Welsh Kennel Club critique

GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

VD: 1) Multi Champion Abberann Conan, Res CC & Best Veteran. Of course I instrantly recognised this old boy as my BOB at Crufts looked it up and it was 2008, amazing he is still in fine condition 10 years later. His muscle in his hindquarters is quite unbelievable, he is so fit. I much admired his condition & type still. Gorgeous head & eye, a better front than most in the breed. Nails need attention & his coat is very silky now. Such a happy dog moving with such verve.

PD: 1) Borderglens The Edge with Romainville. Two real baby boys! Delightful temperament and beautiful heads, eyes & expressions. The winner more confident moving & slightly better in topline & tail carriage. Both have excellent bone & good hard coats coming along. 2) Teamrach Rock Steady Beat with Romainville. A little taller & needs more ring practice. Good neck, promising rear, but certainly needs time to mature & sort his head out for showing.

LD:) 1) Pajantick Razamataz. Coat rather all over the place & looks very patchy. I would be inclined to pull the whole lot out and start again, looks two-toned at present. A grand dog right through & moves well all round. Good strong legs & super bone. A beautiful head tops it all.

OD: 1) Abberann Cosmic Cowboy CC,BOB. Although lots I preferred about the old boy his coat wasn’t as hard as this younger boy. Strong & very fit. Lovely head & neat ears, which are well set & carried. OK in front, grand bone for his size. Good firm backline, nice over croup. Well made quarters & tailset is good. A powerful impressive mover. Has a collar line round neck which seems to cut his withers & makes him appear flat there.

JB: 1) Jeonty Dreams A Dream with Karensbrae. Good head properties, neat small ears. Fair front & she moves well coming towards. Furnishings too soft, particularly on head. Excellent body for age, well set & carried tail. Powerful build for a junior, if her coat hardens up she will do well in future.

PGB: 1) Romainville Rock’N’Rolla at Coedrhosyn. Probably up to maximum height of 14ins, but she is in balance for height to length proportion. Very strong & sturdily built. Most lovely head & expression, neat ears. Ok in front & rear angles for the breed, moves well all round.

LB: 1) Romainville Maggie May Res CC. 5year old in good form for body & strength. Good firm backline, pleasing head & broad jaw. Ok in front as she is allowed to turn her front feet out a trifle. Sound rear excellent on the move. 2) Amhard Jessie Jay. Good hard head hair & backcoat. Has a nice strong head for a bitch. Fair front, heavy & very overweight in body, she “plods” moving. I liked her a lot & in better condition could do well.

OB: 1) Romainville Whistle Dixie CC. Very out of coat but what was there was hard & workmanlike. Lovely head & expression. Excellent bone & feet, good in body properties and firm topline. Enough rear angulation, well set & carried tail. Good precise mover all ways. 2) Ir Ch Abberann Reach For The Stars Ryanne. Knuckles over in front & too much crook. Otherwise a lovely bitch all through, if her front had been better she would probably have been Best of Breed. I loved her head & body. Correct size for a bitch & so powerful in rear too.

Zena thorn-Andrew (judge)

Bath Championship Show & Southern Counties critiques

GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER

PGD (1) 1 Rogers’ Kingcottage Boogie On Basil. All male with great bone and substance, good strength of skull with correct proportions, good jaw, ok in front and body, good outline on the move, went well.

LD (4) 1 Alstead’s Golden Spurs. Strong, masculine male with all the essentials, correct strength in head and jaw, strong neck and shoulders with good front, correct spring of ribs with strong loin, good angles behind, good outline on the move, in good coat. DCC and BOB.

2 Hogburn’s Pajantick Razamataz. 19 mth old, excellent bone for size, good quality dog, very sound on the move, good breed type. Res CC.

3 Hannington’s Boudivella Oscar.

PB (1) 1 Hannington’s Boudivella Tegan. 9 mth old brindle, very raw at the moment, but has lots to offer, pleasing head and expression, ok for bone for size, good strong quarters, ok on the move, just needs time. BP.

JB (1) 1 Alstead’s Sigrid Helga At Pantcottage. 13 mth old, well made and very well balanced, feminine but still good strength of skull, neat in ears, ok for front and body, strong behind in good coat. Res CC.

PGB (1) 1 James & O’Brien’s Jessie Jay. Good size make and shape, correct bone and substance, head proportions good with good strength of jaw, neat ears, moves out well.

LB (2) 1 George’s Romainville Whistle Dixie. Overall good shape and type, very sound bitch, pleasing head with good expression, good neck and front assembly, strong behind, moves out well back and forth, pleased to award her BCC.

2 Hannington’s Romainville Uptown Girl. 6 yr old, good type, very well balanced all the way through, feminine head without losing strength, good in quarters, goes well.

OB (2, 1) 1 George & Sullivan’s Romainville Jean Genie. 5 yr old bitch with good proportions, excellent bone, well balanced throughout, clean front and correct body shape, went well.

VB (1) 1 Seall’s Ch Brockland Belle Bregorrey. Twelve and a half yr old bitch, credit to the owner for turning this bitch out in good fettle, excellent type and shape, pleasing front and body, good behind with muscle, showed well. BV.

M. Phillips (Judge)

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SOUTHERN COUNTIES

PGD (2)1. Samuel, Jeonty Yippe Kiaye. 3 year grey with strong muzzle and good bite. Well sprung ribs and plenty of forechest. Has strong shoulders, good topline and profile ratios were good. Reasonable mover but could give a bit more.

2. Smith, Romainville Bilbo Baggins. 2 year wheaten with good head shape and strong jaw. Body has a decent shape but tad high on rear and also not moving at his best.

LD (1)1. Hogburn, Pajantick Razamataz. 19 month cracking grey boy that I really like. Good breadth to skull with dark round eye, strong jaws and large teeth. Good length to neck, strong shoulders and deep chest. Powerful driving rear with great movement. Still needs to mature in body and I really look forward to seeing this boy in the future. BD.

V (2)1. Barnes, Brockland Blackadder at Malsville. 12 year blue dog showing his age a little but has a lovely head and still got a good mouth. Strong neck, well-laid shoulders and deep chest. Steady mover.

2. Samuel, Jeonty Red Clover. 11 year red wheaten bitch of lovely character. Feminine in head with good mouth. Decent forehand and chest.

OB (1) 1. Seall, Ch Bregorrey Madam Defiance. 5 year old blue bitch I have had the pleasure of meeting before. Strong well-balanced feminine head, well-made forehand with good chest depth, spring of rib. Strong in topline and a lovely profile. Very sound mover with good drive and plenty of reach. Preferred her overall maturity to the dog in the challenge. BB BOB.

Roger Cruden (Shamsky)