East Anglian Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club

  EAST ANGLIAN STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER CLUB      

                          OPEN SHOW 11/04/26

                                                     JUDGES CRITIQUE

IT WAS AN HONOUR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE ASKED TO JUDGE FOR THE EASBTC, A CLUB FOUNDED IN 1973 BY MRS JOYCE SHORROCK (EASTSTAFF) A LEGEND OF OUR BREED.

JOYCE SADLY PASSED ON EARLIER IN THE YEAR AT THE AMAZING AGE OF 100. A MINUTE’S APPLAUSE WAS HELD BEFORE JUDGING COMMENCED AS A MARK OF RESPECT OBSERVED BY EVERYONE.

ALL THE SHOWS THIS YEAR HELD BY THE EA CLUB, ARE BEING DEDICATED TO HER MEMORY.

FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE OF THE EAST ANGLIAN CLUB FOR THEIR INVITATION TO OFFICIATE FOR THEM AT THEIR OPEN SHOW. MANY THANKS TO MY STEWARDS MRS KIM DOWSE AND MRS KAREN JOHNSON ON THE DAY FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND HELP THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THANKYOU ALSO, FOR MY LOVELY GIFT PRESENTED TO ME PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHOW.

HEALTH AND CONDITION GENERAL OVERVIEW: -

I NOTED 1 CONVERGING CANINE (1 DOG), MISSING INCISORS (1 DOG) SOME DIRTY CANINES WERE ALSO EVIDENT.

I DIDN’T NOTE ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTIES; NOSTRILS OPEN IN ALL EXHIBITS.

SOME DOGS, WHICH I REALLY LIKED, LOST OUT ON BETTER PLACINGS DUE TO BEING A TAD OVERWEIGHT, WHICH HID THE DESIRED DEFINITION TO LOIN AND TUCK UP I WAS LOOKING FOR, PUPPIES CAN BE EXCUSED TO A POINT, BUT OLDER DOGS NEED TO ACQUIRE THE DESIRED SHAPE/FITNESS REQUIRED BY OUR STANDARD.

I FOUND SOME EXHIBITS WITH SPLAYED/WEAK FEET, AGAIN, BETTER PLACINGS WERE LOST DUE TO THIS.

ALTHOUGH LOOKING GOOD STACKED, SOME DOGS LOST OUT WHEN ON THE MOVE , UNDER PINNING TO REAR DRIVE AND PADDLING TO FRONT ACTION BEING EVIDENT.

PUPPY DOG 4 (1A)

1ST. DAVIS & DAVIS. SHARMARA FIDELIUS CHARM. BR/WHITE. 9 MONTHS.

STANDARD SIZED PUPPY OOZING WITH QUALITY. BALANCED THROUGHOUT. CLEAN, SHOWING STRONG POTENTIAL IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. CORRECT BITE, HEAD RATIO CORRECT, PROGRESSING MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT TO HEAD, ROSE EARS, DARK EYE, SHORT NECK WITH WELL PLACED SHOULDERS. STRAIGHT AND WIDE FRONT SUPPORTED BY STRONG PASTERNS AND GOOD FEET. BRISKET COMING ON FINE AS WAS SPRING OF RIB. CLOSE COUPLED AND CAST, LEVEL TOPLINE, DEFINED FROM LAST RIB TO FIRST THIGH, CORRECT ANGULATIONS TO 2ND THIGH AND STIFLE. POINT OF HOCK LOW, PUMP HANDLE TAIL, MOVED AND HANDLED WELL. GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS ONE! BEST PUPPY DOG AND BEST PUPPY IN SHOW.

2ND. MCDERMOTT & ARNTZEN. PROUDSTAFF DAY TRIPPER. BRINDLE. 11 MONTHS.

SLIGHTLY LONGER IN LEG THAN 1ST, BUT STILL BALANCED. CLEAN IN HEAD SHOWING GOOD DEVELOPMENT SPORTING A GOOD UNDERJAW AND MUZZLE TO HEAD RATIO. ROSE EARS, DARK EYES, SHALLOW IN BRISKET, BUT TIME IS ON HIS SIDE. STRAIGHT FRONT, TIGHT WELL-PADDED FEET, LEVEL TOPLINE, CORRECT TAIL/CARRIAGE. THIS YOUNG ONE WILL ONLY GET BETTER AS HE SLOWLY MATURES. MOVED/HANDLED WELL.

3RD. NOLANS. HAMMYSTAFF TAINTED LOVE. SKEWBALD. 11 MONTHS. STANDARD SIZE PUPPY SHOWING A BROAD CLEAN HEAD AND DARK PIGMENTATION. STRAIGHT/WIDE FRONT, STRONG NECK, GOOD EARS, LEVEL TOPLINE, SHORT CAST AND COUPLED, CORRECT TAIL. MOVED OK.

JUNIOR DOG 1.

1ST. MILLER’S. SKYLAND TILIKUM. DARK BRINDLE. 17 1/2 MONTHS. EXCELLED IN HEAD SHAPE BEING WELL MUSCLED TO CROWN, CHEEKS AND UNDER EYE FILL NOTABLE, DEFINED STOP AND DEEP THROUGH SHOWING CORRECT HEAD RATIO. SUFFICIENT UNDERJAW. LOVED HIS EXPRESSION HAVING A DARK ROUND EYE. ROSE EARS CARRIED WELL. SHORT/STRONG NECK WHICH FLOWED INTO GOOD SHOULDER PLACEMENT. UP ON PASTERNS WITH TIGHT TOES. RIB AND BRISKET PROGRESSING. NICE COAT AND CONDITION. TUCK UP DEFINED BEING SHORT COUPLED. WELL MUSCLED AND ANGULATED REAR. ANOTHER YOUNGSTER THAT WILL ONLY GET BETTER AS HE MATURES.

YEARLING DOG 4. 

1ST. WELLS’S. WELLSSTAFFS YOUNG WARRIOR JW. 22 MONTHS. BLACK BRINDLE. STANDARD SIZED DOG SHOWING A GOOD BLEND OF BULL AND TERRIER. DARK PIGMENTATION THROUGHOUT. STRAIGHT/WIDE FRONT, UP ON PASTERNS WITH STRONG FEET. NICE HEAD SHAPE AND NICE EXPRESSION. GOOD ROSE EARS, WELL MUSCLED THROUGHOUT. SHORT/STRONG NECK WITH CORRECT SHOULDER PLACEMENT. GOOD DEVELOPMENT OF BRISKET AND BARRELLING OF RIBS.SHORT CAST AND COUPLED WITH A LEVEL TOPLINE. NOTABLE STRENGTH TO REAR QUARTERS WITH CORRECT BEND OF STIFLE, POINT OF HOCK LOW. CORRECT TAIL SET AND SHAPE. NICE MOVER MAINTAINING GAIT TO FRONT AND REAR. PRESENTED WELL.

2ND. SEE 1ST IN JUNIOR DOG.

3RD. BASSFORD-LANE’S. JOJALANE I DRINK WINE JW. RED WITH WHITE MARKINGS. 18 MONTHS. STANDARD SIZED DOG WITH MANY VIRTUES. CLEAN HEAD SPORTING A LOVELY EXPRESSION, CORRECT BITE, GOOD HEAD RATIO’S. NICE EARS, SHORT NECK, GOOD FRONT WHICH WAS WIDE, TO NIT PICK I WOULD HAVE PREFFERED TIGHTER TOES. LEVEL TOPLINE CARRIED ON THE MOVE. SHORT CAST AND COUPLED. AGAIN, TO NIT PICK, A SHADE LESS COVERING TO THE LOIN AREA WOULD HAVE CHALLENGED 1ST AND 2ND FURTHER. NEVERTHELESS, A VERY NICE STANDARD DOG. A TRIO OF QUALITY STAFFORDS.

RESERVE. BIRMINGHAM’S NIATONA INSPECTOR BLAKE.

NOVICE DOG 1. 

1ST. COCKERAM’S. BULLYBRANCH CLEVER COAL. FAWN/RED.

CLEAN IN HEAD, DARK EYES, NICE UNDERJAW, GOOD HEAD RATIO WITH CORRECT STOP. SHORT STRONG NECK LEADING TO DECENT SHOULDERS, STRAIGHT FRONT WITH GOOD WEIGHT OF BONE, UP ON PASTERNS WITH TIGHT FEET. LEVEL TOPLINE, SHORT COUPLED. NICE REAR QUARTERS SHOWING A GOOD BEND OF STIFLE, CORRECT TAIL LENGTH AND SET. MOVED OK.

POST GRADUATE DOG. 4 (2a)

1ST. DUFFIELD & MANSELL-DUFFIELD. SHARMARA LACRNUM INFLAMARI AT DUFFMAN JW. DEEP RED WITH DARK MASK/WHITE BLAZE AND WHITE MARKINGS TO TOES. I SURPRISED MYSELF GOING OVER THIS DOG, NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TOO MUCH IN STRENGTH FOR ME, BUT AFTER GOING OVER HIM, COULD NOT DENY HIS FITNEESS/CONDITION AND QUALITIES WHICH HE POSSESSED. CERTAINLY, A DOG IN HIS PRIME. HE EXCELS IN MANY DEPARTMENTS, MAINLY, BEING CLEAN IN HEAD WHICH SHOWED FANTASTIC MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT BUT MAINTAINING BALANCE WITH THE REST OF HIM. DEEP THROUGH IN WIDTH AND DEPTH SHOWING CLEAN LIPS AND STRONG UNDERJAW. WELL DEFINED STOP WITH ADJACENT UNDER EYE FILLING. ROUND EYES WHICH WERE DARK. ROSE EARS CORRECTLY SET. SHORT STRONG NECK SUPPORTED BY A WIDE STRAIGHT FRONT SHOWING STRONG BONE FINISHED OFF WITH SOLID FEET AND UP ON PASTERNS. AS I WENT DOWN THIS DOG, I WAS IMPRESSED HOW THE STRENGTH OF HIM WAS MAINTAINED FROM NOSE TO TAIL. DEEP BRISKET AND BARRELLED RIBS WHICH IN CONJUNCTION WITH TREMENDOUS REAR QUARTERS, GAVE HIS BODY CLOSE COUPLING WHICH WAS NOTABLE DUE TO A LOVELY TUCK UP AND LIGHTNESS TO HIS LOIN AREA. REAR ANGULATIONS PERFECT AND IN HARMONY WITH THE REST HIM. MOVED WITH A NOTICABLE DRIVE MAINTAINING A WIDTH OF GAIT FRONT AND REAR AFORE AND AFT. HE WAS MY BEST DOG HERE TODAY, AND WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO AWARD HIM RESERVE BEST IN SHOW. CONGRATULATIONS.

2ND. BUCHAN’S. HAPPYSTAFF HAKUNA MATATA. BRINDLE/WHITE ON CHEST. A FINER DOG THAN 1ST, POSSESSING A GOOD HEAD BEING CLEAN, AND BOASTING A GOOD STRONG UNDERJAW. A DOG IN BALANCE THROUGHOUT. DARK EYES, BROAD/STRONG MUZZLE CORRECTLY PROPORTIONED TO HEAD. CORRECT BITE, ROSE EARS WHICH WERE THIN.STRONG/SHORT NECK CONNECTED TO IDEAL SHOULDER LAY BACK.ENOUGH MUSCLE TO SHOULDER BLADES. NICE WEIGHT OF BONE FOR HIS OVERALL SIZE. GUN BARREL FRONT WHICH LED TO TIGHT FEET. LEVEL TOPLINE AND ADEQUATE REAR, CORRECT TAIL AND MOVED OK, WELL HANDLED, A TIDY STAFFORD.

OPEN DOG. 11 (1a) NUMERICALLY TO STRONGEST CLASS OF THE DAY, WITH SOME VERY NICE DOGS IN MY FINAL TOP 5. WISH I HAVE HAD MORE RED CARDS!

1ST.  THOMAS & GRIFFITH’S. CH GAZSTAFF’S BLACK MAGIC.BLACK/BRINDLE.  LOVED THIS DOG.A PICTURE OF BALANCE GRACING THE REQUIRED QUALITIES OF BULL AND TERRIER BLENDING, BEING OF STANDARD SIZE, AND POSSESSING MANY VIRTUES SUPPORTING HIS STATUS OF A CHAMPION.LOVED HIS EXPRESSION, A DOG WITH A SPARK IN HIS ROUND EYES. CORRECT BITE, LARGE NOSTRILS WITHIN A SQUARE MUZZLE. UNDER EYE FILLING ADJACENT TO WELL UPHOLSTERED CHEEKS. BROAD SKULL WITH DEFINED STOP. LOVELY ROSE EARS SET CORRECTLY. THE BEST OF FRONTS WITH SHOULDERS GRACEFULLY FLOWING TO A STRAIGHT FRONT. TIGHT FEET ENHANCED WITH STRONG PASTERNS. STRONG NECK, SHOULDER LAY BACK PERFECT, SUFFICIENT RIB AND BRISKET. SHORT COUPLED AND CAST, GOOD COAT, NOTABLE DEFINITION TO UNDERLINE BEING LIGHT IN LOIN WITH DESIRED TUCK. CORRECT ANGULATIONS TO REAR WITH WELL BENT STIFLES AND LOW POINT OF HOCK. PUMP HANDLE TAIL. MOVED AND HANDLE VERY WELL. I WAS TEMPTED TO AWARD HIM BEST DOG, BUT HE WAS JUST PIPPED BY A YOUNGER DOG WHO WAS IN HIS PRIME. WELL DESERVED RESERVE BEST DOG.

2ND. HUDSON’S. FAIRLENIUM IRON KING AT CANISSTAFF. BRINDLE/PIED. HAVE JUDGED THIS DOG BEFORE AND NOTED THAT HE ‘WAS THE BEST MOVER OF THE DAY’ THIS DID NOT CHANGE TODAY, HE GRACED TO FLOOR WITH VERVE AND PANACHE. A DOG TURNED OUT IN LOVELY CONDITION. CORRECT BITE, PUNISHING HEAD SUPPORTED BY A SHORT STRONG NECK. PERFECT EARS BEING THIN AND ROSE IN CONSTRUCTION. STRAIGHT/WIDE FRONT LEADING TO STRONG WELL-PADDED FEET. HIS COAT BEING LIKE A ‘PELT’ SHORT AND CLOSE WITH A LOVELY SHEEN. LEVEL TOPLINE HELD ON THE MOVE. REAR ANGULATIONS IN HARMONY WITH HIS BODY. HELD HIS OWN IN THIS VERY STRONG CLASS. HANDLED AND PRESENTED WELL.

3RD. LLOYD’S. KALOSTAFF ES LO QUE ES JW BLACK/BRINDLE. AGAIN, A DOG I HAVE PREVIUOSLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF JUDGING. A DOG OF SUBSTANCE BUT ALSO IN BALANCE. ATTRACTIVE BOY EXCELLING IN MANY DEPARTMENTS. CORRECT BITE, DARK PIGMENTATION THROUGHOUT. DEFINED STOP, STRONG NECK. GOOD SHOULDER PLACEMENT SUPPORTED WITH A STRAIGHT FRONT. GOOD BARRELLING TO RIB AND FILLING OF BRISKET. LEVEL TOPLINE. DEFINED TUCK BEING CLOSE COUPLED. CORRECT REAR ANGULATIONS. A GOOD ‘HONEST’ DOG THAT HAD ENOUGH FOR HIS PLACING IN THIS VERY STRONG CLASS. MOVED AND HANDLED WELL.

RESERVE. ROBINSON-COX & COX. HAMASON SWEET LITTLE MYSTRY.

VHC. JEFFERSON’S. ALPORT BOLD RULER.

THE NEXT CLASS IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO JUDGE. SEEING THESE OLDER BOYS IS ALWAYS AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. FROM 7 ½ YEARS TO 12 ½ YEARS RANGE WAS PRESENT TODAY, ALL LOVELY STAFFORDS THAT HAVE HAD LOTS OF FUN OVER THE YEARS.

VETERAN DOG.5. (2a)

1ST. SEE 1ST IN OPEN. 7 ½ YEARS

2ND. ROWE & SOUTH’S. ILLORI BACK CHAT. BLACK BRINDLE.9 ½ YEARS. STANDARD SIZED DOG LOOKING GOOD FOR HIS AGE. IN GOOD TRIM ALLROUND. GOOD BITE, CLEAN IN HEAD. GOOD MUZZLE TO SKULL RATIO. NICE UNDERJAW AND GOOD STOP. NICE ROSE EARS.  STRAIGHT FRONT WITH STRONGLY KNIT FEET BEING UP ON PASTERNS. DEEP BRISKET AND GOOD RIB CAGE.SHORT COUPLED AND CAST. IN GOOD COAT. CORRECT REAR ANGULATION. MOVED WELL.

3RD. SLOKA’S. ALPORT HALLO MAN. 12 ½ YEARS BLACK BRINDLE. LOVELY STANDARD SIZED VETERAN, THE OLDEST IN THE CLASS BUT STILL A HANDSOME BOY. STANDARD SIZED WHO STILL MAINTAINS SOME LOVELY VIRTUES. NAMELY, GOOD PIGMENTATION THROUGHOUT. SHORT CAST AND COUPLED, WELL RIBBED WITH DEEP BRISKET. LOVELY FEET AND STRONG PASTERNS. CORRECT TAIL. HE DID HIS BEST TODAY, WELL DONE.

PUPPY BITCH.4.

1ST. HAMMOND’S HAMMYSTAFF LOVE YOURSELF. SKEWBALD JUST UNDER 12 MONTHS.UPSTANDING BITCH WITH GOOD CONFORMATION, CLEAN AND WELL OFF FOR WEIGHT OF BONE. QUITE MATURE FOR HER AGE.CLEAN IN HEAD. GOOD BITE. DEFINED STOP. DARK EYES. ROSE EARS. STRONG NECK. GOOD SHOULDERS AND STRAIGHT FRONT. WELL UP ON PASTERNS. WELL DEVELOPED BRISKET FOR ONE SO YOUNG.AGAIN, WELL MATURE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SOUND IN ALL RESPECTS. MOVED AND HANDLED WELL. BEST PUPPY BITCH. BEST OPPOSITE SEX PUPPY.

2ND. ROWLAND’S. BILROSESTAFF SWEETIE PIE. RED. 7 MONTHS. MUCH YOUNGER AND FINER LITTLE GIRL, BUT I CAN SEE THAT SHE POSSESSES SOME NICE VITUES, HAVING A GOOD BITE, GOOD PIGMENTATION BEING DARK IN EYE AND DARK NAILS. GOOD FRONT AND UP ON PASTERNS. SHORT COUPLED. GAVE A LOT AWAY BECAUSE OF HER AGE, BUT A TIDY YOUNG ONE.

3RD. WALKER’S. TESHLEYSTAFF EVERGLOW. 9 MONTHS. RED WITH WHITE BLAZE AND WHITE MARKINGS TO LEGS/FEET. ANOTHER LOVELY LITTLE GIRL, VERY SIMILAR TO MY SECOND, JUST PREFERRED VERY SLIGHTLY BETTER UNDERJAW DEPTH OF MY 2ND, OTHERWISE A VERY NICE PUPPY. THESE TWO WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CHANGE PLACES AS THEY MATURE.

RESERVE. OSBORNE’S. FELLENDBULL ETERNAL.

JUNIOR BITCH. 4 (1a)

1ST. CANAVAN’S. BOLDSTOCK INFINITE FLAME. 17 MONTHS. BRINDLE WITH WHITE TO FRONT AND LEGS. A MORE ‘ATHLETIC’ TYPE OF BITCH, BEING SLIGHTLY TALLER AND LONGER, BUT STILL IN GOOD BALANCE AND PROPORTION. CLEAN IN HEAD WITH CORRECT BITE. ROUND EYES BEING DARK. STRAIGHT FRONT BEING UP ON PASTERNS WITH TIGHT TOES. LEVEL TOPLINE, RIBS COMING ON. GOOD REAR ANGULATIONS. 

2ND. DUFFIELD & MANSFIELD- DUFFIELD’S. DUFFMAN EXPLOSIVE ERUMPENT. COMING UP TO 18 MONTHS. RED WITH WHITE MARKINGS TO CHEST AND TIPS OF FEET. STANDARD SIZE. DARK PIGMENTATION. SKULL COMING ON, ROSE EARS. NICE COAT WITH LEVEL TOPLINE, SHORT CAST AND COUPLED. GOOD ANGULATIONS TO REAR. JUST LOST OUT MAINLY ON TOE LENGTH AND LOWER PASTERN THAN MY 1ST. SHE WAS HAUNCHIN DOWN WHEN STACKED THIS DIDN’T HELP HER APPEARANCE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE FRONT.

3RD. OSBORNE’S. FELLENDBULL ETERNAL. BLUE. JUST UNDER 18 MONTHS. STANDARD SIZED COBBIER TYPE OF BITCH. STRONG HEAD. DARK NOSE COLOUR. ROSE EARS.SHORT TOES AND STRONG FEET. SHORT COUPLED AND CAST. BARRELLED RIB. GOOD BEND TO STIFLES.

YEARLING BITCH. 4. (1a)

1ST. WELLS. WELLSSTAFFS SHINE A LIGHT JW. 22 ½ MONTHS.  BLACK BRINDLE, WHITE TO CHEST AND FEET.  STANDARD SIZED GIRL. WHO WAS WELL BALANCED. GOOD BITE. CLEAN IN HEAD SPORTING A GOOD UNDERJAW AND CORRECT HEAD RATIO’S. DARK EYES SETTING OFF A LOVELY FEMININE EXPRESSION. NICE MUSCLE TO HEAD AND CHEEKS. STRONG NECK ON GOOD SHOULDERS. STRAIGHT FRONT WITH NICE TIGHT TOES. IN BALANCE THROUGHOUT. WELL DEVELOPED REAR QUARTERS, DEFINED TUCK UP. NICE BEND OF STIFLE AND LOW HOCKS. PUMP HANDLE TAIL. MOVED AND HANDLED WELL.

2ND. WILLETTS & BILLINGHAM’S. HAMASON HEART’S ON FIRE JW. 20 ½ MONTHS. SKEWBALD. SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN 1ST BUT IN BALANCE BEING CLEAN IN HEAD AND BODY. GOOD BITE AND CORRECT HEAD TO MUZZLE RATIO. DEFINED STOP AND GOOD UNDERJAW. STRONG NECK. STRAIGHT FRONT, RIB AND BRISKET COMING ON NICELY. GOOD UNDERLINE LEADING TO WELL FORMED REAR QUARTERS. CORRECT TAIL SET AND CARRIAGE. MOVED OK AND WELL HANDLED.

3RD. ROSE’S. KODAKNOTT MIRACLE GIRL AT AURWILSTAFFS. 22 MONTHS. RED WITH DARK MUZZLE, WHITE BLAZE AND FEET. STANDARD SIZED GIRL OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL BONE. GOOD BITE, DEEP THROUGH IN WIDTH AND DEPTH. SLIGHTLY LIGHTER EYE BUT IN RELATION TO HER COLOUR. CLEAN IN FOREFACE, STRONG SHORT NECK, WELL DEVELOPED RIBS AND DEPTH TO BRISKET. WELL DEVELOPED REAR QUARTERS AND GOOD ANGULATIONS. SLIGHTLY TOO MUCH COVERING TO HER LOIN AREA.

NOVICE BITCH. 5. (1a- moved to open)

1ST. GHINN’S. TILLCARR FIRE FEVER. BLACK BRINDLE. A VERY ATTRACTIVE GIRL WELL WITHIN THE STANDARD. SUPERB BALANCE OF BULL AND TERRIER. LOVED HER EXPRESSION, SUPER ATTRACTIVE. GOOD BITE, CLASSIC AND VERY CLEAN DEEP THROUGH HEAD PIECE WITH A SQUARE MUZZLE. LOVELY DARK SIENNA ROUND EYES. CORRECT RATIO TO HEAD, FINISHED WITH LOVELY ROSE EARS. STRONG NECK AND GOOD SHOULDERS. STRAIGHT FRONT. LEVEL TOPLINE. UP ON PASTERNS WITH WELL PADDED FEET AND TIGHT TOES. SHORT CAST AND COUPLED WITH A LEVEL TOPLINE. NOTICABLE TUCK UP AND LOVELY REAR QUARTERS. CORRECT TAIL, MOVED AND HANDLED WELL.

2ND. WALKER’S. WELLSSTAFFS JUST A DREAMFOR TESHLEYSTAF. BLACK BRINDLE WITH ONE WHITE LEG AND WHITE TOES. CRACKING HEAD PIECE ON THIS ONE. CLEAN AND DEEP THROUGH. FEMMININE EXPRESSION. ROSE EARS WHICH WERE THIN. ROUND EYES. STRAIGHT FRONT UP ON HER TOES HAVING GOOD PASTERNS AND STRONG FEET. FIT CONDITION AND CORRECT ANGULATIONS TO REAR. 

3RD. GOLD’S. WELLSSTAFFS TAKE A BOW AT DARRAMLOR. BLACK BRINDLE WITH WHITE TO CHEST AND FEET. SIMILAR TO MY SECOND PLACING. NICE STANDARD SIZE. SIMILAR REMARKS TO MY SECOND BUT PREFFED THE HEAD SHAPE OF SECOND.

RESERVE. OSBORNE’S. FELLENDBULL ETERNAL.

POST GRADUATE BITCH. 9 (2a)

1ST. WALKER’S. TORKAVI THE LAST DRAGON AT TESHLEYSTAF JW. BLACK BRINDLE. STANDARD SIZED GIRL WITH A LOVELY EXPRESSION. DARK EYES AND TOE NAILS. DEEP UNDERJAW, GOOD HEAD RATIO SHOWING A DEFINED STOP. ROSE EARS.SHORT NECK AND GOOD SHOULDERS. STRAIGHT FRONT WITH TIGHT TOES.NICE TUCK UP AND LIGHT IN THE LOIN. GOOD MUSCLE TO HER THIGHS, AND GOOD BEND TO STIFLES. WELL DOWN ON HOCKS. CORRECT TAIL. MOVED OK.

2ND. LEVY’S. FAIRLENIUM PIXIE QUEEN AT SHARBELLE. PIED. STANDARD IN SIZE. BROAD HEAD, ROSE EARS. ROUND EYES. SHORT NECK, TOPLINE LEVEL. SHORT COUPLED. SUFFICIENT REAR QUARTERS AND PUMP HANDLE TAIL. NICE MOVER. HARDLY ANYTHING BETWEEN MY 2ND AND 3RD PLACINGS, COULD EASILY CHANGE PLACES IN THE FUTURE.

3RD. JONES’S.ROUGESTAFF RED VELVET JW.  RED WITH DARK MASK AND WHITE TO CHEST, LEG AND TOES. SLIGHTLY LONGER CAST THAN 2ND, BUT CLOSE COUPLED. CLEAN IN HEAD. DARK ROUND EYES. SEEN HER FROM THE RINGSIDE BEFORE AND NOTICED SHE HAS A SUPERB LEVEL TOPLINE. SIMILAR REMARKS TO MY SECOND, ALSO MOVING VERY WELL.

RESERVE. JEFFERSON’S. ALPORT NO SURRENDER.

VHC. DYER’S. ENGLADIAN I’VE GOT CLASS.

OPEN BITCH. 7 (1 withdrawn, 1 addition)

A CLASS GRACED WITH TOP CLASS STUNNING BITCHES, EXTREMELY FINE MARGINS SEPERATED FROM 2ND PLACE DOWN THE LINE. VERY PLEASING TO SEE THIS LEVEL OF QUALITY ON SHOW.

1ST. SMITH’S. DRINGSHAWS GIRL ON FIRE. RED/FAWN WITH WHITE MARKINGS. THIS IS A GIRL FROM THE TOP DRAWER.SHE POSSESS THE BALANCE AND VIRTUES I LIKE TO SEE IN THE STAFFORD. THE CORRECT BLEND OF BULL AND TERRIER, SHOWING STRENGTH AND FITNESS AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS NOTHING I DON’T LIKE ABOUT HER, STANDING FOUR SQUARE SHE DOMINATED THE RING WITH HER PRESENCE.  A BITCH BANG ON THE STANDARD, POSSESSING THE CORRECT WEIGHT OF BONE TO BODY AND RATIOS REQUIRED TO HEAD. SCISSOR BITE WITH LOVELY WHITE TEETH HOUSED IN A VERY CLEAN HEAD. DARK EYES WHICH HAD DESCERNABLE SPARK AND GLINT UNDERLINING HER CONSTANT ALERTNESS. ROSE EARS FORWARD SET. STRONG THICK NECK FLOWING TO LOVELY SHOULDERS.STRAIGHT FRONT LEADING TO STRONG PASTERNS AND FEET. NICE DEPTH OF BRISKET WITH A BARRELLING OF RIB THAT WAS JUST RIGHT. CLOSE COUPLED AND CAST WITH A LOVELY UNDERLINE BEING LIGHT IN HER LOIN.STRONG MUSCLING TO HER 1ST AND 2ND THIGH GIVING THAT DESIRED BEND OF STIFLE WITH HOCKS WELL LET DOWN. A TABLE TOPLINE AND CLASSIC PUMP HANDLE TAIL ALL AS THEY SHOULD BE. SHE MOVED WITH VERVE MAINTAINING A WIDE GAIT AFORE AND AFT. HANDLER IN HARMONY WITH HER, THEY MAKE A VERY GOOD TEAM. NO HESITATION IN AWARDING HER BEST BITCH AND BEST IN SHOW. MAY I TIP MY HAT TO HER BREEDERS, THEY HAVE GOT THIS GIRL BANG ON! MANY CONGRATULATIONS.

2nd. ROWE & SOUTH’S. ILLORI CONSTELLATION. BLACK BRINDLE. ANOTHER QUALITY BITCH OF STANDARD SIZE. GREAT BLEND OF BULL AND TERRIER. WELL PROPORTIONED HEAD WITH A CORRECT SQUARE SCISSOR BITE. NICE UNDERJAW, STRONG MUZZLE. DISTINCT STOP. GOOD MUSCLE TO CHEEKS. DARK EYE. ROSE EARS. STRONG NECK AND WIDE FRONT. GOOD WEIGHT OF BONE. STRONG FEET. AMPLE RIB OVER A SHORT CAST AND COUPLED BODY. LEVEL TOPLINE. IN GOOD COAT. SUPER STRONG REAR QUARTERS WITH ALL THE CORRECT ANGULATIONS. CORRECT TAIL SET AND CARRIAGE. MOVED WITH DRIVE, WELL HANDLED.

3RD. JOHNSON’S. ELLCHANSHA PUT A SPELL ON YOU.BLACK BRINDLE. ONCE AGAIN, SUPERB IN QUALITY SPORTING THE BLEND OF BULL AND TERRIER I LOOK FOR. LOVELY FIT GIRL WHO HAD MANY VIRTUES SIMILAR TO MY 2ND, VERY HARD TO SEPARATE.VERY WELL PRESENTED AND HANDLED.

RESERVE. LIGGINS, LIGGINS & CURD’S.CH ELLCHANSHA UNDER YOUR SPELL AT KNOCKON JW. BLACK BRINDLE. LITTER SISTER TO MY 3RD. PEA’S IN A POD , ANOTHER QUALITY BITCH.

VHC. HUSON’S. FAIRLENIUM’S CLOAK N DAGGER AT CANISSTAFF. (TRANSFERRED FROM NOVICE.)

VETERAN BITCH.7 (3a) AN HONOUR AND PRIVILEGE TO MEET YOUR LOVELY VETERAN’S. THANKYOU.

1ST. JOHNSON’S. CH ELLCHANSHA ONCE UPON A TIME JW. BLACK BRINDLE. 8 YEARS. A WELL-PROPORTIONED BITCH SPORTING A LOVELY BLEND OF BULL AND TERRIER. BELIES HER AGE. CORRECT BITE, GOOD HEAD SHAPE WITH RATIOS THAT ARE REQUIRED. DARK EYES STILL HOLDING A SPARKLE. DEFINED STOP. STILL IN POSSESSION OF MANY QUALITIES. STRONG NECK. WIDE STRAIGHT FRONT SUPPORTED BY STRONG TIGHT FEET BEING UP ON PASTERNS. WELL PROPORTIONED BODY IN BALANCE BEING SHORT CAST AND COUPLED. NICE UNDERLINE. EVERYTHING FITS INTO PLACE WITH THIS GIRL. A VERY WELL PRESENTED AND HANDLED STAFFORD. I WAS HAPPY TO AWARD HER BEST OPPOSITE VETERAN IN SHOW. CONGRATULATIONS.

2ND. JOHNSON’S. BULLHAWK MAYBE MYTIME. 12 YEARS. BLACK BRINDLE WITH WHITE TO CHEST AND FRONT SOCK’S. BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF STANDARD SIZE. IN GOOD BALANCE ALLROUND AND STILL IN POSSESSION OF MANY QUALITIES. GOOD WEIGHT OF BONE, STRAIGHT FRONT, STILL HAS STRONG TIGHT FEET, COMPACT IN BODY BEING SHORT CAST AND COUPLED. SHE AMBLED UP AND DOWN THE MATT TO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, AND DESERVEDLY SO. LOVELY TO SEE.

3RD. BUCHAN’S. HAPPYSTAFF COULD IT BE MAGIC. 11 YEARS. BLACK BRINDLE. ANOTHER LOVELY GIRL. STANDARD SIZED BEING SHORT AND COMPACT. STILL HAS GOOD MUSCLE TO HER HEAD CREATING A DEFINED STOP. HEAD PROPORTIONS CORRECT. LOVELY SHOULDERS FLOWING TO A STRAIGHT FRONT. BARRELLED RIB WITH A DEEP BRISKET. NICE SHORT COAT. GOOD BEND OF STIFLE. YOU DID YOUR OWNER PROUD. WELLDONE.

RESERVE. WILLIAM’S. CORBENIC’S INIT TO WIN IT. 12 ½ YEARS. DARK BRINDLE WITH WHITE CHEST. ANOTHER OLDER GIRL THAT BELIES HER AGE, LOVELY FEMININE EXPRESSION. STILL IN POSSESSION OF A CLEAN HEAD. SUPER WIDE FRONT WITH STRAIGHT LEGS. SHORT COUPLED AND CAST. IN FINE CONDITION FOR HER AGE. A BIG WELLDONE TO HER HANDLER, AND THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING HER.

JAMIE F. SMITH (TROYSTAFF)