Paignton & District Fanciers' Association

Smooth Haired Dachshund : Jun D/B (3-1abs) : 1 & R.B.B. Hunt’s Carpaccio Faberge, scores highly for her head, strong in jaw with good dentition, well set ears & lovely almond eye, she has well balanced front & in good body, top line strong with well set tail, gleaming coat which is dense & of correct texture, moved extremely well both fore & aft. She was giving her handler a hard time on the stack today ; 2 & B. PuppyStark’s Adverbs Won Vision Of Gobannium, this young b still only a puppy, liked her a lot for balance, good head, neck & shoulders, body just developing, strong well defined quarters, excellent coat & condition, tail well set & carried, has good shape of feet, promising youngster.

Open D (4-2abs) : 1 & B.D. Hunt’s Ch. Lauralee Huckleberry Finn At Carpaccio JW, 2 yr old male who is masculine but not heavy in any way, has the conical shaped head with good strong jaw, well set eye & ears, clean neck & out line of body, good top & under lines, in excellent body condition, his quarters are well set apart & tail carried correctly on move, good coat & condition, well shaped feet ; 2 Jeffery’s Carpaccio Swan Song at Addax Sh.CM, 5 yr old male who is of pleasing balance & has a good out line on stack, not the ground coverage on move of 1 today. Has a very nice head & almond shaped eye, well set arch of neck to good front, firm in top line & in good body, correct shape of feet, well set tapering tail, moved soundly. 

Open B (2) : 1 & B.O.B. Mitchell’s Ch. Cedavoch Solar Storm At Bronia 2 & 1/2 yr old b, particularly liked her feminine size & is so well balanced in profile when stacked she then moves with such precision both fore & aft & stands herself to present that perfect balanced profile. Conical in head with almond eye, well set ears, correct neck & most perfect shoulder & upper arm, in excellent body condition, loved her top & under line, correct in feet & tail, dense coat & in gleaming hard condition. Delighted to watch her take group 4 in strong competition ; 2 Jones’s Adverbs Lexi Get Fizzical JW Sh.CM, another pleasing b who has a balanced head, good eye & ear, has good rib & firm in loin, well set tail & carried correctly, at times a little too relaxed on stack, comes together when she moves, good coat & well muscled.

Mark Ord (Judge)