West Highland White Terrier Club (England) Ltd

The West Highland White Terrier Club Open Show

Saturday 29th May 2026

Thank you to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge their breed open show. Also thank you to the exhibitors for your support and entry. I had an enjoyable afternoon and a thank you to my steward, Stephen Leigh for your support.

1. Special Beginners Dog/Bitch 2/2

1st Ambers, Leolux Shapeshifter – still a raw puppy of balanced proportions. Correct bite, well-proportioned head with defined stop, excellent in eye and expression with well-placed ears. Good pigmentation. Good length of neck into adequate angled shoulder. Still very much a puppy to develop in fore chest. Excellent in hindquarter with plenty behind the tail. Tail set well on. He has an excellent topline in stance which he held on the move, sound moving both ways. White, harsh coat, well-presented and handled. One to watch for the future. Best Special Beginner and Best Puppy in Show.

2nd Goodes, Ashgate Falnash – puppy with good strength in bone and substance. He has a good width of skull; he has good eye and expression and correct bite. Would prefer a slightly better reach of neck and better placed shoulder. He has a level topline and decent set on tail. He excels in having good turn of stifle and well-muscled hindquarters, which he uses well on the move. Just needs to develop in fore chest as he moves close in front. Harsh coat and well handled.

2. Minor Puppy Dog 1/1

1st Ambers, Leolux Shapeshifter – see above

3. Puppy Dog No entries

4. Junior Dog 4/3

1st Skrobiszewska and Sempolowskiejs, Well Played Vertragus (ATC BD88719POL) – a dog of larger proportions compared to the second dog and still needs to develop but the frame is there. He has a wide skull, defined stop, correct bite and good size of teeth. Still needs time to develop in fore chest as slightly close in front movement. He is a dog of balanced proportions with moderate angulation front and rear. He is compact in body with a strong level topline, with tail set on. Lovely to see him free standing, showing himself well. Has some substance behind his tail and he moves behind with purpose and drive. Well presented in white harsh coat and well handled. A dog I will watch his progress with interest. Reserve best dog.

2nd Szulzyckas, Newvoldemort Hot To Handle – lovely type, smaller proportions to the first dog, however, has plenty of bone and substance. Well-proportioned head with defined stop, typical expression with correct eye, well developed fore chest with correct depth and width. Well-muscled neck into good lay of shoulder. Body is compact with strength in loin. He has well-muscled hindquarters with plenty behind the tail. The best of tail sets, well set on. White, very harsh coat. Full of attitude, just unfortunately, he struggled to settle on the move today.

3rd Goodes, Ashgate Falnash – see critique for Special Beginner

5. Novice Dog No Entries

6. Graduate Dog 2/2

7. Mid Limit Dog No entries

8. Open Dog 3/2

1st Stankiene and Stanku, Forest Sprite Whisper Dusk via Vivolunar (Imp Pol) – a dog of balanced proportions with no exaggeration. He has a correctly proportioned head with the best of expressions, correct eye and well-placed ears. Straight in front. A moderate length of neck, leading to adequate lay of shoulder. Compact in body with moderate hind angulation. He is balanced in movement and has excellent deportment on the move. He moves soundly in front and with purpose and drive from behind. In harsh white coat and well-presented and handled. Just would prefer more of him. Best dog.

9. Veteran Dog/Bitch 3/2

1st Tadhunters, Otto The Maverick Prince – a seven-year-old male in excellent coat and condition, well-presented and handled. He has good width of skull, defined stop. He has good pigment, straight in front, well developed forechest with width, good in rib with a level topline. He moves soundly both ways with a lovely temperament, holding himself well on the move. Best Veteran.

10. Minor Puppy Bitch 3/0

1st Burns, Burneze All On My Todd – Compact puppy of balanced proportions. She has good bone and substance, presented in good coat. Has a well-proportioned head, defined stop, correct bite. Good length of neck, short in back, strong in loin. Excellent hindquarters, with substance and good turn of stifle. Tail well set on. Excellent deportment on the move, keeping her topline well. Best Puppy Bitch

2nd Fryers, Hopecharm Martini – another puppy of lovely type, not quite the front of the first puppy but similar attributes in terms of well-proportioned head, she has correct eye and expression. Well placed ears, good reach of neck into a compact, short body and well angulated hindquarters, plenty behind her tail and tail well set on. Outgoing attitude and again lovely to see her free standing.  

3rd Ambers, Leolux Dreamer – similar attributes to the first two, well proportioned head, good eye and expression. Again, well angulated hindquarters and tail well set on. Not quite the deportment on the move as the first two.

11. Puppy Bitch No entries

12. Junior Bitch 2/2

1st Szulzyckas, Bocans Cast A Spell – feminine bitch but with plenty of bone and substance. Well-proportioned head with defined stop, correct eye and expression. Correct bite with good size teeth. Well-muscled neck into good lay of shoulder. Well-developed fore chest with good length of upper arm. Compact in body with good depth and strong in loin. Excellent hindquarters with turn of stifle and substance behind her tail, with tail set well on. She won on her effortless movement with excellent reach in front and drive from behind whilst keeping her topline on the move. In the harshest of coats, well-presented and handled. Best Bitch and Best in Show.

2nd Stankiene and Stankus, Vivolunar Devil In A Dress – not quite the bone and substance of the first placed dog. Has good width of skull and correct eye with excellent expression, still time for head to develop. Moderately angulated in front and behind. She also is compact in body with strength in loin. Harsh, white coat. Just needed to settle on the move today.

13. Novice Bitch No entries

14. 14. Graduate Bitch 7/4

1st Storeys, Nossimp Hope Of A Fine Future – has a lovely profile in stance, compact and of balanced proportions. Feminine bitch but with bone and substance. Well-proportioned head and correct expression and eye. Correct bite. Correct width of chest, straight front. Moderately proportioned neck into good lay of shoulder. She has strength in loin with a short, straight back. Well-made hindquarters with plenty behind the tail, which is well set on. Moves soundly coming and going and holds her top line on the move. Reserve best bitch and Reserve Best in Show.

2nd Filmores, Bellevue Lucky Gem – smaller proportioned female than the winner. Feminine head with good proportions, correct eye and expression. In good coat of harsh texture and a decent lay of shoulder to a short, level top line. Tail set okay, just needed to settle more on the move.

3rd Allans, Allangood Starofwinter a female I have judged before. She has a lovely temperament, feminine head, well proportioned. Not quite the shoulder placement of the first two. Level topline and moves out with confidence and drive from behind.

15. Mid Limit Bitch 4/3

1st Stankiene and Stankus, Vivolunar Impres Me – a female I have watched and judged previously. A strong female with plenty of substance. She has a good, well-proportioned head, correct eye and expression. She excels in having a straight front with well-developed fore chest. Has excellent hindquarters, good turn of stifle and plenty behind her tail with tail set well on. Excellent, harsh coat. Not quite the lay of shoulder and deportment on the move when it came to top awards.

16. Open Bitch 6/4

1st Fryers, Hopecharm Bright Angel – a female who has plenty of bone and substance. Well proportioned head with width of skull, defined stop, correct eye and expression. Good pigment. Correct bite. Well-developed fore chest of correct width. Moderate angulation in front with a level topline which she holds well on the move. Slightly longer in loin. She excels in her hindquarters, plenty of substance behind her tail with tail well set on. Moves soundly fore and aft. In excellent coat and condition. Very close decision in the line up.

2nd Skrobiszewska and Sempolowskiej, Precious De La Pomme From Vertragus (ATC BD83594POL) – not quite he strength and substance of the first-place dog. Feminine female who is balanced and of moderate angulation. Straight in front. Neck of moderate length, she has a level, short back, slightly more compact that the first placed dog. Tail well set on, free standing and moves out well with good deportment. In excellent coat and well-presented and handled.

Samantha Bradbury (Fourastay)