Scottish Kennel Club

The Scottish Kennel Club – All Breed Championship Show

17th May 2025

Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Judge: - Kaine Davis (Sharmara)

Firstly, I would like to thank the officers and committee of The Scottish Kennel Club for offering me this, my first CC appointment, the hospitality shown to myself, and my husband was second to none. My two stewards done a great job all day, keeping the ring running smoothly and without any problems.

I would also like to thank the exhibitors for giving me a fantastic entry on the day, with very few absentees and accepting my decisions in a sporting manner.

My decisions were what I perceived to be as close to the breed standard as possible. There are dogs I have admired from the ringside and was disappointed by the lack of fitness when I got my hands on them, this is something that is easily rectified, as is feet. Road walking your dog will help with feet and fitness. There were a few good dogs, but unfortunately had incorrect bites. Close rear movement is also something that seems to be creeping into the breed. Bitches overall are of a better quality than dogs, which we should really try to address moving forward with breeding plans.

With that being said, I was pleased with both my line ups.

Minor Puppy Dog – 5 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Brockmar Top Boy

Black/brindle with white, beautiful headed boy, broad skull, good length of muzzle, round dark eyes and neat ears. Good developing cheek muscles, correct bite with a good underjaw. Strong wide and straight front, good pasterns and neat feet. Short muscular neck, leading to we placed shoulders, plenty of rib, with a level topline and good depth of brisket. Muscular rear end for such a young puppy, with a good bend of stifle. Correct tail carriage, he moved well up and down the ring. Best Puppy Dog and Best Puppy in Breed.

2nd Untamed One

Another well developing black/brindle, good head, with a good length of muzzle, neat ears and dark eyes. Well boned front with neat feet. Strong neck, good shoulder angulation, level topline, with enough rib, good developing rear quarters, correct tail carriage, moved ok. Preferred the movement of 1st today.

Puppy Dog – 5 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Bullbrothers Timelord

Very well put together Fawn, lovely broad head, good stop, and plenty of muzzle, with dark eyes and neat ears, good underjaw and correct bite. His front is wide and straight with plenty of bone. Strong short neck, leading to well-placed shoulders, ample rib and a good depth of brisket. Level topline with close coupling. Muscular rear end, with a good bend of stifle and correct tail carriage, moved well when settled. Handler needs to relax.

2nd Bullbrothers the Navigator

Brindle with white, another lovely looking puppy, head developing well, dark round eyes, good length of muzzle, with a correct bite and underjaw. He has a good fore chest with width and bone. Neat feet, strong neck, level topline with a good amount of rib and depth of brisket. He has strong rear quarters and a good bend of stifle. Tail carried correctly and he moved well up and down the ring. Preferred the cleaner foreface in 1st.

Junior Dog – 4 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Georgiestaff Local Hero

Brindle with white, broad headed lad, with a distinct stop and enough length of muzzle, neat ears, dark round eyes, correct bite. Plenty of bone on his straight front, leading down to neat feet. He has a strong neck, ample rib and depth, level topline. Muscular thighs, with good bend of stifle, held his tail correctly when moving well around the ring.

2nd Tip Top Timmy Rooney

Top sized, black brindle, broad head, with distinct stop, I would prefer a bit more length of muzzle, dark eyes and neat ears, well boned front. Level topline with plenty of rib, muscular rear end, carrying a correct tail carriage, moved ok, ring craft training needed for this boy and his handler.

Yearling Dog – 6 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Ellchansha Charm the Devil at Moorstar

I just love this dog. Black/Brindle with white, beautiful broad head, with a distinct stop, good length of muzzle, which was clean and free of fleshiness, neatest of ears, round dark eyes, cheek muscles a plenty, with a correct bite and good underjaw. He has a well boned, wide and straight front, this boy stands right up on his toes all the time, which are neat and tight. He has a strong and short neck, good shoulder placement, level topline, with good rib and depth of brisket. He is close coupled and correct rear end assembly, with his muscular thighs and correct bend of stifle. He holds his tail correctly whilst moving parallel, up and down the ring. Pleased to award him the DCC and Best of Breed.

2nd Hasburystaff Top Gun

Brindle and white, another with a good typical head and expression, neat rose ears, dark eyes, clean in the foreface, with a correct bite and good underjaw. He has a well boned straight front on neat, well-padded feet. Strong and short neck, level topline, with enough rib and depth. Rear end is muscular and well made, enough bend of stifle, moved well up and down the ring. Preferred overall balance and movement on first.

Post Graduate Dog – 10 Entries 2 Absentees

1st Valglo Top Gun

Standard sized black/brindle, broad head, with good cheek muscles, enough length of muzzle, dark round eyes and neat ears. He has a correct bite and enough underjaw. He has a well boned, wide front, although his handler tends to make him look narrower than he is. He has a strong, short neck, good shoulder placement, with plenty of rib and depth of brisket and a level topline. Close coupled with a muscular rear end assembly, good bend of stifle. Moves well up and down the ring, holding the correct tail carriage. Really considered him for the RCC.

2nd Kalostaff Es Lo Que Es JW

Black/brindle, a dog I have judged before, and he still does not disappoint. Strong head, distinct stop, good length of muzzle, dark round eyes, and a correct bite. He has a straight, well boned front on tight feet. He has a strong neck, good shoulder placement, ample rib, with a good depth of brisket, he has a level topline and muscular thighs with a good bend of stifle. Moved well up and down, holding a correct tail carriage. Just preferred the neater ear carriage and shorter coupling of 1st today.

Limit Dog – 15 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Kamaristaffs Royal Rumble for Kalanibull

Black/brindle, this boy caught my eye. Broad head, with depth and a distinct stop, good length of muzzle, neat ears and round eyes. Correct bite with enough underjaw. Well boned, straight front, with good fore chest, neat feet, strong muscular neck, with good shoulder placement, level topline, plenty of rib and depth, well-muscled thighs, enough bend of stifle, carried his tail correctly. Moved well up and down once speeded up.

2nd Tillcarr Fire Soldier JW

Black/brindle, gorgeous head, broad, deep through, distinct stop, round dark eyes, enough length of muzzle with a correct bite. He has a straight front with plenty of bone and fore chest, lovely neat feet. He has correct shoulder placement, good rib and depth of brisket, he is close coupled, with a level topline, well-muscled thighs, with a good bend of stifle. Moved well up and down for his lady handler, just preferred cleanliness in head and wider front on first.

Open Dog – 10 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Ch Kamaristaffs Royal Ransom at Bowtman JW

Black/brindle, beautiful headed boy, it is broad, it has depth, he has a distinct stop, enough length of muzzle, he has dark round eyes with neat ears, correct bite with plenty of underjaw. He has a wide front, with good fore chest and plenty of bone, front is straight with neat feet (handler tends to turn his feet in), short muscular neck, level topline with ample rib and depth, close coupled, with muscular thighs and a good bend of stifle. Moved well up and down, holding his tail carriage correctly. Please to award him the RCC.

2nd Ch Alport Highlander

Brindle dog who I have judged before, lovely headed with neat ears, dark round eyes and a good length of muzzle, clean foreface, correct bite and a good underjaw. His front is straight and well boned, on good, neat well-padded feet. He has a strong muscular neck, leading to well-placed shoulders, good about of rib and depth of brisket. Close coupled, with a good rear end and bend of stifle. Moved well, holding his tail correctly. Preferred the overall fitness of first today.

Veteran Dog – 1 Entry

1st Ch Northstaff Notorious

Black/brindle still looks like an open dog, lovely head, neat ears, dark eyes, good forechest, wide and straight front on neat feet. His shoulder placement is correct, and he has a level topline and good rib and depth. His rear end is correctly constructed, and he has plenty of muscle tone and a good bend of stifle. He moved well with his handler up and down the ring.

Special Beginners Dog – 6 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Georgiestaff Local Hero

See 1st junior dog. Pleased to award him, Best Special Beginners in Breed.

2nd Tyneview Rizzius Lusso

Brindle and white, lovely headed boy, good distinct stop and good length of muzzle, he has dark round eyes, he is clean in the foreface with a correct bite and underjaw. He has a wide, well boned front on well-padded feet, his neck is short leading to a level topline, with enough rib and a good depth of brisket. He is short coupled, with a good bend of stifle. Muscular rear end assembly. Moved well, carrying his tail correctly.

Good Citizens Dog – 2 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Baalzstarz Zibal

Brindle with white, clean headed dog, with round dark eyes, neat ears, he has a good length of muzzle and plenty of underjaw. His front is straight and well boned on neat feet. He has enough rib and depth, slightly longer in the back than I would like. Muscular rear end with a good bend of stifle and correct tail carriage, moved ok.

Minor Puppy Bitch – 2 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Modlife Pictures Of Lily

Brindle, head developing well, with dark eyes, good length of muzzle and underjaw, good forechest, well boned front with neat feet. Plenty of rib for her age and good depth of brisket. Level topline, rear end developing well with enough bend of stifle, moved ok.

2nd Eclipsebulls Night Queen

Brindle, another who’s head is developing well, neat ears, dark eyes and a good length of muzzle with good underjaw. Well boned, straight front, neat feet. Level topline, with good rib. Correct rear angulations, enough bend of stifle, carried tail correctly, moved ok. Preferred cleaner head on 1st.

Puppy Bitch – 3 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Wellsstaffs Shine A Light

Beautiful black/brindle with white, lovely head, stop and length of muzzle, dark round eyes, neat ears, clean lipped, good underjaw and correct bite. Wide, straight front, strong pastern and neat feet. Strong neck leading to well-placed shoulders, enough rib and depth of brisket, level topline, close coupled, strong rear end, with a good bend of stifle, correct tail carriage, moved well. Pleased to award her Best Puppy Bitch.

2nd Bullbrothers Black Oil

Black/brindle and white, lovely clean head, neat ears, dark eyes, enough length of muzzle, well boned front, neat feet, strong neck, good rib, level topline, rear end developing correctly with good, muscled thighs, enough bend of stifle, correct tail carriage, moved ok. Preferred movement on first.

Junior Bitch - 13 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Hammystaff Shape Of You At Guyad

Red and white, beautiful head, broad skull, deep through, good length of muzzle, but so feminine. Neat ears, with dark round eyes, correct bite with a good underjaw. Wide front, good forechest, straight well boned front, with strong pasterns and neat feet. She has a short muscular neck, leading to well-placed shoulders, plenty of rib and a good depth of brisket. Close coupled, lovely rear end assembly, with a good bend of stifle, correct pump handle tail, moved well. Pleased to award her BCC and Best Opposite Sex.

2nd Waystaff Causing Mayhem

Red and white pied, lovely clean head, good length of muzzle, dark round eyes with a good stop, good underjaw. Straight, well boned front, with strong pasterns. Level topline with good rib and depth of brisket, close coupled, good rear end assembly, with a good bend of stifle, moved well holding her tail correctly.

Yearling Bitch – 11 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Ch Hammystaff Hot Love JW

Red and white, a bitch I have judged previously as a puppy, and she’s always ready to go and say hello to her fellow exhibitors! Lovely broad skull, neat ears, with a good stop and length of muzzle, great underjaw. Wide, straight and well boned front on neat feet. Strong neck, correct shoulder placement, ample rib, with a great depth of brisket, level topline, close coupled. SOLID rear end, full of muscles, good bend of stifle, correct tail carriage. Moved well around the ring.

2nd Fredbur Gogo Yubari at Niatona

Brindle with white, another with a beautiful feminine head, neat ears (wish she would use them more), dark round eyes, good length of muzzle and underjaw. Straight well boned front on tidy feet, short neck leading to good shoulder placement, good rib and depth of brisket, level topline and close coupling. Rear assembly correct, with a good bend of stifle. Moved well up and down the ring, holding her tail correctly.

Post Graduate Bitch – 13 Entries 2 Absentees

1st Dringshaws Girl On Fire

Very pretty red, feminine head, with a good length of muzzle, net ears and round dark eyes, clean lipped, correct bite and an underjaw to die for! Well-muscled front, straight with good bone and neat feet. Level topline with enough rib and depth. Muscular rear quarters, with a good bend of stifle, correct tail carriage, moved parallel up and down the ring.

2nd Glenskyra Arran Aurora For Kargonstaffs JW

Brindle, one I judged as a puppy, beautiful head, which is broad with a good stop, enough length of muzzle, good cheek muscles, correct bite and enough underjaw. Straight well boned front, with neat feet. Level topline, with good rib and short coupled. Good first and second thighs, moved well holding her tail correctly. Preferred 1st on the move.

Limit Bitch – 11 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Dusklight Del A Soul

White and black pied, broad head, with depth, good stop, with a good length of muzzle. Darkest of eyes, good cheek muscles, with clean lips, correct bite and good underjaw. She has a well boned, straight front, with a good fore-chest, neat feet. Strong neck, leading to well-placed shoulders, ample rib and depth of brisket, level topline and close coupled, strong rear quarters, with a good bend of stifle, moved well, holding her tail correctly. Pleased to award her the RBCC.

2nd Tillcarr Desire For Fire

Black/brindle, another stunner, well balanced head, broad with a good stop and length of muzzle. She has neat ears, dark round eyes, with a correct bite and enough underjaw. She has a well boned front, with a good fore-chest, neat feet. Short neck, leading to correct shoulder placement. Good rib and enough depth of brisket, level topline. Rear end is of good angulations, moved correctly, holding her tail as she should. Preferred overall fitness on 1st.

Open Bitch – 10 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Cwmhaf Cariad

Black/brindle, lovely strong feminine head, which was broad, good stop and enough length of muzzle. She has neat ears and dark eyes with a correct bite and good underjaw. Her front is wide, and well-boned, with strong pasterns and neat feet. Strong neck, leading to well-placed shoulders, and a level topline, with good ribs and depth of brisket. Close coupled, with strong rear quarters, good bend of stifle. Moved well up and down the ring.

2nd Alshancorn Says Who JW

Brindle with white, very similar in make up to a bitch I have sat at home. Beautiful head and expression, with enough length of muzzle, neat ears, dark eyes, good cheek muscles, correct bite and enough underjaw. Front is straight and well boned, on strong pasterns and neat feet. She has a short, strong neck, leading to a level topline, ample rib and depth, strong rear quarters, good bend of stifle, and a correct pump handle tail. Moved well, preferred wider front on my 1st place.

Veteran Bitch – 5 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Ch Ellchansha Once Upon A Time JW

Black/brindle, another that could easily hold her own in Open, feminine head, with neat ears, dark eyes and a good length of muzzle, housing a correct bite. Straight front on strong pasterns, right up on her toes, with neat feet. Strong neck, leading to correct shoulder placement, level topline with enough rib and depth of brisket. Close coupled and a solid rear end. With enough bend of stifle. Moved well around the ring. Please to award her Best Veteran in Breed.

2nd Ch Tillcarr Baptism Of Fire JW

Another beautiful bitch, hitting her golden years, beautiful head balanced head and expression, neatest of ears, round dark eyes, correct bite and underjaw. Well boned, straight front, with neat feet. Correct shoulder placement, good rib and depth of brisket and a level topline. Rear quarters are good, with a good bend of stifle. Correct tail carriage and moved well. Preferred fitness on 1st today.

Special Beginners Bitch – 8 Entries 1 Absentee

1st Koko The Queen

Black/brindle, lovely clean head, neat ears and dark round eyes, good length of muzzle, straight front with strong pasterns, and neat feet. She has a good amount of rib and enough depth of brisket, holding a level topline. Her backend is strong and well-muscled, with a good bend of stifle. She holds her tail correctly and moved well out and back.

2nd Thebilecious Te Amo

Red with white, very pretty feminine head, of good proportions, with correct ears, dark round eyes, clen in the lips and a good underjaw. Straight well-boned front, with a good fore-chest, on neat feet, Level topline, with enough rib and depth, slightly longer cast than 1st. Strong rear end, moved well out and back holding correct tail carriage.

Good Citizen Bitch – 3 Entries 0 Absentees

1st Illori Constellation

Black/Brindle, also placed in a good limit class. Lovely balanced head, with a good length of muzzle, net ears, dark eyes and a correct bite and underjaw. She has a straight, well-boned front, on strong pasterns and neat feet. Strong neck, and good shoulder placement, enough rib and depth of brisket, with a level topline. Close coupled and a solid rear end, with plenty of muscle on her thighs, good bend of stifle and carried tail correctly. Moved well.

2nd Baalzstarz Roxys Zuban

 Lovely brindle colour, clean headed, dark eyes, good length of muzzle, straight well boned front, level topline with enough rib, strong backend with enough bend of stifle, carried tail correctly on the move, holding her topline well.