Stoneleigh Park, 22nd September 2019. Judge: Mr Mark Ord (Marnadee).

I would like to thank The Officers & Committee for inviting me to judge this celebratory 90th Anniversary Championship Show. This was my first time awarding CCs in this breed and felt very honoured to be offered a breed club show. I was thrilled to draw an excellent entry for the club and Thank You to all who brought dogs for me to judge today. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed and professionally organized to the last detail. Well done to you all and I wish you all the very best for the future. Special thanks to my 2 very efficient stewards for keeping the running of the ring smooth and effective.

My general observations were that the breed characteristics are being maintained by a dedicated small band of breeders and exhibitors. All dogs were in healthy condition and the majority were presented to perfection. Sadly, I did find one undershot jaw and one monorchid dog. I did note a large variation in size in the breed but pleasingly most heads were typical of the breed standard along with eye and ear sets. Some tails are getting longer than desired and this needs watching.

Dog CC & BIS	Deacon & Hill’s Ch./Am GCh. Pennywise On The Road Again
Reserve Dog CC	Booth’s Ch. Borderstone Kingman for Lannia
Bitch CC	Milton’s Ch. Hawkesmill Jenny for Wilmit
Reserve Bitch CC	Russell’s Ch/Aus Ch. Jollygaze Hopeless Romantic for Hawkesmill
Best Puppy	Jacka-Slater’s Partoncourt Show Me Heaven
Best Veteran	Russell’s Ch/Aus Ch. Jollygaze Hopeless Romantic for Hawkesmill
Minor Puppy Dog	1st: Shore’s Swanwillow The Skipper Very raw but pleasing in all departments, good head which is in proportion to his size, well set eye and ears, has a good neck and front, body developing correctly for his age, lovely shaped feet, sound rear and well shaped tail which is correctly set and carried, pepper coat which is just coming in, when he got into his stride went well.
	2nd: Deegan’s Deegandan Keeping Faith Liked the head and jaw on this raw mustard who has a good double coat of good textures, well bodied for young age, pleasing outline on stack, sadly not settled on the move today, needs time. Has a good neck and body proportions, sound rear and good tail.
	3rd: Powis & Wallen’s Siwop Little Loki Boy
	Res: Kerle’s Puddockswell Hoodwink
Puppy Dog	1st: Nicholson & Ness’s Viking via Calmarlin Quite mature for age and carrying a little excess weight over his loin which is strong but at this age not a worry. Has a well-shaped skull with enough depth between his ears which are well set, strong jaw and pleasing in neck leading to well set shoulders, well bodied and sound in quarters, mustard in excellent double coat of good textures, well presented and moved soundly fore and aft.
	2nd: Davies’s Busgrove Mikey Scores in skull and jaw, double mustard coat which is about to blow, pleasing in body lines on stack, not happy or settled moving today, tail well set. Needs more training to gain in confidence.
Junior Dog	1st: Sutton & Desfontaines’s Cofgodas Northern Spy Pleasing head shape with strong jaw and well set ears, has well set eye and pleasing in expression good neck and shoulders, pepper coat in good order and well presented, in good body with well sprung rib and strong loin, good feet and pads, tail well set and carried.
	2nd: Webber’s Lilyphanie Great Showman Super coat textured mustard who did not have the outline on stack of 1, skull is broad between ears and eyes and ear correctly set, would like more strength of jaw. Good strong neck and pleasing in front, would like slightly more arch of loin, well set tail and carriage ok.
	3rd: Davies’s Busgrove Mikey
Graduate Dog	1st: Greening’s Cassencarrie Bertie Gee Although this mustard male is well balanced and presents a good profile picture, I would like more of him all through to present a more masculine picture. Well-shaped skull and strong jaw, would like more top knot, well set eye with good dark rims, in good body with developed chest, nice body lines and sound quarters, tail well set. Moved with ease and good sound strides.
Postgraduate Dog	1st: Rayner’s Reidswire Border Battlecry to Rubegud Masculine of good size and balance this pepper had a strong jaw and masculine well shaped head, more top knot would enhance this, correct double coat but a little over the top today and ready for stripping out, strong neck and good shoulder set, correct feet and pads, in excellent body condition, tail well set but rather thicker than desired.
Limit Dog	1st: Bell’s Reidswire Lord O’Liddesdale All male mustard with correct coat which is of good textures and well presented, strong in jaw with good dentition, pleasing eye shape and ears well set on a strong head, well-shaped neck of correct length, in excellent body and pleasing profile lines, well set tail of good shape, correct feet, moved soundly fore and aft, confident with nice easy strides.
	2nd: Deegan’s Dainty Dandies King Of My Castle Well-shaped in head, lovely eye and expression with dark rims, mustard not in best of coats today but evidence of good textures, in pleasing body shape, good feet and pads, once got in his stride went soundly, tail at times carried a little high.
Open Dog	1st: Booth’s Ch. Borderstone Kingman for Lannia 5 yr. old pepper in the best of hard muscular condition and presented to perfection, he is a real show man who enjoyed being in the ring. Has a lovely profile on stack with desired head proportions, super skull shape and strong jaw with excellent dentition, muscular well developed neck and well laid shoulder and upper arm, best of body shape and correct wide set quarters, correct tail, has the best of coats with desired textures, good reach in front movement and driving sound quarters.
	2nd: Drake’s Tollcross Tartan Tavish Pepper of pleasing make and shape, would like a touch more masculinity and 1 in better coat texture today, strong jaw and well defined in stop would like more top knot, well-shaped in body and tail correctly set and carried, good feet and pads, moved soundly but not the enthusiasm of 1.
Champion Dog	1st: Deacon & Hill’s Ch./Am GCh. Pennywise On The Road Again 5 yr. old mustard dog who commands attention, needs no stacking as places himself correctly, loved the profile on stack and today moved with good reach in front, broad between his ears and tapering towards his well set and shaped eyes, strong jaw with correct dentition, well set ears of good shape, correct in shoulder and upper arm with well developed chest has well rounded ribs, strong and flexible in body, good feet and pads, tail well set and carried of correct size. Coat presented in perfect order and desirable textures, hard muscular condition. Shown on loose lead to his advantage and never stops showing himself.
	2nd: Booth’s Ch. Borderstone Kingman for Lannia
	3rd: Tinsley’s Xoranda Secret Ron Day View to Cloverwood
	Res: Milliner’s Ire Ch. Xenon z Roxburku Sun at Millerim
Veteran Dog	1st: Deacon’s Ch. Cassencarrie I Kid You Not 8 yr. old mustard who does not look his age, another who showed well at all times, pleasing in head shape, strong neck and good sound front, correct feet and pads, well bodied and in good coat and condition, tail of good shape, set and carriage, moved well in class but a little unsettled in challenge today.
	2nd: Edwards’s Cloverwood Midnight Blue Also 8 yr. old pepper who was pleasing in shape and size, nice balanced profile on stack, scored well in coat and hard condition, strong jaw and good neck, pleasing front proportions, prefer front movement of 1 today, tail well set and carried.
	3rd: Milliner’s Ire Ch. Xenon z Roxburku Sun at Millerim
	Res: Worster’s Cloverwood After Midnight
Minor Puppy Bitch	1st: Jacka-Slater’s Partoncourt Show Me Heaven Ultra feminine but in no way fine, well in proportion from head to tail, showing with enthusiasm and sound fore and aft, has large and bright round eye, well set ears, correct neck and has a very good shoulder and upper arm, raw in body but as it should be, in excellent mustard coloured coat and presented to perfection, well shaped and set tail.
	2nd: Shore’s Swanwillow Sienneh Another very raw but so promising she has all the potentials at this age just not in as good a coat as 1 today this pepper has broad skull and strong jaw with correct strong dentition, correct in eye and ear sets, very well bodied, tail correct and good feet, once she settled moved soundly fore and aft. Particularly liked the size and outline of the first 2.
	3rd: Powis & Wallen’s Siwop Harlequin Rose
Puppy Bitch	1st: McGuinness’s Diamondandie Black Diamond Pepper coat but sadly lacking much top coat on her body today, correct in skull and jaw, well set neck and shoulders, correct feet and pads, in very good body for her young age, well set tail and shaped correctly, needs more confidence on the move.
Junior Bitch	1st: Tinsley’s Cloverwood Cressida Mustard in excellent coat, has very good textured top coat and dense undercoat with correct furnishings in the right places, very pleasing in head with desired strong jaw, best of necks and shoulder with almost equal upper arm proportions, well bodied, correct in rib and loin, strong quarters well set, tail of good shape set and carriage, lovely outline on stack and did not disappoint on move, sound and effortless strides, liked her a lot.
	2nd: Allan’s Cloverwood Saffron avec Clairmorin My notes say very similar in shape and outline to 1 and I now see are litter sisters, similar notes as to 1 apply but 1 more positive on the move today. Think both will have a bright future. She was also in super coat and well presented.
	3rd: McGuinness’s Diamondandie Blue Sapphire
	Res: Wilson’s Morawelon Cader Idris
Graduate Bitch	1st: Deegan’s Dariant I’Bastet of Deegandan This pepper bitch impressed me a lot also just needs to gain more confidence and stride out more on the move. Saying that her movement is sound and precise. head large but in proportion to her body, strong jaw and good dentition, good dark expressive eyes and well placed low ears well set neck leading to good shoulder set, in excellent body with well sprung ribs and arch over loin, well set tail and carried correctly, in excellent coat which is well presented.
	2nd: Bell’s Dryfevalley Gala Pepper who is feminine with pleasing outline proportions, desirable head with excellent eye and ear, loved her expression, well bodied with good rib and loin, well set tail and carriage, double coat of correct textures but almost past its best, has lovely sound quarters and stands herself well on stack, moved soundly.
	3rd: Nicholson & Ness’s Lady Gloria of Trebarret at Calmarlin
	Res: Macdonald’s Hawkesmill Katrina
Postgraduate Bitch	1st: Allenby’s Wilmit Mildred Potter for Diddimont At just coming up to 2yrs of age this mustard presents a well shaped and sound moving bitch just coming into her own. Well-proportioned in head with strong jaw and excellent dentition, clean front of good proportions, good feet with thick pads, in excellent body shape and strong well defined quarters, tail carried correctly and of good shape and size, double coat and in hard condition, handled by her young handler who I am pleased to say does not over fuss and lets the dog show herself to its advantage.
	2nd: Jackman’s Dryfevalley Golden Lullaby Mustard with good double coat, slightly longer in body than desired and needs more depth to her chest, strong in jaw with good dentition but would like skull to be more defined and broader, good in neck and front, not settled on move today.
Open Bitch	1st: Rolland’s Dandiroyal Cream Tea Not quite 2 yr. old was very impressed with this mustard, she presents a well balanced picture and has a desirable head with excellent eye and expression, low set ears of correct shape, strong well muscled neck and has well placed shoulder and upper arm, correct feet and pads, depth of chest well set rib and strong loin with desired arch, well set tail, her quarters well set wide apart and she puts herself well into position with no stacking required, moved very soundly and in excellent hard condition.
	2nd: France’s Miss Sophie di Luna Caprese at Torbrae Another quality mustard who is slightly younger and less mature than 1, desirable head shape with strong jaw, moves with ease and confidence soundly fore and aft, good rib and loin proportions, well set tail, double coat but would like a little more top coat.
	3rd: Milliner’s Dandiroyal Ferrywiggle at Millerim
Champion Bitch	1st: Milton’s Ch. Hawkesmill Jenny for Wilmit Fully mature 5 yr. old pepper in the best of coats, strong undercoat with top coat that is harsh, presented to perfection and in excellent hard muscular condition. Very desirable head shape, well set neck and has the best of fronts, her shoulders are well laid back and forearms follow the line of her chest, corresponding sound quarters and hocks well let down, tail is of good shape, set and carried correctly, moved soundly with good reach in front and drive from her rear. Delighted to award her the CC today and even more so to find out my Res CC winner from veteran was her mother.
	2nd: Rolland’s Ch. Dandiroyal Cotswold Dream Litter sister to my open winner this pepper is another top quality sound worthy title holder. Liked her head, eye gives a lovely expressive look, well set low ears of good shape, well placed rib, in excellent body, double coat which is well presented but not as harsh today in top coat as 1, good feet and pads, moved soundly and in hard condition.
Veteran Bitch	1st: Russell’s Ch/Aus Ch. Jollygaze Hopeless Romantic for Hawkesmill At nearly 11 yrs. of age I was most surprised to be told her age as on first impressions looks so much younger. Very desirable in head, still holds herself to perfection and her movement won her the well-deserved Res CC in tough competition today. Several of my class winners could have taken top award today but she held her own and could not be denied it in the challenge. Pepper coat still of excellent textures & well presented & furnished, still sound fore & aft.
	2nd: Bell’s Kirkhalin Mystic Prudence from Reidswire Almost 10yrs of age this pepper b was also in hard condition, in excellent coat but would like more top knot on her skull, not the head shape of 1 but scores in neck and front, well bodied, sound well set quarters and tail, moved out well fore and aft.
	3rd: Milliner’s Millerim Rubis Jeudi

The SDDTC Championship Show was kindly sponsored by Royal Canin. Visit their website at www.royalcanin.com