Dachshund Club Of Wales

Dachshund Club Of Wales 2 nd February 2020

I would like to start by thanking the Club for inviting me to judge Miniatures Dachshunds and also BIS and Varieties.

My thanks are also extended to the exhibitors for entering and giving me the opportunity to judge their dogs at this

very friendly, and well organised, show. The varying light made it a little difficult at times to see everything I needed

to meaning that I had to look longer than perhaps I would normally.

I was looking for a dog with the correct overall construction, correct muscular power and a correct bite to enable the

dog to complete the function that it was originally bred for. However I did find a few with shorter muzzles to back

skull proportions spoiling that conical effect from above, a few with rounded eyes and lacking in the length and angle

of upper arm. Weights on the whole were very good with just a couple of bitches topping the scales after what was

either a litter or a phantom.

Best In Show – a lovely line up to choose from making for some close decisions but I finally gave the nod to;

Lewis’ Trixhund Hi De Hi J.W, S/LH who was turned out in excellent condition and moved very soundly around the

ring. Liked the head proportions, sufficient neck length with strength, good lay to front assembly with prominent

keel, and well ribbed back. Nice depth of body with sufficient ground clearance, strong & well boned front legs &

good feet, nice underline & topline into a good croup and tail set. Used her nicely angled rear end to advantage on

the move.

Reserve Best In Show – Dances Ch. Emen Constance Sunshine JW. who pushed the Standard very hard for the top

spot. Very smart M/WH whose head proportions were pleasing, good length & strength of neck into a well laid

shoulder & correct return of upper arm. Nicely boned throughout and good feet, good harsh coat, well ribbed back

with correct length loin and good for body depth. Nice over the croup into good rear angles and moved out soundly.

Best Puppy In Show – McCalmonts Silvae Fan Dancer – gorgeous S/WH bitch puppy giving a super overall picture

and moved out soundly for her age. Good head planes & bite, correct neck with strength into well laid shoulders

with good return of upper arm & ample breastbone. Well ribbed back with correct length of loin, lovely depth for

age and good under line and top line into correctly angled rear quarters used to advantage on the move.

Reserve Best Puppy In Show – Worswicks Dolyharp Sonatina – M/LH who was my BP and BOB. She has the sweetest

expression, dark eyes and lovely head planes. Neck of sufficient length but with strength, nicely angled front

quarters, good in bone & feet, she holds a good topline & is well ribbed back with correct length of loin, a good

underline with clearance and good from croup to tail. Rear quarters of good angulation, a steady mover for age.

Miniature WH

Puppy D/B (3,0abs)

1 st Kilroy – Blackvein Princess At Janacop; Very smart youngster, good in head with good length of neck, has

yet to strengthen a touch more. Lovely lay of shoulder & return of upper arm, good depth for age, well ribbed back

into nice length loin, slight rise over back & coming into a well rounded rump and sound on the move BPIB

2 nd Mullen – Rozelle Kamiras’s Year; another smart youngster and a lot of the comments above apply here but I

just felt that I would prefer slightly better rear action and that the back skull needed to finish a touch more. However

a lot can happen as maturity comes to these youngsters.

3 rd Watkins – Blackvein Marchioness

Junior D/B (5,0abs)

1 st Mills – Middleton Hunt At Oniasid; smart red with good coat but slightly lacking furnishings. Good head

planes of equal proportions, nice length & strength to neck, clean & well angled front, good depth and underline

with clearance, well ribbed back & correct length of loin and well held topline ,nice rounded rear quarters and

moved out soundly here. RBOB

2 nd Hoopers – Ravensbeech Rainshadow; close decision between these two & another with good head planes,

nice in neck for length & strength, clean forequarters with sufficient depth & well ribbed back. Good topline held

moving into nicely angled rear quarters & good feet she moved out well.

3 rd Mullen – Rozelle Kamiras’s Year

Post Grad D/B (3,0abs)

1 st Howells – Blackvein Vixen At Fallowmill; Felt that just a touch more leg & clearance would finish the picture,

a good length of body which was well ribbed back with a nice length of loin. Nice in head but a tad more back scull

would finish, neck of length & strength into a clean and well angled front & well ribbed back. Good rear angles but

had the tendency to stand a wee bit close behind.

2 nd Clares – Drakesleat Helen Back To Mabellene; more rangy, lengthy bitch with good depth and clearance,

good lay of shoulder & return of upper arm but not quite the cleanlines in front of 1 st . Long ribbing into good croup

& rear angulation, moved out well.

3 rd Kilroy – Blackvein Cupid At Janacop

Limit D/B (2,0abs)

1 st Mullen – Starhill Flirty Girty; Preferred the rear movement of this bitch and the shape of her eye. Good for

head shape with sufficient length & strength of neck, nicely laid shoulder blades & return of upper arm & correct leg

length. Well ribbed back with nice loin into decent croup & good rear angles. Just a touch of a rise over the top line

needed to finish the picture.

2 nd Clare – Lordscairnie Love God; thought this male might have been my winner here but felt that he needed

to drive a wee bit more from the rear & not as clean under the hand as 1 st . Good head planes but felt his eye shape

could be a touch better, good for length & breadth of neck, has body depth & ribbed back, loin and croup OK but

perhaps a touch more roundness over the rear needed.

Open D/B (2,0abs)

1 st Dance – Ch. Emen Constance Sunshine JW; BOB and RBIS

2 nd Watkins – Brookliad Lady Morgan Le Fay Of Blackvein; bitch with good, equal head planes, sufficient length

and strength of neck, reasonably angulated front and rear, well ribbed back with nice length of loin and croup,

moved out reasonably well but just lacking the parallel hind movement.

Miniature LH

Puppy D/B (2,0abs)

1 st Worswick – Dolyharp Sonatina; BOB, BPIB & RBPIS

2 nd Wile- Xemxija Charm; a real little fidget here not wishing to show her charms. Nice in head proportions,

sufficient in neck for length & strength into nicely angled front but she needs to settle into this more especially on

the move. Acceptable in underline and depth and length of ribbing, loin length and croup but just needs to settle

into herself now.

Junior D/B no entries

Post Grad D/B (3, 1abs)

1 st Cox – Bronia Jelly Baby; I would prefer perhaps a touch more length of muzzle she has sufficient length of

neck with strength, shoulders well laid back with prominent breastbone & sufficient return of upper arm. Well

ribbed back with good loin, under line and top line OK although she would keep standing a bit rear high here. Good

for bone and feet, moved out well if just a touch close behind.

2 nd Latham-Jacskon – Urishay Heart N Soul; I would prefer slightly more refinement in her head, good neck for

length & strength, nice lay back of shoulder & upper arm, sufficient ribbing back & length of loin, well turned rear

quarters & nice for bone & feet. Could have been a touch tidier on the up and back here.

Limit D/B (2,0abs)

1 st Norris – Criscan Missmia; lovely head & expression on this bitch into a good length of neck. Lay of shoulder

good and the angle of the upper arm but was slightly tight to the body making her stand not quite true here.

Prominent breastbone, nice underline with sufficient clearance, good bone & feet, well ribbed back into good croup

& tail set. Moved out well & a close decision for BOB, gave her RBOB today.

2 nd Wallace – Willowheath Rebel Rock; slightly larger package here but a male and very similar remarks could

apply as with the 1 st in a lot of areas. Just felt that the back length & clearance was a little better on the 1 st with a

touch more balance evident. Overall angulation was good, long ribbing & croup to tail OK, stood back somewhat on

his feet dropping his angle of pastern.

Open D/B (2,1abs)

1 st Latham-Jackson; Dolyharp Purcell Of Urishay; nice lad with good head planes and strong bite into a neck of

sufficient length & strength. Good lay of shoulder & return of upper arm but just slightly tight fitting elbow to body.

Good in top and under line with sufficient clearance, nice set to croup and tail set into well angled rear quarters.

Good for bone & feet, moved out soundly.

Miniature SH

Puppy D/B (11,3abs)

1 st Dunhill – Gellijams Lady Of The Night; my notes say close decisions in this class but just felt that the clean

lines of 1 st was enough here. Overall good head planes & neck for length & strength into a well laid shoulder & a nice

return of upper arm. She has a prominent breastbone for age & good top & under lines with good clearance. Well

ribbed back, sufficient length of loin into a good croup & tail set. Moved out well for age.

2 nd Rose – Ardenrun Foolish Whisper; did wonder if this was my winner at first sight but preferred the clean

lines of the front of 1 st today. Nice for head & expression, good length neck of strength into a well laid front but at

this young age needs to settle into her front more. Nice length of back & ribbing, good in loin and croup with the

start of a nicely rounded rump & good rear angles. Moved out well.

3 rd Beer – Stargang Frankly Magic At Lowrider.

Junior D/B (4, 1abs)

1 st Dunhill – Gellijams Midnight Affair; litter brother to my puppy winner and for me quite raw still. Needs to

develop just a bit more width in front, has a nice head set, good for length of neck with sufficient strength into a

nicely laid shoulder blade & upper arm. Good for length of body & sufficient length of ribbing, good clearance under

and a good set of croup to tail. Needs to just tighten in back movement at present but in the challenge just felt that

he presented and moved himself a bit better than his litter mate. BPIB

2 nd Beer – Stargang Candy Stripes At Lowrider; would prefer a touch more muzzle depth at present but with a

nice length & strength of neck into an overall well angled front. Has a nice body length & ribbing, good under line &

clearance into a sufficient croup & tail set. Just needs to settle into her frame more and tighten on her feet &

movement.

3 rd Charlesworth – Keydax Peter Pan

Post Grad D/B (6,1abs)

1 st Hunt – Wolferlow George Brown At Carpaccio; level in head planes with a good neck of length & strength,

well laid shoulder blade & return of upper arm with prominent breast bone. Nice in length of back with good ribbing,

has the depth of body & clearance into nicely angled rear quarters. Correct over the croup & tail set but just stood

back a wee bit on pasterns here. Moved out soundly enough on nice feet but would prefer a touch more accuracy on

the up and back.

2 nd Rose- Pennydach Mystique; good in head planes & slight arch to neck which was of good length & strength.

Well laid shoulders & sufficient return of upper arm but elbows quite tight to body therefore legs slightly turned out.

Good in topline & sufficient length of ribbing, nice loin and reasonable croup to tail. Could have slightly cleaner

under lines, nicely angled rear quarters, moved out OK.

3 rd Beer – Charlinea Honeymoon Toast

Limit D/B (4, 0 abs)

1 st Ergis – Siouxline Rachel JW; good in head & depth of muzzle, nice bite, strength & length of neck but a

touch of throatiness. Well laid shoulder blades with a good return of upper arm & elbows set well, well ribbed back

and nice length of loin. Balanced top and under lines with clearance and good shape, well set tail . Curvy & strong

rear quarters made for quite sound movement .BOB

2 nd Rudkins - Dynastydax Tiger Lily; quite similar remarks could apply but not quite as straight in front moving

up and back here. Nice in head & expression, sufficient length of neck with strength, well angled front quarters and

good length of body & ribbing. Good in top and under line with clearance, nice rounded rump and rear angles, good

for bone & feet but nails just a touch long today.

3 rd Charlesworth – Keydax Leroy

Open D/B (6,0abs)

1 st Hunts – Carpaccio Clarice Cliff; good in head planes, expression & bite with a neck of length & strength with

slight arch. Well laid shoulder blades & good for return of upper arm and prominent breastbone. Good length of

back & well ribbed with nice loin, elbows set well and good under line with sufficient clearance . Nice croup set to

tail and well angled rear quarters. Moved soundly but would prefer slightly tidier on the back end when moving.

RBOB

2 nd Dunhill – Shantallah Shady Lady At Gellijam; smart bitch with a good head & expression, nice bite has a

good neck with breadth. Well laid shoulder blades & good return of upper arm, well ribbed back with good length of

loin. Good topline & body length but sadly today her under line did not have the cleanest of lines. Nice set of croup

to her tail & well angled rear quarters. Moved out OK.

3 rd Zaive – Ch J LT Victorypaw Takara

AV Veteran (3,0abs)

1 st Latham-Jackon – Ch Urishay Sweet Pea; Miniature LH, she was good for head planes but age showing in her

bite now, nice in neck length & strength flowing into well laid shoulder blades & good return of upper arm. Good top

line with correct ribbing & loin, nice for under line with clearance and well angled rear quarters. Moved out well for

her age. BVIS

2 nd Davis – Corrinbar Midnight Moon; Good head planes & depth of muzzle, sufficient length & breadth of neck

into well laid shoulder blades & nice return of upper arm. Nice in top and under lines, sufficiently ribbed back with

nice length of loin, croup good and tail set and curvy rear quarters with good bone & feet.

3 rd Davis – Corrinbar Crystal Blue.

AV Dachshund Classes

AV Brace D/B (2,0abs)

1 st McCalmonts - Standard WH

2 nd Davis – Miniature LH

Two lovely sets of dogs but just felt that the SWH brace had the edge for type and movement on the day.

Special Beginners D/B (6,3abs)

1 st Wedge – Faulksfollie Miss Minaver At Dolans; S/LH nice in head & good neck into a decent front of good

angles with a good topline and sufficient clearance and underline, croup to tail appeared to drop a touch here today,

nicely angled rear quarters.

2 nd Frampton – Bramalodge Babooshka At Drakkina; S/WH who just lost out to 1 st on slightly better front

coming on the up and back but overall nicely angled front and rear and stands well on the rear, moved out OK.

3 rd Beer – Stargang Frankly Magic At Lowrider; MSH

Yearling D/B (9, 3abs)

1 st Matthews – Stanegate Billy The Kid At Sonham JW; S/WH smart male with nice head & good neck for length

& strength into a well laid front assembly. Nice in top line and good under line with clearance, nice bone and stood

on good feet, moved out well.

2 nd Stark – Adnerbs Won Vision Of Gobannium; S/SH another smart bitch of a nice overall shape who was nicely

angled front & back, decent topline ribbing and clearance but just preferred the males movement coming to me and

the croup and tail set.

3 rd Rose – Pennydach Mystique; MSH

Puppy Stakes D/B (11, 5abs)

1 st McCalmont – Silvae Sky Dancer; S/WH smart youngster and not the easiest decision between first two.

Later see litter sister to my BPIS who again has a well angled front and rear, moved out very smartly but just felt that

she needed to come together more into her frame as appeared to stand a little backend high here.

2 nd Kilroy – Blackvein Princess At Janacop; M/WH

3 rd Wedge – Dolan Dock Of The Bay; LH

Open Stakes D/B (7,3abs)

1 st McCalmont – Silvae Trade Secret; S/WH with a smart overall outline, good in head and strong neck flowing

into a well laid shoulder & return of upper arm. Good in top and under lines, with clearance, nice coat,good angels at

the rear, good bone & feet and moved out well to take this class.

2 nd Dance – Ch. Emem Summer Sunshine JW M/WH good in head & neck with strength flowing into a well laid

shoulder & good return of upper arm. Lovely in topline and good for under line and clearance with a nice overall

shape. Moved out well here but just preferred the front foot placement of the 1 st here.

3 rd Wedge – Peverleigh Auntumnal Louis At Dolans; LH

Judge – Ann Snelgrove