| Dogs. |
Mrs C C Li |
Scotland is a special place for me as I had my first judging appointment in Edinburgh, so to be invited to judge a Club Open show in Alva was a real treat. The atmosphere was relaxed and made extra special as everyone sang Happy Birthday to the Club’s President, Marie McFarlane, who, at the time of writing, was about to reach an auspicious milestone.
Thank you to the Committee, Show Manager and my very able steward, Liz Cochrane, who made this day a cherished one for me. My sincere thanks too, to the many exhibitors who entered their cavaliers, some coming from quite a distance and I was informed that the snow on the east side kept some exhibitors away. It was wonderful to judge the Special Vintage class and to see the over 10 year olds enjoying their day. I was impressed with the overall presentation and privileged to judge many quality cavaliers. |
| Best Dog |
Waters’ |
Maibee Time After Time |
| Reserve Best Dog |
Gaskell’s |
Jeilohn Coinneach |
| Best Puppy |
Baillie’s |
Selkies Odanodan at Fyrnrose |
| |
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|
| Veteran |
(4 Entries,
1 Absent) |
|
| 1st |
Lunam’s |
Flossybrook
Total Eclipse
A smart 9 year old b/t behaving like a youngster in good
condition. Masculine head, well framed with long ear featherings, firm body
with good depth of chest and delightful temperament. He moved with verve,
coupled with soundness won him BVIS. |
| 2nd |
Lunam’s |
Mellow Moment with Flossybrook
Ruby with a shorter muzzle, nice eyes wider apart. Another happy boy with a richly coloured coat. Good neck and shoulders, moved well in profile but preferred the stronger and wider rear of winner. |
| 3rd |
Hargrave’s |
Cavallino
Jaeger |
| Minor
Puppy |
(4, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Baillie’s |
Selkies
Odanodan at Fyrnrose
A promising puppy of nearly 7 months. Head development
just right for his age with clean and even markings. Lovely eyes and great pigment. Heavy
markings on a well made body, with fluffy puppy coat that can sometimes hide
his neck and angulations. Moved with drive from behind and an excellent tail
carriage. A superb showman for one so young, to win BPIS. |
| 2nd |
Rogerson’s |
Rabymar
Great Expectations
Another quality puppy a month older but smaller than 1st.
A typey well marked boy with a correct silky coat of clarity. Good front
assembly. Needs time to tighten up and settle on the move. |
| 3rd |
McMurray’s |
Cinderlace
Hypericum at Merryoth |
| Puppy |
(5, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Baillie’s |
Cavallino
Antonio
An attractive effeminate boy of 10 months heading up a lively class.
Slightly bodied but with good proportionate bone and a nice length of neck.
Standing with a pleasing shape. Richly coloured coat of length and well
textured, moved well round the ring. |
| 2nd |
McKeracher’s |
Barsac
Dreamboat
A mature blen puppy with a handsome face. Nice white collar with a
lozenge. Good width on ribs and deeper in chest. Lost out on the move with
his tail carriage. |
| 3rd |
Linton’s |
Princlova
Sweet Devotion At The Kop |
| Junior |
(3, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Gaskell’s |
Jeilohn
Coinneach
An upstanding, smart tricolour boy of 14 months. Sporting an eye
catching profile and balance that draws your eye to a flashy well marked
coat. Attractive head with good tan markings and ear set. Firm body, just
right for his age, strong front and back. Looking fresh, moved self assuredly
round the ring with particularly good head and tail carriage won him RBIS. |
| 2nd |
Rogerson’s |
Rabymar
Magic Wizard
A b/t with a gentle expression, sensitive eyes, correct
dentition, good tan markings. A neat and smaller boy than 1st. Lacking a
little confidence, hence not showing off his neck and shoulders to advantage. |
| Maiden |
(6, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Oliver
Richly coloured blen of 18 months. Intelligent looking with rounder
forehead and nicely filled muzzle. Elegant neck and angulations, longer cast.
Beautifully presented and flowed round happily with reach and drive. |
| 2nd |
McIntyre’s |
Delhaze I
Have A Dream
Another quality blen, appealing head, with correctly spaced
eyes. Liked his shape and make, well marked, short coupled and stood square.
Not being very cooperative today. Moved well, just preferred the finish of
1st. |
| 3rd |
Young’s |
Stokies
Gingle Bells |
| Novice |
(6, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Oliver
See Maiden. |
| 2nd |
Gow’s |
Costara
Ruadh at Lyncraeg
18 months old ruby. Good angles and bone. Correct foreface
on classic lines, a little raw at the moment in a well proportioned frame but
with coat would finish to be a lovely boy. I judged his father and this boy
seems to have inherited his super movement from him. Happy disposition. |
| 3rd |
McIntyre’s |
Delhaze
Highland Fling |
| Graduate |
(6, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Inglis’ |
Chantismere
Mister Sandman of Craigowl
A well finished headed and mature blen. Large eyes, good ear set, firm body, plenty of heart room, good bone and muscle tone. Straight coat of correct texture and colour. Best mover in the class, strode out to cover ground well. |
| 2nd |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Sloan Square
Looked immature stood next to winner. 2 year old blen, slimmer
and more upright. Pretty head with well feathered long ears and round eyes.
Good topline on stand and move but could not match winner’s front assembly. |
| 3rd |
Lang’s |
Waldor Manhatten Among Celxo |
| Post
Graduate |
(4, 0) |
|
| 1st |
McInally’s |
Dalvreck
Danzatore
Clear winner in this class with his depth of quality. A well
balanced blen. Although his uneven head markings can sometime detract, has
lovely dark eyes and pigment. Glamorous coat in wonderful condition, with a
long plume of a tail. A true mover. |
| 2nd |
Drennan’s |
Blairburn
Bits N Bobs of Calaten ShCM
Another nicely balanced dog of good type I have
admired in the past from a distance. A nice size and impressed with his hind
quarters. A bit unsettled today and seemed distracted which sometimes spoilt
his outline. Sound on the move and unlucky to meet 1st on form. |
| 3rd |
Culbert’s |
Spindlepoint
Covent Garden |
| Special
Post Graduate Black & Tan/Ruby |
(4, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Lunam’s |
Tingewood
Red Oktober
A varied trio of a class with the first 2 being chalk and cheese.
A ruby of smaller frame than 2nd, needing maturity but with excellent coat
colour. Pretty headed with a splendid temperament. Won on breed type. |
| 2nd |
Kirkwood’s |
Marisk
Macallan
Although very well schooled and a better mover than 1st, this
soundly made b/t was up to size. Well presented with good tan markings.
Overall he needed a bit more refinement, both in head and frame. |
| 3rd |
Taylor’s |
Costara
Rufus. |
| Limit |
(2, 0) |
|
| 1st |
Waters’ |
Maibee
Time After Time
This famous kennel produces dogs synonymous with quality and
consistency. An eye catching exhibit, oozing with breed type and just coming
into his own. Beautiful head with the most glorious expression and huge round
eyes. It was lovely to go over a perfectly sized blen, well constructed with
the right amount of substance, moderate in everyway and nothing over done.
Although heavily marked, has straight coat of good colour, lovely texture and
just the right amount so as not to disguise his attractive shape and
angulations. With a sound body, he could do nothing but move effortlessly
round, driving with short pasterns and an impressive topline and tailset. A
well made toy spaniel and my star of the day. Commanding the ring and
perfectly at one with his handler to win BIS. |
| 2nd |
Lang’s |
Waldor
Manhatten Among Celxo
Was 3rd in Graduate. A blen with a kind expression. Correct head shape, ear set and long ear featherings. More forward and a little larger than 1st with a good depth of chest. A challenging boy to show who moved adequately round the ring. |
| Open |
(5, 0) |
|
| 1st |
Rogerson’s |
Rabymar Untouchable
A neat b/t of high quality shown in full coat of raven black and correct bright tan. Liked his size with just the right amount of bone. Good proportions and balance. Shorter foreface, well spaced eyes with a gentle expression, hard to obtain in this colour. Attentive to his handler, moved well and true coming and going. |
| 2nd |
Inglis’ |
Craigowl
Coaster
Another toy spaniel, excelling in type. A 2 year old tri in full coat. A smallish package with substance but slightly lower on the ground. Handsome with appealing eyes. Correct tan with white patches of his markings in strategic places, accentuating a good neck and shoulders. Good profile movement and head carriage. Didn’t stop wagging. |
| 3rd |
Drennan’s |
Blairburn
Bits N Bobs of Calaten ShCM |
| Special
Vintage Dog or Bitch |
(7, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Morrison’s |
Ailcres
Blue Heaven
Like a fine vintage wine, they get better with age. An elegant
b/t heading a very special class of over 10’s. This youthful looking girl just
3 months short of her 13th birthday. Full of presence wearing a shiny coat in
tip top condition. An attentive pretty girl with sparkly eyes and attitude.
Moved round happily and would have given the youngsters a run for their
money. |
| 2nd |
Glen’s |
Sandbrae
Atomic Blue
Another b/t enjoying her day. An exhibit of pure breed type. Good
size and feminine. At almost 12 years of age, she can be forgiven to be
carrying a little bit of weight on her shoulders, slowing her down on the
move. |
| 3rd |
Gow’s |
Paulian
Royal Union |
Back to Top
| Bitches |
Mrs C C Li |
| Best Bitch |
Waters’ |
Maibee Shine On |
| Reserve Best Bitch |
Waters’ |
Maibee Softy Shimmer |
| Best Puppy |
Waters’ |
Maibee Timeless |
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|
| Veteran |
(7
Entries, 3 Absent) |
|
| 1st |
Waddington’s |
Spindlepoint
Kim Crawford
A blen, 8 years young, nice markings on a wealth of coat. Pretty
headed charming girl with bright eyes, tapered muzzle, lovely long ears, good
length of neck, turn of stifle and of a nice type. Moved with a correctly
held tail. |
| 2nd |
Bates’ |
Kavenka
Sugar And Spice
A stronger headed girl with exquisite eyes and sympathetic
expression. Broader front assembly and well ribbed. Typifies a nice honest
bitch. |
| 3rd |
Dodds’ |
Damaron Tamarella At Itsadodal |
| Minor Puppy |
(8, 3) |
|
| 1st |
Johnstone’s |
Delhaze
Zuleah
Immature and slender for her 8 months but she made up for
it with her poise and outlook. Evenly marked on head with dark eyes and
nicely filled muzzle, correct bite. Liked her cobby well marked body with
puppy coat in abundance. Moved round with energy and a real look at me
attitude. |
| 2nd |
McMurray’s |
Cinderlace
Primrose at Merryoth
A quality exhibit of 6½ months. Wonderful expression
generated by large dark eyes and rims. Development just right for her age. A
little longer in loin, good turn of stifle with good richly coloured coat
coming. Kept topline and tail on the move. Just preferred the neatness of 1st. |
| 3rd |
Rogerson’s |
Rabymar
Zanthie |
| Puppy |
(5, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Waters’ |
Maibee
Timeless
This typey 9 month old stood out. A
puppy of a lovely size and angulations for her age. Pretty headed with a
narrower blaze, huge large eyes of good colour. Particularly impressed with
her crest of neck and shoulders. Coat of lovely texture and colour. Needs to
tighten up a little but still the best mover in the class. Unsettled in the
challenge for BP. BPB. |
| 2nd |
Heatley
& Fitzsimmons’ |
Fyrnrose
Beaba at Glendream
Slightly larger than winner, one of quality. Appealing
expression with a correct head shape and good ear set for her age. Heavily
marked with a firm body and good bone. A lot to like and a promising puppy
but lost out today with a happier tail. |
| 3rd |
Baillie’s |
Cavallino
Gabriella |
| Junior |
(5, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Waters’ |
Maibee
Santa Anna
A blen girl that grows on you. One of good type, shape and make.
Nice rounded bone for her size. Wider head markings leaving room for a
lozenge. Although framed with long ear featherings, her head has room for
development. A positive mover and showed well. |
| 2nd |
Halbert’s |
Izzharree Amber Amor Amor
Larger in frame and heavier front quarters but better angled upper arm than others in class. Nice pleasing eyes, good pigment and coat. Carried her tail well but could have moved a little faster. |
| 3rd |
White’s |
Rothes
Hazel at Carleny |
| Maiden |
(2, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Drama Queen
A blen, stood alone here but also won the following class. Her
overall outline and balance appealed to me very much. A likable head and
expression with well pigmented nose. Delightful temperament. Chestnut colour
coated, correctly textured but heavier marked. Drove round with good topline
and tail carriage and although a slimmer girl, had enough width moving to and
fro. |
| Novice |
(6, 3) |
|
| 1st |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Drama Queen
See Maiden |
| 2nd |
Glen’s |
Sandbrae
Serenade In Blue
A b/t with a pleasing expression with good tan markings.
Liked her head shape. A little longer cast, lovely neck, good ribs and nicely
sized. Shame she was playing up on the move spoiling her topline. |
| 3rd |
Bates’ |
Kavenka Blossom |
| Graduate |
(8, 3) |
|
| 1st |
Sloan’s |
Turretbank
Crystelle
A blen covered in full coat in great condition, length and clarity
of colour with a fitting white collar. Pretty, large round eyes, well filled
face, giving her ‘coochiness’. Body maturing just right for her age, nice
angles all round. Can sometimes seem disinterested, not using her ears and
nearly cost her the class. |
| 2nd |
Lunam’s |
Brasingamen
Rough Quest to Tingewood
A b/t bitch who left her clothes at home today. An
endearing expressing with a longer length muzzle. Loved her size, elegant in
neck and stood squarer than 1st. Moved with a good topline, just lost out on
her condition. A happy girl. |
| 3rd |
Beswick’s |
Blairburn
Bramble of Patras |
| Post
Graduate |
(6, 2) |
|
| 1st |
McInally’s |
Dalvreck
Misteeq
A beautifully turned out eye catching blen, even markings on a nicely
filled head. Smart outline, well constructed, in wonderful overall condition,
albeit could do with losing a little weight. Moved with confidence and showed
well for handler. A girl I liked a lot and considered for further honours. |
| 2nd |
Waddington’s |
Spindlepoint
Chelsea
A wilful 18 month old with a happy disposition. Pleasant and slimmer
headed than 1st. Firm bodied, less mature and trimmer. Richly coloured coat,
good strong rear, keeping topline and tail on the move. |
| 3rd |
Beswick’s |
Blairburn
Bramble of Patras |
| Special
Post Graduate Black & Tan/Ruby |
(5, 1) |
|
| 1st |
McCabe’s |
Kenmilfore
Bonnie Lass
A pretty b/t with appealing eyes, in remarkable condition for her
5 years. Well made package in a wealth of coat, perhaps her tan could be a
little brighter. Laid back happy temperament, demonstrated in her stand and
movement. Clearly enjoying her day. |
| 2nd |
Lunam’s |
Brasingamen
Rough Quest to Tingewood
See Graduate. |
| Limit |
(6, 1) |
|
| 1st |
Waters’ |
Maibee
Softy Shimmer
This almost 2 year old caught my eye as soon as she came into
the ring and won the class easily. Lovely type, feminine with a gorgeous head
and super pigment. Ideal size, nicely made all round with a brilliant tail
set. Richly coated and beautifully presented. Just needed to hold her head a
little higher on the move and I felt she could have given a little bit more
at the end in the challenge. A really close decision and on another day, she
would have won top honours. RBB. |
| 2nd |
Gow’s |
Lyncraeg
Hosanna
A pretty exhibit with a more classic head, nice eyes and correct
length of muzzle. Squarer outline, moderate in neck, neat and compact with
strong hind quarters. Moved soundly and an animated exhibit. |
| 3rd |
Baillie’s |
Fyrnrose
Mrs Tiggy Winkle JW |
| Open |
(4, 2) |
|
| 1st |
Waters’ |
Maibee
Shine On
Another girl from this kennel who made an impression. An attractive
girl with an endearing expression and alluring eyes. Well proportioned,
nicely set shoulders and good angulations. A little in between coats at the
moment but enough to make a striking impact with her more statuette profile
on the stand. Splitting hairs in the challenge with the Limit bitch, but
could not deny her on her elegance, flowing and driving movement, head
carriage and showmanship. BOS. |
| 2nd |
Glen’s |
Sandbrae
Beyond The Blue
A b/t of 6 years. A typey girl, pleasing head with sweet
expression and good tan. Better fore than hind quarters. On the move, had an
excellent tail carriage, which was probably the best on the wholecolours
today. A very nice bitch who lost out to youth and unlucky to meet 1st. |
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