Midland Counties Scottish Terrier & West Highland White Terrier Club

Midland Counties Scottish Terrier & West Highland White Terrier Club

Open Show – 31st August 2024

West Highland White Terrier

PD (2,0)

1. Burns’ Burneze Reach For The Stars. Two very different pus challenged in this class. My winner was this boy just coming up to 8 mths. Quite raw and a scopey pup and will be interesting to see him in a year or so. Muscular neck, firm topline, rib developing well and tail of good set and carriage. Masculine head with dark expressive eyes, ears set on well and excellent dentition. Soundly constructed, standing well naturally in front on good feet. Gaiting freely on the down and back and eye catching on the go around. Reserve Best Dog & Best Puppy in Breed.

2. Stankiene & Stankus’ Forest Sprite Whisper Dusk via Vivolunar (Imp Pol). Sturdy 10 mth old pup, carrying good bone and good musculature. He pleased in outline with neck of correct length to balance, firm topline and tail of good carriage but just a tad longer in loin. Nicely proportioned head with good skull, eyes of good colour and placed well apart and small ears of good placement. Good quality jacket and presentation. Couldn’t quite match the winner on the move. Well handled.

PGD (3,2)

1. Vsyniauskiene’s Harvey Baltoji Aurora at Cherryleague. 2 yr old who presented a pretty good outline with neck of correct length to give balance, compact body with level back and tail pleased for both set and carriage. When hands on I would have liked a little more length through the ribbing. Masculine headpiece of pleasing proportions, expressive dark eyes which are placed wide apart and ears set on well. Could use more angulation in the rear but he moved pretty well all through and with good carriage.

LD (2,0)

1. Szulzycka’s Querubin New Gryffindor. This 2 yr old was a delight to go over and so very well handled here. All male, he appealed for overall type and presented a very good outline with muscular neck of correct length to balance, firm level topline, excellent ribbing, short in the couplings and tail pleased for both set and carriage. Quality head and expression, super eye and ear and excellent dentition. He stands well naturally in front and certainly didn’t disappoint when gaiting; moving freely with particularly good rear action and using himself as he goes. Good quality jacket. Best Dog. Unfortunately he was unable to challenge for BOB as he was competing in the Group at City of Birmingham.

2. Goodwin-Nolan’s Mac Too Hi Ho Silver. 5 yr old carrying good bone who presented a pleasing outline with muscular neck of correct length to balance, level topline, short through the loin and tail of good carriage. Masculine head with slight dome to skull, dark eyes which are placed well apart and correct scissor bite. He moved pretty well all through but winner had the edge. Lacking undercoat right now and presentation not quite that of 1.

MPB (3,1)

1. Bouwhuis’ Krisma Finishing Touch for Llovall. This was another class where two very different pups competed. This 8 mth old came out on top, scoring here for overall type and construction. Super neck, topline still to settle, pleasing rib development for age and tail pleased for set and carriage. Feminine head with good proportions, eyes of good colour and placement, small ears set on well and excellent dentition. Very nice front assembly. Really moves out on the go around with such good drive from the rear. Good jacket. Best Puppy Bitch.

2. Stankiene & Stankus’ Miss Eris Whisper Dusk via Vivolunar (Imp Pol). 8 mth old who is more compact than the winner. She has a pretty good neck, short level back, pleasing rib and tail of good set and carriage. Nicely proportioned, feminine headpiece with eyes of good colour and small ears of correct placement. When gaiting, she goes more than ok all through but winner did have the edge.

PGB (3,0)

1. Stankiene & Stankus’ Vivolunar Impres Me. A somewhat varied class which saw this 18 mth old come out on top. She pleased for size, carries good bone and presented a nicely balanced outline. Muscular neck, compact through the body with firm topline, pretty good ribbing and tail of good carriage. Well proportioned head with feminine expression; eyes of good colour which are placed sufficiently wide apart and ears of good set. Pleasing angles front and rear and was particularly well made in the rear. Jacket of good texture. Well handled.

2. Vsyniauskiene’s Nina Ricci Blataj at Cherryleague. This 18 mth old is rather petite in comparison to the others in this class but she pleased for outline with good neck, compact body with level back and tail good for both set and carriage. Feminine head of pleasing proportions and expressive eyes of good colour. She stands somewhat wider in front and this reflects on the move but she went well on the go around and is good when going away. Pleasing jacket and another well handled here.

3. Bartley’s Atelib Enigma Code

LB (6,4)

1. Britten’s Krisma Winter Sun. 21 mth old who is yet to fully mature but she greatly appealed and was so good hands on. I thought her an excellent type and she pleased in outline with neck of correct length to balance, firm level topline, super ribbing, short muscular loin and tail good for both set and carriage. Beautiful headpiece, full of femininity with good proportions, the best of eyes and ears, strength through the jaws, scissor bite and excellent pigmentation. Soundly built both front and rear, standing on good feet, and moving true when coming and going and using herself on the go around. Harsh jacket of excellent presentation. Best Bitch and Best of Breed.

2. Bartley’s Atelib Top Notch Jewel. This 3 yr old carries good bone and presented a pleasing outline with muscular neck of correct length, short back with firm topline, ribbed well back and tail of good carriage. Feminine head with slight dome to skull, expressive eyes of good colour and placement, small ears set on well and correct dentition. When gaiting, she moves out well when viewed in profile and is nice and firm in the rear but just a tad wider when coming towards. Pretty good coat and presentation.

OB (1,0)

1. Storey’s Ch Lizandycris The New Hope for Nossimp. Quality 2 yr old, standing alone here but more than worthy of company. She appealed for type and presented such a good outline with a muscular neck of correct length, compact body with firm topline, excellent ribbing, lovely short loin and tail pleased for both set and carriage. Most attractive head and expression; slight dome to skull, distinct stop, dark eyes of good placement in the skull, small ears of good set, scissor bite and very good pigmentation. Carrying good bone, she stands nice and straight in front on good feet. Moving well all through with excellent carriage. Quality jacket and presentation. Reserve Best Bitch and Reserve Best of Breed.

Judge: Tim Ball