Longhaired Dachshund Club

CRITIQUE FOR THE LONGHAIRED CLUB OPEN SHOW

Saturday 19th April 2025

Miniature Longhaired Dachshunds

All hounds, including Dachshunds, should be fit, with robust muscle, not fat. Some of the dogs here were a little disappointing as they were probably correct for size but would have weighed rather heavy on the scales and my placings reflected that.

The floor was a little slippery and some of the dachshunds managed to cope better than others when moving.

Baby Puppy Dog (2 Entries)

1st & Best Baby Puppy = Drady’s Indiko Fire and Ice

What a promising little gem this 4 ½ month old cream baby is and what a bright future he must have. Beautiful head shape with dark almond eye. Excellent front and rear angulation with good bone throughout. Super topline with slight arch over the loin. Moved very well and so sound for one so young. (Including the cheeky roll over too)!

2nd = Cox’s Cheritondax Malbec

Shaded red just a few days older than the winner. Attractive, well-shaped head with excellent strong underjaw. A little longer on the leg than 1st but his front and rear angulation is developing. He still needs to develop through his forechest (of course, he is just a baby) but he has all the basic framework there to develop on.

Minor Puppy Dog (3 Entries)

1st & Res BD & BPIB & BPIS = Brown’s Dolyharp Rossini At Garbosa

This quality, almost 7 months old cream puppy just stole my heart. Correct size, Height to length ratio was spot on, with just the right amount of ground clearance. Excellent angulation front and rear. Level topline with slight arch over his short strong loin. Well ribbed back. Broad, well knuckled feet. Correct set on to his tail. Moved with drive from the rear and excellent front extension. Sound as a bell. I was delighted to watch him go BPIS. Well done!

2nd = Fairchild’s Restinim Mr Pip

This black and tan, 8 months old boy was giving his handler a hard time! Once he settles, he should do well as he was nicely made all through. Beautiful shape to his head with powerful underjaw and dark almond eye. Excellent forechest. Lovely topline and tail set. Moved well. Just needs to use himself to best advantage.

3rd = Hayward-Barnsdale & Barnsdale’s Chriskims Gold Fever

Puppy Dog (3-2 Entries)

1st = May’s Scrumptious Red On The Dot

This 10 month old red boy stood alone. He had a super head shape with dark attractive eye and lovely expression. Good height to length ratio. Fair prosternum, excellent layback of shoulder and upper arm. Excellent feet. Just needs to develop through his ribcage to finish the picture. Moved well in profile. Sound behind.

Junior Dog (2-2 Entries)

Post-Grad Dog ( 2-1Entries)

1st = Roberts’ Dwtidachs Great Days

Cream boy with much to like. Loved his expression, his well-balanced head and super dark almond eye. Punishing underjaw. Fair length of neck. Correct angulation front and rear. Short strong loin. Broad, well knuckled feet. Would present a better picture on the move with a little more control.

Limit Dog (4-3 Entries)

1st = Stevens’ Dolyharp Amadeus at Sidburyhill

Attractive, well-balanced head on this black and tan boy who is nicely made through the body with fine angulation and good ribbing. Prominent forechest. Enough ground clearance. Would prefer a little more length to his neck. Moved OK.

Open Dog (4-1 Entries)

1st & BD & BOB = Phillips’ Ch Summerview Hello Hugo (JW)

I judged this quality black and tan boy as a 6 month old, and I said then that he had great promise. I was delighted that forecast came true, and he has matured into a typy, good moving, sound dog, who is just my cup of tea. Super head and expression. Best of necks let into well laid shoulder with correct return of upper arm. Flows through the body to strong rear quarters which he used on the move. Well ribbed back. Correct loin. Put it all together and you have a sound moving dog with extension in front and soundness on the up and back. Presented in immaculate coat and condition. Delighted to have the opportunity to have hands on him again.

2nd = Drady’s Tolberg Black Adder At Indiko

Black and cream - Another quality boy, not much between 1st and 2nd, this boy was a shade shorter coupled than the winner. Loved his head and expression. Good length of neck. Well laid back shoulder and upper arm. First class topline. Excellent prosternum. Moved well in profile and was so sound coming and going.

3rd = Poole’s Findowrie The Fusileer

Veteran Dog (1-1 Entry)

Baby Puppy Bitch (2 Entries)

1st = Drady’s Indiko Eternal Flame

Sweet black and cream baby, litter sister to the Best Baby Puppy Dog, beaten by her brother for Best baby. Feminine head. Good length of neck. Excellent topline. Fair angulation in front and developing nicely through the rear. Nice feet. Moved well in profile and ok on the up and back.

2nd = Horbulewicz’s Grondhale Valley of Lilly

This girl was built on a much finer frame than the winner. Longer on the leg and with more length through the ribbing and loin. But she has good foundation on which to build. Babies of this age can change so much.

Minor Puppy Bitch (6-1 Entries)

This was a lovely class of promising puppies. It will be very interesting to see how they develop in the coming years.

1st & BPB = Poole’s Findowrie Elana Rose

Quality black and tan girl who had the best front in the class. Good length of neck let into well laid-back shoulder and upper arm to match. Good ribbing. Strong loin. Well angulated rear quarters. Correct set on to her tail. Broad feet. Put down in gleaming condition. Moved with drive in profile and sound on the up and back. Should have an excellent future.

 2nd = Stevens’ Sidburyhill Songbird

This pretty petite girl was sired by the limit dog winner, and was close up to the winner of this class, with many of the same attributes. So well balanced and she had an excellent topline and correct ground clearance. Moved well in profile and was sound coming and going.

3rd = Cox’s Dolyharp Grace Kelly at Cheritondax

Puppy Bitch (4-2 Entries)

1st = Mason’s Crownlakes Million Dreams

Pretty, well balanced head on this lovely correct size red girl. Dark almond eye and excellent underjaw. Correct length to height ratio with good ribbing and excellent short strong loin. Nice feet. Moved as I knew she would. Kindly handled to her best advantage.

2nd = Phillips’ Summerview Midnight Sky

This black and tan girl was reserve in the previous class. She has an excellent head, a lovely outline with a good front and the best of toplines. A super coat which was presented beautifully. Just needs to tighten up a little to complete the picture.

Junior Bitch (9-2 Entries)

This was another lovely class of upcoming youngsters. On another day, they could all change places.

1st BB & B Opp Sex = Holtom’s Rivandell Nymphadora

This cream girl was super quality. She had the most feminine, well shaped head with dark almond eye. Excellent expression. Balanced angulation for front and rear. Super topline with underline to match. She moved sound and parallel coming and going and had good drive from the rear in profile. No hesitation in awarding her BB and she was close up behind the dog for BOB. Well done!

2nd = Tubb’s Westwillow Sweet Pea

This cream girl was also from the top drawer. My hands just flowed over her and she moved with drive and soundness. First-rate front angulation with super topline. I was nit-picking between these two girls and simply preferred the head on the winner. No disgrace to be 2nd.

3rd = Aneke’s Dachadam Hopes and Dreams

Post-Grad Bitch (9-3 Entries)

1st = Holtom’s Rivandell Nymphadora

(As Before)

2nd = Westaway’s Abbilis Maleficent at Treranch

Red girl with attractive, well-balanced head and strong underjaw. Dark almond eye. Long neck let into well laidback shoulder. Correct topline with rise over her strong loin. Good height to length ratio. Broad feet. Moved very sound and with good reach in front and drive from behind.

3rd = Norris’ Criscan Que Paso

Limit Bitch (2-2 Entries)

Open Bitch (7-3 Entries)

1st = Mason’s Crownlakes Queen Bee (JW)

Beautiful coat condition on this pretty, well-balanced black and tan girl who never put a foot wrong. I liked her front angulation with a rear to match. Excellent prosternum. Correct height to length ratio with enough ground clearance. Moved out well in front and sound as a bell behind.

2nd = Drady’s Tolberg Cream Surprise At Indiko

This feminine, pretty, balanced girl was the dam of the two baby puppy winners, and I can see where they got their quality from. She is a little out of coat at the moment, but that just showed up so many of her nice features. Balance, topline, prosternum, ribbing, strength of loin, all there to see and enjoy. She moved sound on the up and back and reached out well in profile.

3rd = Poole’s Ch Findowries Finesse

Veteran Bitch (3 Entries)

1st & Res BB & BV = Mason’s Ch Tolberg Beez Kneez at Teckeltown

At almost 8 years old, this lovely red girl showed that veterans of this age can still show some of the youngsters a thing or two! Put down to perfection (as always by her handler) she has a lovely balanced outline. Pretty head and expression. Good prosternum and super topline. Ribbing extended well back to her strong loin and she used it all to advantage on the move. In the challenge she was handled by another, her experience showing that she knew exactly what to do, and when to do it! Just couldn’t be denied her Reserve BB. A credit to her owner.

2nd = Westaway’s Abbilis Jive Talking at Treranch (VW)

Feminine 9 year old shaded red girl that I would have loved to have seen in her prime. Strong underjaw on her correct shaped head and eye. Correct height to length ratio. Very shapely and with a strong topline. Prominent forechest. Good ribbing into short loin. Nice feet. Moved out well and was sound on the up and back.

3rd = Sainsbury’s Ridgegrove Constance at Boscolla

Ann Beckett-Bradshaw