Norfolk & Norwich Canine Society

Kathy Moores - Judging Critique for Norfolk & Norwich C S

Premier Open Show 27th August 2025

Lancashire Heeler

P 3

1 Moore’s Foxthyme Unbelievable. BP. Nicely grown. Lovely coat texture. Pleasing head with flat skull, correct skull to muzzle ratio and expressive ears. Firm, flat topline; good bone. Nice rear angulation. Moved freely and briskly.

2 Budd’s Kavalo Dancing In The Dark. Pretty head with nice eyes. Good ear carriage; sufficient bone well sprung ribcage & good depth of chest. Thick coat. Moved well.

3 Budd’s Kavalo Glory Days

Sp Y 2

1 Braybrook’s Tudorbrook Smartie Girl. Best mover in this class. Good level, firm topline. Expressive eye. Nice skull and muzzle shape & good earset. Excellent spring of rib & strong, short loin. Good bone. Moved briskly.

2 Bailey & Hancock’s Parabar Pistachio. Masculine with excellent angulation fore & aft. Well-proportioned head. Good tailset. Neat, firm feet.

Limit 2

1 Budd’s Tudorbrook Hocus Locus. BOB. Lovely mover holding topline well on the move. Feminine head with pleasing eye shape, colour & expression. Good coat thickness & texture with desired thumbprint on the forelegs. Good spring of rib with ribcage going well back to strong loin. Small, firm feet.

2 P Pistachio

Open 2

1 Budd’s Parabar Primrosa. RBOB. Just preferred head & forechest of 1. Nice head, eye & expression with foreface of sufficient width. Nice skull shape. Excellent spring of rib & depth of chest. Strong loin and good tailset. Moved soundly and freely.

2 Bailey & Hancock’s Selestar Lemon Drizzle. A little finer all over than my winner. Nice eye shape & expression. Good coat texture. Nice rear angulation with good bend of stifle.

Cairn Terrier

P 1

1 Saich’s Lindcoly Who’s That Girl. BP and Puppy Group 3. A lovely puppy. Nice head with good width of skull; eye of good colour & very expressive. Good earset, with ears used well. Nice spring of rib leading to strong loin. Excellent coat texture throughout. Moved freely holding topline on the move.

Sp Y 3,2

1 Purvis’s Mosspur Moving Shadows. Nice head, eye & expression; open nose. Good earset. Pleasing length of neck. Level topline & with tail held well. Good spring of rib with ribcage leading to supple loin. Good bone & feet. Moved true both coming & going.

L 1

1 Tester’s Airtykes Just Mischief. RBOB. Well-shaped ears held erect. Good head furnishings; open nose. Sufficient bone & angulation; level topline. Good coat texture throughout. Moved soundly coming and going.

O 4

1 Saich’s Lindcoly Picture Perfect. BOB. Well presented with lovely, typical outline. Excellent harsh coat texture. Lovely head with medium size, dark eyes set wide apart & with alert expression. Small, pointed ears carried erect. Good neck, spring of rib & strong loin. Sufficient bone & well-shaped feet. Strode out well on the move.

2 Tester’s Airtykes Excuse Me. So feminine throughout. Nicely balanced head. Good muzzle & skull shape. Excellent spring of rib; level topline & nice tailset. Good bone. Moved soundly coming and going.

3 Tester’s Airtykes Socialite

Cesky Terrier

Sp Y 2,1

1 Burrage’s Lojza Garex (IMP CZE). Lovely, typical outline. Attractive grey-blue coat colour. Expressive eyes, good length of head and slightly arched skull. Good earset with ears carried well. Well-muscled throughout and correct topline. Moved soundly once settled. Needs to gain in confidence but I am sure that will come.

L 2,1

1 Burrage’s Komidion Sonata For Sametova JW. RBOB. Very feminine throughout. Good length of head. Sufficient strength of muzzle & skull with slightly arched skull shape. Excellent length and strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Correct topline. Shown in good coat & muscular condition. Moved soundly fore and aft.

O 3

1 Fewing’s Komidion Schubert. BOB & Group 2. Most mature in this class. Good length of head with pleasing furnishings; good skull & muzzle shape, forming a blunt triangle when seen from above. Nice angulation fore & aft; good forechest. Correct topline. Shown in muscular condition throughout. Moved soundly with nice tail carriage.

2 Burrage’s Ch Sametova Bacary. Another lovely example of the breed one with all the essentials. Not quite as mature as 1. Nicely balanced in head. Good coat texture and colour. Moved well coming & going.

3 Fewing’s Komidion Rhapsody In Rhyme.

Irish Terrier

L 1

1 Simon’s Brucephela Quite Berry. BOB. Lovely example of the breed. Very balanced in outline. Good head length of sufficient strength. Nice dark, expressive eye. Good earset & carriage. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good depth of chest & fair spring of rib with ribcage going well back. Nice width of powerful upper & lower thigh. Good bone & harsh wiry coat. Moved well on small, strong feet.

O 1

1 Redman’s Holbam Freya JW. RBOB. Nice length of head. Small, expressive eye. good earset & carriage of ears. Well-muscled throughout; sufficient spring of rib. Not quite the rear angulation of my BOB winner. Sufficient bone. Moved well. Coat a little soft in places.

Norwich Terrier

P 2,1

1 Graves’s Pipsacre Wasn’t Me. BP. RBOB, Puppy Group 1 and Reserve Best Puppy In Show. Lovely, typical puppy with all the essentials. Excellent coat, spring of rib & short, strong loin. Compact outline overall. Lovely head, eye & expression with correct ratio of skull to muzzle. Nice earset with ears held well. Good tailset and bone. Moved soundly fore and aft.

Sp Y 1

1 H Freya.

O 2,1

1 Graves’s Belleville I’m At Pipsacre. JW. BOB & Group 3. Nicely matured & shown in good coat. Nice masculine head. Lovely eye & expression. Good length of muzzle to skull ratio. Excellent spring of rib leading to short, strong loin. Good bone. Excellent coat texture. Moved soundly both coming and going.

Parson Russell Terrier

P 2

1 Woods & Boorman’s Wayward Rumble BP. Won here on maturity. Nicely-shaped masculine head. Dark eye with intelligent expression. Correct length of muzzle to skull ratio. Good bone. Sufficient depth of chest & bend of stifle. Level topline. Moved OK but not very settled.

2 Woods & Boorman’s Vixenview Top Tier At Wayward. Very feminine with lovely eye & expression. Nice pigmentation. Sufficient bone and well-proportioned throughout. Moved soundly on good feet. Good coat texture.

Sp Y 1

1 Woods & Boorman’s Vixenview Sugar & Spice. RBOB. Very nice standing & on the move. Correctly shaped skull & muzzle. Dark eyes; good bone. Nice depth of chest & sufficient spring of rib. Level topline. Shown in excellent, muscular condition. Well let-down hocks. Moved soundly both coming and going.

L 1

1 Woods & Boorman’s Wayward Timeless JW. BOB. Very smart overall appearance. Lovely masculine head but nothing overdone. Nice earset & carriage; good pigmentation. Good length of muscular neck. Sufficient depth of chest and correct length of leg compared to depth of body. Moved soundly & true with pleasing tail action. Coat of good texture and shown in excellent muscular condition.

O 2

1 W Timeless

Scottish Terrier

Sp Y 2

1 Miller, Miller & Hoare’s Glenaffric Hidden Magic. RBOB. Won here on maturity & tailset. Good length of head, almond eye shape of correct colour. Sufficient length and strength of neck. Good depth of chest, level topline and deep muscular loin. Excellent double coat of good texture & thickness. Moved well.

2 Tilley’s Fredrick Oriono Kerai. Another nice one, just not as mature as 1. Beautiful head with good substance in skull & muzzle. Nice earset & carriage of ear. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Moved well.

L 1

1 Wilson, Wilson & Dixon’s Chatterdale Clear Star. Feminine head of good length, muzzle could be a little stronger. Excellent front & rear angulation. Chest of good width; nice spring of rib leading to short, strong loin. Good tailset. Carrying a little too much weight on the day. Moved well on good feet.

O 3

1 Wilson’s Charlilymae Funshine Jovi Of Bonnyness. BOB. Nice outline with lovely short, strong loin. Feminine head with dark almond shaped eye. Good earset and ears carried well. Nicely developed flat skull and good foreface. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good head & tail carriage. Dense double coat of good texture. Moved well. Carrying a little too much weight today.

2 F O Kerai

3 McCracken’s Cariso Myrtle Beach To Amawyn.

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

O 1

1 Thoburn’s Northridge Wolf Bluff. BOB. Lovely example of the breed. Nice dark, rounded eye. Good width of muzzle & skull with cheek bones not prominent. Nice earset & carriage. Good length & strength of neck. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Good topline & tailset. Correct angulation infront & behind. Coat of good texture. Moved soundly coming and going.

Terrier Group  A lovely group so full of quality. It was hard to choose the final four.

G1 Wells’s Wellstaffs Young Warrior JW. Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Delighted to watch him win Reserve Best In Show. Fabulous head with neat ears and dark eyes & so well made and muscular throughout. Just over one year old so has lots of maturing to do but has all the essentials. Lovely mover both coming and going on neat feet. Coat in excellent condition.

G2 Fewing’s Komidion Schubert. Cesky Terrier.

G3 Graves’s Belleville I’m At Pipsacre. JW. Norwich Terrier

G4 Toft’s Jarrowley Marlow. Manchester Terrier. A lovely example of the breed. Well marked, good head, eye & earset. Sufficient bone. Good topline. Moved soundly & typically.

Terrier Puppy Group

G1 Graves’s Pipsacre Wasn’t Me. Norwich Terrier

G2 Orpin’s Travella Sugar Plum. Fox Terrier (Wire).

G3 Saich’s Lindcoly Who’s That Girl. Cairn Terrier

G4 Hannington’s Boudivella Dottie. Glen of Imaal Terrier.

AV Terrier

Veteran 9

1 Burrage’s Ch Komidion Prima Donna of Sametova ShCEx VW. Cesky T. Winner & 2 were litter sisters! Just preferred overall outline & movement of 1. Lovely well balanced head with nice furnishings. Good length of neck. Shown in well-muscled condition. Excellent coat colour and condition. Free movement both coming and going.

2 Fewing’s Komidion Passionato VW. Cesky T. Very feminine head. Good neck. Well angulated fore & aft. Good coat condition. Moved soundly.

3 Tuffin’s Hartswelin Veritas With Oakberry. Border Terrier.

Puppy 8,6 abs

1 Hall’s Borderrush The Last Sprout. Border Terrier. Nice outline with longer body than 2. Well balanced in head with good width of skull. Expressive eyes & good earset. Nice bone. Sufficient width of upper & lower thigh. Good harsh coat texture. Moved well.

2 Hall’s Ravenside Ramona At Borderrush. Border Terrier. Sweet head with expressive eyes. Nice earset. Good bone. Correct angulation fore & aft. Neat feet. Sufficient width of upper & lower thigh. Good harsh coat texture.

Junior 10,8 abs

1 R Ramona At B

2 Collier’s Tunman Apple Be Lucky For Pocoblu. Bedlington T. Lovely outline; good length of head with nice furnishings. Needs to mature throughout but has plenty of time. Good depth of chest and pleasing topline. Moved well.

Any Variety Veteran Dog 17

1 Sims’s Ch Mullabuoy Magic Man For Snow Speeder. JW. Dalmatian. Very nicely balanced overall. Good head shape; nice eyes. Good pigmentation. Excellent length of neck, good spring of rib, sufficient bone & strong loin which is slightly arched. Well-distributed spots on coat. Moved soundly.

2 Taylor, Wells & Yuille’s Ch Lafitte De Moorstile Chez Shelridge (imp FRA) Shetland Sheepdog. Lovely outline. Shown in excellent coat & condition. Lovely head with well-balanced and well-shaped skull and foreface. Good earset. Excellent spring of rib leading to strong loin; good bone. Moved soundly fore & aft on well-arched feet. Good coat condition.

3 Crawford’s Silgartu O’de Chen At Nytechorus. VW. Tibetan Terrier.

Any Variety Veteran Bitch 20

1 Hutson’s Stobytill Hippy Hippy Shake. JW. Cocker Spaniel. Well balanced blue roan shown in good coat & condition. Good length of head. Nice eye & expression; open nose. Good length of neck Excellent front & rear angulation. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Moved well with pleasing tail action.

2 Osbourne’s Petranella Exclusive With Braego. ESS. Lovely feminine head with lots of work in it. Good forechest & depth of chest. Excellent bone. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent spring of rib. Moved soundly & typically.

3 Hush’s Benrowan Esprit. Golden Ret.

Any Variety Vintage 8,2

1 Mitchell & Tydeman’s Sendora One For The Road. Shetland Sheepdog. Beautiful feminine bitch shown in excellent coat & condition. Lovely head, eye & expression. Nice ears set fairly close together and & carried well. Correct angulation fore & aft. Well let down hocks. Moved soundly on good feet.

2 Colavecchia’s Cardus Miss Liberty VW. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Lovely outline. Nice head, eye & expression. Well-proportioned skull to muzzle. Good bone, pleasing topline. Moved well both coming and going.

3 Saich’s Ir Ch Lindcoly Mischief Maker. German Spitz (Mittel).

Best puppy in show was the fabulous Swedish Vallhund, Peacock-Jackson’s Danga’s Sune Jamesson At Kirkholme (imp SWE). He caught my eye on entering the ring and did not disappoint on going over him. Fabuous mover and shown in excellent coat and muscular condition. Should have a promising future.

Res BPIS was the Norwich Terrier Graves’s Belleville I’m At Pipsacre JW.

Kathy Moores

Judge