National Terrier Club

I really enjoyed judging the breed today. There were a lot of quality exhibits and some close decisions. I was particularly pleased with my bitch line up and could happily have given a CC to any one of them. This bodes very well for the breed. Well done all of you.

BEST OF BREED : 786 GRETTON, Ms Sharon & BELL, Mr Ian Elantiz Verde

Dog CC : 786 GRETTON, Ms Sharon & BELL, Mr Ian Elantiz Verde

Res Dog CC : 788 HARRISON, Mrs R A & INETT, Miss Dawn & PAGE, Mrs K Winflash Feather Furever

Bitch CC : 794 INETT, Miss D H & HARRISON, Mrs R A Ragus A Fine Romance

Res Bitch CC : 783 BRACKNER, Mr Barry Ragus Sunday Girl For Brupurhat

Best Puppy : 783 BRACKNER, Mr Barry Ragus Sunday Girl For Brupurhat

Best Veteran : 800 OSTERMANN, Ms D Ch Ch Ch Kivamynk Thyme To Be Hot (Imp) Aus (Imp)

Best Special Beginner : 802 PERLICH, Mrs Laura Ragus That's My Story

SBD/B (2 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 802 PERLICH, Mrs Laura Ragus That's My Story, 8 month old Puppy, well boned, head well developed for age, well set ears. Body should come with maturity. Good tail carriage, well presented. Showed well.

VD/B (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 800 OSTERMANN, Ms D Ch Ch Ch Kivamynk Thyme To Be Hot (Imp) Aus (Imp), 13 year old, amazing for his age! Good bone strong skull, correct size and carriage of ears. Liked his spring and length of rib. Moved well, enjoying his day.

MPD (4 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 790 HAYNES, Mr Alan Alantro Solid Step, 2 beautiful puppies. 1 just had the edge on shortness of back and being a bit more controlled on the move. Strong head, neat well placed ears. Lovely correct eye, dark eye rim making the eye look larger than it is, beautifully presented. Just needs to develop a bit more spring of rib. Moved well both ways.

2nd: 785 GRAVES, Mrs N C Pipsacre Wasn't Me, Unlucky to meet 1, just a bit longer cast and tail not so strait. Scores on spring of rib and bone over 1. Another lovely strong head, dark eye, fabulous expression, correct ears. Loved both of them.

3rd: 802 PERLICH, Mrs Laura Ragus That's My Story

Res: 795 MCLAUGHLIN, Mrs M E Brickin Walking On Air To Barwest

PD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 810 WEBSTER, Ms L Brancova's Isle Of Harris, 2 very similar puppies, preferred overall balance and tail set of 1. A little rangy, hopefully will body up with age. Good length of neck, nice head. Balanced on the move. Showed well.

2nd: 793 INETT, Miss D H & HARRISON, Mrs R A Carradine Castaway, just a little longer cast than 1, also a little rangy, needing to body up although has a bit more spring of rib than 1. Scored in hind quarters over 1 and slightly preferred his head and expression. Showed well. Dark eye, correct ears.

JD (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 803 RUSSELL, Mr Harry Thomas Casahasabi Lick Of Paint, Another quality exhibit, short and cobby, well carried tail. Strong head with correctly placed ears and dark eye. Good harsh coat, well presented. Balanced on the move and showed well. 

PGD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 799 OSTERMANN, Ms D Ragus Pearl Fisher, Quite a difficult decision between 1 and 2. Good coat texture, not the spring of rib of 2 but good tail carriage, strong well proportioned head, lovely eye and ear. Adequate angulation.

2nd: 775 ARMSTRONG, Miss J & EGGINTON, Mr Ben Ragus Blue Steel, Amazing bone for his size but not coarse, Just lacked angulation front and rear. Good spring of rib. Would prefer stronger muzzle.

LD (1 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 786 GRETTON, Ms Sharon & BELL, Mr Ian Elantiz Verde, A fabulous dog, one I have judged and loved before. A treat to go over. One of the soundest movers today. Fabulous head and expression, good length of neck and upper arm, short back, so well balanced and angulated. Cobby, low to ground, good bone. DCC & BOB

OD (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 788 HARRISON, Mrs R A & INETT, Miss Dawn & PAGE, Mrs K Winflash Feather Furever, Not quite as sound on the move as 2 but loved his head and expression, Short back, reasonable spring of rib, great bone, low to ground, shown in good coat. Prefer more angulation both ends. RCC

2nd: 797 MORRIS, Mrs Amee Caitlin & REID, Mr Jonathan Brickin Blame The Game, lost out on head and expression to 1 but scored in movement, a little longer in back than 1, prefer more length of neck, well set ears. Shown in good coat.

MPB (5 Entries) Abs: 0 What a lovely class! All 5 were lovely quality puppies.

1st: 808 TATE, Mrs K & DRAGON, Miss Oliwia Jaeva Joy Ride, just had the edge on showmanship, coat texture and body tone, short backed, cobby, low to ground, lovely neat short hocks. Good spring of rib. Fabulous head for age, beautifully balanced. Moved out well. 

2nd: 792 HORSEWOOD, Mr Mrs Miss I C T Sunny Summer Holiday By Trrutillian, Another with a lovely head for her age and beautifully balanced. Also short and cobby, just needs to settle on the move.

3rd: 779 ARMSTRONG, Miss J & LAWRANCE, Miss Pauline Elantiz Butter Would't Melt

Res: 806 STEVENSON, Mrs Jill Brickin Shadow Chaser

VHC: 805 SMITH, Mrs A Javidel Never Miss A Beat

PB (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 783 BRACKNER, Mr Barry Ragus Sunday Girl For Brupurhat, A little cracker! A very typy, pretty feminine bitch, very well balanced, beautiful eye. Short backed, good length of neck, well carried tail. Not quite the bone of 2, well presented. RCC & BP

2nd: 776 ARMSTRONG, Miss J & EGGINTON, Mr Ben Elantiz The Seasons Diamond, Another lovely puppy, just lost out in upper arm and expression to 1. Beautifull coat, well presented, just played up on the move.

JB (4 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: 781 BATEY, Mrs D Contilly Parting Shot, Lovely strong head, good width of skull, correct ears and dark eye, strong muzzle. Harsh coat well presented, more compact than 2, moved and showed well

2nd: 791 HAYNES, Mr Alan & PRIOR, MR Matt Trouble And Chaos, a pretty bitch, a little longer cast than 1 and not the strength of muzzle, however she scored in bone over 1, well presented in a harsh coat, good tail carriage. Showed well, not the hind angulation of 1 which showed in her topline.

Class 272 PGB (4 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: 809 TINSLEY, Mr D Javidel Talk The Talk, a very typy bitch, lovely shape and make, compact and strong, yet feminine, well balanced, short and cobby, good spring of rib, nice bone. In good coat well presented, moved well.

2nd: 798 MORRIS, Mrs Amee Caitlin & REID, Mr Jonathan Alantro Botanical Jewel, not the spring of rib of 1 and a little longer cast. Good bone, good length of neck, good stop. Showed well.

3rd: 796 MITCHELL, Miss Elaine Javidel Miss Marple At Swalefield

Class 273 LB (4 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 794 INETT, Miss D H & HARRISON, Mrs R A Ragus A Fine Romance, A close decision between 1 and 2, well up to size but had the edge on movement over 2. Lovely tail, good harsh coat, well presented, preferred her strength of head and expression, nice bone, rib could be longer. The best mover here today. Pleased to award her the CC.

2nd: 780 BATEY, Mrs D Contilly Smoke And Burn, Unlucky to meet 1, a lovely size, just didn’t stride out as well as 1, shorter and more compact than 1, tail well carried, fabulous harsh coat, not the front construction of 1.

3rd: 777 ARMSTRONG, Miss J & LAWRANCE, Miss Pauline Elantiz I Am Who I Am

Class 274 OB (3 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: 778 ARMSTRONG, Miss J & LAWRANCE, Miss Pauline Elantiz Autumnal Spice, another close decision between 1 and 2. Both short and compact but also short in rib and a bit lacking in muzzle. Won on movement and length of neck over 2

2nd: 804 SMITH, Mrs A Javidel Pillow Talk, Another short cobby, typy bitch, preferred her coat to 1. 

3rd: 782 BELL, Miss Sa & BELL, Ms DS Dorinor Royal Maid