DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETY
Judges Critiques
DARLINGTON DOG SHOW SOCIETYMr J BARNEY
Judging: Bedlington Terrier, Terrier Group
BEST OF BREED : 50 MCNALLY, Mr & Mrs John & Lesley Ch Conekesheved Too Shy Jw
Dog CC : 55 OFFER, Mrs A C Ch Woolytop The Wherryman Sh.CM ShCEx VW
Res Dog CC : 40 HANES, Miss Myla Mae Janmark Man In The Middle Jw
Bitch CC : 50 MCNALLY, Mr & Mrs John & Lesley Ch Conekesheved Too Shy Jw
Res Bitch CC : 61 SCOTT, Mrs Emma & SCOTT, Mr William Janmark Je Ne Sais Pas Avec Mickleview JW
Best Puppy : 49 MARTIN, Miss Lorraine Honeymist Tilted Halo
Best Veteran : 55 OFFER, Mrs A C Ch Woolytop The Wherryman Sh.CM ShCEx VW
VD (3)
1st: Offer’s Ch Woolytop The Wherryman Sh.CM ShCEx VW, A quality boy well balanced and at his prime of maturity. Lithe and well muscled all through, with a gentle expression. Super head piece well filled under the eye. Jaw long and tapering with a tight lip. Narrow skull with profuse top knot. Long tapering neck with no throatiness. Would like a slightly better lay of shoulder. A correct horseshoe front which many lacked, straight forearm and good bone and correct length of pastern. Good depth of brisket, with flat ribbing, into correct tuck up into a made rear construction. With correct tail set and carriage. Correct arch over the loin, presentation in top order with correct linty and think coat. Move well with some drive and ground coverage.
2nd: Fitzgerald’s Trevelyan's Unzip You Got The Look. A masculine boy, well made. A pleasing masculine head with correct long tapering jaw, nice eye and correctly set ear, with a thin velvety leather. A clean neck and shoulder into straight front with good length of pastern. Correct body proportions, depth of brisket and tuck up. A little over angulated at the rear and drops off a little too much over the croup. Didn’t quite have the movement of 1st. Supper linty coat and condition.
3rd: Ross’s Major Tufts At Mactufts
Class 26 PD (3,1)
1st: Ross’s Mactufts Gentleman's Game. Quite a challenging class to judge as 2 very different types. I preferred the overall balance on the move to. 2nd. Balanced head with good length with a small eye and correctly set ear. Horse shoe front with straight forearm and pastern and correct hare foot. Good depth of brisket and tuck up with arch over the loin. Needed some extra weight on all through. Well made rear with correct angulation and let down of hock. Linty coat and presentation ok. Movement was ok both ways.
2nd: Wilkinson’s Maristella Mitena Among Durhamites. There was a lot to like about this one with plenty of substance through out. Good linty and thick coat and texture. A masculine head and expression. Correct horse shoe front and straight forearm and correct hare foot. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing into a good tuck up. Topline was a little flat. Good mover fire and aft.
JD (1)
1st: Mcnally’s Ch Conekesheved Out Of The Blue Jw. A well balanced boy with correct body proportions and presented in to order. A masculine head with long tapping jaw, nice eye and correctly set velvety leather. Good horse shoe front but have liked a little tighter at elbow on the move. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing. Good tuck up and correct arch over the loin. Like a little more rear angulation. Well presented and correct thick linty coat. Moved well in profile.
PGD (2)
1st: Nunn’s Mactufts Brave Mans Game. I preferred the make and shape of this one on the move. However tail is quite high set. Horse shoe front with straight forearm. Good hare foot. Well boned. Clean neck and flows into a correctly arched topline over the loin. Well enough made rear construction. Well presented with a correct linty thick coat.
2nd: Blakey’s Little Bristle Charmer. Really needed some more weight on all through. A good clean forehand and depth of brisket with flat ribbing and a well made rear with good angles. Correctly set tailset and tapered. Did tend to play the handler up and would benefit from some help in presentation.
LD (2)
1st: Martin’s Honeymist Firecracker. I preferred the overall make, shape and balance. Straight forearm with long pastern and correct hare foot. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing into a well defined tuck up. Correct topline flowing through to a well well made rear with correct angulation. Well presented and correct linty texture to the coat. Little lose in front movement, kept a balance picture on the move in profile.
2nd: Lacey’s Bowlingbrook Hummingbird. A different type a little flat in topline. A rather exaggerated tuck up which could be made better with a different approach to presentation. A masculine head and expression, well set smal eye, correct low set ear. Good set of teeth. Clean long neck with no throatiness. Straight forearm and hare foot. Like a little tighter at the elbow coming towards me.
OD (3)
1st: Hanes’ Janmark Man In The Middle Jw. Liked this one’s flowing line with no corners. Kept his balance well on the move. Masculine head with a long tapering jaw and pear shaped head. Lots of work under the relatively small eye. Well set low ear with velvety leathers. A clear forehand flowing through from the neck to a correct arch topline.. correct horse shoe front with straight forearm and long pastern with good hare feet. Deep brisket to the elbow and flat ribbing, well made rear, with good angulation and well let down. Moved well both ways, good linty thick coat.
2nd: Scott’s Ch L'end Show Melody Maker (imp Rus). A little more moderate in construction compared to 1st. Straight forearm and long pastern with a hare foot. Good depth of brisket and tuck up, I’d like a little shorter loin and a better lay of shoulder. Well presented with a good linty thick coat.
3rd: Godden’s Ozbreeze Surprise Of The Day At Vakurblue
VB (2)
1st: Mackie’s Rhicullen Dancing Girl. A lovely feminine head and expression. Kind eye and correctly low set ear. Straight forearm, bone and hare foot. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing, well tucked up, correct topline flowing from a long neck. With arch over the loin. Like a little more angulation in the rear. Move well both ways , preferred the overall outline to 2nd.
2nd: Lacey’s Bowlingbrook Makingwhoopi. A very feminine head and gentle expression. Small eye with work under it. Low set ear with correct leather. Straight forearm and good horse shoe front. Good hare foot. A moderate rear construction. Did tend to have a flat topline and a little lose in front movement.
PB (4,1)
1st: Martin’s Honeymist Tilted Halo. A pleasing make and shape with correct body proportions. A clean forehand with straight forearm and good bone and hare foot. Flows through her long neck with a good lay of shoulder into a correct topline with good tail set and carriage on the move. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing with correct tuck up. Presented to best, coat needs to come through fully.
2nd: Godden’s Woolytop Sign Of The Times At Vakurblue. Lighter in type to 1st and more workman like. A well made front assembly with a horse shoe front, bone and hare foot. A good tuck up into a well angulated rear construction. Moved well enough both ways.
3rd: Baldwin’s Woolytop Here I Am
JB (2)
1st: Scott’s Mickleview Silent Storm. A feminine head and mild expression. A good depth of brisket and flat ribbing into a correct tuck up with a matching arched topline. A well made rear with some muscle and bend of stifle and let down of hock. Correct tailset and tail that tappers from a thick root. Moved well both well with good foot fall. Kept her topline in profile. Well presented and good linty coat texture.
2nd: Jackson’s Terrablue Spirit Bizzibeddies. A balanced outline when stood with good rear angulation and let down of hock. Pleasing head and expression and low set ear. Horse shoe front with straight forearm and hare foot. Like a little more substance to her and breath of rear when going away on the move.
PGB (4)
1st: Mackie’s Daldorn Candy Kisses. I liked the way this one had flowing lines all through. I liked her overall make and shape and substance. A clean forehand with no throatiness, good lay of shoulder and straight forearm. Feminine head and gentle expression, pear shaped upheld. Small eye and low set ear. Good depth of brisket and flat ribbing. Well tucked up, felt she had more angulation to 2nd behind. Mover well both ways with a good head carriage.
2nd: Glaister’s Jasmine Diamond Lamb (Imp Pol). Not quite the forehand and lay of shoulder of 1st. Super linty coat texture. A pleasing head and gentle expression, straight forearm and hare foot. Good depth of brisket and tuck up. Moved with some umph.
3rd: Alders & Bridgeman’s Bisbee Bolt From The Blue:
LB (3)
1st: Scott’s Janmark Je Ne Sais Pas Avec Mickleview JW. Really caught my eye on the move and pleasing to watch. Kept her balance throughout. I liked her substance and maturity without coarseness. Lithe and muscular. A feminine head and mild expression with nice eye and work under it, low set ear and velvety leathers. Pear shaped head. A horse shoe front with a correct depth of brisket and flat rib. Well made rear end with bend of stifle and well set tail and carriage on the move. Covered the ground with ease and correct foot fall.
2nd: Hanes’ Janmark The Name Of The Game Jw. Another nice bitch to go over. A feminine head and gentle expression with low set ear. Long neck into a good lay of shoulder, straight forearm and long pastern with hare foot. Depth of brisket and tuck up, just fell away over croup too steeply, well presented with a correct linty coat texture.
3rd: Ross’s Mactufts Kindred Spirit.
Class 36 OB (5,1)
1st: Mcnally’s Ch Conekesheved Too Shy JW. A well put together lithe bitch full of quality superbly presented with a thick linty coat in full bloom. A lovely feminine pear shaped head with a long jaw and plenty of work under a nice relatively small eye, low set ear with correct filbert shaped ear, with a velvety texture. Flows through from her neck in to a straight forearm and broad chest and horse shoe front. Good bone and hare feet. Good depth of brisket to the elbow, flat ribbed and a correct tuck up with a matching well arched topline over the loin. Well made rear with good bend of stifle. Really fills your eye in profile movement covering the ground with ease.
2nd: Ross’s Mactufts Nanny Mcphee. This bitch comes together on the move creating a balanced picture, good straight forearm and long pastern with hare foot. Brisket to the elbow with a good tuck up. Flows through her neck and shoulders to her arched topline with correctly set tail. Well made behind and well let down hock and well muscled. Good head carriage on the move. A feminine head however I’d like a little more under jaw. Gentle expression.
3rd: Baldwin’s Woolytop Leading Lady