Northern Cairn & West Highland White Terrier Club

The Northern Cairn and West Highland White Terrier Club

Sunday 20th September 2026

Thank you to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge their club show. Also thank you to the exhibitors for your support and entry. I had an enjoyable afternoon and lovely to see that my Best of Breed and Best Puppy in Breed went on to win Best in Show and Best Puppy in Show. Also, a thank you to my steward, Stephen Leigh for your support.

West Highland White Terriers

10. Puppy Dog 1

1st Anthonys - Charmedautum Rodeo – a puppy just short of 9 months of age who lives up to his name, on his toes, full of himself. Masculine dog with good width of head, correct eye, defined stop and correct bite. In good coat for his age with a harsh, white jacket. Fore chest yet to develop, has a good lay of shoulder. Level topline. He has good well-made hindquarters which he used well on the move when he settled. Tail set okay. Best Puppy. Pleased to see him go on to win Best Puppy in Show.

11. Junior Dog 2/1

1st Thomsons – Ashgate Falkirk – A cobby male with plenty of strength and substance. He has good width of skull, defined stop, good eye and typical expression. Correct bite with good underjaw. He is moderately angulated and is good in rib and short in loin. He has a well-developed fore chest. He has well made, muscular, hindquarters with good width across the loin. Excellent harsh coat. He carries his tail well on the move and just took time to settle in movement with his handler today. Reserve Best Dog

12. Post Graduate Dog 1

1st Storeys – Nossimp Fine Beacon of Hope – A male who when he pulls himself together, free standing, he makes a lovely profile, and he did just that today. Well-proportioned head, he has good width of skull, defined stop, good expression. Correct bite with good width of underjaw. Well-developed fore chest of correct width. He excels in having a well-placed shoulder which when relaxed on the lead he demonstrates with having good reach. Well-muscled, good length of neck into level topline. He has excellent hindquarters with plenty of substance behind his tail which is well set on. He has a harsh white jacket and was well presented and handled. He has excellent reach and drive and deportment which he used consistently on the move today which won him Best Dog and Best of Breed.

13. Open Dog – no entries

14. Veteran Dog or Bitch 1/1

15. Puppy Bitch 1/1

16. Junior Bitch – no entries

17. Post Graduate Bitch 2/1

1st Anthonys – Charmedautum Willow – a lovely feminine female with good head proportions, defined stop, good in eye and expression. Correct bite. In harsh coat. She has good reach of neck and lay of shoulder which she uses well with good reach in front on the move. She does not quite have the strength in loin and hindquarters of the Open females; however, she is sound and moved out well, keeping her topline on the move.

18. Open Bitch 2/0

1st Storeys, Nossimp Hope Of A Fine Future – a dog I have judged before and has a lovely profile in stance, compact and of balanced proportions. Feminine bitch but with good 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 with tail on top. Well-made hindquarters which she uses well on the move with good deportment. Best Bitch and Reserve Best of Breed

2nd Thomsons – Hillcloud Echowave by Ashgate – a female I have watched in the ring and lovely to go over her today. She has plenty of bone and substance. Well proportioned head, good in eye and expression with well-defined stop and correct bite. Well developed fore chest. Strong in body. In good, harsh coat. Not quite the hindquarters of the first female and she struggled to settle on the move today, however she settled enough with her owner on the bitch line up to go Reserve Best Bitch.

Samantha Bradbury (Fourastay)