Wirehaired Dachshund Club

THE WIRE-HAIRED DACHSHUND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

30TH MARCH 2025

JUDGE – JULIET COOPER

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the exhibitors, officers and committee for giving me this opportunity. An emotional day for all, there were a few tears and there was plenty of laughter and good sportsmanship throughout the day, a very fitting tribute to the late secretary Ann Moore.

Superb rings made judging a joy.

Special thanks to Ian Seath and Sue Rollinson for stewarding all day, your efforts were much appreciated, as was the lovely lunch.

Exhibits were all in excellent condition, temperaments, as expected, were fantastic.

I found quite a variety in types as is the norm these days in all varieties. size was very varied, particularly in the bitches.

Coats have improved on a grand scale, as have the rear construction; all in all, I think the wires are in good shape.

Baby Puppy Dog or Bitch (5,1)

My first Baby puppy class and I was pleasantly surprised at how together they all were. 5-month-old litter mates, lovely confident babies.

1st: WILLS Kasalane Pietersite

The most mature of the tribe, as is usual with boys, firm topline for age, nice tight elbows, good shoulder placement, he has a good reach of neck and plenty of ribbing leading to strong rear, moved the best here, he will be one to watch.

2nd: WILLS Kasalane Amethyst

Best of the girls, although they will change places along the way, similar in make up to winner just rather loose at present. Again, outgoing and confident.

3rd: PUGHE & FRASER Kasalane Jade

Veteran Dog or Bitch (4,2)

Both in excellent shape and worthy champions.

1st: ROWE Ch Boloria's Trick or Treat JW VW - BVIB

A well-conditioned feminine girl still has lots to like. Super styled head, neck, strong topline, good front assembly good sweep of keel. Well off for ribbing. Lovely short hocks. She powers around the ring with purpose and drive.

2nd: ADAMS Ch Wyldertarn Shoot from the Hip JW

Again, close decision between these two champions, very different types. Good size, so well balanced, good angulations all through. Plenty of front and ribbing. Good strong topline and moving with drive.

Special Beginner Dog or Bitch (9)

Most mixed class, various ages and types, still a lot to choose from.

1st: HEALEY Vixendax Solstice

Two quite different types. Winner was better in head and topline, good coat, reasonable hindquarters. Steady on the move keeping a better outline.

2nd: SIEMSKI Wyldetarn Genesis

Not as strong in head or overall balance as one, good shoulder and front assembly, moved out well with good ground coverage.

3rd: CORNER Carcorn Chrissy's Girl

Minor Puppy Dog (2)

1st: DAVIES Atahira Finale

7 months quality puppy, excellent coat, good head, eye & very good quarters. Shoulders well angulated, good upper arm. Neat underline, and strong in top line for one so young. Moved with confidence and drive.

2nd: LOWE Harry M Windsor V H Ruwielse Land for Nasiriyah

Good head and front assembly held his shape and topline on the move. Neat underline well angulated behind and moves fairly true, just a little lose at present but time will be on his side.

Puppy Dog (4)

1st: PHILLIPS Tendrow Will To Succeed

And succeed he surely will! very much my type. Mature and confident just 9 months puppy, managed to steal the show. I could not fault with this boy today, Excellent coat, beautiful masculine head, eye and expression. Good length of neck excels in front assembly. Good length of back and ribbing, he has, powerful, well angulated rear and shows the strength in drive. Moves with ease and presence. Did everything right in a strong challenge to take CC and BOB.BP in show and BIS.

2nd: MCCALMONT Silvae Bystander

Close up to one, Masculine well-proportioned head with a keen eye and expression. Neck and front assembly good, top line and tail set correct. Plenty of strength in bone with well-padded feet. Moved out well both ways. Another with good prospects.

3rd: AKEHURST Tendrow Down to The Wire

Junior Dog (7,1)

1st: PHILLIPS Tendrow Rubens Hagrid

Still a puppy and a very good one. Excellent head, correct balance super eye and expression, strong neck flowing into well-constructed shoulders. Correct in top line with good underline. Liked his well angulated rear with short strong parallel hocks. He is well off for bone with neat compact feet. He showed good reach and drive, confident and mature. Close in the challenge, should do very well.

2nd: ROWE Boloria Goodnight Mr Tom JW

Quite similar in type to winner and has just as many attributes. A Handsome boy that fills the eye, strong masculine head, strong neck, lovely lay of shoulder, good front tight elbows, strong top line and outline. Preferred the more rounded hindquarters of winner.

3rd: MCCALMONT Covellyn's Cecil At Silvae ( Imp Che)

Yearling Dog (7)

1st: CHRISTIE Cloudside Valentino At Decalleigh

Very stylish male well balanced all through with lots to like. Shapely well chiselled head, good length of neck, again well-made shoulders, neat top and underline. Muscular hindquarters, strong easy movement. In Excellent coat. Has a bright future.

2nd: BINKS Tannahill Wild Day

Smaller type than winner but has just as many attributes. A Handsome boy that fills the eye, strong masculine head, strong neck, lovely lay of shoulder, good front tight elbows, strong top line and outline. Preferred the more rounded hindquarters of winner.

3rd: PRIOR COOPER Braithwell Branbling

Novice Dog (4)

1st: ADAMS Serengarth Bear with Me

Took reserve in the strong Junior class, more settled in this class keeping a better topline and steadier on the move.

2nd: CLAYTON-SMITH Cairparavel Hartnell

Honest workman like hound. Not the best top line on the move. Needs time to come together and fill out in front and rear.

3rd: HOWE Kissdach Cuba Libre at Bramalodge

Post Graduate Dog (2)

1st: FARRINGTON Dollydash Defender of Faith

Elegant type, super head and eye, cheeky expression. Good coat & bone. Shoulder & upper arm well placed correct angulations and strong top line. Nicely balanced in action, moves with verve and drive. Well shown.

2nd: BALDWIN Aventine Joss Merlyn

Good overall balance with correct shoulder and front assembly, moved out well with good ground coverage.

Limit Dog (10)

Super class of stallion hounds.

1st: AKEHURST Boloria All Spice

Strong contender, so balanced, good head, wonderful expression, good neck flowing into good shoulder and front assembly. Plenty of ribbing reaching well back, low to ground with neat underline. Well angulated hindquarters. Covers the ground with ease. A Neat, well made, not over exaggerated male.

2nd: MATTHEWS Sonham Firecracker

Different but stylish type, good quality with lots to like. Shapely well chiselled head, good length of neck, again well-made shoulders, neat top and underline. Muscular hindquarters, strong easy movement. In Excellent coat.

3rd: ADAMS Ellesophia Fly Me to the Moon JW

Open Dog (4,1)

Three very strong quality boys must surely influence the bree in the coming years.

1st: PRICE & HUTCHINGS Collidach Percy Cute at Samlane

Long admired this fella, Excellent coat, beautiful masculine head, eye and expression. Good length of neck excels in front assembly. Good length of back and ribbing, and what a lovely bottom he has, powerful, well angulated and shows the strength in drive RCC

2nd: HOWLETT & PHILLIPS Ch Tendrow Malibar JW

Young man already making his mark as a stud, such a great prospect. Hair splitting here as both top class. Strong masculine head, arched neck, lovely lay of shoulder , good front tight elbows, strong top line and outline. Preferred the hindquarters of winner. Great carriage and presence on the move, excellent coat, shown and presented to perfection.

3rd: NORMAN Silave State Secret

Champion Dog (2)

Both worthy of their titles,and looking at the quality here today, obviously making their mark.

1st: PHILLIPS Ch Royal Pepper's Vice Versa (Imp Fin)

I prefer his offspring for type, but he is still a quality lad. Good sized masculine type has correct front construction with prominent fore-chest and good shoulders. Well-off for bone and excellent feet, immaculately presented. Another that was sound moving

2nd: SEATH Ch Sunsong Dare to Dream

Excellent coat, beautiful masculine head, eye and expression. Good length of neck excels in front assembly. Good length of back and ribbing, strong well shaped rear, powerful, well angulated and shows the strength in drive. Moves with ease and presence.

Minor Puppy Bitch (3,1)

1st: BINKS Tannahill Lovely Day BPB

Cracking young lady, plenty of presence and well put together, a real baby with promise. Feminine well-proportioned head, correct eye and gentle expression. Good length, decent top line. Excellent feet. Stacked she has a pleasing outline. Coat texture is good, should do well.

2nd: SIRRELL Hopewood Dream Come True

Not yet the maturity of winner, good front and overall outline is in good proportion, moved well, preferred angulation and togetherness of winner.

Puppy Bitch (7,1)

1st: BINKS Tannahill Day by Day

Litter sister to minor puppy and almost identical, just felt her sister had a little more ring presence today, two lovely girls.

2nd: HEPNER THEODOROU & HEPNER CHAPMAN Clipperdown Vivien Leigh

A super girl with a lot of promise, just needs more confident handling and training has lots of promise particularly liked her shoulder and rear angulation, sweet head, good length of neck and firm topline. Plenty of ribbing. She is balanced all through and moves really well with reach and drive.

3rd: HUNT Bramalodge Boston Tea Party for Drakkina

Junior Bitch (6)

1st: HOWLETT & ROWE Boloria Oh Darling

I was told after judging I had given the dam of this bitch a CC!

Hard to fault, she is so well made and such a lovely type. Sweetest of heads, good neck, very well-made shoulders and front assembly. Excellent ribbing, good upper arm, tidy underline. Lovely hind quarters, well angulated but not exaggerated. Good coat. Tight well shaped feet and she can really cover the ground. In the challenge she settled down and pulled out the stops to take the CC.

2nd: ELLIS Vixendax Make Me a Winner

Feminine well-balanced head with strength in jaw. Correct in eye with a gentle expression. Reachy neck flowing into a well laid shoulder. Good in fore chest with tight elbows. Has good ribs are carried well back. Level in top line leading to well angulated rear. Moved out soundly and held a good profile going around

3rd: BEAGRIE Feldhund Show the Way

Yearling Bitch (8,1)

1st: ARTHURS Elderkine's Austen

Head is feminine and well balanced, lovely eye and expression, correct in body outline with good ribbing. Well angulated front and rear with short parallel hocks. Moved out soundly both ways and was well presented in excellent coat.

2nd: BEAGRIE Feldhund Show the Way

Very pretty bitch of good type. She had a good head, bone, feet and ribbing. She has a length of stride, holding a strong outline, balanced and true

3rd: BINKS Ut It Doarp Bonnie at Tannahill (Imp NLD)

Novice Bitch (6,1)

1st: MAE JONES & BATES Cloudside Venus with Derochaise

Up from reserve in previous class, good head, neck front and rear assembly. Good ribbing and underline. A little softer in coat and not the strength in drive, but sound and balanced all through.

2nd: HOWE Luna Eclipse at Bramalod.

Similar remarks to winner, good length, front and angulation, lacks strength in top line at present, and coat not at its best.

3rd: CLAYTON-SMITH Cairparavel Mary Quant

Post Graduate Bitch (9)

1st: GRAHAMS Boloria Wild Spice JW

Similar in type to many of today’s class winners, Quality youngster, excellent head, correct balance super eye and expression, strong neck flowing into well-constructed shoulders. Correct in top line with good underline. Liked her well-angulated rear with short strong parallel hocks. she showed good reach and drive, confident and mature.

2nd: CHAMBERS Hototo's Village Gossip

Close up to one, well-proportioned head with keen eye and expression. Neck and front assembly good, top line and tail set correct. Plenty of strength in bone with well-padded feet. Moved out well both ways. Another with good prospects.

3rd: WALLER Lallybrook Royale Toast

Limit Bitch (12)

Every judge has one class that makes you wobble, this was mine. My goodness, how heart-warming to find such an abundance of quality, very exciting and very encouraging. As with the males, I really was hair splitting.

1st: MCCALMONT Silvae Hallmark

Another of real quality from this kennel, put down to perfection, this bitch is in fine form. Quality exhibit throughout, strong yet feminine head with excellent eye and expression. Reachy neck, well laid shoulders with a well-developed fore chest. Top line and tail set correct; she is well developed in the rear with a well angulated stifle with short parallel hocks. Good bone with super feet. Her movement is a joy to watch first class. No disgrace taking RCC, pushed hard.

2nd: HUTCHINGS Collidach Raynee Day JW

Another oozing quality, very sound throughout, excels in front construction good angulation and easy movement. Easy on the hands and eye, not a lot to fault. With a little more push and presence will come out on top.

3rd: ROWE Boloria Sugar'N Spice

Open Bitch (2)

1st: MCCALMONT Silvae Best Kept Secret

Hard to fault,She commands attention particularly so true when coming towards you, she is still quite a headstrong lady but is so well made and such a lovely type. Sweetest of heads, good neck, well-made shoulders and front assembly. Excellent ribbing, good upper arm, tidy underline. Lovely hind quarters which power her around the ring.

2nd: WILLS Kaslane Symphony

Mum to the baby puppies, she has certainly done a good job. Honest sound type, she needs to get her shape and condition back which I am sure she will.

Champion Bitch (2)

Again, very worthy title holders.

1st: HOWLETT & PHILLIPS Ch Tendrow Makes the Right Turn JW

Put down and shown to perfection. Quality exhibit. Feminine well-balanced head with strength in jaw. Correct in eye with a gentle expression. Reachy neck flowing into a well laid shoulder. Good in fore chest with tight elbows. Has good ribs carried well back. Level top line leading to well angulated rear. Moved out soundly and held a good profile going around.

2nd: HUTCHINGS Ch Collidach Brook Ling ShCEx

Nothing to separate these two, winner was just in better coat and had more ring presence today.

Nicely made bitch of different type. Balanced proportions throughout with a strong topline which she held both standing and on the move. Good head and outlook, well placed shoulder and strong quarters giving a pleasing outline.

THE CHRISTINE GIBSON MEMORIAL CLASS

An honour and privilege to judge this class, I knew Chrissy in the ring and whilst working at the police college. Thank you to those who entered and for the 10 who stayed on to make a competion of it.

Winner was the mini wire Kilroys Rozelle Rosalie at Janacop.

Super little red girl, feminine head, good neck and shoulder placement, tight elbows, strong topline and tidy underline, ribbing well back, neat short hocks and just the right angulation, no exaggeration, she won here on her free easy and driving movement. She must surely gain her title.

Judge – Mrs Juliet Cooper