Show Type: Championship
Venue: Home Park, Windsor SL4 6HX
Judge: Mr David G Winsley (Davmar)
Entries: 87 making 107 entries
I last judged the breed in 2017 so most of the dogs were new to me. I felt that the breed is losing that ‘ otter head’ appearance, fore-faces appearing to be too long. Poor front construction in many was a deciding factor in my placing, our ring didn’t help, but the conditions were the same for everyone.
Best Of Breed: Awbrooksky Never Back Down JW
DCC: Awbrooksky Never Back Down JW
RDCC: CH Otterbobs Tolson
Best Puppy - Dog: Raedwulf Nightfall
RBCC: Tarkaswell Sea The Stars
Best Puppy - Bitch: Torryburn Fidelity
Best Puppy: Torryburn Fidelity
Best Veteran: TVG2, Ir CH Barnby Caramel Wafer At Bimandi JW ShCM
Entries: 4 Absentees: 1
1st - Ir CH Barnby Caramel Wafer At Bimandi JW ShCM (Mrs M J Holmes)
Masculine boy in first class condition, he has a nice head with a good expression. Maybe carrying a touch too much body, good front & well made hindquarters. Correct tailset, in good coat with plenty of pelt. Moved soundly both ways. BV. Nice to see him take 2nd in a good Terrier Veteran group.
2nd - Ch/Nl Cib Ch Delin's Blue Diamonds Burghley (Mr P B G Storm)
Nice for size with a pleasing head, he has a keen & alert expression. Nice outline, straight front, good depth of body. Correct tailset, in good coat, lost out to one in front action, moves very well behind.
3rd - Marizion May Flower At Ankietaz (Miss J Windsor-Hichens & Mr A Lee)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Raedwulf Nightfall (Mr M & Mrs V Atkinson)
Good head & expression for his age, nice dark eye, good ear placement. Nicely balanced outline, straight in front but needs to tighten up in movement. Nice depth of body, in a good harsh coat. Showed well & moving soundly behind.
2nd - Duke of York Fiery Lucifer To Stowthorney (Mr R Brewster & Ms J Green)
Blue/tan with a pleasing head, keen expression. Good neck & shoulders, lean well ribbed body. Correct tailset in good coat, needs to firm up in movement both ways.
3rd - Tojamatt Night Watchman (Mr & Mrs D Matthews)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 1
1st - Raedwulf Daybreak (Mr M & Mrs V Atkinson)
Litter brother to the winner of MPD & so very similar. He also has a nice shape with a good head & expression. Good neck, level back with the correct tailset. Good body, with well made hindquarters. In good coat & moved well for his age.
2nd - Borderella High Tide (Mrs P South)
Not as developed in head as 1, but should come with age. Good in neck & shoulders with a good depth of body. Nice turn of stifle, correct tailset. In a short coat, needs to settle in movement both ways.
3rd - Tojamatt Night Watchman (Mr & Mrs D Matthews)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Awbrooksky Never Back Down JW (Mr R & Miss L Goddard)
Lovely clean & balanced outline. Nice for size with a lovely head, dark eye with well placed ears & alert expression. Good reach of neck, well made shoulders & front. Good depth of body with correct ribbing. Well made muscular hindquarters & nice turn of stifle. Correct tailset & carriage. Spans easily, in good coat with a good pelt. Moves with a fluent driving action, shows all the time. Well deserved the CC & BOB.
2nd - Cobstoneway Stand By Me (Mrs G Stevens)
Nice for size & he has a good head. Good neck, a little wide in front, good depth to his body. Well made hindquarters with a good turn of stifle, correct tailset. In a nice coat, moves well behind & showed well.
3rd - Arunmere Midnight Cowboy (Mrs A J Parsons)
Res - Borderella High Tide (Mrs P South)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Grand Boy (Mrs J Cox)
Nice type, good for size & shape. I liked his head & expression. Good neck & shoulders with a straight front. Good depth of body & level back. Nice turn of stifle, correct tailset. In good coat & moves well both ways.
2nd - Arunmere Midnight Cowboy (Mrs A J Parsons)
Night type of dog but totally out of coat today. Nice masculine head & expression. He has a good depth to his body & well made hindquarters. Moves well both ways.
Entries: 3 Absentees: 1
1st - Cedarhill Front Of House RL.1 (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Nice for size, he has a pleasing head & expression. Good in reach of neck, good depth of body, nice turn of stifle. Correct tailset & clean outline. Won this class on coat & movement, he’s a confident showman
2nd - Roxambor on the Dance Floor (Mr B J & Mrs A E Read)
Masculine head & expression. Good depth of body, could be a little narrower all through as this made his front a little wide. In a good coat & moves well behind.
Entries: 10 Absentees: 1
1st - Barkanellie Blackadder (Mr I & Mrs J Taylor)
I liked his overall balanced shape, nice masculine head & expression. Good neck & shoulders, nice in front. Good depth of body with a level back, well made hindquarters & correct tailset. Quality coat & moved well both ways.
2nd - Glen Mara Oh Viedo At Kersfell JW (Mrs M Sneddon)
Very nice head & nice dark eye, keen expression. Straight in front, good depth of body & length. Good turn of stifle, correct tailset. In a good coat, moves well both ways & a good showman.
3rd - Skyeisla Blue Reflection (Mr D Haugh)
Res - Fisherbloom Dont Stop Me Now At Louajak (Miss C Gwilliam)
VHC - Cedarhill Front Of House RL.1 (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
1st - CH Otterbobs Tolson (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin)
Very nice well known male. He is a nice sized dog with the correct type of head. Good neck, straight in front, good depth of body, spans well. Well made hindquarters, good tailset. In good coat & moved well. On the final walk round his tail carriage detracted from my idea of the finished picture. RCC
2nd - Ch Achouffe McKay's Fable of Redesholt (Mrs S McKay)
Masculine boy of a nice overall shape. Good head piece with well placed ears. Good in front, well made body, though a touch ‘weighty’. He has a good tailset, in quite good coat & a nice sound mover both ways.
3rd - Kevrah Orion Seeking Orangebox (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
Res - NL,DE,BE&INT.CH Brackenfell Instant Replay Multi-JCH, EJW’18, W’18, KfT-CW’19,WW’21,EW’22 (Mr P B G Storm & Ms J R Storm)
VHC - CH Thistlestone Glenfiddich (Mr S Whisker & Miss J May)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Thistlemead Harmony JW (Mrs P M Heeley)
Nice sized girl, she has a good outline & level back. Pleasing type of head, good straight front with a nice depth to her body. Good hind angulation & correct tailset. In good coat & condition.
2nd - Cedarhill Front Of House RL.1 (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
3rd - Moor Farm Bellwether At Rubyfin (Mrs S J Channer)
Res - Ankietaz Chillaxing (Miss J Windsor-Hichens & Mr A Lee)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Howthwaite Gertrude (Mr P Oakman)
Nice for size, good expressive head with well placed ears. Clean outline, nicely made body for her age. In good coat, good pelt, a smart mover. Has plenty of time to fulfill her promise.
2nd - Decent Fiery Lucifer (Miss S Pateman)
Blue/tan with a rangey outline. Pleasing sort of head, but needs time to finish. Good in front, nice depth to her body & well made behind. Nice quality coat & moved nicely.
3rd - Tojamatt Lacemaker (Mr & Mrs D Matthews)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st - Torryburn Fidelity (Miss J Aldis)
I really liked this girl, she was all together for me. Good for size & shape at this age. Very nice head, dark eye & good expression. Good in neck & shoulder, straight front. Good depth of body, level back, nice turn of stifle. Correct tailset, in good coat, an ultra sound mover. BP
2nd - Brankell Angeleyes At Nantcoch (Mrs J M Phillips)
Similar to 1 but not as finished yet. She has a nice head & expression. Nicely balanced outline, good body & turn of stifle. In good coat,moving nicely both ways.
3rd - Ceilloch Griffin At Onziemehurst (Miss A Nettle)
Res - Onthill Crystal Clear To Foxpaw (Mrs H Fulker)
VHC - Oxbeck Rags to Riches (Miss K Haugh)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st - Benattivo Silver Flame (Mrs S J & Mr C P Girling)
Blue/tan. Balanced shape. Very pleasing head, nice dark eye. Good reach of neck, clean angulated shoulders. Good depth of body, well made hindquarters & correct tailset. Quality coat of a good colour, sound active mover. I seriously considered her in the challenge for the RCC.
2nd - Thistlemead Scentsation (Ms P M Heeley)
Clean in outline, pleasing head that still needs time to finish. Good straight front with a nice depth of body. Well made hindquarters. Good coat & plenty of pelt, moving nicely both ways.
3rd - Rockslade Russian Roulette (Miss G Lowe & Mr T Miles)
Res - Tarkaswell Highland Fling JW (Mrs C E Sansom)
VHC - Arunmere Annie Oakley (Miss J Hughes)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Raedwulf Mata Hari JW (Mr M & Mrs V Atkinson)
Nice for size & looking quite finished. Nice in head, good reach of neck & straight front. Good depth of body, nicely ribbed back. Nice turn of stifle, short in hock, good tailset. In nice coat & condition, moved & showed well.
2nd - Thistlemead Sundance (Mrs P M Heeley)
Slightly small in size than 1 but a nice shape. Pleasing head & expression. Good front, nicely balanced body. Good tailset & in a good quality coat. Moving well both ways.
3rd - Bluebabel Gypsy Heart (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yeates)
Res - Rockslade Russian Roulette (Miss G Lowe & Mr T Miles)
VHC - Barkanellie Sirencraft (Mrs J & Mr I Taylor)
Entries: 13 Absentees: 1
1st - Orangebox A New Hope At Itsaso (Miss L Tanton-Joy)
Nicely shaped girl with a clean outline. Nice in head with a keen expression. Good front, well angulated shoulders, good body with a level back. Nicely angulated hindquarters, in a good coat & a nice sound mover both ways.
2nd - Thistlestone Pumkin Pie (Mr S Whisker & Miss J May)
I liked her size & shape. Nice expressive head, narrowing body with good depth. Good turn of stifle, correct tailset. In a good quality coat, moves well behind, but would prefer a more positive front action.
3rd - Ebffiniau Bluebell Before Summer At Tojamatt (Miss E Brinkley)
Res - Onthill Alberta Rock (Mrs S Waller)
VHC - Borderella Sunflower Seed (Mrs P South)
Entries: 13 Absentees: 1
1st - Tarkaswell Sea The Stars (Mrs C E Sansom)
Very smart looking girl with balanced lines. Good head, good reach of neck & correct shoulder angulation. I liked her body for depth & correct ribs. Well made hindquarters, nice turn of stifle & correct tailset. In a nice quality coat & good condition. Lovely sound mover. RCC.
2nd - Torryburn Maisie's Angel (Miss J Aldis)
Blue/tan. Pretty girl of nice type, nice head & expression. Nicely made front, a good depth of body, level in back & correct tailset. In a good coat & another sound mover.
3rd - Digmoor Solar Aquarius (Mr M P & Mrs S V Regan)
Res - Otterwood Diodem JW (Mrs L Armstrong-Rodgers)
VHC - Reedbeck Kittyhawk Of Arunmere (Miss J Hughes)
Entries: 11 Absentees: 1
1st - CH Glebeheath Button It (Mrs J Guvercin)
All together a very nice type who takes your eye straight away. Very pleasing head, good reach of neck that’s fits into her well made shoulders. Good front, well made body, good ribs & a level back. Well muscled hindquarters, correct tailset. Good amount of bone & good feet. In a short coat but good texture, ultra sound fluent mover, confident showgirl. CC/BOS
2nd - Tarkaswell High Fidelity (Mrs C E Samsom)
Nice overall shape with a pleasing head type. Good reach of neck, narrow in body with a good depth of rib. Nicely made hindquarters, in a good coat & a very nice mover both ways.
3rd - CH Dandyhow Pandora (Mrs K Irving)
Res - Goldenmill Illusion at Vandamere (Miss J Singh)
VHC - Gameway French Fancy Avec Orangebox (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)