Scottish Utility Breeds Club

SCOTTISH UTILITY BREEDS CLUB

Open Group Show

3 October 2026

What a wonderful society this is; what a warm welcome I received; and what a super line up of dogs at the end. I certainly left with a smile on my face. 

AV IMPORTED REGISTER

O (1,0)

1st Kennedy’s Azeroth Razala smart and well made with decent forehand. Clean through the neck, well held topline. Well developed quarters. Quality skin. Head of good proportion and balance. Moved with accuracy and scope. Lovely temperament

AVNSC

P (1,0)

1st & Reserve Best Puppy in Show Todd’s Witchgait It’s Show Time, beautifully schooled, but very outgoing. Superbly made and so well balanced. Free from exaggeration. Correct neck, front and forehand. Quality bone. Firm, well held topline. Firmly muscled hindquarters developing well. Typical, well balanced head with neat ears. Correct tail. Moved with great accuracy and style. Should title with ease.   

O (2,1)

1st & BIS Todd’s Ch Witchgait Toasted Cheese, the star of the show for me. An absolute beauty of a Shar Pei, full of quality and style. So well made and free from exaggeration. Lovely balance on the stack, square and compact. Correctly angulated both ends. Firm through the topline. Strongly made quarters. Super head and expression, full of breed type. Outstanding mover from all angles. Lovely temperament and I just loved him.  

AV SPECIAL VETERAN 

Veteran 7-9 (5,4)

1st Campbell’s Tulibell Nevile Longbottom masculine dog turned out in lovely coat and condition. Pleasing head and expression. Very well made through the front and shoulder. Well held, level topline. Well ribbed up. Correctly set tail. Well balanced in outline and of pleasing proportions. Moved out well in profile but could have been a bit neater going away. Lovely temperament.  

Veteran 10+ (3,0)

1st & BV Schuckardt’s Timazinti’s Peppermint at Frenchlands really lovely Lhasa carrying his years lightly. Super condition and presentation. Beautiful balance and presenting a wholly typical outline. Great shoulders and strong neck. Firm, level topline. Head of correct balance. Good eye and expression. Moved out well, showing me a clean set of pads. Great show dog.

2nd Campbell’s Tulibel at Hogwarts well made and balanced. Good angulation both ends. Correct neck and proud head carriage. Great topline and tailset. Well balanced head of good proportion. Typical expression. Super temperament and moved out accurately.

3rd Best-Rawlings’ Trixwood Goldeneye

DALMATIAN

PG (2,0)

1st Grant’s Salvadorada Lady of the Glen for Bevahalli very showy and very well schooled, showing her heart out for her handler. Beautifully smooth body lines. Balanced angulation front and back. Correct topline, held well. Very pleasing mover. Head is typical and muzzle will continue developing as she matures. Intelligent expression.   

2nd Lockhart’s Salvadorada Mischief Maker of Lockdalm masculine and impressed for type. Presenting a balanced, typical outline when stacked with sufficient neck and firm topline. Balanced angulation both ends. Head of decent length and balance with good expression. Tendency to pace on the move but went well when he eventually got into his stride.  

OD (4,0)

1st & BOS Dewcroft’s Joubello Heaven Sent while I would prefer just a tad more forehand angulation, this dog presents a typical outline on the stack with correct neck and proudly carried head. Correct topline, firmly held at all times. Good overall balance and full of quality. Excellent, strongly made hindquarters. Well balanced and proportioned head. Moved very accurately down and back.  

2nd Grant’s Kevin Dude of the Glen at Bevanhalli great showman who presents a pleasing, typical picture from across the ring. Good overall proportion and balance. Correct neck flowing in smoothly at withers. Typical head and expression. Moved very enthusiastically and accurately. Would benefit from being a tad more masculine.  

3rd Grant & Wilkin’s Salvadorada Let’s Get Loud

OB (1,0)

1st & BOB Valentine’s Dvojica Fizzy Pop lovely show girl who really makes the most of herself. While I would not want her any longer, she presents a typical outline of good overall balance. Stands on good legs. Well held head and correct neck flowing into a firm, well held topline. Shoulders reasonably well laid. Well developed quarters. Head is feminine and extremely pleasing being of good balance and type. Moved out well and accurately.  

FRENCH BULLDOG 

PG (5,1)

1st & BOB Kokolus’ Lady Kropka Dot very feminine pied with typical body lines and correct topline. Very pleasing front and shoulder. Head well balanced and typical, would just like a slightly darker eye. Presents a great outline on the stack. Moved very soundly and typically. 

2nd & BOS Hopkins’ Wildax Rowendale Onyx masculine brindle who does not want to get any bigger but he is impressive in outline and well off for type. Very appealing head with well developed muzzle. Good eye and expression. Another sound mover. Quarters will continue to develop as he matures.  

3rd Cox’s Halloxwishes Ernesto Cruz

OD (1,0)

1st Cox’s H Ernesto Cruz presents a decent outline when stacked, reasonable topline, well made quarters. Cleanly fronted. Would have liked slightly more type in head but he carried his correctly sized ears well. Moved accurately. 

OB (2,0)

1st Kokolus’ Lady Sophia correctly sized and very showy. Presents a typical, balanced outline when stacked. Pleasing through the front and shoulder. Quarters could be slightly more developed. Pleasing eye and expression. Head is of decent overall balance. Slight tendency to show her tongue. Moved very soundly

2nd Cox’s Halloxwishes Elena Coco not quite at one with her handler and being quite stubborn as Frenchies can be! Reasonably well off for type and presented a decent outline when stacked. Typical in topline. Head is reasonably well made. When she decided to go she went accurately.  

SHIH TZU

PG (4,0)

1st & BOB Pope & Smith’s Shidizzle Bryamzy Sue at Maskeen quality head and expression with correct eyes. Good overall proportions, well laid shoulders, broad, deep chest, well ribbed up. Firm, level topline and well set tail, carried well. Sound, active mover.  

2nd & BP & PG4 McMillan’s Yazhi Written in Stone delightful puppy showing lots of promise. Lovely temperament. Very pleasing head and expression. Pleasing through the front and shoulder. Correct overall proportions. Pleasing topline, tail and tail set. Moved with confidence and accuracy. Will be very interesting to see how he matures on.  

3rd McMillan’s Yazhi Demonhunter

O (2,0)

1st Cooke’s Thaisu Sister Bliss very pleasing head of correct balance and proportion with typical expression from correct, well placed eyes. Presented a decent outline on the stack with pleasing balance overall. Firmly held, level topline. Quarters well made. Moved out well. Close up.  

2nd McMillan’s Yazhi Written in the Stars quality male who wasn’t quite as good in front as the winner. Pleasing neck and proudly held head. Quarters well made. Firm topline. Head very typical and well balanced with lovely expression. Great temperament. Moved with style. 

MAB Young Memorial Members Puppy Stakes (7,3)

1st McColl’s Jamarhys Prince masculine Chow, well off for type who showed so well for his young handler. Liked his overall balance, presenting a typical outline on the stack. Good through the neck and shoulder. Very pleasing head and expression. Moved typically for the breed, very sound. 

2nd Campbell’s Linsdown Flora Among Tulibell lovely type and balance on this Tibetan Spaniel, presenting a well proportioned outline when stacked. Beautifully conditioned and presented. Great temperament. Sweet expression. Well balanced head of good type. Moved accurately.   

3rd Trundell’s Cabeau Crimson Augustus

Sheana Martin Memorial Members Junior Stakes (9,5)

1st & G4 Stephen’s Kamarri Step Ahead very eye-catching Standard Poodle, presented so well. Very pleasing in outline with great balance of angulation. Clean through the neck and shoulder. Stands on good legs. Classic head and expression. Good length of foreface. Well set ears. An impressive prospect on the move. Still got some maturing to do, but one to watch.  

2nd Gavin’s Violaceous My Girl Min Schnauzer who presents such a typical, unexaggerated outline. Pleasing through the neck and shoulder. Correct topline, held well at all times. Well made behind. Pleasing head of good balance muzzle to skull. Presented very well. Moved out very soundly.  

3rd Osborne’s Glenbrook Brisa de Jardine at Thistletib

Ann Patterson Memorial Members Open Stakes (12,3)

1st Logan’s Spyanki Noah Nuther Boy very appealing Lhasa turned out in first class order. Great make and shape, presenting a typical, unexaggerated outline on the stack. Super balance with good angulation both ends. Super topline, well set and carried tail. Head of correct proportion with good eye. Great show attitude, making the most of himself on the move.   

2nd Valentine’s D Fizzy Pop

3rd Sutherland’s Rugtara Not On The Sideline

BRACE (5,2)

1st Best-Rawlings’ Shiba Inus well matched pair who impressed not just for their breed type but for their foot perfect performance on the move. Held their toplines beautifully and were full of quality.

2nd Connell’s Schnauzers pushed the Shibas hard. Another pair who were so well matched. Correct angulation both ends enabled them to move very impressively

3rd Dunford’s Kooikerhondjes

BEST IN SHOW 

Todd’s Ch W Toasted Cheese

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW

McCallum’s Ch Falecea Gogo Yubari Burlesk, pushed the Shar Pei all the way. Absolutely full of quality and type. Totally unexaggerated and balanced. Correctly angulated both ends and with every part of her construction articulating so well. Head of excellent type and balance with correct pigmentation. I particularly appreciated her breed typical movement. No flash and style here, just correct short striding, pendulum action which I could have watched all day.    

GROUP 3

Logan’s Spyanki Eobard Thawne very well put together allowing him to present a wholly typical and unexaggerated outline when stacked. Balanced in angulation. Correct neck, well made shoulder, firm topline and well set and well carried tail. Head of excellent proportion and lovely eye. Turned out in excellent order and with an aura of quality. Moved out with purpose and accuracy. 

GROUP 4

Stephen’s K Step Ahead

BEST PUPPY IN SHOW

Schuckardt’s Frenchlands Polar Star a typically stubborn Lhasa who occasionally put the brakes on at the end of a long day, but she pulled things together on the final go around where her overall type, quality, balance, soundness and style could not be overlooked. Presented in first class coat and condition I loved her balance of angulation, the way she carried herself and her arrogance. Super head of correct proportion with excellent eye. Will follow her career with interest. 

RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW

Todd’s W It’s Show Time

PG3

Davies’ Shinzam Iona Queen an impressive Akita who appealed with her well balanced, typical, quality outline. Liked her neck and shoulder and her well held topline. Impressive headpiece and excellent expression. Moved out very well indeed and wwas accurate from all angles. 

PG4

McMillan’s Y Written in Stone

TIM HUTCHINGS (Judge)