohemian Rhapsody (imp Rom). Lovely honest bitch hard to fault, feminine head and sweet expression, super outline, she has good front and rear construction with a level topline and correct tail carriage, moved well, not coat of winner. 3 Binks’s Tannahill Paris

Vet B (4) 1 Howlett and Prowting’s Boloria’s Arabella. Super bitch doesn’t show her age, shown in excellent coat and condition, head of good proportions, ample bone and forechest, balanced body of good substance, strong quarters and moved well, BV. 2 Eldred’s Bramalodge Amiety At Derdledash. Another good example of the breed, sweet head, good bone and strong neck into well placed shoulders, level topline and well bent stifles, good harsh coat and showed well. 3 Clayton-Smith’s Boloria’s April Fool At Cairparavel